Food Journal: 8/7/12 and 8/8/12

Hello there! Is it Friday yet? I'm going on a camping trip Saturday morning and I cannot wait! We are heading up to the Sequoias / Kings Canyon area in California. My whole family is joining us on the 2nd day, including my little nephew who is turning 8 that weekend. I'm pretty excited to get out in nature and relax with my love.

Here's my vegan and gluten free food and exercise journal for yesterday and today.

Tuesday

Breakfast was a delcious crumbled Tofu Scramble (4oz) with tumeric, garlic powder, sea salt, paprika and TJ's South African seasoning and a little sprinkle of daiya cheese, topped with organic ketchup. I had a smoothie with water, 1/2C frozen pineapple, 1C spinach and 1/2C kale with 1 1/2 C of fresh strawberries & blueberries on the side. 310 Cal / 10 Fat / 45 Carb / 14 Protein

I had a midday snack of 1/2 sweet potato mashed up and 2C Skinny Pop popcorn. 228 Cal / 5 Fat / 44 Carb / 4 Protein Then I cruised over the 24 Hour Fitness on my break and did 15 minutes running/walking intervals on the Treadmill, 15 minutes on the stationary bike, crunches and some hand weights. 

For Lunch at the Office, I had 1/2 C Eden baked beans, 2C raw cucumber and celery and Eat Well Hillary's Veggie Burger patty (pan fried with 1 tsp coconut oil) and topped with.... MORE KETCHUP! If you couldn't tell, I love condiments. 391 Cal / 7 Fat / 66 Carb / 14 Protein

For Dinner 2C Skinny brand popcorn, 2 ezekiel sprouted corn tortilla's with 1/2C each of TJ's fatfree refried beans and 1/4C each of melted Daiya chedder cheese. I had 2 Redbridge gluten free beers to wash it down. I snacked on 2 cups of Skinny Pop popcorn late night.  871 Cal / 18 Fat / 116 Carb / 20 Protein

Nutrient Summary!

Food Calories: 1800

Exercise: -328

Total Calorie Intake: 1472

Wednesday

Well I totally slept in and was running late today. I made a quick smoothie of 1/2C Almond Milk, Water, 1/2C Kale, 1.5C Spinach, 1/2C Frozen Strawberries, 1/2C frozen Pineapples and 1/2 banana. Then I chowed down on 2 brown rice cakes as I ran out the door for work. I also guzzled down a Sambazon Low Calorie Amazon Energy drink. I became addicted to these just a few months before my wedding (which was in May) during the craziness of wedding planning. They are great natural alternative if you need an extra kick. It's just acai juice, tea, sparkling water, guarana and cane juice. Both the Jungle Love and the Original flavors are way better, but they contain more sugar. So I usually stick to the "low calorie" version if I splurge on these. It definitely did the trick today. 331 Cal / 2 Fat / 68 Carbs / 7 Protein

I snuck away from the office again for a workout at 24Hour Fitness. 20 minutes run / walk intervals on the Treadmill and 5 minutes on the stair master. Before I heading out I had a midday snack. One VEGA All-In-One Nutritional Shake, Berry Flavor mixed with water and a nectarine. 201 Cal / 3 Fat / 27 Carbs / 16 Protein

I stopped by my local health food market and picked up some lunch. 5 veggie rolls (brown rice, avocado, shredded carrots, cucumber, asparagus and black sesame seeds) with Tamari dipping sauce. I also had a small salad (2C mixed greens) with shredded carrots and beets, cherry tomatoes, hemp seeds, nutritional yeast and 2Tbsp of Tahini Cashew dressing. Delicious! 420 Cal / 15 Fat / 66 Carbs / 13 Protein

I got super hungry later in the day at the office, so I had 1C of fat free refried beans with 2 brown rice cakes.   

380 Cal / 74 Carb / 0 Fat / 16 Protein

For Dinner I had three thick slices of tofu (4.2oz) seasoned with my signature spices with 1tsp of coconut oil and of course topped with ketchup. I also had 2 Ezekiel sprouted corn tortilla quesadilla with Daiya vegan cheddar cheese.  547 Cal / 18 Fat / 46 Carb / 15 Protein

Nutrient Summary!
Food Calories: 1858
Exercise: - 316
Total Calorie Intake: 1548

<3 Chelsea