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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

shopping list

scale says: 148.4

happy to see a loss there! i'm hoping that back-to-back weight of 149 was because of the french dip sandwiches. i felt so full all weekend, but after yesterday and today i'm feeling much lighter and emptier and therefore happier.

breakfast:
watermelon (80)

lunch:
coffee w/ tsp of sugar (15)

dinner:
two pieces low-cal toast (90)
two pieces turkey bacon (70)
two scrambled egg whites (34)
(194 calories)

skinny girl total: 209 (limit 300)
actual total: 289 calories

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first, i added a weight tracker thingy to the blog! since i got my scale on september 25th i've lost 7.4 lbs, which isn't bad for just 11 days! i like looking at the tracker, because with that bit gone already, i feel like the goal is that much more attainable. especially when i realize that i've already lost over 7 lbs! 

(god i love restricting. i missed it so freaking much. how did i get by without it for so long? madness.)

second, 51 followers? jeeze you girls astound me.

third, i've been doing lots of research for foods high in protein or fiber or iron, and foods that boost metabolism, and i used this info to build my shopping list for the week. since i'm eating so little, i want to make sure what i do eat is healthy and somehow benefits me. here are some things i'll buy when i go to the store:

chicken breasts (protein)
egg whites (protein)
fat-free yogurt (protein)
fat-free cheese (protein)
almonds* (protein/iron/fiber/metabolism)
enriched bran cereal (iron/fiber)
lean turkey (iron/metabolism)
lettuce/cabbage** (iron/fiber )
broccoli (iron/fiber/metabolism)
oranges (fiber)
avocado (fiber)
oatmeal (fiber/metabolism)
apple cider vinegar & honey & garlic (good metabolism boosters)

*almonds are great for nutrients but super high cal (a single almond is 7 calories!) so i'll eat some, but definitely watch it on those.
**cabbage is also a natural diuretic, and is known to aid breakage of fatty deposits, especially around the abdominal region. very cool. everyone should eat more cabbage.

these foods will just about set me up for the week! i'm going to start eating enriched bran cereal (dry) or oatmeal (sweetened with tsp of honey) for breakfast, lunch will be fruits or egg whites or yogurt or nuts, and dinner will be meat (chicken or turkey, sometimes beef) and some sort of green veggie (cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, green beans).

hope you all are having a good day! think skinny!
xoxo

10 comments:

  1. Ooh that's good to know about cabbage! Also peppers are good for metabolism.
    xxKat

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  2. Holy-crap-sauce! 7.4lbs in 11 days? AMAZING!! Good work S.G.!

    What a clever girl and such a healthy shopping list, too! If the rest of the world would act accordingly, bye-bye obesity, hey?!

    I always say, I like a girl who does her homework! A gal should always work smarter, not harder!

    Have a super, skinny day! X.

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  3. love the shoppping list hun
    and i love almonds as well but they are high in cal
    an di eat stroe brand bran flakes for fiber and they are non binging cause they really dont taste that good
    wow congrats of the 7.4 lbs in 11 days thats amazing

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  4. wow 1 almond is 7 cals? lucky i dont like them :/
    i will stock up on cabbage!! x
    sound like all's well for you, babe amazing!
    xoxo

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  5. GREAT FOOD CHOICES!!! (sounded like my grocery list :P)... A favorite of mine that you don't have on the list is beef jerky... if you like it then i highly recommend you get some... especially the pepper beef jerky because its spicy but it will speed up your metabolism! :]

    Keep up the good work your doing great!
    xoxo

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  6. congratss! :) proud of it hun :D
    and i would also make sure to get tonss of bran cereal, green tea and prune juice(no sugar) they all make you poop so its good :D

    keep up the great work hun :) xo

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  7. Thanks for that awesome shopping list!!

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  8. spicy foods boost motabolism as well (: and drinking insanely cold liquids and insanely hot liquids burn calories because your body burns calories to maintain a regular temperature. That's why I take cold showers.
    The cereal I like to eat is Fiber-Plus (Kellogs) and is 110 calories per serving. I like to snack on a serving throughout the day. I have a cinnamon flavored kind, and I have a drawer that I have dedicated to my healthy food. My cereal is already in it's serving size in little individual baggies.

    I love talking about food. I loved reading your list. I plan out the same things.

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  9. Oooh thanks for the info!!! :)
    I'm doing sort of the same thing for this week! :) Good luck!

    almonds* (protein/iron/fiber/metabolism) ?! WOW, & i love almonds! Aint that great? :D

    Also avocado, yum yum!! It does have fat, but it's the good fat so whatever, just try not to overeat it, of course!

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