After the Oscars last night, J and I ended up going out for fro yo. I needed some more cals (nice when that happens 
) and was craving some ice cream, so we went to Swirl. It’s one of the trendy pay-by-the-oz froyo bars that are cropping up everywhere nowadays and it does not disappoint!
I got about 6 oz of chocolate, vanilla, and PB yogurts, topped with a small scoop of strawberries, PB chips, granola, and coconut. Delicious! Estimated about 350 cals? Not great for a dessert but it’s hard not to go crazy at a dessert bar.
I was still annoyed about my long run when I got home, so I did a 20 minute Power Yoga from yogadownload and felt infinitely better about… everything. I hadn’t done yoga in quite a while so it felt great to loosen up before bed. I guess that makes yesterday my “active rest” day because of a short run/walk and yoga?
My original plan was to get up and to the gym this morning, but for some reason I can never sleep on Sun nights when I plan to go to the gym early! I tossed and turned for awhile so I snoozed this morning. I still did my abs this morning though! I did 2 sets of 50 crunches, 2 of 50 bicycles, 2 of 20 leg lifts, and 1 set of 25 side crunches on each side. Way to set the tone for the week!
Today has been a busy, busy day at work! I ate breakfast at my desk per usual while checking my email. In the vein of trying to eat a lighter breakfast to make room for more eating later in the day – since no matter how much or little I eat early on I still get ravenous in the afternoon/evening – I had 1/2 c oatmeal and 1 cup blueberries with a smidge of brown sugar. It was about 275 cals, including my coffee w/ milk.
A staff meeting and taking care of a gazillion things occupied my morning, and I was ready for lunch, if not just a distraction from work, by 12:30. I ate a salad of spinach, 1/4 chopped apple, and 1 tbsp almonds with a smidge of Goddess dressing, and also brought a container of TJ’s lowfat black cherry yogurt to mix with 1 c of blueberries and some TJ’s high fiber cereal. Yum! Very filling. It was about 325 cals.
I also enjoyed two Hershey’s milk chocolate with toffee nuggets a little while later to round out my meal, and make me feel better about avoiding the tiramisu in the kitchen If you can’t have total willpower, fake it! The two chocs were 95 cals.
I just got out of a super long meeting and am snacking on carrots and 2 tbsp Sabra hummus, and the other 3/4 of my apple (175 cals) before heading to the gym. I have a presentation at a charter school tonight, so I’m hoping to make it to a cycle class before that. Hope it’s not full when I get there!
Is your Monday whizzing by as fast as mine??? Stay sane guys!
(I wrote this at 3pm but the internet was too slow at Borders to upload photos! Sorry so late!!)
