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!!

I think I need to bring music running next time. Although I really love running in the quiet of the morning, I may have run faster if I had some tunes.  I did run in intervals, but was somewhat sporadic about it.  You know when you think…I feel great, I’ll run faster, and then, I’m tired, I’m slowing down. Those kind of intervals.

I love that Garmin! I won it at the half marathon last summer!

Ate a banana before the run, since I knew I’d be gone long.

Super hungry after the run.   Eggs and tortilla. 

Spent an hour with my sister while she finished up this video! It turned out way cute.  She’s doing some sort of Palm Pre product thing.

After Sarah’s, another Protein bar.  These were the best price of protein bars for the amount of protein in contains.  (we found them at Costco), But in the past, I would have never eaten a meal replacement bar that contained 300 calories! It just seemed way to high.  But it hasn’t affected my weight loss in anyway way.  So, I’ll just keep eating them for now.

1:00, I realize this does not look appetizing.  But it was super good.  Some beef roast on a salad with some string cheese and tomato. And a pear.

3:00: sitting down to study, so I’m munching on carrots, rather than pirate bootty this time!  Along with some cottage cheese, a small scoop of yogurt (because it was flavored, and I didn’t want the whole amount), and banana.

For dinner: Some broccoli and an egg white.  I just didn’t have much of an appetite for some reason.

Some foods that I have not been getting enough of, and I will try harder tomorrow is Brown rice, wild rice, beans, maybe some quinoa…

I’m still 121 lbs.  I know it isn’t much, but I’m 5 foot 1, and carry all of that 121 lbs in my butt.  So, instead I’m keeping measurements.  2 weeks ago, My hips measured 39 inches.  Now, under 38 inches, in just two weeks.  Mostly water I’m sure, but I’m thrilled, and it feels great!

Titles are somewhat easier on blog.superhealthykids.com, because those posts are actually ABOUT something!  But the day to day life blogs, such as this… what do you say??  It’s Wednesday! Title enough? I don’t know what I’m talking about.   I’ve been up since 4am.  Now I’m waiting for my evening class to start, and so I’m a bit loopy!

I was at the gym by 5am. Much preferred. Especially being lame on the weights, I don’t need anyone watching!  There were still quite a few people there, but not as many people as there were by 6. 

So, I did an upper body weight routine.  (Body for life style).  Then I got on the elliptical for 30 minutes.  Luckily someone left a SELF magazine for me to read. Whew!

My eating was much more intentional!  Scrambled egg whites on whole wheat tortilla with a banana at 7:15 am

9:00 AM: Cottage cheese and peaches

11:30 AM: The rest of the peaches, chicken, and sweet potato. So addicted to those sweet potatoes!  They are seriously so super filling! I could eat them everyday.  That was my last one, so maybe I better stop at the grocery store tomorrow.

2:00PM Protein bar (just before class)

4:30 PM Greek yogurt (plain with agave syrup), pear, hard boiled egg, carrots, orange… ate in the car on the way to my night class.

All packed in this handy Speed Racer lunch bag