Recipe: 3 Bean Salad

I'm invited to a potluck this afternoon and wanted to make sure there would be something there that Matt and I could eat and not feel guilty about. This was the perfect recipe. The host will be grilling chicken and tri-tip, so I decided on this 3 bean salad, and I also packed a salad to bring.

New Hair

I woke up early with Matt today and headed off to the gym to get in an hour of cardio before my hair appointment. For breakfast, I had oatmeal with egg whites mixed in that made me gag. Barf-ola. I'm trying to lean more towards whole foods and not relying on my protein powder unless it's an emergency. I made the oatmeal in the microwave instead of stove top, making sure to stir every 20-30 seconds but the eggs still curdled. I choked it down forgetting to take a picture because I was starving and in a hurry. Bad blogger!

At the gym, I was an animal!! I had rockin' music and so much energy. I did 20 minutes on the stair master, 25 minutes on the pre-core elliptical and 15 minutes of running. In the locker room, I checked my heart rate monitor

 

Progress

Did you miss me? :) Holy shiz this last week has been CRAZY. Work has been super intense and I've been working crazy late nights. I've still managed to work out every night, but I had to push one thing to the back burner and it had to be the blog :(.

So, lets catch up, shall we?

Matt and I redid the patio in front of our town house and we planted 5 different types of tomatoes, basil and cilantro. I'm hoping by the time summer rolls around, we'll be rolling in the goods! Nothing beats home grown tomatoes. I can't wait!

My first WIAW :)

Yayyyy! I love reading other blogs to see what they ate every Wednesday.... Is that weird? I'm not a stalker, I just love seeing what other clean eats my favorite bloggers are having. It gives me inspiration and motivation to be a better cook! So, I finally jumped on the WIAW train. Enjoy :)

 For breakfast, I had overnight protein oats. They were DELICIOUS and so filling! My stomach usually lets me know when it's been 2 1/2 hours. I'm hungry like clockwork. However, today was pretty busy at work and when I finally looked at the clock it had been 3 1/2 hours since breakfast and I still wasn't hungry. I ate anyways. :)

Weekend in Pictures

This weekend was filled with lots of fun and good eats!! I love good, healthy food.I did really good on lowering my carbs and sugar and am feeling a bit leaner. Yay.

Friday morning, I started with my beloved bowl of oatmeal and coffee.

It's filled with natural peanut butter, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, flax seed, Mila (ground chia seeds), and MRM protein powder. Topped it off with fresh berries and it was amazing. I seriously love oatmeal.

Goals

I was chatting with my one of my sisters the other day and we were talking abut our eating habits. She's lost about 25 lbs and looks amazing. We discussed how diets never work because once you get to your goal weight, you think you're done and start eating the way you used to. Then you gain weight, diet again and the cycle continues. Eating healthy needs to be a lifestyle and become second nature or it will never work and keep you lean.

Re-evaluating

Good morning loves. I officially have 3 1/2 months to look bangin' in this bathing suit in Hawaii

Product review: Artic Zero Ice cream bars

Matt and I found these at Costco on our last shopping trip. I've heard great things about them from the live fit group, so we decided to try them. This company is based out of Temecula, so I REALLY wanted to try them and support a local company.

Sunday Prep

Normally on Sundays, I prep foods for us to eat the following week. It only takes about 2 hours to get everything done and then we're prepared for the week. I always focus on bulk cooking a lean protein and a complex carb to have ready to go in the fridge. I also try to make a double batch of protein bars. Having things ready to go in the fridge keeps us on track because when we're hungry we reach for things already made in the fridge instead of junk. One of my favorite quotes: "Fail to plan and you plan to fail".

Yesterday's Prep:

Recipe: Vegetable and Turkey Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

I have been craving something with pasta sauce...must be the Italian side of me. Usually I would make something with pasta to go with the sauce, but since we don't eat carbs after 4pm I decided to try cabbage rolls. They came out really, really good. Even Matt liked them.

Veggie Pasta

How about some of this deliciousness?

Obsession: Panera Bread's Acai Iced Tea

I have a slight obsession with Panera bread's Acai iced tea. It is sooooo tasty. I was out running errands today with Marley and stopped to get one because I was craving something sweet. The tea is unsweetened, but it curbs my craving for something sweet because it has a sweet, fruity flavor. It's tasty and clean eating approved. Check and check. :)

Does Lifting Heavy = Manly Muscles?

 Do you know who the fitness model Kelsey Byers is? She's this hot little thang....

 

Good Team

Matt and I's morning routine is usually the same everyday when we come downstairs after getting ready. I make all of our meals to pack for lunches that day while he makes coffee, feeds the Marley Bear and makes our oatmeal.

This week we have been on an oatmeal kick. We mix in our MRM Vanilla protein powder, ground flaxseed, 2T of all natural peanut butter, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, fruit and cacao nibs.

Justin and Clean Eating Costco Shopping Haul

The most important news from today? I'm an Aunt again! This makes nephew #6 and I couldn't be more excited. Justin was born Friday, March 2nd, weighed in at 6lbs 10 oz and is absolutely perfect.