light eats + speakeasy adventure

Weight this morning:  130.8
Low weight:  128.4
Goal weight:  125
Height:  5’6″

Workout:  Body Attack

I woke up this morning with an appetite, so I went straight for my blueberry overnight oats.  Now I’m officially out of blueberries, so I’ll stop with this breakfast kick I’m on!

Today was a busy busy one (had to meet a couple students before class, gave an exam, had a meeting with all the doc students, chatted/socialized afterward, graded the exams, etc.), so I didn’t really eat again until I picked up some deli salads from The Fresh Market. (I did have a brownie while on campus, though!)

I’m hoping this deliciousness will hold me over til dinner.

Tonight the hubs and I are actually going out with my dissertation chair and his wife for a night on the town!  We’re meeting for dinner at 8pm at a local joint and then we have a reservation to get into a speakeasy at 10:15pm!  There’s only one here in town, and we’ve heard it’s pretty cool to check out (prohibition-era decor and excellent bartenders), so that’s where we’re headed tonight.  Normally I don’t really support pretentious places that are tucked behind secret doors, require a password to get in, force me to wear a dress (yes, women must wear dresses), and serve cocktails that are $15+, but I figured we should at least go once for the experience.  Then we can judge. 😉  Anyway, I’m excited for it!

Since we’ll be arriving home quite late/possibly intoxicated, I decided to go ahead and post this now.  I’ll be back tomorrow with my Saturday eats!

Food i 8 today:

• blueberry overnight oats –> 1/4 C Quaker old fashioned oats, 1/2 C unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/4 mashed banana, 1/2 C blueberries
• 1 brownie
• 1/4 pound edamame succotash salad
• 1/4 pound edamame, cranberry, feta salad
• dinner + drinks OUT!

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eating at the computer

Weight this morning:  130.8
Low weight:  128.4
Goal weight:  125
Height:  5’6″

Workout:  Body Pump

Today I started with a great Body Pump class.  My eats were pretty similar to yesterday’s!  I drank a protein shake on the way to campus.

Then I ate my blueberry overnight oats a little while later.

Next, I sipped on the rest of the kombucha I started on yesterday.

When I got home around 5pm, I was STARVING, so I went ahead and ate another Amy’s burrito with a side of salsa.

I still wanted a little something after I finished the burrito, so I had a 1/4 cup portion of some Women’s Vitality trail mix I picked up at The Fresh Market a while ago.  It hit the spot!

So most of my food pictures are taken on my work desk or home desk because…I eat most of my meals in front of the computer!  I have heard you should detach yourself from all media when eating to truly enjoy and savor the food you’re eating.  For some reason, I enjoy the combo of food + computer and/or TV.  Don’t get me wrong, I love a good, long, unplugged dinner with great conversation and whatnot, but many times I eat my meals alone, so having the trusty ol’ computer as a companion just warms my heart.

Food i 8 today:

• protein shake –>  1 C almond milk, 1 TBSP sunbutter, 1 scoop Sun Warrior chocolate protein powder, 1/4 banana
• blueberry overnight oats –> 1/4 C Quaker old fashioned oats, 1/2 C unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/4 mashed banana, 1/2 C frozen blueberries
• 1/2 kombucha drink
• Amy’s burrito + 2TBSP salsa
• 1/4 C Women’s Vitality trail mix from The Fresh Market
• blueberry shake!

(ate too many ingredients from too many things to fit MyFitnessPal into one snapshot today!)

blueberry overnight oats

Weight this morning:  130.8
Low weight:  128.4
Goal weight:  125
Height:  5’6″

Workout:  Spinning

Today I actually prepared myself for a morning appetite and made some blueberry overnight oats.  The recipe was pretty simple:

• 1/4 C old fashioned oats
• 1/4 of a banana, mashed
• 1/2 C almond milk
• 1/2 C blueberries (I used frozen…fresh works, too!)

I just mixed these ingredients together (no cooking necessary) and placed it in the refrigerator overnight.  This morning…voila!

It was a little more soupy than a thicker oatmeal texture, but it was still a delicious and light pre-morning workout breakfast.  Loved it!

I took a spin class from the gym, made my protein shake, and headed to campus to teach.  Afterward, I did some work in my office and sipped on this:

I drank about half of it before going back home and snacking on this:

Dinner tonight was an Amy’s burrito from the frozen food section at Publix, paired with some Publix salsa.

Good stuff!  I ended the night with a bowl of sweet green peas…trying to work in those veggies as much as possible!

Food i 8 today:

• blueberry overnight oats –> 1/4C oats, 1/4 of a banana, 1/2C almond milk, 1/2C blueberries
• protein shake –> 1/2 C spinach, 1/2 C almond milk, 1 TBSP sunbutter, 1 scoop Sun Warrior chocolate protein powder, 1/2 banana
• 1/2 bottle of kombucha
• 3 oz broccoli + 2TBSP hummus
• Amy’s burrito + 2TBSP salsa
• 1 oz lightly salted almonds
• Green Giant sweet baby peas (entire package)

broccoli for breakfast (Tuesday’s eats!)

Weight this morning:  131.4
Low weight:  128.4
Goal weight:  125
Height:  5’6″

Workout:  Body Step

Today I woke up with QUITE an appetite!  So I headed straight for the fridge and started munching on some broccoli and hummus.

I know…it’s a strange choice for breakfast.  Sometimes, though, ya gotta go for what’s easy!

After my Body Step class, I had a protein smoothie and then headed to campus to teach my class.

After class, I stuck around for a bit to do some other work, and I got REALLY hungry again.  I snacked on a granola bar that I had stashed in my work desk.

Dinner tonight was my black bean burger patty + spinach + salsa mix.  It hit the spot!

I also had some Green Giant veggies

 

Dessert included a delicious berry shake–so good!

I also baked an easy peasy pineapple angel food cake (literally, just a boxed angel food cake mix + crushed pineapple) tonight that kind of crumbled when it came out of the pan and doesn’t look so pretty.  BUT it tasted great!  (I had to sample a slice hehe)

Food i 8 today:

• 3 oz broccoli + 2 TBSP hummus
• protein shake –> 1 C spinach, 1 C almond milk, 1 TBSP sunbutter, 1 scoop Sun Warrior chocolate protein powder, 1/2 banana
• Sunbelt oats and honey granola bar
• Lightlife black bean burger patty + 2C spinach + 3 TBSP salsa
• Green Giant Healthy Vision mix (entire package)
• dessert shake –> 1 C spinach, 1 C almond milk, 1 TBSP dark cocoa powder, 1 C blueberries, 1/2 banana
• slice of pineapple angel food cake

Light appetite after a heavy weekend

Weight this morning:  131.6
Low weight:  128.4
Goal weight:  125
Height:  5’6″

Workout:  Body Attack Express (45 min class) + Body Pump

Today I started with a Body Attack class followed by a protein shake.

 

Then I was off to campus to teach!  After I got home from class, I munched on some veggies and hummus.

 

…and some (unpictured) vegetable chips.

Dinner included these Green Giant brussels sprouts…

 

…and some (unpictured) trail mix from The Fresh Market.

For dessert, I whipped up a blueberry shake.  Yum!

 

So after a long weekend of not-so-great eats, I always like to really follow my hunger cues for a couple days to get back on track.  That meant today I only ate 939 calories worth of food, when I should be eating 1200.  I’m OK with that.  This weekend I likely had days where I ate 2500+ calories, so I’m not going to die from a couple of lower-calorie days.  And I’m honestly not hungry all day either.  Anyway, today (and maybe tomorrow) will be a couple of those lighter eating days after a few days of heavier eating!

Food i 8 today:

• protein shake –> 1 C spinach, 1 C almond milk, 1 TBSP sunbutter, 1 scoop Sun Warrior chocolate protein powder, 1/2 banana
• 3 oz broccoli + 2 TBSP hummus
• 1 oz vegetable chips
• Green Giant brussels sprouts in butter sauce (entire package)
• dessert shake –> 1 C spinach, 1 C almond milk, 1/2 banana, 1 TBSP cocoa powder, 1 C blueberries

First day of teaching!

Weight this morning:  ??? (still too scared to check!)
Low weight:  128.4
Goal weight:  125
Height:  5’6″

Workout: Body Step

Oh goodness, my legs are SO SORE today.  Between Body Pump yesterday and then pushing it at Body Step today, my legs are on fire!  I have spinning on the agenda for tomorrow, but I’m not so sure that’s a smart idea!

Anyway, I had a busy day, but squeezed in some healthy eats throughout.  I started with my usual protein shake, which I drank on my way into campus today for my first official day of teaching!  (I just went over the syllabus yesterday.)  As I mentioned before, I will be teaching this class for the next 6 weeks, Monday through Friday for an hour and fifteen minutes each day.

 

After teaching, office hours, and some chatting with my friends, I headed to my annual “lady doctor” appointment. 🙂  I snacked on a Larabar on the way.

 

Afterward, I had a few more errands to run, and by the time I got home I was pretty hungry!  I had veggies for dinner again.

 

And then around 8pm I had a little dessert smoothie (blueberries, banana, almond milk, spinach, and dark cocoa powder combo)

Again, I was still pretty light on the cals today, but I did not wake up hungry AT ALL, and I’ve just been following my hunger cues all day.

Food i 8 today:

• protein shake –> 1 C spinach, 1 C almond milk, 1 TBSP sunbutter, 1 scoop Sun Warrior chocolate protein powder, 1/2 banana
• Larabar
• Green Giant frozen peas in butter sauce
• 3 oz Publix dip chip carrots + 1/4 package of Sabra guacamole
• dessert shake –>1 C frozen blueberres, 1 C unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/2 banana, 1 TBSP dark cocoa powder, 1C spinach