Hi everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful week. It is almost the weekend and that means the pool is almost open!! We cannot wait.
Since it’s Wednesday I will fill you in on how my eating has been going. I told you last week I had been a little off, but I have set some goals and they seem to be working. I have been measuring everything (no eating out of a bag, box, etc.), drinking lots of water, and making sure my snacks are healthy. One thing I have learned is to think of my snacks as tiny meals instead of snacks. For some reason this mindset helps me big time. When I think small meals I think more along the lines of eggs, turkey, etc. I have plans to make up a bunch of mini meals to eat throughout the week. I will share those with you next week.
Post Workout – 6:45am
Peanut butter protein shake. I like to make one of these quickly before the girls wake up. It’s easy and delicious. All you do is add 6 ice cubes, 1/2 cup of almond milk, 2 tbs. peanut butter powder, and 1 scoop of protein powder. This is the best after workout “treat”, so refreshing.
Breakfast – 7:30am
Once I got the girls up and showered we came down and made some Greek yogurt waffles.
Snack (Mini Meal) – 10:30am
Once I got home from taking Sophia to school and my appointment I was starving so I made a poached egg. This is one of my favorite snacks. It has a great combo of protein and carbs.
Lunch – 12:30pm
It was such a beautiful day here in Michigan so we went for a walk. After we got home I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a FlatOut flat bread. I also had a paleo protein bar.
Snack – 2:30pm
Pre Dinner Snack – 5:30pm
Once we got home from gymnastics I was hungry so I ate turkey, carrots, and hummus.
Dinner – 6:15pm
After getting home from gymnastics I was in no mode to make dinner so we had some chicken and cheese ravioli. Easy peasy, as Sophia would say. I’m sorry I completely forgot to take a picture, but it was nothing special.
Dessert – 7:30pm
McKayla was having a rough morning so I wasn’t able to get all of my workout done; even though I woke up at 5am. It is what it is. Anyway, I completed the last 5 minutes after the girls were in bed then made a well deserved chocolate cake (I have been working on making it gluten free and paleo; once I perfect it I will share it with you).
One of my goals is to eat a salad before dinner, but it hasn’t happened lately. I don’t know why but I haven’t been into them. I am still going to work on getting back into eating salads though. I think I am going to start cutting up a bunch of lettuce in the beginning of the week, therefore it will be easy to make one before dinner. I always feel so much better with a plan.
Whenever you are feeling down, simply set some goals for yourself and make a plan. You can do it, if you try. (You know your a mom when you write that sentence and right away think of jungle junction.) Oh my!!
In the Comments Below:
- What was your favorite food from this week?
- How do you plan your snack/mini meals?