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Hey everyone! Sooooooooo I’m just going to get right to it and I’m not going to sugar coat it… this diet kind of sucks. Well, it may actually deliver the health benefits but getting there is brutal. I’m not going to lie to you, this may be over before it begins. Well, not true. I’m debating making this “The Summer of Low Fat (Mostly) Raw.” I have to think about it tonight but I’ll share what I’ve consumed so far today…

Breakfast was a large container of cantaloupe. So far so good.

For lunch I made a huge Banana Date Shake with 4 Bananas, Dates and a little coconut water. This thing is close to 700 calories. It is also sickeningly sweet. When eating mostly sweet meals for a day…. the last thing I need is for one to be obscenely sweet.

Pre dinner snack was a couple of large Pink Lady Apples…

Everything all packed and ready to go. Two BPA free bottles of filtered water to sip on as well.

So that’s where I am now… the sweet meals have made me nauseous and I have no room for the giant salad I’m going to make. I’m only two days in and I just don’t like it. After actually doing it I just don’t think it’s realistic for me to maintain… I feel like I spend all day at work eating, the sweet is too much and making me feel gross… I think I need to tweak my raw summer plans and include more veggies throughout the day and a probably a few clean, cooked foods. I’ll have to figure it out. You know I would normally try to stick it out a little longer if I feel like I’ll be miserable and I’d be better off tweaking it a bit to make it more manageable. I think I’d see more success doing that than trying to stick something out that I just don’t see working or being maintainable. Oh and it will be impossible for me to store a week’s worth of groceries in my house so I’d be running to the grocery store every ten minutes… also not ideal!

Oy, I guess we’ll see. Sorry to give up before it began but I just have this feeling that this isn’t the path for me. I’ll be back with a better plan, one that I will be able to keep up :)

I hope you all have a great night! I have to figure out how I’m going to get a huge salad in my belly, ha.

Raw Grocery Haul and Some Presents

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Hey guys! Here I am with my first 80/10/10 grocery haul. This one isn’t huge because I have some frozen fruit and some fruit left in my fridge. I have a feeling I’m going to run out before the end of the week but I think it’ll take a little time to get the hang of how much to buy, how to rotate and keep as much fresh as possible. With all that said, check out what I got!

Ok so veggies first: 3 heads of romaine, green onion, 2 large cucumbers, 8 tomatoes, and a container of sun-dried tomatoes ($1.80!!). I was intending on getting zucchini and yellow squash as well but they didn’t have any (wtf?!) so I’ll grab some later in the week or next week.

2 bunches of bananas, dates ($4.99 for that big container of DELILAH(!!) dates!), 5 pink lady apples (to join a few I already have), and 4 peaches for a treat. I also have 3 pears and…

the piece de resistance…

A CASE OF 16 CHAMPAGNE MANGOES!!!! The best part of this lovely purchase? I got it for $7.99. That’s right, 16 mangoes for 8 bucks. I won’t lie, I was a little smug when I saw that Whole Foods was selling a single Champagne Mango for $1.79. Lesson of the week. Shop at the Asian Market as much as possible! That’s where I got the inexpensive mangoes, sun-dried tomatoes and dates. Yup.

So I decided that I wanted to buy myself some gifts to make this transition easier on myself :) I went to Kohl’s after Whole Foods and not surprisingly they had nothing that I was looking for. I wanted to get two of the three things from Kohl’s because I inherited a gift card from my mom since she doesn’t shop there. So I came home and ordered these two things online (photos taken from the Kohl’s website):

This is a 3-in-1 Vegetable Peeler. I wanted this one because it has a Julienne Peeler which is a great way to make zucchini noodles without a spiralizer. It kind of worked out perfectly since the store didn’t even have zucchini so I don’t have to worry about waiting for shipping.

I also got a 5-inch Ceramic Knife for chopping all of my beautiful produce! I’ve heard that ceramic knives are really great for a bunch of reasons including it’s sharpness, durability, hardness, weight (they are lightweight) and it doesn’t give your food a metallic taste. I can’t wait to start chopping with this. I should have it by next week :)

I only paid $20 out of pocket for these things which is really good. The last present I’m going to buy myself is a big salad bowl (bamboo or wood). I want to do this at the store though since I’m pretty picky and I want to be able to see the size so I’ll be getting to Bed Bath & Beyond (my favorite store ever) soon to check it out!

And before I go… yesterday my family spent Father’s Day together so you know I have to show you some adorable Delilah pics!

Chowing down on some yummy corn!!

She is so funny. She’s only two and a half and she’s incredibly smart and incredibly funny :) And of course she has the most beautiful face ever! Love this kid :)

And that’s all I’ve got for today. I’ll be back tomorrow to show you what a day of 80/10/10 looks like! I hope you all have a great Monday :)

Fun Friday: The Hawaii Edition!!

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Hey everyone! I’m so excited about this week’s Fun Friday post! I’ve always wanted to travel to Hawaii (the island of Oahu) to experience all of the natural beauty and culture. I recently made the decision that I want to actively save money so I can take a trip there to celebrate my birthday next year. I have 15 months to save, a plan and a whole lot of inspiration. This post is partially inspired by Sage’s recent post about dream vacations :) I had made this decision just a week or two before her post but after reading it I thought it would be fun for a Friday post! Let’s check out the inspiration!

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Do I even need to say why this photo is inspiration? ;) It’s idyllic and so stunning. Probably photoshopped a bit but I don’t care!

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While all of the beaches of Hawaii are spectacular, the one that intrigues me the most is the North Shore of Oahu. As a fan of surfing it has been a dream to visit Banzai Pipeline to see the big wave surfers on one of the heaviest and most dangerous waves in the world. This will certainly be on my agenda.

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Something else that I’ve always dreamed of is hiking all over the island. There is no better way to discover and explore the gorgeous land than to do it on foot. I’ve actually started to really bump up my cardio at the gym. Not only do I have 15 months to save enough money for the trip, but I have 15 months to get in shape for the trip! I don’t want to be held back at all, especially not because of fitness ;)

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I just wanted to include a picture of a hibiscus flower because they are my all time favorite flowers. You can tell by the tattoo on the back of my ankle ;) It was my first tattoo and I still love it. And it will be amazing to see them all over since all of the ones I see around here are all wilted and sad, ha!

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OMG THE PRODUCE!!!! Can you believe how gorgeous all of it is? It is going to be amazing to visit the farmer’s markets and try all different kinds of exotic fruits that are not available to me here. I am definitely planning on trying everything I can get my hands on. When in Hawaii, right?!

I could go on and on but I’ll spare you. It is so far away but I’m so excited about it. I just need to make sure I stay on track with my savings plan. I’m going to make a Hawaii vacation vision board within the next few weeks as a visual reminder of my goals and inspiration. I will definitely share it with you when it’s all finished!

Have any of you ever been to Hawaii? Is it paradise? I get so excited just thinking about it :)

That’s all for today! I hope you all have a great Friday night and a wonderful weekend! Hopefully I’ll be able to pop in at some point. Good night!

The Summer of Raw

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Hey everyone! I know it’s been a few days since I’ve posted. I actually ended up feeling really sick (again) and just haven’t felt like posting. I guess I never got rid of my bronchitis because I felt enormous pressure in my chest and even had difficulty taking a deep breath. It was pretty scary but then my cough came back which really alleviated the pressure. I’ve read it’s normal for the cough to linger for weeks after you get bronchitis so I’m just going to bear with it for now and see how I feel in a few days.

It got me thinking though. And I’m actually really afraid to say what I’m about to say because I think it’s weird so I can’t imagine how you are all going to react. But I decided that I need to really focus on eating in a way that is most efficient for my digestion and hopefully that will lead to some healing. I decided that I’m really going to try and eat (just about) fully raw for the summer. Not just any raw program though… I’m going to attempt to try the 80 10 10 Diet.

For those of you who don’t know, 80 10 10 is a low fat raw diet. You eat fruit all day and a huge green salad at night. Overt fats are consumed in limited quantities. I’ve researched this diet for months and months. I honestly think it’s weird but I’m kind of desperate. After 6 doctors, 2 MRIs, Xrays and a CT scan with nothing to show for it I really need to focus on healing my body through diet.

There are some really appealing things about this raw diet that I think will lend well to success. First, the reason I failed at my previous raw diet attempts was the fact that it took forever to make everything and plan. On this diet there is less prep and planning is a lot easier. I think that the fruit meals are a lot easier to prepare and a big salad won’t take too long to make. Second, I really really love fruit as you know so I won’t mind eating it. Lastly, I’ve seen a lot of videos from two ladies who have seen success living this lifestyle (links are later in this post) and they look healthy and happy. Their skin glows, they are super active and both were very sick prior to adopting this lifestyle.

I also understand that there are probably questions and concerns re: this diet. First, yes I’m aware that this is really weird and kind of crazy. I don’t want to be the weird chick eating a shit load of fruit. But at the same time, I don’t want to be in pain every day either. I’m aware that it will certainly affect me socially. I’m not really telling people “in real life” that I’m doing it… we’ll see if they notice.

Second, I am aware of how much I’m going to have to eat. I’ve considered this a lot and I have made some plans of ways to get all of my daily caloric needs met. You can bet I’ll be eating large portions of melon, large smoothies and calorie dense fruits to meet those needs. I am also aware that it can potentially get very expensive. I have a plan that should hopefully keep the cost down to what I usually spend for a week’s worth of groceries (my weekly fruit choices will depend on the sales at the store – and bananas will be a staple!).

I’m also approaching this with a healthy mindset (at least I think so lol!). I’m not going to be super militant about it. If my family is going out to dinner I’m not going to sit at home because there may not be a big raw salad available. If I have to eat steamed veggies or whatever I’m not going to beat myself up.  I’ll just choose the healthiest, cleanest option available. I am also walking into this knowing that this is not going to be a permanent change. I’m going to take it one month at a time with the ultimate goal being three months (until my birthday). Then I’ll see how I feel and will probably start adding grains, etc. back into my diet. Part of my timing with this is knowing that this is probably only possible for me to do in the summer.

Now as you recall, I cooked some beautiful food and bought some yummy stuff at the grocery store earlier this week. I am not a fan of wasting food so I will be easing into this new diet over the next week or two but adding in fruit meals while I finish up my cooked food. Once I finish my cooked food I’ll be adding in the large raw salad for dinner. As I’ve mentioned, I’ve been researching this for a long time (I’ve read the book as well as watched all of Megan Elizabeth’s raw food videos and Kristina’s raw food videos) so I have a pretty good plan of how I want to approach this.

Who knows, I could try it and hate it after two weeks. I’ll never know until I try. I wasn’t really going to say anything about it on here because I know that it’s a pretty controversial diet but I figured you’d all see a pretty big difference in my meals and know something was up. But for now, I’ll be finishing up my cooked food and slowly transitioning. I hope you’ll all stick around and cheer me on while I am on this journey and help me end the three month with my 30th birthday celebration. :)

I hope you don’t think I’m nuts. But if you do it is what it is I guess. I’ll be back tomorrow with a Fun Friday post and it’s a post you won’t want to miss! I promise :) I hope you all have a great night!

Monday Grocery Haul and Prep Day

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Hey everyone! Hope you are all well and had a great weekend! It seems like Monday posts have turned into grocery hauls and prep! Today is no different except that I’m throwing my meals in as well :) I accomplished so much today and I’m really glad I did because I know now that this Monday prep makes all the difference in meal planning for the week.

So let’s check out the grocery haul first!

First up is the (all organic) produce! Broccoli, THREE bunches of swiss chard (I’m not making the same mistake as last week, lol!), shiitake mushrooms, honeycrisp apples, tomatoes, cauliflower and carrots.

Macro sushi, GoodBelly (LOVING this stuff!), veggie chips, chocolate covered cacao nibs (I figured it was a good way to indulge my chocolate cravings), brown rice tortillas and unsweetened organic peanut butter. Did you know it’s IMPOSSIBLE to find any tortilla chips without corn and/or wheat? So annoying so I guess if necessary I’ll just have to make my own.

After Whole Foods one very important thing was left on my list since I couldn’t find any at WFs. It drives me crazy that they change what they carry all the time but it worked out in my favor. Trader Joe’s isn’t too far out of the way so I made a super quick trip there and got…

Dolmas!!! Of course! I grabbed two because I know myself haha. I also picked up a back of roasted plantain chips. These things are AMAZING. Oh and TJs dolmas are almost half price of WFs. Just sayin.

After Trader Joe’s I came home, ate breakfast then started prepping for the week. I’ll show you breakfast in a bit but here’s what I made:

I don’t make the same mistake twice so I made a HUGE batch of Sauteed Chard. Three bunches of chard huge. Came out just as delicious as the last time and it’ll last me the week!

Another big ass batch of Cheesy Cauliflower Mash! Can’t go wrong with this delicious stuff!

I also made a big batch of my first attempt at gluten free lo mein ;) I used the buckwheat ramen noodles I bought last week along with onions, broccoli and shiitake mushrooms. I used the same seasonings as the greens and I think it came out good? The noodles are a little sticky and gummy but otherwise it should be ok. I’ll need a find a more sturdy noodle but the two servings I made for this week will be tasty with these ramen :)

So I have a great start for meals for this week and had some great meals today! For the rest of this incredibly long post I’ll be showing you those :)

For breakfast I had some of the Farmer’s Market granola with almond milk and strawberries. The strawberries were so delicious. I really don’t want to say this but I wish I could say the same about the granola. I feel so bad saying it but I think she used salted nuts and/or seeds so the granola was really salty. All I could taste was salt. I didn’t even finish the third of a cup that I had in the bowl and I don’t know if I’ll be eating it again. Which is kind of a huge waste because it was really expensive.

Lunch was my delicious Macro Sushi. So good. Haven’t had this for so long but I guess WFs started carrying it again. Maybe that’s what replaced the stuffed grape leaves lol.

Speaking of stuffed grape leaves… ;) An afternoon snack of stuffed grape leaves, veggie chips and hummus. Delicious.

For dinner I made 1/2 cup of gluten free pasta with cauliflower mash and greens. So freaking good.

And that’s finally the end of the post, ha! This one ended up being super long but I just had so much to show you! I hope you all are having a good Monday and I should be back tomorrow with more meals!

Have a great night!

Farmer’s Market Sunday!

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Hey everyone! Hope you’ve all had a great weekend so far! Mine’s just beginning, and by noon on the first day I’ve already accomplished so much! Today was my first trip of the season to my favorite farmer’s market. It opened last weekend but I had a family reunion to attend so today was the day! My mom took the ride with me which was really nice. We traveled the 30ish minutes (which is a gorgeous ride by the way) into the town where it’s held and walked the length of Main Street to get to the market.

Since it’s early in the season the produce vendors didn’t have a ton but it was nice to see that there were new vendors (including a guy that sold all things lavender! His table smelled AMAZING!) and some returning vendors (the pickle guys!!!). Still no vegan vendors but some vegan options. Check out what I came home with!

My first purchase was this bag of Almond Granola. Typically all of the granola I see at farmer’s markets contain honey so I was just going to pass this one by but I decided to check it out and was happy to see they used maple syrup! It has big chunks of dried apricot in there too, yum!

View of the granola. Can’t wait to try it!

My next purchase (and only produce purchase this week) was this large carton of gorgeous strawberries. It is crazy to me how much better these strawberries are in comparison to grocery store berries. The smell is amazing too. Very excited about this purchase! I was hoping to find some greens but they only had lettuce since it was too early but hopefully soon!

My last purchase was two home made snack bars. I also approached them without much hope of them being vegan but surprise!!

Here are the ingredients. I was pretty excited to see that they use brown rice protein. I’ll probably save that bar for a post workout snack. They were a little pricey but hopefully it’ll be worth it!

I didn’t purchase these but check out how gorgeous these peonies are! I saw that Miss Rachel had posted a pic of some peonies just this morning so when I saw these I was inspired to take a pic :) So beautiful!

After I got home from the market I got my butt to the gym before I got too lazy to go. I’m so glad I did because I got in a good 45 minutes of cardio. I feel great and happy that I went and now I can take some time to relax! Tomorrow will be busy with grocery shopping and lots of prep for the week so I’m going to make sure I get some rest in today :)

I hope you all had an amazing weekend! I’ll be back tomorrow with my grocery haul and prep! I have some yummy things planned ;)

Fun Friday: The Music Edition

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Hey guys! Hope you are all well and having a good week. After a brief one week hiatus of Fun Friday it’s back and I decided to theme it up today and to focus on music. Specifically music I’ve been into lately.  I go through phases with music so this is what I’ve been soaking up recently.

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A song I’ve been into lately is “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell. It has a fun 70s vibe to it and it makes me want to get on some roller skates and dance. It will definitely be added to my Kitchen Dance Party playlist on iTunes! Click here for the audio of “Get Lucky!!”

The rest of what I’m about to show you reflects my current obsession with the Electric Violin! OMG it sounds so amazing and when you hear someone super talented you’ll be totally hooked too. So here’s where I show you some super talented Electric Violinists ;)

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This is Bryson Andres. He is A.M.A.Z.E.B.A.L.L.S. You can check out his YouTube channel here. He covers a lot of pop songs and performs on the street to raise money to go on tour. I’m going to link you to some of my favorites here!

Bryson Andres – Don’t You Worry Child Violin Cover

Bryson Andres – Secrets Violin Cover Street Performance

Bryson Andres – Somebody That I Used To Know Violin Cover

There are a ton more that I love but those are three of my favs. I highly suggest you check out his YouTube channel. He’s incredible.

This is Lindsey Stirling. She’s also a super talented Electric Violinist. From what I understand she was on America’s Got Talent and made it through a few rounds. I don’t watch the show so I don’t know the logistics but I guess she did pretty well lol. Anyway, she seems to be playful in some of her covers but there’s one video that I want to link you to:

Radioactive – Cover by Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix

You may recall that Radioactive by Imagine Dragons is one of my favorite songs and I STILL haven’t gotten sick of it. Then I found this amazing cover with Lindsey Stirling on electric violin and Pentatonix on vocals. If you aren’t familiar, Pentatonix is an a cappella group that won the third season of The Sing Off (an a cappella group competition on TV). They are really good and this is such a creative cover of one of my favorite songs!

I’ve always LOVED listening to classic violins and it’s no surprise that I love listening to the Electric Violin. I always secretly wanted to learn the violin but never did. Now I want to learn more than ever!

OK I think I’ve kept you busy enough with this Fun Friday post. I hope you like what I’ve shared! Next week I’ll get back to some of your requests. Have a great weekend.

 

Tasty Thursday

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Hey everyone! Happy Thursday. Apparently we are expecting the remnants of a tropical storm tomorrow? That’s the word on the street anyway. You know the weather nerd in me is kind of geeking out over it. I hope everyone in its path stays safe, please make sure to be careful and take any warnings seriously.

Anyway, on to what we’re really here for: yummy vegan food! I’ve been doing pretty well with keeping up with blogging! I was able to capture today’s eats as well and I was pretty glad I made the effort because there are some good ones ;)

I started my day with my GoodBelly juice. I guess from now on you can just assume I’m drinking that unless I say I didn’t lol. No need to repeat it every day!

For breakfast I was craving an old school comfort meal and decided to go for Ezekiel toast with peanut butter, banana and cinnamon. It was so good and exactly what I wanted.

For lunch I finished off my Shredded Brussels Sprout Salad. I added a yummy Pink Lady Apple. It was so good and really filling too.

After work I went to the gym to do cardio. It was my third trip there in four days :) Despite the menacing sky I made my way over and enjoyed a solid cardio workout. I’ve noticed that since I’ve made these few changes I’ve been feeling a lot better. I get tired when I’m supposed to, sleep well, have more energy during the day, I’m motivated to work out and I’m enjoying my colorful meals. I’ve ditched gluten, upped the raw, ditched corn (I have a suspicion that I may be allergic or have an intolerance), increased my water and hydrating food consumption and I’ve added probiotics to my diet. So far I feel great and the prep in the beginning of the week has made all the difference in choosing healthy options!

For dinner I had the same thing that I had yesterday because it was so damn good. I made a small 1/3 cup bed of brown rice and topped it with the rest of my delicious sauteed chard and a healthy dose of Cheesy Cauliflower Mash. Since I showed you the pretty layered dish in yesterday’s post I figured I’d show you the delicious hot mess it turns into after it’s all mixed together in it’s tasty glory. I could eat this every day. And I would if my greens didn’t cook down to a miniscule amount, wah! I’m definitely picking up multiple bunches of chard the next time I go shopping so I can make a huge batch of the amazing Sauteed Greens.

That’s all I’ve had so far. I feel like I may have dessert later. I don’t know what though, probably some grapes. I am craving chocolate but I don’t have any good dark chocolate so I’ll indulge my sweet craving with grapes. I’ll probably throw some in the freezer too. Frozen grapes are SOOOOOO good!

Check out my nerdy weather app:

It’s called “Living Earth” and I got it as a free download from Starbucks. The design is beautiful and you can view it tons of different ways. I love satellite images of clouds so that’s the setting I keep it on. I took this screen shot deliberately because you can see Tropical Storm Andrea by the cluster of blue dots down by Florida. Isn’t it cool?!

My favorite feature is the Active Storm alert. I am fascinated by all weather but there is a special interest in tropical weather. You may recall I’m the nerd with the satellite image of a hurricane as my phone wallpaper.

 You may remember this blast from the recent past ;) It’s crazy how something so scary and destructive and devastating can be so beautiful to look at.

Sorry, should have posted a nerd alert at the beginning of my weather/app talk ;) Hope it didn’t bore you too much!

Anyway, that’s all for tonight! Everyone in the storm’s path please stay safe! Hope you all have a great night and I’ll see you tomorrow with a Fun Friday post!

Mmmm

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Hey friends! You like my title for today’s post? ;) It was the only way I could describe this post because as you’ll see I’ve got some great meals planned for today! A late start to work means I have plenty of time to prep my meals to bring with me. I also get to enjoy a nice, leisurely breakfast. These are all great things in my book.

Check out these yummy eats!

I started off my day with my daily serving of GoodBelly. I didn’t take a pic of it because you all know what juice looks like :)

A little while later I enjoyed a serving of delicious, sweet cantaloupe. Good for hydration and digests in only 30 minutes. Normally I’d eat this as a snack but I figured that since it digests so quickly and I needed to rehydrate (you get dehydrated during sleep) so I figured I’d eat it as a pre-breakfast snack ;)

After reading Gabby’s post on hydration today I was reminded that it has been far too long since I’ve had a bowl of oatmeal. I LOVE oatmeal and I can’t believe I have gone this long without making it. I remedied that and made a big filling bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon, raisins and banana. So good.

For lunch it’s the return of the Hummus/Dolma plate! Stuffed Grape Leaves, carrot, cucumber, tomato and garlic hummus. Mmm.

For dinner I combined some of my prep food into one yummy meal. More beige than the rest of the food I’ve been eating but still yummy and nutritious (other than the bit of Daiya hiding in the cauliflower mash). This will get mixed up into a creamy, delicious mess. Can’t wait for this meal.

That’s all I’ve got for today. Late night tonight so no gym today but I’m definitely planning on getting more cardio in tomorrow. Hope you are all having a great day!

Eating Clean, Feeling Good

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Hey everyone. Hope you all had a great day! I felt pretty good today. I’ve been really focusing on getting on the road back to good health and getting my fitness back up. I think I’m off to a good start. I’ve been focusing on eating clean, getting rid of the gluten once and for all, getting those probiotics in and getting to the gym on non training days. So far so good!

Let’s check out today’s eats.

Today was the first day of the 12 Day GoodBelly Challenge. I bought the gluten free Tropical Orange flavor and holy cow is it good! It tastes exactly like you would expect it to… orange with a tropical twist. Super delicious. Can’t wait to see how I feel after the next 11 days.

For breakfast I had two slices of the Ezekiel French Toast with sliced banana and maple syrup. So. Freaking. Good. It was super filling though, next time I’ll just have one piece. I was stuffed after this!

For a snack I enjoyed some lovely fresh strawberries and grapes. I seriously think I could survive the 80 10 10 diet… I’m such a fruit fiend, especially in the summer. I’m debating trying it for like a week at some point. I think I could do well with it since it’s summertime and I’m craving fruit all day. We’ll see.

Lunch was a Hummus sandwich on a gluten free wrap with lots of veggies stuffed into it. Can’t go wrong with this!

After work I went to the gym to get in some cardio. I was sore after my workout with my trainer yesterday and it was effing hot but I went anyway and I’m so glad I did. It felt really good to get back in on my own. I’m hoping to get in there on Thursday and Friday after work and maybe on Sunday. We’ll see!

After I got cleaned up I ended the day with an absolutely delicious dinner. Roasted sweet potato wedges with some of Gabby’s Shredded Brussels Sprout Salad and some organic ketchup for the sweet potato. OMG that Brussels Sprout Salad is DELICIOUS. I was a little concerned with what the raw  brussels sprouts would taste like but they’re great! They kind of have a cabbagey taste and feel to them. This salad is definitely a must try!

And that’s all for today. Have my late start tomorrow so I’ll be able to enjoy a leisurely morning and get all of my meals ready with plenty of time in. Hope you all have a great night!