Food, Food, What to Eat??

Since I'm all about honesty, I'm going to give it to you straight...80% of how you look is what you eat.  Surprised by that fact?  I was at first too.  I always thought that if I exercised enough I would lose weight and look the way I wanted to.  WRONG!!  I finally realized that I could exercise 8 hours a day, but if I wasn't eating healthy foods it wouldn't matter.  One of the questions I get asked the most from the ladies in my Boot Camp class is "How do I get toned?"  And I ask a question right back...what are you eating?  If you want your abs to show, you have to get rid of the layer of fat on top of them first.  You can do crunches until the cows come home, but if you don't eat right, they will never pop.

So for the next week I'm going to be completely honest with you on what I eat every day, including portion sizes.  I'm a fanatic for "How To's" and I always want to know how others have done it.  So here is my contribution to that arena...let's see how it goes!

Today (Sept 30, 2010)

4:45am - 8oz of organic, no sugar added apple juice (If I don't get some calories in my body before I work out that early I'm like the Energizer Bunny being beat upside the head by The Rock...I start out going, and going, and going, then SMACK and I'm done!)

7:00am - Breakfast shake made with 1/2 banana, 1-2 Tbsp ground flaxseed, 2 Tbsp brown rice protein powder, 1 cup mixed blackberries/blueberries/strawberries, and 10-12 oz. unsweetened rice milk.

10:00am - 1/2 large pear and small handful of raw, unsalted walnuts

12:30pm - Salad of 4oz. chicken breast, 1/4 cup chick peas, 1/2 of an avocado, 1 small tomato, 3/4 broccoli, and dressing of 1 Tbsp. Veganaise and 1 1/2 Tbsp. spicy mustard

3:30pm - 5 egg whites chopped up and mixed with 2 Tbsp. spicy mustard and 4 large stalks of celery

7:00pm - 4 oz. salmon patty, 3/4 potatoes with salt, pepper, and a little Earth Balance, 1 1/2 cups steamed green beans

Throughout the day I drank over 80 oz. of water and took my vitamins in the morning and evening with meals.  The key to keeping your metabolism burning is to keep feeding your body.  Your body is just like a fireplace, if you don't put wood on the fire (aka, food) your fire will slowly die down and go out (your metabolism).

Is my diet perfect, absolutely not!  But I'm taking steps to make it healthier and watching my portion sizes, since I know that eating an entire chicken (with the skin on) is nothing for me.  But I also know that will eventually kill me so I'm choosing not to do that anymore...even though some days death by french fries seems appealing!

Join me and take one small step today and Choose Your Health!!