12:00PM
-Green Banana Smoothie-
2 md. Banana (frozen) 210 cal
3 md. Banana 315 cal
2 Cups Baby Spinach 20 cal
1 Cup Mixed Greens 7 cal
1 Cup Ice
Total 552 cal
I used a couple of frozen bananas here as I wanted a thicker, more dense smoothie. The frozen bananas, coupled with the single cup of ice provided me exactly what I was looking for and made just under 1 liter which was about 2 full glasses. Finished them both in about 30 minutes.
2:50PM
-Snacks-
1 lg. Apple 116 cal
1 md. Banana 105 cal
1/2 Cucumber 15 cal
3/4 Stalk Celery 7 cal
1 sm. Carrot 21 cal
Total 264 cal
Along with an apple and banana, I put down half of the pictured veggies as a quick snack.
7:00PM
-Veggie Wrap & Green Banana Apple Smoothie-
1 leaf colard greens 11 cal
3 Baby Carrots 12 cal
1 Stalk Celery 5 cal
1/2 Cucumber 15 cal
1/2 Avocado 161 cal
4 md. Banana 420 cal
1 sm. Banana 90 cal
1 lg. Apple 116 cal
1 sm. Apple 77 cal
2 Cups Baby Spinach 20 cal
1 Cup Mixed Greens 5 cal
1/4 Cup Water
1 Cup Ice
Total 932 cal
The wrap here is the same as the one eaten the other day, which I hadn't gotten a photo of. This one was smushed into the ziplock, and ended up falling apart on me as I ate it, but brought with it a nice taste. It was basically just like eating a small salad in a very compact way. The smoothie I made was just like any other green smoothie (with apples) I've ever made. so instead of showing another green concoction, I decided to take a photo of the smoothie ingredients pre-blended to give you an idea of the amount of food contained within. I finished 1 of the 1.5 liters here in about 20 minutes, as I only get a 30 minute break for lunch, and after walking to the ski lodge and getting settled in to eat, I wasn't left with much time.
9:00PM
-Snack-
After work, I finished the last 1/2 liter of the smoothie on the drive home.
Upon getting home, I spent 1 1/2 hours cutting very overripe bananas, which were emitting an extremely strong odor that was almost making me sick to my stomach. I was cutting them in order to possibly preserve them by freezing them before they went rotten, but after peeling and cutting over 60 bananas (an hour and thirty minutes later) and putting them into ziplocks, I did some research and discovered that the smell which was making me sick was actually a gas that the bananas release naturally.When not allowed to vent freely, the build up of gas can cause fermentation. Because the bananas were still in the plastic bags that I purchased them in, the gas they were releasing was building up in the bag, and starting to ferment the peels of the bananas, causing some to crack open, and thus fermenting some of the actual bananas also. This process is not extremely dangerous, as the fermenting naturally creates higher amounts of sugars in the fruit, as well as increases a specific type of bacteria (a good bacteria) which helps clean the colon. The higher amounts of sugars however, can lead to some side effects, such as "odorful" flatulence as well as the urge to "go number two" more frequently than normal. Not wanting to experience either of these symptoms, I will keep the bananas in my freezer for now and use them only if I absolutely must. I plan to discard them when I can restock and replace with more healthy ripe bananas. Lesson learned!
12:15AM
-A Little Bit of Everything-
1 1/4 Cup Grapes 125 cal
1/4 Cup Trail Mix 204 cal
1/2 Pear 60 cal
1 sm. Starfruit 22 cal
3/8 Cup Raisins 163 cal
10 Almonds 70 cal
Total 644 cal
My taste buds were everywhere here, so I just went to town. In addition to what you see here, I also had a half of a juicy pear and a very small starfruit.
-Exercise-
Today I put some muscle into my work, doing a lot more shoveling than was required and choosing to stand rather than sit during my "warm up" periods at work. Felt great to get my muscles moving and helped me stay warm the whole day (even though it was a warmer day in general).
Approximate Daily Totals
Calories
2392 cal
Carbs Fat Protein Total
535.4g 37.3g 39.4g 612.1g
81.28% 12.74% 5.98% 100%
Very decent day overall.
And that concludes Day 16!
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