First Fitness Class

Today I started going to this fitness class with two friends at this place called Studio 64 and I'll be going there every Tuesday! It's so much fun.. we did a lots of arm workouts and running and leg exercises. It feels awesome. So if you have trouble keeping up with workouts at home everyday, I recommend for you to join a fitness class or go to the gym once a week with friends! There's more motivation and time goes by quickly when you're having fun ;)
xo

Late Night Garden Eats

Sorry I don't have pics, I already ate the food :P
But it's awesome having a garden cause there's always something to pick and eat when hanging outside and when I'm hungry for a snack, there's a lot of yummy but healthy stuff right in my back yard!
Today I had this soy spread on a bun with slices of radish on top from the garden, my fav!
Then I had some veggie (I don't know what it is in english, but in Slovak it's called kalerab) for a snack which is a green and sort of white inside.. it's so good!
And for my super-late dinner which is now (bad :P) I'm having a salad with lettuce (including mint leaves!) and radish from the garden and then also cucumber, pepper, tomato and some kind of vinigrette.
Sorry about the lack of posts but I've been busy studying.. or trying too. Tomorrow is my last exam though, so more posts will be coming!
xo, Claudia.

No More Jelly Bellys :(

Well my mom told me yesterday when we were shopping that she won't buy me Jelly Bellys anymore. But they have them in so much different, cute packaging, they're basicially making you buy it! Didn't fool my mom though. She says that there's some ingredient in them that no other candy has and plus they keep it out of the ingredients list. I know! I was like, "that's illegal!!". They must be pretty bad for you! Smoothie blend was my fav. :(
Oh well,
xo.

Ugh,

Sorry I haven't really been posting, I haven't been keeping track of what I'm eating and my mom is buying all this candy and junk food, I can't stay away from it :P And so I'm uninspired. I promise that tomorrow I will eat healthy and post a 6 meals a day post (:
xo

6 Meals A Day - 9.6.09

Almost forgot!!
Meal 1 - Eggo waffle with jam and tea with honey.
Meal 2 - small smoothie (banana tofu, milk, yogurt)
Meal 3 - Organics cereal
Meal 4 - croissant (& Skittle :P)
Meal 5 - Tim Hortons egg salad sandwhich & Iced Capp
Meal 6 - mango (thats it cause the sandwhich was pretty big)
So yeah, I better go to bed! Just had my dance rectial.. I will post a video on YT tomo :D

6 Meals A Day - 7.6.09

Today we had people over so we had a lot of food and platters but I still didn't crave. Well, I did for ice cream and cake :P But it wasnt hard to tell myself "No". And I didn't keep wanting it, I got over it! I stole some food though for some of my meals...
Meal 1 - mini bagel with jam (jam for extra morning carbs!)
Meal 2 - potato salad with chia seeds (chia seeds for protein!)
Meal 3 - small smoothie (banana, milk, strawberry ice cream, mango tofu)
Meal 4 - a kiwi, grapes and yogurt with bananas
Meal 5 - celery, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli with dip
Meal 6 - 5 crackers with garlic dip

My Dad's Garden

Some plants are really easy to grow and its awesome that you can grow free, good food in your own backyard! My backyard has everything from fig trees to blueberries to green onions. Gardening is my dad's hobby I guess, lol. In the morning me and my brother and sister go to pick strawberries and red currants :)

6 Meals A Day - 6.6.09

So for my first day with this diet - I love it!! I didnt have aaaany cravings between meals and I feel really good about myself :) It all just fills you up just enough, you dont have to worry about wanting to eat more of anything! Ok, so this is what I had:
Meal 1 - mini bagel with jam (I dont use butter because its extra fatty and the jam is good because it has carbs to start the day off energized)
Meal 2 - small smoothie (containing milk, yogurt, banana tofu, frozen berries and some antioxidant and vegetable powder stuff)
Meal 3 - little sandwhich with cream cheese and chia seeds (for protein) and half a pickel
Meal 4 - some organic strawberries from my dads garden, pineapple, mixed nuts and carrots
Meal 5 - Organic cereal with a few diced strawberries
Meal 6 - Eggo waffle with chocolate chips
...aaand some green tea and water throughout the day!
Seems like a lot of food but I really only had small portions of each! Its actually kind of fun to plan your food for your day, actually. Well Im going to go and watch more Ugly Betty episodes that I missed :) New post tomorrow!
xo

6 Meals A Day Diet

So today I have started this diet. I'm going to post what I eat every day as much as I can, but this here is the info about the diet that I researched and stuff.
So you can have 6 or 5 small meals a day, it doesn't really matter, but I'm doing 6. You're supposed to have a meal every 2-3 hours, (I'm doing 2 hours today because it's Saturday and I woke up later than usual, but I would do every 3 hours otherwise) which can be hard with work and school, but I'm starting now that I only have one more day of school left so that it's easier and then I'll get used it. Hopefully next year my teachers don't mind eating during class :P You have to make sure that you have enough from every food group, of course. Protein, dairy, veggies & fruits, grain, and fats/carbs. Your first meal should have more carbs than the others, just to make a good, energized start to your day.
This diet is really healthy because first of all, it boots your metabolism. Also, you're eating a lot, but in small portions, which fills you up just enough, and you don't even feel the need to snack because you know that you'll have your next meal in a couple of hours! As long as you don't surround yourself with fatty snacks and learn not to go to gross fast food joints.
One thing about this diet is working it around your family. My family gets it, and I don't really eat with them a lot anyway, but when I do, I have a little portion and finish faster than the rest of them. I decided that if I go out for dinner with friends or family, I would have a bigger portion than usual, but still not that big, and the next day I'd go to the usual 6 meals a day.
I think that an important way to start this diet is plan what you will eat in the beginning of the day so that you know you're getting enough nutrients and stuff. I go to the kitchen, see what we have, decide on what I should eat and go to write down what I would like to eat. It isn't hard to stay to what you write down. Especially if you pack your "lunch". I think I would write "meal 1", "meal 2" etc. on my packaged food :)
So yeah! If you're thinking about this diet, you should totally try it! It's awesome and you can even lose a lot of weight :D I got to go make my third meal now, but I'll post a new blog tonight about what I ate today :)
xo

Exercise Blog - 6/6/09

I'm trying to get more into shape..
I realized that I stopped doing my daily routine which was mostly pilates. I used to do it every morning, then I started doing it before bed, and now I stopped. I do go for a bike ride every day, but I think I'll start doing that routine again. I'll also make a video of it for YouTube this summer :) It's actually kinda hard to do it every single day, but I guess that's because it hasn't really become a habit. Putting some time aside every day can be easy, though.
Anyway, I thought that I was in shape, but I don't think so anymore! Let's see if I can get into great shape this summer.
xo

Introduction

Today I got inspired to make this blog when I was biking and probably because I started my 6-meals-a-day diet :) This blog is basically going to be all about health, facts, and at the end of almost each day, I'll try to list what I had for each meal so that you can get an idea of how to eat in case you want to start the 6/5-meals-a-day diet. I'm really excited about this, because like fashion, health is another one of my passions! Hope you like the upcoming posts.. this will be fun :D
xoxo, Claudia.