A Typical Day on the 21 Day Fix

Lets face it, eating healthy can be boring at times.  It's so much easier to grab a bag of chips or cookies on the go or convenient to heat up a microwave dinner or food in a can but lets be real.  It's all processed foods that are terrible for us!  When I stop and think of all the crap these companies put into our foods it makes me angry!

It's mind boggling how many people out there are oblivious to what they're eating.  I'm no angel.  For a while I just got burnt out and ate for convenience and pleasure.  I didn't care how bad it was for me.  As I started to see the pounds pack on my small frame I realized something needed to change.  

I started doing research and following public figures that were into fitness.  I taught myself and made it a habit of checking the back of the labels to see exactly what was in the food I was about to purchase and turned to Organic food.  It took some getting used to.  Just because an item says it's Organic or Fat Free doesn't mean it's healthy and good for you.  If you can't pronounce the ingredient, most of the time you shouldn't eat it.  

I used to count calories and weigh my food but who wants to live like that?  Most of us aren't prepping for a fitness or bodybuilding competition.  We just want to eat normally.  If I think I'm on a diet and eat bland food, chance are I'm not going to be successful and I'll give in to my sweet tooth.  The key is to eat the foods you love in moderation and to make small changes here and there.  Don't think of it as a "Diet" and think of it as a lifestyle change.  You're only doing yourself a huge favor by feeding your body the nutrients it needs. Who says you can't enjoy a glass of wine or a piece of chocolate?  In my opinion, it's needed!  Your body needs that shock factor from eating clean, healthy foods too and we all love a little indulgence, just not too much.  

Ok so let's get to it.  A day on the 21 Day Fix is NOT boring.  The great thing about it is that you can still savor your fave foods by cleaning them up!  Instead of having the sour cream and cheese loaded with fat, choose low fat instead.  Before grabbing that white loaf of bread, skip on down to the Ezekial bread section where you'll get a lot more nutrients and there isn't a bunch of extra stuff in your bread that you don't know how to say.  Here is an example of what my day looks like following the eating plan:

Breakfast:  

2 Scrambled Eggs with Broccoli, Steel Cut Oatmeal with PB, Blueberries & Cinnamon

OR

Ezekial 4.9 Cinnamon Raisin Toast, 1 tsp of Peanut Butter with 4 Slices of Turkey Bacon & Strawberries

Snack 1:  

Basil Delight Shakeology

Lunch: 

Balsamic Chicken & Veggies

Snack 2:  

12 Almonds & 1 Apple

Dinner: 

Chicken Stirfry

And just like that you've got 5 meals.  I prefer 5 small meals as opposed to 6 because well, that's just how much I want to eat!  Too each their own.  Hope this helps.  

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Rosie 

  xo