So Much Sweat

This morning, I had my cereal mixture for breakfast. My first afternoon snack was 1/2 Greek yogurt. The second snack was a cut up apple. My lunch was the same as usual, except for using a different brand of mustard.

I used True Natural Taste's creamy mustard. It is fantastic! You can smell the balsamic vinegar when you open the bottle. It goes so good with whole wheat bread and the deli meat. I can't believe how good mustard can taste. I could eat the mustard by itself.

It's real mustard: 0 calories, and you can pronounce everything in the ingredients (which there isn't much to). How great is that?!


Here's what the front of the bottle looks like...

My "before the gym" fuel was 1/3 of a Power Bar. These have a lot of calories in them, so I eat a little at a time. I had the chocolate flavor. Man, was it good. I remember when I was a little kid, my other brother would always bring home Power Bars. I would eat them because my older brother brought them home, but man did I hate how they tasted! I guess my tastebuds are growing up. This Power Bar is really good.

The snack really helped me fuel for my 4 1/4 mile run today. I was really going....until about mile 3. Stupid me, forgot to use the restroom before hopping on the treadmill. I toughed through it and got it done. It took me a little bit longer than I hoped (45:26) because of that situation. Oh well, the point is that I completed what I needed/wanted to.

After my run, I had my spin class. It was a great workout tonight. I couldn't stop sweating. It just kept pouring off of me. It felt like someone was standing above me with a sprinkler, or something. I loved it!! I was really working tonight. I defiantly didn't waste my time at the gym!

When I got home, I was starving. I fixed up a big salad with mixed greens, olives and fresh tomatoes with Annie's salad dressing. Man, I love that salad dressing. Everything mixed so well together.

After the salad, I waited about 20 minutes, and I was still hungry. I grabbed some dried cherries that were given to me by the great people at Traverse Bay Farms. I love dried cherries. Another one of my many weaknesses. I was strong and didn't eat the entire bag. I love these cherries because there's not much to them. They are cherries with some sugar. Pretty easy. I love being able to recognize everything is a product! I love knowing exactly what I'm eating.

I think tonight is going to end when my hubby gets home from work and we eat a nice bowl of chocolate, coffee, brownie ice cream. Man, all 3 of my favorites in one bowl. I limit myself to how many scoops I can have in one day. I wish I could eat the entire box of ice cream. I miss being young and being able to eat whatever I want and not have any consequences. I can't wait for the ice cream. it takes all my patients to wait until he gets home. Only a few more hours!

What's your favorite ice cream / frozen yogurt? Do you prefer ice cream, frozen yogurt or gelato?

My Legs are On Fire

Same stuff this morning and afternoon. Not a special Wednesday for me. I wish it was, I love special days!

Before I headed out to the gym, I finished the last half of my Mojo bar. So yummy!! Sweet and salty at the same time. I love that combo. My taste buds were very happy.

When I got to the gym, I jumped on a treadmill and started running. After I was all settled and running at a good pace, I realized that the girl 2 treadmills to my right was talking super loudly on her cell phone. She was talking about her divorce and what a "scum bag" she married. I can't believe she was having such a personal conversation right in the open. I would be so embarrassed to be her.

To my left, there was this really big guy walking on the treadmill. At first, I was thinking "yeah, he's trying," then I hear him coughing up a lung and trying to clear his throat. Between these 2 annoying people, I had distractions for the first 2miles (1/2 way through my run). I couldn't get my head into it. I had head phones on and they were louder than the Judge Judy I was watching. I just wanted to stop and just relax for a while before my spin class started. But, I didn't let myself. I kept going and managed to run 4 miles in 43:54 minutes. Not too bad for being distracted. I'm happy with the time.

My spin class started 5 minutes after I got off the treadmill. I didn't have anytime to cool down, which was fine. Once again, I was glowing a purple face, oh well. People are getting use to seeing me like that.

The class was GREAT!! The normal instructor was back. People were starting to complain to him about the sub he had for the last 2 weeks. Everyone agreed, that guy wasn't that good. We're just glad to have Joe back. He really made us work. I was sweating bullets. Only 10 minutes into the class, my legs were on fire. I could feel serious heat coming from them. My knees were still a little weak from last nights (and the night before) workout. I needed to power through and keep going. I didn't push myself as hard as I could have. Which is a good thing for my knee. As I walked out of class (50 minutes later), I could still feel the fire that lead me to keep going. What a great feeling!

When I got home, I was pretty hungry. I fixed myself a PB&J sandwich, on whole wheat bread. I paired my sandwich with Annie's Cheddar Bunnies.



I love these things. They taste SO much better than another brand of cheese crackers. I don't feel guilty eating them. They only have 140 calories per 50 crackers with so much flavor. They have the cutest shape and are very filling.

Look at all the good info. on the back. There's no sugar and only .5g of saturated fat. They're made with organic wheat and have 0 grams of trans fat!! They are all natural and they're baked (not fried). One of the best things...the have 0 preservatives! I could eat these everyday, all day. There are other flavors, too (which I will get to in other posts).

I am still full from dinner. I never eat whole sandwiches (I do, but it's pretty rare). A few bottles of water will tied me over until morning. I love breakfast time (except for the getting up part)!!

What is your favorite meal of the day?