Day 8 of 100

I think that staying on task is going to be much easier during the week. Fewer social activities and more structure. I thrive on structure.

Breakfast--
Bread (last day of sugar bread- tomorrow is Ezekiel bread. I am scared.)
calories: 120
Fat: 2 g
Carb: 21 g
Protein: 5 g

Natural Peanut Butter (one tbsp)
105 calories
Fat: 7.5 grams
Carb: 2.5 grams
Protein: 4 grams

Half and Half (6 tbsp- I had a lot of coffee this morning...)
120 calories
10.5 grams fat (ow)
3 grams carb
0 protein

Snack
1/2 cup Greek yogurt (No sugar and super tasty!)
75 calories
2 grams fat
4.5 grams carb
8 grams protein

1 tbsp sliced almonds
50 calories
3 grams fat
1.5 grams carb
1.5 grams protein

5 strawberries
20 calories
o fat
4 g carbs
0 protein

whole grain wrap (O)
150 calories
2.5 grams fat
26 grams carb
5 grams protein

hummus (2 tbsp)
70 calories
6 grams fat
4 grams carb
1 gram protein

1 oz feta
45 calories
3.5 grams fat
0 grams carb
2.5 grams protein

5 kalamata olives
45 calories
4 grams fat
2 grams carb
0 protein


snack
2 ryecrisp
50 calories
11 grams carb
1 grams protein

1 oz gruyere
62 calories
5 grams fat
0 carbs
4.5 grams protein

had with cucumber and tomato


Dinner
Orzo primavera (the Orzo wasn't whole grain. I need to use up what I have)
207 calories
4 grams fat
34 grams carb
10 grams protein

Chicken breast
142 calories
3 grams fat
0 grams carb
26 grams protein

I am not going to figure out percentages today. It looks really good though. I might come back and do it later.



had with mixed greens, cucumber and tomato

Day 7 of 100

Today marks week one of the 100 day challenge. So far, so good. This week is the adding water goal. Future goals are: eliminating Splenda (I didn't think I ate so much of this stuff--all coffee related, eating non-sugar bread (it looks like fiber board, but I am going to try it) and I am not sure what else yet... Probably increasing fruit and veggie intake. I think adding smoothies as snacks will help this one.

Today so far....

Breakfast
Medium Skim latte with Splenda
Calories:

one piece whole grain bread

1 tbsp natural peanut butter

Ok- today I went to brunch with friends. We were supposed to meet at 11, but people were late which is the usual. We didn't eat until 1. I was so overly hungry. I should've managed the situation better and had some fruit or something. The good news is I made egg bake to bring and it was pretty much clean eating. Daniel (brunch was at his and Sarah's house) made beet, apple, orange and carrot juice. It was really, really good. I also had a piece of toast. Ok- I derailed a little bit. I had 1/4 to 1/2 of a caramel roll and 1/4 to 1/2 of a cherry danish. Certainly not clean eating at all. I was all ready for the brunch and had a plan and didn't stick to it. Well- I guess lesson learned. I need to be more prepared for getting overly hungry. I could have had some fruit or something. I also need to be more prepared for social eating and social situations. I will readily tell you that a danish is not the end of the world, but it did violate the 100 day challenge. The great thing about the 100 day challenge is I am ready to keep on going. So I will accept this mistake and not let it happen again.

When I got home I resumed clean eating right away. I had a ham and cheese sandwich and some veggie chips. I would KILL for some pop right now, but I am sticking to the water. The bread with sugar in it is almost gone, so the new bread will start in the next few days. I think that is the last thing with sugar in it in the house.

For dinner we had a kashi cheese pizza. Yum. Easy and clean. Got to love that.

I didn't keep track of calories or anything else today. Overall I did pretty well and I recovered for the brunch blip quite well I think.

I did not work out today. I have been really tired this weekend... I don't know why. I have had 2 days off of exercise, so tomorrow I must do something. I think I will run....

Check in from day six

Yippee-- the participant list is growing!

So now Ray is going to start clean eating along with Carla and Beth!

Day six of 100

Today I am actually formulating a clean eating plan for the week. Last Sunday as I was falling asleep I decided to do this, so I had to make do with what was in the house and what I could pick up on the run. I don't know how I came up with 100 days, but it is a totally achievable task. I have quickly figured out that clean eating perfection is going to be a challenge, so every week I am going to aim for improving one aspect of clean eating. This week I am working on water intake.

Ok today's food...

Breakfast
English muffin
calories: 120
fat: 1 gram
protein: 4 grams
carbs: 25 grams

Veggie sausage patty (again this is another item that is in the house, but really isn't clean eating. It has an ingredient list about a mile long. A lot of the ingredients are created materials and not "food" items. So we will eat them and look for something else for the next 94 days)
calories: 80
fat: 3 grams
protein: 10 grams
carbs: 3 grams

2% cheddar (1/2 oz)
calories: 45
fat: 3 grams
protein: 3.5 grams
0 carbs

medium skim latte (splenda again! went through the drive through at Caribou... Splenda reduction is going to have to be a goal....)
Calories: 108
fat: .5 grams
protein: 10 grams
carbs: 15 grams

snack
mixed greens, brocolli, cucumber, cherry tomato and
chicken breast
142 calories

organic caesar dressing
120 calories

lunch
1/2 whole wheat pita
80 calories

hummus
70 calories

mixed greens cucumber

flat earth veggie chips
130 calories

1 oz feta
80 calories

skim latte from Starbucks (small size)
65 calories

at this point I have had 1040 calories. I went to volunteer all afternoon at anorganization that helps girls get prom dresses if they are not able to pay for them on their own. After this my friend Mae and I were super hungry so we decided to stop for dinner. We went to Noodles and Company. I got the "pasta fresca". I added vegetables, chicken breast and substituted whole wheat pasta. I also got the smaller portion size. I will say I have NO clue what the counts are for this.... I think this is a great part of the 100 day challenge though. One can't eat perfectly "clean" all the time and things like going out with friends come up. I will say I made the best choice possible for what was available and I am happy with that.


Well I'll be! I went to the Noodles website and they have nutritional information!!! I LOVE it when companies do this! The small pasta was 420 calories and 1/2 chicken breast (I shared the chicken with Mae- rather she shared hers with me) was 65 calories.

Today's total calories: 1525

No exercise today. I am zonked.

Day 5 of 100- Bagels don't have sugar! Yahoo!

Today got really busy, so I only tracked food and calories. I didn't track protein, fat and carbs.

Breakfast
Chicken sausage 140 cal
Egg beaters (I HATE egg whites which is what is suggested for clean eating) 60 calories
1/2 oz. 2% cheddar 45 calories
orange pepper and onion

kashi bar 180 calories

Amy's enchilada meal 350 calories

skim latte 110 calories (again with the Splenda. I keep forgetting to bring Stevia to work.)

bagel/lt veg cream cheese 390/90
(this is definitely a treat due to the high carb content when I am looking for higher protein content)

cheesy chicken cauliflower pasta: 433

Total calories: 1798

exercise- 60 minutes hot yoga (and holy cow was it hot last night. My mat was like a slip and slide. I got a yoga mat towel called "yogitoes". It has little silicon beads on the back of it. It is lovely and works like a charm.)

Check in from day four

So far what I am eating isn't that drastically different from what I usually eat. I have cut out some of the work snacks that I would usually have. Today we had a catered lunch and brownies for some one's birthday. I decided to eat the lunch I brought because I knew exactly what was in it (all for the 100 day experiment) even though the lunch looked pretty good. I probably would've had a birthday brownie, but I didn't today-- again the 100 day challenge!

I am struggling a little bit to find clean foods that are also fast. Some days I have literally zero time between appointments to eat a snack, so I am cutting into a client's time to inhale something. String cheese is fast and easy, but I would like to get away from all the cheese. Also- portable quick, clean snacks aren't coming to mind easily so I will have to do some planning this weekend.

I have some great resources in Clean Eating magazine and Tosca Reno's clean eating books.

Day 4 of 100

Breakfast
Whole Grain bread
110 calories
1.5 grams fat
21 grams carbs
5 grams protein
1 TBSP peanut butter (natural)
105 calories
7.5 grams fat
2.5 grams carb
4 grams protein

coffee with half and half (4 Tbsp) (O)
70 calories
6 grams fat
2 grams carb
2 grams protein

Lunch
2 1/2 cups romaine (O)
1/2 orange bell pepper (O)
1/2 cucumber (O)

2 oz turkey breast (O)
50 calories
0 grams fat
12 grams protein
0 grams carbs

1/2 cup chick peas (O)
120 calories
2 grams fat
7 grams protein
21 grams carbs

Oil and vinegar dressing (O)
140 calories
16 grams fat
0 carb
0 protein

1/2 avocado
161 calories
15 grams fat
8 grams carbs
2 grams protein

fast snack
string cheese (O)
80 calories
5 grams fat
0 grams carb
8 grams protein

snack
bread
110 calories
1.5 grams fat
21 grams carb
5 grams protein

pepperjack cheese slice
110 calories
9 grams fat
1 grams carb
7 grams protein

2 oz turkey breast (O)
50 calories
0 grams fat
12 grams protein
0 grams carb


dinner
Cheesy Chicken Pasta (from the magazine Eating Well. I substituted whole wheat flour for white flour in the recipe)
433 calories
13 grams fat
42 grams carb
32 grams protein


I haven't been writing my exercise down for the day, but I will start doing that. Today I biked 5.5 miles.

Today's totals:

calories 1429
Fat 76.5 grams (too high- looking back quite a lot of cheese today...)
Carbs 130.5 grams
Protein 94 grams

Percentages
Fat 25%
Carbs 43%
Protein 31%