I am on day four of my clean eating plan. First off, I don’t really have a plan and my definition of clean eating is probably different from yours. Clean eating to me is just another way to say “cleaning up my diet.” I’ll be honest. I’ve been so bad at eating clean. Sure, I’ve been ordering salads, eating fresh fruit, oatmeal, protein, and proteins, but I’ve also been drinking wine, eating lots of chocolate, and dining out at restaurants. I’ve decided to clean up my diet the best I can. There will be times when I’m out of town and absolutely have to eat out or eat something off the ideal chart. But when I am out, I want to make the healthiest decisions possibly. I don’t want to make it impossible or hard to follow and so it’s not your average “20 day plan.” And Why I chose 20 days? I will be in the Dominican Republic in 20 days for a Fit Trip! I will be attending the Masters of the Ocean tournament and participate in Puerto Plato’s fitness activities like surf lessons, yoga classes, trapeze camp, cable car adventures, bike tours, river hiking and catamaran trips! I am extremely excited.
So after the 20 days, what happens? I create new goals on top of my finished goals. Maybe I’ll try a new sport or try a new power food! I’m excited to see where this personal challenge takes me.
Lets talk about coffee: I’ve thought about cutting it out, I’ve tried over ten times, and it always fails me. I’ve decided to cut back on coffee, but not eliminate it.
More weights! More strength training! More time in the gym!
A healthy lifestyle has to be easy and attainable. I’ve decided to make most of my meals salads because they’re convenient, they’re filling, I genuinely like them, and they’re so diverse!
Nick’s cousin was in town because of a layover last night and we headed over to his parents house to see him. They ordered pizza and Nick’s mom made me a delicious salad. Another key to success, is having people around you support your lifestyle. The salad had lettuce, tomatoes, some italian meat, carrots, cauliflower, grilled chicken, and homemade balsamic dressing. Before dinner I had green tea and after dinner, I replaced my usual dessert with a cup of coffee. It’s been four days without sugar and I’m not even craving it!
On day one, I went to the grocery store to pick up some things. I bought eggs, organic chicken, cucumbers, zucchini, fish oil supplements, tons of broccoli, tea, and chicken broth. I already had some other things in the fridge, but this was just to add to it.
I’ve been drinking 4-6 cups of hot tea a day with 8 glasses of water a day.
At home, I have been doing Jillian Michaels. Who doesn’t love free youtube workouts?
It’s hard to enjoy a salad without a good and healthy dressing!
This is an entire bag of italian lettuce tossed in light olive oil with pepper and parmesan cheese! I had this salad with a cup of chicken broth and broccoli.
Followed by tea and water!
This has been my substitute dessert. If you like anything tropical or coconut, you’ll love love love these! I was kind of thrown off that they looked nothing like the display on the box, but the taste made up for it.
Night is my weakness. I always feel like I need something to eat. It’s the time of night I go for the chocolate chips, ice cream or something salty. I’ve been replacing my night time sweet tooth with one cup of salted caramel skinny pop and a cup of decaf tea. This has definitely been working. I also don’t watch tv in the living room at night anymore, I go up to my room and watch it. Out of site, out of mind! It’s going to take way too much effort to go all the way downstairs to get something unhealthy.
My doctor told me to get GNC Triple Strength Fish Oil 1500 mg
I made a quick broccoli chicken soup for dinner on the first night. I boiled chicken in broth, drained the chicken and diced it up, and then boiled it in fresh broth. I added broccoli, garlic powder, sea salt, olive oil, minced onion, and black pepper! I don’t really know how much I used, but just go buy your taste buds!
This has been the chicken I’ve been using!
For breakfast one of the days, I made egg whites, 1 egg, broccoli, chicken, and ham scramble. I also added a little garlic! That came to 34g protein!
For snacks, I eat a serving of oatmeal and tea!
I’ve been eating a lot of hard boiled eggs as well. They’re good for protein and healthy fats.
I’ve been hooked onTazo Tea
This is what I’ve been using as my coffee creamer!
I found the organic root beer at Harris Teeter and bought it! I haven’ tried it yet, but I’ll let you know!
Today for lunch I had a salad with olive oil, croutons, boiled eggs, and parmesan. I also had a cup of healthy choice soup.
I’ve also cut my fruit back. (not cutting out, cutting back) I eat a banana before the gym and try to keep it at that. I used to eat cups and cups of fruit everyday and there is such a thing as too much fruit.
I’ll keep you all updated on my 20 day challenge!