What I eat in a day in Quarentine

During this quarantine I went through some phases with my diet. In the beginning when we all thought it would only last 2 weeks I kept my normal diet, just with more white claws added. Around the middle of the Q I was at my parents house with many more chips, cookies, candy and cheese at my fingertips. I just ate whatever I wanted. After eating whatever I wanted for about a month, my body caught up to me and that's when I decided enough is enough. I want to be back on my normal healthy diet with a focus on fat loss. 

My meals and workouts are roughly inspired and based off of Mari Llewellyn routine on instagram. I highly recommend you checking her out. She also has a supplements company called Blooms Nutrition. This is where I get all my supplements I consume throughout the day. 

As a person of habit, I tend to have the same kind of meals every week day so that I can plan easily and know that everything I consume will satisfy me without being overly heavy. 

Rise and Shine

I wake up at 8am every morning so rudely from my boyfriend’s alarm. (However I am grateful for this alarm because otherwise I would sleep until 11am each morning and that's just not how I want to start off my days.) I have some water, scroll on my phone for honestly an hour and then decide it's time to get out of bed. 

I start off my day with some pre-workout from Blooms Supplements. My favorite flavors are Pink Grapefruit and Strawberry Margarita. This drink gets me caffeinated and in the mindset for a good workout. My workouts consist of “strength training” if you want to call it. I only have 5 pound weights but have found some effective weighted and unweighted exercises that I will  post about in a later date. After my workout I have some water and start to make my breakfast. 

Breakfast

Every morning for breakfast, without fail, I have the following meal: 2 eggs over easy, half an avocado and a slice of lox topped with “Everything but the Bagel” seasoning and “Everything but the Elote” seasoning from Trader Joes. I absolutely love this breakfast because it's the perfect portion of equal parts egg avocado and lox in every bite, but the runny yolk to act as a sauce. This meal is inspired by the daily breakfast of Marifitness on Instagram as she usually has a variety of this each morning. It is full of healthy fats that keep me full and awake till lunchtime.

To pair with my breakfast, I drink the Blooms Berry Greens. The greens are packed with green superfoods, probiotics, fiber and much more to aid in debloating and overall gut health. I absolutely love this stuff because first off, it's delicious, and it gives me energy, keeps me full and I have really noticed a difference in my bloating from when I have drank it to when I haven't. 

Lunch 

 I have always been a fan of having a big salad for lunch. Sometimes when I want to treat myself I get Sweetgreen, but during these days when it's not really in my best interest to get a $15 salad a day, I keep pre-made salads in my fridge from The Whole Foods brand 365. My favorites are the Sweet Kale and the Kale Cesar, but they're all great. The salads are finely chopped and come with packaged dressing and toppings. The amount of dressing that is given is the perfect amount for a standard “medium dressing” at Sweetgreen. These salads are delicious and keep me satisfied for a couple hours. 

Snack Time!

One of my favorite snacks is deviled eggs made with vegan mayo and mustard. I use this amazing egg cooker I got from Amazon to make hard boiled eggs. They are delicious and I don't feel guilty having 2, 3 or 5 of them throughout the day. 

During the midday slump I love to have either an iced coffee, or my new obsession, an iced Matcha Pineapple Latte from Starbucks. With just 170 calories for a grande this drink is packed with caffeine from the matcha but also sweet with the added pineapple and coconut milk. 

Dinner

Dinner is where I tend to switch it up each day but it's usually a combo of meat or fish with a side of veggies. One of my favorites is a mediterranean salmon with asparagus. I get pre-packaged salmon filets at Whole Foods and cook them by wrapping the filet up in aluminum foil and popping that in the oven at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes. For the asparagus I drizzle them with avocado oil, pink himilain salt, and garlic powder and place some cut lemons on top. Cook this in the oven at the same degrees and time as the salmon. IWhile its not the most exciting dinner of all time it's quick and healthy. 

I don't have dessert all the time, but when I do I have one of my “healthy snickers bars”. These are dates stuffed with almond butter, coconut and chocolate chips. 

I try to finish eating around 8:30 pm to begin my intermittent fasting so that I can do this all over again tomorrow starting at around 10:30am. 

This daily menu plus one cheat day each weekend has aided my fat and weight loss goals in a slow and steady way. I stay full and satisfied throughout the day and feel good about what I eat and after I eat, and that's all I could ask for