I’m into the 4th week of the Get Well Challenge, and food journaling has started to become a habit. It helps that I have the Livestrong app on my phone so I can pretty much do it from anywhere. I’ve also been into a pretty decent routine lately, so that’s helped as well!
Here’s what I’ve been eating…
Breakfast
Standard smoothie, eaten with some Honey Roasted Peanut Butter. <<–Click for the Recipe
Total: 325 calories, 25g protein, 5g fiber
Lunch
My brother and I had a lunch date at Chipotle which I love. My bowl is relatively low in calories but keeps me full through the afternoon. I filled it with lettuce, black beans, vegetables, corn salsa, tomato salsa, and guacamole.
That whole bowl came at less than 400 calories, and I had a few handfuls of my brother’s chips for another 150 calories.
Total: 527 calories, 16g protein, 22g fiber
Afternoon snack
I love crunchy snacks, so I had some sugar snap peas with a handful of roasted soybeans while finishing up at work. Soybeans pack in lots of protein for less calories than other nuts. I love the salty crunch! When I got home, I also grabbed a handful of crackers.
Total: 255 calories, 15g protein, 12g fiber
Workout
I was feeling really unmotivated. I just didn’t feel like running. Luckily, Brittany texted me and asked if I wanted to go for a run, so that was the perfect way to get myself out the door! We knocked out about 3 miles and ran at a pretty good pace so I was happy about that!
Total calories burned: ~300 calories
Dinner
Today was such a perfect fall day, I knew I needed to make a pot of vegetarian chili. I hadn’t made it in months and this is one of my favorite dinners when the weather gets cold! It’s also great leftovers to pack for lunch. I used a version of this recipe and recycled the picture. So no cornbread was served on the side, although that would have been quite delicious.
Total: 480 calories, 16g protein, 14g fiber
I absolutely love this dinner and I’ll probably start making it at least once a week. It’s so simple, so cheap, and so healthy! It doesn’t get any better than that. Oh and it’s vegan and gluten free, in case you’re into that.
Also, thats 72g of protein for the day… in case you’re counting. Take that “vegetarians-don’t-get-enough-protein” people.
chili is sooo perfect for a chili weather
haha … at the moment i am in love with pumpkin chili.. just cant get enoug of the yellow/orange vegetable!
Ohhh I’ve never tried pumpkin chili! That sounds good though!
Chili is the best fall food! Although it’s been 80-degrees here in Kansas City this week. Not fun! I’m ready for fall weather!
Even though it’s still not cold outside here (in the 80′s this week!) I’ve already made my favorite Fall-ish dish once: Spinach Lentil Soup!
Yummm that sounds delicious!
I love peanut butter and banan smoothies!
And your lunch looks sooo tasty and delicious! Can’t believe it contained less than 400 calories!
I know, right? Who says Chipotle can’t be healthy!?
I’m a big soup person so I do that, in fact making some chicken soup for my sick hubby is on the agenda today while also making myself a veggie version. Should be fun! I love chili too and have a great veggie recipe. Keep saying I need to make it. I bought a new bigger crock pot just for that purpose! I’ve never tried it in the crock pot, but what the heck! I love the recipe because it makes a lot and gives me leftovers to freeze for a quick dinner. Also it’s something that Ralph and I can both eat!
I totally need to get a crock pot!!! I always just make it on the stove but it would be so nice to come home to the house smelling like chili!
Chilli is the ultimate winter comfort food! I love anything tomato-based when it starts getting cold outside, and I am sure you will agree that there’s nothing like the classic combo of tomato soup with a grilled cheese
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I have to agree with everyone else! Nothing says comfort like a bowl of chili. I am looking for a good veggie chili recipe so I will give this a try. I love Chipotle and when I go there I always get the bowl with brown rice, and all the veggies. And for some reason I can always make two meals out of it… which works great!
OMG can I eat ALL OF THIS?!?! That shake sounds incredible and you can never go wrong with chipotle
i love vegetarian chili and chipotle! chipotles guac is my favorite!
Chili is most definitely the best fall meal.. well at least I think so
Oh Chipotle how I adore you. BTW, on Halloween they are selling their buritos for $2 if you come wearing a costume
Oh, man that smoothie! YUM! My favorite dinner for cooler weather is definitely stuff in the crockpot or soups.
I saw your tweet about chili and yummmm! I love white chicken (or turkey) chili in the winter, or really just any soup!
That chili looks amazing – soups and stews are my go-to foods when it starts getting cool out, and this one looks fantastic. I also lurve the veggie bowls from Chipotle…and oh, is their guac ever amazing.
Happy WIAW!
I am in love with any and all soups lately. Sometimes I even feel like just a big bowl of broth would be delicious. I must be needing some sort of soul-nourishing comfort in my life or something.
I love vegetarian chili in the fall! Adding pumpkin does sound delicious!
Soup and hearty soda bread, can’t beat it – failing that a good chili!
Loving your afternoon snack plate!
Mmm Chipotle. I really wish that we had one up here
As for warm dinners, I think a good hearty soup is probably my favorite. I do love chili, but the beans just don’t agree with me.
Your afternoon snack looks great! I love snap peas I go thru bags of them weekly haha
Oh girl it is so hard for me to pic a favorite cold food item. I love chili’s, the Louisiana gal in me wants a good gumbo, and the “country raised” girl in me craves chicken and dumplings
That smoothie honestly looks professional. With the peanut butter swirls and all! I am drooling haha.
Smoothie and your chilli look good.
Lately I’ve been loving curry as a mix up for chili. It’s still spicy and warm and comforting! I posted a good veggie curry recipe a few weeks ago, you should check it out!
Chili is definitely a good cold weather food! I love soup with fresh bread as well! Your honey-roasted peanut butter sounds heavenly…I’ll definitely have to give it a go!
Your Chipotle bowl looks delicious, and I think it’s high time I mix up a batch of vegetarian chili. Can’t wait to try, Liz!
Chili is always welcome no matter the weather! I think Indian food is very comforting and “warm” – probably because of all the spices.
Mmm I totally agree!!
Man oh man, I would take every single one of your meals. I love Chipolte, snap peas and veggie chili, and I love the protein count. You tell those naysayers. Amen Sister!
Once the weather cools off, I switch full gear to soups and chilis too. Nothing beats a warm bowl of love on a cold day.
I need to make some chili soon! Thanks for the reminder!
Yay – so glad we went on that run yesterday. The weather is way too nice not to enjoy it! Isaac made vegetarian chili last Sunday and I’ve been eating it all week sprinkled with a little nutritional yeast! It’s one of my favorite fall foods. I also really like curried pumpkin soup.
I’ve never tried making any kind of pumpkin soup! I’ll have to add that to my list of pumpkin things to make!
That chili looks great! I’m always up for anything topped with cilantro and avocados:)
Wow! I give you props for having kept track for four weeks! That takes discipline – something I have yet to find apparently! I keep wanting to track my meals but I will 1) forget to update my log 2) feel bad about something ‘not so good for me’ and not log 3) switch between tangible log and phone log and it becomes confusing. Any tips?
So the app actually syncs in both places, so I can either log in through my computer or my phone, and it updates both. That makes it way easier!!
Such a good looking day of eats! That chili and cornbread just makes me happy by looking at it, can’t wait to make a big pot when it gets colder out for lunches!
That chili looks awesome! I love a big bowl of soup to keep me warm during the colder months
Thanks for sharing. Happy WIAW…
My biggest diet vice is eating too much sugar so I should definitely do a food diary, although it might prove a bit of a shock!
Your swirly smoothie looks lovely, as does the chilli… my favourite autumn dinner is garlic-roasted vegetables with goats’ cheese on top, delicious
Sugar intake was something I’d never really looked at before, but it’s interested to see when you keep a food journal!
Chili looks delicious–love the addition of the avocado.
I like making soups and stews during Fall/Winter weekends and then having on hand for the week.
It’s such a great packed lunch!
Good for you keeping track of everything.
It gets easier. ha Guess I have a good bit of experience on that.
I love cooking chili in the cooler months, so I’m right there with ya on that one.
aww friends are amazing like that how they pick you ‘up’ in a way when we need a little push
love anything a little warm in these chilly months
Do you feel like you end up eating more or less from counting calories? i.e.- I’m low for the day, I should eat more (even if you might not have had you not counted) or the opposite. Just cuious. Otherwise, your eats look fab!!
I did noticed myself doing that on days where I was doing long runs (because I was burning so many calories!) So I’ve gotten better at not being so exact with my target. Some days I’ll go over and somedays I’ll go under, but I try to listen to my hunger cues!
Soup and paninis is for sure my go-to cold weather food! But usually I am not as awesome as you are making it from scratch
LOVE the Chipotle Bowl, especially the HUGE glob of guacamole they give you. Chipotle knows whats up!
I get the exact same Chipotle bowl except with chicken instead of black beans. I love it! I feel sorry for people who don’t have Chipotle where they live!
Oh goodness me that chili and corn bread! You’ve gone and given me a crazy urge to make both of those right now.
So. Incredibly. Delicious.
Wow all that protein! I am impressed, as you say in the face to all that say you don’t get enough. People who are normal probably get complacent themselves and don’t get enough!
When I say normal I mean meat eaters and didn’t mean for it to sound bad!! I just know my ex boyfriend did not eat enough protein. that sounded a bit dodge when I reread it….Its getting late I should probably sleep zzzzz lol
Hahaha totally no worries, Laura
Wow. So many comments! And great job with the protein. Let me say that I love Chipotle, so kudos there. Oh, and I haven’t had chili in forever, but I have been wanting to try pumpkin chili ever since I found out about my allergy to tomatoes… Ever tried it?
That breakfast shake looks epic, yum!
Now, that’s an interesting pursuit to journal protein intake. I’m training for a bikini competition right now and I’m eating at least my body weight in grams of protein and it’s NOT easy.
Perhaps I’ll try this!
Good to know that the lunch ‘you and your brother’ had, I was just as invisible to you as well
FYI: That shake looks amazing. As long as it doesn’t taste like grass, I want one.