Mixing Spring & Winter Colors - Coral + Back Sweater & Skinny Jeans OOTD

Hey there everyone,

It's that time of the year when we are all getting a bit tired of cold and gloomy days. Days are starting to get warmer and  colorful blooms are popping up everywhere, yet it's still too cold to go all out with our spring wardrobe.

Saturday felt like that to me. It felt like a spring yet it was still quite fresh outside. I felt like I needed a sweater yet I was craving some colorful brightness. I paired my fitted black sweater with floral lace accents with bright coral skinny jeans. For my shoes I chose my pointed toe  lip print pumps by INC which added a bit of fun and a girly finishing touch to my outfit. I still love my studded Selma leather handbag by Michael Kors and I haven't switched it for a spring/summer handbag yet.

Other than that, my makeup was pretty simple  and fresh, coral lipstick and brown shimmery liquid liner with a touch of coral blush and mascara.

And that was pretty much it, I ran around all day in this outfit feeling both warm and colorful :).

Take care,
Laila

Cheat Day-What I ate: March 6th 2016+Weekly Weigh In

Hello everyone. I hope your weekend was fun and relaxing. Mine surely was. Today was my cheat day and I ate a few things I wouldn't normally eat during the week ....but you know, that is why the cheat days exists :). Even though it was a tasty day ....I'm ready to begin next week. Oh! I also weighed myself this morning. Check out my weight loss progress below.

Here is what I had today:

For breakfast I had  2 Matcha (Japanese green tea) flavored pancakes filled with red bean paste (Adzuki bean paste) with sugar free syrup. I've been craving for Taiyaki  but could find any in the store where they are usually sold. . To drink I had coffee with creamer and stevia sweetener and bottled water. Breakfast Cal Intake: 600

Taiyaki is a Japanese fish-shaped cake. The most common filling is red bean paste that is made from sweetened Adzuki beans. Other common fillings may be custard, chocolate, cheese, or sweet potato.

  For lunch/brunch I had some mango cashew ice cream topped with sliced fresh strawberries and pineapple chunks sprinkled with crushed almond.  I  had  bottled water to drink. Lunch/Brunch Cal Intake: 300

For dinner I had a Bosnian potato and butternut squash pita/BUREK. This is very heavy and usually highly caloric so it is something I eat once every other month or so. Even though this is super yummy and it takes me back home to my childhood days I could not imagine eating this every day. I had a shredded cabbage and carrot salad with it.  To drink I had a diet drink and bottled water.Dinner Cal Intake: 1000

Today's total calorie intake: 2100

Weekly Weigh In: -1.6 pounds. So Yayy! Looks like we are heading in the right direction again which makes me feel so much more positive and content. Let's hope we keep this progress up next week :).

Weight loss since the 1st of January 2016: 10.2


And that was it for today,
Until tomorrow,
Laila

What I ate: March 5th 2016

Here is what I had today:

For breakfast I had a 1/2 a cup of overnight old fashion oats with 1 cup of vanilla almond milk. I topped it with 2/3 sliced banana and 2 sliced medjool date, 1 tsp of crushed almond and sprinkle of cinnamon. To drink I had coffee with creamer and stevia sweetener and bottled water. Breakfast Cal Intake: 335

For lunch/brunch I had a 1 toasted English muffin with 1 Laughing Cow cheese wedge,   1 cheese snack, and 2/3 of a sliced pear? I  had  coffee with stevia sweetener and creamer and bottled water to drink. Lunch/Brunch Cal Intake: 343

Sometime after brunch I had some jasmine green tea, a few strawberries, couple of Pocky sticks and one piece of  mixed nuts halwa.Teatime Cal: 200

For dinner I had a 4 oz of baked barbecue spice salmon with 1/3 of baked yam fries, 1/2 sliced tomato and tbsp of Tzatziki dip. To drink I had a  bottled water.Dinner Cal Intake: 426

Today's total calorie intake: 1304

And that was it for today,
Until tomorrow,
Laila

What I ate: March 4th 2016

Hey everyone,

Happy Friday! Hope you all have a great weekend:).


Here is what I had today:

For breakfast I had a 1/2 a cup of overnight old fashion oats with 1 cup of vanilla almond milk. I topped it with 1 sliced banana and 1  sliced medjool date  and sprinkle of cinnamon. To drink I had coffee with creamer and stevia sweetener and bottled water. Breakfast Cal Intake: 362

For lunch/brunch I had a caramel covered maple doughnut which was bought for me yesterday but I didn't eat it since I would be over my calories for the day, with 3 fresh strawberries. I had  coffee with stevia sweetener and creamer and bottled water to drink. Lunch/Brunch Cal Intake: 340

For dinner I had a 1/2 a cup of spicy seafood noodles leftover from yesterday and 1 pepper jack cheese  grilled sandwich ( I was going to have 1 1/2 but gave half away since I felt full) with a side of 1/3 of sliced fresh cucumber and tbsp of Tzatziki
dip. To drink I had a diet drink and bottled water.Dinner Cal Intake: 601

Sometime after dinner I had some tea with stevia sweetener. Cal: 0

Today's total calorie intake: 1303

And that was it for today,
Until tomorrow,
Laila

What I ate: March 3rd 2016

Hey everyone,


Here is what I had today:

For breakfast I had a  blueberry bagel with 2 tbsp orange marmalade. I ran out of cream cheese today so I only had marmalade instead. To drink I had coffee with creamer and stevia sweetener and bottled water. Breakfast Cal Intake: 370

For lunch/brunch I had a Greek yogurt coconut cream moose  and 1/4 of a cup of blueberries. I had  coffee with stevia sweetener and creamer and bottled water to drink. Lunch/Brunch Cal Intake: 138

After brunch I went grocery shopping to Costco. I had some yummy samples there which of course I didn't take pics of .....they where grilled cheese sandwich bite, tapioca sample, yogurt sample, chips and salsa sample and juice sample. I tried to calculate calories as close as I could here.  Cal :300

For dinner I had a bowl of spicy seafood noodles To drink I had bottled water.Dinner Cal Intake: 360

For my snack I had a caramel corn rice cake, 2 almond chocolate pocky pieces. To drink I had coffee with creamer and stevia sweetener and bottled water. Snack Cal Intake: 110

Today's total calorie intake: 1278

And that was it for today,
Until tomorrow,
Laila

What I ate: March 2nd 2016

Hey everyone,


Here is what I had today:

For breakfast I had a  blueberry bagel with 1 tbsp of Greek yogurt cream cheese and 1 tbsp orange marmalade.  To drink I had coffee with creamer and stevia sweetener and bottled water. Breakfast Cal Intake: 350

For lunch/brunch I had a Greek yogurt topped with one sliced kiwi fruit and 1/4 of a cup of blueberries. I had bottled water to drink. Lunch/Brunch Cal Intake: 150

For dinner I had a chicken strip burger topped with sautéed caramelized onion and pineapple chunks in spicy barbecue sauce. I had 1/4 of a cup of Chickpea and 1/4 of a cup of pickled beet root for my side. To drink I had bottled water.Dinner Cal Intake: 647

After dinner I had a craving for candy for some reason. I had two pieces of candy before bed while I was watching You Tube. I'm estimating the calories here but I'm pretty sure the amount is less than I put in here but just to be on a safe side .....Cal: 100

Today's total calorie intake: 1247

And that was it for today,
Until tomorrow,
Laila

What I ate: March 1st 2016

Hey everyone,

Hope all of you are doing well. The beginning of March is here.....I don't even know where February went :). But, here we are .....

Here is what I had today:

For breakfast I had a  blueberry bagel with 2 tbsp of Greek yogurt cream cheese and 2 tbsp orange marmalade.  To drink I had coffee with creamer and stevia sweetener and bottled water. Breakfast Cal Intake: 430

For lunch/brunch I had a Boston cream cake roll. I had coffee with creamer and stevia to drink and bottled water. Lunch/Brunch Cal Intake: 310

After brunch I went to Trader Joe's and while I was in there I had a sample of their coffee with creamer....surprisingly I did remember to take a picture of it  :). Cal : 40

For dinner I had a 2 egg, spinach and salsa omelet that I wrapped in a flour tortilla and topped with a bit of smoked salmon. I also had a side of 1 sliced kiwi fruit. To drink I had bottled water.Dinner Cal Intake: 450

Today's total calorie intake: 1230

And that was it for today,
Until tomorrow,
Laila