My Typical Eat Deets

It's my favorite day of the week, Wellness Wednesday! Today I'm back linking up with some pretty awesome ladies, who like myself have embraced living a healthier lifestyle. For my prompt this week, I've chosen to describe a day of my normal meals.

Amongst the many hats I wear, I am a Fitness Nutrition Specialist (FNS) and will be the first to say that my eating habits are not the best. Nonetheless, here are my typical eat deets!!!

Breakfast: (7:00-7:30am)

• I start each day with one cup of water. Then it's  oatmeal- my go-to breakfast. Lately it's been Instant Oats with Flax. If that's not on sale I'll buy a similar product from Wild Harvest Organic. Between breakfast and snack time, I'll drink another cup of water.

AM Snack: (9:30-10:00am)

• My morning snack will usually depend on my mood, and when my last grocery trip was. Most days its a piece of fresh fruit (apple, banana, or orange) or a yogurt. 

Lunch: (12:00-12:30pm)

• Soup, salad, sandwich. I so frequently pair a salad with a sandwich or a soup and a sandwich, my former staff made a song about how boring and predictable my lunches are. Whether I'm packing from home or making a Panera run it's usually two out of the three. Almost always paired with water. 
  

PM Snack: (2:00-3:00pm)

• I have one rule for my afternoon snack, and that's anything 150 calories or less. This one always varies, and is where I get to munch on some of my cravings. Green smoothie, protein shake, ultra thin pretzels, raw veggies w/ ranch, and the 100 calorie snack packs are my faves. 

Dinner: (5:00-6:00pm)

• Meat, starch and vegetable. That's how I was raised, and its pretty much stuck. One thing that has changed since the new year is if I do want a second helping it MUST be a vegetable. I also try to keep my starch to sweet potatoes and load up on the vegetables. 
  

90% of the time I log every single thing that I consume into MyFitnessPal. I also record all my cardio activity. Each day I drink about 2 liters (still not enough) of water. Once in awhile around 7-8ish I'll be in the mode for another snack and I try to keep that around the 100-125 calorie mark. My caloric range is typically 1200-1500 Sunday-Friday. Again my eating is far from perfect. Yes, I eat pizza, burgers, and carry out chinese once or twice a week, but most days (gotta love that 80/20 rule) this is it. 

So there you have it, my typical day's worth of eat deets (details) .

Do you break your meals down into 5/6 smaller portions? Drop me a line or two. 

For more on the Wellness Wednesday link up, contact Maureen or Rina.

Be Well,

LaToya