FOOD.

I am one of the pickiest eaters on the entire planet. I drive friends and family members (and mostly my boyfriend) absolutely crazy sometimes because of what I will not eat.
I eat mostly vegetarian, but to be honest it's not because I'm an animal rights activist or anything- I just don't like meat. I'll eat chicken and turkey, as long as it's white meat and I am absolutely sure I can't detect any fat/veins/weird squishy stuff in it. I'll eat fish if it's fresh and not slimy or caught in freshwater (this I actually cannot explain) and if I find a single bone in it I won't eat another bite. No beef, pork, or anything else in between. Milk makes me want to gag and I'm not a huge fan of cheese.
Basically, if it has a strange texture or if I don't know every single ingredient going into it, I'm not touching it.
That being said, I'm still a naturally healthy eater. I thank my mother for this, who was not only an amazing cook but who always made sure my sister and I always ate healthy, nutritious foods. Since returning from my vacation in Hawaii (which was full of macadamia nut pancakes and sushi and ice cream and all kinds of things that are bad for me), I have been determined to get back on track with healthy eating and exercise. Since I just went grocery shopping, I'm going to share my shopping list with you:

• Veggies- broccoli, bell peppers, brussel sprouts, yams, spinach
• Fruits- bananas, strawberries, blueberries, avocado, mixed frozen berries, limes, lemons
• Frozen chicken breast
• Frozen tilapia filets
• Raw almonds
• Ground flax seed
• Eggs
• Soy milk and low-fat milk (for my boyfriend)
• Plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
• Honey
• Natural peanut butter

And now I will share with you my dinner menu of the week:

• Monday: Grilled white fish (using a marinade I adapted from this site) with brown rice, steamed broccoli and salad
• Tuesday: Spicy Thai chicken, brown rice, brussel sprouts
• Wednesday: Grilled turkey burgers, baked yams, salad
• Thursday: Tofu and veggie stir fry, brown rice
• Friday: Quinoa and ground turkey-stuffed bell peppers with a salad 

I will try to update with pictures and recipes from this week. If you are wondering what I am currently snacking on while I type this, here is a picture:

 Plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, strawberries, raw almonds and a little bit of honey drizzled on top. The PERFECT snack.

Now if I can only convince my butt cheeks to stop being so sore from all the one-legged squats my boyfriend made me do at the gym last night, maybe I'll be able to squeeze in a workout before I go to my work meeting.
Maybe.

Happy Monday!