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.
For more Tone It Up Meals, check out these posts:
I still have chilly breakfasts even if it’s cold. I usually have breakfast after a run (in a sweaty gym) so I’m game for yogurt or something too cool me off. My favorite late night snack is probably animal crackers. Dang I haven’t had them in like a week, craving has started lol
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I am all about the warmer meals this winter, so that Mexican quinoa bake looks amazing!
I love halt top! I haven’t had it in forever but now i’m craving a pint of that dreamy deliciousness!
These meals look SUPER good Liz! It makes me want to come over for dinner and breakfast and lunch. God is such a good Father to give us all this yummy food!
That mexican bake looks so good! I have to recreate it in my kitchen. It really looks good!
That Mexican bake looks so yummy! I’m a fan of anything covered in melty cheese, though, so there;s that.
I love Sunday evenings when I know I have Monday off. Looks like you had a great day of TIU meals! I didn’t hop on the challenge this time but I have been loving everyone’s new recipes from the plan.
That looks like a super healthy and tasty day! The Mexican bake looks delicious. I never make it to “late night” so late night snacking doesn’t really happen for me lol.
You can’t beat ice cream as a late night snack. It hits the spot every time!
Sounds like it was a successful week for you. A lot of people I know I have recommended Halo top. I’ve been craving Mexican food so now I might have to go get some.