It's a Lifestyle!


Hey, it's Katie Ann! This is my first experience with a blog but thought I would see how this works to not only keep a sort of workout and nutrition diary for myself, but to also use it to share information and tips that work for me with my friends!

I'm a Certified Nutrition and Wellness Consultant and no matter how long it takes, I will continue to pursue my degree, most likely in Dietetics and Nutritional Management. In the meantime, I'm currently studying for my Personal Trainer Certification which I should complete in the next couple of months and will be all too happy to spend my workdays in the gym. Nutrition and exercise are definitely my passion and main interests, so that's why I decided to make them my career pursuit as well! I have several areas of focus that I'm interested in! Since so many of my friends are having babies, I'm very interested in Pre- and Post Natal fitness and nutrition but also do alot of reading about and have great interest in sports performance training and youth fitness. I want to learn it all!! I also LOVE group fitness classes such as pilates, kickboxing, and spinning and hope to be teaching some of those soon as well!

I'm sort of obsessive compulsive about keeping track of my workouts and diet. I have a spiral-bound diary that I write my workouts and meals in everyday. I love to challenge myself and try new workouts and the diary helps me keep track of my results. I buy lots of fitness and nutrition books and magazines and have tons of articles and recipes cut out or flagged. The idea to do this blog came from so many of my friends that have called, texted, or e-mailed me asking for advice and tips with their workouts and diets... I figured this would be a great way to share more of the info that I read and find with my friends. I have lots of ideas so there will be much more to come...stay tuned! :)

Monday, November 22, 2010

"Eat This, Not That!"

I have absolutely fallen in love with these books! You can pick them up, flip open to any page and be amazed at the calories, fat, carbs, sodium, etc. in the regular items you eat daily. Each book has a different theme of what they will cover in the book. But between them all you will come across your favorite dine-in restaurant, your regular fast food place, items on your grocery list, the vending machine at work, the food court at the mall, your favorite holiday meals, and so much more. I own three of the books... and I've changed my mind about a lot of items I usually ate. 

Fun Facts:

The first book states the "Worst Mexican Entrée" is the Chipotle Mexican Grilled Chicken Burrito ... 1,107 calories / 44g fat / 113 g carbs / 2,656 mg sodium!!! If you did a Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl with lettuce, black beans, green salsa, and sour cream it would only be 489 calories / 22 g fat / 1,006 mg sodium. 

The first book states Dairy Queen's 6-piece Chicken Strip Basket has 1,270 calories / 67 g fat / 2,910 mg sodium!!! That is nuts!

The first book also states the "Worst Food In America," it's Outback's Aussie Cheese Fries 2,900 calories / 182 g fat / 240 g carbs!

Next time you're at your local store... pickup an Eat This, Not That book and learn something new! You will be shocked by the calories you put in your body on a daily basis. 
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