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- 1 glass of water and 1 slice sprouted grains flax toast with 2 poached eggs (250 calories)

- 1 glass water and homemade chocolate ice cream: 2 frozen bananas mixed until creamy in the food processor with 1.5 tbsp chocolate protein powder (250 calories)

- 2 glasses water (0 calories)

- 1 glass water, plus carrot sticks and sugar snap peas (150 calories)

- 1 glass water, 1 nectarine, a few strawberries, and some cucumber slices with hummus (100 calories)

- 1 glass water (0 calories)

- Soba noodles with grilled tofu and steamed broccoli and carrots, plus 1 glass water (500 calories) Recipe adapted from 101 Cookbooks.

- 1 glass water (0 calories)

Total Calories: 1,300 Today was lighter because yesterday I over-indulged

Exercise: 1 hour Body Pump class at Good Life Fitness; 1 hour 15 minutes walking

Steve of Log My Loss routinely writes down his goals each week and records on his blog whether or not he achieved said goals. I love this idea, so I am going to incorporate it into this food diary blog. Although the majority of my goals will be based on health, they won’t all be based on nutrition; they may instead deal with mental health, physical fitness, emotional health, etc. I will write down my goals at the bottom of each blog post and make a note beside each goal to assess whether or not I completed it for the day. I am choosing to do mine day-by-day rather than on a weekly basis because I find that too many different factors change from day to day, so this will enable me to stick to the goals.

Today’s Five Goals

1) Drink a glass of water before eating any meal or snack. Success.

2) Do at least 2 hours of exercise. Success.

3) Do not exceed 1,500 calories. Success.

4) Do some breathing exercises and meditation. Partial success. It was a very short period of meditation. I think it only lasted about 30 seconds. Does that count?

5) Organize all papers on desk into files and organize boxes in storage closet. Almost success – there was a little bit more to do than I expected, so I didn’t get quite all of it done.

- 2 glasses water (0 calories)

- 1 bison burger on a whole wheat flatbread with ketchup and whole grain mustard, plus 6 homemade (not by me) perogies and some corn, as well as 1 glass red wine (800 calories)

- 1 glass water (0 calories)

Total calories: 1,400

Exercise: 1 hour 15 (ish) minutes walking

- Bowl of oatmeal with 1/3 cup mixed oats, 1 tbsp chocolate protein powder, 2 tbsp soy milk powder, cinnamon, 1/2 sliced banana, and 1 cup water (300 calories)

- 1 cup water (0 calories)

- Carrot sticks and sugar snap peas (100 calories)

- Homemade ice cream (1 frozen banana mixed in the food processor with cacao powder and PB2), plus some Sticks and Twigs on the side (500 calories)

- 1 whole wheat bun with Earth Balance and honey, plus a glass of water (150 calories)

- 1 glass water (0 calories)

- Dinner at the Albert Diner: chicken slouvaki in a pita with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and red onion, plus a salad on the side (lettuce and tomatoes with a bit of feta) and a big glass of water (600 calories)

- 1 glass water (0 calories)

- 1 glass red wine (150 calories)

Total calories: 1,950

Exercise: 1 hour 30 minutes walking; 1 hour Body Combat class at Good Life Fitness; 30 minutes biking

- 1 toasted whole wheat bun with 3/4 cup egg whites mixed with 1 wedge Laughing Cow Light cheese and sprinkled with black pepper, plus 1 cup water (200 calories)

- Strawberries and blueberries (200 calories)

- 1 apple with PB2, plus 1 mug pomegranate green tea (100 calories)

- Sugar snap peas and carrot sticks (150 calories)

- 1 apple with PB2 and 1 mug pomegranate green tea (150 calories)

- Salad with mixed greens, chopped tomato, and a homemade maple mustard dressing (50 calories)

- Dinner at Segovia Tapas Bar: a taste of six different kinds of tapas shared between four people: spicy pork Albondigas with smoked tomato sauce and Manchego cheese; asparagus, soft poached egg, Serrano ham, and Idiazabal cream; chorizo and gala apples in sherry vinegar; mixed greens salad with goat cheese, garlic-lemon millet, pistachios, and strawberries; mixed cheese and homemade crackers platter; and roasted tomato salad with basil, Manchego cheese, and house cured pancetta. I also had 1.5 glasses sangria and several glasses of water, plus a cinnamon churro dipped in Spanish hot chocolate and a taste of dark chocolate torte. Wow. (more calories than I’m willing to admit or even begin to try to count).

Total calories: Don’t even go there

Exercise: 20 minutes walking; 1 hour Body Pump class at Good Life Fitness; 30 minutes biking

- 1/2 banana with 1 tbsp PB2, plus some grapes, blueberries, and strawberries (300 calories)

- 2 cups water (0 calories)

- Sugar snap peas and homemade sweet potato chips with homemade ketchup (250 calories)

- Popcorn and 2 cups water (550 calories)

- 1 apple with PB2 and 1 cup water (150 calories)

- 1 cup water (0 calories)

Total calories: 1,600

Exercise: 2 hours 45 minutes walking; 45-minute Zumba class at Good Life Fitness

- 1 whole wheat flatbread roll with 1 cup liquid egg whites mixed with 2 wedges Laughing Cow Light cheese and black pepper, plus 1 mug pomegranate green tea (300 calories)

- 1 mug pomegranate green tea (0 calories)

- 1.5 apples with 1 tbsp PB2 and 1 mug pomegranate green tea (150 calories)

- Carrot sticks and sugar snap peas, plus some strawberries and blueberries (300 calories)

- 1.5 bananas with PB2 and 1 cup water (250 calories)

- 1 cup water (0 calories)

- Popcorn and water (550 calories)

Total calories: 1,600

Exercise: 1 hour walking; 1 hour Body Flow class at Good Life Fitness

- Oatmeal with 1/3 cup mixed oats, 1 cup water, 1 tbsp chocolate rice protein powder, 2 tbsp soy milk powder, 1/2 sliced banana, and cinnamon (300 calories)

- Strawberries and blueberries with 1 cup water (200 calories)

- Carrot sticks and snap peas with 1 cup water (150 calories)

- Kay’s Naturals cinnamon toast pretzel sticks (200 calories)

- 1/2 sweet potato with 2 wedges Laughing Cow Light cheese with 1 cup water (150 calories)

- Mixed rice with steamed veggies and edamame, nutritional yeast flakes, and spices, plus 1 cup water (200 calories)

- 1 apple (50 calories)

- 1 mug hot chocolate (50 calories)

- 1 mug pomegranate green tea and another (big) apple (100 calories)

- A couple pieces of dried mango and part of a homemade ginger spice cookie, plus 1/2 whole wheat bun with peanut butter and strawberry jam, as well as a handful of blueberries and some water (250 calories)

Total calories: 1,750

Exercise: 15 minutes walking; 50-minute RPM spinning class; 1 hour 10 minutes biking

- Strawberries and blueberries, plus a cup of water (200 calories)

- Mixed rice with steamed veggies, edamame, nutritional yeast flakes, and spices (250 calories)

- Carrot sticks and sugar snap peas, plus 1 mug pomegranate green tea (150 calories)

- 1 cup chocolate soy milk (150 calories)

- 1 apple (50 calories)

- Popcorn and 1 cup water (200 calories)

- 3 cups water (0 calories)

- 1 glass champagne, a few slices smoky Gruyere cheese, and part of a homemade ginger cookie (250 calories)

- Shared snacks at Billabong: 2 cups water, 1/3 glass red wine, grilled flat bread with dip, shrimp, yam fries, calamari, and mussels (900 calories)

Total calories: 2,200

Exercise: 1 hour Body Pump class at Good Life Fitness; 50 minutes walking

- 1 cup water (0 calories)

- Another bowl of oatmeal, banana with peanut butter, a few almonds, a piece of dried apple, a few spoonfuls of mixed rice with veggies, and several apricots with peanut butter, plus 1 glass water (900 calories) I like a taste of everything

- 2 glasses water (0 calorie)

- Bison burger on a whole wheat bun with homemade ketchup and whole grain mustard, plus a side salad of mixed greens, tomatoes, celery, cucumber, and homemade maple-mustard vinaigrette, as well as 1/2 Corona Light (350 calories)

- Some strawberries, blueberries, and grapes, plus a glass of water and a homemade ginger spice cookie (150 calories)

Total calories: 1,700

Exercise: 1 hour Body Pump class at Good Life Fitness; 1 hour biking; 2 hours walking