As I mentioned yesterday, I am getting the hang of how to gauge how many calories are in a meal.  What occurred to me today is that if I go for 400 / 100 meaning 400 calories for breakfast, 100 calories for mid-morning snack, 400 calories for lunch, 100 calories for mid-afternoon snack and then 400 calories for dinner, then I will have certainly simplified this whole calorie counting thing.  This is because I am relying on the notion that most of us eat the same foods repeatedly 80% of the time.  If I can come up with a variety of 400 calorie meals and 100 calorie snacks then I will not have to get too caught up in the numbers game.  The key will be making sure that the meals and snacks are both nutritionally balanced and nutrient packed.

Today breakfast was an omelet consisting of 2-egg whites and 1-whole egg, spinach, tomatoes, kalamata olives and feta cheese with a small side of potatoes.  Lunch was 1/2 of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made up of super wholesome whole grain bread, 1 Tbs peanut butter and 1 Tbs berry jam with 7 whole-grain chips; dinner was 4 oz of lemon dill salmon, green salad with balsalmic vinegarette and super food salad (wheat berries, quinoa, almonds, dried blueberries, pomegranate juice and olive oil).

Exercise was a 70 minute bike ride covering just over 15 miles on our beautiful bike paths that wind behind Autzen Stadium where Oregon and Purdue fans were making their way to the football game in 90 degree only to later be furiously rained on in the third quarter.