Keep It Fun And Healthy

Today has been a good food day. Today I was pretty satisfied with my food and we got to spend some time at Trivia night with some fun friends. We started going every Thursday night and have a blast every time! Last week our team came in 1st and this week we came in 5th out of 12. Kyle is like the trivia king and knows just about every answer. It’s Scary! My breakfast smoothie was so good. I threw in 1 orange and 1 cup of frozen mango. I LOVE the pulp from the orange. Lunch was a spinach salad with strawberries and pine nuts with a side of black beans. Gotta get my beans in! For my afternoon snack I had an apple and a few handfuls of of trail mix. Dinner was a salad at American Pie Pizza. I can’t wait to actually have pizza when we go. Here are a couple pictures from tonight. Kirby and Chris are so cute! I’ve missed my old roomie! Lauren and our team captain/cheerleader, Whitney I’m looking forward to another night out with some great friends tomorrow night. We are going ...

I’m doing much better today. I think it was just the weather that put me in a cranky mood. I was busy at work today so I didn’t have much time to think about food. For breakfast I threw in some fruit and almond milk and blended away. I think I’m getting tired of smoothies everyday. I’m ready for some oatmeal! I put a frozen banana, blueberries, and 1/2 of an orange with almond milk for a nice and creamy smoothie. I had a snack at 10:30 For lunch I roasted more veggies and beans. Dinner was yummy! Kyle cooked up some Halibut we picked up at Whole Foods. It’s topped with macadamia nuts, coconut, and herbs. We also had a side of black beans and sautéed squash. I’m drinking pear juice! For dessert, strawberries! That’s all for now. See you tomorrow night!

Well, I’m sort of struggling today. I think it’s the cold and the rain that is making me miss hot chocolate along with everything else. I’ve craved Chinese, Zaxby’s, Mexican, you name it. I’ve been good though. Even after Kyle said “lets just go to Zaxbys and pick up some chicken tenders”. I did think about it for a bit and then said I’ve been so good and I would feel terrible if we did! Breakfast was a smoothie refresher with a green banana. I love green bananas!   Lunch was roasted veggies and beans. They were pretty good but next time I will wait to put the beans in after the veggies have cooked a little more. They were a little dry. Dinner was cooking all day long. I put it in the crockpot this morning. The bad news is that neither one of use liked it. I changed up the recipe some from what they suggested and I think I should of just stuck to the original recipe. They used red lentils and I used regular lentils. I also added squash and different seasonings. I made a huge ...

I’m loving week 2. This extra protein is what I needed. Breakfast was another smoothie! Today it was mixed berries, 1 banana, splash of water and splash of almond milk. It was creamy! I got hungry at my usual 10:30 tome so I finished off the pomegranate seeds. Lunch was thrown together pretty quick. I warmed up some leftover black beans and threw on some carrots and hummus. Dinner was orange salmon and veggies foil packet! I threw a bunch of veggies on some foil and seasoned them with my Italian seasoning and topped it with salmon and an orange wedge. Closed the packet up and baked for 30 min. I also had a side of edamame! See you tomorrow night!

It’s day 1 of week 2! Whew just 2 more weeks of the detox. Today was a pretty good day. We enjoyed church and breakfast with my sister and brother in law. Then we went out to eat at Flying fish and ended the day with a great dinner! I haven’t been hungry like I had been feeling last week. I think the extra protein really made me feel better. Breakfast was Tofu scramble. I started out making the recipe they suggest on the detox and added mushrooms and more garlic. I think everyone enjoyed it! The texture was pretty close to eggs and with the turmeric seasoning, it turns it yellow like eggs. I prefer eggs over tofu but this will due till I can have eggs again. I also mixed up a quick fruit salad to go with it. Jamie and CJ both cleaned their plates! Lunch was enjoyed at Flying Fish. The salad was just okay. There was not much else to the salad besides lettuce and catfish. Dinner was my favorite meal of the day! Kyle and I cooked up some Orange Roughy! We seasoned it fresh sque...

Well, Kyle and I made it 1 full week! Looking back at this past week it had its ups and downs. The further into the week I got the easier it was. I got on the scale today and have lost 3 pounds! This detox really is not geared towards weight loss but as much that you cut out your gonna lose weight. Kyle lost 5 pounds! Tomorrow I’m looking forward to adding in fish and beans! Kyle and I have already talked about how this next week will be a little easier. I still will miss bread and pasta. What I’ve really missed this week is warm hardy foods like chicken pot pie or cheesy casseroles. The weird thing is, I can’t remember the last time I’ve had a chicken pot pie. Here are week 2 recipes. I haven’t been able to exercise this week with the lack of energy but I plan on adding in a workout at least 5 days this next week. I probably won’t be able to do my normal workout with the lack of protein but I want to get myself back in the routine. This morning smoothie consisted of strawberries, b...

Hi! Today I realized that I normally snack more that I realize. I was at Kroger today getting some more fruits and vegetables and walked right past the cheese counter and almost grabbed a piece of sample cheese. It’s just something I always do when I walk past the cheese counter. It got me thinking about all the things I eat without even thinking about. My calories have reduced quite a bit this past 6 days. I guess I’m just getting used to being hungry. I normally eat lunch around noon but noon came and went. It didn’t dawn on me till 3:00 that I hadn’t eaten anything for lunch. I was feeling a little loopy and weak this afternoon and now I know why. I’ve lost a couple pounds already this week. I’m surprised because I didn’t lose any last year when I was detoxing. I know I’ve been more strict this time around, and I’m pretty proud of myself! So, what I ate today… My smoothie consisted of a few things I had left over, I was due to go to the grocery store. I blended up some frozen m...