Today was a great day. I slept very well last night and woke up right before my alarm went off...I hate when that happens. I knew I had a busy day ahead so I got ready, had a quick breakfast and was out the door.
Breakfast was a mug of eggs and soy sausage patty. My mug of eggs was simple today. Just a little salt and pepper. I actually had liquid egg whites instead of egg beaters. Pretty tasty in my opinion. I'm going to make hard boiled eggs tonight. I don't want to get sick of the mug of eggs! I also am going to start adding in carbs to my breakfast. Maybe switch it up and make a whole grain english muffin. I like to use a wedge of laughing cow cheese as the spread. My sister (Paige) mentioned tonight that she is obsessed with Smart Start cereal topped with blueberries or strawberries. That is another healthy option for breakfast. I haven't had that cereal in quite some time so I think I will pick some up the next time I'm at the store.
I packed strawberries, string cheese and mushrooms with hummus for my snacks today. I didn't know the plan for lunch so I wanted to be prepared with snacks in case I went with a light light light lunch. My mid-morning snack was a piece of low fat swiss string cheese. This was perfect. A nice little treat before I had a Grecian Salad from Kerryman! I love the menu at Kerryman (they have the best fries.) I decided to go with the Grecian Chicken Salad with the dressing on the side. This salad has a ton of goodies! Grilled chicken, egg, tomato, green pepper, feta cheese, kalamata olives, pepperonccini,red onion and red pepper. I highly recommend this salad and Kerryman!
My afternoon snack was about 10 strawberries sprinkled with splenda. This is a sweet treat! I hope I can eat all of the strawberries I bought at the store before they go bad. If only fruit lasted an extra 3 days...
The gym was awesome. I really like taking a few days off and then getting back into it. I was in the mood/not in the mood to go when I left work. I was pretty beat by the end of the day and just decided to put in my ipod and head to Xport. I was able to do cardio yesterday so I went with 45 mins of weight lifting. I am planning on reading up on some fitness mags this weekend. I want some new moves for the gym :). I'm sure I will be a tad sore tomorrow, so I am looking forward to a cardio day.
On a random note, I recently decided not to do the half marathon. Looking at the big picture, 13 miles sounds ridiculous. Who would ever want to run that? Who would ever want to run 26 miles? My issue with running is that I am scared of it. I feel like I suck at it, but you have to stick with it. Once you start running more than 2 or 3 miles for your workout, you can't give up because you will have to start at a 1/2 mile or 1 mile after a few weeks off. I got up to 8 miles and felt like I accomplished such a big goal, but hated the idea of going any further! I plan to stay committed to running anywhere from 2 - 5 miles once or twice a week and one day maybe I will cross the half marathon off my bucket list. Not going to be 2010 though. I do have to say that watching a half marathon or marathon is coolest thing ever. I am so proud of M for doing the marathon this year for the 2nd year in a row. This year he will have a bigger crowd to cheer him on and he will be running with his best friend Kevin. It will mean so much to see them cross the finish line. I know for a fact I will be a ball baby. I have cried at every marathon I have spectated. Just a few months until the Chicago Marathon!!!
Oops quick dinner update. I made a spinach salad with soy nuggets, dried cranberries, a few blue cheese crumbles and a 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts. I can't get enough of this salad! I recommend trying it soon. I also had a few bing cherries in addition to the salad.
I hope my few followers are enjoying the blog. I look forward to writing every night.
PK
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