I sometimes grill a few cherry tomatoes on top and it’s almost (almost!) like a pizza inspired veg dish! My coach buddy was eating broccoli with grilled cheese, which I thought was an amazing idea. Some people make a small salad but I eat salad quite often on this plan and fancied something different.

I also now get fruit with this meal (usually 2 tangerines/1 purple). This was one of the harder meals to be creative with. Meal 3: Broccoli (1 green/veg) and cheese (1 blue/healthy fat). ( 1 green/veg, 1 red/protein, 1 orange/seed, 1 yellow/carb and 1 spoon/nut butter. Meal 2: Chicken sausages (or grilled chicken), salad, pumpkin seeds, with a side of peanut butter toast. This chocolate shakeology has been so important at keeping my chocolate cravings at bay for these 80 days – I actually look forward to it so much, and considering the goodness it provides, it’s totally worth looking forward to! Meal 1: Chocolate vegan shakeology (1 red/protein) mixed with almond milk (1 spoon/nut milk) and frozen banana (half banana, 1 purple/fruit). In fact, this program has made me eat more fruit and veg portions than I think I ever have, because I have to fit in 4 containers of veg and 3 containers of fruit in a day. I get carbs, proteins, fats…plus seeds, dressings, and plenty of fruit and veg. My meal plan for 80 Day obsession allows me 5 meals (plan B if any 80DO people are following my blog). But, the difference is, this is a fitness program for a set amount of days – follow it exactly and you’ll be fuelled for your workouts, get the best results and it’ll teach you how you can eat after those 80 days or whatever (depending on the program you’re doing) incorporating those ‘treats’ you might want now. Having said that, the meal plans don’t allow for ‘treats’ in terms of sugary snacks like other meal plans allow (you know the ones, you can fit in chocolate into your day if you have enough spare points etc). Add in your shakeology if you’re drinking it, and not only are you able to lose weight but you’re fuelling your body in the very best way to balance energy, hormones, bloody sugar levels, and get all your vitamins, minerals, fibre etc. So, the great thing about the Beachbody programs is that you work out your required calorie intake based on your energy expenditure and basal metabolic rate, and load up on real whole foods, spread over specific balanced macros. You’ll get more benefit out of 100calories of veggies than you will 100calories of ‘low fat chemical filled’ yogurt or cereal bar. Calories are equal in the sense of what energy they provide to your body, but they’re not created equal in what nutrients you feed your body with in those calories. I’m not of a fan of slimming programs that are all about the calories and not about the quality of those calories. I like the idea that I’m really doing good things for myself when I eat.

No processed crap! I mean, if you want to eat processed food and lose weight, there’s plenty of options out there, but I love the thought of nourishing my body with as much nutrients as possible. What I love love love about the beachbody nutrition plans is that they always concentrate on real, whole foods. I thought I’d share on the blog a typical day of eating while I’m doing the 80 Day Obsession fitness program.

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