Culminating

So.. I decided to try eating healthier and follow a meal plan over the course of a few weeks. I pre planned all my meals for 3 weeks, although I definately cheated a few times, and perhaps ate a little more then I should have. But for the most part here is what I ate.

On day 1 for breakfast, I had 3 scrambled eggs for breakfast, a cup of skim milk and a pink grapefruit. For lunch I ate a whole wheat wrap with low fat turkey and lettuce, and a red apple. Dinner was a boneless skinless chicken breast with a small amount of BBQ sauce to dip, and a small salad with low fat dressing. I also snacked on some celery throughout the day.



Very plain turkey wrap



Day 2 for breakfast I had two slices of toast with penut butter on them, a bananna and a cup of skim milk. I snacked on some almonds as the day went on when I was hungry. For lunch I ate some left over chicken with some steamed veggies. For dinner I ate Salmon seasoned with dill herbs and lemon juice, and steamed broccoli with garlic powder on it.



Yummy Salmon



On the 3rd day for breakfast I had 2 activia yougurts and a pink grapefruit. For lunch I ate a greek salad with low fat dressing mixed with pepers, onions, tomatoe and cucumber... I left out the feta cheese to be healthier. I snacked on slices of cucumber and celery throughout the day to keep full inbetween meals. For dinner I ate whole wheat pasta with low fat pasta sauce.

Day 4 I ate an omlette made with two eggs, and 1 bell pepper. I also ate a bananna, and some orange juice to drink. For my lunch I ate tofu stir fry with a pepper, brown rice, onion and some teriyaki sauce. For dinner I ate Soul (a lean, white fish) seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, sliced tomatoes, and sliced onions.

For the next 10 days following these 4, I ate the same meal plan switching up the order the meals were in to keep it somewhat interesting but also simple. I did eat a chocolate chip muffin or two from Tim Hortons as well as cheating daily by having a tripple tripple from Tim Hortons...oops.

On day 14 I changed the meals slightly, I tried to minimize my meat intake for the last 14 days. I am not trying to be a vegetarian, just keeping things interesting. Again I did not strictly stick to this diet either, I have no will power and am surrounded by fatty foods.

                         

Day 14 for breakfast I had an apple, a bananna, some yougurt and a cup of skim milk. For lunch I ate an omlett with bell peppers, and some celery sticks on the side. For dinner I ate a cesar salad with low fat dressing, with cucumbers on the side. I snacked on carrots throughout the day to keep full as well.

Day 15 I ate scrambled eggs for breakfast, with orange juice and strawberries. For lunch I ate a cucumber sandwich with salt and pepper and a little low fat margerine, with some watermelon. For dinner I ate brown rice with soy sauce, and steamed veggies like bell peppers and broccoli. I snacked on rasberries throughout the day as well.

                                  

   

Day 16 I ate a pink grapefruit and egg whites with skim milk. For lunch I ate a garden salad with cucumber, tomato, bell peppers, and low fat low calorie italian dressing. For dinner I ate a tomato sandwich with salt pepper, cucumber on the side, and carrots on the side. I snacked on red grapes through out the day as well.

Day 17 I ate an omlett with green peppers and a bananna with skim milk. I also cheated and ate an everything bagel from Tim Hortons. For my lunch I ate spaghetti with whole wheat pasta and low fat sauce and fresh crushed tomatoes in it. Through the day I snacked on blueberries to keep full. And for dinner I ate a greek salad with low fat dressing, no feta cheese or olives but all the other vegetables that belong in it. On the side of that I had some extra carrots and cucumbers. For desert I had some chocolate covered strawberries....not so healthy but so delicious.

Once again to keep it simple and easy to follow, I repeated the same fruit and veggie based menu that I started on day 14 until day 21. Over the past three weeks in addition to my meal plans I drank 8 bottles of water daily, and tried to excersize on the treadmill for at least 20 minutes a day. I did slack on several days.

Overall, I feel more energetic since starting this meal plan, and it is actually less stressful to have my meals pre-decided then to go day by day. I think it could be very benificial to me to continue trying to eat halthier, and eat based on this or a similar meal plan. It was interesting to eat only veggies and fruits for a week, and I took vitamins and supplements to make sure I wasnt lacking any nutrients during that time. I think I should really try to start working out more frequently though to improve my mood and my health. I also found in addition to having more energy, that eating healthier and working out helps a lot with my anxiety which can get pretty out of hand at times. It was an interesting few weeks.