Happy Sunday guys!
As promised, I want to share my food and workouts with you as part of my renewed focus on my health and well being. Similar to my weight loss journey with Weight Watchers back in 2005, I find that tracking my food and workouts as well as sharing them with you on the blog helps hold me accountable. I am not counting calories or points this time around, just focusing on eating primarily healthy, natural foods. When it comes to workouts, keep in mind that I am currently recovering from a strained hamstring and bruised cuboid which have limited my workouts. In the coming weeks there will be a more high intensity workouts and running but for right now, I’m listening to my body and doing what feels good.
I am tracking my workouts daily but only tracking my food Monday morning through Friday afternoon. While it may not work for everyone, I find that allowing myself the freedom and flexibility to enjoy on the weekends helps me. I am also limiting alcohol to Friday and Saturday, with a goal to have no more than five glasses during the course of the weekend. You will also see that I am a creature of habit. This week I had the same breakfast most mornings and almost an identical lunch. Keep in mind that I work from home most days and therefore I try to buy enough salad ingredients to make a week’s worth of salads. Sometimes the salad varies based on leftovers in the refrigerator but I try to keep the base the same.
Food
- Monday
- Breakfast: Unsweetened iced green tea, banana and Starbucks perfect oatmeal
- Lunch: Salad (spinach, grilled chicken, egg whites, celery, tomatoes, carrots, red peppers, salt, pepper, olive oil, lemon, and red wine vinegar)
- Snack(s): Apple with almond butter drizzle (~ 1 tablespoon), 2 cups natural popcorn
- Dinner: Healthy Mexican Grilled Shrimp Salad
- Water: 9 glasses
- Tuesday
- Breakfast: Coffee w Unsweetened Almond Milk, Fage 2% yogurt, 1/4 cup Purely Elizabeth granola, 1/2 banana, chia seeds and flax seeds
- Lunch: Salad (spinach, 1 egg + 1 egg white, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, balsamic)
- Snack(s): Apple with almond butter drizzle (~ 1 tablespoon), 2 cups natural popcorn
- Dinner:Healthy Mexican Grilled Shrimp Salad
- Water: 10 glasses
- Wednesday
- Breakfast: Coffee w Unsweetened Almond Milk, Fage 2% yogurt, 1/4 cup Purely Elizabeth granola, 1/2 banana, chia seeds and flax seeds
- Lunch: Salad from Potbelly (Spinach, hummus, tomatoes, grilled chicken, cucumber, egg white, avocado, dressing on side)
- Snack: orange + 1 serving almonds, unsweetened iced green tea
- Dinner: Salmon, roasted broccoli and fennel & kale salad from Little Beet
- Water: 8 glasses
- Thursday
- Breakfast: Coffee w Unsweetened Almond Milk, Fage 2% yogurt, 1/4 cup Purely Elizabeth granola, 1/2 banana, chia seeds and flax seeds
- Lunch: Salad from NYC deli (Spinach, grilled chicken, edamame, tomato, carrots, cucumber, celery, green peppers, salt, pepper, olive oil & balsamic)
- Snack(s): orange + 1 serving almonds, 1/2 serving popcorn (without butter) at Lincoln Center during King and I
- Dinner: Homemade Greek salad (romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, red peppers, feta, chicken, olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice)
- Water: 11 glasses
- Friday
- Breakfast: Coffee w Unsweetened Almond Milk, Fage 2% yogurt, 1/4 cup Purely Elizabeth granola, 1/2 banana, chia seeds and flax seeds
- Lunch: Refrigerator leftovers salad (spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, 1/4 avocado, onions, 1 egg + 1 egg white, balsamic
- Snack: orange + 1 serving almonds, green tea
- Water: 7 glasses
Workouts
- Monday – Mixed Level Bar Method at Bar Method Brooklyn
- Tuesday – Mixed Level Bar Method at Bar Method Brooklyn
- Wednesday – Rest Day
- Thursday – Signature Fhix at Fhitting Room followed by physical therapy
- Friday – physical therapy
- Saturday – 60 minutes hot power yoga at Tangerine Hot Yoga
- Sunday – 60 minutes hot yoga Prana Power Yoga
So there you have it! After the first week I’m down three pounds and hope to lose one pound per week, on average, until I am back at my healthy weight and my Summer clothes fit again.
Looks like you are doing a great job sticking to a nutrition plan. My office has snacks a plenty, and that is my ongoing downfall. After a long meeting, walking to the kitchen just feels right.
Congrats on week 1!
I’m so thankful that I can limit snacks pretty easily at home. My old office had CHOCOLATE everywhere!
I love the approach you are taking- try to eat clean during the week but give yourself a bit of grace on the weekends. I am going to try to mirror your approach this week because I’ve been a bit over indulgent with the wine/sweets, too! Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the great work!
Grace is a perfect word for last nights glass of rose 🙂 Good luck!!
Thanks for sharing this! I’m going to try your approach, as I’d love to drop a couple pounds…and those always seem the hardest. You’re a great inspiration. Thanks 🙂
I’m so glad you find it helpful Grace! Good luck!
It’s always good to see someone approach weight loss in a mindful, long term lifestyle manner. As someone who has lost a lot of weight I am hyper vigilant on the scale. I do weigh myself most days but I get water weight etc. so it works for me. Juice cleanses, whole 30 and anything that makes you miserable makes me want to bang my head against the wall. Stick to whole, nutritious foods and measured portion sizes and the weight loss will come! And always leave room for some drinks, especially as the warm weather comes 🙂