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?
I love eating greek yogurt for breakfast, with all the wonderful toppings of course! It keeps me full for hours!
Me too! It actually keeps me satisfied!
Yum blueberries and yogurt is so good! I feel weird when I’m eating loud food in a quiet place too! Both of your salads look awesome. Can’t wait to hear how the rest of the week goes!
I switched from carrots and hummus to cucumbers and hummus because cucumbers are quieter hahah ?
my current fav snack is yogurt with berries, nuts, and chia seeds to. it keeps me full and satisfies me 🙂
I’ve been adding chia seeds to everything lately!
Wow Liz, everything looks soo yummy! That last salad looks really good. Isn’t God amazing to create so much variety and color? It’s incredible.
He really is, Emily! Food is definitely a wonderful part of Gods creation!
Ypur salad is so colorful and pretty! And organized! When I make a salad it’s one big hot mess.
Ah, I’ve always wanted to learn how to play the piano but had bad luck in my family’s instrument “lottery”: my sister got lessons for it but I had to go with a much elless exciting instrument. It’s great you’re teaching Alex now – another activity you’re sharing.
I’m a savoury-for-breakfast fan so my creations might sound odd to others ;):
Teaching someone else makes me fall in love with music all over again!
I need someone to make me a delicious kale salad. I love anything garlic-y!
It’s sooooo garlicky! I love it but I’m definitely self conscious after I eat it because I know I smell like garlic haha
That garlicky kale looks so good. I went to our local Whole Foods for the first time yesterday and they had garlic kale in the salad bar that looked really similar to yours and I was in love with it.!
Yes!! It’s a really similar recipe!
Thanks for sharing your wisdom on living the vegetarian lifestyle. If you want optimal results in terms of muscle gain you have to be a bit more educated in nutrition than someone who is relying in part upon animal based foods for proteins. So I admire you for your courage on this restricted nutritional challenge.
I’m obsessed with that flavor of thinkThin bar! I’m thinking I need to do a slim down. Keep up the good work!