WEIGHTLOSS VLOG| AVOIDING CRAVINGS AND TAKING A WALK

2018-06-18 · YouTube · Foodie Beauty · 26 min

Chantal goes for a late afternoon walk along the Ottawa River Parkway, eats an avocado and sweet potato salad before heading out, talks about cravings and her ongoing weight-loss struggle (including intermittent fasting), shares mental-health strategies she's using, visits Starbucks and Farm Boy, tastes a bean-and-quinoa salad at Farm Boy, and wraps up with plans to volunteer and continue her journey.

Video guide

  1. 0:00 — Intro & getting ready to walk
  2. 0:52 — Eating before the walk (avocado & sweet potato salad)
  3. 3:02 — Walk along Ottawa River Parkway
  4. 6:28 — Mental-health strategies and making a problem list
  5. 7:52 — Rain, errands, and plans for Farm Boy
  6. 14:38 — Starbucks iced tea and drink impressions
  7. 22:48 — Farm Boy visit and sampling bean-and-quinoa salad
  8. 13:56 — Wrap-up: intermittent fasting, volunteering plans, and sign-off

People, places, food, and other named details

  • Pet — Bebe (referred to as "baby girl"): Appears briefly on camera and is addressed directly.
  • Product — Yeti cup: A cup gifted to Chantal by Marissa that she uses for water.
  • Restaurant — Starbucks: Stop for iced tea during the walk; Chantal comments about drink options and sugar content.
  • Restaurant — Farm Boy: Grocery/store visited to buy ingredients (mangoes) and where she samples a bean-and-quinoa salad from a salad bar.
  • Food — avocado salad: Chantal eats an avocado salad before her walk and describes pickled red onions and Japanese plum vinegar in the preparation.
  • Food — sweet potato salad: Mentioned as part of the meal eaten before the walk.
  • Food — white peach iced tea (Starbucks, unsweetened): Drink option Chantal intended to get (unsweetened).
  • Food — dragon fruit (pieces in Starbucks iced tea): Chantal notices chunks in the iced tea she bought and suspects dragon fruit.
  • Food — bean-and-quinoa salad: Salad sampled at Farm Boy; contains beans, green onion, lime juice, agave syrup, and parsley. Chantal says she can't taste the quinoa and likes it.
  • Food — alkaline water: Chantal purchases and drinks alkaline water, calling it her favorite water.

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