Day 21

Breakfast - 8:30am
1/2 toasted honey bagel w/ PB
1/2 cup OJ

Snack - 11:00am
2 shumai w/ maggi sauce

Lunch - 11:30am
Homemade Bun Bo Hue
1 jelly drink made by Dinh (toddy palm, jackfruit, lemon jello, coconut cubes)

Snack - 2:30pm
1/4 char sui bao
1/4 of TJ's fiber blueberry muffin
1/4 medium orange
1 cup #19 at the vietnamese che stand (fake pom, green chewy jelly, lychee, coconut milk, boba)

1/8 piece of sweet bun

Dinner - 5:30pm
1/2 cup white rice

Shitake mushroom and baby bok choi

Sauteed large shrimp

Black chicken soup

Marinated chicken gizzards and pig skin

1/2 New Zealand pear

Snack - 9:00pm
1 cup pineapple
1/4 of Chobani yogurt

1 Balance bar - peanut butter flavor - 200 cal.

Note:

Food(s) I would have eaten: The vietnamese dessert was a cheat thing. I am going to have to start my eating clean thing again on Monday.

Day 20

Breakfast - 8:30am - pre-run (12 miles)
1 toasted bagel w/ PB
1/2 small bottle of Gatorade

Snack - 11:30am
Protein shake (strawberries, water, 1/2 scoop protein powder, OJ, 1 tbsp coconut oil)

Random Costco snack: 12:30pm
tuna, mayo on white square cracker
1 bite philly cheese steak sandwich sample
1/8 apple wedge
marinated salmon sample
1 baby carrot w/ yogurt dip
sip of green machine smoothie

Lunch - 3:00pm - went to BJ's for lunch. Tried to eat healthy.
1/2 turkey breast sandwich, tomatoes, bit of mayo on whole grain bread. Only ate 1 bread, throw the other half of bread away since the bread was very thick.
2"x 2" piece of deep dish pizza crust, no cheese.

Snack - 5:00pm
1.5 cup blackberries
1/3 medium orange

Dinner - 6:00pm
1/2 sandwich from lunch w/ lite mayo
1 spear of pineapple

Snack - 9:30pm - post workout
1 cup blackberries w/ 6 pieces of pineapple
20 soynuts
3 rings of yams
1 toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB

Note: I am starting over with my cleaning eating because I felt so bad after my dinner at Brodards' yesterday and the snack I had later on in the night. I ate so much, it felt like I had to start over again. I ate alot again today. I've been really hungry all the time now since my marathon and BBR training have increased. I feel really bad about eating so much but I feel really weak when I don't. I am trying to eat healthy but I mostly want carbs since I am burning lots of carb with all the cardio I've been doing. ACtually, I think I didn't eat enough during the early part of the day which is why I ate so much in the evening, not good. Need to try not to do that again.

Food(s) I craved today: RAMEN!!!

Clean Eating - Day 19

Breakfast - 9:45am
1 cup rolled oatmeal w/ PB, a few raisins and 1/2 banana
1/2 mushroom and tomatoes omelette (made with 2 whole eggs)

Snack -11:30am
Protein shake (protein powder, strawberries, bananas, water and ice) - pre-bike ride shake

Lunch -2:00pm
Leftover crispy chicken salad from last nights dinner (I made the chicken using ground almonds. I dip the chicken breast pieces in an egg wash and then covered it in the ground almond and sauteed it in olive oil). I tossed in some strawberries and about 10 almonds.
1/4 banana
1/3 orange

Random badness- 2:30pm
Somebody at work brought in a box of really pretty chocolates from Costco and I saw one with an almond insignia on it and I took it. It was sitting in my office all day but now I just have to eat it. I am having a moment of weakest from my low carb, salt, sugar, low taste menu lately. :s (Update: I just finished eating it and it was so totally worth it - it was like a little piece of heaven)

Snack - 4:00pm
1/4 medium apple w/PB
1/2 Balance High Protein Almond Brownie bar (200 calories - 7g fat - 21g carb - 17g sugar- 15g protein) - this bar was really good.
1 cup hot lemon herbal tea

Dinner - 7:30pm
Bun Bo Hue (small)
Fake pomagrante, jelly and mung bean drink w/ coconut milk
Spring roll w/ peanut dip - 1 roll

Snack - 10:00am

1 spring roll

2 tbsp of PB from the jar :s

1/2 medium apple w/ PB

Note: Oh man, today was a good day (Brodard)!! Nuff said!

Food(s) I craved today: I am craving Ruffles sour cream and onion chips w/ ranch dip again. Not sure why. I haven't had that stuff in a really long time but I can taste it in my mouth! :s

Mystery Water

With clean eating comes the inevitable giving up of all that is yummy to drink. Such as soda, sugary juices (like my beloved coconut juice - so sad), cream laden coffees and teas (a la Starbucks/Coffee Bean). What you are left with is pure and simple water. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE water, it is clear, clean and refreshing.

My problem with water is this; I always carry a bottle with me and that is fine as long as I am not home with my sisters. At times we would all have our own seperate bottles (5). Sooner or later the confusion sets in and you walk into a room and see two water bottles sitting on the dining room table and you are not sure which one is yours. Or you leave your bottle somewhere and no one knows whos it is, not even you.

The smart people at Costco (Kirkland) implemented this great idea of putting a space on the bottle label to write your name in. Now you will never be confused again. Maybe some other company has already done this but this is the first I've seen of this and being germaphobic I like it alot! :D Now, you can blame whoever's name is on the bottle for wasting water *points to self*.

Clean Eating - Day 18

Breakfast -9:45am
1 cup rolled oatmeal w/ PB, a few raisins, and 1/2 banana
1/2 medium orange

Snack -11:30am
1/2 banana (pre-run snack)

Snack - 1:00pm
Protein shake (1/2 scoop protein powder, banana, strawberries, water) - post run snack

Lunch -2:00pm
Whole wheat pita stuffed with cucumber, chicken and hummus

Snack -4:00pm
1/2 large apple w/ PB
1/4 medium orange

Dinner - 7:30pm
Crispy chicken (almond crusted chicken breast tenders) on bed of greens (heirloom cherry tomatoes, palm hearts, cucumber, sauteed mushrooms) w/ lemon, balsamic, olive oil dressing.
1/2 cup OJ

Snack - 10:00pm

1/2 medium apple w/ PB

1/2 cup blackberries

Note: Strange that I was ranting the other day about not seeing changes but this week alone after I started doing weights again, I am noticing major toning. It is so encouraging to me. I love reading and learning about nutrition and it's effect on the body these days. It's like I learn something new everyday. They say that the way your body looks is 75-80% dependant on your diet and 20% on the gym. This is true, so the more you know about what you eat, the faster you will see the results that you work for in the gym.

Food(s) I craved today: Ruffles sour cream and onion chips with globs of ranch dip. :P~

Cooking Oatmeal

I read this tip from someone's else blog, they recommended that if you soak your non-quick oats in the water that you are going to cook it in overnight that it will turn it into quick cooking oats in the morning. I've tried this and it works. I soak regular rolled oats in water and microwave the oats and water together the next morning and it is creamier than if I cook it on stovetop for 5 mins. This was a really good trick.

Magic Bullet Review

So today I tested the Magic Bullet blender at work (it came with a gray tote that you can carry it in). I blended up a protein shake with protein powder, strawberries and bananas and it worked really well. It takes some time for everything to be chopped up and blended. There was a couple of small pieces of strawberries that didn't get chopped up yet but that was because this was my first time using it and I didn't know how long you were suppose to blend for. I plan to use it to ground some almonds tonight. I can see myself making some yummy herbal salad dressing with this thing. It's really nice that I can take it with me to work. It is pretty small and very fast to clean up. I like that you can drink right out of the plastic glasses. Very convenient! I really really love mine. I should have gotten it a long time ago.

Update info: So a tip here is not to fill the cup up too high, else once all the ingredients blend together it is something more than before the blending process. I had some overflow, a little but I don't want it to happen again.

Clean Eating - Day 17

Breakfast - 9:30am
Egg white omelet (3 whites, 1 yolk, red pepper and mushroom)
1 toasted honey wheat bagel w/ 1 teaspoon PB
1/4 medium orange and 1/8 medium apple

Snack -11:30am
Protein shake (1/2 scoop protein powder, banana and strawberry pieces, water)

Lunch -2:00pm
Leftover meatloaf
1/2 medium orange

Snack - 4:30pm
1/2 medium apple w/ 1 tbsp PB
15 soy nuts

Dinner - 7:00pm
Whole wheat pita stuffed with cucumbers, chicken and hummus
Roasted yams
1/2 cup OJ
1.5 cup blackberries

Note: Discovered today that I've been eating too much protein at each mini meals. Need to consume less.

Food(s) I craved today: Pizza and noodles.

Clean Eating Update

So more or less I have been eating clean for 2 weeks now. I don't think it has been as bad as I thought and keeping a food log really helps me see what I can improve on. I am trying to get more lean and elimate as much fat as possible. I will continue to do this for 3 months up to my sister's big event date. So far, after 2 weeks, I haven't lost any scale weight yet but I do feel more tone overall and my stomach is hurting less than before. I remember that the last time I did this, it took a while for me to notice major changes. I think about a month into it, I noticed that I could fit into my smaller jeans. I am impatient currently from not seeing major changes but I know that they will come as they did before. Sometimes one does not realize that it takes many months/years to accumulate all the fat and bulge on one's body and then we all want it to come off in a day/week. It was encouraging to me this past weekend when I had a dress fitting and I was able to breathe a bit better as I had selected a small size and there is no "letting out" that sucker. I will be patient and dedicated for now.

During my long run this past weekend, I was just thinking to myself how long runs are not really to prepare you for running long but for tolerating the discomfort and pain of the run. I might be retiring from running marathons this year. I will only limit myself to halves or shorter distances and scale back from there depending on how I feel.

Clean Eating - Day 16

I started a new workout plan this week. Well, not really new since I've done this routine before but I am once again devoting more time to weights and working a different body part each day. I've also been jumping rope.

Breakfast - 6:30am
Protein shake (1 scoop protein, 1/4 cup blackberries, coconut oil)

Snack - 9:30am
1/2 toasted honey bagel w/PB
1 cup rolled oats w/ raisins, almonds and PB
1/4 medium orange

Lunch - 2:00pm
Chicken salad (celery, apples, egg whites, tomatoes, miracle whip)
Small leftover portion of last nights salad
1 toasted honey wheat bagel (I ate this because I went on a 17 mile bike ride during lunch and was starving when I got back)
1/3 medium orange

Snack - 4:30pm
1/3 medium orange

Dinner - 7:30pm
4 oz chicken breast and sauteed asparagus in garlic and olive oil

Snack -9:00pm
Protein shake (strawberries and banana, 1/2 scoop protein powder, OJ, water)

1 cup honey nut cheerios, strawberries and 10 almonds w/ splash of skim milk (I was a pig today)

Note: Need to cut back on the PB. Afternoon snack was incomplete so I was really hungry at dinner. Need to make sure that I have my protein shake.

Food(s) I craved today: French toast and syrup. Ramen, I am really missing this.

Clean Eating - Day 15

Starting a new week of eating cleaner.

Breakfast - 7:00am
Protein shake (1 scoop protein, 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup blackberries, coconut oil, water)

Snack - 10:00am
1 cup rolled oats mixed with a bit of steel cut oatmeal w/ raisins and PB
1/3 medium orange

Lunch - 2:00pm
Chicken piccata and brown rice
1/3 medium orange

Snack - 3:30pm
1/3 medium orange

Snack - 4:30pm
Protein shake (1 scoop protein, water)
1 cup blackberries

Dinner - 8:30pm
Chicken salad (palm hearts, red pepper, sauteed mushrooms, mixed cherry tomatoes, celery)

Note: I purchased a magic bullet blender over the weekend and will try using it here at work to make my protein shakes. We will see how that works out.

Food(s) I craved today: Pizza or pasta. Carbs!

Day 14

Breakfast - 8:30pm
1 ground chicken bao
1/4 piece of zongxi
1 cup herbal lemon tea

Snack - 12:30pm
Green grapes and almonds

Lunch - 1:00pm
1 bowl of egg noodle shrimp soup

Snack - 4:00pm
1 skewer of grilled chicken breast
Blackberries and green grapes
small serving of che dau

1 cracker w/ seafood dip

Dinner - 5:30pm
1/2 cup of white rice
asparagus, carrot and shrimp stir-fry
salty egg, boiled chicken breast and soup
1 small bowl of egg noodle shrimp soup
1/2 new zealand pear

Snack - 9:00pm

1/2 toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB

1/3 medium apple w/ PB

Note: Cheat day...very bad. Need to eat better this week.

Food(s) I craved today: Nothing.

Clean Eating - Day 13

I went for a 17 mile run today and it was difficult since I had rode my bike and ran the day before. Note to self to not do that again.

Breakfast - 5:15am
1 toasted english muffin w/ PB

Snack - 9:30am
1 toasted english muffin w/ PB

Snack - 11:00am
Protein shake (1 scoop protein, water and 3/4 banana)

Lunch - 1:00pm
Bowl of homemade bun rieu

Snack - 2:30pm
1.5 cups of green grapes
10 almonds

Snack - 4:30pm
Small serving of che dau
1 cracker w/ seafood dip

Dinner- 5:30pm
Small bowl of white rice
accompaniments
1/3 piece of Asian pear

Snack - 7:45pm

1 cup green grapes

Small serving of che dau

Note: I will not be eating english muffins anymore since it is a white food. I will try to limit my bagel consumption this week and limit too much fruit/sugar.

Food(s) I craved today:

Clean Eating - Day 12

Breakfast - 7:00am
Toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB

Snack - 11:00pm
1 toasted regular english muffin w/ PB
1 medium orange

Lunch - 1:30pm
1.5 cup of cerviche
1 cup strawberries

Snack - 3:00pm
1 bite of chocolate cake since it was my boss's birthday and I got a chocolate cake for him. The cake was so so good. I can't believe I only had 1 bite.

Snack - 4:15pm
1 scoop protein powder mixed with water
1/4 apple

Dinner - 7:30pm
Bowl of bun bo hue from Thanh Restaurant
4 pieces of spring rolls

Note: Rode my bike for 10 miles and then ran for 3.75 miles this morning. I am feeling energized! Doing a 17 mile run tomorrow morning. Fun!

Food(s) I craved today: Had a cheat dinner today. So not worth it. I think I am going to try to do away with the cheat meal. My stomach always hurt after I eat sugary, too salty or oily foods. Will try to see how clean eating goes this weekend.

Clean cooking

Since I started eating cleaner and therefore cooking cleaner, I realized that my shopping habits have also changed. I've always read articles where they would advise you to shop only the perimeters of the grocery store but I somehow always find my way to the dreaded center aisle where all the processed food items were. So on my most recent shopping trips, I've noticed that I spent almost all my time in the produce and meat sections of the store and the spice aisle. It's amazing but I am finding how many new ways to cook so many different kinds of veggies. I will be experimenting with some new veggie side dishes in the coming weeks. Things like leeks and char green.

Clean Eating - Day 11

Breakfast - 9:00am
Protein shake ( 1 scoop protein powder, OJ, water, 1 cup blueberries)

Snack - 10:30am
1 toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB
1/2 medium orange

Lunch - 2:00pm
Healthy meatloaf, brown rice and french green beans.
1/2 medium orange

Snack - 4:30pm
Protein shake (1 scoop protein, water, 1 cup strawberries and 1/2 banana)

Dinner - 7:00pm
Chicken Piccata from muscle cookbook
brown rice
Cerviche (shrimp, cucumber, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro) marinated in key lime and lemon juice.
Snack - 9:00pm
1 Chocolate covered strawberry (dark and white chocolate mixed with cream)

1/2 toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB

1/2 medium orange

Note: Feeling tired today since I was up so late last night. Did not go to the gym this afternoon or go for a run. I spent the day testing out some recipes and doing come lite workout at home. Doing a BBR dry run tomorrow morning with some people. Excited! I made some chocolate covered strawberries since I had fresh strawberries and all the ingredients to make it with.

Food(s) I craved today: Sleep! Pie and cereal.

Clean Eating - Day 10

Went for a 6 mile run this morning. Going to see Phantom tonight. Will be packing some oranges apples and mixed nuts (soy and almonds) for healthy snacking.

Breakfast - 8:00am
1 toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB
1/2 cup OJ

Snack - 10:30am
Protein shake (1 scoop protein - 32g protein, 3/4 banana, 1/2 cup blueberries, OJ and water)

Lunch - 12:30pm
1 cup brown rice w/ small piece of meatloaf from leftovers
1.5 cup blackberries

Snack - 2:30pm

1 toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB

1/8 apple

Dinner - 5:00pm

1 bowl of tempura udon (I only took a couple of bites of the tempura since it wasn't very good. The udon was not so much. I've had way better.)

3 spears of beef wrapped asparagues on bed of salad (shared) - the sauce for this was just too sweet for me. It was almost inedible.

1 small bowl of miso soup - I poured this into my bowl of udon. :D

Snack - 8:30pm

1 regular soy chai latte w/ boba
1/4 cup soy nuts

Snack - 12:00am
1.5 cup of blackberries

Note: I cheated a bit today since I was in WeHo watching Phantom. I had udon which is a white carb. We went to Kabuki and luckily it wasn't very good so I didn't really eat that much.

Food(s) I craved today: mexican candy and tako.

The Hungry Monster

This post is dedicated to Sister K who has been doing clean eating with me. I was unloading sister K's luggage from my car today and noticed that she had a tote bag with the word HUNGRY on it in large letter. I laughed. Then I got home and saw a Weightwatchers commercial this evening with this orange hungry monster as their mascot. I tried to find one online to buy for Sister K since she tells me she is always hungry but at last, they don't sell these yet. But he looks so funny. The Hungry Monster - that is just classic!

Clean Eating - Day 9

Breakfast - 8:30am
Protein shake (1 scoop protein - 32 g protein, 1/2 banana, 3 strawberries, OJ and water)

Snack - 10:30am
1/2 medium orange
1 toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB

Lunch - 2:00pm
1.5 cup chicken salad (celery, egg whites, apples, bit of miracle whip, green onions)
1/2 medium orange

Snack - 3:00pm
1/2 medium orange
1 cup mixed berries (strawberries and blackberries)
1 cup herbal lemon tea

Snack - 7:00pm

1/2 medium orange

Dinner - 8:30pm

Meatloaf (recipe from muscle building cookbook) - it was pretty tasteless but you can eat a pretty large piece for very little calories.

French beans sauteed in olive oil

Brown rice cooked in chicken broth

1/2 cup OJ

Note: I will be eating better this week. Will cut dairy as much as possible from my diet since through this blog I noticed that my stomach does better when I have very little dairy. Will supplement those nutrients.

Food(s) I craved today: Ramen! :( Precious ramen that I haven't had in so long. How I miss thee!

Clean Eating - Week 2 - Day 8

Breakfast - 8:30am
1 cup oatmeal (1/2 cup blueberries, 15 almonds)
1/2 cup OJ
1/8 apple

Snack - 11:00am
1/8 apple
1/2 honey wheat bagel w/ PB

Snack - 2:00pm

1/2 medium orange

1/8 apple

10 almonds

Linner - 4:30pm

3-color drink from Brodard

1 bowl of bun bo hue

Snack - 7:30pm

1/2 toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB

Note: Went to pick up Sister K today and went for a little ride. Traffic was so nice since they closed down the I-5 at the grapevine. We all went to Brodards for linner. So good! It was a nice day.

Food(s) I craved today: Nothing...I had Brodards.

Day 7

Breakfast - 9:30am
1 cup oatmeal w/ 15 almonds and 1 tbsp PB
1 cup mixed berries (strawberries and blueberries)

Lunch - 1:00pm
1 small honey wheat bagel w/ PB

Snack/Dinner - 4:30pm
Smoothie (1 banana, 4 strawberries, 1 scoop protein powder, OJ, water)
1 Leftover carne asada soft taco

Dinner - 8:30pm

Large salad
1 piece chocolate (white chocolate covered peanuts and caramel)

Note: My eating schedule was pretty horrible today. I didn't eat when I was suppose to but I mainly ate good for being the weekend.

Food(s) I craved today: Pizza

Day 6 - 16 Miler Day!! or Valentine's Day to everyone else! :P

So I went and completed my 16 mile run today! It was nice weather. Ran with a medium size group. A bit cold at 6am but turned into a nice day. I ate breakfast for the first time in my running history and ran great. Will be eating breakfast before I run from now on.

Breakfast - 5:15am
Lightly toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB

Snack - 9:30am
Lightly toasted honey wheat bagel w/ PB
1 small bottle of Gatorade

Lunch - 12:00pm
Leftover lo mein from last nights dinner - 1.5 cup of noodles
1/2 apple
1 medium orange

Snack - 3:00pm
1/2 toasted bagel w/ PB
1 cup blackberries

Dinner - 5:30pm
1 soft taco - carne asada w/ guacamole on corn tortilla
1/2 cup white beans
2 spoons of spanish rice
1/2 cup shrimp cerviche (shrimp marinated in lime juice w/ slice avocado)

Snack - 7:30pm
2 pieces of V-Day chocolate from Sees (one white chocolate covered peanuts/caramel and coconut covered in dark chocolate). Chocolate is so yummy!

Note: I was bit by a dog today during my long run and had to get a tetnis shot at the walk-in clinic. But I think everything is ok now as the doctor said that there hasn't been a case of rabies in OC for 20 years. I am feeling ok and eating normal. Lucky this time.

Food(s) I craved today: No cravings today since I had my cheat meal. It was so so good. I can tell that I have been eating good this week since this dinner was like a party in my mouth!! I ate pretty good at my cheat meal and I didn't eat too much. As Sister K stated, portion control!

Butt & Almond Milk

Today's nonfood related posting is about butt, specifically, how to make your butt look bigger. Yeah, you're probably saying, 'why would anyone want a bigger butt'? Well, you always want what you don't have. Although I don't want a bigger head! :D

I found this link with this exercise that I should try today and see how it goes.

http://www.nowloss.com/how-to-make-your-butt-bigger.htm

So, I tried the almond milk and realized that I should have gotten the lite version as I noticed that the regular one I got still has quite a bit of sugar in it. Now, I must drink up the whole thing. Blast!! Plus, it has that weird almond taste that I am not that fond of that you find with almond jello.

Day 5

Breakfast - 9:45am
1/2 cup cottage cheese w/ splash of vanilla soy milk
1 cup mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries)
1/2 sliced banana
18 almonds
1/4 toasted english muffin w/ PB
1 hard boiled egg white

Snack - 12:00pm
1/2 orange

Lunch - 1:30pm
1.5 cup of chicken salad (celery, relish, miracle whip, apples, chopped up egg white)
1/2 toasted english muffin
1/4 toasted english muffin w/ PB

Snack - 3:30pm
1 cup mixed blackberries/strawberries
25 soy nuts

Snack - 5:30pm

1/2 medium orange

5 triscuts w/ PB and sliced apple

1/4 of apple

Dinner - 8:00pm
2/3 bowl of Pei Wei's shrimp lo mein - 450 calories

Snack -

Note: Not really craving anything today. I think I am just learning to live with my healthy eating for now. Although I am craving to go faster on my bike! :P~ Oh and now I am craving bun bo hue again.

Food(s) I craved today:

Friday night cheat meal

So it is going to be Friday already tomorrow and I look forward to Friday nights every week because I get to eat my cheat meal. Cheat meal makes it sound so bad but mostly it is eating out at a Vietnamese restaurant and more often than not, that place is Brodard's. I try to limit to only 1 cheat meal a week but this gets convoluted when I am at my parents' as they tend to eat lots of "white" carb and my dad cooks everything with more oil than need be. I actually watched him cook once. He was making this pork dish in which he first covered the meat in batter than fried it, then pan fried it and covered it in some heavy sauce. He has a way of even making veggies not so healthy. I should start praising his bland foods so he will make more of those.

Anyways, I went off on a tangent but I was contemplating on my Friday cheat meal and started thinking about how many calories I actually consume at Brodard's each Friday. I can tell you that it is way too many because I ALWAYS leave that place feeling very stuffed and bad about myself. I can't help but order a ton of stuff when I go there. I will not do that this time. I will either get the spring rolls (shrimp and pork) or a bowl of bun bo hue and not eat all the meat like I normally try to do. Will be interesting to see how this weekend pans out as I might be traveling a bit to San Diego for some R&R. I eat terrible when I travel as I don't have food prepared so I end up eating only 2 meal a day and I eat in large quantity. I will pack lots of healthy snacks for the road this weekend and see how it goes.

Anyways, I found this link where someone asks how many calories are in a bowl of pho and the funny responses that follow!

http://www.yelp.com/topic/los-angeles-calling-on-all-vietnamese-yelpers

Anyhow, I figure that I have a 16-miler on Saturday morning so it is ok to be well fueled? haha. I probably have enough fuel to run from here to China and back.

Costco Food Court Nutritional Facts

Hmm...I just found this site that lists the nutritional facts for food sold at the Costco Food Court. Wow, I really should not go eat there anymore. :s But hot dog and pizza are so good there!

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-nutrition-information-for-items-in-the-costco-food-court.htm

Day 4

Man, it takes so long to prepare all your meals for the next day. But this ensures that I eat more healthy stuff. This log is helping me see where I can improve. Good news is I ate all the yummy mommy-made food from this past weekend so I won't feel guilty about eating non-clean food.

Breakfast - 9:30am
1 cup lowfat cottage cheese w/ splash of vanilla soy milk (finishing up the small container I have)
1 cup mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries and blackberries)
20 almonds (yikes! too many almonds)
1/3 banana

Snack - 12:00pm
1/2 medium orange

Lunch - 2:00pm
Homemade tuna salad (tuna, celery, relish, small amt of miracle whip)
1 small wheat bagel (110 calories!!)
1 sliced medium tomato

Snack - 4:00pm
1/2 toasted english muffin
1/2 medium orange

Dinner - 7:30pm

Chicken salad (strawberries, red pepper, cucumber, basil, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar/olive oil dressing)

Baked yam fries

1/4 apple

1/2 cup OJ

Note: I am going to stop drinking vanilla soy since I discovered it has lots of sugar in it. I went to TJ's yesterday and purchased some Almond Breeze milk - less sugar in that. I will let you know how it is.

Food(s) I craved today: nothing - as my jeans are starting to fit better again. No, I am craving something salty. :s

Muffins!!

So my apt-mate and I went to Costco tonight and guest what someone decided to buy? A flat of poppyseed muffins. I did a little search online and fell over from all the fat and calories in one muffin! :O Thank goodness I am not having any. It's terrible that they are so close to me but I cannot have any. Also, apt-mate got a hot dog and a slice of pizza. I normally also get a yummy hot dog but did not tonight and also did not eat the pizza crust which I normally do because it is so yummy. I am going to eat a celery stick now...ahahaha!

Kirkland~ Blueberry 612 Cal, 32 Fat,71 Carb, 2 Fiber, 40 Sugars, 8 Protein

Kirkland~ Poppyseed 672 Cal, 38 Fat, 75 Carb, 2 Fiber, 42 Sugars, 10 Protein

Kirkland~ Chocolate 692 Cal, 38 Fat, 79 Carb, 3 Fiber, 48 Sugars, 10 Protein

Kirkland~ Croissants 339 Cal, 17 Fat, 36 Carbs, 2 Fiber, 5 Sugars, 7

Day 3

Breakfast - 9:30am
1 cup cottage cheese w/ 1/4 cup vanilla soy milk
1/2 cup of blueberries and some sliced strawberries
1/2 cup honey nut cheerios
1 cup hot lemon hebal tea

Snack - 11:30pm
1/2 medium orange

Lunch - 2:00pm
Grilled chicken w/ french green beans and mushroom sauteed in olive oil and garlic.
1/4 piece of joong
1/3 cup strawberries

Snack - 3:30pm
1/2 toasted english muffin w/ PB

Dinner - 6:30pm
Pan seared tupid cake (mom's home cooking)

Snack - 9:30pm

1/2 cup cottage cheese w/ 1/3 cup blueberries

sprinkled with some honey nut cheerios and splash of nonfat milk

Food(s) I craved today: the rich thick coconut cream that you pour over che dow, ramen, steak.

In "unclean" eating related news - tea party w/ the sisters

I love my sisters! You really need to have that many sisters to have a tea party. :~

Day 2

Breakfast - 9:00am
1 cup lowfat cottage cheese w/ 1 tbsp cherry jam
1/2 medium orange
1 cup hot lemon herbal tea

Snack - 11:00am
1/2 toasted plain english muffin
1/2 medium orange

Lunch - 2:00pm
6 inch chicken breast sub on wheat bread (veggies, cheese, lite mayo, mustard)
1 cup hot lemon herbal tea
1 cup blackberries

Snack - 3:30pm
25 soy nuts

Dinner - 7:00pm
Grilled chicken breast with cremini mushroom and french green beans sauteed in olive oil.
1/4 medium orange
1/2 cup OJ

Snack - 9:00pm
1/2 cup honey nut cheerios w/ 1/3 cup of cottage cheese
1 cup blueberries and splash of nonfat milk



Note: I will make a better effort to not eat so much carb and more veggies.
Food(s) I craved today: Bun Bo Hue from Brodard, chow mein, ramen, blueberries, honey nut cheerios.

Week of Eating Clean - Day 1

Sister K and I decided that we were going to eat "clean" this week and see who could eat the cleanest. It's always more fun when it is a competition. ;) I've done this before for 1 month during November 07. It is hard not to eat junk food but you do notice that your clothes fit alot better. It's a trade-off. So today is Day 1 of the 1 week eating clean challenge. This could turn into 2 weeks if things go well and if Sister K sticks to it. With Valentine's Day coming up it could be difficult to avoid sweets and yummy Valentine Day treats. Maybe this will be a good chance to see how well one can withstand the temptations of the holidays.



Breakfast - 10:00am
1 cup cooked oatmeal with 1/2 cup Blueberries and 1 tbsp peanut butter
1 cup "I Love Lemon" hot herbal tea

Snack - 12:00pm
1/2 english muffin w/PB
1/2 medium orange

Lunch - 2:00pm
1 cup honey nut cheerios w/ 1 cup vanilla soy milk
1/2 cup blueberries
1 cup lemon hot herbal tea

Snack - 3:00pm
25 soy nuts
1/2 medium orange

Snack - 5:00pm
1/2 english muffin w/PB
1/2 cup vanilla soy milk

Snack - 7:00pm
1/2 medium orange
1 cup blackberries

Dinner - 8:30pm
Large bowl of wonton veggie soup (brocolli, snap peas, carrots, straw mushroom, chicken, wonton, shrimp) - no photo

Note: I drink lots of water throughout the day (up to six 16 oz bottles)
Food(s) I craved today: Che from Brodard.

2009 Surf City Half Marathon - Race Report

Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Start: 7:45am (wave start)
Finish: 1:56:31