Vanessa gettin’ back in the zone
Posted: 13 August 2008 10:37 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Wednesday 8/13

I’ve been eating strict Paleo for a few weeks now.  I’m feeling really good and body composition is definitely improving.  Best of all though is I have been totally free of food guilt/obsession.  No measuring or weighing, just eating good foods when I’m hungry.  I’ve been skipping breakfast 1-2 times a week which translates into ~15 hour fast from dinner to lunch.  I even went to Master class on Saturday and worked out in a fasted state.  It felt pretty good.  It was a hard workout, but I never felt like I was bonking or anything.  Gonna keep on truckin.  I think I would have similar but faster results with zone.  But the peace of mind is worth the wait for me.

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Posted: 01 August 2008 12:50 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Friday 8/1

Breakfast: 7:30am
3 shot americano with tsp of honey
couple walnut pieces

Lunch: 12:30pm
1 lb salad! - spinach, chicken, red pepper, zuch, eggplant, cucumber, red onion, evoo, lemon juice
spoonful of almond butter

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Posted: 31 July 2008 02:51 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Thursday 7/31

Breakfast: 7am
3/4 cup grilled chicken strips
1 nectarine
small handful walnuts

Lunch: 12pm
Fajita filling (chic/beef/onion/peppers) on steamed zucchini
guestimating about 1 cup of diced chic/beef

Snack: 4pm
1/2 grapefruit
couple almonds and walnut pieces

Dinner: 7pm
~4oz grilled chicken and tri tip
few cinnamon candied almonds
way too much kettle corn - that’s an exact amount wink

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Posted: 30 July 2008 03:51 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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So I wrote up a post last night before bed and then when I hit the submit key it said the site was down and I lost it.  I will try to remember it again.

Wednesday 7/30

Breakfast:
1/2 grapefruit
couple walnut pieces

Lunch:
Seafood salad - shrimp/scallops on greens with sauteed mushroom/onion and tomato/avocado

Dinner:
~4oz burger
1.5 cups zucchini
1 grapefruit
small handful walnuts


Tuesday 7/29

Breakfast:
3 scrambled eggs
1 nectarine
.25 oz walnuts

Lunch:
blackened ahi (seared rare)
sauteed mixed veggies - zuch/carrot/broc/onion

Snack:
apple
handful walnuts

Dinner:
grilled burger pattie (1/3lb raw wt)
small seaweed salad
couple slices salami
2 small glasses zin

I’ve been reading a lot more info about paleo eating, intermittent fasting, calorie restriction, etc.  I’m really trying to find a way of eating that is sustainable.  I’m not really looking for a diet but a way to eat for life.  I have to say having zoned, not zoned, and trying to zone again I don’t know if this approach is truly sustainable or beneficial for me.  I feel like I have a very unhealthy relationship with food right now and I need to switch some things up.  I realized that I’ve gotten away from simply eating when hungry and I need to do something to retune my body to know when it’s truly hungry.  This is all a long way to say I am going to give a shot at hardcore paleo (I’ve been cheating on this lately and feeling the detrimental effects).  I also plan to eat less methodically.  That means eating a lot some days, not much other days, 15+ hour fasts 1-2 times a week, etc.  We’ll see how it goes ...

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Posted: 23 July 2008 08:25 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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Wednesday 7/23

Breakfast: 7:30am
3oz grilled chicken breast
1/2 grapefruit
1 nectarine
.25 oz walnuts

Lunch: 12:30
Whole foods smorgasbord
2oz chicken curry
2oz beef chili colorado
1cup lemon/garlic kale
1/4cup eggplant saute
1/3 quinoa cake

Snack: 2-3pm
couple finger dips in almond butter (gotta love PMS!)

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Posted: 22 July 2008 12:20 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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Tuesday 7/22

Breakfast: 7:30am 3P/3C/3F
3oz grilled chicken breast
1 nectarine
1 cup strawberries
.25 oz walnuts
Starbucks tall americano (black)

Lunch: 11:30am ~3P/2C/4F
Sashimi salad (tuna/salmon/snapper on mixed greens/cucumber with fresh squeezed lemon)
cucumber/seaweed salad with some bell pepper and sesame seeds
couple walnut pieces

Snack: 3:30pm 1P/1C/1F
1oz grilled chicken breast
1/2 apple
couple walnut pieces

Snack: 4:45pm 1P/1C/1F
1 over-easy egg
1/2 grapefruit
couple walnut pieces

Dinner: 8:30pm ~4P/3C/3F
4oz grilled chicken
1cup cabbage
2 T quinoa
1/4cup carrots
small green salad with tomato/fresh lemon juice

Total: 11-12 blocks

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Posted: 21 July 2008 11:48 AM   [ Ignore ]
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I am sick of taking 2 steps forward, 1 step back with my eating.  This weekend was just ridiculous, I think it was more like 8 steps back!  I’m trying to log my food intake on fitday as well, but I think the community here will probably help more.  One good thing about eating poorly for an entire day is you actually wake up craving healthy foods.  Yeah, my body was actually excited about the brussel sprouts in my lunch today.

Breakfast 8am: 3P/3C/3F
3 oz grilled skinless chicken breast
1 nectarine
1/2 cup blackberries
.25 oz walnuts

Lunch 11am: 3P/3C/3F
3 oz grilled steak (fat cut off)
1.5 cups brussel sprouts
1/2 apple
.25 oz walnuts

Snack 2pm: 1P/1C/1F
1 oz grilled skinless chicken breast
1/2 apple
3 almonds

Snack 4pm: 1P/1C/1F
Grande Iced Skinny Sugar-free Caramel Latte (say that 3x fast)
couple walnut pieces

Dinner 8pm: 3P/3C/3F
3 oz grilled steak
1.3 cups zucchini
spinach/cucumber salad w/ flax seed oil and lemon juice
.75 cups blackberries
couple walnut pieces

Total: 11 blocks

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