Week Two - March 29

Keeping a food journal has definitely helped me become more conscious of what food I put into my body. Whenever I stop keeping track of what I'm eating I just eat when I'm hungry, and don't think twice about what I've already had to eat that day, and often times that leads to me gorging on fat-storing carbs, junk food, and whatnot. I'm also notorious for eating only fruits and veggies one day and completely forgetting about protein, and vice versa. 


Food:
Green grapes (about 10-15)
Home made chicken pot pie
Taco salad (ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, a little bit of sour cream, a little bit of cheese)
2 bottles of water
1 glass of milk
1 bowl of air-popped popcorn (about 1/4 cup unpopped kernels, and 1 tablespoon of melted butter)


Exercise:
-30mins cardio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri5ENTTvkHU&feature=related (I love this video. It's not as great as going for a jog or hopping on the treadmill/elliptical, but it's definitely great for days like today when I can't get to the gym or go outside (we have SO MUCH ice here!))
-Tone It Up ab workout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo-BeL58_6w&feature=player_embedded#at=178




Today's challenges:
1. 30 minutes of cardio - Check!
2. TIU ab workout - Check!
3. Say "bye bye" to all chemicals in my diet - Meh. It's difficult, I'm not gonna lie. But I'm definitely working on it !


Basically, watch out for:
-Diet coke and most diet sodas
-Most flavored waters
-Splenda packets when you get your coffee (I don't drink coffee, so this one's not an issue for me)
-Boxed 'diet' foods
-Non-organic yogurt
-Sugar-free coffee creamers
-Some 'protein bars' and powders.  


-You should be able to pronounce all ingredients on the side of your packaging.  
-Avoid ingredients that you can't pronounce and splenda, aspartame & amp; sweet n low.
-Watch for high fructose corn syrup and hidden sugars in 'low fat foods'. 


This is definitely going to be a challenge for me, because I live with my family and so much of my food decisions are based on that, but I am definitely going to try. I want to be healthy and I want to put good food into my body. It's all about compromise. 


I'm off to bed now! Booty call tomorrow morning ;) (just got my booty  call email from Karena and Katrina). I'll probably do the Bikini Strap Workout (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2tzsjVfiz0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL). Love it!