my heart is in but my head just isn't

Thank you Lord for another beautiful and bright morning!

Wake-up: 5:45am

Shower , coffee = 2TBSP SF Hazelnut Creamer, make up, clothing, hair, pack breakfast lunch and snack, rush to work.

Breakfast 1 frozen sausage/egg/cheese sandwich (heated of course) and 2 cups of cantaloupe

I had a 2^nd cup of coffee at work today which I try not to normally do. 2 TBSP of non-dairy creamer

15 minute brisk walk  It was a beautiful day today.  Since I’m usually cooped up in a box all day I like to be able to get outside when I can.

Snack: 1 cup of celery+ 1 cup of green pepper + Honey Mustard Dressing for dipping= YUMS!

Lunch: an Italian Garden Salad + 1 yogurt + PB

Recipe Alert: Italian Garden Salad

2 medium cucumbers peeled and cubed

2 medium tomatoes seeded and cubed

1 TBSP of salad supreme seasoning

3 TBSP of Light Italian Dressing

2 TBSP of parmesan cheese

Mix and enjoy! Ps if it sits together a little while it gets extra tasty!

Yogurt Mix-IN! I love to mix stuff in my yogurt everything from fruit to trail mix.  Today I went with something completely different 1 TBSP of PB slightly melted (15sec in the microwave) mixed in then re-chilled.  This is AH-MAZING! I mixed it into a Vanilla Dannon Light & Fit.  It totaled about 200cal and isn’t something because of the high calories I would eat every day, but when craving PB this is a great way to stretch it.

Here are some of my other favorite yogurt mix ins:

Fresh fruit, dried fruit, SF jam, whey powder, nuts, trail mix, granola, fiber one cereal, grape nuts, and flavored oatmeal packets.

I posted this on the forum boards on MFP and I got so additional ideas I plan on trying….. SF Hot cocoa packet, honey, apple butter, flax seed, sliced almonds, pumpkin with pumpkin spice and brown sugar( I’d you splenda), hot cocoa and strawberry jam, Tahini (sesame paste) with a teaspoon of honey, pumpkin butter, sugar free flavored syrups, fresh figs with honey and walnuts. 

Now the calorie content on some of those mix ins would get pretty darn high if you aren’t careful however if you need a calorie dense meal or are substituting the yogurt and a mix in for a meal there are some brilliant ideas there.  The ones I have not tried I hope to in the future.

Currently I’m working on eating a case of mutil-flavor Dannon Fit & Active I had bought.  Once this case is gone I will either switch to a plain vanilla or a greek yogurt.  I like great yogurt however the ‘plain’ variety is not that great unless you have some seriously sweet’n tasty mix ins!

Snack: ½ of a 100 cal bag of popcorn

Gym: utoh…. I had a headache most of the afternoon. I decided I could hang tough and headed to the gym… mistake… I lasted only 15 minutes on the treadmill when I realized I had a choice…. Call it quits for the day or pass out on the treadmill… oh the decisions! I packed it in and headed home….

Dinner: 4oz Grilled chicken, 1 can of green beans, ½ cup of baked beans.

My bf grilled up some chicken for us…. It was good… spicy…. But good… I normally don’t eat canned veggies however green beans are the exception… I prefer them canned...

Here’s what Ed dipped his chicken in:

Here is why you shouldn’t:

2 TBSP is 110cal

You can eat 2 cups of cantaloupe for the same amount!

J

After dinner I had a 100calorie frozen fudge bar from aldi’s.  These are spppp freakin yummy! My bf tried his first frozen fruit bar.  He really enjoyed it. To be exact ‘I’m surprised how good these are.’ LoL Yes dear healthy food can be delicious! Lol

Here are my calorie totals for the day:

Totals	1,414	214	39	79
Your Daily Goal	1,438	197	48	53
Remaining	24	-17	9	-26
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein
	*You've earned 158 extra calories from exercise today

Praises: I’m thankful for a God that makes me new every day.  I’m glad that I don’t stay stagnant and that I’m constantly changing.  By the guidance of His hands I find myself here. The path I’m currently walking on amazing and blessed. I’m so thankful for the way Christ is working in my life.  I hope you are allowing him to work in yours as well.

xoxo