Manic Monday

Hello again!  I can’t believe it’s Monday already…the weekend flew by much too quickly!  It’s especially hard to get up on a Monday (or any day) when you have this guy willing and ready to snuggle!  He always tries to hold me hostage with his cuteness, which sometimes leaves me racing against traffic to make it to work on time.  Just look at the sleepy eyes!

Today’s breakfast was a banana and peanut butter smoothie.

Banana smoothie recipe (Compliments of Shannon):

• 1/2 a large banana
• 1 tbs. crunchy natural peanut butter
• 1/3 cup skim milk
• 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt

Mondays and Tuesdays are my long days, so I’m usually on the go most of the day.  I have to pack my snacks the night before, because like I said before, showering LeRoy with attention usually takes priority in the morning.  Plus, if I don’t bring a snack, I’m vulnerable to Rob’s strawberry poptarts. (one of my many kryptonites!)  For a snack I had some almonds, strawberries, and raspberries.

I really like Blue Diamond’s low sodium, lightly salted almonds.  (Kind of an oxymoron, right?)  There’s only 40 mg of salt per serving though, so I don’t feel too bad!  For lunch I had a chickpea salad again.  I literally had only 10 minutes to eat, so I had to wolf it down as quickly as I could.

Today’s workout was another pyramid workout.  I really like timed workouts because I have more of an incentive to push myself…I know there’s an end in sight, I just have to make it there.  Plus, after a long day it’s nice to get in a quick workout and still get home at a reasonable time.  I’m still a little sore from Saturday’s “Filthy Fifty,” which quickly became apparent on my way back down the pyramid during round one.  I had to do a lot of “girl” push ups and nearly smacked myself in the face with the med ball while doing wall balls.  Note to self…don’t wear bright yellow when working with a med ball, those things are filthy!

I managed to make it through the pyramid twice in 30 minutes…which probably wouldn’t have happened if I didn’t have such a great workout buddy! (Karl! 🙂 )  My shoulders and arms are toast, though…especially after swimming yesterday.

When I got home I had an edamame, corn, and feta salad.  I get a half a pound or so every time I go to Sprout’s and snack on it until it’s gone…which always makes me wish I had gotten more and makes me look forward to my next trip to Sprout’s.  It’s super good…I might try to recreate it but I doubt it would come out as tasty.

This Thursday some friends and I are having a “healthy” potluck.  I’m in charge of the salad.  I LOVE salads, but I usually have salads as the main course, not an appetizer.  Any ideas on what kind of salads I can bring for an appetizer?  Remember, we’re trying to have a “healthy” potluck. 🙂