What I Ate: Monday 3/3

Welcome back to the blog! I took photos of everything I ate yesterday. This was a fun way to stay accountable to eating more balanced. I knew that I wanted to post the pictures here for future inspiration. I’ll add the calories that I logged for each meal, but please keep in mind that I do not track calories for most vegetables because the caloric impact for vegetables is so little that they aren’t worth counting to me. Not tracking calories for most vegetables also encourages me to add more vegetables to my plate. It seems like a win/win to me.

Breakfast: 1 egg (from our chickens); 1 chicken sausage link; a small handful of spinach; 3 grape tomatoes; 40 grams cottage cheese; tbsp of canned mushrooms. ~315 calories

Lunch: 1 tortilla wrap; 3 oz shredded rotisserie chicken; 1 serving buffalo sauce; 1 tbsp ranch; shredded carrots; spinach. ~275 calories

Afternoon snack: 1 premier protein mixed with about 4 oz of black iced coffee. ~160 calories

Dinner: 3 oz salmon; 1 cup baked feta and tomato pasta; side salad. ~495 calories

Evening snack: peanut butter and jelly sandwich. ~385 calories

Total calories: ~1,630

I truly enjoyed everything I ate yesterday! Eating more balanced and healthy food does taste good! I say these simple truths because it sounds counter-cultural to say. Our minds don’t tend to believe that eating healthy food can be as satisfying as eating fast food, but it’s true. It also felt good to be making good choices. As Tony Robbin’s says, “we are happiest when we are progressing.” 

I have been trying to focus on what I can add to my plate instead of focusing on what I can take away for the sake of “saving on calories”. For breakfast, I added spinach, tomatoes and mushrooms. For lunch, I added spinach and carrots. For dinner, I added a side salad. I could have done without those things to “save on calories” but that’s not my mindset. I mention it because it used to be a part of my mindset, and it didn’t serve me as well. This brings me back around to why I don’t count calories for some vegetables. It makes me more willing to add them to my plate!