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PB and J Oatmeal

As soon as I woke up this morning I ate half of a banana and 1 C of Uncle Matt’s orange juice. I was feeling the need to eat very lightly and keep heavy foods out of my system. 165 calories

Around 11am I got hungry again and was in the mood for a bowl of oatmeal. 1/2 C. plain oatmeal, 1/2 C. whole milk, water (to thin it out), 1 T homemade peanut/almond/cashew butter, 1 T all-fruit jam, about eight peanuts on top. 380 calories

After breakfast I enjoyed an Arbonne Antioxidant Immunity Booster sent to me from my friend Claire. She also sent me a bunch of other Arbonne products to try out- my skin is thanking her for that! 40 calories

I didn’t get hungry again until well into the evening. I started making a quiche for dinner with a nice salad around 7pm.

The quiche was easy to throw together- 1 package frozen broccoli (steamed), 1 frozen deep-dish pie crust, 2 oz. cheddar cheese, 6 eggs, 1/2 C. whole milk, salt and pepper. Bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes. 288 calories per slice (I had 1.5 slices at about 400 calories)

Mixed greens salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, 1/2 avocado, sprinkling of feta and vinaigrette dressing. 210 calories.

I also ate 3 glucosamine chews- not shown- 70 calories

Total Calories: 1,265

Exercise: 45 minutes of Insanity Workout, burned about 400 calories

Earned a sticker for the day!

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Pepper Steak Over Rice

Last night’s dinner is one of my favorites! I use the sauce from PW’s recipe and marinate with (ribbye) steak. I cook the peppers and onions in 1T sesame oil until tender. Remove from pan. Add steak + sauce to skillet with 1 C. chicken broth (low sodium) and let cook until meat is done. Add vegetables back in. Cook for about 5 minutes. Serve over rice. (Oh! I also use white wine instead of sherry.)

It tastes just like it’s from a chinese restaurant, but a lot better. I calculated the pepper steak alone at about 350 calories per serving (makes 4 total) plus 160 for 3/4 C rice. Served with salad and viniagrette dressing a a little feta; Total calories: 580

For the day: 1,690

I did not earn my sticker yesterday because I didn’t exercise. After dinner, I worked on more projects and just passed out in the bed. I know. Today I am going to exercise before dinner. I notice that exercise really helps me with depression, I feel so much better and clear after a workout.

I’m feeling dehydrated so far today and am working on lowering my sodium intake for the day. So far I’ve only had 1/2 a banana and 1 C of orange juice, plus lots of water.

I’ll be back this evening with my food post and exercise report. Have a wonderful day!

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Life Well Laughed

Breakfast held me over until about 2pm. For a split second I considered going out for lunch, but quickly realized that I could eat something a lot better from home. I’m glad I went home because I forgot about the two bags of croissants and Polinesian chicken salad in the refrigerator.

So that was lunch, and it was delicious. If you’re a fan of chicken salad, you can find the recipe here. I love chicken salad; top 20 favorite food item for sure. I estimated about 500-550 calories for the sandwich.

I recieved an email from the folks at Laughing Cow asking me if I’d mention their Life Well Laughed campaign and thought, why not? I knew I was going to the store this evening, so I decided to pick up a pack of their cheese wedges. Disclaimer: I was in no way compensated for this mention. I was hankering cheese and it sounded like a good cause.

The Life Well Laughed Project makes it easy for people to give back to their communities through delightful snacking. From April 1 through July 15, you can visit LifeWellLaughed.com, enter the UPC code found on the outside of the packaging of The Laughing Cow cheese wedges and/or Mini Babybel® cheese, and The Laughing Cow will make a $1 donation to support health and wellness programs. The Laughing Cow has committed a minimum donation of $250,000, but with enough people participating, the company hopes to realize a maximum donation of $500,000.

The Laughing Cow®’s mission is to make healthy living more delightful. Inspired by the First Lady’s Lets Move initiative, they’ve taken that one step further to create the Life Well Laughed Project, which seeks to motivate, educate and support communities across the nation to live healthier lifestyles for our kids.

I chose the queso fresco and chipotle cheese, a new one to me and it was pretty good. I enjoyed the creamy texture and smoky/spicy flavor. I’m already coming up with ideas for it. My snack was 100 calories- 35 for the cheese and and 65 for the rice and nut crackers.

I’m making an effort to drink lots of water today. I can’t seem to get enough.

Total calories so far today: 1,060-1,160

Going to do Insanity soon, today is pure cardio (one of the hardest sessions- hoping to burn 400-500 calories) and planning some steak stir-fry with peppers over rice and a salad for dinner.

What are you having for dinner?

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