A Day of MY Eating (in pictures) :)

I have been asked more times than I can count what I eat typically.  I decided to start a new category and post random days of what I am eating.  I think this may be helpful to some people to see that you can eat a lot, you can eat “naughty” or “bad” foods, you can relax a little (& still get where you want to physique wise)!  It’s all about balance.  I am actually tracking my calories & macros (macronutrients-protein, fat, & carbs) as I prep for my bikini calendar shoot in Jamaica which is roughly 6 weeks away.  As I get closer I will tweak & swap out some foods & change up my macros a little which I will show you in blog posts.  I use both flexible dieting & intuitive eating so I do not always track year round.  My diet changes up a little when I’m prepping for something where I want to look tighter so this is actually a little more “strict” than other times of year.

There are certainly also going to be a few days of my prep where I do not eat very healthy & as I normally would (& am depicting below).  Sometimes I feel like you just have to go with the flow, refuel & recharge your body & motivation, then get back on track (some people call these cheat meals/days).  So I will take a day or meal off for a special event or if I feel like I need or want to regroup.  I generally do not feel restricted or deprived so that is why I do not schedule in my cheat meals or days however I work around certain things (for example my birthday party) to allow them to count as my day off from tracking.  Most days I eat a little less packaged foods & more vegetables too but this particular day but I had less time to prepare from scratch so this is very easy for someone with less time on their hands or who doesn’t like to cook as everything I ate was quick & required little prep.

I do not advocate a strict & “perfect” diet I advocate balance so some people may find my choices less than satisfactory but this is an honest snapshot  & it works for me.  I never eat the same 2 days in a row because I am always testing out recipe ideas & I get bored easily.  There are things I do eat almost everyday like egg whites (in some form or in recipes I created), sprouted bread, & nut butter.  Also I eat many times a day (anywhere from 5-7 depending on where I have pockets of time) & my diet is generally 40% protein, 30% carbs, & 30% fat which is what these pictures will show.  I am a fan of lower carb eating as I think far too many people eat WAY too many carbs however as you will see I do eat a decent amount of carbs because for me it helps me get better workouts in & feel better overall 😉  Keep in mind too everyone’s body is different & will respond differently.

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Meal One: Egg whites, reduced sugar ketchup, multi grain English muffin, & serving of butter

Meal Two: Quest protein bar in chocolate chip cookie dough & fresh blueberries

Meal Three: a pouch of tuna salad, a pouch of tuna in water (I mixed together in bowl), 1 cup purple cabbage, & 1/2 zuccini (sautéed both in nonstick spray with salt & pepper).  Okay so yes this meal is probably boring & bland in many people’s minds however I love veggies & I think this tastes good.  Please I beg you to give veggies a chance.  I hear from too many people that they don’t like veggies 🙁 Expand your mind!!  There are a ton of different veggies & a ton of ways to prepare them (raw, sautéed, roasted, puréed & baked into things, or grilled just to name a few) so keep trying new ones & new ways to prepare them until you find what you like because your body will thank you 😉

Meal Four: one slice Eziekiel flax bread & one tablespoon Don’t Go Nuts Cinnamon Sugar soy nut butter (I like things super toasted in case your wondering why it looks almost burnt haha!)

Meal Five: vegetarian chick’n scallopini sprinkled with lemon juice (yes I ate the whole bag!) & purple green beans (raw because I love them that way, purple because they’re more fun than regular)

Meal Six: 2 servings turkey pepperoni plus a string cheese stick (made into a mega serving of pepperoni nachos-read my blog post on how to make them here: Snack of the Day: Pepperoni Nachos http://www.sarahbrockner.com/blog/2014/03/21/snack-of-the-day-pepperoni-nachos/)

*Also I have a lot of plain water plus some flavored water, some plain green tea, & a couple cups of black coffee throughout day 😉