Before I get today, I had a little snack session last night while watching Biggest Loser… First I snacked on some Puffins because I was truly hungry… and then Bill brought out his dried fruit trail mix (Archer Farms) and I definitely picked out a substantial amount of raisins and dried bananas… I was not hungry in the slightest and felt really full afterwards!
Then, perhaps from the sugar, while watching Biggest Loser I fell asleep during the last 15 minutes and so did Bill! I was so mad this morning when I woke up and realized it! Luckily, thanks to google I was able to find out who was voted off. Who is your favorite contestant? Mine is Kristen. I just love her, I think she is such a nice, all-around girl and has a great approach to life in general. The mud-wrestling contest last night was hysterical! I think my 2nd favorite is Filipe ~ he’s hysterical and I love how he has fun with everything!
I was sad this morning after eating breakfast because I used up the last of my yummy strawberries; however, it was a really delicious bowl so I can’t complain too much! As you may have guessed, I switched back to oatmeal this morning! I think oatbran & oatmeal are basically tied as favorites in my eyes. This bowl included:
- 1/2 c oats
- cinnamon
- 1 T blueberry flax
- 1/2 a sliced banana (cooked with oats)
- chopped strawberries
- chopped pecans
Can we say decadent?!
Mid-morning, it was time for a Gala apple & PB2. I realized everyday since last Wednesday, I have consumed one of these apples. I know this because I bought a big bag of them when I went food shopping and it’s almost all gone. Luckily, I’ve been able to brave off the sickness that is going around my office and I’m wondering if it’s because of my apple each day… “An apple a day keeps the doctor away…” hehe…
Sadly, my snack didn’t fill me up AT ALL like the other day. I was starving an hour after eating it and wound up eating my lunch as soon as my morning meetings ended at 12pm. I was excited about the lunch I had packed though 
I started with a big salad filled with spring mix, cannelini beans, carrots, salmon, pepper, and my mustard vinagrette. It was SO flavorful!
Then I had a slight repeat of yesterday and had a slice of Arnold’s ww bread with my homemade hummus.
And to top it all off, cottage cheese with chili powder sprinkled on top. I never tried this before since I almost always put cinnamon on top, but I liked the spicy change!
My lunch held me over for only 2.5 hrs and I started to get ravenous. I feel like I’m getting hungrier and hungrier as the week goes on… Maybe it’s a sign that I should be eating more since I’m not eating “crap”? I wound up just snacking on my homemade banana nut bread Larabar. I think tomorrow I’m going to bring two of them and see if that helps.
I am planning on skipping the gym today since it’s been a while since I had a rest day, plus I have a meeting that will run late, and I need to go grocery shopping after work. I think before I go, I might run in the house and grab a quick snack to tide me over to dinner, since I have to pass our house anyway en route… I’ll post it tonight with dinner
Oh and I know when I posted about Crap-Free Week I made a committment of doing 30 minutes of activity everyday, but today I need a break, so I’m counting my hour or so that I’ll spend buying groceries, loading them in & out of my car, and unpacking them as my 30 minutes of activity. I hope that’s not cheating. I also plan on doing some light stretching since my muscles are sore from all the cardio I’ve been doing!
PS. LOVE all the great comments I received regarding today’s Love Yourself topic: Body Image!!!!!!!! You guys are my inspiration
