Summer!

Ahhh, it feels like summer time today! I'm not quite ready for the heat + humidity that we had today, but it has mostly been awesome weather this past week! I love shorts season, especially when it's still cool enough to pair them with longer sleeves! I love having coffee on the patio, and eating dinner outside!

I had a pretty good week for nutrition, minus a couple splurges, per usual, and an awesome week of workouts, too! Here's my recap!

Monday was Turbo at Refinery! I had planned to get up early and do some yoga, but I sometimes have trouble sleeping on Sunday nights, so that didn't work out. Turbo was great, though! It's one of those workouts that NEVER gets easy! We did four Turbo's, so HIIT-style, and it was lots of fun. :)

 I wore my quiet stripe Speed Shorts and my Pinkelicious Run: A Mile a Minute tank.

The yoga pose of the day was Pincha (my sad attempt, bottom) but since I can't yet do that one, I did a Supported Headstand with stag legs instead. Pretty proud of how long I was able to hold this off the wall! 

Tuesday morning I got up early and went for a 3-mile run. After work, I taught PiYo at the Y. We did a Full Body Fusion section this time, and WOW, it was killer! The class was mostly my regulars, so we didn't have to pause much between tracks, and I was DYING by the end! I loved it. :)

For my run, I wore Pinkelicious Speed Shorts and my T-shirt from the Illinois Marathon 10K. This shirt is perfect for morning runs when it's too chilly for a tank top!

For PiYo, I wore my pinkelicious tank again, and my black Boogie shorts.

Wednesday I told myself I was going to get up early and run again. However, when I woke up and stretched my legs out, they said "no, you are not going to run!" haha! I was sooooooo sore from Tuesday's PiYo! I just taught PiYo at the Y, and did the same sections as Tuesday. This was REALLY hard to do as sore as I was.

I wore my black No Limits tank, and power purple Gather and Crow crops (love these!) 

Thursday I rested. I had a half day off work, so I went out for lunch with Rowan, and had a salmon salad (yummy! healthy!)...and a Cosmo, and fried cheese curds (EEK!). THEN, I needed (and took) a nap. It was an awesome day. :)

Friday I fought a mental battle for about 30 minutes in bed before dragging myself up at 5:30 to go run. I only did 2.5 miles, but it was almost 30 minutes, so I felt pretty good about it. :)  After work, I went to Hot Flow Yoga with my friend Serena. I love going to yoga classes with her! However, I was feeling "off" this particular class, plus a woman in class basically pounced and attacked me for forgetting to leave my flip flops outside the studio when I came in to unroll my mat. I was like, GEEZ, calm down, lady! It's not the end of the world! Anyway, it kind of threw me off, and while I tried not to let it affect my practice, I just felt self-conscious and uncomfortable for most of the hour. 

Saturday I taught PiYo at the Y! I was feeling really energetic, and I'm really starting to get this Lesson down, plus I had a group of 16 amazing participants, who really helped push us! So much fun. :)

Today, Sunday, I got up and went for a 2-mile, very brisk walk with my mom and her two dogs. Dang, they sure do walk fast! I felt like it was harder for me than running! It was also really humid and warm already, so I got super sweaty! 

After walking, I did some catch-up for my yoga challenge! 

I wore Pinkelicious Run:A Mile a Minute Tank, and my black and white stripe Speed Shorts. The top stretch was my favorite! The third down was the best I could do for side crow, and then the bottom two were the best I've ever done for regular Crow! I held it longer than ever, and felt my core getting stronger! I love that feeling! 

Here's my workout plan for next week:

Monday: early morning yoga (if I can sleep at a decent hour tonight) + 45-minute Turbo HIIT. 

Tuesday: early morning 3-mile run + PiYo.

Wednesday: early morning 2-mile run + PiYo.

Thursday: 60-minute Turbo.

Friday: Rest.

Saturday: PiYo.

Sunday: 4-mile run (or maybe INSANITY) + Power Yoga.

I will also do my challenge poses each day, or at least most of the days. I still have a few days to catch up on. 

My meal plan is basically the same as  last week, so I wont re-post it all here. I will say, I am SUPER excited for some grilled salmon. Yum Yum! ;)

Here is a pic of my food prep I did today. It doesn't look like much, but with the addition of some salmon, more lettuce (in the fridge), some feta, and salsa, this will feed me for lunch for the week! Yum!

Also, I will probably eliminate having toast most mornings, and just focus on having my shake, except on Tuesday/Wednesday after my run. 

I'm really excited for a long weekend next weekend! i'm hoping to get my bike readied, and do some biking with Rowan! Fingers crossed for nice weather! 

Have you done your prepping for the week! Planning ahead helps me stay on track when things get busy! Feel free to share it below, or post a comment on FB! Accountability will get you through many an "I don't wanna!" :)

Happy Week Ahead, friends!

xoxo,

Julie

Setting Goals

Ahh, the close of another weekend! If only they didn't end so quickly! It's funny how Friday afternoon seems to crawl by so slowly, but Sunday afternoon FLIES! *sigh*

Anyway, if you've been following my blog for awhile, you know that goal-setting in fitness is something I've been struggling with for a little while. For years I've had almost exclusively weight-loss goals, unless I was training for a race, then I had those running goals. Without the desire to lose more weight, I felt adrift, floating along with nothing to work towards. Well, NO MORE! I heard some wise words this week about setting goals that aren't necessarily FOR any particular purpose. Sometimes, we can set goals that are JUST for fun!! I've been doing this with my yoga practice without even realizing it! :)  So, I'm going to focus on that, setting goals (headstands! Firefly! Crow!) that are just for the heck of it, not b/c I want to look different or run faster or have a flatter stomach.

Moving on to my weekly recap:

Monday was TurboKick at Refinery. (Posted about this already, but just in case you missed it. . .) I started a new Round, and it's SOOOO good. Lots of booty-shakin' options (pop it! pop it!) and a SUPER intense Turbo section! The girls did an awesome job, and we burned a bajillion calories! I was SORE the next morning!

Outfit Repeat! I wore my Pinkelicious Speed shorts and my Pink Shell stripe Free to Be tank!

 

Tuesday got up and ran 3 miles in the morning.  It was a lovely cool morning, and I felt great! After work, I taught PiYo at Refinery. New Lesson is SO intense! I absolutely love it, and my lovely PiYogis worked SO hard! It was awesome! :)

I wore my Gap side-tie shorts, and my Pretty Pink No Limits tank

 

Wednesday I taught PiYo at the Y. I started to really "get" this Lesson by Wednesday, so I was able to make it even more intense! I am curious to know how many calories we burn in this Lesson-- I bet it's a lot! Awesome workout!

I wore my new Power Purple Gather and Crow Crops and my Pink Shell striped Free to Be tank. 

My yoga pose for the day was shoulder stand. Need to work on getting my back straighter!

 

Thursday I taught Turbo at Refinery. Again, new Round, and this time we had a full hour, so it was even more intense! I was a hott mess by the end, but it was so much fun! This is definitely my favorite cardio workout! After class, I worked on some of my yoga challenge poses.  It felt great to do some yoga after Turbo! 

I wore my new Inkwell Speed shorts, and my Pinkelicious Run: A Mile a Minute tank. Love this combo! 

Yoga poses: top: redid shoulder-stand-- much improvement even in just a day! Bottom: Dancer's Pose, or Standing Bow Pose!

Friday I rested. 

Saturday I taught PiYo at the Y. I switched up the sections this class, and did Full Body Fusion... YOWZA! I thought I was going to fall down the stairs after class! hehe, you know I loved it! Seriously, though, you really gotta try this workout! It's the best!

I wore my Pinkelicious Run: A Mile a Minute tank, and my Boogie shorts. Love this outfit too!

 

Today, Sunday, I ran 4 miles. Honestly, it was a miserable four miles. The pollen count is high, so my nose was running. My ankles hurt. I was dehydrated. I felt bloated. I was going to cut it short, but I started to feel better at about mile 2.5, so I decided to go ahead and push for four. I was so glad at the end that I did! 

I wore my black Chase Me skirt, gray Power Y, and Pretty Pink Swiftly. 

 

This afternoon, I went to a Power Yoga class at the Y. What an awesome class! We tried some poses that were super challenging, and felt amazing after a run! When I got home, I did a little home practice and caught up on my challenge poses!

I wore my Power Purple GAther and Crows, and my charcoal and Paris Pink No Limits tank. The top pose is my best attempt at Firefly pose, bottom is a bound Boat pose, and the bottom is prep for King Arthur pose.

All in all, it was a fantastic week of workouts! I wish I had found more time for yoga through the week, but I will do better this week! I want to work more on my headstands, and also try again for Forearm stand! 

 

The workout plan:

Monday: Early morning yoga + TurboKick

Tuesday: Early morning run + PiYo

Wednesday: PiYo + yoga at home

Thursday: Yoga at home + a run (or maybe rest)

Friday: Rest (or maybe a run + hot flow yoga)

Saturday: PiYo + yoga at home

Sunday: Longer run + Power Yoga

Here are my meals for the week ahead:

Breakfast is always Shakeology and/or toast with coffee. 

Lunch: Salads everyday! I'm mixing it up a bit with the toppings, though, and have some grilled salmon (Rowan makes the BEST EVER!) and some quinoa to add into the mix! Can't wait! ;) I also have chips/salsa, and apples, per usual.

Dinners:

• "meat"loaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans
• Maize Mexican carryout
• organic chicken pot pies and salad with homemade ranch dressing
• organic turkey burgers and tomato soup

I am super excited for the week ahead! As usual, would love to hear your meal/workout plan for the week! Share below! :)

Cheers!

xoxo

Julie

It's Gonna Be May!

Happy Monday, fitness friends! I'm a day late on posting, but last night I was just too exhausted! I can't believe it's already May 6!

heehee

I had a way-too-social weekend, and just kinda crashed after I got my Sunday food prep and organizing done! I had a good week of workouts and nutrition, for the most part. I was out of town Thursday night for a Friday morning seminar, and had a pretty indulgent dinner, but ordered a protein-rich room service breakfast Friday morning, and resisted snacking on empty carbs at the seminar! Friday was my rest day, so it worked out well.

Here is my recap!

Monday I did a TRX Circuit with Jerome at Refinery. It was a beautiful day, so we took it outside, and it was awesome! I didn't have much time, since I had to cut out early for Turbo, but it was still a good workout!

Then, of course, I taught Turbo! In case you missed previous blogs describing, Monday night Turbo is a 45-minute class, so we do it HIIT-style. (HIIT = High Intensity Interval Training.) I'm a broken record plugging this class, and this style of cardio, but it's just SO effective. You get maximum calorie burn, for minimal time! So, we do a cardio section, then a Turbo, and repeat for 45 minutes! It's awesome! The class is full of hard workers, so this week we did FIVE Turbo's! YIPES! It was intense, but so much fun. Love these peeps! :)

I wore my ballet-back top from Victoria's Secret Sport, and my Pinkelicious Speed Shorts from Lululemon. This is my yoga pose for the day for the new #MayTheForceBeWithYogis Challenge on Instagram. 

Tuesday I got up early and ran 3 miles! I LOVE early morning runs. I don't even listen to music-- it's just me and the birds. :)

Tuesday night I taught PiYo at Refinery. We had mostly "regulars," so we powered through and did 2 extra sections-- Power and Balance. I died. :)

I wore my Lululemon Boogie shorts, and my Pinkelicious Run: A Mile A Minute tank (also Lulu). Top pic is the yoga pose of the day-- Revolved Chair Pose!

Wednesday night was PiYo at the Y! Another challenging class, with 2 extra sections again! It was amazing. :)

I did my yoga pose-- Boat-- in my pj's. :)

Thursday I got up and ran again, since I had time before court, and knew I'd be driving up to Chicago later that afternoon. I did 3 slow, tired miles. My legs were exhausted from the week's workouts, and did not want to cooperate! I did it though!! 

 I wore my Quiet Stripe Speed Shorts, and my tech shirt from the Illinois Marathon 10K.

Friday was my well-earned rest day!

Saturday I taught a new PiYo Lesson- Lesson 26-- at the Y! Wowza! This Lesson is NUTS. I was pretty sure I was going to just tumble down the stairs to the main floor after class, my legs were so noodle-ish. Hee hee. 

Saturday afternoon I caught up on my yoga challenge poses. :)

Top pic is the dreaded Crow Pose. I'm getting better at it, though! Middle is a supported headstand with stag legs. LOVE HEADSTANDS! Bottom is fish pose with lotus legs (which I can't do, so I just did a modification.) I wore my Frond Gather and Crow Crops, and my Pink Shell Stripe Free to Be tank. 

Sunday I ran 3 miles. I intended to do a yoga class, but I had a mimosa at brunch, and was tipsy, and full, so I just did my challenge pose, and took it easy the rest of the day. I did kind of regret skipping yoga, I must admit. 

I wore my Pinkelicious Speed Shorts (yes, again!), and my ballet-back top from VSX. Again. ;)

Today (Monday again!) I taught a new Round of Turbo at Refinery. Round 54 is SO MUCH FUN! I absolutely love it, and absolutely love this group! We did 4 Turbo's, and sweated a TON. Love it! My friend Katie, her boyfriend Carl, Rowan and I went out for sushi afterwards, which was wonderful! Mondays aren't so bad. :)

I wore my Pinkelicious Speed Shorts (Yes, AGAIN, I love them-- don't judge me!) and my Pink Shell stripe Free to Be tank. 

Here's the plan for the rest of the week!

Tuesday: Early morning 3 mile run, PiYo at Refinery, yoga challenge pose at home. 

Wednesday: PiYo at Refinery, yoga challenge pose at home. 

Thursday: Turbo at Refinery, yoga challenge pose at home. 

Friday: Rest.

Saturday: PiYo at the Y, possibly some light cardio, yoga.

Sunday: Run 4 miles, Power Yoga at the Y. 

And, meals for the rest of the week: 

Lunches: usual salads, chips/salsa, apple. Nothing new here. See previous blogs for salad toppings. I swear, one day soon, I will change this up! :)

 

Dinners: 

• Tacos with Quorn meatless grounds
• Maize Mexican takeout
• Breakfast-- eggs with almond butter and toast (ask me about this-- sounds disgusting, but it's soo amazing and delicious!)
• Sushi (tonight)

For breakfast, I always have a slice or two of toast (usually Ezekiel bread) and/or Shakeology.

 I am super super excited for my workouts this week! I love new Lessons and Rounds! Love being sore for days! And love my classes' excitement for the new stuff as well! Lots of love this week, HA!

What about you all? You know the drill, I want to hear your workout plan, and how you plan to stay on track with your nutrition! Do you count calories? Write out your meal plan? Eat clean? Would love to hear what works for ya!!

Have a wonderful week! <3

~Julie

10K Fun!

Hello, fitness friends! Here we are again... :) Reflecting on the past week and planning for the week ahead is my favorite way to end a weekend. How about you? How was your week?

I had a rough week, actually-- TONS of driving for work, which put me in a grumpy mood and made it hard to stay hydrated and on track with my nutrition. I did okay, though, except for today, when I considered myself on the "see food" diet-- YIKES! OH well, moving on-- tomorrow is another day. :)

Here's my workout recap:

Monday was Turbo at Refinery, and it was SOOOO fun! I had a pretty big group, and their energy always pumps me up on Mondays. We had very few breaks (only short ones between Turbos) and burned 209348572039485723 calories. ;)

I wore possibly my favorite outfit ever-- Pinkelicious Speed shorts and Pink Shell striped Free to Be Tank. So fun! This is a Side Plank variation for Yoga Fools!

Tuesday I ran 3 miles in the morning before I had court.  Tuesday evening was PiYo at Refinery. I just love the combination of running and PiYo. They compliment each other perfectly!

I wore my side tie shorts from Gap and my gray striped Free to Be tank from Lulu!

 

Wednesday I taught PiYo at the Y! I was sore from Tuesday's workouts, so this workout was much needed! Awesome group, too! We did the Power track, per their request, and my legs died! 

Thursday I taught TurboKick at Refinery. After a day of driving (seriously, 7 hours in the car) I was SO in need of this cardio par-tay! I got a few new/old tracks added to the playlist, and had so much fun, my bad mood just disappeared! (Cheesy, but true!)

I wore my Quiet Stripe Speed shorts and my Flash Power Y! One of my fave outfits. 

 

Friday I rested.

Saturday I ran a 10K with the Illinois Marathon! I hadn't really trained too much, other than my usual 3-4 mile runs, but I decided that morning to push myself and see how fast I could finish it. It was so much fun! Lots of friends were racing that day too, and the spectators cheering us on also kept me going. What really pushed me faster, though, was my new fave running song: "My Songs Know What You Did" by Fall Out Boy. I am not a FAll Out Boy fan, but this song is great! I finished the race in 1:01, averaging a 9:58 minute mile. That is fast for me! Yay!

Here are some pics from Race Day:

Top 3: Jana and me pre-race. Adrenaline was pumping! SEcond from bottom: Jana, Casey, and me post-race. Jana and Casey did the half marathon. Rockstars! Bottom: Serena and me.  (I think) this was Serena's first 10K! She did awesome, and looked cute doing it! 

 I wore my Pink Shell Chase Me Skirt, my black stripe Free to Be, and my blush quartz Swiftly. :)

 

Today, Sunday, I caught up on my yoga poses with the Yoga Fools Challenge. I fell off the yoga wagon this week and I missed it! I didn't do nearly enough strength work, so it felt awesome to work my muscles tonight. 

Here is a Supported Headstand variation! For tonight's practice, I wore my Pinkelicious Speed Shorts, and my charcoal and Paris Pink No Limits Tank. 

 

Half Camel Variation-- LOVED this stretch!

 

Warrior 3!

 

Tripod Headstand practice-- I barely had to use the wall/bookshelf! Time to start moving inch by inch away from the wall! IT's such a security blanket, though! Scary to not have it!! 

 

I am excited for the week ahead, and especially excited to Turbo tomorrow and work off the pizza and ice cream I ate this weekend!

This only works to an extent! Self control!

 

Here's the plan:

Monday: (maybe) TRX, plus Turbo at Refinery. Yoga at home.

Tuesday: 3 mile run, PiYo at Refinery.

Wednesday: PiYo at Refinery. Yoga at home.

Thursday: TurboFire HIIT 25 before work. Yoga in our hotel if I can find room. :)

Friday: Rest.

Saturday: PiYo at the Y, run 3 miles, or cardio on the Arc trainer. 

Sunday: Run 4 miles, yoga. 

Meals are essentially the same as last week. For dinners, I'll make turkey burgers one night, baked spaghetti another night, and we'll have Maize Mexican carry out another night. I did spice up my turkey with some cumin and chili powder, this week, though! HA! :)

I have a trip to Chicago for work scheduled for Friday, so I'll be eating out Thursday night, and Friday morning. Must. Have. Self. Control! 

 

The moral of this week for me, was 1) I hate long drives for work; 2) I have definitley become addicted to yoga. I didn't do it much this week, other than PiYo, and I missed it a TON! Need to do it most everyday! 3) My core is getting stronger, and my muscles are showing more definition, which is a huge YAY! I credit this to the increase in yoga in my life, and also to the decrease of carb consumption at lunch and breakfast time. :)

 

All right, friends, I'm off to bed-- as always, would love to hear your workout and/or meal plan for the coming week! Plan it out to stay on track. :)

 

Cheers!

Julie

 

 

 

It's All About The Journey!

Ahhh, I can't believe it's already Sunday night again! (Do I say that every week? Why do weekends fly by so fast?!) I could really use an extra day this weekend, to be honest. Dreading some stuff I have for work tomorrow, so I'll be glad to get that over with.

I had another great week of workouts, and MOSTLY great nutrition, other than some carb-overload on Thursday. I blame PMS (sorry if that's TMI.)  I am by NO means anti-carbs, but I realized recently that I was eating WAY more of them than my body needed. I try to focus my nutrition, especially at lunch, on vegetables and protein (thus, my ginormous salads everyday, heehee).

Thursday was proof that food prep is important. I forgot to brown up my turkey burgers, and I was out of hard boiled eggs, so I couldn't have my usual salad. I had a burrito instead, which, while not unhealthy, was super high in carbs and probably too much sodium, too. I felt sluggish in the afternoon, and starved by the time I got home, at which point, I ate a bunch of potato chips and an English muffin. Could've been worse, I suppose, but not the best day for my nutrition. I NEED my daily salad, yo!

Anyway, on to the workouts!

Monday I did TRX small group training with two other ladies. We were led by the infamous Jerome, who managed to kick our butts in a mere 30 minutes. Seriously, muscles were shaking. I was not sure I'd be able to jump as high as usual during Turbo afterwards! I was wrong about that, though. I had a super fun, energetic group of 13 or so ladies, and their energy made me forget all about my shaking shoulders. :) Great workout day!

Tuesday I taught PiYo at Refinery. I was super sore from Monday, so PiYo felt GREAT! Practiced Mermaid Pose some more at the end, and everyone did great at that, too! Awesome workout.

 

I wore my new Lululemon Boogie Shorts, and a burnout tank from VSX line. Here I am wearing them with my Lululemon Pink Shell Forme Jacket. The yoga poses from Monday and Tuesday were Reverse Warrior variation (bottom) and... the splits. STOP LAUGHING! :)

Wednesday I went for a 3-mile run on my lunch break. I went by myself, which I haven't done for awhile (usually go with Jana), and it went pretty well. There were lots of creepers out and about, so in an attempt to scurry by them, I ran faster than usual. A plus side to the creepers, I guess?

I wore my new Pinkelicous Speed Shorts from Lulu (OMG, LOVE!), my gray Power Y, and my Pretty Pink Swiftly. So much Lulu. :)

 

Wednesday evening was PiYo at the Y, as usual. One thing I love about PiYo, is I never really feel like my body gets "used" to it like other workouts. I swear, no matter how much I teach it, I am ALWAYS sore! Wednesday was a class full of (mostly) regulars, and they wanted to go hard, so that's what we did. Power track, Vinyasa track, Flow, Core-- we crammed it all in! So fun. :)

I wore the same thing as for my run-- except I changed into a black No Limits tank with the Pinkelicious Speeds. :)

 

Thursday I rested. And it was amazing. 

Friday morning I got up early to run. It was too cold to run, however, so I did TurboFire HIIT 30 instead. It's hard on my back to do high impact HIIT workouts early in the morning, so I took it easy on the first 2 drills to give my back time to warm up. That helped a lot. After that, I really went for it. I figured, it's only 30 minutes, might as well make it count! I slugged down some Results and Recovery Formula afterwards, and that really helped re-energize me. 

I didn't take a pic of my outfit, but here's my post-workout, sweaty, strong pic! I love how ripped this filter makes me look!:)

 

 Saturday I taught PiYo at the Y! We mixed up the Lesson yet again, and added a Balance track into the mix. My arms and legs felt like noodles afterwards! My friend Serena and I stuck around to do 20 minutes of cardio after class, on the Arc trainer. Man, those things can really get the heart rate up!! 

 

Saturday evening, I also worked on my yoga practice alone, catching up with some poses for Yoga Fools, and working on my inversions. Here's what I did:

 Upward Facing Dog Pose

 Crow Pose-- getting stronger!

 VERY modified version of Standing Mermaid Pose.

 Supported Headstand! Not touching the bookshelf!!

Tripod with arm variation. Hated this pose, and this was as far as I got with it.

I wore my Boogie shorts, a bra from Victoria's Secret Sport line, and my Victoria's Secret open-back T-shirt. I tied a knot in the back to keep it from flowing right over my head. :)

 

Today, Sunday, was a lovely spring day. I got out and ran 2.5 miles, then went to Fun Flow Yoga at Amara studio. I. Love. This. Class. The instructor is amazing, and I can feel myself getting stronger from week to week! I tried to focus my practice today on trying my best at each pose, and not being angry or frustrated if I needed to modify. It made every single pose better. I have goals for my yoga practice, of course. But I needed to focus, and remind myself that it's not the goals that matter-- it's the journey of getting there! That's what yoga is all about! 

The top is my run outfit-- Pinkelicious Speeds, black and white stripe Free to Be tank, and Pretty Pink Swiftly. For yoga, I changed into my GapFit drawstring shorts. They are stretchier and more comfy for yoga. Today's Yoga Fools challenge pose was Extended Puppy Pose. Harder than it looks, but a great stretch! 

 

Here's my workout plan for next week:

Monday: TRX training (maybe-- depending how sore I am from yoga) and Turbo at Refinery.

Tuesday: 2-3 mile run, PiYo at Refinery, short yoga practice at home. 

Wednesday: PiYo at the Y, yoga at home. 

Thursday: Turbo at Refinery, yoga at home.

Friday: Rest.

Saturday: Running the 10K at the Illinois Marathon, yoga at home. 

Sunday: Fun Flow Yoga, maybe some light cardio, depending on how sore I am. 

Meal plan:

Breakfast is always Shakeology and/or toast with almond butter. 

 

Lunches: Per usual, big salads with some combo of organic turkey burgers, hard boiled eggs, avocado, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, light on the dressing. Chips. Apple. 

Dinners:

"Meat"loaf, mashed potatoes, green beans (still never fixed this from two weeks ago)

Organic turkey burgers with baked fries and salad

Baked whole grain spaghetti and salad

Mexican take-out. (Local place called Maize that is sooo yummy, not greasy, and doesn't upset the tum!)

Looking forward to the week ahead, at least once Monday morning is over with. What about you, friends? What does the week ahead hold for you? Are you ready for it? Let's protest, and demand an extra weekend day this week! ;) 

Thanks for reading!

Cheers!

Julie