Hey there

Finally! A chance to blog! My week has been crazy busy. Hopefully ya’lls (<–is an actual word in my southern brain) wasn’t as hectic!

I am so thankful for a chance to sit down and blog..cos I’ve gotta a lot of thoughts churnin’ up in the ol’ noodle I’ll start with my workouts for this week:

There was Level 3 of the 30 Day Shred…

Anyone else out there that felt like crying during this?? Anyone? Anyone? Jillian Micheals is a beast. I had to stop a few times just to keep my muscles from bursting into flames. And though I knew it was going to hurt before I started, I had no idea she would reduce me to mushy, jello-y pulp. I made it through though with a few encouraging words from the boyfriend. “You can do it. Come on babe!” Easy for him to say! He’s relaxing in a comfy chair at the desk!!! 

Wednesday is always my busiest day. There is school, workout, Girls on the Run coaching, studying, cooking and then usually blogging or homework. I probably don’t need to say that the blogging was put on the back burner this Wednesday!

Though I didn’t have time to blog, I would like to talk about my nonexsistant eats.

I usually pride myself in planning my meals and eating food from home during the week. But this Wednesday was the worst food “planning” ever. Here is a recap:

My day started on the right foot with Kashi Go Lean, a naner and coffee.

Then, it was out the door to get to class. We were meeting at the hospital to do clinicals and I wrongly assumed we would be eating at the cafeteria afterwards. The only thing I packed for a snack was a pb&j sandwich with raisin bread!

When 12 o’clock rolled around…I was in the “I’m-so-hungry-I’m-gonna-eat-my-arm” mode. My teacher informed us that we were heading back to the college to finish class, and I was lucky enough to find a grocery store that would supply me with a pear and an Honest Tea (<—love them!!).

The sandwich was gone in a millisecond and the stupid pear wasn’t ripe!

Arg. You can tell from the pic that there aren’t even any juices coming out of it. It was hard as a brick. I threw it back in a plastic baggy and stuffed it into my purse

Our classroom wasn’t open, so I couldn’t get in to get some ice for my tea, so I had to drink it warm. Ugh. It was still tasty though And I love the little messages on the inside of the cap!

So, my only food consumption thus far had been a bowl of cereal with nana and a pb& j sandwich. I’m pretty sure I had burned off the breakfast walking around the hospital. By now, my body is going “What the hell Stacey?! Come on!”

From school, I drive directly to coach for the girls. No snack,  nothing. The only thing that was available to me was that hard, watery-tasting pear in my purse. At 4 o’clock I had to eat it. I had to eat something or I was going to end up stealing from the school cafeteria….and I’m pretty sure there is a law against that

Dinner was quick and easy because I needed it to be! I made tempeh sloppy joes, broccoli and baked red potatoes…

…which I sliced using my new mandolin slicer!! Yes. My name is Stacey and I get excited about new kitchen gadgets

The sloppy joe recipe still needs a bit of tweaking, so I am not going to post it yet. I’ve been combining different techniques  and ingredients to get it just right..but it’s not quite there yet. It was still tasty though! Just needs a little spice.

Wednesday was an “off” day for me..I doubt that I took in enough calories to even fuel a workout. Thursday, Jas and I went to the gym. We did abs (balance ball), sit ups, bicycle crunches, incline push ups (3×15), bench dips (3×15) and then I ran 4 miles on the dreadtreadmill, finishing in 39 minutes.

Tonight? Yoga night!!! Yay

Please excuse my cats enormous head

…ending with a kiss from Trixie

Now for some sporadic thoughts/decisions from moi (<– have no idea how to spell it!)

• I am 90% certain that I am going to go on to become an R.D. after I graduate. It wouldn’t take me that long since most of the classes I have now will transfer…and I figure, why not?…From there, it’s on to exercise science! It’s exciting to think about where the future will lead me
• Eggs are no longer something I will be eating..at least not if I can control it. I have also decided to switch to soy milk. I am not going completely vegan. But, my decisions are based on:  A. I can’t find an egg supplier at my local grocery stores that provide cage-free, free range, n0 -hormones-added eggs. (I used to buy Eggland’s Best, but if you go on their website, you will see that the chickens are “free-range” but kept inside a building..just not in cages. I’m planning on switching to an egg substitute. B. Soy milk makes my skin look better Simple as that. And there is no way I could ever give up cheese!

Oh! And some interesting things I’ve learned in school:

• Caffeine lowers the amount of Iron absorbed in the body. (As does tea). (I’m still gonna drink it though!) No need to worry if you get plenty of Iron..or take a multi-vitamin every day.
• Eating five or six small meals everyday is not linked to weight loss. It’s the food that is actually eaten that has affect on weight loss, not how many times a day a person eats.
• Americans consume six times the amount of sodium intake that is required (!!). 500 mg. per day is roughly the daily requirement. Most Americans are consuming 3 to 8 grams daily. Yikes!!

So that’s that. Just thought it was interesting info and wanted to share Hope ya don’t mind! On the agenda for this weekend:

Saturday- write a paper on benefits of “functional foods”-specifically catechins in green tea–write reports for clinicals–do Algebra homework (ick)–bathe Trixie–strength training–and cook!

Sunday- will not do ANY homework whatsoever–see “Shutter Island” with Jason–blog–6 mile run–have dinner out??

Okay. Phew! Time for some hot tea, dark chocolate and a little time on the couch Have a lovely weekend bloggies!

PS. Can anyone recommend a good protein or whey powder mix for an after-workout snack??? There are so many out there!!

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