Major workout day with a special surprise at the end!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Whew. I am exhausted.

The day started with my 60 min. yoga class. I didn't feel quite as strong as I did on Monday, but it was still a good class. After class I went to work, and when I got there I ate my breakfast:

2 slices of honey ham & a light string cheese- I needed the protein!

My workout must have burned alot of calories though, because I was hungry again very soon. I waited until 11am to eat my morning snack, which was a combination of dry cereal: Kix, Fiber One & Cinammon Puffins (I decided I prefer the peanut butter!).

This held me pretty well, surprisingly. Cereal normally seems to go right through me and I'm hungry again 10 minutes later! But I didn't take lunch break until 1pm, and I wasn't starving by any means. I ate my reheated grilled veggie burrito (which, as I expected, did not hold the "crunch" that I wanted, but was still delicious!) and snacked on some cucumbers, snap peas & peppers.

After lunch, work was soooo boring. I was just in such a good mood and feeling so great that I felt like I was totally wasting it sitting on my butt staring at a computer screen. Bleh. So.... I took off a little early. Headed to the gym for my 2nd workout of the day!

• Ran 3.1 miles on the treadmill
• Biked 1.5 miles of a 'Hill Program' on the recumbant
• Abs routie using the balance ball

Whew. I immediately ate a nectarine when I got done, I needed something in a bad way!

Then I went to Target to do a little shopping... Target is one of my favorite stores ever! I could spend hours in there. I bought a green shirt to wear to work tomorrow (it's Homecoming Week and tomorrow is class colors day; preschool is green), earrings, new slippers!, shoes, cereal & Starbucks chocolate.

When I got home around 5pm there was a package waiting for me... FREE CHOBANI YOGURT! My fellow food bloggers are constantly eating this stuff and they don't sell it anywhere near me. So I sent an e-mail to the company explaining my blog and asking where I could buy it, and they just up and sent me a box of free ones! I cannot wait to try it!

Dinner time!

Fruit Medley & Lunch Speak-Peek!

I decided that Wednesdays are one of my favorite days. Yoga, work, gym, home! And, it's my mid-week break from preschool. (Instead, I deal all day with finicky computers, which sometimes 'act up' more than my 3-year-olds.)

I liked my pre-yoga snack of fruit on Monday, so I decided to do it again! Except today, instead of frozen berries & mango, I had a small bowl of fresh pineapple, cantaloupe & grapes. And, of course, my typical cup of coffee w/ Light Vanilla Soymilk and Sugar Free Coffeemate. (However, I was just reading See Bride Run's blog, and she mentioned that she gave up coffee creamers because of some scary ingredients & trans fat! Yikes, I need to look into that....)

I'm bringing lots of mini-meals to munch on all day. My main "lunch" is something I concocted & made last night. Here's a sneak-peek:

It's a "grilled veggie burrito". The filling is a mixture of sauteed bell peppers, onions & mushrooms, with canned corn, black beans, salsa, a tablespoon of reduced fat veggie cream cheese and tablespoon of Hellman's lowfat mayo. Also, I added some cumin, black pepper & hot sauce. It's all wrapped up in a Flat Out Light Wrap and "grilled" on the stove. I'll reheat it at lunchtime in the microwave-- we'll see if it retains any of the crunch! I can't wait to eat it.

Well, I need to go finish up my beautifying routine & get on the road a little early, since the weatherman says it's pretty foggy out and my road to Mankato runs right along the river. Have a good day everyone!