The first thing I'd like to share with you guys is an idea that got into my mind just a couple of days ago when I was making cupcakes (look at the foto to check them out). I definitely have a soft spot for all kinds of sweets that I can't really suppress on the long term. So I thought if I have one or two cupcakes every day when I feel like having some after working out, I just induldge. The only condition is I should work out or move around alot that day and it should be at noon so the calories will be burnt by night again and there will be no danger of overindulding. It's actually a pretty smart idea if you stick to a healthy, carb and fat poor diet plan the rest of the day. Here is an example of what it can look like:
this is what i had yesterday
Breakfast: 2 slices of pineapple, 1 slice of smoked salmon (9am)
Lunch: 2 cupcakes with traditional German buttercream-pudding icing (12:30pm)
Snack: 1 small bowl of organic muesli from the health store with soy milk and one spoon of unsweetened peanut butter (4pm)
Dinner: omelette with carrots (2 eggs, 1 dash of soy milk, 1 spoon double fat cream cheese) (7:30pm)
I have to admit that I still had 3 Guinness beers and 1 glass of champagne that night but throughout the day I was on the move all the time, walked around alot and danced for 2 hours without break in a club so I hope it won't be too bad. I make sure I allow myself to have drinks 2 times a week when I go out.
today:
same breakfast (9:30am)
1 hour of running in the park
Lunch: 2 cupcakes and 1 small bowl of muesli with soymilk and banana (1pm)
(I was really starving so I took my snack into my lunch)
Dinner: 100g of wholemeal spaghetti with vegetarian bolognese and carrots, capsicorn and zucchini (5pm)
short, brisk run with weights in my arms (1,5kg) and strenghth /body workout for abs and thighs (alltogether 45 minutes)
this might seem like alot of food but with all the sports I get so hungry and I hope it's all burned again.
I'm including a picture of my cupcakes and a new foto of myself from last weekend when I was in Munich with a friend. I had the best time and I found the cutest little bag in a vintage shop! the white one, i love it <3
http://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/1242181229010719/Cupcakes.html this is where you can find the recipe !
Oh i almost forgot to mention my recent discovery of the best health store I've ever been to! It's almost as big as a regular supermarket and just contains organic healthy food without sugar and preservatives which is so awesome. I actually just went in there because I needed peanut butter without sugar (they don't sell it unsweetened in regular supermarkets) but I got so excited and overwhelmed that I ended up getting soy milk (which i cannot recommend btw because it tastes absolutely disgusting and I found out it doesn't even have nutricious advantages compared to dairy milk), vegetarian bolognese (which i LOVE), curd cheese, a caramel soy dessert (which I cant wait to try!), wholemeal spaghetti , an unsweetened yogurt with vanilla and almond flavour (yumm) and of course peanut butter which has such a different consistency from regular one and the reason I bought it was obviously so I could have it as a snack in the evening too since I avoid sugar after lunch. all in all I am really happy with my purchases. it's obviously about twice expensive as a normal supermarket but some foods are really worth it ( I probably would rebuy the soy milk or the curd cheese since basic dairy products are good quality in normal supermarkets as well and I dont recognise a remarkable difference!)
Take care and stay fit!
