Delicacies

Lunch was fabulous! We had chef salad. It was huge! I can't believe we both managed to eat it all.

2 cups romaine lettuce
1 cup spinach
1/2 Roma tomato, sliced
3 oz ham
3 oz turkey
1/4 cup onion
1 oz mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup mushrooms, diced
1/4 cup celery, sliced thin
1 egg, hard boiled
2 tbs Organic Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing

Talk about fabulous! I haven't had a salad that filled me as much as this one did in quite some time.


Our afternoon snack consisted of another Big Green Smoothie.

Dinner is better described with pictures instead of words.


Dill Parmesan Salmon

6 oz Salmon
1/4 cup tomatoes
1/4 cup onions
3 tbs Parmesan
2 tsp dill
1/2 a lemon for juice

We opted to cook our salmon on the grill. I placed the Salmon on foil and sprinkled the Parmesan cheese atop. I tossed on the onions and tomato, followed by the dill. We placed the foil packs on the grill and cooked for a total of 14 minutes, turning after 9 minutes.

Fabulous. Simply fabulous! I wanted more.

Along side of the salmon, we had Parmesan Lemon Asparagus.

1 bushel of Asparagus
2 tsp fresh lemon zest
2 tbs olive oil
2 tbs Parmesan Cheese

We parboiled the Asparagus then placed it into a bowl with the remaining ingredients and tossed it.

Rounding out our meal, we embarked upon a lemon-garlic rice.

3 1/2 cup water
1 cup natural brown rice
1 tsp lemon zest
2 tsp minced garlic
dash of pepper

We combined all ingredients and brought it to a boil, reducing heat to simmer. Total cook time on the rice was 57 minutes.

The Day Begins

Today marked the beginning of our ever-changing lifestyle. I was up early and began the day by making a few smoothies, followed by breakfast.

For our five-year-old, I made a chocolate banana smoothie.

1 banana
1/2 cup rice milk
1 tbs flax seed
2 tbs cocoa

Yields 8 oz

For the two of us, I made Big Green's with chocolate.

1 banana
3 cups spinach
3 tbs flax seed
1 cup rice milk
1 scoop chocolate protein powder

Yields 16 oz

We are using our Big Greens as our recovery drink and protein bar combined. This is a major modification to the P90X diet we have opted for. We will use this as our morning snack and another will be made for each of us as our afternoon snack.

Breakfast consisted of Mushroom and Onion omelets, 8 oz of cottage cheese and 1 cup strawberries.

1/4 cup diced mushrooms
1/8 cup diced green onions
2 eggs beaten
1 oz goat cheese
1 tbs olive oil (for the pan)


Today's agenda for lunch is a chef salad. For dinner we will be eating salmon and wild rice. I'm looking forward to our supper. I haven't had a good salmon meal in some time.

Welcome!

We didn't get this way overnight and it's not going to change tonight. We are a couple on a mission to change ourselves from the inside out. We feel it is necessary that you know a bit about our pasts as well as our current standings.

Him:

• Age 30
• 5'10"
• 176 pounds
• He can be considered a junk-food-junkie. Favorite places to eat include Taco Johns, McDonalds, Burger King... the list continues.
• No real athletic background
  

Her:

• Age 28
• 5'10"
• 138 pounds
• Loves vegetables, fruits and anything lean. Although it's a love, after three children and poor choices, there's extra fats that don't need to be stored.
• Ran Cross Country in High School

As a couple, their goal is to not only support, but challenge one another into flipping their entire lifestyle. Small changes have been made along the way, but big ones are necessary.

The Plan:

As a couple, we've decided to modify the P90X exercise program to tailor our individual needs. He will be running the classic program while I will run the lean program. Not only are we bettering our lives, we get the opportunity to spend some great quality time together. Much of his exercise regiment will include muscle building, strengthening and endurance. I will focus on slimming out a few problem areas, building endurance and toning.

The Diet:

We will be working with the P90X dietary guide, though a few things will be traded out as we cater to our own needs. Instead of eating a protein bar as a snack, we'll be incorporating more fruits and vegetables through smooties. Vitamins, minerals and protein powder will be used. We will share more of those as we continue forward. We've also opted to not include most soups. As we are already experiencing decent warmth in the season, we will adjust and modify our meals accordingly.

The Outcome:

Our goal is to transform our lifestyle and ourselves over the next 90 days. It's going to be an interesting ride, but we are certainly up for the challenge.

We have taken before photographs and will share those soon. For now, we must begin prepping out all the fruits and vegetables we will be eating and drinking over the next week. We will bid farewell to our past selves and embrace the transformation into healthier, more energetic selves as workout begins tomorrow!