Tone It Up Meals: Week 3
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I signed up for the latest Tone It Up challenge and while I’m not following the plan exactly, I’m trying to focus on lots of protein, veggies, & fruit! Here’s what a day of Tone It Up Meals looks like!
When we woke up Sunday morning, I made a giant pot of coffee and made a breakfast that could keep me going for a few hours. We had a long weekend (with Monday off for MLK day) so we wanted to tackle some house projects. But before any house projects could be done, breakfast was served.
Greek yogurt, frozen blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and cherries, with a sprinkle of Love Grown Granola. Nothing new here. Even though the weather has been pretty cold, I haven’t strayed from my chilly breakfasts.
After breakfast, we picked up some paint samples from Sherwin Williams, just before I headed to gymnastics. After a sweaty workout that involved lots of trampoline activity, I headed home to grab some lunch and start painting.
I had some leftover vegetarian chili in the fridge so I heated this up and had it with a few crackers. Once I was finished, the work started. We painted nearly all of the upstairs hallway before taking a break for church. Once we got home from church, we finished up with a second coat of paint. The hallway turned out a little more purple than I was hoping but I think it’ll be a nice pop of color. Let me know if you want to see pictures and I’ll do a house update post!
Once we finished, Alex cleaned up some of the paint supplies while I made dinner. I made a twist on this Mexican Quinoa Bake, but I used the last remains of the vegetarian chili as the beans. Since I had already made the quinoa in my rice cooker, this recipe was a snap!
After dinner we watched part of a movie while relaxing on the couch. It was nice knowing we could sleep in a bit the next morning, before painting the next room!
While we watched a movie, I had a little Halo Top. I’ll use an old picture, since at this point, I dropped my camera on the floor and my lens was in pieces. (Somehow, I managed to put it back together!)
Overall, I followed the Tone It Up meal plan pretty well, with a little wiggle room in there.
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Painting is no easy feat! Way to get ‘er done! And everything you ate looks amazing. I love taking leftovers and creating something completely new:)
I haven’t eaten dinner yet and that Mexican Quinoa Bake is making me so hungry! It looks amazing!!
YUM! Thanks for sharing your eats! They look super good! That dinner bake!! Wow… looks amazing. Well done on week 3! Also, YES to a little wiggle room… ALL about that balanced life! Also, I’m sorry your lens broke… but props to you on fixing it! Well done!
I am obsessed with Halo Top…SO good!
I honestly can’t believe how good it is!
Am I the only person who is curious to see how others live? I really liked the parts of the house you posted before so would be curious to see the progress.
All of your meals look delicious and it’s nice to hear you’re not being too strict about following the plans to a T. A little wiggle room makes for a relaxed mind.
Yes!! I’m embracing the wiggle room 🙂
Brilliant idea to use the leftover chili for the beans. That melty cheese + avocado has me swooning.
I love that breakfast- looks so delicious. But do you just add all the fruit still frozen? I love it- you ate so healthy all day! You deserved the ice cream.
Yep! I just eat all the fruit frozen! After a minute or so it starts to thaw out but I love how it makes the yogurt super cold, sort of like frozen yogurt! Strawberries are the one exception- those are too hard to eat straight from the freezer! But all the other berries are great!
I loveeeee Halo Top!! It’s so dang creamy and absolutely delicious. I haven’t had it in a while though since I only buy it when it’s on sale. That stuff can be expensive!