Clean Eating - Day 1 and counting...

So today is day 1 of clean eating for this couple!  Josh and I have made the decision, for good, to eat clean and change our way of looking at food. Will it be easy? Well for us, not so much. We are horrible enablers of one another when it comes to food! We'll be really good for a couple of days then one of us mentions a craving, we're going to get it for the other and join right in.

Over the years, we have each gained a good amount of excess weight and have a good bit to lose. But we are not eating clean just to lose weight...we both want to feel better! I would like to get my 8 hours of sleep, as I always do, but actually feel well rested and energized during the day! We want to have energy to workout, go for walks with our dogs and just get out of this couch potato rut.

So, as we get started (and we've been great for the 2 hours we've been awake so far!!), please wish us luck and share any experience you've had with clean eating as well as advice. We need all we can get!

Workout for 10/29:
Upper body (weights) and 30 minutes cardio (we're going to do the C25K program)

Here is our menu plan for today (10/29):

Meal 1 - Morning

Lean Protein - 1 Egg White
Complex Carb - Quick Cooking Oats
Complex Carb - Green Smoothie (spinach, banana, strawberry, water, almond milk)
Healthy Fat - Coconut Oil (in smoothie and oatmeal)
Supplement - Ground Flax
Drink - Green Smoothie and 1 Liter Water, Coffee with Almond Milk

Notes:  The liquid egg white was mixed in with my oats then cooked in the microwave (I'm not an egg fan, so this is the easiest way for me to get some egg protein) and I added ground cinnamon, coconut oil and a packet of truvia. 

Meal 2 - Mid Morning

Lean Protein - Roasted/Unsalted Almonds
Complex Carb - Apple, maybe carrots too
Drink - Water

Meal 3 - Lunch

Lean Protein/Complex Carb - Turkey Chili
Drink - Water

Notes:  This turkey chili is AWESOME!  It has ground turkey, diced tomatoes, black bean, white beans, tons of seasoning and can be eaten with brown rice to add more carbs.  If you're working out, you need the carbs!

Meal 4 - Mid Afternoon

Lean Protein - Clean Chicken Fajita Mix (made in crockpot)
Complex Carb - Black Beans in fajita and whole wheat tortilla
Drink - Water

Meal 5 - Post Workout

Lean Protein - Whey Protein Shake: Chocolate
Complex Carb - Oats in the shake or Brown Rice cake with Natural PB

Meal 5 - Dinner

Lean Protein - Grilled Blackened Chicken Breast
Complex Carb - Sweet Potato with cinnamon or Spanish style Quinoa (also a protein)
Complex Carb - Brussels Sprouts
Drink - Water

Other supplements:  Fish oil, multivitamin

Hopefully by the end of the day, I will have consumed at least 3 liters of water, had all 5 meals, worked out and taken all supplements. 

Stay tuned for day 2!