As I mentioned in last week's post, after Steve In A Speedo put his food logs out there for all the world to see, I decided to do the same.  One of the most frequent questions clients ask is "What do YOU eat?".  I let them know I'm usually very thoughtful about how and what I eat, but I also don't get too over the top in that I also eat treats every day.  

I'm not going to get too in depth at this point about how I eat, as you'll be able to see as you scroll down through my logs.  I did make a few comments here and there throughout the logs, but feel free to ask me questions or leave comments and I'll address them in the comments section or a future post.  

More importantly, I'M PROPOSING A CHALLENGE TO YOU:  KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING YOU EAT IN A WEEK, AND THEN LOOK IT OVER AT THE END OF THE WEEK.  There's opportunity to get some great insights as to how and what you eat.  I think it's easy to disregard a day of not making the best choices in that "it doesn't happen very often", but when we look back over the week, we may realize it may happen more often than we think.

On to the food logs....

Was this a typical week?

Typical in that there is no such thing as typical.  I travel a lot, and so my schedule and access to food is all over the place.  So yes, it's typical.

When I'm home I mainly eat organic.

When I travel there's not much access to organic food, so I just try and make the healthiest choices possible.  

I don't get too crazy on measuring quantity before hand.

I try and listen to my body, eat when I'm hungry, and stop when I'm satisfied.  Sometimes that's more food, other times it's less.  Every day and every meal is different based on what my body needs.

I don't have set meal times.

I don't wait until a "meal time".  I eat when I'm hungry. 

Do I have room for improvement?

Most definitely.  For starters, I could use more fruit and vegetables...  

A couple of other things:

• I didn't list water, but I drink it all day every day
• We plan out our meals on Saturday or Sunday morning and then go shopping for the week.  It's an investment of time upfront, but saves us time during the week in that we know what we're making and we don't have to make several trips to "just get a few things" we need to make that night's meal.
• It actually doesn't take that long for us to cook meals at home - my partner and I work together and can crank it out.

FRIDAY

7:15  HOME

Coffee - black

8:20  HOME

1 slice of toasted Hemp Bread - mainly organic

Almond butter - organic

Ground flax seeds - organic

Raspberry jam - organic

How tasty looking is this?!  Oh yeah!  This is what I have every morning at home - it works for me in that it sticks with me for the entire morning.  1 slice of this hemp bread is really low glycemic and contains 2.5 g fat, 2.5 g fiber, 6.5 g protein, and is rich in omega 3 and omega 6.

12:15  HOME

Mix of brown and white rice - organic - left over from earlier in the week

2 hardboiled eggs - organic - easter leftovers

Mango puree - organic - leftovers from the freezer

Mixed veg - left over from last night's Chinese delivery

3:00  COFFEE SHOP

Tall no whip mocha frappacino - haven't had one of these in a long time - yummy!

4:20  HOME

Corn chips - organic - 1.5 handfuls

Hummus - 1/4 cup

7:30 RESTAURANT

1/4 glass of white wine

1 veg samosa

Veg pekora - 4 pc

Chana Masala - 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups

White rice - 3/4 cup

1/4 piece garlic naan

8:50  HOME

Several chocolate chips

 

SATURDAY

7:15  HOME

Coffee - black

8:20  HOME

1 slice of toasted Hemp Bread - mainly organic

Almond butter - organic

Ground flax seeds - organic

Raspberry jam - organic

10:50   HOME

Nut mix - organic - a blend I make from the co-op:  toffee coated peanuts (SCHWING!), sesame sticks, rice crackers, peanuts and almonds

12:30  HOME

Tumeric roasted cauliflower with kumquats - organic

Soba noodles (organic) with cilantro

Shrimp

Dessert:  Greek yogurt w/ honey - both organic

Granola bar

3:00  HOME

1 grapefruit - organic

4:15  HOME

Small dark chocolate wafer cookie - organic - from my 5 year-old neighbor after we got done scootering

Corn chips - organic - 2 handfuls

Hummus - 1/2 c

Carrot sticks - organic - 3

6:15  HOME

1 small grilled pork chop - grass fed

Fart balls A.K.A. Brussels sprouts - organic - approx 5

Purple sticky rice with almonds and carmelized onions - organic - 1 1/4 cups

(This photo is part way through the meal.)

7:45  HOME

Boston cream cake - ate most of the slice, left a few bites

 

SUNDAY

7:00  HOME

Coffee - black

8:30  HOME

A wee bit of nut mix - just a few pieces - organic

9:40  RESTAURANT

Brioche French toast with candied plums, toasted macadamia nuts and mint bail whipped cream

Side of wild rice and pork sausage

(Asked for 1/2 order of sausage, they brought a whole order of 2 pieces - I ate more of it than planned - I should have been more diligent and sent the extra back.)

BEFORE AND AFTER

 

 

 

 

12:30  HOME

1 bowl of red lentil/rice/spinach soup w/ dollop of greek yogurt - organic - made a large batch and froze the rest

1/4 garlic naan - leftover from Friday night

3:00  RESTAURANT

Lemon bar

4:45  HOME

Hummus - maybe a quarter cup

Few bites of naan

A few corn chips - organic

A few carrot sticks - organic

A few fresh strawberries

6:50  HOME

1 bowl of left over red lentil/rice/spinach soup w/ dollop of greek yogurt - organic

Big handful of crackers

Several carrot sticks - organic

Dessert:  2 chocolate eggs

Small bowl of vanilla ice cream

Fresh strawberries - approx 3 sliced up

Drizzle of honey - organic

 

MONDAY

6:40  HOME

Coffee - black

8:20  HOME

1 slice of toasted Hemp Bread - mainly organic

Almond butter - organic

Ground flax seeds - organic

Raspberry jam - organic

11:00  HOME

Small bowl of Greek yogurt with honey

Fresh strawberries - approx 3 sliced up

12:20  AIRPORT

Sweet and sour chicken with peppers, pineapple and onion

White rice

BEFORE AND AFTER

 

 

2:40  AIRPLANE

Very small glass of Fresca

*the sweet and sour chicken and fresca are my 'treats' when I travel

2:55  AIRPLANE

Handful of peanut M&Ms

5:35  HOTEL ROOM

Lobster ravioli with mushrooms

Broccoli

Handful of nut mix - organic

8:45  HOTEL ROOM

Single serving Twix - not what I wanted, but it was all I had in my bag besides nut mix, peanut M&Ms or other sweets.

 

TUESDAY

6:45  HOTEL

Coffee

Most of a toasted English muffin

Peanut butter and jelly

A few pieces of pineapple, canteloupe and grapes

9:40  SPEAKING SITE

1/2 banana

11:00  SPEAKING SITE

1/2 banana

12:30  SPEAKING SITE

1/2 tuna wrap

5 potato chips

3:20  IN CAR ON WAY TO AIRPORT

Apple

Nut mix - organic

5:00  AIRPORT

Spicy chicken and vegetables

Yellow Rice

Greek Salad

*didn't eat very much

BEFORE AND AFTER - That's a lot of food!

5:45  AIRPORT

Yellow cookie.   I have no clue what it was, but it was yellow.  It was left over from lunch the client served.

7:45  AIRPLANE

Glass of chardonnay

2 apple slices

A few grapes

9:00  AIRPLANE

A couple of nut mix pieces - organic

Snack size bag of Sun Chips

 

WEDNESDAY

6:50  HOME

Black coffee

8:00  HOME

1 slice of toasted Hemp Bread - mainly organic

Almond butter - organic

Ground flax seeds - organic

Raspberry jam - organic

(Still incredibly attractive, no?)

11:10  HOME

Small bowl of Greek yogurt

Fresh strawberries - approx 5 sliced up

12:30  HOME - to tide me over until I get to the airport

Popchip crumbs - only a few broken pieces left

Several carrots sticks - organic

1:45  AIRPORT

Kung Pao Chicken with green peppers and peanuts

White rice

* ate all but a few bites of the rice

2:40  AIRPLANE

Fortune cookie

Small handful peanut M&Ms

7:10  HOTEL

Chili (Oy.  Not good.  Salty bowl of meat - just meat.)

Pita bread

Cherry tomatoes, carrot sticks, cucumber

Hummus

BEFORE AND AFTER:

 

HERE'S A CLOSE UP OF THE CHILI SALTY MEAT:

THURSDAY

7:30  HOTEL

Black coffee

8:30  HOTEL

3/4 of a toasted bagel

cream cheese

10:20  HOTEL

1/2 fruit empanada

12:30  HOTEL

Banana

1:50  HOTEL

1/2 organic chicken sandwich

Greens

French fries

BEFORE AND AFTER

 

3:50  AIRPORT

Nut mix - organic.  I'm turning into a nut.  Woops, too late...

6:50  AIRPLANE

Most of a turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato

Mixed fruit (strawberry, pineapple, apple)

Most of a single serving bag of potato chips

9:45  HOME

Glass of red wine