What I Ate Wednesday #39

Hello, hello, and happy Wednesday! 

Since we're going extra green for March, in today's WIAW I'm gonna post some weekly eats, but I'm only gonna highlight/explain the extra green meals.



Don't forget to head back over to P&C to see other foodies delicious eats as of lately!

3/06/13 - Breakfast & Snack

3/06/13 - Dinner: mmm... I really love brinner! 

  Fluffy pumpkin protein & flaxseed pancakes topped with Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter + clean chocolate fudge + plain Greek yogurt + banana slices + chocolate PB2, with a spicy egg white chicken & vegetable scramble alongside!

3/06/13 - Dessert/Snack

3/07/13 - Breakfast: post-workout protein & flax... froyo?!

Cookies and cream green "frozen yogurt”/smoothie bowl topped with some Fruity Pebbles + peanut butter Toast Crunch + gluten-free brown rice cereal + broken up pieces of my s'mores protein cake/bars (also had some more goodies whilst cookin’, as per usual!), then topped with melted White Chocolate Wonderful peanut butter & some clean chocolate fudge + two banana slices... all frozen for a bit!

3/07/13 - Dessert/Snack & 3/08/13 - Breakfast 

 3/08/13 - Dinner: tomato basil bagel thin stuffed with plain Greek yogurt + kale + turkey + tomato + marinated red peppers + spicy mustard, and a small tuna/chicken/almond/vegetable side salad topped with a drop of low sodium soy sauce.

3/08/13 - Dessert/Snack & 3/09/13 - Breakfast

3/09/13 - Snack

3/09/13 - Dinner: hey! Before you judge........

vegetables are vegetables, regardless where they come from! 

This was a much needed, much EARNED treat meal. (I will never refer to my indulgences as "cheats".)
Lobster fried rice (yes, this exists, and yes, it's even BETTER than it sounds!) with some boneless spare rib tips & low-sodium soy sauce, some General Pso’s chicken (had A LOT more on the side, though. We got it for free......  that's definitely a good excuse!), a pork egg roll, and steamed vegetables with hot sauce (which I finished the next day)! I definitely love my healthy food, but I also love my indulgences and treat days! They keep me on track, and keep me motivated to eat healthy next time! I crave healthy after meals/days like this.

3/09/13 - Snack/Dessert & 3/10/13 - Breakfast

3/10/13 - Lunch: mmm... been LOVING these power-bowls lately!

Steamed fresh broccoli & carrots, greens (spinach + romaine + kale) with some leftover Chinese veggies, sweet potato & baked chicken all topped with onion dip (healthy Greek yogurt style!), some honey mustard & a sprinkling of whole flaxseed! Too good!

 3/11/13 - Breakfast

 3/11/13 - Dinner: another bento at work!
Microwave-baked sweet potato stuffed with salsa, plain Greek yogurt & baked chicken with a tuna, flaxseed, almonds & vegetable side salad.

3/12/13 - Breakfast & Dessert/Snack

Workout {Pictures} of the Week:

Still loving my ZCUT more than anything! Besides Daily HIIT... Absolutely in LOVE with their workouts! Especially their combat workouts with my bag! Oh, and speaking of my punching bag...

Let's just take a moment to bask in the glory that are my new gloves.

So, that's basically all I have to say in today's WIAW! (Hey... That rhymed! ) I hope you're all making the BEST of your Wednesdays! I can't wait to go back and read all of your lovely blog posts!

P.S. You can find full descriptions of, and some other eats/workouts here, here and on my Instagram!

The Peter Pan Diet

Hello darlings!

Inspired by Lindsay, this post is dedicated to foods I would eat if I were living in Neverland.
By that I mean foods my inner fat child would eat solely because it loves to eat... Foods not based on nutrition value, but on pleasure! Basically just what I would eat if calories, nutrition, my health and my body weren't an issue! My foodie guilty pleasures. 

I really like the concept of this post; it's making me think back to my childhood favorites, and it's also giving me ideas for my next challenge/treat day/meal! 

1. Oreos dipped in peanut butter... Any kind of peanut butter...

This was always my #1 favorite snack for the longest time. Honestly... I miss it!

2. Blueberry Muffin Tops cereal with vanilla almond milk

3. Applebee's mozzarella sticks

4. Reese's eggs

Somehow, even better and way more addictive than regular Reese's cups!

5. Take 5

6. Chili's sweet potato fries

7. Starbucks cream cheese-filled pumpkin muffins

8. White chocolate macadamia nut cookies... Preferably Pepperidge Farm

9. Dunkin' Donuts cream filled powdered donuts

10. Cannolis

11. Strawberry frosted Pop Tarts

... or maybe S'mores, warmed up in the microwave

12. Homemade Italian sausage meat pie

I could honestly go on forever... but I won't for your guys' sake (and mine, at this point)!  Truthfully, I love healthy living! I love healthy foods, I do! But, I also love these foods in moderation. I no longer believe that a healthy lifestyle equals deprivation, or restriction of ANY food. Because that's not equivalent to a healthy lifestyle. That's equivalent to the beginning of an eating disorder.

Honorable mentions:

• waffles with real butter and maple syrup... and maybe some peanut butter...
• BAGELS! Channeling my inner Jenn and saying ALL. THE. BAGELS! Preferably an everything with bacon, egg and cheese. And ketchup.
• froyo with loads and loads of toppings!
• Twix chocolate bars
• cinnamon rolls with frosting
• Dunkaroos
• McDonald's french fries
• LITTLE DEBBIE COSMIC. FREAKIN'. BROWNIES.

In conclusion, I just really love food! Healthy and nutritional or unhealthy with an equivalent of zero nutrition -- if I like it, I like it. If I could live off of oreos, peanut butter, steamed vegetables and fruit my entire life... You bet your booty I would! But, life is about treating yourself, and treating your body well at the same time. No food should EVER be off limits. There's no reason for it to be, unless you're allergic or it makes you extremely sick. Otherwise, there's no excuse to not enjoy a big ol' fresh-out-of-the-oven soft, chewy chocolate chip cookie every now and then!

Now, enjoy one of your absolute favorite foods for me this weekend, yes? Yes.  I will CONQUER a "fear food" or two this weekend, in honor of this post.

What would YOUR 'dream' Neverland diet consist of? What's that ONE food you will NEVER, EVER give up?

**All photos are from Google images and/or Tumblr! I do not take credit for any of the pictures above.**