It's crazy how different I feel after two days of not eating the best and not working out: absolutely awful! If this weekend - which wasn't even horrible regarding food and activity level - had happened just two weeks ago, I would've thought nothing of it. But because of how healthy I had been the last week, I noticed a huge difference. Perhaps it was the sodium in the sushi and/or soy sauce, or maybe it was not drinking enough water, but I think that made the biggest impact. Back to chugging water like it's going out of style!
Although I much rather would've stayed in bed, I woke up and ate something new: overnight oats. I mixed 1/3 cup of uncooked oats, 1/3 cup UVAB, and 1/3 cup water and stuck it in the fridge overnight. This morning, I mixed in half a peach and a tablespoon of almond butter. Despite the rave reviews I've read on other blogs, I was not impressed.
Today was the first official day at school - for teachers, at least. Essentially, it consisted of meetings, organizing classrooms, meetings, planning lessons, and meetings. It went well, but like I said before, I am pooped! And a little nervous... I am teaching ninth-grade English in the band room. Not like, I am teaching when the band isn't playing: I am teaching all four periods the band is in there. Needless to say, it'll be interesting. I brought a morning snack with me for the meeting:
(How do you like that beautiful presentation? :) Hey, it had to be easily transportable!)
I walked to the meetings this morning (just across the street!) and headed home instead of going out with everyone else for a healthy lunch:
I'm not kidding: I am OBSESSED with Flatout wraps: best invention ever. I switched things up a bit with chicken instead of turkey and topped it with the usual: lettuce, Laughing Cow cheese, and avocado. Mmm, mmm good! I accompanied the wrap with the other half of the peach from breakfast and a side of carrots. Although the yogurt is pictured, I wasn't hungry for it and put it back in the fridge!
After work today I headed straight to the Y for a workout with my accountability buddy, CS. On the way I ate yet another snack - it looks like all I did today was eat!!!
CS brought me a SOYJOY last time we worked out, and I finally ate it today. It was soooo good - tasted like an even more delicious Fig Newton. At only 130 calories a pop, I will definitely be purchasing more! It was the perfect pre-workout snack: a not-too-filling energy boost!
Thank goodness CS and I have each other because both of us would much rather have gone home and taken a nap! We started the workout with a brisk 15-minute walk and a chat on the treadmill, a short ab workout, and another killer spinning class. I am not sure how I'm going to be able to move tomorrow!
Tonight's dinner was a massive salad. I made two, thinking I would eat one tonight for dinner and one tomorrow for lunch. However, I couldn't even finish half of one!
In the mix: lettuce (organic spring mix, I believe), half a cucumber, a Roma tomato, three radishes, a carrot, a handful of garbanzo beans, a handful of blueberries, half an avocado, goat cheese crumbles, and light balsamic vinaigrette.
I'm not going to take a picture of it, but I believe I'll have a Weight Watchers ice cream bar for dessert/bedtime snack. :)
Today's grand total*:
Calories: 1,204
Fat: 55.5 grams
Carbs: 135 grams
Protein: 58.5 grams
*Quite an estimate: I'm not sure exact amounts of everything I put in the salad...
I told Dan (who is a choir director at a high school) that you are sharing your classroom with the band. He says he does not believe it because nobody would be that stupid. Good luck! :)
ReplyDeleteOMG. My real classroom is under renovation, and this is the only spot left that they could put me! I made my principal come down today and listen to my teaching environment. She is just aghast.
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