This post was meant to go up yesterday (Sunday). It looks like I wrote it, uploaded it, and then completely forgot to publish it. Shows how tired I was.
Up and at ’em at 5:00 am yet again!
I had some of my new cereal and yogurt. Plus a scoop of maple PB.
And mulitple cups of coffee obviously.
Breakfast#2 at breaktime (again – sorry of the awful lighting in the cafeteria that early in the morning).
I had some Kashi Heart to Heart with milk (it’s been so long since I’ve had normal cow’s milk!), a banana, 1/2 a blueberry muffin, and a few bites of scrambled egg.
Due to the larger than normal meal at 8:45, 2 more cups of coffee + creamer, and a large cup of water, I really wasn’t that hungry when 11:00 lunch break rolled around.
I had some steamed peas & carrots. And got a pesto turkey wrap from the ‘to-go’ section. This wrap was delicious. Turkey, pesto, mozzarella, and different squashes.
So so good!! But I was super full and only had a few bites. I saved the rest in the fridge for when I would actually get hungry.
I did have a small piece of banana bread overly sweetened shortbread with brown “banana” globs during the afternoon. Leftover from the patients’ lunch menu. It was okay. Remnants:
It wasn’t until I got home that I realized I left my wrap in the fridge at work! You don’t understand how upset I was.
1. Because I was planning on eating the rest at a normal lunch time. Or for dinner.
2. Because it really was so delicious.
3. Because they might throw it away. I seriously hope not.
So instead, I had a whole wheat english muffin (is english muffin capitalized or not? Still not sure) with mixed berry cream cheese.
I was not expecting the cream cheese to be so….purpley-blue.
Eaten while enjoying the beautiful sunshine outside.
Then I decided to run some errands. Why? I’m not sure. I didn’t exactly need anything. Apple eaten on my way out the door.
I might have gotten 2 huge bottles of wine at Trader Joe’s for an amazingly low low price of $2.99.
And at Costco, I got slightly jipped on my sample. Excuse me, who eats the strawberry stem on their strawberry shortcake?
I got an ad in the male from Cost Plus this week advertising these on sale:
Having a love for anything (I mean anything) pumpkin – I knew I had to treat myself.
Cost Plus has the most amazing pumpkin selection in the world. I was in heaven (because I stood in awe at all the glory) and hell (since I couldn’t slam down my unlimited debit card and but it all).
Beer!!
Pumpkin caramel corn?!?!
Pasta sauce!!!!!!!
+ cookies, pancake mix, bread mix, cupcake mix, scone mix, coffee, syrup, pumpkin bark…OMG GUYS. I was in there staring at all things pumpkin for a good hour.
Now I also had a $10 off a $30 purchase. So I decided to spend another $20 to get me up to $30. Which would then giveme $10 off and bring me down to $20. So in reality, I would only be spending another $10 than I already was. But getting $20 worth of goods. Make sense? It does to a bargain shopper.
Anyways, I walked out with this:
+ some amazing looking vanilla pear butter, which I broke into promptly upon returning home. A little pre-run snack.
Ummmmmmmmmmmmm. I found my new true love.
Seriously. This gave me the energy to go on a bangin’ 3 mile run. Bangin because:
- I felt awesome and sped through it at a fast and uncomfortable pace. I made a goal when I first set out to try and make it under 27 minutes/9 min. per mile pace. I ended up with 3.1 miles in 26:53. That would be an 8:39 average, with my max pace peaking at 6:55 minute mile. Prior to my injury, I used to average all my runs at an 8-8:30 pace. But since I’ve gotten back into running, my pace has definitely been slower. I was so proud today 😀
- I wasn’t even planning on running. Yet I went out. And did it. And loved it.
- I was purely motivated by wine.
Who said wine isn’t a great post-run recovery drink? I had a date with these 2 right after my run:
Nothing (I mean nothing) screams classier than foam rolling while drinking wine. With a few ice cubes. Yes. I’m serious.
Thank you Trader Joe’s cheap, yet delicious wine. Check out this beast in comparison to a normal bottle of wine.
It’s like a handle of juice wine! Glorious.
I was also excited because I figured out how to use the corkscrew and pop this beauty open. All by myself. First time doing that ever. Pathetic or not, it’s true.
2 large completely normal glasses of wine later (I’m no lightweight, trust me)…I had a dinner of carrot fries, and homemade spring roll. No picture. Muchos apologies.
But needed something more around 9:15. Enter my latest obsession – Yogurt + stevia + peanut flour. Put said yogurt into freezer. 15-30 minutes later (depending on patience) remove from freezer and mix in some jam or preserves. Holla holla holla!!!! So good.
(This time I added some cereal for more substance).
All mixed up – the jam gets all swirly.
I guess it just looks like a normal yogurt mess. But the half-frozen nature of this thing just makes it so much better.
Can’t forget my nightly chocolate fix 😉
GOODNIGHT to one and all. This Tay-Tay needs some major shut eye.
Here’s to hoping my wrap is stil in the fridge safe and sound tomorrow.
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