Monday Holiday

Today is a holiday from work, well not entirely. I have spent part of the day preparing for trial tomorrow and doing legal research. I spent the other part of the day shopping because my clothes are pretty beat up right now. I did not find any clothes to buy but I did purchase shoes (my constant downfall). Since I already have 100+ pairs of shoes, I am certain that was not helpful in the long run. I also worked out this morning. I am probably certifiable because I got up at 4 am (my normal workout time) and went to the apartment gym. I did 35 minutes on the elliptical, a 20 minute jog, five minutes of cool down, and my strength training work. Then I came back to the apartment and drank coffee and ate oatmeal. My standard weekday meal in other words. Clearly not normal but if I don't go to the gym super early I just will not workout. I had some very unexciting lean pockets for lunch somewhere along the way and yogurt with frozen blueberries.

Dinner was hash browns with green bell peppers and onions. I also had an egg (it was supposed to be an egg over easy but clearly that did not work) and some of the left over risotto. I am still not a huge fan of the risotto but at least it has broccoli in it. Oh and here is your cat picture for the day.

She actually stayed in that position for about five minute while I took photos, silly cat. I am going to go and drink a glass of pumpkin soy milk for desert and watch "Border Wars" on TV, more amusing if you live near the border. Then I am off to bed because tomorrow is going to be a very long day for me.

Sunday, sunday

I failed entirely again to photograph any food except for dinner. Then again it was all my standard fare, I am trying to change it up but I always fall back on spinach and veggie burgers. I did go to Starbucks this morning as you can see by exhibit A.

That would be a skinny cinnamon dolce latte which I drank while helping my friend study for the Bar Exam. I expect that will be a regular occurrence for the next month until she actually takes the exam. Fingers crossed that it goes well at the end of February. I will admit that I prefer non-skinny starbucks drinks but they are not really in the dietary plan so skinny it is for the foreseeable future (admittedly I go to Starbucks about once every three months at this point). So, I spent two hours at the coffee shop and came home and finished up my laundry. Then I took a nap, I do love weekends. This was followed by dinner which is below.

That is two super old Boca Burgers (i.e. they have been in my freezer for at least 6 months, Broccoli Cheese risotto (not my favorite) onions, honey mustard, light cheese, light mayo, and spinach. It was not my best effort but at least there were veggies involved in the process. The burgers were 90 calories each but I had forgotten that I really don't like that flavor (perhaps that explains why they have been in my freezer for so long) and the risotto was a little bit fake tasting. Perhaps tomorrow's food will be better.

Saturday dinner

I made a random cake type thing for dinner tonight. Basically sweet potato puree, chia seeds, oats, almond meal, light soy milk, cinnamon, and maple syrup for sweetness. I topped it with greek yogurt and a sprinkle of granola. It was okay but could have used more cooking time. I also had some red bliss potatoes but I failed to photograph those, and a big glass of water.

I am probably going to have some decaf coffee tonight which I will no doubt fail to photograph because I will forget about it. I thought you would like to see a picture of my other cat in the same cat bed which is where they both like to sleep. She is not a snugly cat but she does like to keep an eye on me when I am at the kitchen table.

Ah, Pizza

I have been craving pizza for the last week and I decided to make it lunch today. I had a personal frozen pizza but I did doctor it up a little bit by adding a half cup of spinach on top so that I would get in some dark leafy greens for the day. It was extremely tasty and I think that I will not need any pizza for a long time now. I am trying to work things into my diet that I really want so I do not go crazy but I am balancing them with healthy food wherever possible. Hence the spinach and also the big glass of water that I had with lunch.

I love that pink glass, it was two bucks at Target and you put it in the freezer and get it icy cold which is great. I need a new one because it is beginning to fall apart. Oh, and here is your sleeping cat picture for the day.

This is my older cat, she is sleeping next to my computer which is where she stays whenever I am surfing the web or working on projects on my laptop.

Thursday and Friday Dinner

This was dinner Thursday night. Sticky rice and low fat beef stir fry. This is the remains of the stir fry from the night before and it was extremely tasty and will probably make an appearance this coming week.

Dinner on Friday was beans, low fat cheese, onions, and small red potatoes. I am ridiculously addicted to black beans, I probably have 8-10 cans in my pantry right now. The potatoes are replacing bread for me at this point since I do not keep bread in my house. It was very filling and my version of a quick meal.

Well at least I worked out

I was up later than I should have been last night and ended up being in no mood to workout today. However, I hauled myself out of bed at 4 am, and went to my apartment's gym. The walk in the freezing cold to the gym was not fun apparently it was like 20 something degrees at 4 am. Once I was there, I some how talked myself into 45 minutes on the elliptical machine and another 15 minutes on the bike. I also managed to get in all my strength training moves for the day once I got to work. I have not had 900 cups of coffee today (which is probably proof that exercise will wake you up more than coffee). I am making a simple dinner tonight, frozen stir fry with some extra broccoli in it.

I also had some yogurt as desert.

Blah

I had a short workout this morning, about 20 minutes and then went back to bed for around 30 minutes because I was tired. I got to bed late last night because I did not get home until around 8 pm and it always takes me awhile to unwind and relax. Today should be better because I get to go home right after work. Breakfast and lunch today were pretty standard (I did have two additional cups of coffee at work because I was both cold and tired). As for dinner, I am a little bit over broccoli given the amount I ate yesterday so I am having my old fall back, black beans with couscous. I prefer my couscous with raisins but there are none in my house so I settled for green bell peppers. I just warmed up the black beans and threw in some spinach because I have a ton of spinach which needs to be eaten before it goes bad, however I added too much pepper.

This is the cooking in process and below is the final result. I mixed in the couscous which was not really the best plan but overall it was tasty if a little bit peppery which was a problem.

I have to say that I am continuing to do a pretty decent job on eating my veggies and getting in a fair amount of green and leafy plants. So overall I am pleased with how my meals are going so far.

Not sure how it got to be Monday so fast

I had an excellent workout this morning, 40 minutes on the elliptical machine, 15 minutes running and 5 minutes of cool down walking. I even managed to do my strength training moves which I have been slacking on for months. The problem with not doing planks for awhile is that you end up being horrible at them. I am working late tonight and may not get around to dealing with food pictures as a result, I will post them when I get home if I feel up to it. Breakfast was my standard oatmeal with raspberries and hazelnut butter along with a splash of light soy milk. I have also had 3 cups of coffee today, a sure sign that it is a Monday. Lunch was my standard salad along with 3 mandarine oranges (I finally restocked on oranges this weekend. Dinner was leftover risotto and pureed broccoli with some butter, reduced fat cheese, onions, and a little bit of chicken stock. Desert was popcorn and a diet soda.

Clearly, the cats took an interest in my dinner.

Sunday again

Somehow it is already sunday evening and I have not accomplished much of anything today. Ah well, at least it was relaxing. My lunch today is below, a veggie burger, spinach, onions, light mayo, mustard, and reduced fat cheese. It is basically a deconstructed burger since I skip the bread. I had popcorn later as a snack but that was not photographed. My breakfast was the same as yesterday and also not photographed.

Then I cleaned for awhile and took a nap before I made dinner. Steamed broccoli with a sprinkling of reduced fat cheese, red potatoes with light sour cream and risotto from a mix which was actually remarkably tasty and easy to make in about 20 minutes flat. I have enough left over for tomorrow night which is important because I am probably not going to get home until around 8:30 pm since I have to go train police officers from 6-8 pm. Tomorrow night is all about fast food and I also have lots of left over broccoli which is a good thing (it is the ingredient of the week in case you were wondering).

After dinner, I made myself desert. Frozen bananas and chocolate hazelnut butter. I just froze the bananas and pureed them in my blender for about 5 minutes and topped with the hazelnut butter. Tasty and I got in my fruit and healthy fats for the day. I have also had a bunch of water today but that almost never gets photographed so you will just have to imagine its existence.

Tomorrow is a really long day so I am going to go get organized for it now and head to bed early so that I can run in the morning at the gym.