Monday, December 5, 2011

Another Day, More Yummy Meals!

Hey everyone! Hope your Monday was relatively painless :) Been having a good day...lots of yummy meals, short day at work, and a great workout! I did seven 3 minute rounds on the heavy bag followed by some core/abs. Over the weekend I watched A LOT of fights. On Saturday, Spike played 3 hours of MMA fights for the Ultimate Fighter Finale. On Sunday I watched a lot of old boxing bouts. Needless to say I was inspired and began to think about how I can effectively use my workouts on my own to continue to practice what I learn with my trainer. I began to think of workouts I can try on my own and I'll definitely keep you posted on them! I'm going to try my first one tomorrow. I don't know why it took me so long to realize I can make use of that heavy bag on my own time :X

Anyway, check out my yummy food today!


For breakfast I had a slice of GF Millet toast with 2 teaspoons of almond butter, 1/2 sliced banana and some cinnamon. On the side I had some blackberries and the other half of the banana. So delicious.


2 clementines packed for snack.


For lunch I had some baby carrots, grape tomatoes, stuffed grape leaves and amazing hummus from Trader Joe's. This was a yummy lunch.



I got out at 2 today and thankfully I put in all my meals into Lose It! along with my planned exercise because I realized I was WAY under for calories. Yikes!! I added in a pre-workout meal of 1/4 cup oats cooked in 1 cup water with 2 tbsp ground flax seeds, some raisins and cinnamon. Perfect pre-workout fuel eaten about 2 hours prior to heading to the gym.

After the gym I made a quick protein shake (in the blender this time!) and drank it quickly before I showered.


For dinner I whipped up a quick stir fry of zucchini, bok choy and broccoli tossed in 1 tbsp of garlic sauce. I served it with some golden sesame tofu from Whole Foods. Delicious end to the day!

Have a good night everyone!



9 comments:

  1. Such a good food day! I haven't had berries for a while and really want some now. I was eating some every day for several months in the warm months this year.

    Mike loves watching MMA, too. He also used to take tae kwon do and was a black belt candidate, but then he got custody of his kids and couldn't make it to class anymore. Someday he'd like to take a martial arts class again. :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. This is the best Monday ever! Great food and a serious workout (not to mention, a half day at work!). With the berries, it's almost a throw back to summer! What's in your protein shakes these days?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Molly - It really was a great food day! I enjoyed every single bite of all of my meals. I didn't eat enough blackberries this season so I guess I'm making up for it now! That is really amazing that he was a black belt candidate! I only do striking but I'd eventually love to try to get into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I hope he has an opportunity to get back into it! Black belt is no joke, that is a major commitment :)

    Ingrid - For sure a great Monday! My protein shakes are typically close to my meals so I try to keep them simple and as not filling as possible so I can eat my proper meal after. I use 1 cup of almond milk with 1 scoop of gemma pea protein powder and 1 heaping tablespoon of brown rice protein powder. If I were to make it a meal replacement I would probably add a frozen banana and soaked overnight oats to make it hearty and tasty :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Mmm looks so good! How do you make your stuffed grape leaves?

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a great way to start your week. Nothing better than a great workout and great food! :o) I so want some more stuffed grape leaves!
    How do you like the pea protein powder?

    ReplyDelete
  6. those dinner veggies look good! i really like bok choy, but i seem to forget about it whenever i'm at the store. gotta pick some up!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Sophie - Sadly I don't make them - yet! I am trying to find a good recipe...I may ask my Greek friend if her family has a good, authentic recipe :)

    Michelle - Thanks!! It was a great day! Today was too, I'm going to post about it tomorrow. The pea protein powder is pretty good actually! It is a very fine powder so it blends up really well. I get mine from True Protein. http://www.trueprotein.com/Product_Details.aspx?cid=22&pid=6816 I actually have to order more, I'm going to go for the Natural Chocolate flavor.

    Sara - Thanks! It was one of my favorite stir fries I've made. Bok choy is really great, and I only recently tried it! I have to make up for lost time!

    ReplyDelete
  8. You were 'UNDER' in your calories???? Can't even begin to imagine the joy of being told that news.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Lol well I burned 700 calories in my workout so that'll bring you under pretty quickly!

    ReplyDelete