thank you thursday: nutrition style

happy freakin' thursday! :) i say this with a HUGE smile on my face because next week is SPRING BREAK. i do have to work alllll week still, but! i go in at 12:30 each day. do you know what that means?! i actually get to workout in the MORNING. woop woop!

so as all of you know SHOULD know, nutrition is key when trying to live a healthy lifestyle. whether you're trying to trim fat, build muscle, get ripped, whatever it is, you gotta pay attention to what you're eating. now, if you are not used to paying attention, or if you THINK you're paying attention and you're not seeing results, you're not paying enough attention.

you're probably like, yeah yeah jenna whaaaateverrrrr, but seriously. noo, really really seriously, you have to pay very close attention. one motto many go by is "you bite it, you write it" meaning keep track of every single thing you put into your mouth. and guess what. i didn't lose 50lbs just eating whatever and pretending like i was keeping track. so that's why this thursday's THANK YOU goes out to my forever mozilla firefox homepage: SparkPeople.

sparkpeople is prob my favorite website in the whole wide world. it has an awesome food tracker, weight tracker, and even a workout tracker. but my absolute favorite thing it does is print out graphs and reports to show your progress. being the visual person that i am, these graphs/reports/charts definitely helped me see my progress and stay motivated while i have been embarking on this journey. you can fine tune things however you'd like as your goals change.

how could that NOT motivate you??? or when you're trying super duper hard to make sure you're eating the correct percentages of carbs-protein-fats... you get this awesome daily break down of what you ate and how it all works out in the grand scheme of things:

Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Breakfast
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Calcium, Ca	Fiber, total dietary	Sodium, Na
Egg, fresh, 1 large	70	5	0	6	2	0	70
Blueberries, fresh, 0.5 cup	41	0	10	1	0	2	4
La Victoria Thick 'N Chunky Salsa, Medium, 2 tbsp	8	0	1	0	1	0	160
egg white, fresh, 2 large	34	0	0	8	0	0	110
100% Natural Rolled Oats, 0.5 cup	150	3	27	5	0	4	0
"light" flatout wrap, 1 serving	90	2	0	9	2	9	410
Half and Half Cream, 0.25 cup	79	7	3	2	6	0	25
	471	17	41	31	11	15	779
Lunch
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Calcium, Ca	Fiber, total dietary	Sodium, Na
Spinach, fresh, 1.5 cup	10	0	2	1	4	1	36
Turkey, Ground turkey, 93% lean, 4 oz	160	8	0	22	0	0	85
CVS Gold Emblem Trail Mix- Fruit & Nut, 0.25 cup	130	4	22	2	2	2	0
	300	12	24	25	6	3	121
Dinner
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Calcium, Ca	Fiber, total dietary	Sodium, Na
Broccoli, fresh, 1 cup, chopped	25	0	5	3	4	3	24
Ancient Harvest Traditional Whole Grain Quinoa, 1 serving =.25 cup dry, 0.25 cup	172	3	31	6	0	3	1
Chicken Breast, no skin, 4.5 ounces	140	2	0	29	1	0	83
	337	5	36	38	6	6	108
Snack
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Calcium, Ca	Fiber, total dietary	Sodium, Na
Stater Bros. Light String Cheese, 1 serving	60	2	1	8	20	0	230
Chicken Breast, no skin, 2 ounces	62	1	0	13	1	0	37
	122	3	1	21	21	0	267
Snack 1
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Calcium, Ca	Fiber, total dietary	Sodium, Na
Almond Butter, 1.5 tbsp	152	14	5	4	6	1	3
Pure Protein Bar - Chocolate Peanut Butter, 1 serving	200	6	16	20	25	1	200
Granny smith apple - 1 med. apple, 1 serving	80	1	22	0	0	4	0
	432	21	43	24	31	6	203
Snack 2
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein	Calcium, Ca	Fiber, total dietary	Sodium, Na
Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey (Extreme Milk Chocolate), 32 gram(s)	130	2	4	24	10	0	100
Belfonte Fat Free Chocolate Milk, 1 cup	130	0	24	8	30	0	180
	260	2	28	32	40	0	280
	1,922	60	173	171	116	30	1,757
	1400 - 1750	37 - 64	186 - 268	60 - 144	100 - 150	30 - 40	0 - 2300
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(notice its from April 5? shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... i've been slacking).


so okay, THANK YOU sparkpeople for being there for me, through thick and thin, and always always ALWAYS helping me hold myself accountable.


NOW STOP READING THIS AND GO JOURNAL YOUR FOOD! (i mean that in the nicest way possible).