July 30

Really? Has it been that long since I posted - time flies ;)

what I ate

breakfast
baby greens, whey, avocado and banana smoothie

lunch
lentils, avocado and tomato salad

dinner
chicken, greens, cucumber and tomato salad

what I did
about 2 hours of walking
restorative exercise

June 26

what I ate


breakfast
whey and orange shake

lunch
cheese, avocado

snack
corn tortilla and cheese

dinner
baby greens and avocado salad, salmon and roasted peppers, greek yogurt with raisins

what I did
biking
core connect class
stretching and foam rolling

June 1

What I ate


breakfast
yogurt, banana, chia and whey pudding


lunch
scrambled eggs, cheese, corn tortilla, apple

snack
small piece banana and sunflower butter / coconut flake ice cream

dinner
eggplant, peppers, beef, cheese, avocado

what I did
biking
some running and animal crawling
strength training
stretching and foam rolling

May 11, 2012

what I ate


breakfast
spinach, blueberry, banana and whey smoothie


lunch
eggs, cheddar cheese and corn tortilla

snack
KIND bar

dinner
spaghetti squash chickpea patties

what I did
stretching
core connect class
biking
a bit of park workout

May 9, 2012

what I ate


lunch
banana, avocado and blueberry whey shake

snack
lentil, tomato and feta salad


dinner
pork chops, corn and broccoli, strawberries


what I did
stretching and foam rolling
biking
kettlebell practice

May 2, 2012

Better post sometimes, than not at all, right? :)


what I ate


breakfast
apple, whey and avocado shake

lunch
scrambled eggs and grassfed cheddar, corn tortilla, apple

dinner
spaghetti squash with tomato sauce and parmesan, jicama, blueberries

what I did
biking
stretching and foam rolling
walking

p.s. I am at the gym 3 x week, focusing on upper body hypertrophy, it has been fun :)

April 24

It's been a busy season, but a good one.

April 24

what I ate

breakfast
whey shake


lunch
low carb turkey, cheese and tomato wrap

snack
kefir, pure bar

dinner
spaghetti squash, turkey, cheese and marinara sauce
forest fruits frozen

what I did
walking
core connect class
biking
stretching

April 10, 2012

I've been busy. Crazy busy :) Lots of my meals now are uncooked, fast and super easy. It's a new season I guess. I have reached my fat loss goal and I am taking a week rest from logging on Fitbit and knowing how many calories I am consuming. From here on, I have to plan a way to stay in a slight deficit - probably a couple of IF days a week with lower carbs. I will keep you posted.


what I ate


breakfast
banana, walnuts


lunch
green salad, chicken sausage

snack
apple, string cheese, banana


dinner
turkey burger, veggie nori rolls, labneh and raisins, cup of hot milk before bed


what I did
biking
stretching and foam rolling
walking

April 1, 2012

I was going to write down I ate a whole cake, but April 1st is a bad day to make a joke ;) You'd know I am kidding.

what I ate

lunch
chicken curry salad

snack
tortilla, chicken pate, cheese, avocado, apple

dinner
steak, mashed cauliflower, chopped salad, mushrooms, yogurt

what I did
stretching
walking
biking

calories 1540

March 31st was a weird day - we had a small kettlebell competition, and walked so much; no food log ;)
Some delicious mexican food for lunch; cheese/pate and rice crackers with a huge spinach salad for dinner with a happy amount of red wine and baked apples - it was a fun night :)

March 27, 2012

what I ate


breakfast
egg and cheddar burrito

lunch
avocado/parmesan, banana, yogurt, chia seeds

snack
orange

dinner
turkey, tomato and peppers, broccoli and carrots, orange

what I did
complete rest :)


calories 1400

March 26, 2012

what I ate


breakfast
apple oatmeal omelet


lunch
turkey carrot curry

dinner
chicken and pumpkin soup, arugula/tomato salad, small piece quiche, orange, yogurt

what I did
stretching, foam rolling
strength training
walking


calories 1400

March 24, 2012

what I ate


lunch
chicken soup

snack
cheese, apple and KIND bar

dinner
chopped salad, arugula salad, low carb beef taco, ice cream

what I did
stretching
hill sprints / running
walking

calories 1450

March 23, 2012

what I ate


lunch
banana, sardines, carrots

snack
sardines, avocado, banana

dinner
chicken tortilla soup, ice cream

what I did
stretching/ foam rolling
strength training

calories 1480

March 20, 2012

what I ate


lunch
parsley, kiwi, avocado and cucumber salad, string cheese

snack
banana, protein shake

snack
sardines, kiwi

dinner
chopped salad with avocado, zucchini and beef stew

what I did
lots of walking
stretching and foam rolling


calories 1700

March 19, 2012

what I ate


lunch
roasted pepper, tomato, avocado and feta salad

snack
string cheese, banana

dinner
string cheese, almond protein pancake

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
strength training

calories 1350

March 15, 2012

what I ate


lunch
sardines, polenta

snack
eggs, avocado, tomato, banana

dinner
chickpea pancake, cream cheese, chopped salad

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
walking

calories 1500

March 14, 2012

what I ate


breakfast
yogurt, quinoa, almonds

lunch
broccoli, quinoa and bacon salad

dinner
chopped veggie salad, chicken breast, few chocolate covered almonds


what I did
stretching and foam rolling
dancing

calories 1300

March 13, 2012

what I ate


breakfast
homemade protein bar

snack
pure bar (damn busy day)

snack
corn tortilla and cheese, apple

dinner
asparagus, peppers, zucchini and brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes and turkey

what I did
walking
stretching and foam rolling
strength training, rowing intervals

calories 1600

March 12, 2012

what I ate


breakfast
homemade protein bar (almond banana)

lunch
eggs with coconut oil and cheese, apple

dinner (celebration)
salmon with risotto, brussels sprouts and bacon, butter cake and ice cream

what I did
40 minutes strength training
stretching and foam rolling
walking

calories 2500

March 9, 2012

what I ate


lunch
stuffed peppers with cheese and egg

snack
besan almond whey cookies


dinner
meatloaf, roasted carrot, artichoke and salad, 1/2 scoop ice cream

what I did
walking
stretching
kettlebell practice
cardio strength training

calories 1500

March 6, 2012

what I ate


lunch
shrimp with spinach and almonds

snack
oatmeal and almond cookies (made them)

dinner
eggplant tabbouleh, bison meatballs, blood orange

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
strength training

calories 1600

March 1-3, 2012

what I ate


breakfast
string cheese

lunch
steak bowl with veggies

snack
pure bar

dinner
tabbouleh salad (no grain), chickpea pancakes, cheese

what I did
walking
stretching, foam rolling


calories 1600


March 2


what I ate


breakfast
homemade protein bar

lunch
sauteed spinach and shrimp

snack
homemade protein bar

dinner
tabbouleh salad no grain, corn tortilla and cheese

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
walking
strength training

calories 1500

March 1


breakfast
homemade protein bar

lunch
salmon burgers and grilled zucchini

snack
string cheese

dinner
pumpkin with stilton apricot cheese 

calories 1450

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
kettlebell practice and bodyweight and TRX circuit

Feb 25, 2012

what I ate


breakfast
protein pancake

lunch
salmon patties, carrot and cucumber salad

snack
lots of cherimoya (we went to a tasting and it was lots of it)

dinner
beef stew, cherimoya, non alcoholic beer

what I did
walking
stretching and foam rolling
kettlebell practice
strength circuits

calories 1650

Feb 22, 2012

I just realized I have been logging here, on and off for a year ;)

what I ate


snack
apple

lunch
oat, feta and egg omelet, cauliflower

snack
homemade protein bar

dinner
meat loaf, chopped salad, blood orange


what I did
stretching and foam rolling
walking
1 hour dance

calories 1540

Feb 20, 2012

what I ate


breakfast
protein pancakes

snack
sardines, artichoke hearts, lemonade

dinner
tomato and veggie soup, artichokes with cheese

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
yoga
walking

calories 1500

p.s. Sunday was a day off - just stretching for an hour, Saturday was kettlebell practice day and a ton of walking - ended up very very tired. Fat loss is slow (very slow) and steady. I like how this is going.
Some habits, like having green tea every day and taking my fish oil in larger amounts, have really stuck with me - so I am very happy with that. I am using fitbit to track calories and to make sure my activity stays up - it's definitely become a challenge with fat loss - I can just see my body wanting to save energy.

Feb 17, 2012

what I ate


lunch
pepper and cheese omelet

snack
whey protein

dinner
coconut fish, brussel sprouts with cranberries, tomato salad and pineapple

what I did
walking
stretching and foam rolling
strength training
dance (crazy day!)

calories 1500

hit 122 lbs for the first time since the challenge started on Jan 2. Woot woot :)

Feb 14, 2012

what I ate


snack
stilton cheese, walnuts

snack
seaweed snack sheets

dinner
chopped salad, pot roast, berry coconut ice cream

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
walking

calories
1500

Feb 13, 2012

what I ate

snack
2 eggs, stilton cheese

snack
whey protein, walnuts and yogurt

dinner
cream of spinach, stuffed peppers (beef and veggies), pineapple

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
walking
strength training

calories 1500

Feb 8, 2012

what I ate


lunch
apricot cheese omelet

snack
cottage cheese and raspberries


snack
cashews and pineapple

dinner
roast beef, pork, mini tortillas, avocado and carrots, non alcoholic beer

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
kettlebell practice

calories 1600

Feb 6, 2012

what I ate

breakfast
yogurt, whey and chia

lunch
beef soup

snack
enchilada

dinner
lettuce salad, beef soup, yogurt and some honey

what I did
stretching (lots of)
foam rolling
strength training

calories 1400

Feb 5, 2012

what I ate


lunch 
sausage and pepper fritatta

snack
yogurt and whey protein

dinner
orange caramelized carrots and slow cooked beef shank (mmm bone marrow!), pineapple

what I did
kettlebell practice
not enough walking (barely 5500 steps today)
stretching and foam rolling

calories 1200

Feb 4, 2012

what I ate


lunch
pepper and feta fritatta

snack
chicken breast, edamame (man, I know I should stop buying these)

dinner
beef enchiladas, tabbouleh salad

what I did
90 min hike
walking
stretching and foam rolling

calories 1540

Feb 3, 2012

what I ate


snack
cheese w/ apricots

lunch
eggs, carrots and avocado

snack
cheese and avocado, whey protein

dinner


free meal (once a month since the start of the JP challenge)
- gluten free pizza, beer and coconut icecream


what I did
walking
stretching and foam rolling
1 hour dance

calories 2300


Feb 2, 2012

what I did 
stretching and foam rolling
strength training


calories 1520

Feb 1, 2012

what I ate


snack
Stilton cheese with apricots


lunch
mahi mahi fish and snap peas

snack
cottage cheese with pesto, carrots and snap peas, small apple, kombucha

dinner
chopped salad, ham and veggie stew, 1/2 orange, almonds, small glass of wine

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
1 hour dance

calories 1580

Jan 31, 2012

what I ate


lunch
grilled veggies, salmon, apricot cheese

snack
cottage cheese pineapple parfait

snack 2
shortbread cookie with butter

dinner
ginger green beans, carnitas with homini, small apple

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
walking (and a bit of sprinting after dog -awesome)

calories 1400

Jan 30, 2012

what I ate


lunch
kale and cheese omelet

snack
whey protein

dinner
grilled vegetables, pork carnitas, pineapple, small apple

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
walking
strength training

calories 1580

Jan 29, 2012

Sunday
I've been logging everything on FitBit and some days are missing from here, but I hope you'll forgive me ;)


what I ate

breakfast
sausage links, cottage cheese and banana parfait

lunch
spinach and paneer, corn tortilla with cheese

snack
1/2 apple, posole soup

dinner
carrot apple and ginger salad, pork carnitas

what I did
kettlebell practice
1 hour hike
stretching and foam rolling

calories 
1640

Jan 18, 2012

I have skipped a few days, hm hm :)
Let's see Tuesday was a strength training day, did about 1550 calories, and here is yesterday:


breakfast
shortbread cookie and cheese

lunch
sweet potato and leek quiche (no crust)

snack
cheese and corn tortilla

dinner
veggies and chicken soup, couple of corn chips, tahini cookies, wine

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
tons of house work
1 hour dance

calories 1640

Jan 16, 2012

what I ate

breakfast
protein chia yogurt shake

lunch
chicken and carrot curry, edamame

dinner
chicken and veggies curry, Greek salad, pomegranate


what I did
stretching and foam rolling
1 hour yoga

calories 1545

Jan 15, 2012

what I ate


lunch
cauliflower soup, chicken quesadilla


dinner
ham, broccoli, sweet potatoes and carrots, pineapple

what I did
stretching, foam rolling
40 min TRX and bodyweight workout

calories
1520

Jan 14, 2012

Jan 13 - strength workout/ calories 1490

Jan 14 

what I ate


late lunch (fasted till 4 pm)
avocado, ham, broccoli and ranch

dinner
game hen, cauliflower soup, pomegranate and pineapple

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
2 hours walking

calories 1360

Jan 12, 2012

what I ate


breakfast
two small corn tacos, cheese, soft boiled eggs


lunch
eggplant and beef casserole

snack
kale chips and yogurt drink

dinner
non alcoholic beer, roasted vegetables, eggplant and beef casserole, Himalayan tea/honey


what I did
stretching and foam rolling
2 hours walking

calories 1600

Jan 11, 2012

oops I missed two days:
Monday/4 hours of cleaning/stretching and rolling/ 1460 cals
Tuesday/stretching and rolling, strength training/ 1780 cals

Today 
what I ate

lunch
quinoa tabbouleh and sardines

snack
ricotta and parmesan omelet

dinner
beef, tabbouleh salad, avocado, tomato, sour cream

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
1 hour dance

calories 
1460

Jan 8, 2011

what I ate

breakfast
cottage cheese and apple

lunch
vegetables, steak and shrimp bowl

snack
persimmon, tahini cookies

dinner
slow roasted pork, tabbuleh salad, greek salad, persimmon

what I did
walking
stretching and foam rolling
kettlebell practice
gym strength workout

calories 1620

Jan 7, 2012

what I ate

breakfast
coconut pancakes, avocado, feta cheese


snack
fruit and nut mix

lunch
Chipotle steak bowl: steak, veggies, guacamole


dinner
beef and barley soup, cherry tomatoes, apple with yogurt dip, yogurt drink


what I did
kettlebell jerk practice with coach Jason - yey!
walking on the beach
stretching and foam rolling

calories 1500

Jan 6, 2012

what I ate


lunch
1 small corn tortilla with ground beef, salsa and sour cream, tomato/parmesan salad

snack
chia, yogurt and pineapple pudding


dinner
2 protein style cheeseburgers @ In and Out, water chestnuts and cauliflower in curry sauce

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
1 hour dance

calories 1500

Jan 5, 2012

what I ate

breakfast
cottage cheese pineapple parfait

lunch
green salad and sardines

snack
small corn tortilla with beef, salsa and cream

dinner
veggie salad, some feta cheese, bean soup

what I did
90 min walking
1 hour strength training
stretching and foam rolling

calories 1540

Jan 4, 2011

what I ate

brunch
beef stew with eggplant, kale chips

snack
avocado, cheese, persimmon

dinner
corn tortillas, beef, cheese, sour cream, salsa, chopped veggie salad


what I did
stretching and foam rolling
1 hour dance

calories: 1740

Jan 3, 2011

Happy New Year!
Be merry, healthy and full of joy!

I will be posting calories from now on, since I have started being a bit more strict in order to lose a few lbs that have been stuck to me for a while. I am also counting as part of the JP fitness 90 days challenge which I am proud to co-lead together with 4 other great trainers. Go check it out :)

calories:
Sun, Jan 1 - 1050/ walking
Mon, Jan 2 - 1527/ strength training and hiking

what I ate

breakfast
apple chia pudding

lunch
beef and eggplant stew

snack
avocado, cheese and tangerine

dinner
papaya and shrimp salad, coconut and lemongrass chicken - a bit of coconut icecream and banana dessert
(testing a new Thai place and it was amazing!)

what I did
stretching and foam rolling
walking

calories, 1870