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Let’s Be More Than Friends!
Down the hatch you go!
First I am going to say sorry for the quality of the pics, I was trying to take them at work before I got the side eye (what is that crazy girl doing taking pics of her food?) looks at my desk. I take my meals with me EVERY day, that is the only way I can stay on track and not hit up the vending machines or want to chew my arm off. My stomach is so used to eating every 2-3 hours that it will tell me when I have crossed the line into dangerous territory. For reals!
Breakfast – roughly around 6:00 am
Seriously I have the same breakfast every morning. This doesn’t bother me as I am not a morning person and the less I have to think the better! It used to be a protein shake every morning but then I caught on to Tosca Reno’s Eat Clean Diet and the recipe for her overnight porridge. I make it on the weekend and it is my breakfast for the week! Easy Peasie! Side Note: This porridge will clean out your system if you know what I mean!! TMI?! Oh well not taking it back. This has been the best part of this new diet! Seriously!
Mid Morning Snack – 9:00 am – 9:30 am
I love these Chipotle Chorizo Chicken Sausages for a little different flavor. I vary my protein as much as I can, but for work like to do the same protein source for this snack and lunch to cut out prep. I also made this awesome cucumber spring salad that was a big duh moment for me. All the fixings of a salad minus the lettuce! GENIUS! {Face Palm myself} Don’t get me wrong I love salad and have at least one a day, but this is a great alternative. Click here for the recipe.
Lunch – Noon
Another Chorizo Chicken Sausage and a salad. This salad was inspired by a post by That Fitness Chick. I just recently stumbled on her blog and I love it! Go check it out! Lots of inspiration to be found. Her salad was a Brussel sprout salad which I will be making this week. I switched out the sprouts for spring mix lettuce.
Mid Afternoon Snack – 3:00 pm to 4 pm
I try to go quick and easy and not microwaveable as I am more likely to get pulled into a meeting or had to be away from my desk so better something I can grab and go. Since I work out after work I wanted it to not be too heavy or I get an upset stomach at the gym.
Gym Time/ Pre-workout – 5:45 pm -6 pm
I workout with heavy weights and cardio so I fuel my muscles with Amino Acids supplement. This one is my favorite as it tastes amazing! Watermelon flavor, yes please!
Dinner – roughly 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm (as soon as I get home from the gym)
When I get home from the gym the last thing I want to do is make some complex meal. So I usually end up making an egg white scramble or protein pancakes. If I am still hungry for bed I will make a protein shake, greek yogurt or some cheese.
Are there any meals here that you think you could incorporate into your day? Any that you are saying hells to the no? One of my friends said she would starve if she lived in my house and ate this food, but as you can see I eat frequently so even though my plates don’t runneth over it ends up being a lot of food over the course of the day!
Taste of Tuesdays : Cucumber Spring Salad
When it comes to healthy eating the thing I struggle with the most is coming up with sides for my protein. I mean I eat about 3-4 pounds of Broccoli a week but after a while that gets really boring. So after scouring Pinterest I ran across this cucumber feta tomato salad. I love that it is a salad minus the lettuce. As much as I love salads this is a little re-vamp that I know will make it into my rotation a few times a week. The original link can be found here.
Ingredients:
~ 1 cucumbers – thinly sliced ~ 1-2 slices of red onions, thinly sliced or diced ~ 4-6 cherry tomatoes – halved ~ 1/4 cup of feta cheese Optional Add Ins: Walnuts, Pecans, Bacon, sliced pears.
For the dressing I used the dressing from my Tomato, Plum, Mozzarella Salad: It makes it so light and fresh tasting.
Dressing: 1 TBSP White Balsamic Vinegar (I used a Fig infused White Vinegar – AMAZING – found it at stop and shop) ~ 1 TBSP lemon juice ~ 1 TBSP EVOO ~ Pinch of Sea Salt and Fresh ground pepper, 1/4 tsp of crushed garlic
The directions for this could not be any easier – slice, dice, dump in a bowl and you are done! You are welcome!
Hope you try this salad, you won’t be disappointed!
Linking up with Jessica and Ashley.
Weekend Update
So who is having a case of the Mondays? This girl! Is it just me or are the weekends getting shorter? Feels like it anyways. I am going to keep this short because really if it wasn’t for the few pictures I took I would not remember what I did this weekend. It was a lot of errands and getting ish done, not too glamorous!
Saturday night was spent with my BFF’s. These girls I have known since I was 2 years old. They know all my dirty secrets and love me anyways! Getting to spend time with them is always the best times, and some of my fondest memories (they are closed, it is darker than an a-hole *inside joke) We went to Masa’s Southwest Bar and Grille for some tapas and some laughs.
I had the Sangria Margarita and we shared a sautéed pineapple Coconut concoction. The best part of the evening though was the company!
Sunday was a little more of the same. Errands galore, but I did get to plant some flowers. I am just hoping my black thumb doesn’t kill them.
Nails of the Week – Sinful Colors in Unicorn (photobomb by Seamus)
Smile Board of the Week – Smiles are free, give them freely!
While cleaning my kitchen I realized I have a little problem collecting protein. Oops.
My post workout meal – Chorizo Chicken Sausage with a cucumber salad. So yummy!
How was your weekend? Hope it didn’t go by as quickly as mine did.
Linking up with Sami at Sami’s Shenanigans and Leann at Join the Gossip .
Also linking up with Postcards from Rachel and Northern Belle Diaries.
Spring Is In The Air – To-Do List
Make Fancy Cupcakes * Have a picnic * Go hiking * Go on a bike ride * Farmer’s Market * Host a game night *
Make a bird feeder * Go to a red sox game * Eat on the patio at a restaurant * Go to a museum * Bonfire *
Get a pedicure * Do 100 pushups * Make elephant ears i.e. Fried dough * Go for ice cream in Quincy *
Bake a cake * Plant flowers * Play tennis * Go miniature golfing * Take my canoe out * Go to a craft fair *
Take a Hot Yoga Class * Go camping * Drive in movie * Grill Out *
So who wants to help me cross some things off my list? What are some things you would add to your list? I am sure I will be adding more things as I think of them, but I think it’s going to be fun crossing them off.
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