I’ve been so rushed in the morning! I don’t know why I can’t get in a better groove; maybe it’s the waking up in the dark that’s throwing me off! I got the daughters ready for school and made up my breakfast before running out the door. I was excited to try this Banana Oat Smoothie that I found on the Clean Eating Club site. I put all the ingredients in the blender with a few ice cubes and whizzed it up. I substituted Chobani nonfat plain Greek yogurt for an extra protein boost, too. I poured it in my to-go bottle and hurried out the door…
I wasn’t sure how the oats would taste in this, but it was great! I really liked it! It was filling but not too heavy to workout after drinking it. I can see having this often on rushed mornings!
I headed to the gym and watched my boyfriend, Dr. Oz while on the recumbent bike. I wasn’t loving that bike so much. I didn’t feel like it was doing much, so I got off after 30 minutes and hopped on the treadmill for another 25 minutes. I’m learning how to work all the bells and whistles of the machines and I fooled with the incline to pump it up to 8% – I think. It was up there; I felt like I was walking uphill for sure! I finished up with 20 minutes of upper body and abs weight work. I love doing the flab ab stuff.
After home and showered, I realized it was time for lunch. My stomach was finally growling; that smoothie really held me over! But, once I became hungry, I was HUNGRY and needed something quick. I heated up a Cuban Black Bean Patty from the freezer (they froze so well!), topped it with avocado slices and placed it on a Pepperidge Farms Deli Flat.
I went with a half serving of Kettle Brand Baked Barbeque Potato Chips and a ripe pear on the side…
For “dessert”, I had a calcium chew! My sneaky way of getting some chocolate!
The rest of my afternoon was spent in the car taking the daughters to and fro and settling at 2 hours of dance class. I remembered to bring a car snack, so that I wouldn’t be starved by dinner…
still “noshy” , so I had this Clif Mini Bar, too…
That did the trick. When we got home for dinner, I wasn’t famished and looking to munch. Dinner was easy; I picked up fried chicken at the grocery store for the husband and daughters! They were thrilled, especially after seeing what I was having – Salmon Roulette, leftover grilled sweet potato (yep, that’s the last of it!) and salad…
I ended the night with a cuppa Teeccino while folding laundry, “tweeting” and watching The Biggest Loser (what is UP with Jillian and her screaming??!! It’s more than ever!)! How’s that for multi-tasking?!
Hope you all had a great day!
ONE GOOD THING: I made a cup of Teeccino after dinner instead of dishing out some dessert. It satisfied me and I didn’t “look” for anything else.
Question of The Day: What did you think of The Biggest Loser last night?
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