In My Belly: Day 1 {Get Back on Track}

Yesterday was so much fun participating in my first SRC!  That is one big group of secret recipe clubbers encouraging each other and sharing in the fun secret.  I can’t wait to participate again next month!

Today I wanted to take a step back though to my get back on track plan I set forth Sunday.  I thought it would be fun to take a look inside my belly… errr, I mean what decided to go inside my belly.

I’m actually going to back track to Sunday night.  I got so many great suggestions to help me with my plan and poor sleeping.  Lauren suggested eating a banana before bed to help me sleep and Jessica told me not to look at bright lights before closing my eyes.

I followed their advice, munched on a banana before Jacob and I walked Joe, then read a book for about 15 minutes before falling asleep.  I woke up Monday feeling refreshed!

Started the day with a big glass of lemon water follow by only 1 cup of coffee.  The water makes me feel so alive in the morning.  It’s so refreshing.

A handful of raisins then 20 minutes of yoga download’s core yoga plus my sit ups.  Sit haven’t forgotten about those!

Week 2 – DAY 3
REST 60 SECONDS BETWEEN EACH SET (LONGER IF REQUIRED)

SET 1:  24
SET 2:  25
SET 3:  21
SET 4:  21
SET 5:  max (at least 30)

Ended with 55 for my max.

Exercise, done and done.

I was a crazy waffle making lady Monday morning.  I made a double batch of the best waffles, but did half cottage cheese and half yogurt.  It’s going to be waffle week because we have exactly 9,552,210.2 waffles in our fridge… or really like 20, but who’s counting?

Topped by double waffle stack with fresh slightly mashed blackberries and hazelnut chocolate nut butter blend sauce.  No nutella here.

This crazy good stuff.  I picked it up at the farmer’s market along with all my veggies on Saturday.  I LOVE that it’s made about 2 miles from my house… or is that bad?  I see an addiction coming on. 

Since it was kind of thick to spread I made it into a sauce.  Heated 2 tbsp with about 1-1.5 tbsp soymilk.  Stirred until it got all saucy then topped my waffle.  Oh it was good.  Repeating today for sure.

Once at work, it was tea time.  Orange black tea.  Love.

I had already had the equivalent of 1 klean kanteen at home, so onto #2.

I was chugging these like no bodies business. 

Right at 10am on the dot I was ready for my morning snack.  It’s crazy how my body knows when to eat.  In the morning, it’s exact, nothing sooner, nothing later.

Hart boiled egg + an oat, sunflower seed and blackberry bar.  It needs a little more work as it was pretty crumbly.  It’ll be great crumbled over yogurt (or ice cream ).

And some more tea later in the morning.  The green variety this time. 

Note to self, remember to bring mug from home to work and stop wasting paper cups.

Handful of almonds to hold me over until lunch. 

Then came lunch which was eaten out in the sun, but not my choice.  You see, my parents weren’t home, which normally isn’t a big deal.  But, I drove Jacob’s car which does not have a garage door opener on it, so I was locked out.  Parents, your house was unbreakable, so I sat out of the deck and ate like a barbarian with my hands.

Chicken and artichoke pasta bake with creamy bean sauce, who needs a fork to eat you?  Not this girl.  Drippy peach?  No, I don’t need a napkin for you, thanks for asking.

The sunshine was perfect though despite the lack of cutlery.  Once back to work (where I got to wash my hands), I had another handful of almonds.  Looked like the one above.

I was really starting to drag from about 1-3pm.  I couldn’t wait for my afternoon walk.  Once I had that I felt revived and ready to finish out my day. 

Plus, once I ate my afternoon snack I felt even more energized.  Broccoli salad (from Mama Pea’s book) – so so good and a banana.

I finished off the rest of my almonds I brought… all in all about 1/4 cup total.  I make sure to bring extra snacks with me to work.  It is no fun being hungry at work when just a handful of almonds were cure my churning stomach.  Now, I make sure to always have some nuts there, so I don’t go nuts.

Made a pit stop on the way home and was ready for a little bit of this when I got home.

What? It was Monday after all.  I’m a girl with a case of the Monday.  Small beer sipping while making dinner. 

We planned for burgers but really I wanted v.e.g.g.i.e.s.  As evident on my plate.  A lotta veggies.  Let’s break down what’s going on here shall we?

Bed of romaine topped with 1 burger patty (fixed similar to this one), perfectly ripe tomato, avocado and beer braised caramelized onions (oh yes).  Fresh corn on the cob and green beans on the side.

Total veggie heaven.  I love how long veggies take to eat.  No evening snack was necessary, I felt satisfied until heading to bed.

I thought I’d do a little recap of my goals and how they went on Monday…

#1 – feel energized

I actually did feel pretty energized first thing in the morning, then started feeling sleepy, probably from less coffee.  While I felt sleepy, I never really felt lethargic or fatigued.  The afternoon was rough, like I said from 1-3pm, but isn’t that normal time when people get sleepy? 

# 2 –  not rely on coffee (as much)

Check.  Only had 1 cup plus my 2 cups of tea.  The extra water in the morning really helps.

#3 –  lose the stomach bloat

The bloat wasn’t as bad, and I could tell it was way less first thing in the morning too after all my extra water.  At work I went through 3.5 klean kanteens, plus about 1 before work and 1 after work.  That definitely went over my 100 ounces goal.

#4 – feel satisfied with my meals

I sure did with the exception of lunch.  I needed a salad or something to fill in the gaps.  Guess that’s what the extra almonds were for when I got back to work.  Breakfast and dinner?  Oh my they were amazing and very satisfying.

#5 – have amazing energy for my workouts

My workout was pretty low key yesterday but I did it with no energy complaints.  I think it’s more of my evening workouts that I need the extra energy for.

#6 – sleep better

So far I have been sleeping better.  Sunday I was IN BED by 9pm like planned.  Slept all night without waking up and felt refreshed.   Now that’s the way to start a Monday huh?

I forgot about my green smoothie, but still had lots of greens throughout the day.  I’m about to make one for this morning {fresh blackberries, beet greens, banana, soymilk and sprouted omega blend} since I’ll be riding my bike into work.  It’ll be easy to digest, then waffle time will happen once I’m there. 

How was your Monday?  Any more great tips to share?

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