My Food Journal of the Week of April 11th
Nutrition | April 17, 2016
I did my best to keep a good record of what I ate for the past week. I did not try to make the photos pretty (sorry for that), I just snapped a quick shot to document my own diet.
You can still use my own Food Journal as a template for your own weekly meal plan, but I really suggest you eat according to your own body-type.
I’m a mesomorph – athletic and muscular so I don’t have to always earn my carbs with a workout although I like doing that anyways because I tent to gain weight easily.
If you’re an endomorph – your body stores more fat and your goal is to get leaner or lose weight. You should definitely earn your carbs with a workout.
If you’re ectomorph – skinny, with very little muscle mass, then you don’t need to earn your carbs with a workout as long as those carbs come from natural sources like rice, potatoes, quinoa, whole grains, etc.
We should all exercise daily and avoid added sugar and junk food if we want to stay healthy and strong. If you do want to eat sugar and junk here and there, then at least earn it with your workout even if you’re naturally skinny. It will help you avoid lifestyle diseases such as diabetes.
Nutrition Guide with more info here.
FM – Free meal that you can eat at any time of the day regardless of your body type
WEM – Workout earned meal, or a meal you should earn with your training if you’re either an endomorph or an endo–mesomorph (athletic person who gains weight easily).
DRINK A LOT OF WATER! I have a 800ml glass bottle that I refill 3x a day to make sure I drink about 2,5l of water every day. If you’re having a trouble to drink plain water, you can always flavor it with fresh lemon juice.
MONDAY
Breakfast: Sweet Breakfast Waffle (FM) and Coffee
My Workout: High intensity training
My Lunch/post workout meal: Chicken Thigh with Broccoli Cashew Salad (FM)
* I baked a whole chicken so that I have bunch of left overs for snacks for the week
My Snack: Apple (FM)
My Dinner: Drunken Meatballs (FM)
*recipe is coming soon, these meatballs were delicious!
TV snack: Apple
Tuesday
Breakfast: Bulletproof Coffee (FM)
*I was rushing to go run some errands early in the morning so I only had time to make bulletproof coffee to go.
My Workout: High intensity training
My Lunch/post workout meal: Chicken Salad on Apple Slices (FM)
* This is a quick, easy and healthy snack if you have the cooked or baked chicken ready
My Snack: An apple
*I had no time for anything else
My Dinner: Low Carb Meaty Pizza (FM)
* One of my favorite recipes
Tv Snack: Home mad Chocolate bar (FM)
Wednesday
Breakfast: Bulletproof coffee (FM)
Lunch: Arugula Salad (FM)
My workout: Warrior Wednesday, practicing fun challenging exercises. I don’t consider that a high intensity workout. I was just playing.
Snack: Two Meat Balls (FM)
*leftovers
Dinner: Low Carb Meaty Pizza (FM)
*Leftovers
Tv snack: orange and apple
Thursday
My Breakfast: Bullet-proof Coffee
My Snack: Home mad Chocolate bar (FM)
My Lunch: Arugula salad (FM)
My Workout: High intensity training
My dinner: Low Carb Meaty Pizza (FM) and Chicken Caesar Salad
My Late night Snack: Home made chocolate bar (FM)
Friday
Breakfast: Coffee & Low Carb Bacon Burrito (FM)
*recipe is coming soon
My Lunch: Spinach Salad (FM)
*fresh spinach, apple, celery, mushrooms, avocado and balsamic vinaigrette.
Snack: Apple and peanut butter (FM)
My Workout: High intensity training
My Dinner: Dinner at a restaurant – pizza, dinner salad and I split a dessert with Jesse (WEM)
Saturday
Breakfast: Creamy Mushroom and Chicken Crepes (Fm) and coffee
*This was so good. Recipe is coming for sure.
My Lunch: Spinach Salad (FM)
My Workout: High intensity training
My Dinner: Nachos at a bar (WEM)
*Jesse and I went to see the new Jungle book movie which is amazing by the way and so were the nachos 🙂 and margarita cocktail.
Sunday
Breakfast: Low Carb Berry Cookie Bars (FM) and coffee
*These are so delicious, I have enough bars for the next few days for breakfasts – unless Jesse eats them 🙂
Recipe is going to appear on the website in the near future.
My Workout: Easy training – Power Yoga, stretching
Lunch: Spinach salad
Snack: Orange
Dinner: Stir fry Beef with Broccoli
Private Member |
sydney, nsw, australia
Just wondering, did you cut back on the WEM during the week because you knew you would be eating out at restaurants on the weekend?
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Good question, I was asking myself the same thing 😊
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québec, canada
Same thing! haha
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curitiba, parana, brazil
The salads looks awesome! Feeling like eating all of them! Very nice Zu! See you, take care.
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This is so super awesome….. I look forward to it every week. I wonder if taking pictures would help be more accountable?
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Hi Zuzka, what do you put/how much in your bullet proof coffee?
Thanks
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houston, tx, usa
She’s posted about it before!!
https://zuzkalight.com/nutrition/bulletproof-coffee/
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thank you for doing it – it helps to see your portions – you are awesome!
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seattle, washington
Last Friday night I went swimming at the Y when normally there are a couple dozen children also in the pool. I was alone I think because of the Jungle Book opening.
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I dont’ see Skittles on this food journal:( I just ate a bunch:/ Is there a program that could help me stay accountable by taking pictures of everything I eat? Just thought this would be a great idea.
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scottsdale, az, usa
I see a TON of great looking meals you made this week! I can’t wait for the recipes!
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Ok, after seeing your portion sizes….I think I know why I am not losing fat!
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Your nutrition info is so helpful!