One week down for the clean eating challenge :) Anyone join us? How did you do?? We did pretty well! I thought it was going to be incredibly hard... it's only just a little hard ;) I had to catch myself just a few times from eating the kids' mac and cheese. Maybe three times this week I had something from the not-super-healthy category, but still not incredibly horrible: battered shrimp when we went out on a date on Wednesday, mayo in the tuna things we had last night since I didn't have any greek yogurt, and I think there was something else earlier... All in all, it went really well!
I put some oatmeal in the crock pot last night for breakfast, which turned out pretty good. Levi and I also made these energy balls - found on my Pinterest food board - that turned out amazing! I didn't think they would taste as good as they do! I'm taking about half to work, and I'm sure I'll have to make more tonight since Levi was already nibbling at them last night ;) They are made with oats, flaxseed, honey, coconut, natural peanut butter (I actually had natural, you can use any kind), and whatever else you want to throw in! (It called for sunflower seeds, but Levi finished those off the other day, so the only ones I have left are at my office; I will be bringing them home for the second batch!) I highly recommend these if you are looking for a healthy, hopefully-energy-boosting snack!
My friend and I started walking/running this morning. Yes, in the cold. And it was COLD! I may need to get a gym membership so we can be indoors! It was great, though. I loved having someone to talk to while working out! My body is still trying to figure out what I'm doing, though, I think. I haven't worked out much at all, and not continuously - 3 weeks ha! - in 7 years! Yes. It's sad. So, I'm still tired and adjusting, but I'm loving it! I do feel much better, even when I'm exhausted! Why it took me this long to decide to really get back in shape?... oh, yeah. We have two kids 2 and under. That'll do it!
Well, here's to another week of getting healthy and fit!!
I made it an entire week without having any soy or cow's milk in my diet! :)
ReplyDeleteI have to be free of both of those things for Tori's sake. She has baby food allergies and is exclusively breastfed.