Tag: cravings

Blogmas 2018

Blogmas Day 18: How I fell off the fitness wagon

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I started my journey End of 2014 but I first started losing weight 2015, by June/July I had lost 17kg /37.5lbs which I was super happy about. As you might know if you read some of my previous posts my relationship with food wasn’t something I had really worked on up to this point in my journey.

About 2-3 months into my journey I’d allow myself to have an entire Cheatday every single Sunday. So every Sunday I’d eat whatever I wanted, the entire day, no calorie tracking whatsoever. I would’t eat extraordinarily big amounts of food but I’d eat high calories, well over my limit (Candy adds up very quick..) at first that wasn’t an issue I’d still lose weight but then I hit a plateau. At the same time I finished all my Exams and stared working my first real job, I’d work long hours and had to commute (+2.5 hrs each way) every day to get to work. It was a very stressful time I barely had any time for myself, let alone strenght to go to the gym after a long day (also difficult because I was using public transportations), at the end of the day I was even to exhausted to meal prep. I would buy my meals at a grocery store close by, at the beginning I’d still eat quite healthy, but soon I started to buy comfort food and quickly I put on a few pounds that I had lost. Approximately 10kg/22lbs to be exact.

Not being able to workout was so demotivating and all that stress led to me simply not really caring anymore. Luckily that job that caused me so much stress was only temporarily. Pretty much the rest of year 2015 I struggled to get back on track again, I was stuck in a vicious cyle of binge eating. The fact that I felt like I had lost control (over my eating) and that I had put on weight was frustrating and depressing I felt like a failure. I knew I had to get a grip and take control over the situation again in order to feel better physically and emotionally. I had to prove to myself that I actually was capable of doing it all over again, and I did.

*Find out how I got back onto the fitness wagon in my next post.

Blogmas 2018

Blogmas Day 17: Favorite Protein Snacks

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Before sharing my favorite Protein snacks I want to say, I personally don’t eat such things that often simply because I feel like I have a harder time sticking to eating clean if I eat them to often.  Also it quickly adds up ($) and calories, I mostly use protein bars or cookies if I’m in a hurry and can’t get my oatmeal in that day or sometimes if I’m simply craving something sweet.

I have tried a few protein bars and so far my absolute alltime favorite is “Syntha-6 Protein Crisp” by BSN, they’re absolutely amazing very similar to a rice crispy treat. I don’t have any at this moment so I can’t share any pictures of how they look. There’s quite a variety of different tastes, so far I have tried the following (+my personal rating):

  • Chocolate Crunch (8/10)
  • Peanut Butter Crunch (5/10)
  • Salted Toffe Pretzel (9/10)
  • Vanilla Marshmallow (10/10)

*For reference the Nutrition Facts for one Bar: 230 Calories – 6g Fat – 20g Protein – 23g Carbs

Then I’ve also tried Lenny & Larry’s “The Complete Cookie” so far I’ve only tried Chocolate Chip (10/10) but I want to try some of the other tastes as well. The cookies are individually packed and quite big, I’d say the texture is comparable to a soft backed cookie as you might be able to see in the pictures below.

*Nutrition Facts for one complete Cookie: 400 Calories – 16g Fat – 16g Protein – 66g Carbs

*The cookies aren’t super high protein but they’re good to get some carbs in when in a hurry or to help with the sweet cravings, but as you see they’re pretty high in calories and carbs so I try to eat them very,very rarely.