Day 16

Today is the second last day of my swimming lesson. I am not sure what kind of lessons I will take next. I was thinking of piano but that's no so active. I have to reconsider that. What about yoga or pilates or going to the gym or running ??? I still have my Passport to Prana. I should start using it.

I am eating better. I am saving money by making my own dinners. I went grocery shopping the other day and spent $100. My lunch consists of carb (mostly rice), salad and a protein (salmon, pork or steak).

Day 15

I am soo tired after my swimming lessons. I just feel like lying down and sleeping. I don't know what it is. Maybe it is more exercise I am used to. I know swimming is a good sport. It exercises many muscles at the same time. Once I actually learn to swim, I want to go swimming on a regular basis.

Still not enough veggies in my diet. I bought yoghurt. I want to try some with fruit.

Day 14

Breakfast - 1/2 bagel with strawberry cream cheese

Lunch - a quail with rice and salad (with red peppers, almonds, feta cheese) with creamy garlic sauce

Dinner - rice with quail and some ground beef and tofu

Exercise - 45 min swimming lesson - today's lesson was side gliding and flipping with a board

Day 13

Today was a good day for my diet.

Breakfast - 1/2 a bagel with strawberry creamcheese
- 1/2 cup of warm water (blah..it's gross, but it's good for your stomach)

Lunch - chicken salad sandwich (chicken salad consists of chicken, red peppers, guacamole and lettuce)
- side salad (baby greens, almonds, cranraisans, feta cheese) with creamy garlic sauce

Dinner - rice with lobster and fried fish

Today wasn't a good day for exercise.
- no exercise today :(

Healthy grocery shopping

I went grocery shopping on Sat and I bought lots of healthy foods.

My 'healthy' grocery list:
- frozen berries
- frozen waffles
- croissant
- frozen salad shrimps
- chicken breasts
- salad
- red peppers
- avocados
- bagels
- strawberry cream cheese
- celery
- mushrooms

Hopefully I have time to make a healthy lunch everyday.

Swimming lessond

I have started to drink almond milk. It has a weird aftertaste. There are some flavoured ones. I will try those to see if it taste better than the 'original' almond milk.

I will try to go grocery shopping on Sat afternoon. I want to buy a small container of yogurt to try it. I have never tried yogurt before. I am thinking maybe, if I like it, start having a yogurt parfait with oatmeal (or another type of grain), and fruit. I also want to buy some frozen fruit to make shakes and use on waffles.

My swimming lessons are going well. I missed the first class because I was sick. Since then, I have been to all my lessons. I learned to front float, back float, front glide, back glide, front glide with kicking, back glide with kicking. Today we worked on side (left and right) gliding with a float board. I get so tired after swimming lessons. I just feel like going home and crashing.

Improvements

I have noticed that just writing what I ate that day is kinda boring. I need to improve these postings. I am hoping to add some pictures to my postings. Maybe add a description?

I need to be more descriptive with my exercises also. Maybe my thoughts after the activity?

Oct 20

Breakfast - rice with chicken and veggies

- glass of coconut juice with 10 drops of trace minerals

Lunch - turkey with spinach salad (with almonds, yellow bell peppers, feta cheese and strawberries)

- 2 glasses of water
- 1 multivitamin gel cap
- 1 calcuim gel cap

Dinner - rice with pork and veggies

Exercise - 45 min swimming lesson

Oct 19

Breakfast - rice and veggies
- glass of coconut juice

Lunch - rice with tofu and beef
- 1 multivitamin
- 1 calcium
- 2 glasses of water

Dinner - steak with spinach salad and rice

Exercise - no exercise :(

Oct 18

Breakfast - dim sum

Lunch - a late lunch, a hot dog with relish, ketchup and cheese
- 1 glass of water

Dinner - bowl of rice with taro

Exercise - 3 hour walk around the Aquarium
- 30 min walk in Stanley Park

Oct 17

Breakfast - rice and taro

- 1 glass of mango juice
- 1 glass of water
- 6 mini spring rolls

Lunch - buns with tofu and beef

- 1 glass of water
- 1 multivitamin gel cap
- 1 calcium gel cap

Dinner - small bowl of pho
- jackfruit shake

Exercise - none :(

Started to drink more water (Oct 16)

Breakfast - rice and taro

- glass of mango juice with 10 drops of trace minerals
- 1 glass of water
- small piece of mango strawberry cake

Lunch - rice with beef and tofu

- 2 glasses of water
- 1 multivitamin gel cap
- 1 calcium gel cap
- mini moon cake

Dinner - vermicelli with Vietnamese ham, egg and chicken

Exercise - rested at nite, still a tad bit sick

Started to take my vitamins

Breakfast - bowl of rice with some fish and green beans

Lunch - medium size bowl congee with chicken and century egg
- took one multivitamin gel cap
- took one calcium gel cap
- had one glass of water with 10 drops of trace minerals

3 pm - tiny piece of chocolate

Dinner - bowl of rice with tofu, ground beef and taro
- one glass of soya milk

10 pm - one glass of soya milk

Exercise - 45 min swimming lesson

Getting into gear

I was still feeling a bit sick this morning.

Breakfast - 2 small bowls of chicken soup

Lunch - one bowl of sticky rice and Chinese sausage

Snack - small berry smoothie from Yogen Fruz

Dinner - small bowl of pho

After dinner snack - small papaya milk bubble tea

Exercise - Does walk around the mall count?? ...if not, then no exercise today :(

Thanksgiving Weekend

It wasn't about turkey dinners for me this weekend.

Saturday - I was at my friends birthday celebration. It was full of snacks and good food (and drinks). It wasn't a good day to start my diet. I didn't do any exercises.

Sunday - I had McDonald's for breakfast. I had pho (my favourite food) for lunch. I had a shake from Starbucks as my afternoon snack. I had a gazillion wings while watching the Canucks at Wings. It wasn't a good day to start my diet. I didn't do any exercises.

Monday - It was my friends wedding. In the morning, I forgot to eat breakfast. After the wedding ceremony, there was light refreshments (sandwiches, fruit, desserts, sushi and drinks). I had 1/4 of a pumpkin pie as an afternoon snack. It was a Chinese banquet dinner. That means a 10 course meal. This wasn't a good day to start my diet. I didn't have time to do any exercises.

Tuesday - I was feeling sick. That means no good food for me. I didn't feel eating food. It was all about soup today. It wasn't a good day to start my diet. I am skipping my first night of swimming lessons. I didn't think anyone there would appreciate me passing them bad germs.

Welcome!

Welcome to my first posting on my health and wellness blog!

This is where I will log in my exercises and my daily diet. I know I have to eat healthier and do more exercises. This is makes me more accountable if I have to log what I'm doing. It will be a simple blog. It will show what I ate that day and what exercises I did.

My goals:

Exercise - to do something active at least 3-4 times a week - could be a sport (ex. blading, hiking, aquafit, etc), strengthening activity (ex. yoga, pilates) or the gym (ex. weights, cardio)

Diet - to get enough nutrients in my body while consuming a healthy 1500 calories a day

Enjoy my journey to a health lifestyle!