Hello friends! Happy November!
So Halloween is over right? Candy binging be gone? Kinda… Hormones told me that I needed to have sugar today so it’s not my fault. 😉 {But let’s be honest…I rarely go a day without sweets!}
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| Me and the BF at our Halloween Party |
Fun fact about some sweets I consumed over the weekend…
Oreos are 70 calories each. EACH!! Not per serving (serving size is two for 140 calories).
I made oreo balls Saturday for our Halloween Party because they are one of my most requested treats. I figured that the oreo+cream cheese+ candy coating makes 200-250 calories per ball. But they are delightfully scrumptious!
I have never been one to restrict myself from any foods (as in “never can I ever have…”), but I do think that being informed on nutrition info helps us to realize what we are putting in our bodies and to learn to savor our treats more. I did have a couple oreos AND a couple of oreo balls over the weekend so I am good for awhile.
And after learning this fun caloric fact I decided to take the leftovers from the party to work! Delicious temptations be gone!
Now for WIAW. What. I. Ate. Wednesday.
This does not mean what I ate on Wednesday, this is simply the day that I link up to the blogger party where we pick one day and photograph all of the food we eat and share it with everyone. Funness!!
This happens to be what I ate on Tuesday…
Breakfast {9am}: Kashi Blueberry waffles {in love} with crunch peanutbutter and homemade “grandma jelly” (the BF’s grandma makes me jelly! sweet lady!) along with my chewy breakfast vitamins, diet dew and water.
Lunch {12:15pm}: (I wasn’t very hungry at this point, but I know that I MUST eat before I head to class otherwise no food till 3:45) Leftover wrap (grilled chicken, pico, lettuce) with spinnach added plus carrot chips, diet dew and water
Afternoon Snack {4pm}: Cheeze-Its Snack Mix (Leftover from party), crackers and a couple of little hersheys bars (using photo snapped from night before with similar snackaroo), plus rest of diet dew from lunch and water
Tips: #1: Portioning out snack foods into a bowl/plate instead of eating out of the bag helps save calories since it takes 20 minutes before the brain realizes it’s full.
#2: Breaking candy down into smaller pieces and eating each a piece at a time helps you feel more satisfied. Plus makes it last longer. 😉
Post-run {6:30pm}: Did an easy 2-miler so I usually wouldn’t do any protein, but I haven’t run for a couple of weeks so didn’t want to get sore. Less than half a scoop of protein powder plus 4oz light vanilla soy milk. Plus bottle of water.
Din-Din {7:30}: Leftover Hamburger Helper (with 93 percent lean ground turkey and added sweet baby tomatoes) to which I added some colorful peppers the BF chopped for me, ate this with some multigrain chips for some crunch
PLUS tried a pomegranate for the first time! Me and my sisters snacked on it while we were watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. I had to look up whether or not you could eat the seeds…you can. 😉
Bedtime/Homework Snack {11pm}: Oatmeal-Almond-Mint Hodge Podge Cookies and bedtime tea with honey the BF bought for me
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| I’m the only one in my house that likes mint…so they’re all mine! muahaha |
I am feeling a little like having more cookies but I am going to drink some water to see if I’m just thirsty…if I am truly hungry I will head for cereal or toast. Enough sweets for the day!
I love doing this WIAW because I can really examine my typical diet. I would still like to see more fruits and veggies in my diet, but I liked my water consumption. {Pat on the back.}
P.S. Do you like a challenge? I am doing a 30 Days of Thanks Challenge on Twitter (and updating on Facebook) since it is November and Thanksgiving is coming up. I want to focus on and share what I am thankful for! Just use the hashtag #30daysofthanks on Twitter. I am going to try to tweet at least one thing I am thankful for a day. Follow me and join me!
~Amanda aka Semi-Health Nut~
Reading my blog for the first time? I’d love to get to know you! What brings you here? Food? Fitness? WIAW?
