escapistArt's Journal, 17 May 19

Today's meal: Quite a bit chicken served with baked sweet potato and stir fried greens coated in a spicy peanut sauce; roast vegetables, tomatoes and mixed salad. No dessert really, but made vanilla turmeric chai tea to close it off (I'm a little obsessed with this at the moment).

It's been a hectic week. Hiked up Table Mountain for the first time last week Saturday, and it got me hard - my whole body was in pain up and until yesterday. I somehow managed to get all my workouts in, even though they probably weren't as intense as usual. Proud of myself for sticking to it, though. 💪

I also had some personal epiphanies with regards to the way I view food. I realized that sometimes I still view food in a "diet mentality" instead of treating it as a lifestyle. As such, I'm trying to be more conscious of the way I view my meals. While losing weight, I followed a more low carb approach (though what I feel what really helped was IF/OMAD), because of that, I'm still iffy about carbs. Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely nothing against low carb/keto/etc, it worked for me to an extent and I'm forever grateful for that.

I just feel that right now, I (personally) need to stop seeing food/my meals as a break down of carbs, fats, and protein. I want to pick my foods for more than just maintaining weight, but for health, vitality, and longevity. I've found it so hard to shift my mindset from eating for weight loss to eating for health, because my weight has been such an issue for me for most of my life. It's funny how the journey never really ends, the scenery just changes.

Anyway, excuse this long babbling post! Have an awesome weekend everyone!! 😊

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1679 kcal

Fat: 91.07g | Prot: 88.98g | Carbs: 145.76g.   Dinner: Green Peppers, Sweet Red Peppers, Cauliflower, Roasted Grilled or Baked Chicken Leg (Skin Eaten), Rainbow Simply Chicken Steaklets, Olive Oil, Mixed Salad Greens, Zucchini, Woolworths 4 Bean Salad, Black Olives, Cilantro (Coriander), You First Fine Himalayan Crystal Salt, Kale, Green String Beans, Broccoli, Cherry Tomatoes, Avocados, Sweet Potato, Green Hot Chilli Peppers, Garlic, Yellow Sweet Peppers, Onions, Sesame Oil, Vinegar (Cider), Sriracha Sauce, Bragg Organic Coconut Liquid Aminos, Nature's Choice Peanut Butter Smooth. Snacks/Other: Fresh Lemon Juice, Ginger, Vanilla Extract (Imitation, No Alcohol), Cinnamon, Turmeric (Ground), Blue Diamond Almond Milk Unsweetened, Roasted Salted Peanuts, Apples. more...

1798 kcal

Exercise: Pilates - 30 minutes, Running (jogging) - 8/kph - 15 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 15 minutes, Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...