Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow are rest days in the Livefit trainer. Yesterday, was a perfect day for me to have a rest day, because it was Tuesday. Tuesday always ends up being really busy for me, because I have my art class in the morning, and then I head straight to work. But because of that, I wasn’t able to prepare any meals for the day. I did the best I could under the circumstances, but there were times when I felt hungry, and I don’t think I got enough calories. Remember, I am suppose to be eating immediately when I wake up, and then in three hour intervals. I also did not have a protein shake- this was a major fail.
On rest days, I am not working out, and should have more time to focus on nutrition. Â So Today, Wednesday – 1/30/13, is another rest day! Have I mentioned how sore I am?
Today, I was going to go for a short run because a warm front came through and it is 65 degrees out. However, it is also overcast and looks like rain. This was a really hard decision for me, but I actually decided to skip the run and stick to the plan, of “NO CARDIO” in Phase 1. So instead I used this time to prepare my meals for the day. I have noticed eating small clean meals on regular intervals have really given me tons of energy. I haven’t felt tired, or had headaches, but instead super energized. I also have noticed that when before I wasn’t a morning eater and didn’t begin having an appetite until the afternoon, I now wake up, hungry.
Below are some examples of the clean foods I ate today.
For breakfast, instead of having my normal, hard boiled eggs and greek yogurt with homemade granola, I saved those for later, and had toast with almond butter. Â I used Ezekiel bread as my toast. I have been wanting to get my hands on Ezekiel bread for some time now, but could never find it. I finally found it in the freezer section at MOM’s. J and I split a loaf because I don’t eat that much bread and didn’t want to have a whole loaf and let half go bad. Anyway, this bread is all natural, organic. It’s ingredients are inspired by the biblical passage Ezekiel 4:9, hence its name. This bread is high in fiber and protein, while being totally flourless.
Later in the day, I ate an arrangement of organic veggies with organic hummus. Have you ever had hummus with cilantro in it? This is my new favorite!
I also prepared a protein shake with Vega protein. I juiced kale, celery, and pineapple. I poured the juice over the protein powder and added some coconut water. Really yummy drink.
Anyway, those are just some examples of some things I munched on today. I am hoping these clean meals inspire you, and give you new ideas of things to pack for your day.
Questions for You…
- Do you eat on regular intervals?
- Have you ever made your own hummus?
- What is your favorite “clean eating” meal?
© 2013 sweatdaily
I used to eat Ezekiel bread, but I fell in love with Millet, so mostly buy that now. I try to eat every couple of hours, but I’m not consistent with eating totally clean. I can juice and then eat an Oreo. It totally blows the whole clean eating thing out of the water.
I’ve never made hummus, but I might try. Also… I’m interested in the protein powder you put in your smoothie. I’ve tried so many and they all seem so chalky.
I will have to try Millet, thanks for the suggestion. I really like the Vega protein! If you add a banana in your smoothie you can’t taste the protein powder at all. Plus I always buy bananas, but sometimes I neglect them. So when they start to get over ripe I throw them in the freezer. This way I alway have bananas on hand, and when they are frozen they make my smoothie cold.