My day was packed with protein, I guess my body needed it!

I woke up around 530am. Crazy Cooper started howling because he heard a noise and that was it… Ava woke up and then our morning begun.
Lets just say the first thing I did before my usual water chug was get a cup of coffee. I finally got moving and whipped up this breakfast:

BREAKFAST: 2 Scrambled eggs, peppers & mushrooms with olive oil and potatoes

After training at the YMCA, I needed a mid morning snack to keep my day fueled and ate this:

SNACK: A banana and a bowl of yogurt with raspberries and crushed almonds

I met a friend for a quick walk on Greenwich Avenue and then came home to eat this:

(This is a recycled photo)

LUNCH: Tuna salad

and 2 veggie pancakes (one zucchini and one sweet potato) these are amazing!

After some computer catch up work, I was hungry again. This combo never fails:

SNACK: An apple with 2 scoops of peanut butter

I trained again in the afternoon and got home to prepare a quick and easy dinner before boot camp:

DINNER: Chicken Stir-Fry with Shitake Mushrooms, green beans, edamame & Brown Rice

After Boot Camp Class I needed something protein packed and chose this:

POST WORKOUT SNACK: Chocolate Quest Bar, Pineapple and Popcorn

That wraps things up over here. It was a yummy day of eats!

Your Turn: What’s something delicious you ate yesterday?

Are you a fan of stir-fry?

I figured I would link up with the What I ate Wednesday group to share my food journal from Monday since I pretty much ate everything in sight that day!

Monday morning I woke up starving and the day pretty much continued on that note. My activity has been high lately so I’m guessing that’s part of the reason for extra hunger throughout the day.

For breakfast I had scrambled 2 eggs, spinach & potatoes. This meal was filling and so tasty.

I headed out the door to go teach Group Power around 710. I left class feeling the need to refuel and I opted for a Cookie Dough Quest Bar, a banana, and mixed nuts. This was a well balanced snack and something a little different for me so I liked it!

After teaching my Fit For Life class, Ava joined me at my staff pot-luck Thanksgiving lunch at the YMCA. There were TONS of food choices and I filled my plate with a little taste of everything. (a couple wings, 2 pieces of chicken breast stuffed with stuffing and wrapped in bacon, corn, spinach, broccoli, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, fruit, and a chocolate chip cookie)

I dug in and then realized I forgot to snap a picture so you get a partially eaten picture here… and this was also after Ava’s little hands messed everything up but you will just have to trust me that it looked pretty before

The food was amazing and I left our luncheon wishing we had these pot luck buffets more often!

In the afternoon I did my usual computer work for a couple hours until around 230 my stomach was craving something sweet. I quickly toasted a piece of bread and topped it with peanut butter and sliced strawberries. If you have never had this before, please try it!

Dinner came on the early side and I ate around 5:15. I made a HELLO FRESH meal and I was so happy I did. We had Rosemary basted steak with creamed spinach & rosemary roasted parsnip fries.

Like I didn’t eat enough food throughout the day, at around 9pm my stomach was asking for more… Marc and I were watching the Patriots game and he decided to make me a game time snack.

Egg whites scrambled with tomato and avocado and a piece of naan. I know the naan bread was random but trust me when I say it completed this mini meal!!

Alright, that’s all I got! Your turn….

What’s something yummy you ate this week?

Are you looking forward to Thanksgiving? 

I am linking up with the What I ate Wednesday Crew via Jenn to share my food journal with you from Yesterday.

For some reason I felt a little rushed yesterday morning but I still managed to whip up a couple eggs with some sauteed spinach in olive oil. I also had a couple slices of toast.

Shortly after I headed to the YMCA to train some clients. After a few sessions my hunger struck again. I had a banana and a Chocolate Quest bar.

My lunch sounded good in my head but it was just okay. I had leftover Al Fresco Spinach & Feta Chicken Sausage with potatoes and a side of kale with tomato sauce.

and a golden delicious apple!

My afternoon was pretty rough I’m not gonna lie. Ava wasn’t feeling well and she was very fussy. She only wanted to be held but that was fine with me because I’m totally cool with baby cuddles I had to let her fall asleep on my chest because the poor girl had so much snot she couldn’t breathe when she was laying flat. The second I went to put her on the bed she freaked out and then threw up ALL over me and all over my bed. Not to make your stomach churn or anything but there was a big pile of grossness in my lap and all over my chest. I can’t believe I didn’t get sick myself. It was beyond disgusting and I will be taking my comforter to the cleaners at some point today or tonight.

SOO clearly Ava and I both needed a shower/bath and I also did some laundry because I had no choice everything was covered in throw up. I can’t say I was at all excited about any of it and it threw my day for a LOOP. I didn’t get anything done that I was supposed to, but I guess it happens right?

After consoling Ava for a bit she finally calmed down, she was able to watch a little TV and snap a quick pic with me. She stuck her tongue out at the last minute, that little stinker.

I finally got a little appetite after all the chaos and I quickly threw together some yogurt, strawberries & granola 

I also had a few nuts with it.

Ava fell asleep and I finally got some computer work done!! This ended up taking me longer then I planned because I couldn’t focus.

Shortly after I finished, it was time for dinner. Luckily we had food that was already made in the fridge. I had leftover Chicken Cutlets, grilled zucchini and a sweet potato with a little butter. It was probably my favorite meal of the day! My mom makes the best chicken cutlets and I’m so thankful she gave me the leftovers There’s only one chicken cutlet in this pic but I had 2!

I had a lot of energy for my Boot Camp class (maybe it was pent up from my hectic day taking care of Ava) and I worked the group pretty darn hard. After class I refueled with a Vanilla Shakeology and some strawberries!

I also took Cooper for a quick walk. I am loving this warmer weather and there was such a nice breeze as we strolled down the street!

Okay, time to teach Group Power, have a great day!

What is something yummy you ate from yesterday? My dinner was my favorite meal.. chicken cutlets!

Gross topic, but has someone ever thrown up on you? I can honestly say Ava is the only one that has ever thrown up on me, and it is the nastiest thing EVER.

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?

I woke up up at 4:45am with Ava. She apparently was hungry so I gave her some milk but she wouldn’t fall back asleep. Lucky me!! So I got up and grabbed a cup of coffee and turned the TV on because she was lazy and so was I.

Eventually I ate breakfast but had no desire for veggies or anything healthy really. I quickly made 2 eggs with a piece of toast 

and a banana.

Mid morning my appetite kicked in. I had egg whites with spinach and olive oil.

I also had baby carrots and a spoon full of Peanut butter (random I know) Don’t worry this wasn’t all at once.

Lunch was leftover Thai Food. It was Ginger Chicken with veggies and some brown rice. This was actually really good. I had a granny smith apple as well.

I did some work and then found myself hungry for a snack. I made a turkey roll up with avocado, tomato and muenster cheese.

On my way to the store I found myself still hungry and used one of my “Car snacks.” this delicious KIND bar!

My throat was kind of bothering me at this point and I chugged a couple of glasses of water. I couldn’t seem to quench my thirst. I decided a vitamin water might help!

I had no energy to cook a pre Boot Camp dinner but quickly whipped up some chicken cutlet, a baked sweet potato and some broccoli. Plain & Simple just how I wanted it.

I was exhausted after class and couldn’t wait to go to bed but my throat felt better, go figure! I had all intentions of making a nice post workout shake or a delicious snack, but out of pure laziness I refueled with a Chocolate Quest bar!! I don’t think I tasted a bite because I ate it so fast haha.

Now I am off to teach my Wednesday morning Group Power class. I have zero energy wish me luck!

For other WIAW posts check out Jenn’s Blog.

Do you ever have days where you aren’t into food?

What is your favorite pre-workout meal?

I’m linking up with Jenn for another WIAW (What I Ate Wednesday) post.