Shakeology Berry Smoothif

Today:

- 1 scoop Greenberry from Shakeology

- 1 small banana

- 1 c almond milk (vanilla, unsweetened)

- 1 c strawberries (frozen)

- 1 ice cubes

- 1 t vanilla pudding powder

Cals: 333

My favorite protein shake

By far. I was having trouble getting the PB2 to blend but turned by Vitamix higher than  normal for a bit & fixed that problem!

In order I put them in the blender:

- small banana

 - 2 T PB2

- 2 scoops Aria vanilla protein powder

- 1 T raw honey (allergies)

- 15 ice cubes

- 1 c chocolate almond milk, unsweetened

Cals: 320

Yum!

Lunch time!

Today, my breakfast took a lot of my calories (400 so on a 1200 day goal, that's 33%!).

I am glad I didn't stop for coffee after an awesome workout (although I did think about it).

Today, I actually had double the crackers & laughing cow shown here.  I was hungry ;)

Cals: 435

I am planning Chicken Bake for dinner & it has 291 cals/ serving.

Recipe here:

http://melaniemitro.blogspot.com/2011/11/chicken-bake.html?m=1

On the topic of exercise, I had a big accomplishment!  I was able to do a portion of our RIPPED workout for the first time since I started about a year ago.  Push up, brazillian kick, under the bridge.  I did the first 2 reps without going to my knees.  I am getting STRONG, not just skinny & it feels great!!!

Easy weekday lunch

Here's my lunch today!  Easy & yummy.

Roasted Red Pepper & tomato soup (Pacific Natural Foods), 1 cup

4 Ak Mak Crackers with 2 wedges laughing cow light Swiss (total)

Cals: 282

This was easy for this busy momma to throw together & would be highly portable for work too!

Leftovers lunch

Sometimes it is a struggle to use leftovers for my lunch.  Typically, leftovers come from dinner.  Since dinners usually have a higher calories/serving than I eat at lunch, that's a struggle.  But, I love having food ready.

Today, I had 1.5 servings left over from last week.

Cals: 360 cals

Breakfast Burrito for Lunch

Healthy, protein packed lunch!

Includes:

La Tortilla Factory Large WW tortilla

1 egg

3 Tbs egg whites

1 ultra thin slice Sargento mild cheddar cheese

8 Hormel Turkey Pepperonis.

Cals: 253

Peanut Butter English Muffin

I'm remembering Bob's Skinny Rules as I need a snack.

So, it's an Orowroot English Muffin (double fiber) with 1.5 T of Bees Knees PB that I adore!!!  Served with a big glass of water.

Calories: 245

BBQ Pork Tenderloin Quesdilla

I find that counting calories is like being on a budget.  You start evaluating all your choices & making sure they are good ones before proceeding.  That and about 3 distractions are why it's almost 2 & I am finally eating lunch!

La Tortilla Factory Tortilla 

Ultra Thin Sargento Cheddar Slice

3 oz pork tenderloin leftovers

Used Coconut Oil spray for the Pam

284 calories

Room for a yummy snack later!

Pork BBQ Baked Potato

Lunch today is leftover BBQ pork tenderloin with baked potatoes & a little cheddar cheese.

I recently bought a food scale to make sure I what I was eating was what I thought I was eating & to make accountability easier.

Shown here is a 499 calorie lunch- higher than I normally eat, but should keep me full till dinner!