Touched for the very first time. Like a ve-e-e-e-gan…”
Hahah I guess the words don’t exactly work, but you know what I mean ;)
Some days, I’ll realize I’ve been vegan all day, without even thinking about it (like yesterday). And other days, I like to stuff my face with seafood and goat cheese ;) This is why I will always be a quasitarian.
So last night, after sauna Spin and Zumba with no AC (full house though, YEAHHH!) we had a beautiful humpday Indian meal.
Dippers:
Pappadum (and Megan’s pilot):
I ordered my favorite: Baigan Bharta, spicy (LIVE for spicy!)
And whole wheat naan, per usual
And a glass of wine that went straight to my brain after two hours of cardio. But it was delicious :D
After dinner, we went to Sonic so the boys could get their free root beer floats and then called it a night.
Of course there was puppy cuddling time:
And the supermodel of the family strut her stuff in her new bandana, courtesy of Megan’s mom:
This morning was a little busier than usual. I walked the puppies on the base trail for about an hour, came home and got ready to meet the owner of the gym to go the the radio station and I recorded my first radio commercial ever! It’s a tag about the gym I train at and the Summer Shape Up- the owner and I each recorded one since we’re training the two teams. Surprisingly, it was painless and a lot of fun! We also got a little tour of the building, which hosts 7 different ratio stations.
After that, I went to get groceries since I’m making dinner for a new momma in the squadron. A lot of the wives got preggers right before the guys got deployed, so now there are BABIES EVERYWHERE!
When I got home, there was a package for me from One Lucky Duck! I ordered some stuff for Megan and I last week and also pre-ordered a copy of Sarma’s new cookbook for each of us. It’s being released in a couple of weeks and if you pre-order, Sarma will sign the book for you and include a free goodie!Check it out!
Here are the goods:
Cheese quackers (my favorite item from the store), raw cocoa powder (destined for macaroon city), oatmeal blueberry cookies (for Megan), mini grawnola bars for each of us and a pink Eat Raw, Live Long shirt.
Of course I put my new shirt on right away and wore it while I made the tabbouleh for the baby dinner:
Here’s the tabbouleh:
Some for the pilot and I:
There’s also Mediterranean-stuffed chicken in the oven and a devil’s food Bundt cake cooling that I’m about to cover in chocolate ganache. Evilly delicious :D I’ll post pics of the finished products (and the recipe links).
I’m going to do a Dave Farmar podcast before hitting the gym for some cardio and then meeting with my Shape Up group.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Love,
Gina
Thoughts on calorie counting: When I got into maintenance mode, I figured that the best way to maintain my current weight would be to keep a food journal and start counting calories. I wrote down everything I ate and the method seemed to work pretty well. I was so happy with the weight I had lost and was feeling amazing and was did not want to gain it all back and feel blah again. So I kept my journal, measured out portions and stuck with it. That is, until I decided I wanted a personal trainer to teach me more about weight training and tone up a little. This trainer was a GIANT MEATHEAD. Super buff body builder who thought he knew everything and now that I’ve studied the subject for a few years I can look back and know that it was an act, but before I get into all of that let’s just say that he told me that in order to maintain my current weight, I could only eat 1,000 calories per day. I didn’t know enough at that point (since I had only been counting calories for a few weeks) to know that what he did is totally WRONG –and as a trainer, I give my clients calorie ranges but never a specific or particularly ridiculous number for calories- and actually listened to the guy… I lasted 2 days before I decided it was ridiculous (and felt like garbage to boot).
I stopped training with him (for obvious reasons) but from that point on, I continued to keep my journal and calorie count for everything I ate. Even though it helped me maintain my weight – I never restricted calories but always kept myself accountable for what I ate and made sure I was getting enough fruits, veggies, water, etc- it turned eating into a science project. I played with carb, protein, fat ratios (and in the process found one that worked the best for me and my activity level) but feel like it started to take the joy out of eating. I finally got to a point (about a year ago) where I felt like I could use my own intuition to eat well, eat enough and maintain my current size. Let’s just say, calorie counting is a TOUGH habit to break!!!
Even now, I have a general idea in my mind as to how many calories I’ve consumed –more of a ballpark idea that a specific amount- and could probably tell you the calories for almost any item that’s sold in a grocery store or on a common restaurant menu. It’s definitely taken a while to stop thinking about calories and only focus on the quality of the food I’m eating and its affect on my health and body’s performance.
I don’t usually recommend counting calories to my clients bu encourage them to eat whole foods, focus on fruits and veggies, and drink enough water. I’m a strong believer that if you eat well (smart carbs, lean proteins and healthy fats) and eat when you’re hungry, the calorie part doesn’t matter as much.
I still think journaling a great way to lose weight or stay in maintenance mode. Even though I don’t do it anymore, it can be an excellent tool to ensure you’re getting enough nutrients.
To keep it from turning into a science or math project, I think it’s better to just write down what you ate (not the calories) and keep tallys for fruit, veggie and water intake. What about you?? Do you count calories or keep a food journal?
Touched for the very first time. Like a ve-e-e-e-gan…”
Hahah I guess the words don’t exactly work, but you know what I mean ;)
Some days, I’ll realize I’ve been vegan all day, without even thinking about it (like yesterday). And other days, I like to stuff my face with seafood and goat cheese ;) This is why I will always be a quasitarian.
So last night, after sauna Spin and Zumba with no AC (full house though, YEAHHH!) we had a beautiful humpday Indian meal.
Dippers:
Pappadum (and Megan’s pilot):
I ordered my favorite: Baigan Bharta, spicy (LIVE for spicy!)
And whole wheat naan, per usual
And a glass of wine that went straight to my brain after two hours of cardio. But it was delicious :D
After dinner, we went to Sonic so the boys could get their free root beer floats and then called it a night.
Of course there was puppy cuddling time:
And the supermodel of the family strut her stuff in her new bandana, courtesy of Megan’s mom:
This morning was a little busier than usual. I walked the puppies on the base trail for about an hour, came home and got ready to meet the owner of the gym to go the the radio station and I recorded my first radio commercial ever! It’s a tag about the gym I train at and the Summer Shape Up- the owner and I each recorded one since we’re training the two teams. Surprisingly, it was painless and a lot of fun! We also got a little tour of the building, which hosts 7 different ratio stations.
After that, I went to get groceries since I’m making dinner for a new momma in the squadron. A lot of the wives got preggers right before the guys got deployed, so now there are BABIES EVERYWHERE!
When I got home, there was a package for me from One Lucky Duck! I ordered some stuff for Megan and I last week and also pre-ordered a copy of Sarma’s new cookbook for each of us. It’s being released in a couple of weeks and if you pre-order, Sarma will sign the book for you and include a free goodie!Check it out!
Here are the goods:
Cheese quackers (my favorite item from the store), raw cocoa powder (destined for macaroon city), oatmeal blueberry cookies (for Megan), mini grawnola bars for each of us and a pink Eat Raw, Live Long shirt.
Of course I put my new shirt on right away and wore it while I made the tabbouleh for the baby dinner:
Here’s the tabbouleh:
Some for the pilot and I:
There’s also Mediterranean-stuffed chicken in the oven and a devil’s food Bundt cake cooling that I’m about to cover in chocolate ganache. Evilly delicious :D I’ll post pics of the finished products (and the recipe links).
I’m going to do a Dave Farmar podcast before hitting the gym for some cardio and then meeting with my Shape Up group.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Love,
Gina
Thoughts on calorie counting: When I got into maintenance mode, I figured that the best way to maintain my current weight would be to keep a food journal and start counting calories. I wrote down everything I ate and the method seemed to work pretty well. I was so happy with the weight I had lost and was feeling amazing and was did not want to gain it all back and feel blah again. So I kept my journal, measured out portions and stuck with it. That is, until I decided I wanted a personal trainer to teach me more about weight training and tone up a little. This trainer was a GIANT MEATHEAD. Super buff body builder who thought he knew everything and now that I’ve studied the subject for a few years I can look back and know that it was an act, but before I get into all of that let’s just say that he told me that in order to maintain my current weight, I could only eat 1,000 calories per day. I didn’t know enough at that point (since I had only been counting calories for a few weeks) to know that what he did is totally WRONG –and as a trainer, I give my clients calorie ranges but never a specific or particularly ridiculous number for calories- and actually listened to the guy… I lasted 2 days before I decided it was ridiculous (and felt like garbage to boot).
I stopped training with him (for obvious reasons) but from that point on, I continued to keep my journal and calorie count for everything I ate. Even though it helped me maintain my weight – I never restricted calories but always kept myself accountable for what I ate and made sure I was getting enough fruits, veggies, water, etc- it turned eating into a science project. I played with carb, protein, fat ratios (and in the process found one that worked the best for me and my activity level) but feel like it started to take the joy out of eating. I finally got to a point (about a year ago) where I felt like I could use my own intuition to eat well, eat enough and maintain my current size. Let’s just say, calorie counting is a TOUGH habit to break!!!
Even now, I have a general idea in my mind as to how many calories I’ve consumed –more of a ballpark idea that a specific amount- and could probably tell you the calories for almost any item that’s sold in a grocery store or on a common restaurant menu. It’s definitely taken a while to stop thinking about calories and only focus on the quality of the food I’m eating and its affect on my health and body’s performance.
I don’t usually recommend counting calories to my clients bu encourage them to eat whole foods, focus on fruits and veggies, and drink enough water. I’m a strong believer that if you eat well (smart carbs, lean proteins and healthy fats) and eat when you’re hungry, the calorie part doesn’t matter as much.
I still think journaling a great way to lose weight or stay in maintenance mode. Even though I don’t do it anymore, it can be an excellent tool to ensure you’re getting enough nutrients. To keep it from turning into a science or math project, I think it’s better to just write down what you ate (not the calories) and keep tallys for fruit, veggie and water intake. What about you?? Do you count calories or keep a food journal?