My Food Log

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**NOTE: As of August, 8, 2009, due to an ongoing health condition, I'm going to stick with a plant-based, nutrient dense eating plan. My caloric intake will not be that high but I'll be getting a lot of good quality vitamins and minerals. Please don't be concerned over the minimum amount of food logged for the first two days--I'm trying to build my appetite back up.**

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August 9, 2009

Breakfast - 1/2 Cantelope

Lunch - Pinto beans blended with onions, garlic powder and chili powder on top of 1/2 pound of spinach.

Dinner - Same as lunch

Snacks - 8 large strawberries
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August 8, 2009

Breakfast - 1/2 Cantelope

Lunch - Organic chili w/onions and green peppers on top of 1/2 pound of romaine lettuce.

Dinner - Same as lunch

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July 20, 2009

Breakfast - Blueberry, Chia Seed, Banana and Soymilk Smoothie

Lunch - Raisin Bran w/Vanilla Soymilk

Dinner - Two huge bean burritos with jalepenos, tomato, onion, lettuce and salsa. I was bad and had a Pepsi to drink with the meal.
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July 19, 2009

Breakfast - Raisin Bran w/soymilk

Lunch - Egg and O'Brien Potato hash brown burrito

Dinner - 5 onion rings, 1 Boca Burger on a bun and 1/8 piece of Key Lime Pie made w/Luck Leaf Key Lime Filling and f/f Cool Whip and graham cracker crust

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July 18, 2009
(I'm sorry I forgot to write my food log last week--I'll try to get better at keeping it up)

Breakfast - Soymilk, Banana, Blueberry, Spinach, and Chia Seed Smoothie

Mid-morning - Raisin Bran w/Soymilk

Lunch - Big salad w/veggies and beans and honey mustard sauce

Dinner - Bowl of Cracklin' Oat Bran and Soymilk
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July 9, 2009

***My stomach couldn't handle a lot of food today after going so many days hardly being able to eat anything because of being sick for so many days in a row.***

Breakfast- "AHHHHHH", a HUGE blueberry smoothie made with vanilla soy milk.

Lunch - Two baked veggie rolls.

Dinner- A wheat tortilla pizza topped with Ragu Pizza Sauce, onions, green peppers, and three cherry tomatoes.

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July 8-11, 2009

Over the next four days I'll be testing whether a claim from First Magazine to "Lose 16 Pounds in 4 Days" by following a detox fast holds water. Aside from drinking herbal peppermint tea and water, the only thing I'll be drinking is a mixture of pure lemon juice, Grade B maple syrup, and cayenne powder split evenly into eight glasses of water per day. In case you missed it, the fourth glass of this concoction made me hurl--literally--which makes me think it isn't a safe fast. I can't even look at the leftovers of this mix in the fridge without feeling nauseated.

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July 2-6, 2009

I totally forgot to write down what I ate on July 2nd and the next day we went to the beach and then out dancing--I actually started feeling ill after we came home from the beach on the 3rd and ate very little that evening. Since the fourth, I've been really sick and have hardly eaten anything aside from a few pistachios and yesterday morning I choked down an egg burrito. For the most part, I drank water only. However, this morning I went down to the store and grabbed a variety of juices to drink.
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July 1, 2009

I knew this was going to be a "bad food day" so I only ate a bowl of Kashi Crunch for breakfast.

Alright, here I go (gulp)..a Big Mac meal w/Coke for dinner and a Hershey's with almonds for a snack. Day two of "that time of the month" is an area of struggle for me; if I don't eat what I crave I go nuts and lash out at my loved ones.

Just keeping it real for you. :-)
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June 30, 2009

Breakfast - Mango, Banana and Blueberry smoothie w/vanilla soy milk and 1tbsp. of nutritional yeast.

Lunch - Black bean, onion, lettuce, salsa, and jalapeno burrito w/no cheese

Dinner - Imitation Crab Meat and Potato Chowder -- recipe from Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices: A Fresh Approach to Eating Well

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June 29, 2009

Breakfast - 1 bowl of Kashi Crunch Honey Almond Flax w/vanilla soymilk

Lunch - 1 banana/blueberry/soymilk smoothie with 1-1/2tbsp. of nutritional yeast

Midday - 1 Boca Burger on Nature's Own 100% Whole Wheat bread, 1tsp. of Miracle, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, and jalepenos

Snack - 1 Red Delicious Apple

Dinner - 1 serving of store brand 100% whole wheat spaghetti w/one serving of Prego Garden Style Dressing, 1/2 serving of store brand pre-made garlic bread, a large bowl of salad made with romaine lettuce, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, and Kraft F/F French Dressing.

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June 28, 2009

Breakfast - 1 bowl of Kashi Crunch Honey Almond Flax w/vanilla soy milk, 2 pieces of whole wheat toast with 1/2 tbsp of Smuckers Organic Peanut Butter per slice

Lunch - 1 pound of a romaine and iceberg lettuce combo w/green onions, radishes, grape tomatoes, orange pepper, crushed red pepper, and Kraft F/F French Dressing

Dinner - Spinach Frittata w/Creole Sauce - recipe from Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices: A Fresh Approach to Eating Well (I hated it!)

Snacks - Banana, 1 Weight Watchers Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich
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June 27, 2009

Breakfast - 3 egg whites, scrambled with onions and green peppers on a whole wheat tortilla.

Lunch - Can't remember

Dinner - 3 medium slices of Pizza Hut Vegetarian Lovers Pizza on thin 'n crispy crust w/no cheese
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June 25, 2009

Breakfast - 1 bowl of Fruit Loops

Lunch - 1 pound of raw baby spinach w/mandarin oranges, 10 cashews, 1 tbsp of garlic and herb feta cheese, and 2 tbsp rasberry vinaigrette salad dressing (note to self, rasberry and garlic cheese do not blend well...I choked it down though)

Dinner - 2 Old El Paso Standing Taco Shells filled with Morning Star crumbles, onions, lettuce, tomatoe, jalepenos, hot salsa, and 2% sharp shredded cheese.

Snacks- 5 brown rice and veggie sushi rolls and 1 ice cream sandwich (I know, bad...just being truthful)

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June 24, 2009

Breakfast - Blueberry, banana and soymilk smoothie

Lunch - My fellow 'Healthy Lifestyle Striver', Lara, treated me to two pieces of flat bread pizza topped with tomatoes, onions, grilled chicken breast, and 2% mozzarella cheese. Mmmm, mmmm good!

Snacks - 3 pieces of Dibs bite-size ice cream and 4 veggie and brown rice sushi rolls

Dinner - 1 fried chicken thigh and a 1/2 cup of macaroni salad


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June 23, 2009

This was a rare day for me as I forgot to eat breakfast due to a rushed morning and was taken out to Olive Garden with a friend. Chalk this up to a "Cheat Day"

Snacks: Banana, 2 handfuls of honey glazed almonds

Breakfast: Forgot to eat

Lunch: Oy, the calories! 1 serving of salad, 1 1/2 bread sticks, and mushroom ravioli from Olive Garden

Dinner: Lean deli ham on bread w/provolone cheese and Miracle Whip Light.

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June 22, 2009

Exercise Log

Workout: Jari Love's Get Ripped: To the Core
Length: One Hour

Food Log

Breakfast: Blueberry, Banana and Soy Milk Smoothie

Recipe: 1C Vanilla Soy Milk, some ice, 1C blueberries, and one banana - blend and enjoy!

Lunch: Mexican Bean Salad - 1 1/2 cups

The recipe came from Cooks.Com. I'm not sure of the calories or fat (I don't count them anyway), my MIL sent some home from Father's Day leftovers. Anyway, you could easily leave out the Fritos and cut down on the cheese. If I were to make it, I'd axe the cheese altogether. It tastes better the second day and adding salsa gives it some pizazz!

Dinner: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, onion gravy, and frozen kernel corn

Snacks - 1 handful of honey glazed almonds