Cindy

Good Memorial Day Morning!  Today’s breakfast was 1 whole egg and 1/3 c. 100% liquid egg whites on ezekiel bread, and 1/2 c. diced fresh pineapple.  33% Protein, 45% Carbs, 23% Fat (6% saturated, the rest the healthy, ‘clean your arteries out’ kind).  This Macronutrient plan seems to work for me, and by the end of the day I plan to keep it about the same.  What does your breakfast look like?

It started with 2 glasses of water,1/2 boiled egg and 1/2 banana, followed by 1 hour of circuit weight training.  After the workout I ate the remaining halves.  Coffee on the way to work at 10 am with 1/4 c. 2% milk.  @ 10:45 training sessions begin.  Two sessions, then an apple.  Two more sessions then 1/2 of my ground turkey breast taco-seasoned salad, with 0fat refried beans.  Two more sessions-the other half of the salad. One last session, then onward to home.  Last meal of the nite is my lean healthy cow steak and a white baked potato with 0fat greek plain yogurt.  Now, as I sit and watch AI, I will have my Good Earth tea with 3 medjool dates.  About 1850 cals for the day.  Macro % are about 37% Protein, 43 % carbs, 20 % fat.  Just the way Ilike it when I am really working toward leaning out!

As I begin the day, I look at my schedule, consider the weather, and any other factors that may play into my decisions to stick to my goals for health/fitness.  It’s sunny and beautiful, so definitely going to hop on my bike.  And since, I have a goal to increase my daily overall movement, I think I will bike to get some errands done (bank, grocery store).  Fortunately, that’s feasible in small town Cheney.  Cardio-check.  Hmmm…need to throw in some knee rehab work, so perhaps during a break from home office work this morning.  That will take just 10 mins.  Check.  I would like to get to the gym and do some shoulder/arms strength.  That will have to take place at the end of the work day, just before yoga class.  Strength-check.  Flexibility and relaxation-check.  Set your goals ahead and stick to them-you can do it!

Today began a month of commitments to SUPER CLEAN EATING AND A PHYSICALLY ACTIVE LIFESTYLE!  I’ve had a great start!  I began the day with 10-15 mins of yoga stretching and ab ex, followed by a breakfast of oatmeal, blueberries, shredded unsweetened coconut, and a medjool date with a bit of unsweetened coconut milk. Three hours later a large chicken breast salad with strawberries, mandarin oranges, avocado, and feta cheese. Two and a half hours later, an apple with raw walnuts.  Three hours later a grilled super lean burger, sweet potato with greek nf plain yogurt and cabbage mix.  Then did a spinning and back strength workout, followed by a natural pb & spreadable fruit sandwich (ezekiel bread) and banana.  Now, I am having my Good Earth spice tea.  Mmmmm……