 For this morning, it's a cool fall day here, so some oatmeal sounded amazing. So you saw that I did half of a cup of oatmeal and about three quarters of a cup of water. I did add some extra water. So when it cooked, there was still some liquid to mix in that protein powder. And then I did do half of a scoop of the devotion angel food cake protein powder. It gave me 10 grams of protein. I will link devotion down below. I do have a discount with them. This is my favorite protein powder to mix into oats. And then I chopped up an apple, a teaspoon of chia seeds, a tablespoon of chopped pecans, and then just about a tablespoon or so of this Lakonto cinnamon maple syrup. This syrup is so delicious. Again, I'll link Lakonto down below as well with 15% off. Topped it with a little bit of pumpkin pie spice, and that is a breakfast. This looks absolutely incredible. Good morning. Welcome to this week's What I Eat in a Day. I just put on some lip balm. Man, my lips have been so chapped as the weather is getting colder. This is the Tower 28 lip balm. This stuff is so good. It gives you that kind of pretty wash of color, but it's so moisturizing. I will link this down below. I just bought it at Sephora. You saw that I just had my breakfast. I just filled up my first cup of water with my liquid Einstein, which is a product that I want to share with you guys because I have absolutely been loving it. I have Palmer right here with me. Say hi, buddy. Say hi. Palmer's here with me. So this is liquid Einstein. So what this is in a nutshell is it is a water enhancer that you add to a cup or bottle of water. This is the Quantum Orange flavor. This tastes like tang, but it has a little bit of a sparkle to it, like a carbonated vibe without being carbonated. It's very orangey, but a really good orangey flavor. I've really been enjoying this product. This is designed not only to flavor your water. So if you struggle to drink your water, this is a great thing to add to water because it does add that little bit of flavor, but this is designed to help you with focus. So I'm pretty good with focus. I'm pretty. Once I set my mind to something, I can generally complete the task. But sometimes I just have so much going on that to be able to focus on one thing is a little bit challenging. So I wanted to try this to see if it really did help with focus. And I've been using this now for about a week and a half. And I have noticed a huge, huge increase in focus when I use this. I generally add a packet of this to my water every morning. Sometimes if I'm feeling a little overwhelmed or off focus in the afternoon, I'll add a second packet to my water, but it has zero sugar. It is full of antioxidants. It has your body's essential vitamins and minerals. It gives you a boost of electrolytes. It's focus enhancing and it's completely made in the USA. All you do is tear open the packet, pour it into 16 or 20 ounces of cold water, mix and enjoy. And it is completely that orangey sparkling vibe. I don't know where the sparkling comes from, but it tastes kind of like I'm having sparkling water, maybe not as carbonated as that, but it still gives you that kind of sparkling vibe. It has a proprietary neuro-enhanced blend. It has essential B vitamins for physical performance and it enhances your work, your study, your gaming and exercise. So what I haven't done yet, which I will by the time this video goes live, so I'll put my thoughts here on the screen, but I'm going to try this as a pre-workout. Generally I use them by adventure to fit, but this enhances exercise as well. So when I work out next, I'm going to use this as my pre-workout to see if I notice a difference in my workout. I definitely, definitely notice a difference in focus throughout the day and getting my work done, but I'm curious about my workout as well. In the liquid, Einstein are new tropics. So I wanted to tell you about the new tropics that are in here. If you were curious exactly what gives this product focus power, the first one is the Alpha GPC and this is a natural compound that rapidly delivers choline across your blood brain barrier. What this says is it's linked to raising levels of a stylochine and essential neurotransmitter for learning and memory. So it's been linked to raising your learning and your memory. Athletes and gamers swear by the Alpha GPC's unmatched ability to help with performance. It also contains Hesperin, fruits that is believed to play a role in plant defense. It's been shown to improve cognition and memory performance while being a potential candidate for mitigating oxidative stress. There's also Mucuna Purinins extract. I'm probably not saying any of these correct, but this is a tropical bean that contains L-dopa and amino acid. It lowers your stress, improves your mood, so you can feel confident getting everything done. It has Torine, which is an amino acid naturally created in the large intestine. You find Torine a lot in pre-workouts. Scientists call this the powerful antioxidant, a wonder molecule because of its incredible ability of maintaining hydration and electrolyte balance. So now you can stay at peak performance for more sustained periods of time. It also has Ginkgo Bioba Leafed Extract, which is a tree native to China. And this helps fight inflammation and memory loss. They've been using it for centuries in Chinese medicine, and it can even reduce anxiety and depression. And lastly, it has caffeine in it, which is a stimulant that promotes wakefulness and focus. It's essential in improving mental alertness, reasoning, and memory, so you can handle whatever your day throws at you. Most people associate caffeine with anxiety, jitters in the awful crash. But this blend of new tropics can keep you focused and protect your brain from fatigue. It's great for professionals, athletes, students, and gamers. If you really need that extra bit of focus, I know for me being someone that works from home, this has just been a game changer for focus overall. I really like it. It tastes really good. It's zero point. It has zero sugar in it. The ingredients are pretty good for a water enhancer, much better than, like, crystallide and some of those other water enhancers. So I'm really liking my liquid Einstein. I am excited to purchase more when I run out. That's how much I really like it. So I will go ahead and link it down below for you guys with a discount code if you're interested in picking it up. Highly recommend if you struggle with staying focused and staying on track. Oh, my buddy. He's a good boy. He's a good boy. Come here, come here. Look. But I would show you guys my Halloween shirt for today. This is so cute. This is Boo with the little spiders hanging from this. I actually bought this on Sheehan's website. I want to say it was like $6. It's nice and soft. It fits really well. I'll link it down below if you're interested. So here is my morning snack. I went ahead and measured out 220 grams or two servings of my good culture full fat cottage cheese. This is going to be my main portion of my snack. So I wanted to get in quite a lot of protein. This is 28 grams of protein, which is amazing. So I'm going to have that with some pepper on it. And then my favorite kombucha, the GT's fall edition kombucha. This is 60 calories. WW counts this as three points. Jen counts this as one point. So that is going to be my morning snack. Hey, Palmer, why are you on my table? Hey, get off the table. You kids, you can't be up there. He uses this bench to get up on the table. Hey, you need to get down. Get down. Come here, over here. Get down, get down. So here's my lunch. This was my meal prep, my instant pot, cheeseburger, tortellini soup. This soup is incredible. I mean, so, so good. It is six points for the soup, but I did go ahead and add a points worth of bacon bits and then just some green onion for zero. So my soup is actually seven points. It's so incredibly filling. If you haven't seen Monday's meal prep, I will go ahead and link that video down below. That is where you will find this recipe. It's so incredibly good. So that is my seven point lunch. Me and Palmer are here. We just finished our lunch. And I wanted to share with you guys a little bit about dossier perfume. Dossier reached out and offered to send me a couple of perfumes from their line. And of course I jumped at the opportunity because I love perfume, makeup, and skincare. I have a holy grail perfume, one that I've been using now for at least three years. It is the perfect scent for me. Whenever I wear it, I get a million compliments. I've shared this in a favorites video. I've shared this on my beauty channel. And so when dossier reached out and offered to send me their version of my favorite perfume, of course I had to jump at it. I also was able to pick a second fragrance from their line that was of interest to me and another scent that I really enjoy. So I wanna compare my favorite perfume with the dossier brand. But before we do, let me tell you a little bit about dossier. Dossier reproduces classic high-end luxury scents at a fraction of the price, keeping the exact same high quality by cutting all the expensive and the infamous brand tax. They have a risk-free system allowing you to try perfumes without committing to them. If you decide to return the scent, they offer a standard 30-day return period in which customers can return any unsealed 50 milliliter dossier perfume and get a full refund, no questions asked. They are very, very affordable. Their scents are $29 to $39. Well, designer scents range from $50 to $280. They say that they are very close to the original scent. So like I said, we wanna put that to the test today. So this is the Lancome La Vie Belle. So this is the one fluid ounce of the La Vie Belle and this retails for $53. This is the dossier version of the La Vie Belle. This is the Gourmand Orange Blossom. This is a 1.7 ounce for $29. So we're going to put this to the test and compare it side-by-side with my Lancome La Vie Belle. What I'm going to do is spray my original Lancome on one wrist and then spray the dossier on the other. We're going to let it sit on my skin for a few minutes and then we're going to smell them and see if they are close in their scent. So let's start with the Lancome La Vie Belle. I'm going to spray my left wrist and then my right wrist with the dossier. Ooh, the sprayer on that is really nice. Let that kind of sit on my skin for a little bit. And while that is sitting, let me tell you the other scent that I chose. So the other one that I chose is the Fruity Magnolia, which is dossier's version of Versace's Bright Crystal, which is one of my very favorite other perfumes. So we're going to smell this one as well so that I can kind of compare it to the Versace. The Versace retails for $78 and this one again is $29. So let's go in for the smell test. Ha, I love Lancome's La Vie Belle. Now the dossier. Wow, that is very, very close. So this one, I would say, is maybe a little bit stronger in scent, but the scent note and the profile is very, very similar. Very similar. I don't know that if you were wearing this one versus this one, if anybody would be able to tell the difference or as it wears throughout the day, if you would even notice that this fades more than this one. So what I'm going to do is go ahead and put here up on the screen for you what my thoughts were at the end of the day. Did this one last as long as this one? Because this one, I can still smell on myself when I go to shower at night. So I'm curious if the dossier one has the lasting power of the Lancome, but honestly, there isn't much difference. They both smell incredible. And again, 29 versus 53. And of course I have to do a little sniff test of this fruity Magnolia the Versace do. Oh, it smells so good. Oh yeah. Wow, that is very, very, very close to the Versace. I get all of those bright fruity notes of the Versace. Wow, I really, really like the scent of this. I mean, this smells so good. So this one is definitely a little bit more vanilla, fruity, sweet compared to the Gourmand orange blossom, which is a little bit more of that warm patchouli back and note that comes with the Lancome. But both of these smell absolutely incredible. And if this has the staying power of the Lancome, this is an amazing, amazing, much more affordable alternative. I will go ahead and link dossier down below. Go check out their website, see all the different perfumes that they offer, see if they have their version of your favorite perfume. They did kindly offer a discount for you as well. So I'll make sure that that is linked down in the description box as well. But all I know is I am smelling really good. Get him, Lola. Get him, Lola. Get him. Yeah. Get him, Lola. Get him. She pulls him by his collar. Here, buddy. Oh yeah, buddy, that's your bomb. One of my Trader Joe's raises the bar granola bars for an afternoon snack. These are actually really good and they have good ingredients. Here is what they look like. They're just really, really good. They're kind of a soft, chewy texture granola bar. They're made with maple flavor, oats, millet, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, and pumpkin seeds. So pretty good ingredient. 150 calories, that is my afternoon snack. I thought I would take you guys outside really quickly just to show you how pretty the fall colors are around our house. Both Troy and I were making comments yesterday about how beautiful it is. It has been a minute since I ordered from the Thrive Market but I'm really trying to focus more on better ingredients, especially as we move into the new year. I will be sharing with you guys kind of a life health update here in the next month or so and part of my reasoning for switching ingredients a little bit has to do with that. So in the meantime, I did pick up a few things from the Thrive Market. I will link Thrive down below. When you join, you actually get 25% off your first order and a free gift. So it's a great time to join the Thrive Market. They have thousands of products less expensive than your grocery store. Lots of organic, clean, whole foods. You can search by the style of eating that you prefer. You can search by brand. I just love the Thrive Market so much. I've been a member of the Thrive Market now for two years and I just love it. So let me show you what I picked up in this order and again, I'll link Thrive down below with that 25% off in free gift when you sign up for their membership. So I really like this Lesser Evil brand. I did share their Pumpkin Spice Popcorn in last month's favorite video. They just have nice clean ingredients and their products are really good. So these are their vegan sour cream and onion sun poppers. 45 poppers for 130 calories. They have good clean ingredients. They're non-GMO, they're grain-free, they're vegan and they are certified calio, so I picked those up. And then I picked up some potato chips too. I've been kind of craving actual chips and these are the Organic Spud Love Sea Salt and Vinegar Thick Cut Potato Chips. I got them because they're organic and potatoes are on the dirty dozen so it's good to have potatoes organic. An ounce, your typical amount is 130 calories. So I grabbed those for a cleaner, healthier potato chip option. And then I saw these Rice Krispie Treats from the brand Blake's Seed-Based Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treat. And I thought that I would grab these for a healthier, again, sweet treat. There's flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin spice and sunflower seeds for sweet treat. And I just thought nice clean ingredients. I love pumpkin anything. So I picked those up. I also picked up their Other Rice Krispie Treat option which is the Birth Day Cake. How fun is that? So this has flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, sprinkles and sunflower seeds. There's six bars per package and again, they're 90 calories a piece. Also the coca-mels, these are so good. The pumpkin spice ones are absolutely incredible. I bought one of these little packets at Natural Grocer's a couple weeks ago. These were a dollar less on Thrive's website than Natural Grocer's. That's part of why I love Thrive. Troy and I love these. These are caramels made from coconut milk. So I went ahead and picked up two packs. Every time you order from Thrive, they always have some type of promotion going on where you get a free product. And I chose the Bare Bones Bone Baroff. 10 grams of protein, zero sugar, 50 calories. This is the chicken flavor. So it's a nice portable protein. I thought this would be really good just to mix them with some hot water on a cold fall or winter day. And again, this was free, which is great. Again, every time you place an order with Thrive, even as a current member, you always get to pick out a free gift. And then I picked up from the brand Simple Mills which I've purchased this brand a lot. As soon as I saw these, I had to get them. These are their seed and nut flour sweet thins in mint chocolate. They're new. Doesn't that sound so good? I love chocolate mint anything. You can have 12 thins for 140 calories. These look really good. And Simple Mills is a nice clean brand. And then I picked up some sparkling water. I do like that Thrive packages everything really well. Before I share what sparkling water I picked up, I did also get the Elmhurst Rich and Creamy Oatnog. I love eggnog, but it has terrible ingredients. It's really high in points and calories. This one's only a hundred calories per serving. It's made with oat milk. So I had to get that just to try and notice the season. And then my Ouroboro waters, I have raved about these for so long. They are the least expensive price I've ever seen them on the Thrive market. They're 50 cents more can at Walmart than on Thrive. So I did pick up six of the peppermint watermelon which is my all time favorite flavor. And then four of my second favorite flavor which is basil berry. So I picked up four cans of that as well. So that is everything in my Thrive order. I'm excited to get back to ordering from Thrive on a regular basis. Like I said, it's much more affordable than the grocery store. Thousands and thousands of products to choose from. Honestly, there's so many products on Thrive I've never seen anywhere else. The membership is affordable. It's free shipping with a qualifying order. This order qualified for free shipping. I just love Thrive. It is just such a great amazing company. They give back with every single purchase. I just really like them as a whole. So I'll link Thrive down below for you. I'm gonna put away my new Thrive order which I of course I'm excited about. For dinner tonight, I am making French onion chicken bake. I am very excited for this recipe. So let me show you what you're going to need. First you're going to need garlic. The recipe calls for mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. I am out of Parmesan. So I'm actually going to use this alpine blend. It's Swiss and Gruair. I think that's going to be delicious for French onion chicken. You'll need some thyme, three or four onions, chicken breast, salt and pepper, light butter, beef broth and balsamic vinegar. So the first thing I'm going to do is slice the onions and get the garlic minced and ready to go. In a skillet, add four tablespoons of light butter. Once it's melted, we're going to add in all of our sliced onions and saute them down. We're going to let the onions completely saute down, get nice and caramelized and browned and then we'll add in the garlic and our seasonings. Once your onions have sauteed down, these smell amazing. I'm going to add in the minced garlic, salt and pepper, thyme and then I'm going to just stir these up one more time just until they finish browning and caramelizing. So I added two thirds of a cup of beef broth, two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. We're going to allow these to continue cooking down until a jam is formed. It should start to get a thicker type of consistency with the onions. So just keep stirring until that jam is formed. So I have a six by nine baking dish because I am only cooking three chicken breasts. I do have my onion mixture here. I'm going to put about half of that down in the bottom of my baking dish. We're going to put this in the oven at 400 for about 30 minutes. I'm going to pop some asparagus spears in the microwave and we'll have that with the French onion chicken. Yum. Oh, look at this French onion baked chicken. This looks incredible. My asparagus is just about to come out of the microwave. I'll plate it up and I'll be back to share points and calories. All right, so here is the French onion chicken bake, some asparagus. French onion chicken is six points on blue and purple and eight on green because you do have to count points for the chicken. This looks so good. I cannot wait to dig in. So here is what I'm going to have for dessert. These are one of my Lemberg thin stackers in lemon poppy seed. You actually get two chocolate covered rice cakes in a package. They are four points per package, 150 calories. All right, it's the end of the night. It's the end of my what I eat in a day. I feel like I had a really good day of food. The dinner recipe was absolutely delicious. I feel like I ate really well today. I'm feeling good about my choices. So I feel like I had overall a really good day. The dogs had fun today. Liquid Einstein and the dossier perfumes discounts all of that information down in the description box along with nutrition coaching, the recipe ebooks, my Facebook group, everything you need to know is down in that description box. If you enjoyed another what I eat in a day, give this video a big thumbs up. It really helps me out and of course I appreciate it. And if you're new or you haven't yet subscribed, hit the subscribe button and click the bell next to it so you never miss a single video. Thank you for coming along with me today. Happy Wednesday friends and I'll see you in Friday's weigh-in. Bye.