I am disappointed that I took the weekend off from posting. I noticed in my eating habits that I was not keeping myself as accountable as I want to and I am only two weeks in! I will not make a habit of this and I have already taken some precautionary measures to ensure this next week is one for the books in terms of healthy eating and fitness goals.

Here’s a recap of my weekend!

Friday I took a rest day. It was much needed. Thursday really kicked my butt. My abs are still sore. My nutrition looked like this (I am not proud of my day on Friday):

Breakfast – cereal with organic milk, banana for a snack
Lunch – greek yogurt, hummus with thin pretzels, a couple slices of an apple and a six-pack of Chick-Fil-A nuggets dipped lightly in ketchup (I snuck two Starburst and felt super guilty afterwards)
Dinner – homemade chili (I used this recipe [I substituted the beef for organic ground turkey] for the chili and it was incredible) topped with a little cheese (I promise the picture makes it look like way more than I actually had) and some plain greek yogurt. I also had a slice of fresh bread on the side along with a handful of carrots dipped in hummus

Saturday I was too lazy to get to the gym before work so I did another one of Jillian Michaels’ videos on YouTube. I did the 30 Day Shred Level II and it kicked my butt. I feel like those videos should be easy for me by now, but they get me every time.

My nutrition looked like this:

Breakfast – Mojo Almond and Chocolate bar and a smoothie with a handful of frozen strawberries, a handful of frozen pineapple, a handful of spinach, four ounces of honey greek yogurt, a half of a banana and water (I use a Vitamix to blend my smoothies and it has literally changed my life)
Lunch – Chicken Tortilla Soup from Firebirds along with their incredible bread (this soup alone probably has enough salt, chemicals, fat, etc., to kill me off in a single serving)
Snack – apple slices with my favorite PB
Dinner – a cheese stick and some hummus with thin pretzels (I am obsessed with Trader Joe’s garlic hummus and I eat way too much of it for it to be even slightly healthy)

Today wasn’t any better in the nutrition department. It started with half of an apple hotcake (topped with salted whipped cream) and half of a plate of huevos rancheros. We went to eat with my brother and his girlfriend because they were in town and I couldn’t bring myself to get a healthy breakfast. Trust me, it was all worth it. For lunch I had a cheese stick and some hummus with thin pretzels. For dinner I had a smoothie with strawberries, pineapple, kale, water, greek yogurt and a half of a banana. I also had the egg white of a hard boiled egg and some more greek yogurt. Do I eat way too much dairy? Probably. The good news is that my husband and I went by the Farmer’s Market (we split a chocolate chip cookie that was homemade by one of the farmers) and I have already prepped our healthy breakfast and dinner for tomorrow. My main goal this week is to not have a single piece of candy (or really anything full of sugar).

I did end the day with a mile run and a half mile walk with my favorite running partner. Some stretching and rolling followed.