I got my new workout shirt in the mail! It came from cafe press and is gray and white striped with strong is the new skinny screen printed in ombre blue. I love the screen print but the rest of the shirt was disappointing. The fabric is not soft and stretchy like I was expecting and is the kind of knit that doesn’t hold it’s shape. The shoulder straps grow as I wear it. I may be able to adjust things with my sewing machine but for $22 I was expecting quality more like my awesome Addidas ribbed tank.
Breakfast: 6 oz plain nonfat Greek Yogurt sweetened with 2 tsp stevia. Topped with 3 oz fresh blackberries (Aldi!) And a sprinkling of a little more stevia.
Pre-workout snack 1 rib of celery 2 Tbs of peanut butter and 1 Tbs and 1 Tbs of raisins. I wanted to show you my tiny measuring cup. It is 1/8 of a cup–the same as 2 Tbs. I use it for salad dressing, peanut butter, and dried fruit. I have 2 :).
I ate half the celery before my workout and the other half after my workout. I had got to work this morning (zero hour choir) and then when I arrived home had a few fires to put out related to my new menu website. By then I was STARVING–so the half before workout, half after was a great solution. Then my boys decided that they would like a snack just like mine….Felt like I would never make it to work out. Just a reminder that the earlier I do it the better.
The extra boy on the right is our cousin to play for the day :).
I just finished my workout of the month B. I had to modifiy some things but finished it all. Even Grant (20 months) did T-ups with me. I wish I had a video camera for that one! so cute!
Now to hit the shower. TMI? I always wonder how other people do their schedules so I’m just going to lay mine out there. I leave for work with 5 sometimes 6 kids in tow before 7 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I no longer shower in the morning. I shower right after my workout. And I love morning sleep too much to get up in time to workout before work. Bad things happen to my skin if I get this out of order since I seem to be allergic to sweat. Don’t laugh, I’m serious here :P.
Anyhoo, hoping this update and my shower will keep me busy enough that I won’t think of food until lunch time. The first week of a new fitness routine is the hardest for me. I have extremely strong hunger pangs even when there’s no reason for them. I’m going to hit publish now, but will update throughout the day as I eat more :).
Lunch: 3 oz romaine; 2 oz Aldi canned chicken breast; .5 oz toasted pecans; 3 oz (half) a chopped apple; 1 Tbs craisins; 2 Tbs Fit and Active French dressing.
Snack: Detour bar and a cutie.
Dinner: 3 oz romaine, 4 oz black eyed peas, 4 oz ground turkey cooked together with green chilies, cumin and cilantro; cilantro (lots) and Jack’s garden fresh salsa. With a side of baby carrots for more color.
Evening snack: 1 oz beef jerky and a whole grapefruit.
I have been extremely busy today. So even though my calories ended up on the low end for me (Seriously, before today I was close to 2500 a day) I really haven’t felt too hungry. I’m sure it will balance out later as my schedule clears a bit. I’m relaunching new parts to old businesses and building websites talking to programmers across the sea and contemplating how to spend thousands of dollars in a hundred different ways and freezing up with fear as soon as I think I might really do it. But if we do get a tax refund this year, I’m buying front doors with glass that actually seal. Either that or fix my car. Or….
Ok, so here are my fitness pal screen shots for the day. They should enlarge if you click on them, but I’m not promising.
I know my calories are low, but other than that I’m pretty happy. I nearly reached my 100 g of protein goal. I stayed away from all sugars and BLTs (bites licks and tastes) and I had a great time with my motivation calendar and the dry erase marker :).
