Busy Day

Yesterday was such a busy day in the MacQueen house.

We had two showings for our house. The first one I could tell the guy wasn't interested, but the afternoon showing went really well, I think! Please keep us in your thoughts!

On top of showings taking up the day, Duncan is still battling a cold. His tiny little nose is so stuffy and he's just miserable. Definitely not my happy little boy.

So, I didn't get any workouts in (except my morning yoga stretches). But, that doesn't mean I couldn't eat right. Here's a little "taste" (sorry, I couldn't help myself haha) of my day.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Breakfast: Peanut Butter and Banana Shakeology Smoothie

(2 tsp PB, 1/2 Organic Banana, 1 Scoop Shakeology, 8 oz Water, Ice)

Snack: Veggies and Greek Yogurt Dip

(Organic Cucumber, Organic Carrot, Organic Red Pepper, Organic Celery, Cherry Tomatoes)

Lunch: Loaded Baked Potato

(Russet Potato, Turkey Bacon, Organic Scallions, Sour Cream, Cheddar Cheese)

Snack: 

My afternoon snack was more of the veggie plate that I didn't finish in the morning.

Dinner:

Seasoned Steak, Creamed Spinach, Risotto

(Steak, Organic Spinach, Sour Cream, Parmesan Cheese, Brown Rice Risotto)

Recipes Inspired by: The 5 Day Inferno Plan

The Mind

The mind is a powerful thing. Just that way we think can change the littlest thing about our day and our life.

I recently got a Groupon for a 3-hour weight loss hypnosis. I've never been hypnotized and I wasn't completely sure I could be, but it was originally $259 and I paid $39. Not too shabby, huh?! I couldn't pass it up. Plus, it was something new that I'd never done before.

So, I ventured to the meeting place (of course I got lost and have to call twice and turn around 4 or 5 times...with a GPS, but those of you who know me personally know that this is quite normal). Anyways, there were a lot of people there of all shapes, sizes, and age. 

Throughout the 3 hours we were hypnotized not to just "stop eating" or "don't eat that" but we were made to visualize the happier, healthier person we wanted to be. It was incredible that the suggestions he gave us actually sunk in for me. We were told to picture the foods that we crave the most and to picture boogers or vomit on them. As weird as it sounds, it worked! When I came home from the session I made Cam a burger for lunch (one of those fully cooked patties that are like 250 calories and made of garbage) and I actually felt nauseous when I smelt it.

It really astounds me how easily our subconscious can be swayed with just the power of suggestion. I will be keeping up with the Cd's I got from the session and hopefully working to not only eliminating the junk from my diet, but not even thinking about it or wanted it anymore.

Today's Menu:

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Breakfast: Organic Whole Grain Waffle with Blueberry Jam and Turkey Sausage

Snack #1: Leftover Detox Green Monster Smoothie

(Recipe on previous post)

Lunch: Egg Salad Wrap with Salad

(2 Organic Eggs with 1 Yolk Only, 1 Tbs. Dijon, 1/4 tsp. Dill, Organic Sprouted Grain Tortilla)

Snack #2: Organic Orange with 10 Almonds

Dinner: Chicken Tacos with Beans and Quinoa

(2 Organic Chicken, 5 Tbs. Organic Salsa, 1 Tbs. Sour Cream, 1/2 Organic Avocado, 4 Organic Whole Grain Tortilla, 5 Sprigs Organic Parsley)

(2 Cups Organic Black Beans, cooked and 2 1/2 Cups Organic Quinoa, cooked)

Recipes Inspired By: The 5 Day Inferno Plan

Results

I've been working out with Daily Burn and eating healthy for a couple weeks now. I am happy to say that I can already see the results of my hard work. I have lost 7 pounds in the past week alone. It feels so great!

Daily Burn has a bunch of different work outs that don't get boring. You can custom them based on your goals and how much time you have to exercise. I'm lucky to have Cam home in the morning so that I can get my work out in to start the day off right!

Breakfast: Whole Wheat Sandwich Thin, Turkey Bacon, 1/2 Organic Tomato, Organic Egg

Snack #1: Organic Gala Apple, Clementine, Cherries

Lunch: Tuna Salad

(3 Cups Organic Lettuce, 1 Organic Celery Stalk, Organic Scallions, 4 oz Tuna, 5 Cherry Tomatoes, 1 Tbs. Fat Free Ranch Dressing

Snack #2: Wallaby Organic Low Fat Raspberry Yogurt

Dinner: Honey Dijon Chicken with Garlic-Parmesan Broccoli and Brown Rice Risotto

(Organic Chicken Breast, Raw Honey, Dijon Mustard, Organic Parsley, Salt)

Mix together 1/3 cup Dijon mustard, 3 Tbs. honey, 1 Tbs. parsley, salt to taste

Dip chicken in mixture and place on a baking sheet.

Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Garlic-Parmesan Broccoli

(1 Tbs. Parmesan cheese and garlic salt to taste)

Honey Dijon Chicken and Garlic-Parmesan Broccoli from Inferno 5-Day Kick-Start Challenge.

Brown Rice Risotto recipe from: http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2011/12/23/recipe-brown-rice-risotto/

One Day At a Time

I wouldn't consider myself a completely Clean Eater yet, but I'm definitely working at it. We still have so many "unclean" foods in our house that I can't see just throwing away. Cam isn't totally on board with the whole thing, so that doesn't help me either!

I'm doing my best to get him into it. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks and months Baby Duncan and I will be completely clean!

January 27, 2014

Day 2 

Breakfast: Blueberry Light & Fit Yogurt with Cantaloupe

Snack #1: Shakeology with 2 tsp Peanut Butter

Lunch: Turkey Sandwich

(Low-Sodium Turkey Breast, 1/2 Organic Tomato, Handful Organic Baby Spinach, 1/4 Organic Avocado, 1 Tbs. Fat Free Ranch Dressing, and a Whole Wheat Sandwich Thin)

Snack #2: Organic Banana with a Handful of Peanuts

Dinner: Teriyaki Glazed Salmon with Steamed Organic Broccoli and Brown Rice Risotto

Today's meals were inspired by the Inferno 5-Day Kick-Start Challenge.

Clean Eating

Happy New Year!!

I have decided to stop dieting this year and switch to a cleaner, healthier was of life instead. I have an amazing support system on my "Bringing Sexy Back" Facebook group. A wonderful group of ladies that I don't know personally, but it seems like I do now! With the help of these ladies, motivating me and keeping each other accountable with workouts, I have lost 10 pounds since the beginning of this new year! I'm down inches as well.

I actually had someone ask when I would be blogging and making meals again, so I decided to re-vamp my blog and hopefully inspire others to eat clean and stop dieting. It's a lifestyle and that makes it easy and effortless.

My plan is to do a daily blog of the food I'm eating and the healthy choices I'm making. Now, with a 14 month old I might not get to it everyday, but I sure will try!

I hope you enjoy the new blog and the new me!

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Day 1 of Clean Eating

Breakfast: Vegan Detox Green Monster Smoothie

(Almond Milk, Organic Kale, Organic Spinach, Organic Bananas and Strawberries, Organic Cucumber)

Recipe from: http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2012/09/vegan-detox-green-monster-smoothie-with-kale-strawberries-cucumber-banana/

Snack #1: Ants on a Stick

(Raisins, Organic Celery, Organic Cream Cheese)

Lunch: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with Fruit

(Peanut Butter, Jelly, Vegan Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread, Cherries, Clementines, Organic Raspberries)

Snack # 2: Hard Boiled Egg

Dinner: Salmon with Brown Rice Risotto, and Peas

 Heat the oil in the the skillet over medium heat.

 Add the onion and cook until soft.

 Add in the garlic.

 Place the rice in a pot and add the onion and garlic.

Add the 6 cups of chicken broth slowly until absorbed by the rice, it could take up to 40 minutes.

Bake the salmon fillets at 350 for 12 minutes.

We made peas for our side vegetable.

The finished product!

Brown Rice Risotto Recipe From: http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2011/12/23/recipe-brown-rice-risotto/