1/21/15

Workout: 25 minute treadmill incline (152 cal), leg workout

Breakfast: 1 Special K protein shake, 1 waffle

Lunch: 8 count Chickfila nugget meal

Dinner: 5 pieces Trader Joes orange chicken

Snack: 1 brownie, made from Trader Joes gluten free mix

1/20/15

Breakfast: Krispy Kreme donut, 1 frozen waffle with peanut butter (eaten 2 hours apart)

Lunch: 1/2 ham sandwich, 1 apple, 1 Laughing Cow light Swiss wedge with pretzels, 1 Chobani strawberry tube 

Dinner: 5 Purdue Smart chicken nuggets, 1 serving Alexia waffle fries

Snack: 1/2 cup ice cream

1/14/15

Breakfast: 1 Special K protein shake

Lunch: 7 Chickfila nuggets, 1/2 medium fry (I know)

Dinner: 2 Chipotle barbacoa tacos (I know again)

Snack: 1/2 cup Edy's ice cream (yes)

I was bad today.

1/13/15

Breakfast: Special K protein shake, raspberries

Lunch: Ham sandwich, pretzels and Swiss Laughing Cow cheese wedge, apple, banana

Snack: 1 snack pack jerky

Dinner: 1/2 chicken breast, 1/2 serving garlic pasta (and failed asparagus)

Snack: 1/2 cup Edy's chocolate ice cream

1/12/15

Breakfast: 1 bowl Raisin Bran

Lunch: banana, apple, Chobani yogurt, ham sandwich

Dinner: 2 pieces of Papa Johns pizza

Snack: buffalo chicken dip

1/11/15

Breakfast: 2/3 cup strawberries, 1 Special K protein shake

Snack: melted chocolate chips and natural peanut butter with pretzels

Dinner: baked potato 

Snack: 1 snack bag of beef jerky

1/10/15

Breakfast: 2 multigrain toaster waffles

Lunch: 1 apple, pretzels, 1 wedge Laughing Cow light creamy Swiss 

Snack: 1/2 cup raspberries, 1 Special K protein shake

Dinner: ham sandwich 

Snack: Cookout hush puppies 

1/9/15

Breakfast: bowl of Raisin Bran cereal

Lunch: 3/4 Chickfila 8 count nugget meal

Dinner: 1/2 chicken breast, 1/2 cup green beans, 1 egg roll, 3 potstickers 

Snack: 1/2 cup Edy's ice cream

1/8/15

Breakfast: 1 egg, 3 pieces Trader Joe's applewood smoked bacon, 4 chopped red potatoes, 1 cup Starbucks gingerbread latte

Snack: 1/2 portion Chipotle chips and guacamole 

Dinner: steak fajitas with red and green peppers

I cheered at the Women's basketball game instead of working out. Still counts.

So what's the point?

          Five days into this blog and I've never put out why I'm keeping track of my food. Some would consider this obsessive, and it is, and I'm fully aware of that. I'm a little obsessive when I get my mind on something. Mainly, I've just decided that I need to take control of my health.
          You see I'm a college student. Well I'm in my last semester, so I'm almost not a college student (I don't want to talk about my impending adulthood doom.) Like a majority of college students I have rarely been healthy. I drink, I eat fast food, I make chocolate chip cookies at 2 am. It is what it is. While I've been fortunate enough to make enough healthy choices that I didn't become extremely overweight, I have gained close to 25 lbs since my freshman year, and I wasn't a thin girl to begin with (I was a swimmer and I hold a lot of muscle when I train.) For measure, and honesty sake, I'm 5'4", when I graduated high school I was right around 140 lbs, now I'm around 165. For my height, the best weight range is 110-125 lbs, but for now I'd like to get back to 140. I felt so much better then, I was so much more confident, and all my clothes fit me.
          I started this blog as a way to make me more accountable. In school, writing things down helps me to retain information. I'm hoping that if I religiously record what I eat, I can start to trend where I'm laking in my nutrition. I want to have it right in front of me, and I want to stop lying to myself about what I eat. I'm doing this recording in conjunction with starting a better diet, so I'm hoping I will rarely see things like "McDonald's" or "Domino's," but I am human and I probably will.
          I'm also going to record my workouts. As I start to find what works best for me I'll probably detail them better, but for now I'm just recording what I generally do. As an athlete I have the mentality to want to train towards something, but I don't have anything so gym time can be a little daunting. But I do want to be strong and lean in conjunction to my internal health, so working out is a must.
          I'm hoping this blog will help me greatly in my health goals. I want my body to feel good as I roll into adulthood come May. Advice, tips, and encouragement is always welcome!

1/7/15 First Day of Class!

Breakfast: 1/2 cup raspberries, 1 piece banana bread

Lunch: 1 tube strawberry Chobani greek yogurt, 1 apple, 1 can Coke Life

Dinner: sautéed chicken breast, zucchini, red potatoe, and onion

Snack: chocolate chip cookie in a mug, glass of milk

Mini workout: 1 mile walk, leg strength exercises 

1/6/15

Breakfast: 1/2 cup raspberries, 1 slice banana bread (Williams Sonoma recipe with chocolate chips), 1 cup milk

Workout: 25 minutes treadmill walking incline workout (187 calories), arm strength exercises 

Lunch: 6" subway BLT sandwich with veggies

Snack: 1 bag harvest cheddar Sunchips 

Dinner: South Village dining hall trial 

Snack: strawberries in melted chocolate and a glass of milk

1/5/15

Breakfast: 1/2 cup raspberries, 1 serving Trader Joe's steel cut oatmeal, 1 cup Starbucks Gingerbread latte

Lunch: 1 sandwich (Trader Joe's flat bread, roast beef, swiss cheese, Cheeseshop House dressing), Trader Joe's salt and pepper chips, Chobani strawberry squeeze Greek yogurt, Coke Life

Snack: 7 layer dip, tostitos 

Dinner: asparagus, mini open faced chicken sandwiches 

Workout: 30 minutes treadmill walking incline workout (215 calories), ab and leg strength workouts

Snack: strawberries dipped in melted semi sweet chocolate 

1/4/15

Breakfast: 1/2 cup raspberries, 1 cup coffee (fail: Chobani blueberry and oats)

Snack: apple

Lunch: 3/4 Bojangles strip box

Snack: 7 layer dip, Tostitos, 1 Coke Life

Dinner: Bacon wrapped cheese chicken (1/2 breast), 1/2 cup green beans, 1/2 cup roasted baby red potatos

Snack: tangerine

Workout: 20 minutes walking incline workout, 20 minutes air stepper (approx 320 calories burned), arm strength training

Snack: Chips Ahoy gripz, hot chocolate

1/3/15

Breakfast: steel cut oatmeal with honey, brown sugar and strawberries; 1 cup iced Starbucks gingerbread latte 

Snack: banana

Lunch: Chinese food, bourbon chicken and lo mien 

Snack: 5 layer dip with Tostitos

Dinner: personal pizza, no sauce, cheese and prosciutto

Snack: smart pop, 1/2 apple with peanut butter

1/2/15 Dinner

1 Salad, Trader Joe's butter lettuce, grape tomatoes, croutons and parmesan ranch dressing

1 Banana

Workout!
          - 20 minutes treadmill cardio, running and walking
          - 30 minutes ab and leg strength training

5 baby red smashed potatoes, with cheese and sour cream

Dessert: 1 Butterfinger cup

1/2/15 Lunch

1 Roast beef Sandwich
          -Trader Joe's whole wheat sandwich flats
          - roast beef
          -Trader Joe's swiss cheese
          - Cheeseshop House Dressing

1 serving Trader Joe's salt and pepper chips

1 tangerine

1 tube Chobani strawberry greek yogurt

1/2/15, Breakfast

1 slice banana bread (Williams Sonoma recipe w/ chocolate chips)

1 grande skinny vanilla latte from Starbucks


To Do Today:

Clean
Grocery shop
Laundry