A Day In The Life..

As I've been writing this journal, I've received nothing but positive feedback. But it has recently been brought to my attention that I have yet to post about a day in my life. And I thought that's actually a really good idea! A lot of people ask what I eat, how often I eat, and about my exercise. So, today I will share with you every item that I eat, when I eat it, and when/how much I'm going to exercise.
Today is a little bit different for me, though. I usually eat a lot of smoothies, but this week I'm going to be eating a whole lotta protein. My mom and dad have both done this recently and have seen very nice results. So, today, there's a lot of meat and protein.

I wake up at 6:30 pretty much every day, but I always wait until I get to work to eat because that allows me to sleep longer... So, I'll begin the log with breakfast :)

7:30-   Coffee with 1 tbsp sugar-free Coffeemate brand Hazelnut Creamer
           2 servings egg beaters (1/4 c + 2 tbsp) I cook it like an omelette.
           2 Old Wisconsin brand Turkey Jerky sticks (pan seared)

10:00- Coffee, black with sweetener

12:00- Chicken and Pineapple Salad:
           1/2 cup shredded chicken breast (from pre-cooked rotisseri chicken)
           2 cups spinach
           1 tbsp Kraft Fat-Free Caesar Italian dressing
           1/4 cup Kraft Shredded Fat-Free Cheddar cheese
           1/2 cup pineapple chunks

           I usually drink Coke Zero, water, or unsweet tea with sweetener

2:00-   3 Jimmy Dean fully cooked turkey sausage patties
           1 slice Sargento Ultra-Thin Cheddar Cheese
           (Pan sear the patties and melt pieces of the cheese on top)

3:30 or 4- coffee, black with sweetener

6:00-   Tuna Salad:
           1 cup Tuna (1 whole can, the big can!)
           3 cups spinach
           1/2 cup Kraft Fat-Free Cheddar Cheese
           2 tbsp Kraft Fat-Free Caesar Italian Dressing

           1/2 cup Blue Bell No Sugar Added Vanilla ice cream- so delicious at
           only 90 calories per 1/2 cup
           1/2 Banana (I microwave it a bit and chop it up, eat with ice cream)

           Sweetened unsweet tea or water

Around 7, I'll go out for my jog. I've now worked my way up to 4 miles jogging nonstop, which takes me around an hour.

So there you have it, a day in my life. I, of course, measure everything out because I want my calorie count to be as exact as possible. I'm a little obsessive with counting calories, but I know that if I stray a little, its not going to kill the whole day. I just try to keep myself under control. And yes, I do drink that much coffee.....I only have creamer in it once as to not add any unecessary calories, and I have found that black with sweetener is surprisingly pretty good. Coffee actually helps me ward off hunger in between food. It gives me something to curb an empty stomach and helps occupy my mouth. A lot of the time I'm not actually hungry, I just want to eat for the sake of eating. Drinking coffee or water really helps to satisfy that feeling.

On my days off from exercise, which are usually Saturday and Sunday, sometimes just Sunday, I consume less calories. Gotta balance it all out. Lately, because I've upped my activity so much, I'm trying to eat more calories because, obviously, I'm burning a lot! It's always hard for me to do that, though, because I'm always afraid I'm going to over-eat. I know I shouldn't be worried about that so much when I'm jogging 3.5-4 miles a day, but after being to strict about it for so long, it's hard to ease up on it...

I hope this helps give you a little insight into what it might take to get where I am! If you think you can do it, DO IT! Try using this day's food as a template for your own eating habits! I'll share other "A Day In the Life" posts to show my variations and different items and such, and I hope you'll check back to see what I do!