Hello! How are you? Happy February 1st! Happy Meatless Monday! Happy Meaty Monday (if that’s your thing)! Happy RER reading day! Happy 1st day of the 24 Day challenge if you’re joining me on it! Happy whatever you want!
I’m chipper for it being so early and Monday and cold! Ha!!
Today I have a super easy Meatless Monday idea to share AND a great tip for the 24 day challenge. First let’s start with the worst part of the challenge… weighing myself.
You know how I weigh myself?
I don’t.
I really never weigh myself. (Or check myself so I’m constantly wrecking myself)
In the past when I’ve wanted to weigh myself as a gauge I would step on the scale and have Ben look at it and then wait a month or so and have him look at it again and just tell me if I was making progress. I just was stuck on a certain number in my head for so long that it drove me crazy even if I was feeling better and eating healthy.
But I also opt out of being weighed at the doctor’s office too. So it’s hard for them to tell if my thyroid medication is working in relation to my weight. I decided because of the challenge and to keep a health record for myself I’d step on and check in for a starting weight.
Don’t get me wrong, I totally am doing this challenge because I want to lose weight. My pants are getting tight and I feel heavier when I run. I just usually check my progress by before and after pictures, the mirror or how clothes fit. That last one is hard to do since all my pants are stretchy though.
Anyway. I weighed myself this morning. And it wasn’t a big deal.
And then I was ready to start my 24 Day Challenge!
I ate some raspberries and walnuts while getting ready to run.
It was SUPER windy out today! Crazy windy. I managed 8 miles and came home to eat oatmeal, chug the Fiber drink and a ton of water.
Here’s a tip to help get you ready for the challenge…
There is a fiber drink, Spark, Omegas and some herbal cleanse supplements you take for the first 10 days. That is a lot to remember to take with you to work or school or wherever you spend your time.
Tip: Put everything you need for each day in a baggie labeled with the day. Then, you just have to grab it and go. (Ideally you can grab this along with your prepped meals.)
And now let’s talk FOOD, specifically a delicious and super easy Meatless Monday idea.
I am eating a whole grain, protein and vegetables at each meal and trying to watch portion sizes.
So to throw together a super easy vegetarian meal I used a serving of brown rice (from yesterday), frozen veggies (frozen aren’t packed in salt or sugar) and cooked up two eggs. Top with Sriracha and enjoy!!
The yolk mixed with the rice makes the most delicious sauce ever.
Monday night’s dinner was scalloped potatoes with ham for the family and I had grilled chicken with sweet potatoes and vegetables. Dinner tonight was a vegetable omelet. It was delicious!
Ugh! I wish I had the willpower NOT to weigh myself. It’s like an addiction. I weigh myself multiple times a day. It never ruins my day or anything, it’s just a habit.
Tonight I had Sweet & Spicy Chicken Stir-Fry courtesy of Runner’s World Meals on the Run
In my WW days I would step on the doctor’s scale backwards so that I didn’t see their number. It still gave them the info they needed. WW scales are calibrated regularly and the doctor’s offices were not. Plus my weight could be off by a LOT depending on how much food or water was in my system.
Eggs and sriracha are best friends!
Dinner tonight was a Blue Apron version of a chicken pot pie. It was really tasty!
I made that on Saturday! It was super tasty!!
Nom nom nom that meal looks amazing! Good luck on the 24 day challenge!!
elainea
toast the girl almighty
Thinking about doing a 24 day Challenge…feeling really puffy the last few weeks and need something to jumpstart it! Do you do the meal replacement shakes? Also, do what supplements do you take after the cleanse part? Appreciate any of answers you can provide.
Wait I thought eggs were poultry which is considered a meat. Am I wrong in that? So confused…
My doctor pretty much throws me on the scale because of my thyroid also! I have a set number in my head (from 7 years ago) and I really need to just let it go. I’m stronger than I’ve ever been, but feel heavy when I run – and my normal pants are tight. 🙁 Frustrations! For dinner I’m having tilapia, a sweet potato and sautéed kale.
thats like a deconstructed fried rice! cool idea and super fast. i struggle with simple quick dinners on nights we dont need to make leftovers. im going to have to remember this one!
My dinner is prob going to be the same thing I’ve been having (but loving) lately: baked chicken breast and ALL THE VEGGIES. I’ve also been having a sweet potato w/ almond butter and cinnamon as a desert and it’s so good.
Wait up. You can OPT OUT at the doctor’s?! I mean, I guess I never really thought about that as an option, but that’s amazing. Do they give you grief for it? What’s their reaction? This is fascinating!
Yes, I just am firm about it and say I am not going to be weighed today. Most of the time it’s cool.
It’s probably a better idea to just get on the scale backwards, which is what I do. Then at least they have the information for your records, but you don’t need to know it.
I think I’m having quinoa with some frozen veggies tossed in but how I’ll season it to be tasty is yet to be determined…I have a bit of a cold so my tastebuds need spicy for sure