Day 5

I’m not gonna lie. I started this thinking that it would be the most difficult thing ever, but it really isn’t! 

It’s really not bad, guys and gals. Promise!

Day 5 Menu:

Breakfast – Egg White Muffins + Apple w/ tbsp peanut butter

Snack – None

Lunch – Chicken Taco Salad w/ guacamole and tomatoes 

Snack – Chocolate Peanut Butter Quest Bar 

Supper – Chicken Breast w/ Green Beans + 1/2 Sweet Potato

 

Another happy day without the fiber drink! Yay! 

I’m really enjoying the Sparks. I will probably order more once I’m done with the challenge. 

The egg white muffins were the best idea ever! Thank you, Pinterest! It’s so easy to just zap them in the microwave and voila! Breakfast is ready!

So, I haven’t been eating a mid-morning snack because I haven’t been hungry at that time. And I don’t know about you, but I’m not going to eat unless I’m hungry!

If you are reading this and contemplating doing the challenge, please note that the way I am doing this is not the exact way that you have to! If you’re hungry between breakfast and lunch — have a snack!

Lunch time comes and the girls at the office decide to go to the Mexican place. Who am I to say no to a girls’ bonding experience? I left my chicken wrap and grapes in the fridge for another day, and joined them!

It was really hard. No… Brutal. But, I managed to stay out of the chips & queso. Normally, I would eat a whole basket by myself. I am so amazed at my new-found will power!

I got the shredded chicken taco salad with guacamole. I had them take off the cheese and sour cream to just leave the chicken and veggies. And no, I don’t eat the crunchy shell (never did)!

I left the restaurant feeling like a rockstar! Seriously.

I then went into 5 of our stores without even glancing at the F’Reals and candy. Somebody hire me some backup dancers because I’ve hit rockstar status! Haha!

When I got home from work, I ate my new favorite Quest bar — Chocolate peanut butter. I heated it in the microwave for 15 seconds and it tasted like a brownie! Win!

Our friends Clark & Averie were coming over for supper, and the boys were BBQing ribs. I had them cook me a chicken breast instead.

The only thing I feel like I missed out on was the drinking. We like to kick back and have a few adult beverages on the weekends, so I was a little sad that I couldn’t drink with everyone else. I’m really not much of a drinker; my limit is normally one or two on a regular day. Once the challenge is over, I will probably still drink. But, I’ll try to make better choices when drinking — ultra light beer instead of a daiquiri, for example.

Also, our Dish receiver went out. So, that means no TV for a few days 😦

This weekend, you’ll find me jamming out to Today’s Country Pandora station, painting more bottles for above my cabinets, and making good eating choices!

Day 4

I realized that the way I was blogging was confusing being that I covered 1/2 a day in each post. So now, I will post about the previous day only per post.

 

Day 4 Recap!

Breakfast – Egg White Muffins + Banana w/ PB

Snack – None (I wasn’t hungry!)

Lunch – Leftover Taco Meat on Spinach w/ Avocado and Tomato

Snack – Cookies & Cream Quest Bar (Yum!)

Supper – Leftover Brisket (no BBQ Sauce!) + Green Beans

 

Thank you, Advocare, for the break from the fiber drink for the next few days. It is highly appreciated! 

Let me just say, I really love having my pre-made egg white muffins for breakfast. So fast, easy, and tasty! Also, I love bananas and peanut butter together. Amazing!

I’m not used to eating a lot for breakfast, so I’m finding that I’m just not hungry when it’s time for that mid-morning snack. I think I will maybe get to that point eventually, but for now — I’m not going to eat unless I’m hungry.

I hate throwing away leftover food. I hate the idea of wasting! Everything can be reused in some kind of way! I try to eat leftovers as much as possible. We usually make tacos once per week. Why? It’s quick, easy, and delicious. We will continue to make tacos often because it’s something that Zack can continue eating how he wants to eat (loaded w/ cheese and sour cream), while I eat a more healthy version (on a salad or in a whole grain wrap w/ veggies)!

So, I incorporated our leftover tacos into a taco salad for lunch. My regular lettuce was turning brown, so I used spinach instead. Still yummy! I made my salad the night before and I put some of my guacamole on top. When I took it out of the refrigerator the next day, it was brown! Yuck! Any way to avoid this? When I scraped off the top, it was still green underneath.

I am LOVING Quest bars. I felt like I was eating candy. For Real! I will definitely be ordering more of the cookies & cream.

I got a hair cut and color after work at the fabulous Hair & Tan Gallery 🙂

When I got home, I was starving! It was, after all, 6:30. Zack didn’t feel like cooking, so we ate the leftover brisket that was in the fridge. Did you know? Brisket tastes just fine without BBQ sauce! 

I know that brisket isn’t necessarily a “lean meat” but, I don’t want to completely alter my life to where I’m not eating the food that’s available. Brisket is only a couple-times-a-year thing for us anyway, so no big deal.

Zack couldn’t decide if he wanted leftover tacos or brisket, so he made a brisket taco. Or as I named it “braco.” I’m pretty sure he enjoyed it!

 

Water Intake 

So I haven’t touched on this yet, and it’s a pretty important aspect. 

You are supposed to take your body weight, divide it in 1/2, and that’s the amount of ounces of water you should drink per day!

At this present day, I need to drink 91.5 oz of water per day, which is the equivalent to 11.5 cups (how the app tracks it).

8oz = 1 cup

How do I drink this much water in a day?

I start with a 16.9oz bottle in the morning, which I use for my spark, any pills, and fiber drink (if needed).

I also fill up a 24oz mug that I sip on. This will last me from moring – lunch.

After lunch, I refill the 24oz mug and it will last me from that time until I get home.

When I get home I refill the 24oz mug again, and this will last me through supper.

I fill up a regular glass (8oz) before I go to bed, and use it to take pills. 

This gives me a total of 96.9 ounces. 

Some days, I don’t drink quite the full amount. Some days, I drink more.

Yes — I am peeing as much as a race horse, but it’s helping to flush out toxins and all the bad stuff 🙂

 

Anyway, I am happy that the weekend is upon us! I am looking forward to continue with my bottle painting project to dress up the top of my kitchen cabinets!

 

Weight Update
I am now down 5 pounds since 4/21. Happy dance!