{"id":16556,"date":"2014-03-17T19:12:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T01:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=16556"},"modified":"2014-03-17T19:12:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T01:12:29","slug":"spring-clean-eats-day-1-starting-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2014\/03\/spring-clean-eats-day-1-starting-small\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Clean Eats: Day 1, Starting Small"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Scrambled<\/a> The first day of any challenge is always an amazing day. Full of motivation and eagerness. Let’s see how I feel on Day 15 or Day 20!<\/p>\n

Breakfast this morning was 2 scrambled eggs and 2 mandarin oranges. \u00a0I admit that I have cheated and have been trying to have a protein centric breakfast for the past week now. \u00a0I throw in fresh fruit as much as possible and I have discovered that I love having fresh fruit in the mornings.<\/p>\n

Back when I was having oatmeal all the time or yogurt and granola, I rarely put fresh fruit in those dishes. \u00a0A few exceptions like when blueberries and peaches are in season. \u00a0Fresh fruit starts my day off with a brightness that I don’t think I want to give up.<\/p>\n

I cannot wait until peach season!<\/p>\n

I also had two cups of coffee with about 1\/2C of whole milk in each mug.<\/p>\n

After breakfast and coffee, it’s been water for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n

Exercise:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today was a kickboxing day and I was feeling slow and winded during class. \u00a0I know this is completely related to yesterday’s (Sunday) eats. It was the last day before the challenge and also the last day of Birthday Week (for me). \u00a0We had some very yummy but not very nourishing eats. \u00a0During class, my body let me know it did not appreciate that.<\/p>\n

\"Hard<\/a>Mondays tend to be a little weird when it comes to an eating schedule. \u00a0My kickboxing class is at noon and I don’t get back home until 1:30. \u00a0Then we run the dogs to the park and out for a walk. \u00a0By the time we are back home again and I’ve showered, it’s just about time to start making dinner. \u00a0We usually have a smallish snack and then eat a larger dinner.<\/p>\n

I think I need to change that up a bit though and I’m curious how this challenge will influence that.<\/p>\n

Today’s mini-lunch pre-dinner snack was a sliced apple and a hard boiled egg sprinkled with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n

\"Chicken<\/a>I was totally ready to eat dinner this evening! \u00a0Chicken wings that marinated for about 20 minutes before roasting. \u00a0The marinade was:<\/p>\n