Happy Fridayyyy! So glad it’s finally here! Looking forward to a little R&R this weekend but until then…here are some of my faves from the week. (And if you stick with me to the bottom of the post, there’s a little something special!) I received a package of all kinds of goodies from Quest Nutrition. I recently stumbled upon Quest bars after doing the Hungry Girl diet. These bars are super high in protein and contain at least 20g in each bar, which keep me full for a Read More
The Hungry Girl Diet- Week 4 Recap
Although this is fourth week of the Hungry Girl diet, I have to admit, I didn’t do a good job of sticking to the plan like I did in week 1. So this week 4 recap might be a little wah wahhh. It was a stressful week at work, and I had a major sweet tooth the entire week (I blame it on “that time of the month”…TMI? My bad!) The food that I did have from the plan was definitely tasty…here is what I would have for a typical day: Egg whites with fruit and a Bagel thin Asian stir fry with chicken Read More
Yoplait versus Chobani Greek Yogurt Taste-Off!
Since I’ve been doing the Hungry Girl diet, many breakfast options include Greek yogurt. And no wonder- it’s packed full of protein and keeps you full until lunch! I’ve been sticking with the recommended plain Greek yogurt as the base and then you customize it based on the recipe—add fruit, nuts, cereal as toppings, etc. But now that the HG diet will be over this week, I plan to continue to have Greek yogurt for breakfast…or even as a snack or dessert. But I’d love to broaden my horizons Read More
The Hungry Girl Diet- Week 3 Recap
Checking in for Week 3 on the Hungry Girl Diet! Similar to week 2, I came off a weekend where my husband and I were out of town so didn’t have much time to do food prep and was still recovering from my cold and getting some energy back so I could jump back into my workout routine 100%. Here’s a few of the meals I had: Grilled Cheese Platter (this was SO dang good- so creamy and cheesy!) Ginormous Salad with Turkey (super filling for lunch!) Fruity Fish & Potato Foil Pack with Read More
The Hungry Girl Diet- Week 2 Recap
So after a very successful week 1 on the Hungry Girl Diet, I was looking forward to week 2. Weeks 2-4 on the Hungry Girl diet plan allow for much more variety for each meal. For example, week 1 would have three recipe options for breakfast (oatmeal, eggs, Greek yogurt), but now the the variety has expanded with two more options for each meal and you can switch up lunch and dinner options any day of the week. I didn’t really get tired of the meals in week 1, but was excited to try some new Read More
The Hungry Girl Diet- Week 1 Recap
Towards the end of March, Lisa Lillien released her latest book, The Hungry Girl Diet. It is a four week program that claims: “Big portions. Big results.” I own several Hungry Girl cookbooks and love Lisa’s TV show and really wanted to give this a try. She claims that HG test dieters lost an average of 10 pounds in four weeks, with some losing more towards 20. I’m standing up in two weddings in the next couple months, so I was STOKED to try it out. (And random sidenote: my friend Kelly Read More
Workout Plan and Hungry Girl Diet
Well March certainly went by fast, am I right? Hard to believe that I am five weeks out till the half marathon! After enduring long runs on the treadmill, this was my FIRST outdoor run on the trails! I met Kim for a nice 10 miler at the local forest preserve. The first loop was great and the ground was still a little hard, but by the second loop- everything was super mushy from the sun. Needless to say, my feet were soaked afterwards! Photo courtesy of Kim This week’s training plan Read More
