Nutrition Update – October 2, 2014

Breakfast – shakshuka

Breakfast - Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Breakfast – Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Lunch – vegetable soup – the picture got deleted – sorry 😦 and an apple

Lunch - Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Lunch – Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Dinner – broccoli soup, leftover pan-grill chicken, leftover shakshuka, spinach

Dinner - Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Dinner – Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Dinner - Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Dinner – Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Dinner - Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Dinner – Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Snack – coffee, apple, 15 oz dark chocolate

Coffee

Coffee

Snack - Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Snack – Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Snack - Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Snack – Thursday, Oct 2 2014

Nutrition Update – October 1, 2014

Breakfast – tuna salad (tuna, parsley, tomatoes)

Breakfast - Wednesday, Oct 1 2014

Breakfast – Wednesday, Oct 1 2014

Lunch – tomato soup

Lunch - Wednesday, Oct 1 2014

Lunch – Wednesday, Oct 1 2014

Dinner – pan-grilled hickory boneless chicken thigh and coconut spinach

Dinner - Wednesday, Oct 1 2014

Dinner – Wednesday, Oct 1 2014

Dinner - Wednesday, Oct 1 2014

Dinner – Wednesday, Oct 1 2014

Snack – three passion fruit

Snack - Wednesday, Oct 1 2014

Snack – Wednesday, Oct 1 2014

Nutrition Update – September 30, 2014

Breakfast – skipped

Lunch – tomato soup in a cup.  I usually drink my soup in a cup.

Lunch - Tuesday, Sept 30 2014

Lunch – Tuesday, Sept 30 2014

Dinner – pan-grilled hickory boneless chicken thigh.  The recipe is easy.  Put hickory seasoning on the bottom of a pan, the chicken on top and turn on the fire.

Dinner - Tuesday, Sept 30 2014

Dinner – Tuesday, Sept 30 2014

Snack – apple and bittersweet chocolate.

Snack - Tuesday, Sept 30 2014

Snack – Tuesday, Sept 30 2014

Snack - Tuesday, Sept 30 2014

Snack – Tuesday, Sept 30 2014

Status Update – Wins and Losses

So, it’s been eight days since my last post: -1 point for me.

I started a workout routine, based on the bodyweight exercises in nerdfitness with a friend of mine: +1 point for me

I have eaten well most days: +1 point for me

I have eaten poorly most nights: -1 point for me

My points equal 0.  I also feel this way.  I am really struggling with eating or lack thereof at night.  This screwing up any progress I make during the day with my nutrition and/or exercise.

I don’t know why I am being so self-sabotaging.  I am really upset at myself and feel like a failure. again.

I need to do better.  This is a huge sticking point for me. What I think I’m going to do, is focus on not eating too much at night, aka binging, for the next thirty days, and I’m not going to focus as hard on the other changes I’m making, since this is absolutely the biggest challenge I deal with in relation to lifestyle changes.

If you guys can offer any tips whatsoever, please do so.

I have tried, brushing my teeth after dinner, only drinking water, etc.  I can’t seem to get any of these tricks to stick.  I’m so frustrated and disappointed in myself.  I’m capable of so many other things, what is so hard for me about this?  I can’t even narrow down the emotion or though process that is triggering this.

Any ideas? support?

Nutrition Update – September 8, 2014

Breakfast – My daughter wanted eggs with cheese, which in our house means Daiya, so I made it.  It smelled so good, I had to have my own.  If you’re wondering why there’s a picture with only half a portion, it’s not because I had self-control and only ate half, it’s because it was so good, I scarfed down half before I remembered to take a pic.  I also had coffee.

Breakfast - Monday, Sept 8 2014

Breakfast – Monday, Sept 8 2014

Coffee

Coffee

Lunch – chicken broth with vegetables.

Lunch - Monday, Sept 8 2014

Lunch – Monday, Sept 8 2014

Dinner – Roasted chicken thigh with vegetables.  The vegetables are onion, potato (I know, not a vegetable), pepper, tomato, zucchini, and cauliflower.

Dinner - Monday, Sept 8 2014

Dinner – Monday, Sept 8 2014

Snack – cut up melon.  Same bowl as Saturday, just less fruit left over 🙂

Snack - Monday, Sept 8 2014

Snack – Monday, Sept 8 2014

 

Nutrition Update – September 6, 2014

So as promised, I snored my way through breakfast… it was AWESOME!

For lunch I had the same as Friday’s dinner, except I also added a little bit of cooked quinoa (about 2 tablespoons).

Lunch - Saturday, Sept 6 2014

Lunch – Saturday, Sept 6 2014

For snack I had some grapes, and some cut melon.

Snack - Saturday, Sept 6

Snack – Saturday, Sept 6

Snack - Saturday, Sept 6 2014

Snack – Saturday, Sept 6 2014

For dinner, I went off the paleo for a minute and ate nine chicken nuggets (homemade) with sweet and sour sauce.

Dinner - Saturday, Sept 6 2014

Dinner – Saturday, Sept 6 2014

For second snack I was craving chocolate chip cookies, so I attempted to make some paleo ones, which were sugar free.  BLEEEEEECH!  I won’t even dignify it with a picture.

If anyone has any good chocolate chip cookie recipes, please let me know, I’d love to have one.

Nutrition Update – September 5, 2014

I’ve been totally bogged down with school work these last few days, so I haven’t had a chance to blog, although, I have logged my food intake.

Anywhoooooo….

Breakfast – was Shakshuka and coffee.  If you’ve never had shakshuka, a Middle Eastern egg breakfast dish, you should definitely go ahead and try it.  Here’s one great paleo version of the recipe – http://paleoleap.com/shakshuka/. 

Breakfast - Friday, Sept 5 2014

Breakfast – Friday, Sept 5 2014

Lunch was skipped over, since I ate breakfast late.

Snack was some green grapes – Yum!

Snack - Friday, Sept 5 2014

Snack – Friday, Sept 5 2014

Dinner was roasted chicken with sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and fresh green salad.

Dinner - Friday, Sept 5 2014

Dinner – Friday, Sept 5 2014

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