Clean Eating

Happy Easter!! I spent Easter eating way too much candy and paid for it with a stomach ache all night on Sunday...I wont be eating half a bag of jelly beans again anytime soon. This morning I woke up at 4:45 am to go to TRX class in Salem MA. Marjan was the instructor and she is awesome! She is going to be my bootcamp trainer which starts on Monday! I am so excited! We will meet two times a week for 8 weeks! Which means two very very early mornings for me! It will be worth it though. Part of the 8 week bootcamp is a meal plan full of clean eating. I actually started it on Monday and have been feeling really good. Very satisfied and not snacking at all at night which is always a major problem for me!

So this morning I started off with 1/2 a cup of oats, 1/2 an apple, and two hard boiled eggs. When I got home from TRX I had string cheese and a 100 calorie pack of almonds. Lunch was a small sweet potato, 6 oz of salmon and 2 cups of greens. Mid afternoon I had a Greek yogurt, then asparagus wrapped with deli sliced chicken breast. Dinner was 6 oz of chicken and 2 cups of greens! For dessert I had some jello to satisfy my sweet tooth!

I'm really hopeful I get some great results from this bootcamp. Ive been in a plateau for awhile now and think this will bring me to the next level.

Tomorrow is 6:30 am Yoga so I am off to bed! These early mornings are really tough on me! Goodnight all!

Day 23.

Earth Day!

Today is earth day! Remember to use your reusable bags, cups, and recycle! I started my day off with a 4 mile run outside instead of driving to the gym to run on the treadmill. After my run I came home and had my amazing Cocoa Beach cereal.....I really think I have been eating that everyday now. haha I got myself and Olivia ready for our coffee date in Newburyport with Auntie Jenn, Jacob, Grammy, Auntie Nancy, Nikolette and Sue! We went to Plum Island Coffee Roaster and I am addicted! I wish it wasn't a good 20 minutes to get there......It was so adorable! I can see myself heading there or an hour of me time very frequently. I ordered a Ice Coffee with a shot of Chocolate Chip cookie! It was honestly one of the best coffees Ive ever had! The little coffee shop overlooks the water and is the perfect place to get work done or just relax. Along with their coffees and teas they has smoothies, granola, oatmeal, sandwiches, and an array of organic baked goods! I forgot my camera today but the website has some great pics! http://www.plumislandcoffeeroasters.com/

When I got home Olivia, Jacob and I went to Lowes to buy a tree for Earth Day! We chose a peach tree and while Jake napped Olivia and I planted it. We had a lot of fun.

Dinner was mixed veggies with grilled Salmon. It turned out really yum. I was still craving something sweet when I was finished so I made a banana boat.....A sliced banana with peanut butter, and chocolate chips melted. Amazing, and totally hit the spot!

Tomorrow morning is a yoga morning, so I am off to bed.

Enjoy your Saturdays all!

xox

Day 18

TRX, Great Harvest Bread Co, and Trader Joes!

4:30 am came so quickly today! I dragged myself out of bed and headed to Salem MA (About a 40 minute drive) to meet my boot camp trainer Marjan at Yogi Satki. When I got there I was weighed in, measure and had my body fat measured. I didn't get the results yet but when I do I will post them! Marjan was great, she seems like she will be an amazing trainer! She has trained Miss Massachusetts! This wasn't a boot camp training session just a regular TRX class. I figured if I had to drive down for the measurements why not stay for a class to see what she was like. My arms are still sore and shaky, but I left feeling really excited and motivated for boot camp to start!

On my way home I stopped at Dunkin Donuts since I was in desperate need of a coffee! I got a french vanilla with skim and splenda. It really hit the spot today, not sure if it was because I was so in need of it or because it really was a better brew than normal!

When I got home I had a bowl of Kashi Cocoa Beach cereal with almond silk milk. I had made overnights oats in a jar the night before and totally forgot about them so I'm hoping they are still ok for tomorrows breakfast!

After breakfast Olivia and I met up with Auntie Jenn, Jacob and Grammy and headed to Great Harvest Bread Company in Nashua NH. OH MY GOODNESS AMAZINGNESS!! I got a loaf of the whole wheat bread, my mom and sister got the chocolate ciniman crunch (which was to die for, but I knew I would eat the entire loaf) I also brought home the hubster a Turkey sandwich since he loves sandwiches so much. It seriously looked amazing and he said it was! After that we stopped by Trader Joes on the way home. I got lots of fish and nuts. I must have been in the mood for fish since that was my dinner of choice!

I made baked Salmon, asparagus, and sweet potato fries. It was so good and I'm already thinking about having it again next week!

So bootcamp starts soon and Marjan sent us our diet plans (which is going to be pretty tough for me) its a lot of food though and very doable. I just need to prepare! Speaking of preparing, does anyone know where I would be able to by deer and Buffalo meat? Thanks for the help! Anyways this girl is off to bed....6:30 am Vinyasa Yoga tomorrow! Goodnight all!

Day 16

Weekend Fun!

OK, so its no secret my husband works an insane amount of hours and usually work 6-7 days a week! I guess that's the price we pay for me to be a stay at home Mommy! That being said when he has days off we make the most out of them! This week he had Monday off, so when he got out of work on Sunday night we went to dinner and a movie! The Ale House in Amesbury MA was our dinner place of choice! It was our first time there and I was so overwhelmed with the delicious menu. I had looked at the menu online and decided to take a run because it looked that delicious so I knew I would be having a major cheat meal! Luckily the new shorts I got on clearance at Target for $7 (pictured above) really gave me the extra motivation I needed to run!

We started dinner off with nachos....AMAZING! Although I can't say I've ever dislike a plate of nachos! For my main meal I got the baked haddock. It was so good. I'm normally not a fish person but my husband told me to try something new! I was so glad I did! Adam (my husband) got stuffed shrimp. They looked amazing, and he ate them before I had a chance to even ask for a bite! Stuffed shrimp is so not my husband...he's normally a huge sandwich type of guy. We really splurged and got dessert tonight. We got fried fritters, the were like little fried dough french fries with a caramel and chocolate dipping sauce! My mouth is watering just thinking about them! I really wish I remembered my camera for this dinner, but I'm sure we will be going back!

After dinner we went and saw adjustment bureau. It was really good, and Matt Damon isn't too bad to look at! :)

Monday morning was a lazy one! Adam started his morning off with Lucky charms and a sliced banana....he is still such a kid at heart. I opted for the Kashi Cocoa Beach...ok maybe I'm a kid at heart too. I needed my morning chocolate kick!

I went to Bikram yoga at 7pm it was a nice change of pace but I don't think I drank enough water during the night! I felt dizzy when I left but quickly hydrated and ate something and was feeling a lot better!

This morning I started my day off with Yoga at the Yoga Tree and it was fantastic as usual! tt was cold and rainy today and my mood was definitely cold and rainy too. I sighed up for a TRX class for tomorrow morning and will be having my weigh in and fat analysis done for the boot camp I am starting on May 2nd! So excited for that.....and on that note I have to be up around 4:30 so this girl is off to bed!

Goodnight all!

Weekends...

I started the day off with my my Kashi Cocoa Beach cereal with Silk light Vanilla milk! My all time favorite breakfast, there is no better way to start off the day.

Then Olivia and I headed up north to the camp while poor daddy worked some overtime. I knew this was going to be tough and probably a diet fail since my Dad is known for having yummy treats and taking his girls out to lunch/dinner. On the way I had a Luna Bar which was delicious and helped hold me over since we were still driving around lunchtime. When we got there Dad suggested a local very very yummy Chinese restaurant for lunch.....Ummmm yes of course I would kill for some Chinese food right now! So off we went! I cant remember the last time Ive had Chinese food so I will count this as my indulgence for the week. We got the luncheon plates which are thankfully smaller portions than ordering a bunch of appetizers and meals. I left not feeling stuffed but satisfied. I know I probably ate way more calories than I should have but I didn't feel horrible.

We had a great day with Grammy and Grandpa, Liv loves spending time with them (and so do I) We headed home early enough for us to beat Daddy home so I could start dinner...an amazing pizza I had been dying to make! I actually got the idea from one of my favorite local pizza places Krugers. I made a bbq chicken pizza using the dough I had made from scratch the day before. It turned out great! I mixed bbq sauce, pasta sauce, chicken and onions and let that simmer for awhile. Then layered it on my pizza crust. Topped it off with some goat cheese, a little mozzarella, and spinach. It turned out delicious! The middle of the crust didn't get as crunchy as I like but other than that it was perfect!

Now I'm off to enjoy some wine and watch the movie " Country Strong" with my hubs!

Goodnight all

xox

Day 12 (I know I missed a few days of posts....so sorry!)

Rainy days

Today was cold dreary and rainy. We hung in for most of the day but my evening was highly productive!!

I started my morning off with some Kashi Cocoa Beach cereal and light Vanilla Silk milk. Of course I had my coffee...mocha ice with skim and splenda! mmmm that can brighten any rainy day! Lunch was spinach and feta pizza with a spinach and feta salad with light balsamic. It was delicious, really satisfying. I had a luna bar for an afternoon snack before heading over to my parents for dinner.

Diner tonight was fabulous! Mom made salmon, zucchini, and kale, with some rice. It was so delicious. After dinner Mom and Dad watched Olivia for me so I could go get a pedicure!! I needed it so much and it was so relaxing. I stopped and got myself a coffee on the way. While I was there I decided why not have my eyebrows waxed too! On the way back I stopped and went tanning then headed home to pick up my Livvie girl! She was ready for bed so we headed home and she fell asleep in the 10 minute car ride home.

After I cleaned up I decided I should finish the night off right by Shredding. So I did, then showered and got myself ready for 6:30am yoga tomorrow! My favorite way to start the day! I made myself a fruit bowl to have before bed just to take off the edge of my hunger.

Now I am off to bed since I have an early wake up!

Goodnight bloggers :)

Day 9.

Day 8.....Week 2

Yesterday was a yoga morning, which makes me a very happy girl! I didn't fall asleep until 12:30 the night before though and was up at 6 to get to Yoga in time which resulted in a dragging ass type of day.

We made a trip to Trader Joes and I got some Tuna Steaks, Organic popcorn with Olivia oil, an orchid to bring on spring, and a lavender plant!

Later that night all I wanted to do was go to bed or at least get a nap in. I decided to go to the gym instead, I just ran 1 mile and then did the stair climber for 20 minutes. Not one of my better workout sessions but it was better than nothing.

I didn't even do the 30 day shred last night because I just wanted to lay down in my bed. I was in bed by 10 and slept until 8:30 but boy did I need it!

Today is rainy and cold and I'm being lazy and lounging around in sweats! I think today might be a stay in day and I will shred later tonight when the little div (Olivia) goes to sleep!

Last night after the gym I made a delicious blueberry smoothie...it was fab and hit the spot!

Day 8.