day #15: counting calories... :/

It's one thing we all hate doing, and one thing that I'm not good at. However, being Vegan makes you feel great, but in order to look as great as you feel, it takes not overdoing it...even on the healthy stuff. Pasta is amazing, nuts are soo yummy and mochi is delicious...but they can call add on the calories super fast unless you watch the serving size.

This week, my goal is to eat these appropriately and in moderation...and really time my meals, so that I only eat when I am hungry. Jillian Michaels (biggest loser) LOVE HER!, recommends having 3 meals a day...4 hours inbetween each meal. She is not a big snacker, and at 5'2'' looking like that, I'll believe whatever she tells me about nutrition! The nice thing is, even if I want a snack...that's what my seaweed is for :)

I'm going to stick to these three meals using this idea:

-- breakfast: oatmeal, 1/4 cup walnuts, & palmful dried fruits or my own smoothie.

-- lunch: salad, veggies or soup

--dinner: one of alicia's recipes, including grains to keep me satisfied!!

I'm also going to try to keep my dinners around or before 7pm...sometimes my boyfriend I get really busy with some stuff going on (as do we all!!), but I am working on planning ahead so I don't get stuck eating dinner at 9pm. Alicia recommends eating your final meal 3 hours before you go to bed. This way, you're slightly hungry when you sleep and your body can really go into its cleansing stage and be out of it's digesting stage!!

Seems like a lot...but I love a challenge. At least i can make my own rules :) We'll see how it goes!!