Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Been cooking like a mad woman

Lately I've been cooking like a mad woman! It's a control issue I think. When I cook at home I can count every calorie that goes into my food. When I'm out at a restaurant either they 1.) Don't list the calorie content and I have to guess OR 2.) I feel like there might be more calories in the food since most restaurant workers probably don't adhere to the correct portion size.  Sooo, I have been cooking. A lot. Last night I marinated chicken in a tarragon citrus marinade, the same I had last week. I grilled it along with peppers, onions and corn. Yum is all I can say! I also decided to try and make kale chips, a healthy alternative to regular chips. That was a partial fail and you will see why in the pictures below! So tonight I used the leftover chicken and made pizza. On my portion I put bbq sauce, chicken,  onions, cilantro,  real bacon bits (which are surprisingly low in calories), and part-skim mozzarella cheese on a whole wheat crust. Again, yum! Not the cleanest food to eat, but I ate only one piece and had a salad before with lite dressing to fill me up also. I was stuffed! I added up my calories tonight and realized I didn't eat ENOUGH throughout the day today! Especially considering I burned a good amount of calories withUrban Iron tonight at the gym (a weight lighting class at Urban Active). So here is my food journal for today and of course pictures of the food to accompany it!

1st:  1/2 whole wheat bagel with a wedge of Laughing Cow strawberry cheese spread. 1 egg white

2nd: a bowl of miso soup

3rd: 6oz. leftover chicken and 2/3 ear of corn

4th: side salad with romaine and cucumber w/lite Annie's Gingerly dressing. Pizza w/ bbq sauce, chicken, real bacon bits, cilantro, onion, on a whole wheat crust.

Also had a double shot espresso with skim milk giving me a total of 995 calories for the day. Not enough. I should've ate more during breakfast and middle of the day.

Pictures:

Kale chips with a worm! (protein)




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