lunchtime and snacks

lunch- green tea, salad with half of a juicy mango and veggies, 

and yummy lentils from whole foods!

snack- fuji apple with organic fat free greek yogurt

snack before posture clinic-chai yogi tea and half of luna bar

can you tell i am trying to post more? 

i am really working on taking a pic of everything i put in my mouth in order to be more accountable.

monday came toooo early

here was what i had for my WAY TOO EARLY 4 am breakfast

half of a juicy mango and hot tea

1 cup kashi go lean with unsweetend vanilla almond milk and a nanner

when i got home around 8 i made a second pick me up breakfast protein shake

favorite breakfasts

this morning at 6 am- love the flowers makes everything bright and cheery!

1/2 kashi go lean waffle with all natural almond butter and nanner and 1 small apple with 1/2 organic cc

1 cara cara orange and veggie omelet

tiny bit or marinara sauce and part skim moz ch with grilled veggies

i know..it has been awhile. haven't been able to update lately so i thought i would just add a 

couple of breakfasts i have been enjoying lately.

weird craving

sorry this picture isn't very good. i taught the 8am this morning and was hungry for something different when i got home. i wanted something salty and sweet. usually those cravings are separate for me. anyways- toasted a raisen bread slice of ezekiel bread and made some homemade blackberry jelly. basically i heated up some blackberries over the stove with a little bit of water and added a touch of agave nectar. then put a scrambled egg white on the top- so yummy! it was so good i wondered why i had not thought of it before?!

sat lunch and din

lunch from whole foods- spinach veggie quesidilla and indian spiced kale and lentils- 

oh and a small spring salads with a few slices of pear

dinner- veggie scramble with egg whites and reduced fat feta and whole wheat wrap

saturday night alright! (insert sir elton voice here)

morning wake up call-pre yoga class 

fruit bowl and 1/2 cup lowfat oragnic cottage cheese

mid blog noon snack - 3/4 cup puffins and my new favorite kombucha flavor- botanic no 9

saturday night -alright alright alright- ewww -yeah! can't get that song out of my head!

so the really cool thing about puffins cereal- besides the fact it's crunchy, tasty, organic AND good for you....it also helps the puffins. they are the orange-footed swimming birds. project puffin celebrated it's 30th anniversary in august 04. and barbara's cereal is a proud sponser of the audubon'e project puffin.

more dining adventures at whole foods

buddha head- pretty cool looking- it's crazy that that is actually edible! 

it's named after it's appearance- UGLY!

fountain by the outside dining area

friday night taylor and i met at the new whole foods after his workout at the gym and my 5:30 yoga class. my class was good-even managed to squeeze in some jokes---students laughed so that's a good thing. sometimes you are up on the podium and say something that you think is quite relative and no one gets it and you end up feeling like a complete jack....so when people respond to your humor it is always a good thing:)

anyways- back to whole foods. taylor and i had so much fun walking around - checking out the produce. after we ate we went outside and sat by the fountain. it was so nice and relaxing to just chill- and the weather was beautiful!

sorry if my pics are lower quality- took them on my iphone

hurray for whole foods!

so the new whole foods is here! (abrams and gaston-where minyards use to be) i was so excited to visit wf one day after the opening. had to practically fight for a parking spot (brought me back to my  la driving days) but it was all good. i loaded up my plate with a salad and many veggies- along with some tofu for protein. so good. in fact, i enjoyed my whole foods dining experience so much i am bringing the carol there for lunch tomorrow :) i could really spend a hour walking down the aisles checking out all the healthy goods! and their organic beauty products! to die for- seriously-luckily my pocket book won't allow me to get into any trouble...but i could do a lot of damage. i won't..but i could:) 

monday breakfast and lunch

spring salad with red onions, sprouts, one cutie, and sliced grapes with a bit of balsamic vinegar 

and 2 whole grain kavali crackers(only 60 calories people!) 

and 1/2 cup low fat organic cottage cheese (14 grams of protein!!!)

yes-i love almonds! 1 banana with almond butter and crushed almonds 

and my favorite mighty leaf tea- orange dulce

shout out to kathleen who via my mom...said i need to start updating my blog and that my boring waffles are getting a little old. i promise to be more regular with my posts- i mean i have fans to keep up with right ;0

sunday breakfast and lunch

baked sweet potato crisps with fuji apple and fav swiss yogurt emmi

taylors whole wheat nan wrap with eggs, turkey and goat cheese

two pics of my lovely egg/spinach/green onion creation 

and organic mushroom cm sauce to the side with green juice

taylor and i have decided to take the challenge of not eating out for a whole month starting the month of march!! i have been trying to make more meals at home in preparation for our adventure. here was sundays breakfast and lunch. 

sorry

sorry it has been awhile since i posted - got back into town monday and it has 

been a crazy week! will post more later :)

early morning wed!

woke up at 4 am to teach the 5:30 am- black tea is of the utmost importance at this point. i take the 7:30 after i teach the 5:30 so i need a power breakfast or i will crash and burn.

4 am breakfast- 2 kashi go lean 9 grain waffles toasted with 1 tablespoon of almond butter
9:30 after yoga snack- zico and almond clusters
post nap lunch after i woke up around 2- whole food salad bar- carrots/red onions/edamame/peppers- added some dried cherries and pear slices at home with balsamic vinegar and had a slice of apple with a pinch of almond butter

i am excited because tonight we are celebrating my moms' bday and going out for dinner and it's LOST night!!!! 

todays' menu

breakfast-1/2 apple and emmi swiss yogurt

had a snack of another apple couple of hours later- yes i heart apples

lunch- homemade baked sweet potato crisps with turkey wrap-

burned the crisps a bit but i like them extra crispy-

 just added a tad bit of olive oil, sea salt and fresh chopped rosemary

afternoon snack- banana and 1/2 of chobani fat free yogurt- 

it is really filling bc it has 18 grams of protein in one serving!

i plan on taking the 4:30 and 6:30 class (bikram yoga of course!) so i will probably be pretty hungry. will post dinner pics later-

brunch

ahi tuna salad-delish!

taylors' sinful sunny side up

my hubby

after church taylor and i went to r+d cafe for lunch, brunch or if you like a combo of both-blunch. i ordered the ahi tuna salad, comes with pototoes and i chose more veggies instead. also came with three big chunks of goat cheese but gave 2 to taylor as well as the olives and a hunk of the avacado. taylor ordered the sunny side up- a cornmeal waffle with thinly sliced ham, cheese and an egg on top- calorific! of course i had to taste one small bite but i did manage to stick with my healthy fair for the rest of the meal. 

post yoga breakfast

went to the 8 am class this morning. at 7 when i woke up i had black tea and an apple. but when i got back around 10 i made my raw cereal(officially not 100% percent raw because of the toasted almonds). the cereal consists of organic chocolate unsweetened almond milk, 1 comice pear cut in little cubes, toasted almonds about 1/4 cup, and raw cocoa. yes delicious and nutritious. of course i burned the toasted almonds a bit. i was doing to much at once. besides that i think the pic looks blog worthy- right? gotta run off to church! 

operation hb

i am starting this new blog with a mission. OPERATION HB! no it isn't operation hilary baker(although i do love ya sista!), or operation hot buns- although that could be a result of my original mission- it is an operation to find a healthy balance. if anyone out there struggles with eating, dieting, not eating, and not dieting...blah blah blah - all of it, then i welcome you with open arms. i am on a mission to find a balance in eating healthfully, mindfully and socially. it seems like i get into these cycles of really being extremely strict with my eating- not allowing myself any room for wiggle and then i do the extreme opposite and go into vacation mode. on one hand i see calories as the enemy and then on the other hand i forget they exist. i have always been a pretty healthy eater (fruit, fish and veggies-no red meat- staying away from refined sugar and white flour carbs) but at the same time i struggle with that balance...i think we all do. 

my future posts will include pics of what i do choose to eat along this journey to finding a balance and hopefully some funny anecdotes to go with. i would appreciate any comments, suggestions and funny stories any of you have to share. so here's to the finding a healthy balance and hopefully having some fun along the way.