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[hsifeng]

(*Cross-posted from a conversation with vanagnessayem - since I really should be keeping a note on all this here too….)

I am looking to up my carbs/fiber intake. CalorieKing (which I have been using for almost a year now) tracks all this nutritional information and I have been ignoring it. Up until last week I was just using the program to track calories-in vs. calories-out. I finally got around to reading enough of the programs available dietary advice data to realize I could actually set nutritional goals that would be helpful and productive for me.

Instead of just running 5,000 miles in a day so I can eat cookies and ice cream in the evening. This is an exaggeration of course. Sometimes.

*rolls eyes at own ignorance*

So, goals are:

Fat intake:       20% - 35%
Carb intake:     45% - 65%
Protein intake: 10% - 35%
With 20 – 30 g of fiber daily.

It has been one week of paying more attention and, so far, so good! I identified some good-carb and fiber sources via the program, spent some extra time at Trader Joe’s on Saturday reading labels and the result is that I can pretty easily incorporate what I need into the regular meals I am already eating by simply changing out/adding a couple things here and there.

Brilliant!

While I am talking about things I am eating (which, I don’t normally do on LJ, I don’t think…), I am IN LOVE with my recurring breakfast!

**Hsifengs Breakfast Parfait of LOVE**

5-6 oz non-fat Greek yogurt
1 Tbls honey (locally harvested)
1 tsp bee pollen (locally harvested – it’s an allergy thing)
2 Tbls Flaxseed meal (fiber, fiber, fiber! but almost no sugar!)
5-6 strawberries, sliced
20-25 blueberries
5-7 blackberries
1/2 cup multigrain hot cereal mix (I am on a kick about getting more variety in my grain intake)
1/2 cup Hemp Plus Granola

Mix it all together for a Super Yummy and nutritious breakfast. This thing is easy to make, full of good stuff and keeps me full and energy filled for hours. *hugs yogurt goodness*

Comments

[jillwheezul.livejournal.com]

I love my daily breakfast too. I'd eat Greek yogurt, but non-fat sours my stomach and it doesn't come unsugared in a lowfat model, as if anyone wanting to save calories will automatically skip the fat. I choose a low carb vanilla yogurt, about cup and a half of berries (blueberries preferred currently) and one slice of toasted no-sodium Ezekiel bread which is high fiber and made from sprouted grains. I spread some of the yogurt on the toast, and put fruit on top of that. I mix the remaining berries with the remaining yogurt and eat that up after the toast, which is really enjoyable because of the toppings. I totally get upset when I have to choose something else!

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

I have gone so far as to pack multi-day 'to go' set ups of my breakfast (each item in it's own container, all packed in an overnighter soft-sided ice chest) the last three times I have gone out of town for the weekend.

Honestly, my day just isn't as nice if I don't get my parfait!

[peacockdress.livejournal.com]

What are your overall health goals, out of interest? (Think big, lol)

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

Overall like the next 365 days, or overall like the next 50 years? Either way, I suppose it is sort of the same: I am looking to not back-slide on the gains I have managed to make over the last couple of years. I think I may have finally trained myself to think of exercise as a daily practice again. This is a habit I grew up with, but lost along the way. I feel like I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on how I exercise; arranging things so that my training is not only a way to burn energy, but a means toward making my body more injury resistant and efficient.

Now that I have a pretty good work-out routine going (which I continue to tweak/add challenges to as losing interest is a habit killer for me), I am checking back in on my eating for the same reasons. Honestly, my food intake habits are pretty healthy, but they are undirected. I am eating things that I know are “good foods” without any thought as to what kind of foods they are, how they interact with each other, when I am eating them, and how my body processes them.

So, I am starting to read more about nutrition and doing some baby-steps toward trying to get my intake to better serve my output. I am not looking for any sort of fad or quick-fix food information (this isn’t about weight loss or gain), I am simply seeking to ensure that I give my body the best possible building blocks for long-term health and energy.

Did that make a lick of sense (to anyone other than me)? *chuckle*

[peacockdress.livejournal.com]

Totally!

[peacockdress.livejournal.com]

It made total sense! In fact, it correlates quite closely with the health retreat I just came back from, held by Lake Geneva in Montreux. Be jealous, be very jealous...

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

Be jealous, be very jealous...


You *know* I am... ;)