Nutrition reset- day 13 and 14!

Happy weekend :-)

Our family enjoyed our time together this weekend, including a trip to the gym on Saturday and lots of healthy activities. Robert and I have really done well as a team eating by the 21 Day Fix plan throughout the last couple of weeks. My prayer is that we will continue to be just that, a team. We have had a couple of treats this weekend, including a brownie type concoction made with Shakeology and peanut butter that wasn't too bad and satisfied that chewy  craving. We will do another little treat this evening made with sugar-free fudgesicles, peanut butter and lite Cool Whip that while slightly high in the calorie department is much better than the Ben & Jerry's  peanut butter cup ice cream I got addicted to this spring!

Other than that, we have been eating plenty of vegetables, fruits, and lean proteins. My theory that I need to eat the same way that I feed my kids is helping me to think through this reset! I am very picky about what I allow them to eat, while poisoning my own body with junk.

Robert and I are both ready to be done with this colon cleanse! Tomorrow should be our last day, which is very good because it is a slight tax on the system. We've both been having some low-grade headaches, which we think is in large part due to the fact that we forget to drink water.

We got ourselves set up for the week of healthy eating today, with trips to Costco and the local grocery store for plenty of lean proteins and produce. I cooked up some stirfried veggies, roasted two chickens, and started some black beans to soak so that I can make a southwest chicken chili that will be diet friendly.

The rest of the chicken will be diced and used for lunches in various ways, whether for healthy chicken tacos, chicken on top of salad, or even just for Christian to snack on.

We are treating ourselves to a sirloin stirfry tomorrow evening, and I'm looking forward to playing around with the spices for that.

My husband has been having rather favorable responses to my weight-loss :-) and that is a very good thing! Makes for a good motivator :-)

Ta-ta for now!

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