Random Snacky Day!

Well, so far I’ve done pretty well in 2012.  I’ve been able to exercise every day but Sunday and I’ve kept a pretty healthy diet for the most part.

However, today was a very weird eating day.

I started the day off great with a bowl of oatmeal w/ chopped apples, 1 T. ground flax and 1 T. Protein Powder.  I also had 3 scrambled egg whites topped w/ low-carb ketchup on the side (sorry, no pic.)  I love that meal!  It’s yummy, healthy, and filling!

I never really had a real meal the rest of the day after that!  I just had a lot of snacks! 

First, I had some cheese crisps (love them!) with strawberries.  Yum.

Then, around lunchtime, I had a piece of yummy seedy high fiber/protein whole wheat bread topped with a little natural peanut butter (satisfied my carb craving!)

I know this pic is blurry, sorry.

Later on I had a few slices of turkey breast and some veggies dipped in Tzatziki.  Yum!

BTW, Tzatziki is my favorite dip!  I love it!  It’s a yogurt based cucumber dill dip and it’s fabulous!  It’s only 20 calories per Tablespoon and it’s good on everything; salad, chicken, veggies, etc.  I buy it at Costco.  I also love the turkey breast I found at Costco!  It comes in a 3 pack and it is yummy!

So far, so good right?

Well, when Kev got home from work, he brought some chocolate home!

Augggg!

He and my oldest son are at a scout campout tonight, so he brought home some treats for that.  However, he didn’t just buy a few treats!  He bought a big ‘ol bag of mini candy bars, some gummy lifesavers and some Cadbury cream eggs (my fav!)

Dang.

I’m sorry to say I snitched a few of the mini candy bars (I had to try one of each, ya know.)  I resisted the Cadbury Eggs though!  Yay!

Later on, I went on a short run (~3 miles).  I took my baby in the jogger because last time I came home from a run (without him), he ran over to the garage door and said “ride, ride”.  It was so sweet.  He loves to go on runs in the jogger.  I left my 3 1/2 year old home with his older siblings though because he is HEAVY! 

Anyway, the run felt great.  The weather has been so mild here in Utah.  We’ve had hardly any snow!  I’ve loved it, but it’s a little freaky.  Great running weather though.

Anyway, I kept dinner really simple tonight.  Kev and my oldest are gone and it’s Friday, so we just had a whole lotta easy stuff.  Sadly, I had a couple bowls of cereal (serious carb problems today!)  It was mostly healthy (Kashi Go Lean mixed with a little Cinnamon Chex.)  I love cereal, but I don’t have it too often because I always OD!  I did okay tonight though.

Anyway, that is my Random Snacky day in a nutshell!!!  Weird.

I’m going to an awesome Power Pump class in the morning that I love.  I’m excited.  I’m going to tighten the diet up a bit tomorrow as well.

’till next time!
xoxo

I’m Baaaack!!

Well, I’m back from a wonderfully long weekend of running and little sleep!  I had such a great time running the Epic Relay race!  I’ll give you a quick recap of my weekend…

Friday:

• Woke up at 4:30 AM to get ready for the race
• 7:15 AM–Ran my first leg (7.39 miles) and I felt so so so good!  I averaged an 8:45/mile pace including a couple quick hydrating and Gu stops.
• Took a short (but very refreshing) 1 1/2 hour nap on a church lawn in a sleeping bag.
• 6:30 PMish–Ran my second leg (4.67 miles).  It was my shortest, but ended up being my hardest leg.  It was pretty hot outside and was mostly uphill.  Blah.  Oh, I think I also averaged an 8:45/mile pace.

Saturday:

• 2:00 AMish–slept on a dirt parking lot in a sleeping bag for about 3 or so hours.  It was freeeezing (about 38 degrees) and I wasn’t prepared for that!  All of our sleeping bags and pillows were wet when we woke up.  Needless to say, this was not the highlight of the weekend!
• 5:30 AMish–woke up, quickly got the truck packed and got ready to run our last legs.
• 6:00 AMish–Ran my last leg (5.44 miles) and it was great!  I loved running at sunrise…very very rejuvenating!  My IT Band was buggin’ and I had a few sore toenails, but other than that I felt great.  I was ready to be done though!  I think I averaged in the low 9s/mile pace on this one.  I held back a little because I wasn’t sure how my body would hold up!
• Our entire 12 person team finished the race around 4:30 PM!  It was great!

We had such a fun time!  We ran 205+ miles in 33 hours!  I got a total of about 9 hours of sleep the whole weekend long!  It was awesome!

The team members who rode in the first "van" (which was actually a truck)....we had such a fun team!

Kev and I just before I started my first leg (I was the first runner too!) Our team name was "Stayin' Alive"....hence the lovely costumes.

Our entire 12 (13 with our alternate) person team at the finsh line! Woo Hoo!

I really had such a fun time, but I’ve had a little bit of a hard time recovering and getting back into normal life!  I think the sleep deprivation took a greater toll on my body than the running!  I am barely sore today, but I am still draggin’ from lack of sleep!! 

I must be getting old!

BUT……………I am back on the wagon today with a vengeance!  It feels so good to be “in control” again.  I can’t say it’s easy, but it’s awesome.

I thought I would share what I ate today….

Breakfast was a typical Veggie Egg Scramble.  I love this breakfast because it’s fast, easy, healthy and only ~150 calories!

4 egg whites + bell peppers, onions, green beans, salsa and fresh tomatoes from our garden! Yum!

Lunch was this…

Red grapes, Multigrain Wheat Thins and carrots, cucumbers and cherry tomatoes from the garden

and this…

Cheese Crisps! Looks weird, I know! But, they are awesome!

The cheese crisps are so simple….you just cut up a string cheese (the picture above is 2 string cheeses because I shared with my kids!)

Here's what it looks like before...

Then you just put them in the microwave for about a minute, or until they get a little brown.  Let them cool for a minute and enjoy!  Very yummy!  Oh, and that entire lunch was only about 280 calories!

My afternoon snack was my Microwavable Chocolate Cake that I love so much!!!  I didn’t take a picture, but I made it without chocolate chips and I topped it with a little whipped cream in a can!  It was about 145 calories and just what I needed!  Yum!

I also had another small snack later on…

I had 1/2 of one of these (100 calories). These are yummy. This kind is my fav (Toasted Coconut). I've also tried Peanut Butter, but I don't like it as well.

Dinner was Grilled Chicken, Salad and fruit.  I had a busy night and Grilled Chicken is always my go-to meal when I want something healthy, but I don’t have a lot of time.  I also used the easiest marinade on the planet…

Ta Da!! Salad Dressing. I really like to use light Italian dressing, but this is what I had on hand. It was yummy too!

I just threw the chicken in a giant Ziploc, poured some vinaigrette in the bag and let it marinate for a few hours.

Chicken and marinade in the bag!

Getting ready to put it in the fridge...

When Kev got home from work, he grilled it up and I made a quick salad to go with it (Romaine, Iceberg, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Cheddar and almonds!)  We also had some strawberries and watermelon on the side.  Light, healthy and yummy!

Here's my plate...I topped the salad with a little lite Ranch.

Well…that is all.  I felt really good about my diet today.  I did feel a little hungry at times, but never too bad.  It actually wasn’t too hard.  I may eat a lot of these same things tomorrow!  I really don’t think eating healthy is hard if you plan ahead and choose yummy things to eat!