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!