Healthy Hostess!

So I don't have anything interesting to post today unfortunately.  Just wanted to talk about the great sleepover I had with my BEST FRIEND ALY.  We talked about a lot of health topics including nutrition and exercise (duh).  Aly has gotten into running and tumbling for cheerleading.  When she came over she was starving so I made her a great sandwich:

-2 slices Eziekel bread whole wheat
-1 scoop mayo (Smart Balance with Omega 3's)
-2 slices organic turkey breast
-low fat mozerella cheese
-spinach

All toasted she really enjoyed it!!  She also had a banana.  For dinner I had to take her to Sorrentos to get the full Concord, MA experience.  She got a slice of pepperoni pizza, which isn't too terrible: very think crust and not loaded with cheese.  She also had 1/2 of a kiddie of Bedford Farms tollhouse ice cream, a necessary Concord experience.  Also had to explain why Bedford Farms is not named Concord Farms.

The next morning I made her a protein shake:
-1 scoop whey protein
-1 cup pineapple
-1 cup mango
-8 ounces acai and pomegranate coconut water

She enjoyed it I guess, I would have liked to do pineapple coconut water instead.
She also had blueberries and xlityol, half an apple, and a spoonful of greek yogurt to try which she detested (unfortunate).

For lunch we had the Mack muffin (recipe below).  Instead of poaching the egg I scrambled it with spinach.  So delicious, what a great lunch/breakfast!!  Eating organic meat is SO important, I'm going to be so protein deficient when I go back to school and can't eat eggs or chicken at the dining commons :-/. I guess I'll have Ethan take me out to breakfast and lunch every day heehee :-)

I did my typical Thursday workout today (see below).  For breakfast I had blueberries and half an apple, and then immediately after lifting I had a banana.  Bananas are the best food to eat immediately after a workout.  The carbs in the banana allow for muscle rebuilding.  For lunch I plan to have grilled chicken and hopefully some roasted veggies if there are any veggies in my fridge!  We're low on food right now because I'm going away on vacay this weekend.  I'm also watching Man Vs. Food right now and praying people don't actually eat what this guy eats.

So something I definitely want to address today is choosing only one diet plan/exercise plan compared to researching many sources and finding information on your own.  A couple weeks ago I was only obsessed with the New ME Diet, which is amazing, but I've learned it's important not to just follow one set of advice.  As I became more obsessed with ME, I noticed some inconsitencies between the book and their blog.  For example, in their book they rave about eating fruit and depending on which type of burner you are, you can eat a certain amount of certain fruits.  Yet on their blog, they say to stay away from fruits if you want to optimize fat loss.  Yes, fruits are CARBS, so clearly if you want to lose fat and gain muscle it's best to limit your carb intake, but it just seemed a little too inconsitent for me.  And as my mom says, do you know anyone who's gotten fat while eating fruit?? If you want to check out their post on which foods to avoid while trying to optimize fat loss, here is the link: http://metaboliceffect.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/a-healthy-diet-is-not-a-fat-loss-diet-10-healthy-foods-not-for-fat-loss/

Next post will be about Spark workouts on the road and eating healthy on vacays.