Happy Hump Day kids! I ended up going to bed too late last night, so I am dragging today. Oy. It’s days like this, I understand why people drink coffee.
Citrucel on the way to work – 7:45 a.m.
Breakfast – 8:45 a.m.
I made a smoothie today since I knew I had a lot going on at work this morning….I left the spinach out so I could take it to meetings and not get stared at. LOL
Strawberry/Orange/Banana Smoothie
- 1 frozen banana
- 4 orange slices
- 10 fresh strawberries
- 5 ice cubes
- Splash of milk
- ¼ cup oats
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
Blended to deliciousness. I only got to eat half before I left for my meeting, but I was full so I left the remainder in the freezer.
Snack – 10:45 a.m.
I wanted a granola bar, hardcore. Yum. Kashi Honey Almond Flax was consumed.
Lunch – 12:15 p.m.
So, I’m pretty proud of my lunch. I took some inspiration from Tina, and her NuVal Trading Up philosophy, and re-created a salad I’d had at our Farmer’s Market.
The original Greek Salad was:
- iceberg/romaine lettuce
- tomatoes
- cucumber
- oregano
- rice pilaf (made with white rice and tomato juice)
- feta cheese
- oil and vinegar dressing (red wine vinegar and vegetable oil)
Problem with it was it had such a lack of protein, it really didn’t stay with me. I kept saying “I wish I could get a chicken breast on it” – so I made my own!
Here’s my “traded up” version:
- romaine and spinach
- organic tomatoes
- organic cucumber
- oregano
- rice pilaf (made with brown rice and low sodium tomato juice…quinoa would be fabulous)
- reduced fat feta cheese
- oil and vinegar dressing (made with red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil)
- grilled chicken breast
Ta-da!
(Okay, so it travelled to work in my lunch bag and basically got ‘tossed’ in the process. Still!)
I actually had two containers of this salad…it wouldn’t fit in my container once I mixed it. LOL
Snack – 3:30 p.m.
Another granola bar! LOL Kashi dark chocolate coconut this time, while on the run.
So…as I went to leave work I discovered my car was acting weird. Drove the two blocks to the gym, got out – yep, flat tire. There’s a screw jammed in it. UGH.
Called Dave and told him he needed to change my tire at the gym, but it put me in a bad mood and my workout sucked as a result…
Exercise – 4:45 p.m.
Was supposed to do HIIT today, but I was grouchy, hot, tired, and mad about my car, so I did 30 minutes on the elliptical, moderate pace.
Abs work:
Decline Bench Crunches 3×12
Russian Twists with 8 lb. Medicine ball 3×12
Planks 3×60 seconds
Side Planks 3 (each side)x30 seconds — I’m bad at these!!
55m @ the gym (hotter than Hades, too. I complained today.) = 360 calories burned
Dave changed my tire (I’m completely capable, but when they air-gun the lugnuts on I can’t get them off!) and now I’m cruising around on my spare. Gonna drop off my tire in the a.m. and hopefully they can repair it. I just bought those tires in September!
Drank the remainder of my breakfast smoothie on my way home from the gym…I froze it solid at work, and since today was a short work-out, it was the perfect temp for drinking by the time I headed back to the car. I left it in my insulated lunch box while I was in the gym, though, because it was deathly hot here today, and my smoothie had milk in it. 🙂
Watered the garden and walked the doggle when I got home.
Dinner – 7:30 p.m.
Baked salmon with lemon, Annie’s mac and cheese, and steamed cauliflower. Dave isn’t allowed to have husks/shells/hulls/etc for a medical procedure, so I had to replace the rice in this meal with mac and cheese.
I’m certainly not complaining!
Evening
Hoping to sit down a little earlier tonight…last night it was 10pm! Too late!!
I’m posting this at 10pm, so I’ve already failed. LOL
I really need to work a 6-hour work day. That would be perfect. 🙂 I’d even be willing to negotiate to 7!
Some Cool Links
Arsenic in Your Protein? – Crazy…article here, list of proteins tested, here.
5 Reasons Your Healthy Lifestyle Isn’t Working – This was a good article. I’m probably guilty of some of these. LOL
3 Misconceptions About Meditation
Dr. Oz’s B.E.A.C.H. Diet – I normally think Oz is a bit quacky, but these are good points
