Mulligan! I need a Do-Over!

Half way through last week, I decided that I needed a do-over. I just couldn't finish 21 Day Fix Extreme knowing that I didn't give it my best shot.  The first week was not great. I was trying to find my footing with the eating plan and figuring out what works for me, then I cheated WAY to much and gave in to my bad habit of stress eating.  Normally, I wouldn't beat myself up over it.  It was only one week. No big deal.  Except this program is only 3 weeks! That's it! So one week is a big deal.  So, I decided that I wanted a Do-Over! I am counting Week 1 as practice, and treating this week as my final week! Things have gone MUCH better since I have figured out how to make this eating plan work for me, so I am excited to see how one more week will effect my results!

The eating plan is not easy, by any means.  It's easy to plan, but not necessarily easy to carry out.  I miss half and half.  I drink my coffee with a tsp of organic half and half.  After a few weeks of drinking it black or blended with a tsp of coconut oil instead, I miss my coffee.  I look forward to the Extreme days because I can have fruit! Yay! On my last Extreme day I had a half a banana with almond butter and a some of a peach.  It was delicious!

That being said, I am still eating very yummy food! The biggest thing for me is finding ways to prepare food that I can eat on the Countdown to Competition Plan and that my family can eat as well.  I am not the kind of mom that cooks a different meal for everyone. No way! I feed my kids what I eat.  We all eat the same foods for dinner, but sometimes their food has a different spin. 

Exhibit A:

These turkey meatballs are FANTASTIC! I used the recipe straight out of the 21 Day Fix Extreme recipe book. Delicious! My husband even came out of our back room and asked what I was making because it smelled so good.  Everyone (except me) had seconds!  They were super easy to make, so next time  I will make a triple batch so I can freeze the rest and have them on hand for a quick dinner.  I ate my meatballs over zucchini noodles with garlic, pepper and tsp of olive oil.  I made quinoa pasta for my kids, mixed some zucchini noodles in with the regular noodles and topped it with spaghetti sauces and meatballs.  The kids and my husband have all asked me to make it again! :)

Exhibit B:

The Countdown to Competition Plan includes a lot of fish.  We like fish in our house.  My kids will eat grilled fish no problem, but we have had it a lot since I started this plan.  I knew I needed to change it up for the family so they wouldn't tire of it.  Tonight I grilled the fish, seasoned it a little differently to appease my own taste buds, and served it with a salad.  However, for my kids I put all the same stuff in a tortilla, added cheese and a special sauce (Greek yogurt mixes with a salsa) and served them tacos! It was a huge hit! My 4 year old ate 2 whole tacos! Then they finished their dinner with strawberries. 

This healthy eating thing, is a journey, not a one time gig.  It's important to me to teach my kids how to eat healthy and to enjoy eating healthy foods at a young age.  That is why I am declaring Week 1 a Mulligan! I may have had a few too many cheats the first week and it took me a few days to figure out when and what to eat to make this plan work for me, but I am not giving up! I am seeing this through!