mnb challenge: week two!

Week two of the of "move.nourish.believe." challenge with Lorna Jane and Fit Approach is over. I'm a little sad that there's only a week left! In case you missed last weeks post, basically you have a daily challenge that meets the weeks theme.  This week was nourish.  Each day you take a picture of that days challenge, and post it on Instagram and Twitter.  Not only have I met some awesome people, but I'm in the running to win a grand prize of $1000 in Lorna Jane active apparel.  This mama could do a lot with that many new workout clothes!! You can check out all the details here!

This week wasn't exactly easy.  We had plans to go grocery shopping on Monday, my hubby was supposed to be off all week, and our plans got flip-turned upside-down.  Like whoa.  Instead of being able to really plan this week out like I fully intended, I had to wing it.  I'm not great at winging it... but somehow, I made it through! :)

Feb 10: Go Meatless 

I'd be lying if I said this was an easy day for me.  I love my meat.  I have nothing against veggies, but I'd prefer them to be a side dish vs the main dish.  But, that's just me! I had a veggie chili with homemade cornbread.  Not too shabby!!

Feb 11: Take Your Lunch to Work 

I'm a stay at home mama, so every day is bring your lunch to work day! Haha! Like I said, I hadn't been grocery shopping so it was literally - eat what's in the fridge and pantry week - so I had an all natural pb&jelly sandwich on organic wheat bread with sweet potato chips, an apple, and kiwi.  As well as coffee {my fuel to get through my day with two babies}and some water!

Feb 12: Write it Down! 

Isn't it funny how writing your food down can sometimes make you cringe? It's not that I ate bad, it's just a visual reminder that I probably don't always eat enough.  I get busy, forget I'm hungry, and find myself missing an entire meal.  It's something I'm trying very hard to work on.  Hopefully the 21 Day Fix will help with that! :)

Feb 13: Smoothie Day! 

I love smoothies.  They're delicious! I won't lie, for years, I was notorious for starting smoothies around this time of year every morning for breakfast as part of my "countdown to spring break.  Since I've been a mama for the past 3 spring breaks, that wasn't really my focus, so it made me laugh when I made this on Thursday. It's funny how things like a smell or an insignificant action can transport you somewhere else immediately.

Anyway, my Shakeology that I've been impatiently waiting for came in, so I got to try my very first one as smoothie day! Woo hoo! I have to use the vegan formula since lil miss can't have milk or soy, but so far I'm pretty impressed with the taste.  This particular smoothie was tropical strawberry Shakeology, half a banada, a Cutie, and ~ a cup of strawberries with coconut milk.  I added some honey to sweeten it up because that orange twang just about did me in...  but then again, I'm not an orange fan.  I've since tried it with pineapple and I'm totally in love!! Yummmm...

Feb 14: Go Raw Friday! 

I was truly out of my comfort zone on this one! I'm not a raw fan, but I decided to broaden my horizons when my hubby took me to dinner for Valentine's Day! Our waitress started talking about the raw bar and I was immediately excited to see what they had to offer - easy check off for the last day of this week's challenge!! My pick was tuna tartare.  It was absolutely delicious.  Really.  I'll definitely be trying that again!

Next week is the last week in our challenge, and it's believe.  Tomorrow, I'm supposed to spoil myself.  Hmmmm, any suggestions??  :)