Wednesday’s are tough for me. I leave at 1pm for school, and I don’t get home till 9:30pm. Luckily, Wade rearranged his schedule to be home with the kids on Wednesdays.  Otherwise, it would not be possible!

I started the morning with upper body weights at the gym.  Ended with 45 minutes on the stairmaster, while I read all about Serine Proteases!   I desperately wanted to watch TV, but for some reason, reading Biochemistry on a cardio machine makes it “stick” for me!

I got home and ate another black bean, egg white, feta cheese omelette.  These are my new favorite!  I added mushrooms this time too.

Pictures before the sun comes out are just horrible for me:

Then I ate a Kashi- Nut Roll Bar- Yummy! (no Photo)

Around 11:30, this sandwich made from Ezekiel bread, lettuce, string cheese and a the meat from our burritos the prior night.

Then I packed for the road.  One meal was apple, string cheese, carrots.

  A second meal, cottage cheese and peaches My third meal was supposed to be this:  Quinoa, black beans, and corn.  But I didn’t bring it in the school building to use the microwave, so I actually didn’t eat it.

I really wanted to eat more than this, because this morning (Thursday) I’m running 11 miles with Eliece.  I hope my engine doesn’t die!

Monday was perfect! I ate everything I should. I even went to bed slightly hungry which made me feel like I didn’t “overeat”.  So, for fun, I entered all my food on Spark People, and it came out to over 2000 calories! I was seriously shocked.  For being 5’1, 2000 calories is pretty up there.  I could change a few things, like maybe 5 meals instead of 6? Maybe a lower calorie protein bar?  Something!

My workout- 30 minute intervals around the track behind my house. (photo obviously taken in the spring.) I love the track, because if the kids need me, they can just walk out back and get me.

Breakfast:

egg whites and black beans, with a touch of feta cheese in the middle!! YUMMY! With a banana

Second meal:  Oats/ berries, and protein powder

Meal 3:

Sweet potato and chicken (I do use my plates quite a bit)

Meal 4: I finally made a true green smoothie!  Thanks for encouraging me Venessa!

And then I got weak! Totally anxious as I await mail letting me know if I got into the Masters Program or not!  No letter today, but ate 3 of these macaroons while I watched for the mailman!

And lastly, our cafe rio burritos for dinner:

I really wanted to eat more of those macaroons. But luckily, I didn’t. And thankfully when I woke up this morning, I was still 121lbs.  So the three I ate wasn’t detrimental. Whew!

I say, Back in the Saddle, because Sunday was a bit of a deviation.  I kept justifying my eating by saying, “I’m only sticking to TRUE Body For Life protocol, and Sunday was the free day”.  I spent the first half of the day fasting, and then I set out to make chocolate chip cookies for our monthly family party.   Let’s just say, the only thing I ate on Sunday was cookies. I felt pretty crappy!

But it will not derail me! Yesterday morning, I got up extra early.  I was at the gym by 4:45am.  I did upper body strength training, and 45 minutes on the stair stepper while I studied for my Nutrition test.

I got home, and this is what I ate today:

I hate taking Ibuprofen.  It usually upsets my stomach. But this morning… I was desperate. I’ve never been so sore after a workout (or at least in a long time!).  I did lower body weights. Squats and lunges with weights and It’s killing me!!

Plus I lost track again.  If I get through the Masters program without gaining weight, it’s truly going to be a miracle.  I was supposed to be studying all day, and kept getting distracted with snacking.  I was pretty good, but nothing I can account for.  You know, grapes, pretzels, more Pirate booty, a granola bar, more fruit.   Just unconscious, hand to mouth, stuff.

New goal: For every 2 hours of solid study, I get to do 1 hour of something else, like blog, cook, read for fun, clean something etc.

Second goal! More beans.  I will eat 1/2 cup of beans every day!  If its dinner and I’ve had no beans, I will eat them straight from the can!

So, let’s see. Breakfast: More oats mixed with raspberries, and egg whites.

Cottage cheese and peaches

For lunch, egg sandwich

Applesauce with the sandwich

Then, that is when I lost count.  I started OK, but I don’t even know how far it went.

And I was actually EXTREMELY good for myself.  I only had a few scoops of cookie dough, and one cookie!  Success for not getting sick off of cookie dough for the first time in my life!!