Amazing Day

I had an absolutely incredibly day. I feel so very accomplished, and I want to feel this way EVERY DAY. Last night I logged my meals for today, so that I had something to follow, and knew exactly how many calories I was going to get. This worked out great for me!

I got up to Pepper crying around 5:50am so I fed her and got her back to sleep before pumping. It was 7:30 before I was done, which made it tempting to skip right to breakfast cuz I was hungry. But I put on my workout gear and did G15 Cardio Challenge + Shoulders. For breakfast I had oatmeal (oats, water, almond milk, 1/2 banana, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract + 1tbsp PB), and coffee. I made a deal with myself that if I cut out creamer, I could have 2 tbsp of sugar. I'll eventually whittle that down!

For my morning snack I had a boiled egg, 1oz of raw almonds and 1/2 an apple. I spent most of the day playing with Pepper and trying to get her to nap! I got hungry again around 12:45 and had some santa fey chicken soup, a slice of bread, celery, carrots and an orange. The soup was awesome!! For dessert I had one piece of kit kat.

I got hungry soon after that, but held off until around 3:00 before having a protein shake (soymilk, ON chocolate whey, 1 tbsp PB, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries/strawberries and 1/2 banana). It was like dessert, it was so yummy!! I think that's my favorite part of clean eating, is that healthy food starts to taste SO good.

Kevin got home, and before our run I had 1oz raw almonds, 1/2 apple and a cup of coffee (2tbsp sugar). Ive been running for longer and longer periods of time. I havent timed it out yet, but I keep pushing myself. Once we got home, I made whole wheat spaghetti with sauce, a slice of bread, and 1/2 cup asparagus. As I was cooking, I was telling Kevin how good I felt, and how practicing willpower is really empowering. He made cookies for a pot luck tomorrow, and I didn't have a single one. Just as I was finishing talking about willpower, I opened the packages that came in the mail, and lo and behold, my Grandma had sent her annual goodie bag!!! Fudge, peanut brittle, cookies, brownies, truffles. SO MUCH. I just had to laugh. I immediately put them in tupperware and stuck them in the freezer.

I ate dinner, pumped, then allowed myself one of her cookies (Sooo good). Really savoring it makes it so much better than gobbling them down. It feels good to be in control. Once I plugged my bodybugg in, I was SO happy to see that I had met nearly every goal. I plugged it in around 7:30, so the calories for the rest of the day aren't included, but I'm still doing great!!! Here's a snapshot:




Considering it can't register the extra calories I make from pumping, Im doing REALLY good, haha. Tomorrow I'm going to meet Amanda in the morning to workout together. She said, and I quote, "It's going to be a cardio blaster to burn lots of calories before the BIG feast!" Yikes!! Haha.