Healthy Living Meal Plan | 2014 Blogger Challenge

You'd think with how much food that I eat, I'd be an expert, but when Gabi sent the e-mail that food was Topic 6, I blanked. I'm not the healthiest eater...like at all. I eat what's convenient, I binge eat, everything's loaded with fat or sugar or something not good for me. The past few months, I've really been struggling with my weight; by this, I mean that I'm struggling to stick to any form of healthy eating. Since I don't have cool recipes to share and I'm trying to create a healthier lifestyle, I thought for this post I would make up a little meal plan for myself and if anyone else benefits from this or even would like to share some advice, awesome. :) Disclaimer: I am in NO WAY an expert on health. Lol

Breakfast: Chobani 100 Calorie Greek Yogurt with 2 hard boiled eggs

               Eggs and asparagus with salt, pepper, and drizzled with olive oil

               Veggie Omelet (onion, mushroom, bell pepper, spinach, etc)

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Snack: Carrots with hummus

           Almonds

           Celery with natural peanut butter

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Lunch: Chicken Caesar Salad with little to no croutons, dressing on the side

           Tuna salad with avocado wrapped in lettuce

           Taco salad - salsa, avocado, ground turkey meat seasoned with Trader Joe's taco mix, bell              peppers, etc.

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Snack: Granola with plain Greek yogurt

           All natural trail mix

           Toast with apple butter

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Dinner: Baked lemon salmon and asparagus (olive oil, salt, pepper, etc)

            Baked chicken with broccoli and parmesan

            Brown garlic rice or baked sweet potatoe - optional

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Whelp, maybe this little plan will help me sort my life out. Lol Also, I thought I'd add just a few tips having to do with food that I've been told can help if you're trying to lose weight. Protein and vegetables should always be the main focus, a small portion of healthy carbs (ie. quinoa) can be included, but its not necessary. Fruit is healthier than chocolate or ice cream, but the natural sugars are still going to spike insulin levels. Contrary to popular belief, fat is okay; sugar is what you need to worry about. And lastly, everything in moderation!

Alrighty lovelies, if you've got any advice for me, leave them down in the comments! :)

           

Health and Wellness?

I struggle with anxiety and depression and I have since I was about 14. When I turned 18, I started dabbling with drugs and before I knew it, two years of my life had passed where I was numbed out to any real emotions so getting clean felt like getting hit by a train of emotions, good and bad. The past month or so I've been having quite a hard time with my depression due to certain circumstances and I've been leaning on my mom and my sister a lot more the past week. Up until a week ago, I had just been bottling things and let me tell you, that is definitely not a good way of handling things. Someone very close to my heart recently started experiencing anxiety and depression which, for her, is completely new territory because she's always been the strongest and the rock of her family. One night, she asked me what I do to deal with it and I honestly didn't know what to say. I realized that I had been just pushing everything aside and ignoring them and realized I need to start facing life head on again. I've been talking to my family a lot more and I'm trying to hang out with more of my friends again. I obviously see Dalton which is great and all, but I think I need to start seeing my other friends as well as much as possible, especially because Dalt hasn't been here nearly as much. I enjoy the alone time, but I'm pretty sure I need to start getting out into the world again.

Next on my agenda, is nutrition. My lifestyle is very, very unhealthy. I eat crap food (and a lot of it) and I pretty much never do any form of activity besides walking home from school. I've struggled with my weight for years and years and years and tried to lose weight in many different ways, but this time around, I'm just going to try and lose weight not to be skinny, but just to be healthier. I found a dance studio by my house that I'm going to look into and as soon as the community gym is done being renovated, I'll be going there a lot more. Joey Graceffa is pretty much the one who inspired me to start eating healthier, what with his green smoothies and chicken and brown rice. Lol I'll be eating pretty much exactly like Joey from now on just because I think that'll be a great way to start feeling better, mentally and physically.

This post is a bit random, but I did say that I'd do a slightly more detailed post about my newest nutrition regime and also thought I'd throw in a little personal touch about my life. :) Also, if anyone out there is struggling with depression or anxiety or anything, feel free to comment on this post and we'll talk because people should always have someone to talk to. <3