Kuu: märts 2014

Food Friday 28.03.2014

Published on by Margit Partei3 kommentaari

On Food Fridays I will tell you about everything I ate that day. No matter if it is a good day or not: you will see it all. 

Today I had a really simple to-do list: wake up, work out, study, go to sleep. OK, I had some tiny errands that needed to be done as well but in general a boring study day. But I was abnormally hungry all day long hence the BIG portions… Still not understanding what’s going on with my appetite, hunger and eating patterns 😦

 

 

1st meal: 10 AM

Before breakfast I went running and burned around 800 calories. I was so hungry when I got back home and ate the biggest breakfast ever. Still felt hungry. Is that normal?

Post-workout breakfast

  • 2 eggs

  • 2 slices of bacon

  • 2 slices of cheese

  • 300 grams of cabbage

and

  • 10 grams of cocoa

  • a dash of cinnamon

  • 200 grams of ricotta

  • 100 grams of buttermilk/kefir (does anyone know a normal English word for keefir?)

 

2nd meal: 4 PM

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A mountain of beans, don’t let the photo fool you.

  • 1 meat patty (125 grams of minced meat, 1/4 of an egg, 65 grams of grated cheese)

  • 400 grams of frozen green beans

  • 5 grams of olive oil  

(About 40 minutes later…)

Protein waffle. Obviously I can’t clean my waffle iron properly 😀

  • 1 egg

  • 25 grams of protein powder

  • 10 grams of olive oil

  • 50 grams of kefir

  • 300 grams of cabbage (not pictured)

 

 

Nutrition information

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Macros: liberal low-carb.

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Total protein overkill from my protein waffle. Also you can notice quite the bit of carbs…

 

A really weird day. I was hungry all day long. Was this from my run in the morning? Usually I work out in the evenings or around lunchtime. If I had eaten according to my actual hunger level today, I think we would be talking about 3000+ calories. Not normal. Or is it?!

Nike Training Day tomorrow. Ready to burn around 3000 calories or more but also eat more than usually just to survive the whole event. I have to prep 3 meals to take to Tallinn with me and then figure out when I can eat between the 6 classes there. But I’m excited! Bring. It. On!

 

Next Food Friday in a week!

EQUA water bottles

Published on by Margit Partei6 kommentaari

So about a week ago I did something that I usually never do: I clicked on a FaceBook advertisement. I usually never even notice them and avoid them by all cost. But this ad caught my eye: it had really pretty water bottles with fun patterns on it. So I clicked.

About 15 minutes later I was around 20€ poorer.

What did I buy? I bought 2 re-usable water bottles from EQUA: one for everyday use and one for working out. They look cool, are BPA-free (unlike regular plastic bottles) and hold 600 ml of water. Water is my absolute favourite drink and I drink around 3–5 litres of tap water every day. Tap water in both of my homes tastes just fine and having a re-usable bottle to carry it to school etc is great. Until today, I had been using regular plastic bottles to carry my water around but they collect tons of bacteria, get bumps in them and one has even broken in my handbag once, ruining some school papers. For workouts I had an old black sports bottle that was getting really dirty no matter how much I washed it. It also leaked sometimes. Not cool at all! 

My old bottles. Pretty pathetic.
My old bottles. Pretty pathetic.

EQUA also offers really beautiful and lightweight glass bottles but since I tend to break stuff very easily, I ordered plastic bottles. Better be safe than sorry. The bottles were 7,85€ each (on SALE right now!) + transportation (4,5€). They have so many beautiful patterns and it’s really hard to choose only one. 🙂 Right now I’m thinking about ordering another one in the future. I think I want a glass bottle to keep in my fridge. I wish they made something bigger, like 1,5 litres though… Anyone knows any other sites that sell something like that? 🙂

Around a week after placing an order online, my pretty bottles arrived. The quality is great and they look just as good as the photos on their website. The caps also look really durable and I’m pretty sure the bottles won’t leak and get all of my stuff wet. I’m 100% pleased with my order.

My new bottles: Green Leaves and Universe
My new bottles: Green Leaves and Universe

What is more, the creation of the company EQUA (from the words eco+aqua) was inspired by the idea protect the nature. Re-usable bottles are a great way to save the nature and not create as much waste. And also: EQUA donates 10% of net profit to organizations which promote a healthy lifestyle and are aware of the importance of nature. I find that’s socially responsible and awesome and from them. I felt a lot better spending my money on their products. 🙂

Drinking water is so important for your health and functioning of the body. Why not use a cute and environmentally friendly bottle? It sure inspires me not to forget to drink my water 🙂

Bottoms up!