Fruits and Veggies, Please!

Morning!

I woke up yesterday and headed straight to the gym… but to the pool instead of the machines! I swim all the time during the summer and tend not to in the winter months because I don’t like walking home in the cold with wet hair. But I need to more. It is so much better for my knees than anything else! I did 30 minutes of straight laps, some stretching, and felt great- pain-free!

I wasn’t very hungry for breakfast after my weekend of over-eating, but I was craving lots of fruit. I made a smoothie with frozen mango and berries, a banana, and peanut butter. I also had a Honey Graham Kidz Bar.

And I packed lunch to take to work. I was working from 1-9, so I needed some good snacks to hold me through the day.

I brought a turkey sandwich on Ezekial Bread with laughing cow cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mustard; a bag of baby carrots; 2 clementines; 1 string cheese; and a bag of TJ’s almonds, cashews, and whole grain crackers. It was the perfect amount to graze on during the day. The sandwich was the best part!

At 9 pm sharp, I came home to a lovely spread that Loren put together… his favorite, of course- burritos! I love them, too, so I was a happy camper. We used TJ’s whole grain tortillas and packed them full of brown rice, black beans, veggies, lowfat yogurt, and hot sauce.

YUM!

Oh, and some melted cheese in there, too….

He made a big salad on the side, too, because I requested lots of vegetables.

I actually went back for more salad. I was so excited to munch on cold, crisp veggies!

Burritos have to be one of the cheapest, healthiest, easiest weekday meals. And the tastiest!

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A Day of Rest

Morning!

Yesterday was a “rest” day, so I rolled out of bed and iced my knees for a while instead of hitting the gym. I warmed up with this:

A very pumpkiny bowl of oats with flax seed, nuts, and giant raisins on top. It was delicious!

But it was sooo filling… I couldn’t finish. I decided to pack up what was left and bring in to work for snack along with some cottage cheese. I ended up eating them cold and mixed together. Weird, I know, but it was good! Later, for lunch, I had a  humus/ avocado sandwich on Ezekial Bread.

Close up of my snacks:

On the way home, I had a yummy, organic string cheese. These babies are full fat, so you get all of the real flavor but in a well portioned bite…. so no guilt!

Because my afternoon snack was light, I was huuungry for dinner. We made burritos with brown rice, black beans, salsa, greek yogurt, and lettuce.

Nothing better, nothing faster and easier to make!

I ended up going back for another scoop of rice and beans- not gonna lie. I was really full afterwards!

This morning I woke up and faced Jillian for Level 2 of the Shred. It totally got me out of my gorggy morning state and ready for the day. I am pumped for the weekend!

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