Today I chose to stick with safe foods (edit: or so I though) but still tried to keep them interesting! After a couple days of no sugar/simple carbs or dairy, but mid-morning today I felt sooo much better.
WORKOUT
Today was just a cardio day. I started with a 5 min warm-up walk (4.0), then did a quick 10 min. HIIT alternating 1 min at 6.0 with 30 s at 9.0. Got my heart rate going, then I headed down to spin. Class was pretty good, not the best but not bad either. But I found a new Spin & Yoga dedicated studio and I am SO excited to try it out. I have it on my calendar for Friday morning, I really hope it’s great!
THE FOODS
Safe & Orange
For breakfast this morning I visited an old friend, the mighty Pumpkin Protein Pancake. It was a good one too, nice & fluffy, topped with Walden Farms Maple Syrup and Pumpkin Spice.
she's a beauty (why 'she'.. no idea)
But today my pancake had new company… I picked this up at the Borders’ Cafe over a month ago and was just reminded of it the other day. Grade: A~ So good! I added a tbsp of Peppermint Mocha Creamer and the two were meant to be..
don't they make a beautiful couple?
safe & delicious
Not So Colorful, but Still Tastey
Even though it’s something new, I was pretty sure it would be safe.. enter Quinoa Flakes! I cooked up 1/3 cup flakes in 1/2 c UVAB + 1/2 c H20, then mixed in a scoop of Chocolate Protein Powder along with 1 tbsp Better n’ Peanut Butter and brought it with me for a morning snack. It was definitely different but I like it. The flakes are so much softer than oats, but I can see it being worked into the breakfast/snack rotation. I forgot to take a pic earlier and I ended up eating it during class, at which point I thought a camera flash might be a bit distracting :p
Coloring it Up
I threw a couple fun items into an comp-diet staple. Here we have:
2/3 c Egg Whites
1.75 oz Tilapia
~1 c Baby Spinach
~2 tbsp Pico de Gallo
pre-nuking
rainbow eggs
More Orange
After my stomach felt better I was completely craving Sweet Potato. So dinner ended up being 1/2 a medium Sweet Potato mixed with refrigerator odds & ends in the form of: 3 oz Chicken Breast, 1/2 Avocado, 1/4 c Black Beans (think that was a bad choice 
), 2 tbsp Rice Shreds, and Pico de Gallo. It ended up being bigger than I planned, but I guess I was making up for having my appetite back because I wolfed it down! Bad idea though, something was in there I shouldn’t have eaten, was it the tomatoes, avocados, beans? gahh, I have no idea! I do however have a new found empathy for people with real, permanent, food allergies :/ .. I’m learning and will try again tomorrow
.. It looks oddly similar to lunch .. This makes me realize how much I’d like a new serving set!
Southwest Sweet Potato Mix
Holiday Festivities
Two fun Holiday events to look forward to over the next couple days. First, tomorrow we’re (roommate & I) hosting a Holiday Movie & Cookie Night. Plans are to make cookies/desserts, watch ‘Love Actually’ and enjoy a spiked beverage. I carefully picked out recipes to use the leftover, unopened baking supplies still floating around my cupboards. On the menu is:
Iced Cinnamon Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Pie
Brownie Mint Pie
The great thing is, these will be out the door by Friday afternoon to go to the next fun event..
On Friday, it’s my Grad program’s annual Holiday Party. It was a lot of fun last year, and I’m sure I’ll have fun again this year, though I know the experience will be much different being that I’m not really able to drink these day. But with my crazy schedule over the last few months I was a complete hermit, so it’ll be really nice to get to hang out with everyone outside of school.
On another note, I totally spaced on “attending” a webinar tonight because I was watching Top Chef. Are you a fan do? Do you agree with who won?
Have a wonderful Thursday!
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