MONDAY  --  I'm 7 lb. away from my goal.

Food
Smoothie with a banana, strawberries, scoop of Vega
12oz. of Vega Workout Recovery Accelerator
a Larabar
BBQ at work: Some raw cucumbers, cauliflower & sweet peppers, potato chips with some French onion dip, a veggie burger (Amy's Texas flavor) on a crappy white bun with a little ketchup & mustard, romaine, tomato, green chiles; and two baby brownies
Tall beer and big salad (greens, cucumbers, zucchini, lots of edamame and green peas, sunflower seeds) with honey mustard dressing at Ruby Tuesday's

Exercise
1.3 miles on the treadmill, then a 40-min full-body group session

I didn't eat great over the weekend. Saturday started out with a bang as I got into a huge fight with my husband, then ate A TON of brownies. And I'm not going to not list all the crap I ate on Saturday evening at the second party in as many days.

However, I do a public service announcement of sorts. There are SO MANY fantastic reasons to eat clean... however, if saving the planet, solving the healthcare crisis, experiencing vibrant health, and not being a part of animal cruelty aren't good enough reasons... and if you are a "drinker"...maybe this ONE reason will sway you to start eating clean:
When you regularly eat a clean diet...you stop experiencing hangovers. This is one of the first things I noticed when I quit eating meat and dairy. I don't know the exact science of it, but when your organs (especially your liver) don't have to work so hard to process your food, they become more efficient, thus better equipped to process the excess liquor. Saturday night, I split a fifth of vodka with a friend (I know - total LUSH). Sunday morning I didn't even have a headache.

I realize that this is more pathetic than inspiring, but it is what it is. I don't plan on tying one on like that again for a long time.............

Amy

5am... huge glass of veggie juice made with romaine, cucumbers, kale, lemons, ginger, apples; a small shake made with half a banana, handful of strawberries and a scoop of Vega Whole Food Optimizer
6:30am... 12oz of Vega Workout Recovery Accelerator; cup of coffee with Silk creamer
8:15am... bowl of barley with blueberries, flax milk, cinnamon, vanilla and agave nectar
11:30am... leftovers from last night's dinner: vegetable stew and brussels sprout  and dried cranberry salad
1:30pm... a cream puff (someone's birthday in the office), then several handfuls of Cheese Nips MOFO :-/

Later in the evening, I had a party to attend. I had a beer and two glasses of wine, a bunch of raw veggies (with some ranch dip), a ton of "stuffed strawberries" (loaded with sugar and fat I'm sure), and a mountain of stuffed jalapenos. Fuck. What a moron. I was so hungry and those things were sitting right next to me and they were unbelievable...and nobody else was eating them!

Sorry I wasn't more inspirational this evening.

Exercise
45-min full-body group session that kicked my ass. I burned at least 650 calories.