Hey Everybody!
I was going to write a blog post about traveling and how to eat and workout on a trip, BUT this issue has come to my attention.
The "I'm Not as Good as You" issue.
It makes me sad to see so many people feel like they have to be "fast" or "go far" in order to feel like their fitness has any value. That's not true.
Again, I repeat: not. true.
It.
Is.
NOT.
True!
You enter your fitness at your level. You run the miles you can go. You go the speed you can go. Lift the weights that you can lift. Never feel ashamed of your fitness level. It is YOUR level. Set a goal and challenge yourself to rise to the level you want to be. That's how the weak get strong. The walkers become runners. The students become yogis. Practice makes perfect. It will take many, many, many times to see your increase in your fitness level, but it is happening! If you are continuously challenging yourself and setting new goals; YOU WILL DOMINATE!
Surround yourself with people that understand what your true value in fitness are. Work out with supportive and kind fitness freaks; ones who push you to strive in a healthy way!
I ran weekly with a group of runners who are, to be bold, much faster than I am. Let's face it. they are fast! I am always the last person huffing and puffing in the back. Physically I cannot pound out 7 minute miles. Not right now! And probably not next week either.
Instead of being sad and going home crying, posting status after status on how horrible and lazy I am, I focus on what I want. I work with what I have. I have my body, my experiences and my goals. I set my own fitness goals and work out how to achieve them! You can do the same! Saturday I managed to get a PR [according to MapMyFitness] while today I had a nice sllllooowwww run. Both times nobody cared! Everybody was happy that we all worked our hardest and showed up! One of my favorite parts of running club is when I am coming towards the end. I'm dead last, by a LOT, but there everybody is cheering me on! Then, we all cheer and give each other high fives! Everybody is proud of everybody's accomplishments. Not ever did somebody poke fun or make anybody feel bad for their fitness level! It's all in good time!
I know it is hard to get out of that mindset. Let's face it; your ultimate goal might be so out of reach you deem it not possible to ever do. You might be stuck in your rut; because you do not know where to start.
Look no more.
Here are 5 Affirmations to help you feel better about your fitness level (and how to push through that workout.)
1) I go hard, intense with a little bit of rest, so I can go home!
2) Fit girls don't look pretty at the gym.
3) I've got this b***h.
4) There is no quit in fit. You can do it! There is no quit in fit.
5) I'm lapping the couch potatoes.
And remember...
Somebody will always be faster than you.
Somebody will always work harder than you.
Somebody will always be stronger than you.
But to the person that is sitting at home wishing for it,
Or the person who cannot gather the energy for it,
Or the person who is struggling for it,
That person who is always faster
Always working harder
Always stronger
is you!
Think about it!
<3
Em
Sunday, March 30
Tuesday, March 25
Day 16: Fitness Apps and You!
Hello!!!!
So just as I promised, I am here to give you part two of awesome fitness apps for you to use!
I don't have as many to share as the cooking apps, but that's okay!
1) MapMyFranchise
Price: Free + 2.99 purchase for MVP Level
There is a whole franchise with this app! Map My Run, Map My Walk, Map My Bike...etc. They are all the same in essence. I love this app because I can turn on the GPS device and it will let me know what my pace and my distance are! I can see what my other friends are doing and rant and rave about their success! Purchasing the MVP level helps you track your routes without having to make them!
2) Couch to 5K
Price: 1.00
Are you a walker looking to expand yourself into the running world? Look no more than this app! Couch to 5K is a coach that gets you from walker to runner status by training you to run that first 5K! I like this app because it trains you how you should train; in intervals over a longer period of time.
3) WOD
Price: Free!
If you are looking into getting with the CrossFit crowd, but cannot afford the membership look no more than this app! WOD offers videos and workouts of different types of CrossFit activities that will get you sweating in no time! Plus there is a newsfeed with articles about best practice with CrossFit and recipes to help you get going! Each workout has a video to correspond with it so you are not walking into any workout blind! Work to aspire!
4) All-In Yoga
Want to stretch more? Yoga is your app! Yoga allows you to make up your own salutations according to your fitness level while also offering you some pre made routines to help you get inspired as well. This app can be on you iPad but also your desktop computer too. Each move is timed so you can get that full stretch for a good length of time. There is no music in the background so you can put your own meditational music on instead. The one downside is there is no true "meditation" section. You will have to come up with your own after the app track is finished. The upgraded version has 25 pre made workouts as well as pre made videos and more!
Do you know any good workout apps that you would like to share? Please let me know so I can rant and rave about it!
<3
Em
Day 13-15 Technology and Your Health
Hello Everybody!
Spring break is HERE! YAY!!!!!!!!!
I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO happy for break!
It's been a nice few days back in the Frozen Tundra! I had the chance to meet up with some of my buddies at my favorite hang out. I also got a chance to play mass. I got some wedding plans figured out. I filed my taxes. I got to work out. I got to eat... whew, it was a good time!
Over the past few days I have been experimenting with brand new apps. I love being able to use my iPad in my fitness and health. It's super convenient because it does a lot of the work for me. I am able to have all of my information in one location! And since I have this wonderful iPad of mine, I figured I'd try to use it as much as possible! I can cook in the kitchen without the fear of my books getting damaged or full of stuff. My iPad is secured in an otter box so there is no fear other than making sure my food is extra YUMMY!
So what are some good apps to use in the kitchen or at the gym? Tonight I am going to give you good apps for kitchen/cooking use, NOT including MyFitnessPal. [Since everybody and their mother is on it anyways!] Tomorrow I will do the working out apps!
1) Pepper Plate
Price: Free
Need Account: Yes!
Start Right Now!
So far my favorite app to use! Pepper Plate is the place where you can store all of your recipes on one domain. Pepper Plate is compatible with all devices so you can type up the recipe on your computer, pull it up on your iPhone for easy reference at the grocery store and then pop it up on your iPad while cooking. You can even download the "pepper pin" so when you are surfing the Internet for new recipes you do not have to go back into Pepperplate to log the information in. You can click on the magic button [it's similar to a Pin button] and the box of info will appear. Some websites, such as allrecipies is embedded into Pepperplate so no typing is required! Included in this app is a timer too so you can have multiple timers going on at once. Included in this app is a meal plan and menu option so you can figure out what you are eating for an entire year if you wanted! From there you can create grocery lists and save your eating patterns. The downside to this app is you can't make friends on it.
2) All the Cooks!
Price: Free!
Need Account: No!
Start Right Now!
All the Cooks is a small community of cooks who wants the world to just eat good clean food. These cooks are AWESOME! They are just a bunch of "average people" who want to see you healthy! How cool is that!?!?!
When you open the app up you see beautiful photos of foods that you only wish you could make look so sexy! You can look up recipes that people have created as well as import your own recipes. Click on your favorite recipe and follow the instructions with very clear and helpful photos! You can check off each step as you complete it. You can take your own photo of your completed meal and it will be added to the photos of the recipe!
There are news feeds and forums to help inspire your every single cooking dreams and aspirations too! The downside to this app is you cannot use it on your desktop or laptop, making it hard to import all of your favorite recipes from your books.
3) All Recipes!
Price: Free!
Need Account: No, but you can if you want!
Start Right Now!
Another free app that helpful in getting your cooking on! All recipes is the website, but in app form. It is easy to file and find those favorite apps. You can save recipes in your recipe box if you have an account. Just a great search engine app for those who use this site often!
4) iPick Produce
Price: Free, but upgrade for 1.99
Need Account: No!
Start Right Now!
EXCELLENT APP FOR PICKING GOOD PRODUCE! You want to know about picking good produce? This is the app! The app shows when the produce is best, when to avoid it, how to store it and any extra information. I use this app ALL OF THE FREAKING TIME BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT APP!
The first version, the .99 cent version you get about 50 or so types of produce. You can upgrade to the "full version" for only 1.99 in total. Then you get bout 250 different types of produce. You will not know what to do with all of this information! I probably spent about 2 hours of my Sunday just looking up different types of produce and dreaming about what I could possibly do with them.
You can also add your own notes and make your own category boxes if you so please! [I plan on adding a "when in season" section.] You can see all different types of apples, peppers, berries, lettuce, squash and more! I like that because not all apples, oranges, grapes, peppers, onions are made equal. Exotic foods are there as well, which is good for those who want to cook with them but have nowhere to begin.
5) Look and Cook!
Price: Free
Need Account: No!
Start Right Now!
Another great photo-esque app! Look at the pretty pictures...select one and you will get to see a photo of all the ingredients that you need. From there it breaks it down step by step with very clear and helpful photos as your visual guide!
This app is great who have never worked with some of the techniques before. You get a full understanding of some of those difficult cooking techniques. Pictures are extremely clear and helpful. There is also a section where you can click "shop" and you can purchase some of the tools that are needed to make the foods. The downside is you cannot import your own recipes, as of yet! This app got stunning review on the iTunes store!
So what app are you going to use to start cooking? Do you have any apps that you like to use? There are other ones out there, but these are the ones that I currently have and use!
Next time...you shall see some of the great fitness apps that I use!
Happy Cooking!
<3
Em
Spring break is HERE! YAY!!!!!!!!!
I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO happy for break!
It's been a nice few days back in the Frozen Tundra! I had the chance to meet up with some of my buddies at my favorite hang out. I also got a chance to play mass. I got some wedding plans figured out. I filed my taxes. I got to work out. I got to eat... whew, it was a good time!
Over the past few days I have been experimenting with brand new apps. I love being able to use my iPad in my fitness and health. It's super convenient because it does a lot of the work for me. I am able to have all of my information in one location! And since I have this wonderful iPad of mine, I figured I'd try to use it as much as possible! I can cook in the kitchen without the fear of my books getting damaged or full of stuff. My iPad is secured in an otter box so there is no fear other than making sure my food is extra YUMMY!
So what are some good apps to use in the kitchen or at the gym? Tonight I am going to give you good apps for kitchen/cooking use, NOT including MyFitnessPal. [Since everybody and their mother is on it anyways!] Tomorrow I will do the working out apps!
1) Pepper Plate
Price: Free
Need Account: Yes!
Start Right Now!
So far my favorite app to use! Pepper Plate is the place where you can store all of your recipes on one domain. Pepper Plate is compatible with all devices so you can type up the recipe on your computer, pull it up on your iPhone for easy reference at the grocery store and then pop it up on your iPad while cooking. You can even download the "pepper pin" so when you are surfing the Internet for new recipes you do not have to go back into Pepperplate to log the information in. You can click on the magic button [it's similar to a Pin button] and the box of info will appear. Some websites, such as allrecipies is embedded into Pepperplate so no typing is required! Included in this app is a timer too so you can have multiple timers going on at once. Included in this app is a meal plan and menu option so you can figure out what you are eating for an entire year if you wanted! From there you can create grocery lists and save your eating patterns. The downside to this app is you can't make friends on it.
2) All the Cooks!
Price: Free!
Need Account: No!
Start Right Now!
All the Cooks is a small community of cooks who wants the world to just eat good clean food. These cooks are AWESOME! They are just a bunch of "average people" who want to see you healthy! How cool is that!?!?!
There are news feeds and forums to help inspire your every single cooking dreams and aspirations too! The downside to this app is you cannot use it on your desktop or laptop, making it hard to import all of your favorite recipes from your books.
3) All Recipes!
Price: Free!
Need Account: No, but you can if you want!
Start Right Now!
Another free app that helpful in getting your cooking on! All recipes is the website, but in app form. It is easy to file and find those favorite apps. You can save recipes in your recipe box if you have an account. Just a great search engine app for those who use this site often!
4) iPick Produce
Price: Free, but upgrade for 1.99
Need Account: No!
Start Right Now!
EXCELLENT APP FOR PICKING GOOD PRODUCE! You want to know about picking good produce? This is the app! The app shows when the produce is best, when to avoid it, how to store it and any extra information. I use this app ALL OF THE FREAKING TIME BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT APP!The first version, the .99 cent version you get about 50 or so types of produce. You can upgrade to the "full version" for only 1.99 in total. Then you get bout 250 different types of produce. You will not know what to do with all of this information! I probably spent about 2 hours of my Sunday just looking up different types of produce and dreaming about what I could possibly do with them.
You can also add your own notes and make your own category boxes if you so please! [I plan on adding a "when in season" section.] You can see all different types of apples, peppers, berries, lettuce, squash and more! I like that because not all apples, oranges, grapes, peppers, onions are made equal. Exotic foods are there as well, which is good for those who want to cook with them but have nowhere to begin.
5) Look and Cook!
Price: Free
Need Account: No!
Start Right Now!
Another great photo-esque app! Look at the pretty pictures...select one and you will get to see a photo of all the ingredients that you need. From there it breaks it down step by step with very clear and helpful photos as your visual guide!
This app is great who have never worked with some of the techniques before. You get a full understanding of some of those difficult cooking techniques. Pictures are extremely clear and helpful. There is also a section where you can click "shop" and you can purchase some of the tools that are needed to make the foods. The downside is you cannot import your own recipes, as of yet! This app got stunning review on the iTunes store!
So what app are you going to use to start cooking? Do you have any apps that you like to use? There are other ones out there, but these are the ones that I currently have and use!
Next time...you shall see some of the great fitness apps that I use!
Happy Cooking!
<3
Em
Thursday, March 20
Day 12: Slow and Steady Wins the Race in the Kitchen, but not the Gym!
Hey Everybody!
Happy Spring!
Today was a great workout day for me! It was a day where I took it easy teaching, walking, with a little bit of relaxing. [This was during my prep time people! The kids were safe and good all day!] Thursdays can sometimes hard because Thursdays are typically my strength + run days. At first I did 30 minutes of strength followed by the 3 mile run on the treadmill.
Well then I realized THAT wasn't effective! Now, I usually to 50 minutes of strength training in the morning.
Looks like I'm just lounging and having a kick back time taking photos. Nope. The instructor, Mandy is one TOUGH COOKIE. Sarah makes things hard too...but the worst is when Lisa comes in with her big smile and her 10,000 push ups and lounges. Makes me hurt for WEEKS!
Then in the evening, I run with the Run Janesville! group for a 5 mile run whenever possible. Tonight was one of those nights I got to partake running with them, YIPPIE!
We look tough don't we? Well let me tell you this group of people do NOT take it easy [unless it is an easy run day.] Today was one of those days where I decided I needed to just get it all out and run like there was no other! I had to push out all of the crap that was harboring my body.
Ever get that urge? To push things as hard as you possibly can? To "get it down ASAP so you can enjoy other really fun stuff while the sun is still shinning?"
Well I did...push things super hard during running club tonight...and I landed my new PR of a 8:36 mile pace! WHOA!!!! It was awesome to be able to keep up with the running club! I felt that I was dying during the run, but the reward of being physically able to push my body in that type of setting was also rewarding. We all were pretty excited about this personal goal.
Now I could have ran the 5 miles at my [recently slower pace of] 9:45 pace. I could have just jogged down lightly and smiled at all the pretty people who were biking and letting their kids play by the water. After all, it is about the distance not the intensity right?
WRONG! [Sometimes!]
True it is good to go 5 miles than not going at all. However, this idea that going slower for longer is going to make you lose weight or maintain a healthy body is just junk! It is like learning how to read. Eventually you will have to read harder material. Eventually you will have to try sounding out difficult words at a faster pace than usual. This could be for a variety of reasons that I don't feel like making up. Just trust me that there will be a day you are thankful for a teacher that made you read fast so you could gobble up your coffee while reading about my blogging. [AHEM Don!!!!]
The fact is; if you want a stronger body you have to push...push...PUSH!
I am not talking about pushing for the entire workout. Nope, just for PART of the workout! This type of work out is called Interval Training or HIIT training.
It's when you put all of your effort into 30-90 seconds of working out. That's right, turn up that resistance, run as fast as you can, lift those heavy weights. Then...for about the same amount of time [or slightly longer] go back to your "moderate pace." Or what I call "zero pace." [You know the speed you go when you are day dreaming and not paying attention to what's going on...we've all done it, even me!] Rinse and repeat.
It's how walkers become runners. It's how runners become faster runners. It's how faster runners become even faster runners! I know this is true because this is what I did to become a faster runner.
For me I do 4 types of runs a week; Tempo, Speed/Interval Work, Mid-Race Run, and Long Run. Each run has a different purpose but all work towards the same goal; run faster and further. My speed/interval work involves toggling the treadmill for an antagonizing 2.5 miles (about 22 minutes of pure hell) in order to teach my body how to push and recover during a race. When your body is pushed at intervals it forces your body to burn energy, thus burning fat. It strengthens your heart so you are able to hold your endurance longer [aka longer workouts!]. It helps to regulate your breathing and build lung capacity! Also, your body releases hormones to repair and build your muscles...which means a tight, toned body for YOU!
Even if you are not a runner, you can apply this theory to lifting weights [lift heavy for 30-90 and then rest] or for those cardio machines [go all hard for 30-90 and then recover!]
Your body deserves to be treated to it's absolute best!
So, if you are looking for a great interval work out...THIS one SUCKS! I got it from SELF Magazine from their November Issue. I've done this workout several times and it...HURTS! I don't always go the pace that they tell me to, but if you go out of your comfort zone you WILL not only burn calories, but you WILL benefit from all of those cardio and muscle benefits too!
Here it is, made all pretty for you. It's just a screen shot of what I have. [I take my version to the gym on my iPad for easy reference!] If you want the actual document, just let me know and I will email it to you!
Now if you apply that "pushing as quick as possible" rule to your food, you will FAIL! Slow and steady wins the race there. Take it a day at a time. Do not try to implement every single clean eating philosophy in one day. Heck don't even do it in one month. As I have stated before, give yourself an entire month to overcome your limits and achieve your goals. You will be more successful that way. Believe me, the pounds will melt right off of you! It happened that way to me; unlike any other method I've tried. And did I mention I lost 50 pounds? [And have kept it off!]
And remember, you are doing this for YOU! Not for me, not for your mom, not for your boy/girl friend. Do it because you want the health benefits!
As for food. I have decided I am not going to take a picture of every single thing I ate, only the new things that I ate for the blog. I do not want to take pictures of the same egg scramble for an entire month. Not only is it boring for you, but I think we all get the idea that I eat a lot of the same meals to save money and stay healthy!
Breakfast: Egg scramble c/toast
Lunch: Chicken fingers and veggies c/PB
Snacks: nuts, nuts and NUTS! Banana and a protein bar!
Dinner: Skillet Spanish Chicken & Rice!
A great and easy recipe! Only about 350 calories, but packed full of protein and other awesome vitamins! This was a huge portion for the calorie toss off! Heavily recommend for those who are on a late night and need a quick fix! You can get the recipe by clicking here.
That's all for now! Have a wonderful night! Off to do report cards!
<3 Em
Happy Spring!
Today was a great workout day for me! It was a day where I took it easy teaching, walking, with a little bit of relaxing. [This was during my prep time people! The kids were safe and good all day!] Thursdays can sometimes hard because Thursdays are typically my strength + run days. At first I did 30 minutes of strength followed by the 3 mile run on the treadmill.
Looks like I'm just lounging and having a kick back time taking photos. Nope. The instructor, Mandy is one TOUGH COOKIE. Sarah makes things hard too...but the worst is when Lisa comes in with her big smile and her 10,000 push ups and lounges. Makes me hurt for WEEKS!
Then in the evening, I run with the Run Janesville! group for a 5 mile run whenever possible. Tonight was one of those nights I got to partake running with them, YIPPIE!
We look tough don't we? Well let me tell you this group of people do NOT take it easy [unless it is an easy run day.] Today was one of those days where I decided I needed to just get it all out and run like there was no other! I had to push out all of the crap that was harboring my body.
Ever get that urge? To push things as hard as you possibly can? To "get it down ASAP so you can enjoy other really fun stuff while the sun is still shinning?"
Well I did...push things super hard during running club tonight...and I landed my new PR of a 8:36 mile pace! WHOA!!!! It was awesome to be able to keep up with the running club! I felt that I was dying during the run, but the reward of being physically able to push my body in that type of setting was also rewarding. We all were pretty excited about this personal goal.
Now I could have ran the 5 miles at my [recently slower pace of] 9:45 pace. I could have just jogged down lightly and smiled at all the pretty people who were biking and letting their kids play by the water. After all, it is about the distance not the intensity right?
WRONG! [Sometimes!]
True it is good to go 5 miles than not going at all. However, this idea that going slower for longer is going to make you lose weight or maintain a healthy body is just junk! It is like learning how to read. Eventually you will have to read harder material. Eventually you will have to try sounding out difficult words at a faster pace than usual. This could be for a variety of reasons that I don't feel like making up. Just trust me that there will be a day you are thankful for a teacher that made you read fast so you could gobble up your coffee while reading about my blogging. [AHEM Don!!!!]
The fact is; if you want a stronger body you have to push...push...PUSH!
I am not talking about pushing for the entire workout. Nope, just for PART of the workout! This type of work out is called Interval Training or HIIT training.
It's when you put all of your effort into 30-90 seconds of working out. That's right, turn up that resistance, run as fast as you can, lift those heavy weights. Then...for about the same amount of time [or slightly longer] go back to your "moderate pace." Or what I call "zero pace." [You know the speed you go when you are day dreaming and not paying attention to what's going on...we've all done it, even me!] Rinse and repeat.
It's how walkers become runners. It's how runners become faster runners. It's how faster runners become even faster runners! I know this is true because this is what I did to become a faster runner.
For me I do 4 types of runs a week; Tempo, Speed/Interval Work, Mid-Race Run, and Long Run. Each run has a different purpose but all work towards the same goal; run faster and further. My speed/interval work involves toggling the treadmill for an antagonizing 2.5 miles (about 22 minutes of pure hell) in order to teach my body how to push and recover during a race. When your body is pushed at intervals it forces your body to burn energy, thus burning fat. It strengthens your heart so you are able to hold your endurance longer [aka longer workouts!]. It helps to regulate your breathing and build lung capacity! Also, your body releases hormones to repair and build your muscles...which means a tight, toned body for YOU!
Even if you are not a runner, you can apply this theory to lifting weights [lift heavy for 30-90 and then rest] or for those cardio machines [go all hard for 30-90 and then recover!]
Your body deserves to be treated to it's absolute best!
So, if you are looking for a great interval work out...THIS one SUCKS! I got it from SELF Magazine from their November Issue. I've done this workout several times and it...HURTS! I don't always go the pace that they tell me to, but if you go out of your comfort zone you WILL not only burn calories, but you WILL benefit from all of those cardio and muscle benefits too!
Here it is, made all pretty for you. It's just a screen shot of what I have. [I take my version to the gym on my iPad for easy reference!] If you want the actual document, just let me know and I will email it to you!
Now if you apply that "pushing as quick as possible" rule to your food, you will FAIL! Slow and steady wins the race there. Take it a day at a time. Do not try to implement every single clean eating philosophy in one day. Heck don't even do it in one month. As I have stated before, give yourself an entire month to overcome your limits and achieve your goals. You will be more successful that way. Believe me, the pounds will melt right off of you! It happened that way to me; unlike any other method I've tried. And did I mention I lost 50 pounds? [And have kept it off!]
And remember, you are doing this for YOU! Not for me, not for your mom, not for your boy/girl friend. Do it because you want the health benefits!
As for food. I have decided I am not going to take a picture of every single thing I ate, only the new things that I ate for the blog. I do not want to take pictures of the same egg scramble for an entire month. Not only is it boring for you, but I think we all get the idea that I eat a lot of the same meals to save money and stay healthy!
Breakfast: Egg scramble c/toast
Lunch: Chicken fingers and veggies c/PB
Snacks: nuts, nuts and NUTS! Banana and a protein bar!
Dinner: Skillet Spanish Chicken & Rice!
A great and easy recipe! Only about 350 calories, but packed full of protein and other awesome vitamins! This was a huge portion for the calorie toss off! Heavily recommend for those who are on a late night and need a quick fix! You can get the recipe by clicking here.
That's all for now! Have a wonderful night! Off to do report cards!
<3 Em
Tuesday, March 18
Day 11: S is for Snacks!
Hey All!
I hope everybody had a fantastic day!
I've been on the brain about snacks. Snacks are such tricky animals. What is considered a snack and what is considered a meal?
Clean eating encourages you to eat at least 6x a day; three meals and three snacks. Not everybody follows this practice. Some eat when hungry. Some eat 3 meals and 1 snack. Finally, some eat just 6 tiny meals all ranging between 300 calories a piece.
For me; snacking is about 200 calories or less while a meal is over 200 calories. Also, this changes if I am going on a run. All my running snacks are around 250 calories!
I think if you get the snacking under control then you are SET! Man oh man is it sometimes hard to do this. This past weekend I struggled with this. I had two chocolate eggs which turned to 4...5...6...17...18..19...20...ugh. It's hard when one gets hungry!
This week I am going to work on getting better snacks. I feel that most of the snacks that I have repeat over and over again. I sure feel like there are days that I am "sick" of my own snacks!
So what do I snack on? Here are some recent snacks I have eaten; not all have photographs associated with them. However, this is what I have had in the last month or two at the most.
1] Apple with peanut butter/walnuts.
2] Banana with carrots
3] Clementines with Tea
4] Slice of toast with cashews or walnuts.
5] Apple with cottage cheese
6] slice of toast with bananas on top
7] FiberOne Bar
8] Pumpkin Protein Bar c/Tea
9] Hard boiled Eggs
10] Grapes with sweet peppers [my snack for today!]
What are some of the snacks that you eat? Please share with me what you eat for snacks! I would love to hear what you eat so I can expand my clean eating!!!
This is what I ate today!
Breakfast: 1 Egg c/1/8 of Egg Substitute Scramble c/Toast
Lunch: Dunkin Doughnut Bagel c/Shepard's Pie and Sweet Potato [I did not eat the sweet potato because I was feeling full/]
Dinner: Turkey Casserole c/Whole grain noodles and mushrooms
I hope everybody had a fantastic day!
I've been on the brain about snacks. Snacks are such tricky animals. What is considered a snack and what is considered a meal?
Clean eating encourages you to eat at least 6x a day; three meals and three snacks. Not everybody follows this practice. Some eat when hungry. Some eat 3 meals and 1 snack. Finally, some eat just 6 tiny meals all ranging between 300 calories a piece.
For me; snacking is about 200 calories or less while a meal is over 200 calories. Also, this changes if I am going on a run. All my running snacks are around 250 calories!
I think if you get the snacking under control then you are SET! Man oh man is it sometimes hard to do this. This past weekend I struggled with this. I had two chocolate eggs which turned to 4...5...6...17...18..19...20...ugh. It's hard when one gets hungry!
This week I am going to work on getting better snacks. I feel that most of the snacks that I have repeat over and over again. I sure feel like there are days that I am "sick" of my own snacks!
So what do I snack on? Here are some recent snacks I have eaten; not all have photographs associated with them. However, this is what I have had in the last month or two at the most.
1] Apple with peanut butter/walnuts.
2] Banana with carrots
3] Clementines with Tea
4] Slice of toast with cashews or walnuts.
5] Apple with cottage cheese
6] slice of toast with bananas on top
7] FiberOne Bar
8] Pumpkin Protein Bar c/Tea
9] Hard boiled Eggs
10] Grapes with sweet peppers [my snack for today!]
What are some of the snacks that you eat? Please share with me what you eat for snacks! I would love to hear what you eat so I can expand my clean eating!!!
This is what I ate today!
Breakfast: 1 Egg c/1/8 of Egg Substitute Scramble c/Toast
Lunch: Dunkin Doughnut Bagel c/Shepard's Pie and Sweet Potato [I did not eat the sweet potato because I was feeling full/]
Dinner: Turkey Casserole c/Whole grain noodles and mushrooms
That's all for now! Have a great day!
<3
Em
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