All is well when we get our rest, do you agree?

I love my sleep and while I don’t ever get more then 8 or 8 1/2 hours I still need it to function like a normal human being, so it’s great to say that we are all pretty rested around here.

Now onto the topic of the blog! I’m linking up with the WIAW group to share with you my food journal from yesterday!

My morning started off with a glass of water and a 1/2 cup of french vanilla coffee brewed at home. I made myself an egg scramble with egg whites, spinach and olive oil and then topped with an over easy egg and some toast. It was delicious.

Around 9am I had a banana because I knew I would be doing a short workout so I wanted a little something extra for an energy boost.

After I finished a circuit workout I refueled with a Shakeology protein drink and 2 scoops of peanut butter. It’s my go to snack combo!

I did some work on the computer while Ava napped and then threw together a quick “leftover lunch.” I had grilled pesto chicken, yellow squash & brown rice pilaf.

Plus an apple & string cheese. It was tasty and filling.

I’m one of those people that hates deciding what to eat. If you could tell me my food line-up for the day I would just follow it but believe me I really don’t like making food decisions. My afternoon snack was lame.. I was hungry but my brain couldn’t put anything together. I snacked on some snap peas, carrots, an apple, and some almonds. Believe it or not I was full.

After getting myself organized for boot camp I whipped together a quick & easy light dinner. Pulled Pork, broccoli slaw, zucchini, & sweet potatoes. YUMMY.

Boot camp class was awesome and I’m loving the new set up we have with Rope training, heavier kettle bells and a longer circuit. The positive feedback from the group means its a good workout!

After Boot camp I ate a Quest Cookie Dough Protein Bar & Mango. It was too good and I was happy to get in some extra protein

What’s something yummy you ate yesterday?

Do you like planning out your meals or would you rather have someone else do it?

I am linking up with the What I Ate Wednesday crew to share with you my food journal from Monday.

It was a healthy & clean day of eating for me!

My day started off with a little coffee and a tall glass of water. For breakfast I whipped together 2 eggs, sauteed spinach with olive oil, and sliced potatoes with sea salt. We baked a few extra potatoes on Sunday so that I could use them with breakfast and I’m so glad we did. It was a filling meal.

After teaching a sweaty group power class, I quickly refueled with a vanilla protein shake, a banana and oatmeal with strawberries & PB2.

For lunch I had a salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, grilled chicken and balsamic dressing. The cucumbers & peppers aren’t pictured because I added them after the picture, oops. I also had a peach and some cashews.

After a couple hours of coaching work on the computer I opted for a Chocolate Shakeology. It’s something easy to whip up without having to think and I didn’t have much time to think of anything to eat once Ava got up from her long afternoon nap.  I also snacked on a few of Ava’s triscuit crackers that she was eating

Marc and I were looking for something different to eat for dinner. We have been doing so much grilling that I wanted to change things up a bit. I made a big turkey chili with beans & lots of veggies in the crockpot, and man I’m glad I did. I love chili. 1. it’s super easy to make 2. it creates lots of leftovers and 3. it’s so tasty. I served my chili over brown rice and had some avocado as well. There were so many flavors in that one bowl.

Before dinner we took a walk to get Cooper some fresh air. It was lovely and there was a great breeze which felt amazing.

After dinner we hung out, I gave Ava a bath, red her a bedtime story and then she went to bed.

Because I love night snacks, Marc and I each had a couple Chocolate Fudgy Shakeology bites and tons of blueberries. Yum!

What was something you ate this week? 

Do you grill a lot during this summertime? 

I am linking up with the What I Ate Wednesday crew to share my “eats” from Monday.

After a weekend of being sick with a nasty cold, I woke up pretty groggy Monday morning. I didn’t take any medicine the night before and I wish I did because I slept pretty poorly. When I woke up I was still congested but I mentally new I needed to get going and power through the day. I chugged a TALL glass of water and had 1/2 cup of coffee with a splash of 1% milk. I quickly sautéed up some spinach, 2 eggs and a piece of whole grain toast and then headed out the door at 7am to teach Group power.

I went a little lighter with my weight choices for the workout in hopes that I wouldn’t make my cold any worse and I still managed to work up good sweat.

I refueled after with a Protein shake, a banana

and some oatmeal with peanut butter.

Ava was still really sick so I was thankful that my brother was able to watch her all day while I worked. I quickly stopped home after class before heading back to teach my Fit For Life class. I had a group of 19 people which was fabulous but by the end of the class my voice was starting to go!

I chugged LOTS of water after class and then ate a big salad with BBQ grilled chicken, red cabbage, plus tomato & cucumber salad with italian dressing. I also ate a granny smith apple and a small baked potato. I have been really into lunch time salads these days. With the temps being high over 90 degrees the rest of the week I am assuming I will be eating a lot more salads these next few days.

(I forgot to snap a picture of my baked potato with butter!)

After spending about 2 hours on the computer doing coaching work I made a quick Vanilla Shakeology with frozen strawberries and peanut butter. It was like eating a PB & Jelly sandwich through a straw

Ava had her own smoothie (Strawberries, 1% Milk & Ice), she loved it!

Dinner was Grilled Dijon Chicken Breast with green beans & a baked sweet potato, very simple!

I still had an appetite around 830pm so I ate a greek yogurt topped with lots of blueberries and some almonds!

I enjoyed all my food choices today!

What is something yummy you ate yesterday?

Do you find you go through phases of eating the same thing over any over?

Ever since I got home from our travels this weekend I have been focusing on clean eating. While I still ate super healthy over the weekend, I felt like I missed some snacks and I ate some meals in the car so I just felt off. Thank goodness for Shakeology & Quest bars for saving my hunger on several occasions

I am linking up with the What I Ate Wednesday crew to share my food journal from yesterday.

When my alarm went off I was SOO startled. That really hasn’t happened in a while and I really think its because I was in a super deep sleep. I woke up very hungry but my breakfast didn’t really do much for me. I had 1 egg + 1 cup egg whites, sautéed spinach in olive oil and toast. Plus 1/2 cup coffee. I always pour a full cup but never finish it.

After training my client I had a banana + a chocolate Shakeology and randomly snacked on some baby carrots.

Since I had some free time later in the morning we met my friends at the park to let the kids play on the playground. it was WAY too hot. I think Ava and I each chugged a couple water bottles.

For lunch I had Chicken with herbs, brussel sprouts, 1/2 sweet potato, 1/4 cup of avocado & a golden delicious apple. When you are starving you literally eat everything that’s leftover in the fridge. It was actually quite tasty and filling.

Ava napped and I did my fitness coaching work on the computer for a couple hours. I then snacked on Oatmeal with coconut milk & a big spoonful of peanut butter. I wanted something filling and this snack was perfect.

Lets talk about dinner… dinner was the last thing on my mind and I’m pretty sure that I whipped this meal together in about 5 minutes with no plan in mind. Ava was hungry and literally pointing to the stove, like “mom when are you gonna make me something to eat” so I decided I needed a meal fast. We had ground turkey with a bag of frozen mixed veggies (with all the seasonings in the pantry) over a baked potato. While it looks like a big pile of randomness, Marc and Ava loved it.

(I did have 2 servings of it, so I guess it wasn’t that bad)

After Boot Camp I wasn’t really that hungry but I needed to refuel my muscles. I had bought Quest Bars the other day and I’m officially in love with the Chocolate Chunk one. Its amazing. I also had a bowl of juicy cherries!

I’m heading out the door now to teach Group Power, see ya later!

What’s something yummy you ate yesterday?

What’s your favorite Quest bar flavor?

One of my clients had asked me which “Protein Bars” were healthy. While there are some out there that I do love, for example: Quest Bars, I do prefer to make my own because most protein bars have other unwanted ingredients. Some of those ingredients I don’t know much about so I try not to buy them.

I told her I was going to get in the kitchen and create my own Protein Bar Recipe and I did.

This recipe only took me 5 MINUTES TO MAKE! It’s probably the easiest thing to make.

With only 5 ingredients and no added sugar, this protein bar is Chocolatey, Satisfying & Filling!!

INGREDIENTS:

1/4 Cup Peanut Butter

1/2 Cup Coconut Milk (**see note below**)

1 1/2 cups Quick Oats

1/2 tsp Cocoa Powder

2 Scoops Chocolate Shakeology

DIRECTIONS:

In a medium bowl combine all the dry ingredients and mix well. Add in the milk and peanut butter, and mix until dough like. I used my hands and it gets messy but it mixes better! In an 8X8 pan place wax paper on the inside and let it hang off the sides.

Spray with cooking spray and add protein mix. Spread the dough evenly and pop in the freezer for an hour. Cut into 12 bars.

**Please note the “Coconut milk Beverage” that was used in this recipe is So Delicious Coconut Milk I love this beverage.**

It is light, delicious, dairy free, gluten free, contains vitamins & healthy fats. 

I have already made a couple batches of these bars and I love keeping them on hand for post workout snacks or even mid day when I am craving something chocolatey!

What is your favorite brand of protein bars? 

Have you ever tried making your own? 

Today I am linking up with the WIAW (What I Ate Wednesday) Crew to share my food journal with you from Monday.

It’s very rare that I wake up super sleepy but on Monday I woke up a few minutes before my alarm and I didn’t want to get out of bed. I’m not sure if my active weekend caught up with me but my first thought was how am I going to teach 2 classes today and chase a toddler! After a tall glass of water and 1/2 cup of coffee I started to feel a little more normal.

My breakfast was 2 eggs, 2 egg whites, sauteed spinach and toast. Plus I ate some of Ava’s bacon. yummyyy.

After Group Power class I refueled with a Vanilla Protein Shake + a small banana

Plus… 1 tbsp of Peanut Butter & a small bowl of oatmeal with coconut milk. It’s a pretty delicious post workout snack!

I headed back to the YMCA around 10am to teach my Senior fitness class. We are running out of space for that class because so many people have joined over the last two weeks. It is very exciting to have a big group!

At lunch time I was craving red meat and we had some leftover hamburgers that we cooked over the weekend so I quickly made a salad with tomato, cucumber, yellow bell peppers and topped it with my burger and some dijon vinaigrette! After I finished the salad I realized I wasn’t full so I had mashed sweet potato with butter. Perfect.

Through out the day I was very mindful of fueling my body with healthy eats to keep my energy level up!

After computer & blog work in the afternoon my stomach started rumbling to no surprise. My snack was a golden delicious apple plus some cucumber slices topped with avocado! It was pretty random but I liked it. I have noticed that when I have my healthy fats in the afternoon I’m more satisfied until dinner time.

For dinner we had Pesto Grilled Chicken, Green beans w/ sliced almonds, and a baked potato! It was so perfect and delicious. You can check out the recipe for the green beans in my post from yesterday.

After dinner we took Mr. Cooper for a walk and then put Ava to bed. I did some more computer work and snacked on a Chocolate Protein Oat Bar with some strawberries

I will share the recipe this week!

Do you like my food journal posts?

What is your favorite afternoon snack?

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

My morning started off at 6am, I chugged lots of water for some reason I was very thirsty. Then I had about 1/2 cup of coffee. I followed that with 2 eggs, spinach, toast & bacon! Yum. We have been on a bacon kick all week. Ava is loving itttt.

My mid morning snack came after my 3 clients. I had oatmeal with peanut butter 

and a banana on the side!

Thank goodness for leftovers. I had a big salad with Blackened salmon, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, red peppers, asparagus and balsamic dressing.

This salad was LARGE, but this picture doesn’t capture the size. I was stuffed after.

I had originally planned to have a smoothie as a snack, but with a time constraint and my tastebuds craving something different I ended up having a string cheese and a granny Smith apple. It did the trick.

Before Boot Camp class I opted for a simple meal. We had leftover Turkey, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, mushrooms & green beans.

After boot camp class I new my body needed some protein recovery so I had a Shakeology Protein shake and some strawberries on the side!

I’m so tired today guys and I’m off to teach Group Power. I’m very thankful for coffee this morning. I’ve been non-stop all week and I’m already looking forward to the weekend even though that’s looking pretty busy too. Ahh.

Do you eat all your leftovers? We don’t waste any food in our house!

What is your favorite salad dressing? mine is balsamic & olive oil