What I Ate: 7 Day Slim Down
As I mentioned on Monday, I’m trying to (mostly) follow the Tone It Up 7 Day Slim Down plan this week. It’s really just lots of fruit, veggies, and protein and less bread-y carbs & sugar. It’s also encouraging me to move more which has been pretty easy since the weather has warmed up! Take a walk? Yes please!
Sunday morning I woke up and had a big bowl of yogurt with blueberries and strawberries. (I skipped my usual granola on top.)
After breakfast and a little New York Times browsing, I headed to gymnastics. (You can see video evidence here.)
It was fun hanging out with my friends while getting in some exercise. I was definitely sore on Monday.
I came home and thought I’d be starving afterwards but I wasn’t hungry yet so Alex and I took a walk around the neighborhood instead. I love walking weather! (I think it’s because I like exercising but I also really like talking. So walking + talking is basically my favorite.) Poor Alex has a lifetime of walks ahead of him. If you live near me, we should take some walks together.
Once we got back I started getting hungry so I made a quick salad.
This was mixed greens with strawberries, almonds, and balsamic vinegar. I love this combo- sweet, tangy, and crunchy! I knew I needed more protein though, especially after an intense workout, so I also made a smoothie.
Ice, almond milk, banana, peanut butter, and vanilla protein powder. I used to eat smoothies all the time for breakfast but now they’ve become more of a midday snack. This combination is my favorite!
I started making some nut”meat”balls before church so when we got back, I just popped them in the oven.
We had zucchini noodles and faux meatballs for dinner. I was actually surprised how full I was! I’m trying not to snack after dinner and luckily I was so full that it wasn’t an issue. (You know what else helps? Crest Whitestrips. For real. Good luck snacking when you’ve got those on.)
I kind of like that the Tone It Up plan focus on lots of veggies + protein but I’ll definitely go back to eating some real pasta and bread on Sunday! Still, it forces me to be a little more creative with my meals!
Thanks for sharing your WIAW – it’s always so fun to see what others eat and share my own (though this week was somewhat boring with me being sick). Now that I’m getting better from my sickness, I’m eating and craving everything. Especially sweet potatoes. Never enough sweet potatoes! Oh and those zoodles look great!!! Love zoodles!!
I should take the slim down challenge too. I’ve been eating way too many carbs and sugar lately. It’s easy to do when you’re vegetarian. But you’ve been doing so good. I’m loving all of the green!
Good for you for sticking with this! Have you been feeling more energetic?
Wow all of your food looks beautiful! I like the idea of a slim down plan that still involves filling up on lots of healthy food, rather than trying to survive off just juice and soup.
This all looks soooo good! I want to try those zucchini noodles!
xo,
Angela
I just watched that tumbling video like 10 times, haha. You’re awesome!
The Tone it Up plan looks pretty good!! When I need to drop a few, I usually stick with Oats+Protein Powder+berries+PB, Quinoa and veggies with a touch of ranch, and homemade oatbran berry muffins. Limited range of ingredients but done many ways! Zoodles are also a low cal must when dropping a few. Well done!!
Jill
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Gymnastics for adults?! I want in. I loved gymnastics when I was younger- I miss the tumbling especially!
I totally agree! I did the slim down pre surgery in July and it was great! A nice boost for my metabolism and got me preparing other dishes instead of chicken and green beans 24/7!
Lots of lovely food Liz. I can’t wait for berries to come into season again in the UK. I’m craving a big bowl of strawberries with Greek yoghurt and honey, yum!