69 Days (Jennie)

Today was a self-imposed rest day. I realized last night that our air conditioner isn't working and it was 100F out today. Something about that heat just turns me into a lethargic sloth. As the temperature in the house climbed to 85, I just parked myself under the ceiling fan and tried to take in as much of the breeze from it as I could. Hopefully we'll get the repair company out this week, at very least I can look forward to spending the heat of the days next week in my air conditioned office building. One of the rare times I'll be looking forward to a Monday!

Food for the day
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs (2) with salsa and avocado, turkey bacon and a small plain homemade biscuit
Lunch: New smoothie- I'm going to call this one green celery smoothie
Afternoon snack: Grapes... nice and cold straight out of the fridge!
Dinner: Primal-friendly breaded chicken. The breading was made with coconut flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Pound, dust with coconut flour mix and cook, about 4 minutes on each side. Very tasty, even the kids eat it without fuss. Served with mashed sweet potatoes (added a little coconut milk, cinnamon, cayenne and a touch of brown sugar) and some fresh strawberries.
Dessert: I was craving frozen yogurt (love the stuff!), so I made my own. I added about a cup and a half of Chobani nonfat plain Greek yogurt, a pound of frozen peaches and a little agave nectar to sweeten to taste, probably about 2 T or so. With the agave, the texture was pretty soft, so I let it sit in the freezer about an hour or so. All of us were fans, it really hit the spot.

Green celery smoothie!

green celery smoothie

I used the remainder of the fresh pineapple (that ripens fast!), 4 stalks of celery, 2 small apples, 2 cups spinach and just a little bit of the mango orange juice concentrate I've been slowly going through the past week. Because of the stringiness of the celery, if you don't have a high-powered blender (Blend-tec or Vitamix), I would probably juice it first, or maybe chop finely. Hubby and I were fans, my youngest daughter drank it with a little coaxing, but my oldest daughter wasn't much of a fan. She said she didn't like the "leaf" taste. I usually add spinach to whatever I make them, so I think she was objecting to the celery. It adds a different flavor, but it's this nice fresh taste. Just maybe not a favorite of the kiddos.

By the way, celery is full of vitamin K, which as I mentioned in yesterday's post, helps keep your bones strong. It's also been shown to limit neuron damage in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Total calories in: 1625
Calories burned: 2000
Workout: rest day

89 Days (Jennie)

How on earth did my day countdown already get into the 80s? It seems like just the other day it was still safely in the 3 digit mark! Time flies when you're having fun, and if 5am burpees aren't fun, then I don't know what is!

I took the day off today and took my kiddos out to see a local museum. We had a blast, sadly, not quite as much walking as I was hoping for, so I made sure to get a workout in tonight.

Breakfast
Homemade banana bread muffin (yes, same muffins I made 5 years ago, horribly stale, not sure why I ate it!), 3 slices turkey bacon, a peach and coffee

AM Snack
No snack- like most museums, the cafeteria food was overpriced and my inner miser took over (especially after paying for admission, 2 bridge tolls, parking, gas...)

Lunch
Late lunch when we got home around 2, so I was HUNGRY. I pat myself on the back for not giving in to stopping on the hour drive home for fast food, but my hunger got the best of me so I looked for a quick fix. Made soup and grabbed a few saltines to snack on while waiting for it to cook. I'm embarrassed to admit I even ate some tortilla chips out of the cupboard (I was that hungry). I really need to get rid of those...

Dinner
Dinner was good, primal-friendly chicken! Free-range organic chicken breast, pound thin, then dredge in a mix of coconut flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper and cooked in coconut oil. I served with roasted veggies (asparagus, carrots and Brussels sprouts) along with some quinoa.

I may still sneak a little fruit before bed, I just finished my workout and am craving a little something. Sadly, between the banana bread and lunch, I don't have a whole lot of calories to spare today.

Calories In: 2140
Workout: Insanity Core Cardio and Balance, P90X Ab Ripper X
Calories Burned: 2500