Clean Eating Update #1

Strawberries in Greek Yogurt

The last week and a half have been quite busy. On the 4th, the hubby and I started our clean eating lifestyle. It has been a learning experience thus far. Our initial grocery shopping experience was quite pricy and involved Sam’s Club, Safeway, Fry’s, New Frontier and Natural Grocers. Now that I know who carries what, hopefully the next shopping trip won’t be so colossal. At least this week’s shopping bill was cheap, I bought WAY too much for last week!! We only needed more spices and vegetable stock. 



Steel Cut Oats with Berries,
Coffee, Hardboiled Egg


I’ve learned to eat a lot of things that I have hated. In the last week and a half, I have had: nuts, fish, oatmeal, carrots and quinoa. If prepared right, anything can taste good. I have found amazing marinades for meat, dips and toppings for veggies and oatmeal. The major thing I have noticed is everything tastes SO good! None of this has been a lack of flavor!








Baked Sea Bass
with Golden Couscous


The first week we followed Tosca Reno’s Cooler 2 program, just substituting a few veggies here and there. That was a bad idea! All of the food was good, however, it was too much work! If you knew anything about my cooking habits, you’d know that I don’t have any! So taking on a program that has all home cooked meals was more than overwhelming. I didn’t make it to the gym or take off on a run all week! This week, I’ve tried to scale back a little: we did some cooking and prepping on Sunday, now we just get up in the morning and fill our lunch boxes. It’s much easier! We are just going to have to adjust our weekends to accommodate some Sunday prep time.



Mixed Greens, Chicken,
Raisens and Almonds

Next week I start my triathlon training; I’m so excited and nervous! I can’t wait for the next chapter of my workouts to begin! I need to get myself ready for two-a-days, which is what my training regimen requires. I have been trying to get myself up a 5 a.m. all this week and so far all I have done is wake up, sit in bed and fall back asleep. I am thinking of setting an alarm in my bathroom to force myself up out of bed! I also have yet to get signed up at a pool! I plan to head over to NAU this weekend and get something set up. I never heard back from them regarding swim lessons, like I had hoped, so I guess it’s time to take matters into my own hands.


Baked Pork Tenderloin,
Golden Couscous, Cucumebers
and Cherry Tomatoes

So far I’m only down about 1 lb. but I did have a cheat day this weekend, as we were visiting some friends in Phoenix. I will update you in a few weeks on the benefits of clean eating. I’m told/have read it takes about 2-3 weeks to really start to feel and see the difference. I do have a feeling though, this clean eating lifestyle will help me achieve goals I never thought to be possible!