Day 2 was tough! I had already planned to be attending a MOMS Club workshop at the Spaghetti Factory before I began the 21 Day Fix. I knew it was coming and I knew I would want to stuff my face with pasta. But first let me start with the beginning of the day ;)
I did my workout at 6am! Saturday is the "Dirty 30" workout. Basically it is a full body cardio program with weights, similar to most of the other days in the program. I don't mind this one too much. Today I decided to try the resistance band. I could not get the hang of that thing! I definitely tried the whole time but my workout today was not nearly as intense as usually due to me constantly trying to figure that thing out!
I had another one of my favorite breakfasts:
1 yellow container of oatmeal with a splash of milk and some cinnamon, 1/2 purple container of mixed berries, 1 green container of mixed veggies (broccoli, kale, tomatoes and zucchini) scrambled into 2 eggs (equivalent to 1 red container).
I apologize that I only have one picture for you today. It was a crazy day and I forgot to take pictures of my food after breakfast!
I made my chocolate Shakeology that morning with 1 scoop into 12 oz. of coffee and a tray of ice cubes. It's almost as good as a Frappuccino :D Actually I honestly like the Shakeology better, only because it helps me recover from my workouts easier and helps me from overeating on junk food! Frappuccinos just make me feel bloated. I brought my Shakeology with me as I headed out the door.
So, I spent 11am-3pm at the Spaghetti Factory. It was the kind of event where you paid a set amount and told them what kind of food you preferred, and they just brought it to you while the workshop was going on. I had bottomless (unsweetened!) ice tea coming to me the whole time, and a plate full of lemons to squeeze into it so I wouldn't be tempted to add a bunch of sugar. Those of you who know me know that I HATE artificial sweeteners, and you are not recommended to have a bunch of them on this program anyway.
I got a salad and counted it as 2 greens and an orange, and then they served me fettuccine alfredo. I forgot to bring my containers with me, but generally if you are eating out it is recommended to bring your green container and use that as a guide for portion size (approximately 1 cup). Then you would think about what makes up the meal and try to pick your container colors accordingly. For the fettuccine I split it out on my plate into what I thought was probably about 1 cup, and I boxed up the rest to bring home to my husband. I called it 2 yellows and 1 blue for my meal plan, being that it was mostly grain (yellow container) with butter and cheese which is fats (blue container). I am not sure if that is correct, but I was going to eat it anyway so I figured I should try to work it into my plan for the day!
The nice thing was that after finishing the 1 cup portion I was just fine. I could have eaten more (because it tasted delicious!) but I didn't need to. I was totally satiated and no loner hungry. It is times like these that I am glad to be taking this 21 day challenge. It has been really eye opening to me, to see where I have previously been eating just because food is delicious and I love food! Unfortunately, I have been overweight for too long now, and I need to get my health in order. So, splitting my pasta bowl in half was a great start in that area for me!
I did eat the ice cream that came at the end of the meal. At first I had planned to skip it. Then I planned on only eating half of it. But I freakin' love ice cream and I went ahead and ate the whole thing. The portion size they gave for the ice cream was not outrageous, and I have been really diligent about treats other than that, so I forgave myself and I didn't dwell on it. One bowl of ice cream will NOT sabotage my results. Allowing that one bowl to make me feel defeated so that I would go home and eat a whole carton of Ben and Jerry's WILL sabotage my results. See the difference? So I enjoyed my ice cream and continued on my journey towards health.
For snack on the way home I ate veggies dipped in cottage cheese "Ranch" dressing. For dinner I came home and ate a big salad with leftover chicken. I also cut up some mango. I was actually not very hungry so I only ate half of what I served myself. I am glad I did that.
My total tally for the day was 5 greens, 2 purples, 4 reds, 4 yellows, 1 blue, 1 orange. And a bowl of ice cream. Not too shabby for a day like that, where I was out of my routine and out of my comfort zone!
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