VINO

Last night I indulged a bit and had ONE carefully measured glass of wine.  It's so sad how small one glass is!:( Woke up this morning a bit sore from my jump back into the world of exercise so I think I'll take it easy at the gym today and just focus on weights.

BREAKFAST
BIG YUMMY breakfast this morning!!

3 EGG WHITES + 1 JENNIE O'S HOT ITALIAN TURKEY SAUSAGE + 1/4 CUP RO TELS DICED TOMATOES AND GREEN CHILIES

Another one of my Christmas mugs:)  Santa brought it for me last year.  I think this is the mug that started my mug obsession. 

GREEN TEA + 2 TBSP SPLENDA WITH FIBER

DINNER
I came up with the most random combination of foods to make a tuna salad.  I was eating it on the go so no pictures.  I made a double batch so I will be eating this tomorrow as well so I'll hold off on the details until then.

I also had TWO glasses of wine yesterday but I sooooo deserved it!

GYM
No gym:( Planned on going but had to go to work early because it was really busy but it was worth skipping because I made a loot!

ON A ROLL!

MIDNIGHT SNACK
I was doing so well yesterday!  I even bought a bottle of red wine for a little late night treat but didn't drink it because I was really committed to sticking to my food plan....that is until midnight.  Boyfriend was eating STEAK at mid-night and I really got the munchies.  But instead of munching down on the steak I had ONE piece of my pumpkin seed crackers with some hummus.

1RYVITA PUMPKIN SEEDS AND OAT CRACKER + 1 TBSP TRADER JOE'S WHITE BEAN AND BASIL HUMMUS

BREAKFAST
Trying to get into the morning ritual of some warm water with lemon juice to get the day started.  Breakfast was simple this morning.  I had the rest of the apple from yesterday.

1/2 PINK LADY APPLE

LUNCH
Protein Shake time!!!!  Missed these babies so much.  And I got to use my new Starbucks Christmas cup.  I LOVE this and have been looking for one for months.

 1 CUP ALMOND BREEZE UNSWEETENED VANILLA ALMOND MILK + 1/2 MEDIUM BANANA + ICE CUBES + 11 GRAMS BSN SYNTHA-6 CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER + 1 TBSP VIV AGAVE

DINNER

Steamed broccoli and cauliflower sprayed with a little Bragg's Liquid Aminos.  Best way to add some flavor to your veggies with no calories.

3 OZ. BROCCOLI & CAULIFLOWER

GYM

Mini gym visit today.  I'm just trying to get back into the habit of going so I'm not too focused on killing myself just yet.  Besides, I've learned the hard way that it's better to ease back into in then going full force and knocking yourself out of commission for a month:)

LAZY BONES!!

I was doing so well at keeping the lbs down!  But then the combination of a new move (which brought me further from my favorite gym), and the holidays have brought the scale up a bit higher then I'm comfortable with. 

I've decided to kick my butt the next two weeks so that I can get down to a more comfortable weight when I go home in 2 weeks for X-Mas!!!

So here returns my old besties : Bodybugg,  The Daily Plate, and THIS BLOG!

So the plan is 1 hour/7 day a week gym sessions and a high protein/low calorie diet.

Pounds needed to lose: 10 lbs (ideally), 5 lbs (realistically).

BREAKFAST:

1/2 Pink Lady Apple

Cup of coffee with 2 tsp. Splenda with Fiber and 2 tsp. Coffeemate Pumpkin Spice Creamer

LOVE THIS STUFF!!!  It's seasonal and only around this time of year therefore I  buy the powder because it lasts longer then the liquid creamer.  This way I get pumpkin spice wonderfulness all year round!

LUNCH:

I love cute little portion plates.  It makes cooking and compartmentalizing your food fun!  This is my XMAS plate that I bought last week.

 85 GRAMS SPINACH + 1 CLOVE GARLIC + 1/4 CUP REDDIEGG + 1 TBSP SALSA

DINNER:

Well deserved dinner with a little XMAS flair!!  Grilled Buffalo "Chicken" and some microwave steamed veggies.

MORNING STAR GRILLERS CHIK'N + 6 OZ. BROCCOLI & CAULIFLOWER + 1 LAUGHING COW BLUE CHEESE WEDGE + 1 TBSP FRANK'S HOT SAUCE



GYM:

Yeah me!!  Felt good and pretty easy after such an extended break.  Hope to keep it up!

 

This is my festive REAL Christmas tree.

It's my first real tree and it is SOOOO much better then an artifical tree.

The smell is AMAZING...however the pine needles are driving me crazy!!!

So worth it though! 

The camera couldn't acurately capture how absolutely PERFECT the tree is.