Friends I found a pretty cute blog/website last week with a fantastic diet and exercise plan to get back in your skinny jeans after the holidays. The problem is this is Lauren Conrad’s site (aka LC) so I was a TAD embarrassed to share it with you all. Back in the day I watched her show Laguna Beach and didn’t care for her personality, moping around her parent’s beach mansion while the other girls said funny things like “my car is dunzo” and “Steven and I would have such cute babies, they would be like so tan.”
But it’s been almost 10 years since that show and Lauren has blossomed into a major entrepreneur with a few fashion lines, multiple bestselling books and a community of followers on her website. So I respect her now, I guess.
Irregardless of who she is I think her 7 Day to Skinny Jeans Plan is a smart and sensible diet and exercise plan. Great ideas for healthy meal ideas and exercise options to keep you on track with your slim down goals and maintain your figure all year.
Check out her full plan here. Below are the breakfast and snack ideas which I thought were the most helpful.
LC’s Breakfast Options
Greek yogurt topped with walnuts, a handful of berries (or sliced banana) and a light drizzle of agave nectar
Steel cut oatmeal with 2 tablespoons of dried apricots, 2 tablespoons of slivered almonds and a splash of almond milk
Veggie omelet with a slice of whole grain toast (Click here for my favorite omelet recipe!)
Half an avocado stuffed with cottage cheese and a side of sliced tomato
Ezekiel toast topped with 2 sliced up hardboiled eggs served with half of a grapefruit
Breakfast Quinoa (Make a big batch and eat it for breakfast for a few days. It’s delicious!)
LC’s Snacks
1 medium apple with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
1 cup of red grapes and a low fat string cheese
¼ cup of almonds
½ cup of bran cereal (or Grape Nuts) with milk and a few berries
Raw veggies with 3 generous tablespoons of hummus
1 hardboiled egg with a few whole-grain crackers
Celery with a tablespoon of almond butter and a few raisins
She even has a book club. Maybe her site is to younger girls what GOOP is to me?
xo,
LEH
Mariah
January 9, 2012 at 7:50 am (11 years ago)Ok, I have to admit I was once a Laguna Beach fan too, back when I had time to watch it in marathons for hours on end..sigh…BUT this is perfect! I need to get ready for a trip at the end of Jan and just hadn’t found a way to motivate…I’m headed out to get the ingredients for the Cauliflower crust pizza today!
Melissa
January 9, 2012 at 10:37 am (11 years ago)I actually had come across this too and thought it was excellent, but did not want to give LC the credit. Ha!
Sarah
January 9, 2012 at 11:27 am (11 years ago)I never saw the show so I’m not biased against her. I just think she’s adorable! And has great taste in shoes. What a find!
applesandonions
January 9, 2012 at 3:14 pm (11 years ago)phew, glad “im not the only one! xo, LEH