Eat, Drink, and Be Hopeful

Today is going to be a long long day for me. So I woke up early to get in a 30 day Shred and a little yoga. I did level 2 of the 30 Day Shred and used 5 lb weights most of the time.

The yoga was more stretching and relaxing. Just a few minutes (I ran out of time)
I prepared my breakfast, lunch, and dinner since I will be out all day today. I am going to see David Guetta tonight with some friends, and need to change and eat dinner at work so we can leave as soon as I get home. I have become a recent fan of David Guetta, but absolutely love his work so I am really excited to see him live.

This morning I traveled to a Tropical Paradise. Wait..who am I kidding…I was stuck in rainy DC! HAHA But I did make a tropical paradise Green Monster! I had a pineapple and some kiwi that needed to be eaten and since the kiwi was a little mushy I decided to make a smoothie with the fruit. Today’s Green Monster included:

• 8oz Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• 1 medium frozen banana
• 2 kiwis
• Pineapple
• 1 Tbs Maca Powder
• 1 packet Berry flavored Hemp Protein
• 3 big handfuls kale

This combination was very good, but I realized I had eaten so much fruit! 2 kiwis, a banana, AND pineapple. Maybe a little much. It made me really full and almost uncomfortable, and then I got really hungry about an hour later. I wonder if the sugar in the fruit made my hunger spike? Not too sure, but I may not make one exactly like this again, but do a variation of this.

See I told you rainy DC!

I need to watch what I’m eating today a little more closely since I know I will consuming 1 or more alcoholic drinks tonight. When I go out I like to drink vodka and soda with lime or lemon. It is usually my drink of choice because it is lower in calories (no calories in club soda), and for me actually tastes good. I hate sugary sweet drinks (besides the margarita since I love frozen margaritas) but when I am going out at night I like to do something simple that I know won’t kill me in calories. I want to make sure I get the proper nutrition today so I don’t over do it tonight or feel sick tomorrow. Let see how I do!

Lunch today was an almond butter and apple sandwich. I took 2 pieces of Arnold Flax & Fiber bread and topped it with creamy Almond Butter and 1/2 of a Honeycrisp apple. I toasted the sandwich in the toaster for a few minutes. I like when the almond butter gets all warm and gooey

I really really enjoyed this sandwich. It wasn’t very filling, but honestly so so good!

I also had 2 large carrots on the side-cut up in smaller pieces making it easier to munch.

I dipped my carrots in a little Catalina Fat Free dressing.

I’m sure you’ve noticed lately, but I’ve been eating a lot of sandwiches for lunch. I need to go towards more meals like this since works gets incredibly busy around the holidays. It’s always a struggle for me to find things that are easy and fast to make, but always healthy. A helpful tip that always helps me is to prepare ahead of time. This way I am able to get the nutrition I need with out wasting a lot of time. I just have to take a little extra time at night or in the morning to cut up veggies and fruit or make a sandwich. That way I can have delicious nutritious food during the day!

Back to work!