Day 7

Food:
Green smoothie: a conglomerate of a little bit of every fruit I had left in my freezer, plus copious amounts of kale that was about to go bad
Boca veggie burger on whole wheat bread with Veganaise, sprouts, tomato, and Dijon mustard
Edamame
Grapes
Luna Women's energy bar
2 Kashi whole wheat blueberry waffles with Tofutti cream cheese
Spinach, mixed greens, bell peppers, onion, sprouts, tomatoe, Pomegranate vinaigrette, pumpkin seeds
Tofu sauteed in soy sauce, Braggs liquid aminos, 17 spices seasoning, and sesame seeds
Odwalla fruit and grain bar

Exercise:
90 minutes walking around grocery store while wearing baby
1 hour walk on the beach while wearing baby

Comments:

I feel like I ate hugeee amounts of food today, but it was mostly good stuff, so yay! I tried this Luna Women's energy bar today. I normally hate granola bars, energy bars, meal bars, etc, other then Nutri-grain bars and Special K bars, both of which are full of sugar and high fructose corn syrup. I've tried tons of different healthier bars and just couldn't find the love...but Luna bars are AWESOME! I had a S'mores flavored one, and I felt like I was having dessert, except it was dessert with calcium, folic acid, antioxidants A, C, E, 9 grams of protein, and 3 grams of fiber. I can't believe the thing tasted as good as it did for having all that in it! It didn't fill me up but was a great snack, something that could be thrown in the diaper bag and eaten to hold me off until I get home, versus eating out. I've been looking for something HEALTHY, that could live in my purse as a snack, for YEARS, so you must understand my excitement at this discovery. I thought perhaps my tastes were changing, so that I like healthier stuff, but then I tried the other energy bar in a different brand (Odwalla) and it wasn't horrible but DEFINITELY tasted like an energy bar.

The other food discovery made today (after visiting a Target, which has a much more diverse frozen veg food section then the commissary--duh) was Boca burgers! Again, I have tried MANY veggie burgers over the years, and yet somehow I've never tried a Boca burger...or maybe just not this flavor of Boca burgers. Because mmmmmmmmmmmm! I am quite excited to find a quick, easy, low fat, high protein meal that I enjoy. I try not to do fake meat too much, but there aren't many veg meals that are easy to eat on the run (minus things involving nut butters, which I can't tolerate for some reason, or fruit, which I already eat huge amounts of) so I'm excited.

Cody and I are considering doing a vegetarian challenge next. We eat mostly vegetarian already, with the very occasional seafood meal at home and sometimes eating meat when we are out. I pretty much eat meat (minus the occasional fish) three places: Chick Fil A, any kind of Hibachi (steak & shrimp), or a good steakhouse. Anywhere else, I am completely, 100% satisfied to eat veg, and can usually find a great veg meal that I enjoy just as much. I also tend to eat way more meat when I'm trying to cut carbs out...I have a hard time finding a balance. I think I've eaten a lot of meat lately...too much for my comfort. I feel like a huge hypocrite because I know how bad meat is for my health, for the environment, and for the animals who suffer in factory farms. And at the same time, I question whether I want to be a true veg for myself or just so I can really call myself one (and therefore not feel like a hypocrite.) I wish I could find the determination I had 1 1/2 years ago when I became a vegetarian and didn't look back...until I became pregnant and eating/cooking/etc became such a chore that fast food and microwaveable items became my main staple for several months. It wasn't until I was 6 months pregnant that I started eating even a semblance of a healthy diet, and went back to being mostly veg. I've gotten better and better at eating better...my diet the last 5 months or so has been the best it's ever been...and yet I'm still not veg. I honestly am afraid to just come out and become vegetarian for fear of falling off the wagon again! Well, something to think about any way.

I start my 200 situps/squats program this week and I'm quite excited. Still on the lookout for a good workout video...I'm working my legs out with my walk and squats, and my core with the situps, so I'm hoping to find something that does all over, but that also does something with my arms. Although really, lifting my humongous 13+ lb monster--I mean, baby--should do the trick.