BREAKFAST
Organic French Scramble with Green Tea.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: Dry fry 1 garlic clove, fresh chopped ginger, purple onion, 1/4 avocado, mushrooms, zuchini, red bell pepper, mustard greens, 1/2 Tbs olive tapenade, 1/2 fresh jalapeno, chipotle chili flakes, and cayenne pepper. When cooked, add 4 egg whites + 1 whole egg. Stir continuously until done.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: Dry fry 1 garlic clove, fresh chopped ginger, purple onion, 1/4 avocado, mushrooms, zuchini, red bell pepper, mustard greens, 1/2 Tbs olive tapenade, 1/2 fresh jalapeno, chipotle chili flakes, and cayenne pepper. When cooked, add 4 egg whites + 1 whole egg. Stir continuously until done.
A word on supplements:
Every morning after breakfast I take 4 highly concentrated ultra purified Omega 3 Fish Oil capsules. The key is to find a pharmaceutical grade brand. (Most store bought products are produced from the dregs of the sea and jam packed with mercury). You get what you pay for, so spend big.
A daily dose of fish oil, over and above recommended amounts, provides so many health benefits I honestly wouldn't know where to begin. Apart from noticeably enhancing my brain function, I take Omega 3 to regulate my hormones and promote weight loss.
Every morning after breakfast I take 4 highly concentrated ultra purified Omega 3 Fish Oil capsules. The key is to find a pharmaceutical grade brand. (Most store bought products are produced from the dregs of the sea and jam packed with mercury). You get what you pay for, so spend big.
A daily dose of fish oil, over and above recommended amounts, provides so many health benefits I honestly wouldn't know where to begin. Apart from noticeably enhancing my brain function, I take Omega 3 to regulate my hormones and promote weight loss.
Once a week I take 45mg GLA in the form of Evening Primrose Oil. It helps with sugar cravings as I'm extremely sugar sensitive.
Sugar is all or nothing with me. Give me a taste of the white stuff and I become a rabid sugar maniac, stuffing my cake-hole with everything sweet under the sun. I don't stop until my stomach is crying out in pain and my mood plummets into a dark hollow.
GLA also helps with PMS. (And I get the monster bad!) It reducing bloating and helps to control the mood swings. I up my intake to 2 capsules a week when The Rat rears his ugly head.
Sugar is all or nothing with me. Give me a taste of the white stuff and I become a rabid sugar maniac, stuffing my cake-hole with everything sweet under the sun. I don't stop until my stomach is crying out in pain and my mood plummets into a dark hollow.
GLA also helps with PMS. (And I get the monster bad!) It reducing bloating and helps to control the mood swings. I up my intake to 2 capsules a week when The Rat rears his ugly head.
LUNCH
Cinnamon Baked Apples Stuffed with Coconut Quinoa, Butternut Squash and Pecans. Served on a bed of creamy Greek Yoghurt.
Gotta love leftovers.
Gotta love leftovers.
I also had a stick of Part-Skim Mozzarella String Cheese.
My boss dumped it on my desk and I couldn't say no, even though the apples and yoghurt alone were enough for a perfectly balanced lunch.
Oooooh I love mozzarella. One of my absolute favorite fat-filled-but-healthy treats is an ooey-gooey ball of buffalo mozzarella sandwiched between thick slices of beefsteak tomato and torn fresh basil leaves. The Italian Caprese salad. Boy, do those Italians know good food! Everything focuses on simplicity. Simple, unique, intense natural flavors. I've been to Italy 3 times in my life and I would go back 20 more just for the food.
My boss dumped it on my desk and I couldn't say no, even though the apples and yoghurt alone were enough for a perfectly balanced lunch.
Oooooh I love mozzarella. One of my absolute favorite fat-filled-but-healthy treats is an ooey-gooey ball of buffalo mozzarella sandwiched between thick slices of beefsteak tomato and torn fresh basil leaves. The Italian Caprese salad. Boy, do those Italians know good food! Everything focuses on simplicity. Simple, unique, intense natural flavors. I've been to Italy 3 times in my life and I would go back 20 more just for the food.
AFTERNOON SNACK
The usual ....
Organic Boiled Egg, Baby Carrots and Roma Tomato.
For a bit of added flavor, I dip into a squirt of Yellow Mustard, (zero calories and the immense benefits of tumeric, the wonder spice).
I went to the gym at 2pm and wasn't hungry from my afternoon snack until 4:30pm. But half an hour later I felt hunger pangs again. Tomorrow I might try upping the fiber content of my snack. But today I reached into my desk drawer for ....
For a bit of added flavor, I dip into a squirt of Yellow Mustard, (zero calories and the immense benefits of tumeric, the wonder spice).
I went to the gym at 2pm and wasn't hungry from my afternoon snack until 4:30pm. But half an hour later I felt hunger pangs again. Tomorrow I might try upping the fiber content of my snack. But today I reached into my desk drawer for ....
.... A handful of Raw Almonds.
These tied me over for the subway journey home in the frigid night air.
These tied me over for the subway journey home in the frigid night air.
The usual again ....
DINNER
A Balanced Organic Medley and a bowl of homemade Pumpkin leek Soup.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: 1/2 cup cottage cheese sprinkled with cayenne pepper, 1/4 cup Blue Hill Bay dill pickled herrings, 1 small sweet potato, 1/4 avocado, mustard greens, and a slice of tomato for color.
Skinny Bride Mission Recipe: 1/2 cup cottage cheese sprinkled with cayenne pepper, 1/4 cup Blue Hill Bay dill pickled herrings, 1 small sweet potato, 1/4 avocado, mustard greens, and a slice of tomato for color.
Dessert: Coconut Water Icy-Pop
I started feeling a bit bloated, stressed and ratty last night. And we all know what that means, don't we? Ohhhhh dear. So my fabulous fiance proved exactly why I'm marrying him tonight by rocking up with a bar of artisan Organic 75% chocolate!
You see, I am a total Chocoholic. And just like my apple elitism, I am a stark raving chocolate snob. I only eat the most gourmet, dark blocks with a cocoa content no less than 75%. The darker the better. I almost had a mouth orgasm once over a block of Michel Cluizel 99% Dark. So good! But wave a block of Hershey's under my nose and I'll turn it skyward in disgust. I won't waste my time or calories on bland, cheap 'n nasty concoctions of high fructose corn syrup and fat. My chocolate fetish revolves around quality. Super high quality with prices to match. (By the way, an added benefit of expensive chocolate is the small portion sizes).
If we're going for taste alone, forgetting the health benefits of low-sugar dark blocks, categorically the best ever chocolate in the world would have to be split evenly between two chocolate boutiques: In Melbourne, Australia you have Koko Black and in New York, USA it's gotta be Vosges. I can't be trusted in either store. They use natural sugar, (White Death), and I am a helpless mess in the face of this enemy. But the quality of their truffles and bars is so immensely satisfying that it's perfect in moderation. Unfortunately I can't stop at one. The taste sensation arrests my psyche and I need a chocolate exorcism to clear my soul. Vosges have free tastings in their Chocolate Salon on the Upper East Side. Whenever I'm in the neighborhood it draws me like a magnet. I have had to physically restrain myself from entering the store, as once I cross that threshold it's all over!
On your average day I can usually control myself around chocolate, but like most girls, there's one week every month where I want to grab a huge Boston Chocolate Mudcake and bury my head inside. It's an uncontrollable craving for the 'falling in love' feeling produced by chocolate's inherent love chemical: phenylethylalanine (PEA). The lust fights willpower and wins everytime.
I have learnt to adapt with homemade sugar-free chocolate fudge, (the recipe will come up on my menu sooner or later, I'm sure). My wonderful man has learnt well too, which is why he rocked home with a 'heathy', expensive block of the dark stuff tonight. But I passed today. I asked him to hide it for a few more days until I'm begging for mercy.
You see, I am a total Chocoholic. And just like my apple elitism, I am a stark raving chocolate snob. I only eat the most gourmet, dark blocks with a cocoa content no less than 75%. The darker the better. I almost had a mouth orgasm once over a block of Michel Cluizel 99% Dark. So good! But wave a block of Hershey's under my nose and I'll turn it skyward in disgust. I won't waste my time or calories on bland, cheap 'n nasty concoctions of high fructose corn syrup and fat. My chocolate fetish revolves around quality. Super high quality with prices to match. (By the way, an added benefit of expensive chocolate is the small portion sizes).
If we're going for taste alone, forgetting the health benefits of low-sugar dark blocks, categorically the best ever chocolate in the world would have to be split evenly between two chocolate boutiques: In Melbourne, Australia you have Koko Black and in New York, USA it's gotta be Vosges. I can't be trusted in either store. They use natural sugar, (White Death), and I am a helpless mess in the face of this enemy. But the quality of their truffles and bars is so immensely satisfying that it's perfect in moderation. Unfortunately I can't stop at one. The taste sensation arrests my psyche and I need a chocolate exorcism to clear my soul. Vosges have free tastings in their Chocolate Salon on the Upper East Side. Whenever I'm in the neighborhood it draws me like a magnet. I have had to physically restrain myself from entering the store, as once I cross that threshold it's all over!
On your average day I can usually control myself around chocolate, but like most girls, there's one week every month where I want to grab a huge Boston Chocolate Mudcake and bury my head inside. It's an uncontrollable craving for the 'falling in love' feeling produced by chocolate's inherent love chemical: phenylethylalanine (PEA). The lust fights willpower and wins everytime.
I have learnt to adapt with homemade sugar-free chocolate fudge, (the recipe will come up on my menu sooner or later, I'm sure). My wonderful man has learnt well too, which is why he rocked home with a 'heathy', expensive block of the dark stuff tonight. But I passed today. I asked him to hide it for a few more days until I'm begging for mercy.
PRE-BEDTIME SNACK
Pink Grapefruit Yoghurt Parfait.
STATS
TOTAL CALORIES: 1409
CALORIE DEFICIT: 654
EXERCISE: Walking briskly for 55 minutes + Elliptical Trainer 45 mins + Weights
CALORIE DEFICIT: 654
EXERCISE: Walking briskly for 55 minutes + Elliptical Trainer 45 mins + Weights