Morning came fast! My head hit the pillow and before I knew it, it was time to get up, even though it was still dark outside at 6 a.m. –Boo:( I got up and dressed in my “gym clothes” to prepare for Day 2 of my new gym experience ;)
First, I ate my power Yogurt Bowl breakfast: Chobani nonfat plain yogurt, 1 c. blueberries, sprinkle of Post Trail Mix Crunch Cereal …
Sadly, I was disappointed in this one. I decided to try it using organic frozen wild blueberries and while they made a nice “syrup” when I microwaved them, they weren’t very sweet or flavorful at all. Ugh. Now, I need to find something to do with the GINORMOUS bag of them that I bought at BJ’s Wholesale. Any suggestions??
After my lackluster breakfast, it was off to the gym again. I hit the elliptical for 50 minutes and did a 15 minute lower body weight workout with a few ab sets thrown in at the end. What I’m liking about the gym is I am extending my workout time without it seeming like it; it’s fun to be exercising with others and goes by so much quicker than when I’m in my dreary old basement :)
I couldn’t wait to get to lunchtime! I was craving eggs, so I put together a “kitchen sink” scramble. Every leftover veggie in the fridge went in there: spinach, broccoli, red pepper and red onion. I also threw in some diced ham and 2% cheese…
It was perfect with a small slice of Seven Grain Bread…
After lunch, I was able to get a little house cleaning done. My list of “to do’s” is a mile long with things I want to get accomplished before the holidays and I’m stinking with time management, lately. I have to get better at being more efficient!
School let out and snack time was imminent. Even though I wasn’t very hungry, I decided to eat to avoid the potential for disaster! I opted to snack smart with an apple and PB2 which I ended up sharing some of with little daughter…
This snack worked out well in holding me over until dinner. Yay, no disaster!!!
I had a nice, healthy dinner planned of barbequed pork chops, grilled sweet potatoes and salad. Faces were made by the daughters. Faces were made back by me. Everyone ate…or else ;P
Thankfully, to save them from this horrendous dinner, I made these dinner rolls that I was obsessed with making after seeing them on Zesty’s blog. I did fool with the recipe by using half whole wheat flour. They didn’t look as professional as Zesty’s, but tasted great!
I picked on a few more pieces, then packed them up to dodge that potential for disaster! Whew!
Hope you have a Happy Friday!!
ONE GOOD THING: I made it through after-school snack time with just a healthy snack and no other munching!!
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Conquering the snack monster is a huge success! Great job all the way around.
I love how you described your daughter's faces when they saw the dinner. Unfortunately, I know all too well what those faces look like at my table too!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Great job ! I used to get those faces, accompanied with screams and a lot worse. All is different now. My son was looking over my shoulder and he said "Wow mom, she made grilled sweet potatoes ! I love sweet potatoes ! And she had good bread !" So I am seeing sweet potatoes in the futre here today- good thing because I was low on sides for lunch and you inspired me !
I hate when I am disappointed with food- sorry about the blueberries. I tried a frozen bag and threw them out recently. Although my bag was small. How about throw them in smoothies?
Dinner looked YUMMY!! I love pork chops!!!
These foods look yummy but losing weight requires discipline. That is why I always do my exercise, follow my diet and take Herbalife. So far, I have lost 13 pounds in 2 weeks.
Looks Yummy and I'm sure it was delicious. Good job! :)
for what it is worth, even though your bfast tasted less than amazing it sure looked epic! i can never get my PB2 to look like actual PB, you do a good job of it. i need to add less agua i think! one good thing i booke dmy flights for foodbuzz fest today! have a great weekend m'lady!
I'm so glad you are enjoying your workouts at the gym! I also find it easier to get in a longer workout when I'm surrounded by others who are working out...
Good job on "dodging disasters!"
Happy Friday! :)
Wow, what a healthy and awesome set of meals! They look delicious.
And I tend to add a bit of sweetener (currently Truvia) when using frozen blueberries as a topping, or I throw 'em in a blender with sweeter fruit like bananas for a smoothie.
Good for you on teh early wake-up to get to the gym! I do it every day - out by 5:45 - Tues/Thurs workout with friend at gym and then Mon, Wed and Fri teach a bootcamp (I work out with the bootcampers). Always home by 7:30 and then off to work until 6ish...and then rinse and repeat. It only gets easier though, I promise! You'll jsut start to feel fabulous!
I;m thinking purple oats or blueberry smoothies!! your kitchen scramble looks good.
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