I'm happy to find that so many restaurants are posting their nutritional information now-a-days. However, I would bet that most people have no idea what they're putting into their mouths...yet they wonder why they're 10, 20, or 30 pounds overweight...
For instance, take a look at Pei Wei's menu guide. Let's say you order the "Asian Chopped Chicken Salad" and eat the entire thing. Healthy, right? No. You just consumed 820 calories & 56 g fat. Now, look at the information of the same salad without dressing - 380 calories & 12 g fat. It is completely bearable to eat a salad without dressing, people! Especially when you're saving 440 calories and 44 g fat!
Today I ate lunch at Pei Wei with my mom and husband. I split a salad with my mom (left off the dressing) and had a cup of wonton soup. Total calories: 300. I was content but not stuffed. It's crazy to think that I used to order "Chicken Pad Thai" (1,44o calories & 40 g fat) or "Honey Seared Chicken" (860 calories & 30 g fat, not including the rice) and eat the whole dish! UGH!
I challenge you to look up the nutritional information next time you eat out. I have a feeling you'll be shocked at the numbers and will be more willing to make a healthy choice knowing the amount of calories and fat you'll save :)
Here we go...July 5th...
Food
9:45 am - chocolate Shakeology + 1 cup chilled coffee + 1 cup unsweetened flax milk + 1 ripe banana
12:30 pm - 1 serving (1/2 dish) chopped chicken salad (w/o dressing), cup of wonton soup (Pei Wei)
4:15 pm - 1 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt with 1/2 cup blueberries & 1 cup strawberries, 2 clementines
7:15 pm - baked potato with black beans & diced tomatoes
Workout
2-mile run (22 minutes = 11 min/mile, woohoo!)
100 squats
Before you leave, you must read this blog post - "The Anti Diet." The three points that really hit home for me are #4, #6, and #8.
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