What a busy day it’s been! I’ve accomplished so much and amazingly I’m not tired as I normally would be. Perhaps it’s the lasting effects of the acupuncture?
I was up at 5:30 am to get in my workout. I knew it was going to be a busy day and I’ve found that once I do my workout in the morning, I feel so great that it’s done for the day and that I’m helping to rev up my metabolism. Not to mention that I can’t come up with any excuses as I might later on in the day for not doing it. On top of that, I’m actually feeling muscle in my arms and calves. So exciting! I can’t wait to see the final results.
Today was my first day working back at the Montessori preschool where I used to work before I began working for the county. It was great seeing all my former co-workers and all the kids that I’ve known since they were 3 years old. I couldn’t believe how much some of them had grown up and it was nice to receive their hugs and cries of “Miss Jennifer!” when they saw me.
I also managed to go to the dentist for my final Invisalign set, go to the chiropractor, get a manicure and pedicure while reading 50 Shades Freed (the 3rd book in the 50 Shades of Grey series), come home and cook dinner, and various other odds and ends that needed to be accomplished. My point?! There should be no excuses for what you want to achieve. If you want something badly enough, you will find the time to do it (and I live in chronic pain and with normally low energy — no excuses from me!! 🙂 )
My fuel for today included some amazing food, thanks to inspiration that I received from the PCOS Diva. She’s a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (which is where I’m currently going to school) and has put together a fantastic Summer Meal Plan to help women with PCOS plan and make amazing meals. The best part is that the recipes are vegan friendly! I did make a few changes to what she had on the menu for today, but overall I followed the plan and I was excited to be back in the kitchen cooking amazing food!
Overnight oats with chia seeds, PB2, almond coconut milk, slivered almonds, and blueberries for breakfast!
I also couldn’t resist this snack at Montessori, mainly because I wanted to try the salsa. I have the recipe and will have to make it sometime for myself, because it was super delicious!
Lunch was a GF wrap with veggies and hummus. I was actually so excited to make my own hummus, until I got home and realized that I’d completely forgotten to buy tahini so I could make it! Thankfully I had some hummus in the fridge, but it wasn’t the same.
I was trying to avoid eating an afternoon snack, especially after I listened to one of my IIN lectures about Ayurveda and just eating 3 main meals a day, but I got pretty hungry in the afternoon, so I had an apple while I was at the nail salon, and then a Chocolate Shakeology when I got home. Seriously, that stuff is so addictive. It was calling my name and it’s well worth it! Tastes like a chocolate shake, but it’s filled with so many ingredients that are great for you. Shakeology is the reason I don’t really drink green smoothies, even though I want to start increasing my intake of green smoothies as well!
My liquid gold! 🙂
And my dinner?! I made amazing black bean burgers, with homemade guacamole and homemade pico de gallo (all thanks to the PCOS Diva’s recipes), over salad greens. My burgers didn’t turn out quite the way I anticipated, probably because of the recipe for egg replacer that I used, but I figured that I can always experiment with other egg replacer recipes and that it doesn’t matter if the burgers didn’t turn out perfectly. At least I was experimenting!
I have tons of leftovers of the black bean burgers too and I’ve already thought of a few different ways to use them up — as fajitas with onions and peppers, in a breakfast scramble with sweet potatoes, or with some quinoa.
All right, it’s been a long day and I’m getting sleepy! About to get on my Beachbody team call and then I’m going to bed so I can get up early again to do my workout! Have a great night!
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