I feel like I have consumed SO much caffeine today, yet I still can’t wake up! Weird, since I got plenty of sleep and it’s beautiful and sunny outside. I guess it’s carry over from being sick – or an enchilada coma from last night! Mmmm enchiladas….
I got to eat breakfast at home again this morning before heading to a meeting, and it was so nice! Though I was checking my email, it was much more relaxing than eating at work and I was more in tune with my eating. That might be because I was trying something new this morning though – I debuted OVERNIGHT OATS!
I have seen overnight oats on other blogs so much that I decided it was time to try it out myself. Last night, I combined:
- 1/3 c oats
- 1/3 c plain nonfat yogurt
- 1/3 c skim milk
- ~ 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1/4 c pumpkin
I stuck it in the fridge and let it mix together over night. This morning, I added pumpkin pie spice, 1/3 chopped apple, and a dollop of pumpkin butter and it was FABULOUS. It was great to have it all ready to go. I was skeptical about the tang of plain yogurt but the fruit and the brown sugar totally negated it. Definitely a keeper! I had a cup of coffee on the side for ~325 cals.
I had a busy morning as usual, which included presenting to the Gresham school district elementary and middle school principals, working on a presentation on Oregon’s education funding system, being trained in the office on our fancy new phone system, and a training with a new leader. All that before lunch! In two of those meetings I had about 6 oz of black coffee to keep me going but it was quite a bit to cram in there.
Speaking of lunch… I knew I wasn’t able to eat until 1:30 so I snacked on a very ripe naner in the car around 12 to hold me over. Snack cals ~110.
I ate lunch at a coffee shop, and had the second half of my Subway (love the $5 footlong!) from the other night. It was a bit soggy but beggars can’t be choosers. Also had some coffee and the girl at Carlino’s Coffee gave me 4 chocolate covered espresso beans after she saw me drooling over them! Lunch cals: ~350.
I’m feeling good about my healthy choices so far today, and hope I can continue in this vein! I’m planning on a tasty homemade dinner, so stay tuned later…
It’s almost 3pm, so only a few more hours – the rest of today is a presentation to staff at an elementary school and then a parent meet n greet at a Gresham high school. Wish me luck with keeping my energy up! From there I’m rushing to 24 Hr Fitness for a SET (strength training/cardio combined) class and a little elliptical time. Then it’s almost FRIDAY!!
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