Ahhh the weekend! It seems so much more important and exciting during the school year! 😛 this weekend has not been all that exciting but I have enjoyed it just the same.
Friday I had a volleyball game that ended around 6:30 so I wasn’t home until almost 7. Phew! Talk about a long day!
Dinner that night was some super comforting oatmeal with strawberries
Just what a girl needs after a 12 hour day!
Saturday I got up bright and early and went to kickboxing form 8:30 to 9:30. I have never gone to this class because I didn’t think I could go and still go to the barn. I gave it a shot yesterday though and it worked out great! I’m so glad it did because that means I can start going to that class which will be really nice for 2 reasons
1) I love kickboxing and would rather go there than to the gym, although I have to keep up my running because I have a 10K in november!
2) It’s really nice to get my workout done by 9:30. It makes the day seem much more open to other things than when I go to the gym around 11 or 12.
Some people may be able to just have a small snack before they workout in the morning but I need real fuel in order to workout! Saturday that fuel was cereal and toast.
nom nom nom 🙂
Those funny little blueish things on there are freeze- dried blueberries! I found them at Trader Joe’s the other day and they are my new topping obsession! They taste just like blueberries but they are super crispy! Plus the whole bag is 120 calories!!!
After kickboxing, shower, and an hour out at the barn I was seriously ready for lunch in a big way.
I had a Green Monster in a bowl topped with granola and my new blueberries
It wasn’t quite sweet enough so I had fun drawing random shapes in it with the honey…
hehe... maybe I'm a nerd but I'm ok with that 😛
I also had some grapes which were really good in the green monster… and some toast which I have no picture of 😦
Who knew grapes could be so gorgeous!
After that I did some major history reading and made it through half the chapter! Yeah I’m pretty awesome I know ;P
After all that reading I need a snack, although lunch had kept me pretty freakin’ full!
Bran muffin from TJs with cottage cheese and pumpkin butter!
I was so tired by dinner I totally forgot to take pictures but I had a veggie wrap and some “Black” Bean soup.
This morning I got up and weighed myself and I lost 1.2 pounds! I have now lost a pound or more the last 2 weeks in a row which is pretty darn good for me! I always lose the most weight during volleyball season because I am so much more busy the days we have games and I eat less also.
That’s all I got for y’all right now! I just finished history (hallelujah!) so I’m just hanging out trying to enjoy the last of this sunday…
xoxo
E
16 and Losing It 
September 15, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Freeze-dried blueberries…that’s cool!
Haha, I’m glad I’m not the only one that “draws” designs with the honey!! 🙂
September 15, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Oh and I just noticed you have my blog on your blogroll! Thanks so much!
September 15, 2010 at 4:32 pm
You’re welcome!
September 15, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Just found you through the Foodbuzz food blog project – nice to meet you!
I have never had freeze dried blueberries before! I’ll have to give those a try!
September 16, 2010 at 11:43 am
What a find! There are all kinds of tresures buried on the shelves at TJ. I am new here and found my way via the Foodbuzz Project Food Blog competition. I’ve been browsing your earlier entries and really like the food and recipes you feature here. I can’t wait to see your entry for the next leg of the competition. Best of luck. Blessings…Mary
September 16, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Thanks so much!
September 18, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Hi Eli,
I came across your blog a few weeks ago. I think it’s great that you’re trying to lose weight the healthy way. However, I noticed that you often try to emulate other “food” bloggers’ diet ( mostly by adapting their recipes of oatmeal, smoothies, etc.). I am not be a registered RD, but I’ve had my share of experiences with weight loss/ weight gain and I can say, with vehement affirmation , that your diet contains a tremendous amount of sugar ( even if it is natural and mostly derived from fruit) carbs , and not nearly enough protein.
Just a side point- it sickens me when food bloggers who claim to be eating “healthfully” post pictures of their overnight oatmeal with additional cereal, fruits and two different types of peanut butters. Can you say sugar concussion? A single meal like that would completely throw off your blood sugar levels, so please don’t be fooled into believing that this is in fact what healthy eating is supposed to look like.
Now back to this specific post, bran muffins from Trader Joe’s? Pumpkin butter? Freeze dried blueberries ( that contain 26g of sugar per serving per 1/4 cup) ? THIS IS ALL SUGAR, SUGAR AND MORE SUGAR. I am sorry, but regardless of how long your work out for you, you can’t possibly claim to be eating healthy and losing weight consistently when you consume so much sugar.
All you’re doing is mislead your readers into believing that your diet is clean and healthy when your pictures suggest otherwise.
I highly encourage your to consult with a professional RD, not only in order obtain a more balanced menu, but also in order to educate yourself on nutrition and what healthy eating REALLY means.
-All the best, Linoy
September 24, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Linoy,
Thanks for your opinions on my diet. You are right to say that in many ways I try to emulate other food bloggers in their diets. From them I have discovered some of my favorite foods like my green monster smoothies and overnight oats. However, because of my concerns with calories, in many ways I do not eat like them I at all. For example nut butters play a much smaller role in my diet than in other bloggers’. I feel that I am quite well versed in nutrition at least as far as what I need to do to lose weight and be healthy. I have done lots of research, am involved in a few weight-loss communities and I feel that through my general reading from various magazines I have a good idea of what is good for me. I am also obviously not a RD, however I have been to may fair share of them none of whom object to the way I eat.
I would like to say that there are plenty of other things I am eating which are not pictured on my posts. So keep in mind that I eat more than what you see. Yes I eat plenty of foods that contain sugar, but I get the majority of that sugar from fruits as you said. Maybe you can tell me otherwise, but I have always read and believed that the main problem with sugar is that it could increase calories. So in my mind watching my calorie intake is still the most important part of losing weight. I have always believed that by combining foods high in sugar with other things I can better regulate my blood sugar. For example were I to eat a fruit salad for breakfast I would get hungry much faster than if I had that same fruit with greek yogurt, which is very high in protein. This is a conclusion I have not only come to myself but something I have been told by many of the nutritionists and dieticians I have met with. I could tell you how many grams of sugar are in the individual foods you addressed but I’m not sure what that would prove.
I would also like to address your thought that I do not eat nearly enough protein. While I can not definitively tell you how much protein I eat in an average day I can tell you I do my best to incorporate high protein foods into every meal. There are countless foodsI eat which I love and are very high in protein. Here too I could tell you the specific foods, and many of them are in my posts.
I believe that there is more than one healthy way to lose weight, and that what is more important is that each person finds the way that suits them. Personally I have used Volumetrics as a guideline for how I eat. I do not believe in “diets” but in lifestyle changes, which I have slowly been doing for myself. Yes, before I began losing weight and focusing on being healthy I did not eat healthy. I ate way to many carbs and not enough fruits, veggies, or protein. Now however, I not only feel healthy but know that I am. I often use Michael Pollan’s phrase “Eat food, mostly plants, not too much” to describe my attitude towards food. This way of eating has allowed me to slowly lose my weight in a way I that feel happy with. I love the foods I eat because they make me feel good. I love the feeling I get from eating a big salad versus the heavy tired feeling I get from eating many other foods.
I appreciate your concerns, and I hope that maybe through new posts I can show you that I am healthy.
Elli
September 18, 2010 at 11:10 pm
I apologize for misspelling your name Elli*
September 18, 2010 at 11:12 pm
in order to obtain*
misleading*
September 21, 2010 at 11:28 am
Morning workouts are the best! Way better than afternoon workouts, because half the time it I end up not comitting to an afternoon workout as I would have a morning. I love kickboxing too 🙂 If you like that, then you would really like Turbo Fire. Hope school is good!
XO-Whit