keep it lean and keep it green

Slacking a little on the blog here with my senior thesis due in just two days! I however have not been slacking on my running! I am almost upto 5 miles. The only thing keeping me at 4 are my ever sore shins. The rest of my body is feeling great and is full of energy. Even this terrible cold and these sore shins haven't kept me off of the pavement. I have taken this new found motivation and used it to get me out of the slump I have been in all year. I'm hiring a trainer and I have been making some changes to my diet. 


Now, my mom is the kind of person that can eat an apple, a powerbar, and a salad for her 3 meals and call it a day. Never hungry, never craving anything. I however am my father's daughter. Nothing on this planet I won't eat! That's not true- I wouldn't eat rocky mountain oysters. But, anyway, I also like to eat a lot.  I have tried the small portion deal, but it doesn't really work for me. After a long day and a good workout, I just want to EAT! So, I made a couple rules: keep it lean and keep it green. I've grounded myself to a 1200 calorie diet, dropped the alcohol (except for special occasions), and vow to drink at the very least 5 glasses of water a day. My treats are natural peanut butter, edy's all natural fruit bars, rice cakes with hummus, greek yogurt, and sugar free jello pudding packs. All are low fat/low cal. So, anyhow, 1200 calories can be tough to do when you love to eat. For goodness sakes, olive oil even has a good 100 calories in it! Here is something delish that is high in protien, fills me up and I haven't gotten bored of eating yet! I call it the provocative salad because my friend says it's so provocative to put fruits and nuts on your salad. He doesn't know.


The Provocative Salad:
Step 1:  put blackened seasoning on your hormone free boneless skinless chicken breast, drizzle with evoo, wrap in foil, and stick it in the broiler for 25 minutes. 
Step 2: 
Cover your plate in mixed greens and spinach
Give a modest sprinkle to lowfat feta cheese
Chop up and add a hard boiled egg
Add a chopped apple
handfull of dried cranberries
some red onion
and either raw walnuts or almonds
Here is the secret ingredient: Briannas Blush Wine Vinegarette Salad Dressing 

Happy Eating and happy running~