Day 10 - 3 Days Later

I've been MIA...

I spent the entire weekend sick with a terrible respiratory virus that finally made it's way to me. I've never coughed so hard in my life. My husband has had this cold for about a week and a half now. I've been eating zinc lozenges to try and avoid it. My boss swears that if you start eating them before the cold strikes, you might miss it completely. Unfortunately, that didn't happen for me.

Last week was so hard with my son starting daycare AND him being sick with this thing at the same time. I just wanted to cuddle with him and take care of him as soon as we got home each evening. He coughed all over me, and we went through boxes of kleenex. It was inevitable. The cold got me too.

So needless to say, I haven't been sticking to my diet. With little to no groceries, we ordered pizza and salad on Friday night and had soup & crackers on Saturday night. On Sunday night, we did have a Cinch-based dinner, the Fiesta Pasta Salad, which was delicious. However, I didn't stick to the plan the entire day, so I am picking up where I left off today. I'm still feeling quite crappy, but I'm going to do my best...


BREAKFAST (8:30 am)

Cranberry Walnut Parfait:

¼ cup dried cranberries, sweetened with apple juice
¼ cup whole oats
6 oz. honey vanilla Greek yogurt
2 TBSP chopped walnuts
Dash Vietnamese cinnamon from Whole Foods (thanks for the recommendation, Laura!)


LUNCH (12:00 pm)

Black and Blue Salad:

1 cup field greens and 1 chopped plum tomato
1 serving Trader Joe’s whole grain crackers
¼ cup reduced fat crumbled blue cheese
10 Kalamatta olives, sliced
1 TBSP balsamic vinegar and dash each basil and oregano




SNACK (5:30 pm)

Cherry Pie Lara Bar
8 oz organic skim milk


DINNER (8:00 pm)

Turkey Pita Pizzalad:

1/2 cup marinara sauce, 1/2 cup field greens, 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper, 1/4 cup chopped onion, 1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/2 whole grain pita
3 oz. organic ground turkey breast, cooked
Chopped garlic, dash oregano, and dash basil

And I had a serving of Ghiradelli 60% dark chocolate chips as the plant-based fat. I still love that I am allowed to substitute chocolate chips for the fat part of a meal!




Hopefully, tomorrow is another successful day!