Green smoothies

Last night we decided our cheap blender just was not cutting it Anymore so we ran to the store and grabbed a Ninja blender. It was a little pricy but we have heard over and over that you get what you pay for when it comes to blenders! It works incredibly well. Shaileen was nice enough to get up and make me a green smoothie made with fruit and kale. It was so good and extremely healthy too. I counted the calories and it came out to be around 250ish but I think that is great with the amount of nutrition it had in it. If you have never tried one before I would recommend it. You can not taste the kale or spinach that you put in it at all. Try it!

Valentines Dinner

 Usually for valentines day we go out to dinner which turns out bad for my nutrition. I decided yesterday after work I would stop at the grocery store and grab some food and I would make Shaileen dinner for Valentines day. I just have to say that I have the best wife on the face of the planet. I can assure this because she has put up and stayed married to be for the past 4 years. :) I love her.

As you can tell I grilled up some chicken breast in a Hawaiian marinade.I also found some Brown Whole Wheat Rice that comes in little baggies. I usually suck at cooking rice but all you have to do is throw it in a pan with 4 cups of water and let it boil for 10 minutes. It cooked perfectly (in my opinion at least, Shaileen may have another opinion though, haha) I then cut up some Romaine Lettuce and put some seasoning on the top, not sure what it is called though but really good. Light Italian dressing on the lettuce is what finished it up. I ate it as shown on the first picture but shaileen mixed it all up and made it into a salad with rice and chicken.

I would definately recommend the rice baggies, check em out.

Shopping List

Tonight I am going to go grocery shopping finally. It has been a while since we have gone shopping as we have been eating out way too much. As you can imagine it has not been good for my diet and health. As soon as I woke up this morning I knew that I needed to make a grocery shopping list so the moment I got here I started searching online and making a list of what I am going to get. Here is what I have put together.

Grains

• 100% Whole Wheat Bread
• Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Whole Grain Cereal (cheerios,quaker oatmeal squares)
• Brown Basmati Rice

Fruit

• Apples
• Oranges
• Bananas
• Grapes
• Berries
• Dried Fruit
• Canned Fruit (packed in 100% juice or light syrup)

Vegetables

• Romaine Lettuce
• Kale
• Broccoli
• Asparagus
• Zucchini
• Red Potatoes
• Frozen Veggies w/o sauce
• Canned Veggies (packed in low salt water and drained before use)

Meat/Beans

• Lean Cut Beef
• Boneless and Skinless Chicken and Turkey
• Lean Cut Lunch Meat
• All Natural Chicken Sausage
• Black Beans
• Kidney Beans
• Pinto Beans

Dairy

• Skim Milk
• 2% Reduced Fat Shredded Cheeses
• Low Fat or Fat Free Yogurts (greek or regular)
• 1% Cottage Cheese
• Reduced Fat String Cheese

Other Snacks

• Reduced Fat Wheat Thins
• Original  Sun Chips 140 cal for 16 chips
• Veggie Chips from Costco
• Snyders Multigrain Pretzel Chips
• 100 Calorie Smart Packs
• Instant Pudding and Jello

WHY

THESE PAST 2-3 WEEKS I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH MY LIFECHANGE AND MY DIET TO GETTING MY LIFE BACK. IT SEEMS SO EASY THAT I SHOULD JUST BE ABLE TO DO IT EASY BUT IT ISNT. I HAVE LIVED LIKE THIS MY WHOLE LIFE AND IT IS A HABIT THAT IS HARD TO BREAK BUT I CAN AND I WILL DO IT. IT MAY TAKE A WHILE BUT I CAN. THE FUNNY THING ABOUT FAILING IS THAT I KNOW AND MY BODY KNOWS THAT I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER WHEN I AM EATING HEALTHY AND WORKING OUT. I HAVE THE MOTIVATION TO GET HEALTHY BUT I MAY HAVE SOME SKIP UPS ALONG THE WAY. ITS HOW I HANDLE THESE IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT.