eating & fitness plan

Here are the pictures of my 4 week Eating Plan that I started on August 12, 2013. I eat beans, eggs, chicken, pork, beef, fish, & veggies. One day a week (Saturdays) I stuff myself with all the unhealthy goodies I've been craving all week. I love those days. In addition to my new Eating Plan I've been exercising 1-2 times a day (mostly just once a day, with Sunday as a day of rest).

DAY 1 Morning Fitness: 30 min run, 20 min weight-lifting, stretch

Day 1 Breakfast: 

1 scrambled egg + 1 egg white

black beans

broccoli

 Day 1 Lunch:

Spinach Salad 

black beans

corn

chicken breast

cucumber

2 tbsp fat free zesty Italian dressing (15 calories)

Day 1 Dinner:

chicken

refried beans

guacamole

broccoli

DAY 1 Evening Fitness: bicycle for 44 mins

DAY 2 Morning Fitness: run on treadmill for 45 mins, weight-lifting, 20 min abs, stretch

Day 2 Breakfast:

baked egg + egg white in avocado

diced tomato

fat free refried beans

 Day 2 Lunch:

Spinach Salad

black beans

hard boiled egg

tomatoes

chicken

Day 2 Dinner: 

homemade pea soup (peas, onion, garlic, chicken broth)

broccoli

cucumber

DAY 3 Morning Fitness: 45 min run on treadmill, 15 min weight-lifting

Day 3 Breakfast: 

1 scrambled egg + egg white

broccoli

fat-free refried beans

 Day 3 Lunch:

spinach

broccoli slaw

black beans

white beans

2 tbsp fat-free zesty italian dressing

Day 3 Dinner:

tilapia 

mixed veggies (asparagus, white corn, yellow corn, carrots)

1 scrambled egg

 DAY 4 Morning Fitness: 35 min Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown Level 1

Day 4 Breakfast:

scrambled egg + egg white

broccoli & cauliflower

pork-flavored beans

 Day 4 Lunch: 

lettuce

spinach

tomato

cucumber

white beans

avocado

2 tbsp fat-free zesty italian dressing

Day 4 Dinner:

zucchini

yellow squash

chicken

cuban black beans

 DAY 5 Morning Fitness: 30 minute video of pure stretching (sooo sore on this day)

Day 5 Breakfast:

scrambled egg + egg white

pork flavored beans

broccoli & cauliflower

 Day 5 Lunch:

lettuce

spinach

cucumber

avocado

chicken

black beans

CHEAT DAY! 

Day 6 Breakfast:

handful of reeses puffs dry cereal

1 donut

m&m cookies

banana bread

strawberries

white cheddar cheese puffs

 Day 6 Lunch: 

macaroni & cheese

bowl of reeses puffs cereal

DAY 6 Afternoon Fitness: Run for 1 hour on treadmill

Day 6 Dinner:

Cheese Pizza at Stevie's Pizza

  (James got the BBQ Chicken Pizza)

Dessert: Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream

 Day 7 (Sunday rest, no fitness)

Day 7 Breakfast:

scrambled egg + egg white

cauliflower & broccoli

fat-free refried beans

 Day 7 Lunch: 

chicken

green beans

pinquito beans

Day 7 Dinner:

Veggie Soup in the Crockpot:

kidney beans

carrots

onions

garlic

celery

cauliflower

broccoli

ground beef

diced tomatoes

 DAY 8 Morning Fitness: 40 min full-body bikini workout video via Popsugar Fitness

Day 8 Breakfast: 

2 baked eggs with spinach

 Day 8 Lunch:

broccoli slaw

black beans

carrot sticks

2 tbsp fat-free zesty italian dressing

Day 8 Dinner:

Spinach Salad

asparagus tips

chicken

onion straws

sweet tangy vinaigrette 

DAY 9 Morning Fitness: 45 min run on treadmill

Day 9 Breakfast: not shown

1 egg

chili beans

Day 9 Lunch: 

lettuce

spinach

tomato

cucumber

avocado

hard boiled egg

2 tbsp fat free zesty italian dressing

Day 9 Dinner:

french styled green beans

steak

chili beans

DAY 10 Morning Fitness: 20 minute Jillian Michaels dvd Level 1 of Ripped in 30

Day 10 Breakfast: not shown

1 scrambled egg + egg white

handful of carrot sticks

DAY 10 Afternoon Fitness: 20 min bike ride to Ixchel's house

Day 10 Lunch at Ixchel's house: (picture from mensfitness)

black bean patties w/ garlic & onions

lettuce

spinach

cucumber

tomato

avocado

carrots

fat-free zesty italian dressing

Day 10 Dinner:

pork chops

cauliflower mashed "potatoes" (no potatoes, strictly made from cauliflower)

french style green beans

Day 11 Breakfast: not shown

1 egg + 2 egg whites scrambled

carrots

Day 11 Lunch: not shown

chicken

lettuce

carrots

1 hard boiled egg

2 tbsp fat-free zesty italian dressing

Day 11 Dinner: not shown

Omelet:

egg

steak

tomatoes

spinach

onion

DAY 11 Evening Fitness: 20 mins on the bike, 20 minute walk on treadmill

Day 12 Breakfast: not shown

egg + beans + carrots

Day 12 Lunch: not shown

salad

Day 12 Dinner: pic via google images

Chipotle salad (lettuce, chicken, black beans, corn, salsa, guacamole)

CHEAT DAY

Day 13 Breakfast: not shown

3 bowls of Reeses Puffs cereal

strawberries

white cheddar cheese puffs

Day 13 Lunch:

Chili's Chips & Fire-Roasted Corn Guacamole & Salsa

Chili's Cajun Chicken Pasta with Texas Garlic Toast

James had the Bacon Burger

Day 13 Dinner:

-chocolate frosted donut

-peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (my favorite "healthy" recipe here)

-Yogurtology: 

4 flavors of frozen yogurt mixed (peanut butter, chocolate, oatmeal cookie, cake batter) with toppings of cookie dough, oreo crumbs, and crushed heath bar

-2 mini Twix bars & 2 mini Milky Way bars

-Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream

**was I sick by the end of the day? sadly no. I wanted all these yummies the very next morning.**

photo credit: Ambitious Kitchen

I LOVE Rex's face. I love love love him. 

And I love my bff Ixchel for giving birth to him. haha. Don't worry Ix, I love you too!

 My favorite group of girls. Couldn't have asked for better bffs.

 The boys minus Chad. Oh boys. So silly. 

 Rex joining the guy gang.

So far this eating plan & fitness plan has me feeling more energetic, more fit, and the numbers on the scale are slowly going down. We will see how it goes after a couple more weeks!

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we're good

In case any of you were wondering...we're good! A peek into our lives lately...

---Relief Society Cupcake Decorating Activity---

I invited my coworker to come with me but she politely declined because her dinner plans were running late. The cupcakes were soo yummy. Use a cake mix, follow instructions, then add an additional 1/4 cup oil & 1/4 cup water. Pull out of the oven right when the tops start to turn golden. Pop them out of the pan as soon as you can without burning your fingers. Then once you can handle them, individually plastic wrap each cupcake to lock in the moisture. So.Good. My 24 cupcakes lasted over a week and were still completely moist & tasted fresh. I didn't even want to frost them anymore because they were so good plain. If you do choose to frost them, wait until they are cool & use a frosting that has equal parts butter & shortening. Amazing. Ixchel & I had fun experimenting with the decorating. Here are some of my cupcake creations.

---Crafting---

I completed my first successful craft in years! The coffee filter wreath. Easy enough & cheap too! I followed Martha Stewart's tutorial here. Although the straw wreath is a few dollars cheaper, the straw gets everywhere when you are crafting & you have to vacuum after. Once the coffee filters are glued on & you hang it the straw does not shed so that's good! If you have a couple hours to make this wreath I totally recommend it. It's beautiful & it only took me two or three 42 minute episodes of Pretty Little Liars to make!

 new chevron pillowcase from Hobby Lobby & new wreath made by yours truly

 if only my walls weren't beige the wreath would stand out more. maybe a different color ribbon?

burned my middle finger BAD with the hot glue gun...I burn myself with the glue every time without fail!

---Amazon---

James bought a foam roller to work on his flexibility & keep him limber! He uses it when we watch The Big Bang Theory together. Awesome buy. Awesome tv show.

---Celebrate Good Times Come On---

We celebrated the end of boards & beginning of rotations with our group of friends by going to Red Robin for dinner. Yumm! Let's be honest...the best part about Red Robin is...

---Date Night---

Don't worry, James & I still have date night every Friday night! Last Friday we saw the new Wolverine movie. Gotta love it.

This past Friday night we went to the Westgate Entertainment District in Phoenix for dinner, see the fountains & shop. Tanger Outlets was recently built right next to Westgate so we checked those out too. We went to a restaurant called Yard House. The food seemed to have great potential, however my personal experience wasn't the greatest. I was told the mac-n-cheese was a house favorite. I was not impressed. In fact I was extremely irritated & disappointed that I spent $12 on a half-size portion that was filled with mushrooms (I requested no mushrooms but still had them), & truffle oil greasy bacon chicken cheese noodle crap. James had the Korean tacos & they were actually really good. So he enjoyed his meal, but I did not, and the crazy loud music & sports bar atmosphere did not suit my taste for an evening out on the town. Oh well. The fountains were pretty though! After Westgate & Tanger Outlets we headed home for some ice cream & watched the movie Snitch. It was pretty intriguing for a movie with The Rock Dwayne Johnson in it & it was based on a true story!

he's thrilled to be taking pictures...as always!

---Friend Time---

Enjoyed the new Disney movie Planes with our friends the Killpacks, the Edwards, and the Battys! Paradise Bakery for dinner after made for a great Saturday date night as well! 

This is my favorite Paradise salad. Avocado Chopped Chicken.

---Getting My Fit On---

Still trying to eat healthy & exercise....some days are better than others. As of today I'm trying a new eating plan...I will keep you posted.

p.s. AMAZING NEWS: My sister-in-law (James' sister) Danielle got her mission call! She will be serving in the Washington D.C. mission at the visitor's center by the gorgeous temple! She leaves in September & I couldn't be more proud of her! So excited!

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