Day 15 - Halfway There!

I cannot believe it has already been 15 days. I'm halfway to the 30-day goal. Although, I fully plan to continue this journey after a month because it's so easy & delicious. Plus, it works for me!

Not much to report today. I started the day still sad with a few ups & downs, and then I spent the rest of the day cleaning and relaxing.

BREAKFAST (9:30 am)

Chocolate Pear Ginger Smoothie:

1/2 medium pear, cubed
1/4 cup whole oats
8 oz. organic skim milk
1/4 cup Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips
Dash ginger

This recipe has potential. Unfortunately, I had to use a bunch of ice to thicken it up, which in turn, watered down the recipe. For my husband's smoothie, we used vanilla yogurt instead, and I had a small taste. His was MUCH better. Next time, I will use the yogurt.

LUNCH (1:30 pm)

Open Faced Pesto Egg Sandwich:

1 cup seedless grapes
1 slice whole grain bread
1 hard boiled egg
1 TBSP sun-dried tomato pesto
Dash smoked paprika

This was pretty good. This was actually a recipe from the snack section of the Cinch book, but if I would have eaten it as a snack, I wouldn't be able to have the whole grain. So, I made it into a lunch. I know that goes against the plan because you're supposed to have veggies at lunch. But oh well. I haven't had grapes in a long time, and the sandwich tasted like deviled eggs on bread. YUM!



I had my dark chocolate around 3:00 pm. Those 100 calories bars from Trader Joe's are a life saver. Otherwise, I don't think I would stop eating chocolate if it wasn't in these easy portions.

SNACK (4:30 pm)

Peppery Kiwi Almond Crunch

1 medium kiwi, peeled and sliced
1 slice whole grain bread (omitted)
1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese (subbed this for the ricotta cheese)
2 TBSP slivered almonds
Dash black pepper

LOVED this snack! I need to eat kiwi more often.



DINNER (7:30 pm)

Layered Cilantro Bean Dip

(I altered this receipe because my avocados aren't ripe yet! I was supposed to make a guacamole for this one.)

3 celery stalks chopped, 1 small red pepper (omitted), and I added 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup frozen corn, thawed + 6 whole grain tortilla chips (I halved the corn serving, so I could have 1/2 a serving of tortilla chips too.)
1/2 cup vegetarian refried beans
10 Kalamatta olives, sliced
Dash pepper, chopped cilantro, squeezed lime juice

This was a perfect Super Bowl meal! My husband really liked it too.



Back to work tomorrow. I'm not coming home for lunch, so I have to pack breakfast, lunch, and my snack before work tomorrow. Better make sure to have plenty of time! I'm planning to have the Spicy Grape Parfait for Breakfast, Spinach Walnut Feta Pita for Lunch, Minneola Almond Twist for a Snack, and the Chilled Herbed Chicken Pasta Salad for Dinner. I'm hoping to kick my workouts up a notch this week too!