Starting anew.

Dating, as we all can probably attest to, takes a toll on your diet. A dinner out here, a night out on the town there, random trips for ice cream...they all are things you do on dates, and especially in the summer, when you have time. As much as I enjoy these outings...I do have to say I may have gained a little weight. Not enough to where people notice, apparently, but just enough to where I feel... "ugh!" Alot of the time. Granted, I also haven't been working out as much as I usually do. I attribute this all to my lazy summer mentality and my loss of the gym membership I used so much last summer... also it has been challenging living with 3 roommates, one who bakes frequently, leaving sweet treats on the table for me to resist (or not resist, which is the more popular option.) Having pizza lying around the place is also not an uncommon sight.

Of course, I try to still eat healthy and I predominantly do, but I will let myself "slide" occasionally. But it seems here lately, I've been sliding down a slippery slope! So in effort to combat this, I've put on my dietitican hat and created a menu for myself for the week!

Here it is, in case you are curious and/or want to go along with me!

Breakfast:
-Egg White Omelette with sauteed Spinach, baby portobello mushrooms, green bell pepper, and onion, 1 slice sesame Ezekiel bread

Lunch:
-Raw green smoothie with strawberry, banana, and spinach, corn and black bean salad (Recipe here)

Dinner:
-Spinach and apple salad (Recipe here), slice Ezekiel bread with natural peanut butter

Evening snack: Carrots with hummus, pear, 1 Tofutti cutie (basically a low-calorie, dairy-free ice cream sandwich that is very very yummy and will satisfy my ice cream cravings! I feel like it will be impossible for me to cut out ice cream all together, or else I will go crazy one day and gorge on it, so I have to include it every day to stay sane. But this version is alot healthier than normal ice cream!)

Basically the evening "snack" is another meal, because I get super hungry at night. And I know it will be impossible for me to stick to a "no eating after 8 PM" type of rule because I stay up so late. And this is going to be the hardest part for me to stick to I have to say. But we'll see!