What I Ate on the Tone It Up 7 Day Slim Down
I’m on day 3 of the Tone It Up 7 Day Slim Down which is actually my 3rd “official” time doing the slim down challenge. I thought I’d share what a day of meals look like on the meal plan, if you’re curious to try it!
What is the 7 Day Slim Down?
The 7 Day Slim Down is a meal plan from Tone It Up, focused on clean eating. The goal is to eat high protein meals with lots of vegetables, and minimally processed food. While I know I’ll make a few exceptions here and there, I’m trying to stick with it as best I can!
The biggest challenge I have is finding lean protein sources. As a vegetarian, many protein sources tend to also be a starch or a grain so I try to balance things out with lots of green veggies.
What is Tone It Up?
Tone It Up is a workout program and meal plan. I’ve been following it on and off since 2012 and I love their workouts! I don’t usually follow the recipes on their meal plan, but I like the overall guidelines. When I’m looking to feel my best or boost my healthy habits, I like following their meal plan for a little while.
Their workouts are great and I’ve been using the Tone It Up Studio App for daily workouts for years. I love that they have a variety of workouts that I can easily squeeze into my morning routine.
For the 7 Day Slim Down, the goal is to eat “lean, clean, and green” for 7 days. I’m not big on “diets” but I like this plan as a rest for when I’ve been eating a little too much pizza and ice cream!
7 Day Slim Down Breakfast
The meal plan has a lot of different options, like protein pancakes, protein muffins, or yogurt bowls. I’m not a big fan of eggs, so I usually have yogurt. For today’s breakfast, I had a bowl of Greek yogurt with frozen blueberries. Normally, I’d add granola to my bowl but I was trying to keep this lower in carbs.
Morning Snack
The plan suggests having a morning snack, either a protein muffin or a lower-sugar fruit like grapefruit. I really love grapefruit so that’s what I picked!
7 Day Slim Down Lunch
Lunch is usually a big salad with a source of protein. This Tempeh Taco Salad is a good one because it has a lot of plant-based protein thanks to the tempeh. If you’ve never tried tempeh, it’s made from soybeans, so it’s a great vegetarian-friendly protein!
Afternoon Snack
They have lots of ideas for an afternoon snack, from veggies and hummus to protein shakes, to protein bars. I decided to go with a protein bar because I didn’t have time to make anything.
7 Day Slim Down Dinner
Dinner is the hardest for me, because the goal is to keep it “lean, clean, and green” without a lot of carbs. Since I’m a vegetarian, it can be hard to find lower carb sources of protein. Luckily, this sheet pan edamame meal is perfect for dinner! I had it with just a little bit of rice to round out the meal. But I love how high in protein this recipe is!
I kept myself busy in the evening to resist snacking. I’ve been trying to drink more tea to keep myself busy and prevent a lot of boredom-snacking. The plan does give you ideas for a nighttime snack if you need one. I was pretty full from dinner so I didn’t need one.
If you want to see my first round of the 7 Day Slim Down a few years ago, when I was a bit more strict, check out this 7 Day Slim Down Recap:
Would you try the 7 Day Slim Down?
It’s so much more fun to work on goals with other friends! Plus that salad dressing sounds amazing!! I’ll need to try that:)
I’ve liked the Think Thin bars I’ve had in the past. Looks like lots of delicious eats!
Protein is definitely a challenge for me too since I don’t eat meat. I had a veggie burger from Trader Joe’s yesterday that wasn’t my favorite, wonder if we had the same one haha! Those salads look so yummy!
xo,
Angela
Your lunch and dinner look so good! & for your question: my favorite breakfasts are overnight oats and smoothies! 🙂
Hello! What proportions did you use for your garlic/tahini/aminos dressing!? I put liquid aminos and nooch on almost everything, but adding tahini… hmmmm can’t wait to try this!!
Let me know 🙂
Thanks,
Sheila
Hey Sheila! It’s the same recipe as the dressing in this recipe: https://iheartvegetables.com/2013/09/27/kale-and-quinoa-salad/ I love love love it!
I actually don’t eat breakfast, but I eat “brunch”… Around 11 or 12 every day. Hmmmmmmm and um, my favorite thing to shove in my face is YOU GUESSED IT… Salmon! – lol