Day 2

Day 2:

Protein shake: protein scoop, cup of fruit and 1 yogurt…blend…delicious

Chef salad – 3 oz turkey, 2 cups veggies, sprinkle with feta and goat cheese just to get the taste. Balsamic vinaigrette: balsamic vinegar, fresh lemon juice, pepper, olive oil

Lemon, Honey and garlic chicken breast – 3 breasts about 8 oz each placed in a 8 x 8 cooking dish. Separate bowl mix 2 lemons squeezed, 2 tbls honey, 4 cloves of garlic chopped and a few splashes of worshestire sauce (Next time: add more lemon and honey so there is extra sauce at the end to pour over the chicken.) Pour mixture over the chicken, cover and refrigerate for an hr (turning chicken once).

Preheat oven to 425 and place chicken in a shallow baking/roasting pan and place on rack. Cook for 20 minutes, during this time baste the chicken with the lemon juice.

Once 20 minutes are up, set time for another 25 minutes and continue to cook, do no baste during these 25 mintues.

While chicken is cooking heat can of peas on the stove till it boils then turn to low and let it simmer for 15 more minutes uncovered.

In microwave cook baked potatoes. Poke holes in potato, wrap with a wet paper towel and cook away. Usually the microwave has a button for baked potato, if not I don’t know what to tell you. I never cooked a baked potato in the microwave before tonight, usually its in the oven for an hr, and most of the time i make them they are not cooked. My mom is a master at baked potatoes…as well as everything else in the kitchen but that’s beside the point…microwave worked wonders! In 10 minutes they were cooked all the way through, I added ½ oz of goat cheese to add some flavor and BAM there is my carb for the day. Do not eat your potato with butter, sour cream, salt, bacon…yes I know, seriously? Who doesn’t have a fully loaded baked potato…remember HEALTHY. Uggh I have a feeling I am going to get sick of saying that…

This meal was delicious, the chicken came out so moist and the flavor was right on with the lemon and garlic. i will make this one again.

The P90X nutrition book says I should be having per day:

5 servings protein
2 servings dairy
1 servings fruit
2 servings veggies
1 serving carb
1 serving fat
3 servings snack
1 condiment (but we all know I am doing 2)

I know right? 5 servings of protein is a lot! But this is why it is the fat shredder stage, 1 carb and 1 fat. They say build up on protein because of the exercises. It all comes back full circle I guess, I need the energy in my body so I can get the energy I need for the exercises.

Snacks: I am a chocolate feen, i love dark chocolate milky ways, I have a candy jar on my desk and everyday i have some chocolate for a snack...yes this was before my P90X days...so to compliment that chocolate craving I have a chocolate PB protein bar. I get my chocolate fix and get my serving of protein.

Another snack that I just fell back in love with was string cheese. Remember when your mom would make your lunches for school and when you opened your bag and poured everything out on the table you eyes just lit up when you saw the string cheese...no?? Well mine did, and i have fallen back in love. One string cheese (low fat of course) is a healthy snack to have in between lunch and dinner.

Is it hard? Yes. the workouts kick my ass, but I am used to that because of soccer, but its the heathly eating. its the counting the ounces in a serving, its the planning ahead. I have to know what i am having for lunch so I can plan what I am having for my dinner. But I guess those are the growing pains. When you start something new it will not come natually, it takes time. Tick tock I guess...