I recently moved to Daly City and have been going to the Mission in San Francisco to work – they have some wonderful cafes over there; I mostly go because I’d rather work from outside the house than drink coffee.

On the way back (I took the subway back) I noticed the a public library – it is only a ten minute walk from the house. So here I am, at the library today – it is fairly quiet but not eerily silent, there are others here working and studying – usually older folks, college students and a few kids off in the distance being kids.

The desks are excellent, just perfect for a laptop! There are lots of wall sockets, good Wifi, tons of books if you need a break. Since not many people use the library these days, there is plenty of empty space here – many empty desks – great place for a team. They also have meeting rooms. Oh, and did I mention that all of this is available for free?

My old housemate left a jar full of raw, uncooked beans. Last night I set them in water and then I cooked them, this morning. After eating two cups with some bread, I realized that I’d just made enough for 4 more meals. I’m really happy about this – the beans turned out really great – I made them with onions, tomatoes, hot green chilis, garlic, and some red chili powder. And now I have enough for four more beans! This means that I don’t have to make anything for 4 meals!! I win!! hahaha..

From now on I’ll try to come up with bulk recipes that taste good enough that I wouldn’t mind having them for two, three, or four successive lunches / dinners.

Here’s what I’ve been eating pretty regularly as of late.

• Breakfast – some fruits
• Lunch – big bowl of yogurt with gronolla, and fruits
• Dinner – Bowl of rice with either beans and corn or some fish. And some yogurt.
• I drink plenty of orange juice and chocolate soy milk.

Todo:

• Bring the greens back into the diet.
• Replace gronolla with a mix of other stuff – maybe more fruits, nuts, some cereal – whatever I can add to yogurt in the morning.

This is starting to get pretty repetitive, so until something changes drastically, I’m going to stop logging about what I ate over the past week. But basically what it comes down to is: eat lots of proteins and vitamins, plenty of carbs, and few fats. Finally eat plenty of greens for their mineral and fiber content. I may add a “what I ate this week” paragraph to future log entries – but keeping a dedicated weekly post is starting to get a bit boring!

Monday

• Lunch – Salad, bread and chocolate soy milk.
• It’s It Ice cream sandwich.
• Dinner – Hummus and bread.

Tuesday

• Lunch – Berkeley Bowl soup and Polenta.
• Dinner – Chocolate soy milk, baked salmon, salad, and polenta.

Wednesday was spectacular:

• Lunch – Pasta
• 2 It’s It ice cream sandwiches.
• Dinner – leftover Pasta.

Thursday

• Brunch – Fruits, hummus, bread, soy milk
• Dinner – Baked salmon and polenta

Friday

• Lunch – Leftover salmon, hummus, bread, and chocolate soy milk.
• Dinner – Beer.

Saturday

• Hummus, bread, oranges, soy milk all day long.

Oh in case you’re wondering: yes, I love hummus and bread

I didn’t really do a good job of recording anything this week. I did, however, get a lot of programing done. AND.. and.. I discovered a cool trick on iTunes (more on that soon). Anyway, here’s the lowdown on what I ate:

• Plenty of almonds and raisins in between meals.
• One omelette – then I ran out of eggs, and decided not to get more. Apparently they’re very high in cholesterol, and one should ideally only eat eggs, perhaps, once a week and not much more.
• Made my own version of Pasta del Diablo twice – the sauce was basically crushed tomatoes, tuna, some salt, basil and 1 Thai green chili.
• Fish n’ Chips at Pacific Catch in San Francisco Betty Tseng, McAllister, Grace and Peter Power.
• Made pasta twice more, but this time with black beans, fresh tomatoes, basil and angel hair pasta. I brought out my Italian and Mexican in one shot… tasted pretty good actually
• Didn’t eat any salad this week.. just didn’t feel like it. Also didn’t drink soy milk (ran out and was too lazy to go get some).
• Ate plenty of tangerines.

The good news is that I emptied the fridge and get all new food today. Also, I think I lost my camera.. somewhere :-/

Thats right; from here on, until the end of October, it’ll be sunny everyday in Berkeley! I declare a declaration.. or something. Anyway, here’s what I ate this week. But first! This week’s food compilation:

Everyday this week:

• Always: some almonds, raisins and biscuits in case I get a bit hungry in-between meal

Sunday

• Brunch – Omelette – from hereon known as the Bankok Dangerous Omelette (egg(s), onion, thai green chili, salt, pepper).
• Dinner – Went to Le Mediterranee in Berkeley and had their Middle-Eastern plate.
  

Monday

• Lunch – Salad with tomatoes, orange, kiwi
• Dinner – Fettuccine with tuna in tomato sauce (tuna, tomato puree, salt, chili, garlic).

Tuesday:

• Lunch – bento box with gyoza and California roll
• Dinner – diner food: tuna cheeze melt, fries, and orange juice.

Wed: St. Patrick’s day.

• Lunch – Salad with the usual ingredients.
• Dinner – Baked salmon seasoned with salt, pepper, chili powder, and basil.

Thurs:

• Leftovers from Wednesday.

Friday

• Breakfast – Bankok dangerous omelette with 1 egg instead of the usual two. I think I’ll just have a 1-egg omelette in the morning from now on – it fills me up just as well.
• In between meals – chocolate soy milk.
• Late lunch – Bread, hummus, raisins, dry fruits, almonds, chocolate soy milk.

Week 4 was hugely better than Week 3. How huge? Well, just take a look at this awesomeness:

Saturday, and Sunday somehow got lodged into last week. But I did have an awesome brunch at Venus in Berkeley with Betty Tseng.

Monday:

• Breakfast / Lunch – Chocolate soy milk, hummus, warm olive bread, and salad (mixed greens, parsley, corn, tangerine, tomatoes, kiwi, some salt and pepper along with some balsamic vinegar).
• Dinner – Baked Chilean sea bass seasoned with salt, pepper, chili powder and a proper crop dusting of basil. I had leftover salad from lunch.

Tuesday:

• All day – Caught a flu, which turned into a solid fever. Had lots of oranges, some tea, and thats about it.

Wednesday:

• Breakfast – Oranges,
• Lunch – Bread, hummus, salad (mixed greens, tomatoes, kiwi, salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar).
• In between – chocolate.
• Dinner – Bread and hummus.

Thursday:

• Brunch – Omelette. I made it with half an onion, some salt, pepper, and one tiny Thai green chili (diced). It turned out to be the hottest omelette ever. I hadn’t experienced my mouth burn the way it did in a very.. very long time. A couple of slices of bread, some tomato ketchup, and chocolate soy milk.
• Dinner – Played Starcraft for dinner.

Friday:

• Brunch – Flamethrower omelette (see Thursday).
• Dinner – Salad.

I have more or less forgotten to record my meals this past week. I’ll get back to watching what I eat starting tomorrow morning! =). That said, I still drank plenty of soy milk, ate some salad and some fantastic fajitas, burritos, and some other mexican food. The diet was mostly healthy, but I did not eat nearly as many fruits as the first two weeks. In any case, I should be recording what I eat, regardless of how good / bad it is. Stay tuned!

Theme of this week was – “how to do it well until dinner, when you finally lose control”… or something.

Saturday

• Went for a swim. Had a pear afterwards.
• Lunch – 3 slices of bread and some Tabuleh. 1 kiwi.
• Dinner – Heavy Indian food.

Sunday

• Tabuleh, cup of pistachios, 1 kiwi, 1 pear, 1 glass of milk and 8 digestive cookies.
• Dinner – Pizza and beer. Bread, hummus, tabuleh, 1/2 a chocolate bar.

Monday

• Went for a swim
• Lunch – Salad with mixed greens, 1 kiwi, 1 tomato, 1 mango, lemon juice, and some bread.

In the middle – chocolate – probably two bars.

• Dinner – BBQ’d pork chops, salad, rice, bread and some orange juice.

Tuesday

• Lunch – 2 glasses of soy milk, bread, tabuleh, some tangerines.
• Mid-day – glass of soy milk, bread, tabuleh, tangerines. Cup full of pistachios.
• Swimming
• Oven baked salmon, tabuleh, bread.

Wednesday

• Lunch – Salad with mixed greens, 1 kiwi, 1 tangerine, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, 1 pear, some salt, pepper. 1 glass of soymilk.
• Dinner – bar food (Canada vs. Russia Olympic hockey).

Thursday

• Breakfast – glass of soy milk.
• Lunch – Salad with everything, and some bread. 1 cup of ice cream.
• Dinner  - Shrimp curry, bread, soy milk.
• Dessert – some more chocolate soy milk.

Friday

• Bowl full of pistachios, soy milk, some bread and leftover shrimp curry.
• Indian food – naan, potatoes, lentil soup.