I don’t know about you all, but I have been tired with a capital “T” this week! Yesterday more than anything, it took me a while to get myself peeled out of bed. Once I was up, I was fine — it was just the fact that I had to get my butt out of bed so early that I was not okay with!
Now that I’m devoting my workouts to LiveFit Trainer, I really am making an effort to get them all done before school — mainly because my gym is a madhouse in the afternoon! I am not about to fight someone for the 20 pound dumbbells at 4:30 in the afternoon — nope, not me! Thankfully, the person who opens has compromised and is coming in at 4:45 instead of 5:00 now which means more workout time for me! Yesterday was day 9 of LiveFit and the muscles targeted were back/biceps. It wasn’t as difficult as last week, which is good news for me!
A few people told me they couldn’t wait to see what I was eating now that I am doing LiveFit. However, to be honest, I’m not eating too much differently! I’m adding in a few more snacks, making a more conscious effort for protein, but since I already ate pretty “clean” to begin with, there isn’t much more to do!
Breakfast — 6:00 AM
Another Wednesday (okay, it was Tuesday), another delicious breakfast! This was a good one — full of great mix-ins!
- 1/3 cups oats
- almond milk
- 1 egg white (whisked in)
- 1/2 banana (whisked in)
- 1 tbsp. chocolate Sun Warrior
- cinnamon
- blueberries
- peanut butter
I could have eaten this for every meal yesterday and been happy — it was way too good for words!
On the side, I had a very large cup of Joe with soy milk. I wanted an IV drip of caffeine yesterday!
Snack — 9:30 AM
During my plan time, I ate a small snack to tide me over until lunch. I fried an egg this morning, topped it with some nutritional yeast and the good stuff (ketchup). I also brought a few carrots for some munching action!
Lunch — 11:30 AM
Okay this picture looks semi gross, but I swear it was good. I had a bowl of leftover chili (new recipe coming tomorrow!).
I also had a banana on the side but I was too lazy to get the camera back out again. #fail.
Snack — 3:30 PM
Raisins and almonds — the usual!
Dinner — 6:15 PM
Dinner was definitely not protein packed, but was very veggie packed! I was craving a lot of veggies like nobody’s business, so who am I to resist the cravings?
A veggie salad — which I topped with hummus and balsamic vinegar…
and roasted broccoli and sweet potatoes!
This is honestly one of my favorite meals — I don’t even care if it’s not very balanced!
I spy my sous chef!
Snack — 8:30 PM
My protein-less dinner was made up for at my snack though! I had a crumbled protein muffin on top of Greek yogurt and half of a chopped apple. There may or may not have been a nut butter spoon there as well. Let’s be honest — when is there not?
I think I did pretty well in the food department yesterday — I definitely went to bed satisfied, but not “stuffed” or like I ate too much throughout the day. Perfect feeling!
Question: How many times do you eat throughout the day? Which meal is your favorite and why?
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Despite it featuring every WIAW on the blog, that bag of almonds & raisins always make me smile-> such a good snack! I’m with you on breakfast: I could eat that every single meal and have a very content tummy
! Have you found your hunger levels to have increased since you started lifting weights? Mine definitely have which means i have been amping up my protein intake…I even bought my first pack of protein powder #nervous
Oh my gosh, I have been a hunger beast! I guess it’s because your metabolism stays spiked longer when you strength train than when you do cardio. I found a really good article about it the other day:
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/cardio-vs-strength-training-workouts
Since I started teaching, I eat 6-7 times a day. My lunch break slowly becomes less about eating and more about just sitting, so I eat with my kids during their snacks and lunch time. Before, it was about 4 times a day.
I would love to be able to eat/teach at the same time but I’m not that coordinated. I’d probably spill on myself. My kids already think I’m ditzy enough!
To be honest I like that you’re not doing the LiveFit eats. I’m stoked for everyone who’s following the plan closely, but there are only so many egg whites and stuff you can see. I’m interested to see your results compared to theirs- I have a feeling that eating clean is more important than eating a ton of protein!
Thanks Gabs - I’m interested to see how it goes too!
Mmmm veggie chili! I eat breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack, dinner, and dessert. Breakfast is my favorite because I can read the newspaper while I eat it and I’m always really hungry in the morning.
I LOVE that mug!
I love reading about your LiveFit-I am going to try it after my spring marathon! I always get lazy in the lifting department when mileage goes up.
I love the egg in the oatmeal, it makes it so fluffy. I could eat breakfast for every single meal and snack.
Do you make your own protein muffins? I am guessing you do-they always look sooo good!
I do - I forgot to link it back to the recipe - I’ll do that now!
Charlie is so adorable! I have a boston terrier and he’s ALWAYS sitting on one of the two rugs in the kitchen just waiting…….staring……watching my every move like a hawk for me to drop a morsel and then he swoops in like a ninja in the night and gobbles it up! I made kale chips yesterday and must’ve dropped 4 of them on the floor because I was pigging out on them right out of the oven and Baxter loved em! I bet Charlie loves some of your healthy foods too! PS. Way to be motivated in the morning! I suck at waking up early to exercise.
I eat embarrassingly frequently… breakfast is a 3 part affair thanks to needing to absorb iron/can’t eat my cereal at the same time as my yogurt (silly nutrition), and then I have 2 more regular meals and 2-3 snacks. So 7 times a day? My favorite meal is my morning snack- apple and string cheese make my morning!
I’ve never heard about iron absorption before - can you fill me in?
I am anemic and take a monster iron supplement twice a day, but the trick about iron supplementation is that it is best with vitamin C, but should not be taken at the same time as anything containing calcium or a variety of other things (quote from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6315480: “tannins, phytates, phosphates, soya protein products and various “dietary” fibres have been reported to inhibit non-heme iron absorption”). Non heme iron is what is contained in non-animal sources of iron (I’m a vegetarian)… soooooo I have a banana and a multivitamin (blocks iron absorption), then coffee (blocks iron), THEN 2 hours later I have my iron supplement, iron fortified cereal, and an orange. It’s a fun game.
sorry for the long reply, and I’m not a nutritionist but I’ve seen one about my anemia!
Favorite meal ever is BREAKFAST!!!
I usually eat 5-6 small meals a day, thats how it has been with Insanity ; )
We’re on the same page!!
I eat5-6x… i probably like my last meal or post workout smoothie the best!
I am super tired as well- we are talking falling asleep at 8:15 tired. That is so not me but I’m going with it (since I have already done it twice this week and may or may not do it again tonight) This constant lack of energy after 5:00 is killing me!!! I feel you pain, one day when the spring time comes maybe we will feel lively again.
I eat about 6X a day. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, snack after school, supper. WOW that seems like a lot now that I say it. Again, oh well- I’m owning it!
I hear ya - I’m heading to bed in a few and it’s only 8:30!
I love that you have a sous chef. Mine are of the feline variety and tend to be very “helpful” but usually prefer to assist from the countertop - right next to the food - which is mildly aggravating.
Looks good to me! And I have to say that I have been tired with a capital T too this week. blech.
When’s our next chat date? I’m missing you something serious!
I’m always available! Perhaps we’ll be able to catch up this weekend?
Ha I had the same bowl of oats yesterday, minus the protein powder!
I usually eat three meals+2snacks+dessert everyday but I don’t think I can pick a favorite meal-I love them all!!!!
Do you nuke your egg before school then eat it later??
Live Fit looks awesome. Good luck!
I made my egg in the morning and refrigerated it until I was ready to eat it. I ate it cold - didn’t bother me!
i’ve never seen a fried egg in a Tupperware like that. great idea!
I have thought about trying the LiveFit Trainer, but like you I would probably not follow the meal plan to a T because I already eat clean. I too love my bowl of oats with a nut butter spoon! I eat 5-6 times a day because I am hungry every three hours!
My body starts to get hungry every 3 or so hours as well! I just can’t help it!
I love the Disney mug:) I have a beach towel with the leopard print Mickey from my last trip. Breakfast is my favorite meal hands down. I should probably just eat it for every meal. Oatmeal for breakfast, omlette for lunch, pancakes for dinner…. sounds good to me!
Can I come over?
How many times I eat in a day completely depends on my class schedule, which is different every day! For example, today there will be a lot of snacking because I have class straight through the lunch hours!
I eat 3 meals + 2 snacks per day. I’ve thought about switching over to 5-6 mini meals per day, but that seems so difficult, especially when it means packing them to take to campus with me. My favourite meal is hands down breakfast!!!
Your oatmeal looks delicious! I’ve been whipping egg whites into my oatmeal lately too and I love it. It makes it kind of taste like French toast.
You just made me so happy because I haven’t had french toast in forever because I wasn’t eating eggs - now I can!
5-6 times a day - breakfast, am snack, lunch, pm snack, supper and sometimes bedtime snack/dessert. Supper usually isn’t eaten til 7:30pm so I usually don’t need the last snack.
Breakfast is and will always be my favorite meal.
I could not not eat until 7:30 at night! I would be a hungry beast!
I think my body has gotten used it, that and I have a 4pm snack.
That chili looks really good - excited to see the recipe!
Chili is about as photogenic as the Indian food I’ve been having for lunch lately. But both are generally pretty darn good despite their looks.
I don’t have a fav meal. Dinners are usually the most interesting, breakfast is the most awaited, but lunch is really fun when you eat out for it. Hmmmm… guess it depends on my mood.
I love veggie-ful dinners like that too! Yeah sure they aren’t to balanced but we have to honor all sorts of cravings right!?! Even the veg-ful ones!
all great looking meals and snacks! i LOVE roasted veggies… i can eat them like nobody’s business.
just within the past couple weeks i’ve been adding an extra snack to my day and reducing my portion sizes a bit at meals. i have breakfast, AM snack, lunch, PM snack, dinner, evening snack/dessert. it definitely has helped keep me satisfied better throughout the day, and i get to eat more often - score!
Question- are those the skins I see on your roasted sweet potatoes?? Do you eat the skins? I’ve been on a sweet potato kick lately but I never eat the skins! Just wondering! Love your blog
Yes! I eat the skins on most veggies - potato skins are so good for you!
oh yum! i love this entire day of eats! and the veggie dinner isn’t balanced - but it looks yummy nonetheless!
I graze a lot throughout the day too - I feel like my coworkers think I’m ALWAYS eating…kind of true!
i am amazed by how much you accomplish before 7 a.m.! totally agree, though, i would rather be in the gym super early than 5:00 with the post-work rush.
during the week i eat 5 times/day. B, L and D with an afternoon and bedtime snack. the weekends are all over the place, though!
Thanks for the email today - I need to respond back to you about this weekend!
I have 7 (seven!) meals on workout days (2 are shakes though) and 6 on rest days. Breakfast has to be my favorite by far!
7? That’s awesome!!!
I can’t even fathom being up and at a gym at 4:45. You amaze me. Actually, anyone that can function before 6am amazes me.
Yesterday I ate 3 normal meals, other days though I could eat 6 smaller ones. Totally depends on my mood.
It’s not so much that I actually function - I can move but I can’t talk to others.
I have been extra tired this week too! Although I think it’s due to lack of sleep, oh well. I’m with Gina. ^ Your ability to get up and get to the gym so early amazes me. And inspires me.
Gotta get it done!
That looks like a well balanced day’s worth of food and so yummy! I am the same way this week - I just don’t want to get out of my bed. Once I do, I am fine but its making that first step of actually getting up!
Can’t wait for the chili recipe!
Favorite meal is breakfast, I could have breakfast foods all day long and be a happy girl! That salad is totally calling my name, it looks delicious!
I love ketchup, just have to say that, first off. Like your ketchup + nooch action.
And you and me both with wanting an IV drip of caffeine this week…and ironically my coffee maker broke, but I got a new one; crisis averted!
I do love my ketchup! I can’t get enough!
Yum, I could eat roasted veggies everyday and never get sick of them!
Ahhh, this is my first time reading but your pup’s name is Charlie?! So is ours
We got a toy poodle in the beginning of January and he is a riot! Do you teach [read during your planning period]? I’m in my first year teaching and phew, it’s exhausting…
All of your eats look totes delic!!!
I love all six of my meals…… can’t pick one favorite, because after all, when you eat healthy, all food is goooood!
Agreed!
I eat 6 times a day probably - sometimes 5 if I have breakfast late enough that I don’t need a mid morning snack.
But I try to eat every 3 hours because I easily get low blood sugar. But I also can’t eat large portions at any meal because I fill up really fast haha. A bit weird…!
Looks like some good eats! Can’t wait for the chili recipe…:)
I think my favorite is probably breakfast….but I typically try to eat at least 5-6 meals a day.
I am sugarless this week and eat 6-7 times a day small portions. Last night my dinner was just a salad, similar to what you’ve had. I did went to LifeFit and checked it out, Maybe I’ll try it in 7 weeks (I just started a new cycle for 8 weeks).
I eat 4-5 times a day, but I think my favorite meal is breakfast. Overnight oatmeal with greek yogurt is just too good for words! Probably why I’ve eaten it for breakfast every single day for probably a year and a half now, lol.
my gorgeous swedish mattress has been calling my name like a seductor, too!!! i eat about five times daily with lots of coffee and a few doses of gin. your sous chef looks to be new york chef material. watch out emeril.
I eat all day long! I don’t know what my deal has been the last couple days but I’m a BOTTOMLESS PIT. Seriously. I’m starving all the time. This happens every now and then, so I might as well just go with it, I guess
I go with it too!
I tend to eat 6 times per day….like you I get a bit ‘hangry’ (angry when I’m hungry), so I try and prevent that monster from coming out by eating more often. Breakfast is my most favourite meal….oats are my ultimate comfort food!
Mine too!
As a stay at home mom I eat my 3 meals plus tons of snacking! I have a stocked fridge and pantry 5 feet away all day long! Can be dangerous for sure!
where do you get your gluten free oats? my mom adopted a little boy with aspergers and is putting him on a gluten free caesin free diet to try and help. He usually eats cereal with milk but cant now so i suggested gluten free oatmeal.
Trader Joe’s!
This all looks great! I am very impressed with your planning and food packing when you’re so busy.
~Emily~
I’m trying to be better at grazing throughout the day. I LOVE breakfast, and I am finding that if I eat a better breakfast, I’m not as hungry the rest of the day. Yay!
I probably eat around 5 times per day. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner. Well, and then usually a little dessert… so maybe 6 times a day
I have been tired all week too - maybe it’s a teacher thing!
I eat about 5 times a day - and them moment have finished one meal or snack I start dreaming about the next one!
Breakfast is always my favourite though. I lie in bed for a whle and enjoy thinking about what I might have!