Last night I ate leftover brown rice with cheese on it for dinner. And some frozen blueberries. I felt pretty crummy about it, and found myself thinking about the lack of thought I’ve been putting into my diet. I’ve been working out more lately, but not really eating conscientiously. Like, earlier in the day I ate Kettle Chips and onion dip (made with yogurt). It made me feel kinda groce.

I really don’t want to be eating ANYTHING that makes me regret doing so right afterward.

Okay so I sat down last night and made a list of foods I want to be eating, ones that are low in sugar and fat and unprocessed. Need to go shopping today.

Breakfast today was: scrambled egg whites with a little bit of leftover rice, roasted red peppers, a tablespoon of tomato sauce, and a sprinkle of grated cheese. Served over a slice of wheat toast. No butter or oil.

I made lunch right after my 30-minute strength training workout, which followed forty minutes of running/walking: slice of wheat toast with natural peanut butter and little bit of good honey; half of a green apple; half of a banana; handful of almonds; some chopped cucumber; one lowfat fig newton. It was yummy and none of it made me feel yucky.

I’m excited about the strength training. We do it three times a week and we record what we do so that we can steadily challenge ourselves. It has been missing from my workouts. I used to have these incredibly cut arms, a long time ago. That would be fun to have again.