Here is another Day in the Life: Mel’ Meals post. I document everything I eat for the day (and non-water beverages). If you have questions about how I prepared something or where I bought something then let me know.

I have decided to decrease my calorie intake slightly and do less cardio (more details at the end). I only cut out 150 calories and kept my macro percentages the same, but it always takes me a couple days to get in the habit of how much food to pack for each meal. Here is everything I had on Monday.

4:30am – Pre-workout

The typical start to my morning…. 1 liter of water, half plain and the other half mixed with 1 scoop MusclePharm Assualt (fruit punch). 1 BCAA capsule pre-workout, one post-workout. [Read more…]

Time for Day in the Life: Mel’s Meals where I show you everything I ate and drank throughout the day. I do not show you how much water I drink per day, but if you are interested then let me know. I average between 4-5 liters per day, occasionally 6. Yep, lots of water and LOTS of bathroom breaks! Here is everything I ate on Monday. [Read more…]

Day in the Life: Mel’s Meals posts are to show you what I eat throughout the day. I try to mix things up when I am doing meal prep but tend to gravitate towards the same foods. I like protein and I like mixing up my vegetables. I have oatmeal in different forms each week, but have it almost every day. Sometimes I get crazy and try new combos or techniques. In this case, poaching my own egg! Let’s get to it. Here is everything I ate on Monday. [Read more…]

This week I chose to track what I ate on Monday. Donny went grocery shopping on Saturday for me so I didn’t have to go Sunday. He bought a ton of veggies and I was not mad about it! He grilled all the veggies this week including green beans, Brussels sprouts, zucchini, eggplant, and carrots. I made a grilled veggie salad for dinner Sunday night and it was fantastic! I highly recommend it. Alright, here is everything I ate on Monday. [Read more…]

First of all, happy St. Patty’s Day! Any plans for today? Any green beers being consumed?!?! I think I had plenty this last weekend…..

Even though it was only three-ish days of vacation I definitely gained a couple pounds! I ate very different than my normal (even compared to other vacations) and drank a lot more (emphasis on a lot). I have been trying to keep it under control now that I’m back and get rid of those couple pounds. I’m not too worried honestly and have been drinking a lot of water to help with it too. It is going well so far! Here is what I ate this last Tuesday from start to finish….. [Read more…]

This week’s Day in the Life: Mel’s Meals post is everything I ate Tuesday of this week. I did really well and hit my macros almost exact. Then about 8:00pm I started getting hungry…. after analyzing if I was truly hungry or just bored/dehydrated I decided it was best to have a small snack before bed. I am actually glad I did. I could tell my body didn’t have enough food for the day, regardless of what my calories said….some days you just need more food! Anyway, here is everything I ate earlier this week. [Read more…]

Today’s Day in the Life: Mel’s Meals post is what I ate Monday. I had a weekend FULL of cheat meals and didn’t track any of my food Saturday or Sunday, which is rare for me to skip both days. I definitely felt like I needed to get back to clean foods and so I am being extra careful this week. Splurges are fine occasionally, but need to balanced back out at some point. Here goes, this is everything I ate Monday. [Read more…]