how to eat healthy out of the house

Well my diet has been going well. My cravings haven't taken over my mind just yet. As you have read in my other blogs my daily routine is kind of boring.. yogurt, fruit, school, salad, gym, grilled chicken. Since the weekend it now approaching us it is difficult to stay home and cook every day, therefore you go to eat out with your friends, family, significant other. It is alot easier to eat out and eat healthy than you think. The hardest part is telling your self not to order those greasy french fries or that fried fattening chicken dinner. It is all about self control. When Im out and I want to eat bad, i think of my vacation to Las Vegas in June, and my goal of getting off those holiday pounds. First step is mind over matter. Second step to remember is do not starve yourself, A. you will gain more weight that way, and B. you will break down and eat everything and anything around you when you get to that point of starving. It is important to eat alot of little things through out your whole day. Train your stomach to not over eat, it's all about portions. Take Applebees for example, that place is crawling with trans fat and calories up the Wa-zoo! Check out the weight watchers menu they offer or the new under 500 calorie meals. They are actually satisfying enough and will fill you. The days I don't go to school (tuesdays and thursdays) I work at a Cafe. This Cafe happens to be a health food restaurant. While I am at work I normally eat summer rolls, they have rice paper, mixed greens, and option of grilled chicken, shrimp, tuna, or eggplant. They are filling and tasty. There is healthy food on every menu, you just have to be a pain in the butt customer and ask for meal alterations. Another example, I went out to a nice italian restaurant with my friends last weekend. I ordered grilled salmon, no sauce (the sauce is where all the calories are at.. BEWARE!) and steamed veggies, with water and lemon. That may sound boring but salmon is full of good carbs and omega. It is important to get some fish incorporated into your diet such as grilled tuna or salmon. If you don't like fish health food stores have omega vitamins. I continue to replace my normal diet soda with water or natural green tea. Any soda will leave you feeling bloated and uncomfortable. Increase green tea consumption for it helps with digestion, your metabolism and has a little caffeine to replace coffee. Continue to work out when you can, it makes you feel better about your self and you will actually feel improvement. Next blog I will talk about how to work out properly to burn fat and tone. I am currently down 4 pounds since I started my blog!

Beginning of week plan

Starting from this blog on, I will be posting to inform people who either want to loose wight, eat right, or just live a healthy life style. Since this weekend was my first "cheat" on my diet plan, Monday was the beginning of a new weight loss plan. Monday I had class so therefore eating right became a little bit difficult. To me, loosing weight is 70% eating right and 30% working out so it is always important to read labels. I discovered Stockton has absolutely no appetizing healthy food! Before getting to class I woke up in the morning and ate a low-cal yogurt mixed with flax seed. Flax seed is good for your digestive system, hair, skin and all around good health. After my first class I ate a fruit cup and a hot green tea from Stockton. In between my last two classes I brought a fiber bar to eat, because it is very important to eat a little every two hours so your metabolism speeds up. When I got home, I ate a late lunch which was a whole wheat wrap with lettuce, grilled chicken, and avocado. Then worked out at the gym for 60 minutes, which consisted walking and running on the treadmill and followed by light weights for toning. For dinner more grilled chicken, brown rice, and steamed vegetables. I continued this on tuesday and today. This may sound like a boring day but it is my life monday through friday. It is really worth it in the end because results will come over time and you will feel so rewarded about your self. Like I said in my last blog, my goal is to loose 15 to 20 pounds, according to my average BMI (body mass index). My next blog I will give more the secrets of dining out and eating healthy.

Figuring out my topic

After thinking things through i realized what my blog should be about. Even though my life is circled around interesting events I have to come up with something good to write about. Since this country is infested with fattening foods, obese children, and is now known as the "fast food nation," i've decided to blog about healthy eating, healthy "fast food" and good work out plans. I'm not one to always eat right, don't get me wrong, but my since New Years hit I have decided to make a serious change in my life. I have gained 20 pounds since last September, between the stress from school, a boyfriend who always looks at me like I'm perfect even if that means eating 3 juicy hamburgers a day, and just down right loving food. But now that is all going to change, I need the change for my self, to feel and look better. I am going to consistently write and inform you all of healthy foods, and good work out plans. So far since New Years even I have lost 18 pounds by just working out and eating right. Its very hard and you need to treat yourself sometimes... like tonight :) Just look out for my next blog because I will be back to my daily healthy life style tomorrow!

January 20, 2010

Today was my first day of my second semester at Stockton. I like my schedule alot better than last semester. The only problem that I have with Stockton is the fact that there are limited classes to chose from, especially for commuters like myself. Its hard to fit exactly what classes I need into my Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule. I could probably argue with anyone who disagreed with me for hours. Now that the semester has kicked off everything should feel alot more into place, and less stressful. I only had to change around one class that I knew wasn't for me. On a lighter note all my books were cheap this semester. I could get used to this blogging thing, seeing as the only network I was on was addicting Crackbook, I mean Facebook. I'm going to wrap up this blog, good first day overall!