I am linking up with Jenn for another WIAW post to share my food journal with you from yesterday!

As always I strived to eat clean & healthy but yesterday I was home sick, so I made a conscious effort to load up on nutritious foods.

I went to the doctor on Monday evening because I had been coughing up a storm and I lost most of my voice. At first the Doctor told me there wasn’t much I could do and it could be the flu but he said if  I do start producing colored mucus (gross) then its an infection and to start taking the amoxicillin. Sure enough I woke up yesterday with colored phlegm and I could barely talk. I had no choice but to start my morning off with antibiotics and some tea with lemon! 

I went back and forth about taking the ammoxicilin. If it’s an infection I need it but for some reason I was hesitant. Lets just say I’m glad I took it.

Marc was so kind and made me breakfast, 2 eggs, spinach & toast. It was delicious. I also had some cantaloupe with Ava.

About 930/10am I was really craving a cold smoothie for my second breakfast! So I whipped up a Chocolate Shakeology with 1 tbsp pb2, 1/2 banana & spinach. I was in heaven and it made my throat feel so good.

As fatigued and tired as I was, I managed to throw together a big salad. I had Grilled Herbed Chicken over rommaine with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, celery, avocado, plus olive oil & balsamic dressing. We have so much food in our fridge that needs to get eaten before our trip and I wasn’t about to waste any of it.

Clearly I only wanted cold food yesterday! My afternoon snack was greek yogurt with 1/2 cup berries & some granola. I needed probiotics to take with my amoxicillin.

Before Boot Camp I took the easy road once again, I opened the fridge and Marc had grilled BBQ Chicken the other night so I steamed up some broccoli and baked some sweet potatoes and bam, that’s our dinner!

I was so thankful I had Marc to help me out yesterday. He taught my boot camp class for me since my voice was non-exisitant. Even though I didn’t workout in class I still wanted some fuel. I had a Chocolate Quest bar and some strawberries/grapes. I haven’t had a Quest bar in a while and I thoroughly enjoyed every bite!

What’s something yummy you ate yesterday? 

Do you ever have days where you just want cold foods?

We got take out and watched State of Affairs so it was pretty relaxing. My mom turned me onto the show. It is kinda like Homeland and Scandal combined so if you like those shows you should definitely check it out. Throw some Katherine Heigl in the mix and I am all in.

If I wasn’t tired I am sure we would have watched a couple more episodes.

Saturday I woke up early with Ava and let Marc snooze a bit more. I made us a similar breakfast to last weekend. Paleo Pumpkin Pancakes and Omelets with spinach. YUM!

I headed to the YMCA a little before 11am to attend the launch of our new program GROUP RIDE. Talk about sweat, fun, and butt kicking it was great. I don’t do a ton of cardio besides my boot camp workouts so this was refreshing and I was happy to get in some extra cardio while supporting my co-workers.

After the workout we got some amazing samples from Green & Tonic which is an awesome health food store in Greenwich. I am all for healthy smoothies & snacks especially free ones

I quickly got home showered & changed so we could head to our first kids party of the weekend. It was a 1st Birthday party and Ava enjoyed every second.

She got to play with kids her age while we hung out with our college friends for a few hours.

It was a great first Birthday Party.

Sunday started off slow, the roads were super icy and there were weather alerts not to travel because of black ice. We didn’t rush out of the house at all which was nice, so I did some food prep and started to make some dinner for the Patriots game. Shortly after I decided I wanted to do more cardio. I did a Quick Cardio Circuit at home.

Check out that MAX Heart Rate…. 191!! Clearly I was working hard. I will share my workout with you this week. I was dripping sweat but loved it. As much as I enjoyed doing the spin class on Saturday… I would much rather be jumping around and doing fast paced cardio (burpees, pushups, X-jumps, etc.) I know I’m weird!

Around 2pm I headed to our second birthday party of the weekend. Unfortunately Ava didn’t make this party, she was a little under the weather so Marc stayed home with her.

We headed home around 4… I finished prepping some food and then watched the Patriots game. THEY ARE HEADED TO THE SUPERBOWL and we couldn’t be more excited WOOHOO

Have you ever done a choreographed spin class?

What was a highlight from your weekend?

I am the breakfast queen and I would never skip my favorite meal. I was in the cooking mood so I whipped up some Paleo Pumpkin Pancakes. I had 3 cans of pumpkin in my panty so I figured I should probably try to use some up.

These pancakes came out great! Plus they are healthy, tasty, and filling. We all loved them, even little miss Ava.

PALEO PUMPKIN PANCAKES

INGREDIENTS:

2/3 almond flour

2 eggs

1/2 cup pumpkin

1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp honey or maple syrup (optional: I didn’t use it!)

DIRECTIONS:

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Heat coconut oil in a pancake pan and spread evenly.. or use baking spray. Scoop out mixture onto the pan. This recipe makes about 5 pancakes.

I added a few mini chocolate chips to a couple of the pancakes and they were delicious! Also, If you don’t have pumpkin on hand or you don’t like pumpkin, you could easily use mashed bananas as a substitute!

Enjoy

Have you ever had almond flour before? If Yes, what is your favorite recipe

Pancakes or Waffles??

Here is a Photo Recap of the weekend:

Friday we got several inches of snow and both Cooper & Ava had some fun outside in the afternoon.

I made a super delicious & healthy breakfast Saturday with Paleo Pumpkin Pancakes (recipe to come this week)

Who doesn’t love bacon???

I did a workout at home Saturday. I had no desire to head to the gym, sometimes I like working out at home by myself with no one around!!

 I did the Insanity Asylum Day 1 body weight workout. It is super challenging and only 25 minutes. After I finished I had a burst of energy so I tackled some more pull ups. I complete 5 sets.. this time the repetitions were a bit different. Set #1: 2 reps Set #2: 7 reps Set #3: 5 reps Set #4: 4 reps Set #5: 3 Reps

My arms were very tired and my shoulders were so tight so I decided to treat myself to a 10 minute chair massage at a local salon. I highly recommend it. I walked out feeling like a million bucks and I didn’t have to spend a lot!

In the afternoon my family came over to watch the Patriots game with us. We made a big chili and had some delicious food.

Ava wore a Patriots dress for the game and I wore my jersey. This was the first time we wore matching outfits.

The Patriots won.. so we will be sure to dress up again next weekend

Sunday morning I attended my co-worker Michelle’s Group Power class. We are launching the new workout this week and she was the first to teach it!

Now it’s my turn to teach the new Group Power workout this morning. I don’t know why I’m nervous but I guess it is good nervous feeling!! I’m sure I will be wiped after this class, there are a lot of pushups and my arms are slightly sore going into it.

What is something fun you did this weekend? 

Do you watch playoff football?? If so who are you rooting for?

I think it’s time to share this recipe with you. I really hate myself for saying it, but pumpkin season is coming to an end!!  It’s time to use up those last couple cans of pumpkin you have in your pantry. I have a few cans left myself and I will definitely be making these delicious pancakes again.

Don’t be intimidated by making homemade Pumpkin Pancakes, they are super simple and come together quickly. They also make for a perfect weekend family breakfast.. and we loved them so much I made it twice in one week.

They also pair nicely with scrambled eggs!

Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes

Ingredients: 

What is your favorite breakfast meal?