I woke up this morning feeling refreshed and excited about this challenge. After a solid 9 hours of sleep (sleep is extremely important for your health) I got ready for work and planned out my meals for the day. I learned this tip in one of the diets that I tried years ago and they recommended planning out your day and what you want to eat and stick to it. If there are treats at work or a food sample at the store, just walk on by unless you are dying to try what they have to offer. I work at a marketing agency downtown Chicago and we have meetings daily where we order from tasty places like Corner Bakery, Panera, Portillos(god I love portillos), etc. Left overs are always left in the kitchen. Today I decided to fill up my water vs grabbing a cookie. I wasn't really that hungry for a treat anyways. Water is also a very important part of your diet. I am the last person to push this on to people considering I struggle with kidney stones atleast once a year from dehydration, but today is a new day. The goal is 64 oz of water a day. If it is extremely hot out or you are working out, it is best to drink more than that. I am sticking with 64 oz for now. Baby steps...
The plan: I decided that each morning this week I would have a hard boiled egg to start my day. These are so easy to make. I boil the eggs for about 15 mins and just set my timer to remind me of this. I put the eggs in a bowl and splash some cold water on them. Stick them in the fridge and they are ready to eat! I also will pair a morningstar soy sausage pattie with the egg. I am obsessed with morningstar and even more obsessed with these soy sausages. At my old apartment, 2 out of my 3 roommates also were obsessed with these wonderful finds. If you haven't tried them yet, do it! They are great. I actually like them better than regular sausage patties.
Last night I looked through my fridge and cabinets and realized that I don't have a lot of food. Luckily I had a few cartons of cottage cheese so I settled on this for a mid-morning snack on day 1. I never liked cottage cheese growing up. A lot of people I know mix cottage cheese with salsa or fruit. I just add a tad of salt and enjoy it. It's a good snack that fills me up.
Since the kitchen was bare, I needed an option for lunch, I decided to go with a salad from Whole Foods and a side of watermelon. Now Whole Foods(aka Whole Paycheck) is awesome. They have fresh food and their deli/salad bar is TDF! Unfortunately it's extremely expensive so I usually only go if I am craving a good fresh salad or don't care about spending bajillion dollars on food. I had the craving for a fresh salad so I made a great spinach salad with peas, chickpeas, mushrooms, tomatoes and a 1/2 cup of feta cheese. I topped this with basalmic dressing and went on my way.
Tonight, I plan on hitting the grocery store with my gal Kate. My grocery list includes: chicken breasts, turkey meat, light string cheese, spinach for salad, tomatoes, mushrooms, salad dressing and a few morningstar items. My mom loves the Tomato and Basil patties. Maybe I will try those and switch out my soy sausage patty for this one day. Also, if you haven't tried the morningstar buffalo chicken nuggets you are missing out.
I am off to the gym. The plan tonight is 40 mins of cardio and some abs. Hopefully work out for an hour so.
PK
Tonight I experienced my first struggle of what to do. Do I go to the gym, hit the grocery store and then cook a healthy dinner at home? Or do I go to the gym, rush home and get ready to meet Monster(my special man) for a work function. I know what I wanted to do, but the right thing was for me to hit the store and head home. When you get involved in work functions, social events, etc. they usually do not have healthy options for appetizers or dinner. Since I just started 30 x 30, I felt like I should have a relaxed night and focus on other things. This is not to say that I won't be going to social events, because believe me I am the Queen of social events. I love going to these things. Dressing up and trying new restaurants or venues is my cup of tea.
So after my 45 minutes on the elliptical and quick abs session, I walked to Aldi to pick up some groceries. Aldi is my fave! It opened up a few months ago near my old apartment and I think it is absolutely wonderful. Of course it has it's stereotypes, but this place is clean and cheap and I am a happy Aldi shopper.
I picked up some additional veggies for my salad and items for stir fry to prepare this week. I also picked up some bing cherries. One of my best gals loves cherries and I got hooked when we lived together.
When I got home I made a nice salad with soy nuggets, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and a small scoop of blue cheese. Kind of random, but I loved all items in the salad. I also had a few mushrooms with hummus. It was a great dinner.
I am going to relax tonight. Until tomorrow :).
PK
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