Day 20...

The boys spent the day skiing while I spent the day working - but that's ok. I still got to enjoy the view and got my workout in while they were doing their thing. Our planning and good packing meant we had everything we needed for compliant breakfasts, lunch and dinner! 

Breakfast - scrambled eggs, half an avocado, and 2 slices of compliant bacon - a nice treat. Don't forget about the black coffee!

Lunch - mixed green salad with leftover salmon & brussel sprouts from the night before, cucumbers, half an avocado and slivered almonds. So good.

Dinner - BBQ pork and fried rice - well, cauliflower rice! Wow, I can't believe we waited this long to try making rice out of cauliflower. It was so good and I think next time we do Pad Thai, it will be with this "rice" instead of the "noodles." We used recipes from "Well Fed" for both the pork and the fried rice. 

Workout - 50-40-30-20-10 with 2 sets of jump rope and 2 sets of seal jacks for the cardio intervals. Also got in some additional weight lifting - w/ focus on shoulders & back - at the gym on top of the mountain. 

11 more to go...

Day 15...

We had a very low key weekend - highlights being our weekly trip to Wegmans and a family outing to the YMCA. This was our first time dropping Adam off in the "child watch" program - which he loved and we loved getting to work out together. At the end we gathered Adam up and let him run around the indoor track with us - family fitness for the win! 

As if that was exciting enough (note a hint of sarcasm) we also whipped up our first batch of homemade mayo. I will say, it is pretty cool to see oil and eggs turn into a thick & tasty substance. We used this recipe from "Well Fed." Now that we've got the basics down, we can use this recipe as a starter for Ranch dressing, dips for the upcoming Super Bowl, etc. etc. 

Breakfast - black coffee. I know, not a very good breakfast, but we were out the door early to do our grocery shopping and by the time we finished that we wanted to get to the YMCA and then it was lunch time. I was definitely hungry by then. 

Lunch - arugula and spinach salad with garlic shrimp, cucumbers, slivered almonds, half an avocado and a hard boiled egg. No more dates or pomegranate seeds for this girl (tear). 

Dinner - Chicken Pad Thai - soooooooo good, I can't believe this meal was Whole30 compliant. Again we looked to "Well Fed" for the recipe and while it was a bit hands on (as Pad Thai recipes always are) the outcome is well worth it. I see us varying this up a bit maybe doing shrimp instead of chicken. The photo doesn't really do it justice, but here it is anyhow. 

Workout - treadmill for a mile, walking uphill - just a good excuse to get moving then I did two 21-15-9's. Round one I did 21 medicine ball passes w/ my husband (not sure what else to call those - we stood back to back and passed the ball side to side - it was a 15 pound ball and we were dying), 21 push-ups, and 21 pliet squats with overhead tricep presses (then 15, then 9) and Round 2 was 21 leg presses - increasing weight each round, 21 shoulder presses and 21 rowing - increasing weight each time (then 15 then 9). I'm feeling all that lifting/sculpting today - and it feels good! 

15 more to go...

Day 14...

Pretty low key Saturday. We had a lazy morning - something about getting to stay in jammies for a bit while drinking coffee and watching some TV is always a treat. Then we ran some errands and did some work around the house. We tend to have pretty packed weekends, so this was a nice change of pace. 

Breakfast - slice of frittata, half an avocado, half a grapefruit (my last one for 2 weeks) and black coffee. 

Lunch - arugula and spinach salad with smoked salmon, cucumbers, dates, half an avocado, hard boiled egg, slivered almonds and pomegranate seeds. Boy am I going to miss the added sweetness of the pomegranate seeds and dates during the last half of this challenge. 

Snack - one last bowl of apples and pears only this time I accidentally sprinkled cumin on them instead of cinnamon - blech. 

Dinner - Shepard's pie - we used the recipe from "Well Fed" and incorporated some of our leftover lamb chili. It was a great use of leftovers. We also added some mashed sweet potatoes to the mashed cauliflower mixture. It was so good and perfect for a winter night. 

Workout - I did 6 Tabata workouts. Round 1 I did wood chopper lunges - rotating sides each minute. Round 2 I did pliet squats with overhead tricep presses & jump rope. Round 3 I did plank & downward dog push ups. Round 4 I did sit ups with weights & bicycle crunches. Round 5 I did leg raises with weights - rotating sides each minute. Round 6 I did chest flies w/ legs extended and off the ground & chest press w/ legs extended and off the ground. It was a great workout - lots of core work. Also got in a good walk with my dog. 

16 more to go...