Healthy Living Progress: Week 1

As a part of Healthy Living January, I am starting to record my process into a healthy living lifestyle. I am doing this because I know how hard it is to think you can lose weight, and I am hoping that through my process people can see how it is possible, it just doesn’t happen overnight.

At the end of the month, I will add process photos to the “fitness” weekly diaries.

I want to also add that I could probably adjust this to be ever healthier, but this style of eating is just best for my lifestyle. I am on my first job out of college, and I work all the time, either on this blog or my journalism job, so I need my food to be both on the healthy side, and on the go.

Always be realistic in your goals. You are not going to look like someone else, just like that person cannot look like you.

Also, never lose weight for someone else- only do it if it’s something you want/need.

JANUARY 1 2016

Today was the first day of the overhaul. I don’t eat necessarily bad regularly, but I also am a frequent snacker, and I usually cheat a lot when it comes to dinner time.

Breakfast: Quaker Oat Banana Nut Protein Oatmeal and a cup of Bolthouse Farms Vitamin C Boost. Coffee with stevia and creamer and 8 oz water.

Lunch: Healthy Choice Steamers Chicken Pesto and Chickpea Salad. Teapigs Liquorice and Peppermint tea x2, Rooibus tea, Green tea and Peach tea.

I drink a lot of tea during the winter because it’s hard for me to drink water when it’s cold outside. Tea is still hydrating, and it also is good for other things, like metabolism! It is important that if you decided to do this to not add any sugar.

Snack: 15 pretzels

Dinner: Lean Cuisine spinach raviolis, Salad with romaine, chickpeas, and Sun-Dried Tomato vinaigrette. Green tea.

Workout: Wake up workout, 15 minute walk.

I plan on adding more to the workout and eating a bit better. I just haven’t had a chance to grocery shopping since before Christmas, so I was short on supplies.

JANUARY 2 2016

Breakfast: I woke up this morning and hat hot water with lemon, then I made a greek yogurt bowl with Bare Naked granola, banana, chia seeds and honey and coffee.

Lunch and Dinner: I made taco salad with romaine, spinach, ground chicken, dark red kidney beans, cheese, catalina dressing and a few corn chips. This isn’t the most healthiest salad in the world, but if you watch your serving sizes, you can make it work! I made a big one for lunch and dinner!

Snack: Bolthouse Farms C-Boost- 8oz and more hot lemon water.

Workout: Walked on the treadmill for one hour with a incline of 6.5 and speed variating from 3.0 – 3.5. I had planned on doing more weight stuff, but it turns out I am out more out of shape than I thought because I was so sore from yesterday!

JANUARY 3 2016

Today was a perfect example of not letting life get you down. I woke up this morning with a migraine and did not get rid of it until 3 p.m.

Therefore, I am not going to log this day because all I ate was a bag of pretzels (I ate pretzels when I have headaches because somehow it makes them hurt less) and two chicken legs.

Things happen, and although I am a little upset this put me behind a day, I am not going to give up.

JANUARY 4, 2016

Back to the good life! Woke up and drank a glass of hot water with lemon. I think I’ll start drinking more hot water in general.

Breakfast: Two egg omelette with spinach, red kidney beans and onion. Coffee.

Snack: Apple and hot water with lemon.

Lunch: Taco Catalina Mason Jar salad (video to come soon!), half of a pita bread.

Snack: Cara Cara Orange and green tea

Dinner: One chicken leg and four Parmesan Mushrooms. Mint tea.

Workout: Wake up workout with 16 oz of water.

JANUARY 5, 2016

Feeling more in tune with my life changes today! Also started the day with a glass of hot water and lemon.

Breakfast: Fried egg and wheat toast. Coffee.

Snack: Apple

Lunch: Apple Walnut Spinach salad (video coming soon with recipes!) and Green Grove Evolution Juice!

Snack: Cara Cara Orange and Rooibus tea.

Dinner: Turkey burger with sweet potato fries

Workout: Wake up workout with 16 oz of water.

JANUARY 6, 2016

I had a wonderful lunch packed for work, but then, being the brilliant person I am, forgot it. There is a Chic Fil A in my building, so I managed to find something somewhat healthy there (after reading extensively on the best options). Wednesday is my workout break day, so no workout for today!

Breakfast: Spinach and mango smoothie, coffee.

Lunch: Grilled chicken sandwich and fruit cup from Chic Fil A. Green tea.

Dinner: Greek salad with grilled shrimp. Apple

 

Dessert: Orange

JANUARY 7, 2016

Today was another no feel good day. I just had water for breakfast, but I had pretzels and apple and peanut butter as way to kinda make up for it.

Breakfast: Water and lemon

Snack: Pretzels, apple and peanut butters

Lunch: 1 cup of Light Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup with half a pita

Snack: 8 oz of 2 percent milk

Dinner: Salmon and steamed broccoli

Workout: 20 minute walk with Schmidt

 

And that concluded this week! Stay tuned for the end of the month when I include progress photos! If there is anything else you would like me to add to these food diaries, please let me know.

Have a wonderful day!

XOXO Taylor

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