finding a balance

lunchtime and snacks

2009-04-06T16:31:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-06T06:12:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-05T09:27:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-22T17:00:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-08T15:08:00.000-07:00

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)

2009-03-07T09:36:00.000-08:00

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

2009-03-07T09:24:00.001-08:00

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!

2009-03-04T09:09:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-17T12:43:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-17T12:24:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-12T14:35:00.000-08:00

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!

2009-02-04T13:17:00.002-08:00

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

2009-02-03T11:54:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-01T19:06:00.000-08:00

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

2009-02-01T08:23:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-31T18:43:00.000-08:00

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.