What I Ate Wednesday

Since I just wrote a lengthy and wordy blog post about running, I figured I would do my first “what I ate Wednesday” post since I managed to take pictures of everything I ate (except an ice cream cone at the end of the night). I know, I know, I always take pictures of what I eat and post them nearly every day. But I figured it would be fun to join the “what I ate Wednesday” crowd, even though I don’t have a badge to post along with it.

Breakfast was Mini Wheats cereal with fruit in the middle. I was in a cereal mood and because my husband eats cereal every day, most of our choices aren’t that healthy!

Snack was an iced coffee (saved the day because I was really tired) and a delicious pumpkin spice Vita Top. Loved this flavor. I think this flavor was my favorite so far.

Lunch was a bagel thin with turkey & cheese, an Athenos strawberry greek yogurt, cucumbers and tomatoes and a Vita Top brownie for dessert.

After lunch, I had yoga class at work. It was a tough session today! I was sweating at the end, but I felt good and all stretched out.

When I got home from work, I snacked on some peanut butter, pita chips, and some cheese.

Dinner was red quinoa with chickpeas, tomatoes, chiles, & spices.

After dinner, I got outside for a little bike ride. It was so beautiful out again!

So what did I learn from this post? Looking back on today’s eats, I didn’t any fruit. Maybe I’ll go snack on some grapes before bed. I still need to do a better job of incorporating fruit into my breakfast. I am good at packing it for lunch, but always forget about eating it for breakfast, even though I love fruit!

Just a typical Monday

How was your Monday? Mine was much better than last Monday since I got enough zzzz’s. I had tons of meetings to go to today, so I had to be on top of my game.

Breakfast was oats in a jar. I sprinkled in some cinnamon (two types of Penzey’s) and added 3/4 of a banana. I also topped my oats with some chocolate chips.

No snack at work today–didn’t need one after that bowl of oats kept me nice and full! I just had a cup of instant coffee for an extra pick me up on a Monday morning.

Lunch was leftover pizza (two slices), strawberry Athenos greek yogurt, and an unpictured pink lady apple.

For dessert, I had havla, which my co-worker brought back from Israel. It was pretty good. Totally love trying new foods from other countries!

Dinner was the leftover pasta with tomato sauce and almond cake for dessert. I washed it all down with some skim milk.

My workout tonight was good. The gym was quite packed, so I started with weights, then went on the Octane elliptical, and walked on the treadmill at a high incline. I checked March’s top fitlinxx members of the month board and was shocked to see the number of points the women got last month (my name didn’t show up on the list this time)! Some tough competition out there, but it motivates me to push myself so I can get back on that board another month!

Time to catch up on my blog and book reading!