Today's Meal Plan

Hi everyone!
Just wanted to share my meal plan for today!

Breakfast:
Kashi
Almond milk
Banana

Lunch:
Ground chicken
Quinoa
Salad

Snack:
Broccoli
Ranch dip

Dinner:
Quinoa
Salmon
Broccoli

Snack:
Banana
Apple
Peanut butter
Cinnamon

Happy Hump Day! Xo

SNOW DAY!

SNOW DAY!!!!!!

I got to stay home today with my 2 favourite guys!
I was worried I wouldn't stay on track since usually being home is self-sabotage but I did extremely well :-) Here is my meal plan today:

Breakfast:
Kashi (1 cup)
Almond milk (1 cup)
Cinnamon
Banana

Lunch:
Left overs from last night's dinner (rice pasta, asparagus,  chicken and a salad)

Snack:
Apple
Banana
Peanut butter
Cinnamon
Oat/banana biscuit

Dinner:
Quiche with ricotta,  eggs and veggies
Salad with Greek dressing

Getting a little hungry now but I'm going to try and down a big glass of water and head to bed. Goodnight world! :-)

Down 5lbs in 4 days!

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great week! I am feeling great today because I am down another pound since Monday. That's 5 lbs in 4 days! Here is what I ate today:

Breakfast:

Kashi GoLean (1 cup)

Skim milk (1 cup)

Apple

Lunch:

@ Pita Pit!

Chicken Souvlaki Pita with lots of veggies and light mayo

Snack:

Yogurt

Strawberries

Dinner

California roll (9 pc)

and...

a yummy and filling salad :)

After work today I went to the gym and then grocery shopping and bought a lot of veggies. I even bought a few new things to use this week:

Butternut squash to make a soup

Avocado, cucumber, crab, roasted seaweed and sushi rice... to make sushi lol

Lots of green peppers to make stuffed peppers later this week (keep ya posted)

Happy Friday, errbody!

Day 4 and Still Going Strong...

Good evening, everyone!
Another successful day :) Here is what I ate today:

Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (1 cup)
Skim milk (1 cup)
forgot to grab a fruit :(

Lunch:
Left over cabbage, rice noodles and shrimp from yesterday

Snack:
Yogurt
Strawberries

Dinner:
A huge and delicious salad! Chicken breast, lettuce, Craisins, almonds, sunflower seeds, olives, dressing

Trust me, that's a huge serving bowl and I ate the whoooooole thiiiiiing, lol

Working My ASS Off!

Hurray for another successful day and down another pound this morning! Today I ate well, went to the gym and made another healthy concoction, lol. Here is my plan for the day:

Breakfast:
Kashi GoLean (1 cup)
Skim milk (1 cup)
Banana

Lunch:
Lentil concoction from yesterday
Salad (same as yesterdays)

Snack:
Yogurt
Strawberries

Dinner:
1/2 cup rice noodle
Shrimp
Cabbage, spinach, baby bok choy, onions, garlic

Delish!

So I bought my first cabbage a few weeks ago and I am in love. They are super cheap and I spread out one cabbage to work for three different meals! So versatile and yummy :) Did the same routine at the gym today although Joe`s mom wasn`t able to join me. Anyways, until next time! (...probably tomorrow :))

I Feel Amazing!

I feel amazing today! Day 2 of my born-again lifestyle, lol. Checked the scale today, (because I am a scale-whore) and I'm down 3 lbs! Today was another successful day. Ate some delicious, healthy and filling food and actually excited for the gym tomorrow! (I know, who is this girl? lol).

Breakfast:
1 cup of Kashi GoLean
1  cup of skim milk
1 banana

Lunch:
Chicken breast
Broccoli
1/2 cup of brown rice
Low sodium soy sauce
2 Fat Free Kraft Singles

Snack:
Yogurt
Strawberries
Gluten Free Banana Muffin
This was my dinner tonight. A concoction of onions, garlic, salt, pepper, cabbage, broccoli, brown rice, ground chicken, peas, lentils and tomato sauce. Delish! *muah!*

Decided to have a nice salad at "dessert". Dr. Som, (who I should really make an appointment with) would be so proud). Lettuce greens, fat free-sugar free-calorie-free dressing, sunflower seeds, almonds and Craisins. Mmmm...



Day 3 tomorrow! Wish me luck! Joe's mom will be joining me at the gym tomorrow. Should be fun :) 

Breakfast

2 slices of Vegehut Kamut N' Flax bread
Light Ricotta cheese
Apple slices

Last Night's Dinner

Homemade tuna burger with fat free Swiss cheese
Mixed veggies
1/2 cup of tuna macaroni salad

Tonights dinner

My dinner :)
1/2 cup of Tuna macaroni salad: rice pasta, fat free mayo, tuna, green onions and celery
Chicken burger with fat free mozzarella
Romaine lettuce with fat free Italian dressing

Recent Dinners

So the last few evenings have been so chilly out and it's making me get into the "autumn spirit". I know, way too early to be thinking fall but it is my favourite season :) With cooler weather also brings my desire to cook dinner! lol Here is what I made Tuesday night:

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1/2 cup of cereal pasta with 1 tbsp of light salmon cream cheese

1 filet of sole

Asparagus with a tbsp of light ricotta cheese

Chicken breast (deck of cards size)

1/2 cup of quinoa with low sodium soy sauce

Asian style frozen veggies

Also, notice the glass of Peach Mango V8? Started taking my Inositol again today :)

(I've been really slacking on taking my supplements, partly because  I started running out and didn't have any money to buy new ones and partly because I\ve been waking up at noon for 2 months and missed a bunch of my morning ones, lol. Hopefully I\ll get back on track in September!)

Great Day!

I had a great day today :) I got a new part time job and I am getting a sweet cheque from my apartment rental company. Not bad!

Here is what I ate today:

Breakfast:

Banana (on my way to my interview)

Lunch:

Grapes

2 slices of gluten free bread

Sundried Tomato Copanada (From Fiddleheads. All organic but probably full of fat. They had a free sample and I was hooked so I decided to treat myself, lol)

Dinner:

Salmon portion

1/2 cup of cereal pasta with light Salmon Cream Cheese (delish!)

Brocolli with one Fat Free Kraft Single

Back On Track...

So I am back on track this week and proud of it! Lost 3 of the 5 lbs I gained this weekend, (lol) and headed back to T-Zone today. Also made a supper yummy and healthy dinner :)

Risotto with brocolli and mushrooms

Filet of Sole

Brocolli with fat free cheese

Pad Sew!!!

Mmmm... Pad Sew! Gluten free and full of deliciousness ;)

My Dinner :)

1/2 cup of rice pasta with Light Salmon Cream Cheese (delish!)

Brocolli with Kraft Single

Filet of Sole

Heading to Brampton tomorrow for a funeral :( but then off to my uncle's cottage for the long weekend.

Should be a weekend full of temptation :P

A Real Dinner

Brocolli with Fat Free cheese, salmon with lemon, garlic and dill, and brown rice with soya sauce. Yummmm-o!

Fajita Friday!

Laura came over on Friday for "Fajita Friday!"
Below is a photo of salsa, tomatoes, black olives, fat free sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, Frank's Red Hot, and low fat nacho cheese.

Peppers and Chicken Breast :)

My fajita with a Gluten Free Tortilla :) Yummmmm

My Weekend :)

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. On Saturday, Joe and I took Russell to the beach and had a great time. Russell is a horrible swimmer by the way ;) lol. On Saturday night, I decided that we had things to make a great breakfast Sunday morning so I went on the hunt to find a gluten free pancake recipe.

It said that you need to make it the night before, so I went to the kitchen and whipped it up in about 3 minutes :) Then I thought of something creative and possibly delicious ;) I've been craving funnel cakes for the last couple of weeks-- wouldn't it be cool if I could make a gluten free funnel cake?!?! I took some pancake batter and went to work. I bought Breyer's Fat Free Vanilla Ice Cream, made a berry sauce and came up with this:

Not bad if I must say so myself!!! I used the batter the next day to make pancakes-- Verdict: They were okay. Not as fluffy as a pancake, more like a crepe.

Since being off work I have noticed that I have been eating a lot more :( When I was at work I would eat breakfast around 8:00am, lunch around noon, maybe a snack when I got home from work around 4:00pm, dinner around 6:00pm and maybe a light snack at night time. Now, I can eat whenever the hell I want!!! Mwah-hahahahaha! ;) Although I am eating healthy snacks, I think I am consuming too many calories. I haven't gained any weight (thank god!) but I haven't lost any either :( I told myself that starting today I was getting back on track. Here is my menu for today:

Breakfast:

Kashi Go Lean (1 cup)

Skim milk (1 cup)

Banana

Snack:

Banana

Peanut Butter (1 tbsp)

Dinner:

Lean beef meatballs (4)

Quinoa (1/2 cup)

Mushrooms, onions and peppers

Some New Finds!

On my way to T-Zone today (day 5 by the way), I decided to stop by Fiddleheads. Joe and I are going to have a picnic at the beach tomorrow so I decided it would be a great opportunity to finally try their gluten free bread. I decided to choose this one. I am making homemade hummus, homemade baba ghanoush, and bruschetta so far.

I was going to pick up some of Mary's Cookies but as I was looking at the side of the box I noticed that they had 9g of sugar and quite a bit of fat. I decided instead to try these cookies. They have 2g of sugar and 1g of fat for two cookies!

Another find: Lentil chips?! Yes, lentil chips. Gluten free and baked!

Taste Test:

Taste Test 1: Organic Kamut N` Flax Bread:

Verdict: Delish!!!

Ate a slice with a tiny bit of margatine. Very similar to regular bread! Tastier than some of the Dempster`s brands I`ve tried. Has 2g of fibre per slice (not ideal but not bad). The downside is... a loaf (which is pretty small) is $5.99 a bag. Let`s just say I threw that loaf in the freezer and will use it very sparingly lol.

Taste Test 2: Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies

Verdict: Scrumptious!

Poured myself a small glass of skim milk and tried one small cookie. The chocolate chips has melted a little since I left them in the car while I was at T-Zone but that didn`t matter. They were very tasty. Similar to Mary`s Organic Cookies but without the aftertaste. Again, they have 2g of sugar and 1g of fat for two cookies! And again, the downfall being that a bag of the cookies cost $6.59 (ouch!)

Taste Test 3: Baked Lentil Chips

Verdict: Yummay!

Tried these chips with a bit of hummus and they were delish. Very similar to the Humbles Chips (hummus chips) I often buy.

Anyways, off to make some food for our picnic tomorrow :) I`ll post pics soon!

Kristina xo

Tonight's Dinner

I thought I'd share a pic of my dinner tonight since it is the first time in a few weeks I've actually had an appetite for dinner.

Salmon portion

1/2 cup brown rice

Asparagus with Fat Free Mozzarella Cheese

On Board...

Joe is cooking me a delicious healthy meal-- chicken breast, brown rice, mushrooms, onions, peppers and boy choy! He's awesome :)