A career girl knows she expends a lot of energy throughout the day, rushing from home to work, to meetings, to the gym. One thing is for sure, staying active and eating right is definitely the key to staying in good shape and achieving #bodygoals in a just a few weeks.
Being a bit of a foodie (read here, completely obsessed with food!) myself, I've never really been into dieting to reach my goal weight or get the figure that I want. I mean, let's be honest here: I love eating and I love eating good food, so there really is no point in eating stuff I don't like in order to get the results that I want.
Which is why over the Summer, I worked on a carefully curated eating plan that would meet daily nutritional requirements and my insatiable taste for gastronomy. And this Summer has been one of my best bikini body seasons ever! Here’s an excerpt of my guide to eating smart all week long…
Breakfast
1 egg over-easy, over 8 grains toast and arugula
1 whole medium avocado
4 oz. Greek yogurt with 1 half banana, puréed
1 cup coffee, black
500 mL lemon-infused water
Snack
1 cup soy and sesame kale chips
500 mL lemon-infused water
Lunch
1 cup turkey and wild rice salad over 1/2 watercress
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 cup fresh raspberries
Snack
1 pistachio-chai muffin
1 cup of black tea
Dinner
2 slices thin crust pizza margherita
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 maple-walnut spice cookie
1 cup decaf coffee, black or tea
Total calories:
1,602
1 cup soy and sesame kale chips
500 mL lemon-infused water
Lunch
1 cup turkey and wild rice salad over 1/2 watercress
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 cup fresh raspberries
Snack
1 pistachio-chai muffin
1 cup of black tea
Dinner
2 slices thin crust pizza margherita
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 maple-walnut spice cookie
1 cup decaf coffee, black or tea
Total calories:
1,602
DAY 2
Breakfast
2 cornflake crunch french toasts
1/2 blueberries
1/2 raspberries
1/2 blueberries
1/2 raspberries
1 cup coffee, black
500 mL lemon-infused water
Snack
2 cups air popped Popcorn
500 mL lemon-infused water
Lunch
1 cup creamy brocoli-cheese soup
8 water crackers
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1/2 Greek yogurt with 1/2 cup blueberries
Snack
1 large apple cut into slices
2 tbsp of peanut butter
1 cup of black tea
Dinner
3 corn tortilla grilled chicken, avocado and corn tacos
50 g lime flavoured white corn tortilla chips
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
Total calories:
2,061
2 cups air popped Popcorn
500 mL lemon-infused water
Lunch
1 cup creamy brocoli-cheese soup
8 water crackers
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1/2 Greek yogurt with 1/2 cup blueberries
Snack
1 large apple cut into slices
2 tbsp of peanut butter
1 cup of black tea
Dinner
3 corn tortilla grilled chicken, avocado and corn tacos
50 g lime flavoured white corn tortilla chips
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
Total calories:
2,061
DAY 3
Breakfast
1 cup Greek yogurt, dark chocolate, walnut and blueberry parfait
1 cup coffee, black
500 mL lemon-infused water
Snack
1 large grapefruit with 1 tbsp sugar
500 mL lemon-infused water
Lunch
1 cup Lobster bisque
8 lime, salt and pepper grilled shrimps
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 flour-less chocolat chips cookie
Snack
1 banana-corn muffin
1 cup of black tea
Dinner
1 cup three-cheese chicken penne Florentine
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 half chocolate-amaretti peach
1 cup decaf coffee, black or tea
Total calories:
1,491
1 large grapefruit with 1 tbsp sugar
500 mL lemon-infused water
Lunch
1 cup Lobster bisque
8 lime, salt and pepper grilled shrimps
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 flour-less chocolat chips cookie
Snack
1 banana-corn muffin
1 cup of black tea
Dinner
1 cup three-cheese chicken penne Florentine
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 half chocolate-amaretti peach
1 cup decaf coffee, black or tea
Total calories:
1,491
DAY 4
Breakfast
1 spinach and goat cheese omelet
1 whole medium avocado
1 cup coffee, black
500 mL lemon-infused water
Snack
1 cup spicy baked chickpeas
500 mL lemon-infused water
Lunch
1 cup courgetti bolognese
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 apple pie granola bar
Snack
1 medium banana cut into slices
2 tbsp of Nutella
1 cup of black tea
Dinner
1 cup broccoli cheese Fusilli pasta
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1/4 Greek yogurt based honey cream
1/4 cup Lavender-scented strawberries
1 cup decaf coffee, black or tea
Total calories:
2,051
1 cup spicy baked chickpeas
500 mL lemon-infused water
Lunch
1 cup courgetti bolognese
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 apple pie granola bar
Snack
1 medium banana cut into slices
2 tbsp of Nutella
1 cup of black tea
Dinner
1 cup broccoli cheese Fusilli pasta
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1/4 Greek yogurt based honey cream
1/4 cup Lavender-scented strawberries
1 cup decaf coffee, black or tea
Total calories:
2,051
DAY 5
Breakfast
2 ham and egg sweet potato toasts
1 cup coffee, black
500 mL lemon-infused water
Snack
1 slice zucchini bread with chocolate chips
500 mL lemon-infused water
Lunch
1 Thai-style melon and beef salad
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 cup fresh strawberries
Snack
1 banana-Nutella protein muffin
1 cup of black tea
Dinner
100 g seared sesame tuna
1 cup cilantro lime quinoa
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 fresh raspberries
1 cup decaf coffee, black or tea
Total calories:
1,424
1 slice zucchini bread with chocolate chips
500 mL lemon-infused water
Lunch
1 Thai-style melon and beef salad
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 cup fresh strawberries
Snack
1 banana-Nutella protein muffin
1 cup of black tea
Dinner
100 g seared sesame tuna
1 cup cilantro lime quinoa
500 mL grapefruit flavoured sparkling water
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 fresh raspberries
1 cup decaf coffee, black or tea
Total calories:
1,424
