Hey guys! I hope you all are having a great week…and if not, relish in the fact that tomorrow is Friiiiiiiiday! 😉
I’m gonna be honest with you guys, this has not been the best week for me. The little bit of rest I got on Sunday was not enough to help my shins make it through a week of four 10 hour shifts standing on concrete floors. I actually took today off because I couldn’t stand (cheap pun) the thought of working one more day…plus, for some strange reason, Thursdays seem to be one of our busiest days. On top of all that, I’ve been dealing with some personal things over the last few weeks that has gotten me down.
Buttttttttt, rather than wallow in self-pity (so not my style), I decided to take charge and find the things that make me happy.
Things like…
A big bowl of protein oat bran topped with bananas, coconut, chai-coconut sauce, and Warrior Crunch granola followed by not one, but TWO cups ofcinnamon coffee
My favorite magazine, a DIY mani/pedi, and Jack Johnson’s sexy, soothing voice 😉
A little endorphin rush after laying out for two days
Rest is rest, but I needed a little something…and this was a good way to do it with hardly any impact on my shins.
A much needed soak in the tub…don’t worry, I left my phone outside the bathroom this time 😉
The sweet smell of roasting sweet potatoes
The beauty of fresh green aspargus
And finally breaking out that bison steak for dinner tonight.
Which I will enjoy with a glass of this:
And (hopefully) a few good laughs while watching this:
Ok, so before you read any further, I just finished typing this up and realized a bit of a theme…and well, you already knew that since you saw the title of the post…but anyway, yeah, I thought it’d be fun to add in the protein counts for all of my meals.
Protein totals will be in red
…..
When I rolled out of bed Monday morning, even after spending most of the night with frozen shins, I knew there was NO way I was getting to the gym for Bodypump at 5am. Most people would have just reset their alarm clock based on this realization, but me? No I just hit snooze every 9 minutes until a little after 6am!
Nursing my post-run hangover, there was only one thing on my mind when I finally pulled my booty out of bed…
COFFEEEEEEE!
But this time, I tried a little something different…
Cinnamon before brew > cinnamon after brew!
Along the last of my candy vitamins
Looks like someone needs to plan a little trip to Target…oh darn! 😉
After I got a little caffeine in my system, it was time to whip up some breakfast:
Breakfast (6:45am)
Vanilla Protein Pancakestopped with bananas, coconut, and “special sauce”
Pancake mix = 7g, protein powder = 20 g, sauce = 3 g Breakfast total = 30 grams
It may look disgusting, but let me tell you, my newest pancake topping is definitely a winner:
The perfect spicy complement to vanilla protein pancakes!
I can’t wait to try this with hot cocoa powder!
Snack (10:00am)
Peanut Butter Creme Power Crunch Bar
Snack total = 13 grams
After falling in love with the chocolate flavor last week, I was so excited to try the peanut butter flavor (for obvious reasons)…the first couple of bites were good, but then there was some sort of weird aftertaste to it…boo!
Lunch (12:30pm)
Leftover Honey Curried ChickPEA salad with a side of raw okra
Bread = 8 g (4 g per slice), Chickpea salad = ~15g, Okra = 2 g Lunch total = 25 grams
I still can’t get over how much the flavors intensify in this salad…even better than the first day I made it!
Snack (5:00)
1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese + 1 cup pineapple
Snack total = 14 grams
Tea Time (6:00pm)
Love combining different tea flavors into one cup!
Dinner (9:00pm)
An over-zealous breakfast burrito
So I may have had to break out the fork with this guy…
(Hello, my name is Heather and I’m a habitual “over stuffer”)
I added a little nutritional yeast to two scrambled eggs before topping them with sauteed onions and bell pepper, tomatoes, black olives, and a bit of sharp cheddar…holy yum!
Wrap = 4g, Eggs x 2 = 12g, Nooch = 3g, Cheese = 7g
Dinner total = 26 grams
Daily Water Consumption: 96 ounces
I’ve been forgetting to include my water in the last few WIAW posts, but I’ve been pretty proud of myself lately…since I switched to drinking out of my smaller Camelbak bottle, I’ve actually been doing a lot better about drinking more…kinda funny how that works.
Daily Protein Total = 108 grams
Hmm, not too shabby! 🙂
Do you pay attention to the amount of protein you eat each day? Actually, I think I’ve been doing it for so long that it just comes as second nature to me now. This day’s eats weren’t intentionally planned to include more protein, it’s just how I eat!
What is your favorite source of protein? Right now, I’d have to say Trader Joe’s peanut flour…14 grams per 1/4 cup!
*I am not a registered dietician or a medical doctor. The statements above are of my own personal opinion based on life experience. Please consult a medical professional for questions regarding specific diets.
Next thing I know I’m washing dishes, cleaning countertops, vacuuming, tub-scrubbing and even DUSTING (what is that?)…almost simultaneously! Please tell me I’m not the only one with ADD when it comes to cleaning. I can’t ever seem to concentrate on one task at a time…
One minute I’m in the bathroom cleaning the tub, then all of a sudden, I realize that I need a new scrubby so I walk into the kitchen to get one out from under the sink and the next thing I know I’m loading the dishwasher and sweeping the floor! I’m either crazy or the best frickin’ multitasker ever! 😉
Anywho! So I was balls-to-the-wall in cleaning mode…the house was just about spotless (and it’s only 12:30pm!)…and then, I collected all the CLEAN laundry that I’ve been hiding in the laundry roomcloset…
Oy vey! 🙁
Then I remembered something.
Folding laundry is my kryptonite.
Fast forward about an hour and I’m standing at the beginning of one of my running paths, powering on my Garmin, with Pandora already blasting my new favorite running station. You see, I HAD planned on doing my long run first thing in the morning, but since I woke up ready to chew my own arm off so I figured I’d just wait until later in the day when it cooled off a bit.
So why the heck was I out on the highway at 2pm?!
Laundry.
Some people make excuses not to exercise…I use exercise AS the excuse.
This was me right after I got back from the run:
8 miles…DONE!
Hang on, what happened to my thumbs?!?
Oh my god!…the agony!…the pain!…the…
Oh wait, THERE they are!
Whew!
😉
Yeah, the humor only came AFTER the run…
This is more of how I looked DURING those 8 miles:
And then…
It was (finally) over!
And so was the rest of my night…
Why hello shin splints…we’ve never met…um, you suck! :-/
Followed by:
The “what”…
The “how”…
And the “how to fix”!
What do you guys think of these?
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Morale of the story: Next time, just fold the damn clothes!
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A big bowl of protein oat bran topped with bananas, coconut, chai-coconut sauce, and Warrior Crunch granola followed by not one, but TWO cups of cinnamon coffee
My favorite magazine, a DIY mani/pedi, and Jack Johnson’s sexy, soothing voice 😉
A little endorphin rush after laying out for two days
A much needed soak in the tub…don’t worry, I left my phone outside the bathroom this time 😉
The sweet smell of roasting sweet potatoes
The beauty of fresh green aspargus
And finally breaking out that bison steak for dinner tonight.
What do you guys think of these?
