I’m not going to lie folks – I am BEAT (as I’m writing this Tuesday night). This is going to be short and sweet. My motto for today is “I will eat more vegetables than yesterday."
Breakfast – 6:00 AM
I was so proud of myself yesterday morning – I got myself out of bed at 4:30 AM to go to the gym. GO ME! That hasn’t happened for about a month or so, so I’m pretty pleased with myself.
1 egg + 2 egg whites
the last of the banana bread (::tear::) + almond butter + banana slices
apple slices
Snack – 9:00 AM
Insert two clementines here
Lunch – 11:15 AM
leftover crockpot black bean soup
(unpictured) carrots + horseradish hummus
(unpictured) many handfuls of cashews
Snack – 4:45 PM
I had a few errands to run after school and before my new class, so I scarfed this down as soon as I sat down. I knew dinner wouldn’t be until late!
vanilla chobani
LOVE apple walnut delight
apple slices
Dinner – 8:30 PM
two slices Udi’s gluten free bread
almond butter, chia seeds, and bananas on one
avocado + fried egg on the other
Then I followed dinner up with a few pieces of chocolate. See? I need something green today. I’m thinking a nice big salad for dinner – mmmm! Maybe with an egg on top. I’ve been LOVING eggs lately.
Question: Tell me something I don’t know about you. I realize this is not a question – I just think it can be fun! 
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oh yes, warmed spinach with egg on top, do that! and go 4:30am, whoa!
I didn’t have any spinach, but I did stay true to my salad dinner!
That dinner looks awesome. I am making Tina’s French toast scramble for breakfast today. Mmm. About me… I work in email security and am a massive geek!
I haven’t tried that one yet - how was it?
Mmm your dinner looks delicious. I need to get more creative with my sandwich toppings.
Something about me? I knit/crochet baby blankets for family members who have babies… and in the last two months I’ve gotten THREE new baby cousins! My knitting muscles are getting cramps…
yikes! We have gotten a lot of babies in the last few months as well!
Something about me…I can’t go a day without almond butter.
Nothing to be ashamed about!
Before I had my daughter I used to be a 4:30 wake up girl and an early more gym rat… I miss it- now it’s my treadmill and I at 5am… it works
I’m making your soup tomorrow! Can’t wait
5 AM is still awesome!!!
Let me know how you liked the soup!
I went to Miami of Ohio my freshman year of college and then was really homesick so I transferred to Mizzou! (Is this the longest week ever or what?!)
Cool fact! A few of my co-worker’s kids go to Mizzou!
Something you didn’t know about me? I’m super impressed that you can wake up that early. I refuse to get up earlier than 6:30…maybe 6 if I really needed to.
I wish I could get up at 6:30!! I’m usually out the door by 6:45, so that wouldn’t work.
I have been loving eggs so much too! Pregnancy craving I have, I love the runny yolk ones too, but had to give those up when I found out I was pregnant! I was eating them nightly because of craving them, then realized I was pregnant and had to quit! Baby can’t have raw yolks, but wanted them, haha!
Love you!
Funny - I have multiples and when I was pregnant, I had to eat 2 eggs every morning .I have never been a huge egg person and could only eat (stomach!) hard boiled. I remember crying some mornings saying I can’t wait to just wake up and eat a bowl of cereal! I am now vegan
Why did you have to eat 2 eggs every day? Doctors orders? Were you pregnant with twins (or more?)?
Question police!
i was pg with triplets and there was a very good book out at the time that recommended this as well as a very high calorie diet. It worked for me - plus I was vegetarian (am vegan now) so it was a good protein source. There is something in the yolk that helps the baby’s brain develop if I remember correctly (that is in question!)
I totally have my days when not a veggie is consumed. I try to make them happen not so often but I figure it all balances out. I usually load up on veggies the next day and am totally fine
Oh I definitely made up for it with last night’s dinner!
4:30am? I am impressed! Now if only I could do that and get to the gym before work! My alarm goes off at 5:30am and it’s a definite struggle for me to leave my bed.
I have been telling myself the same thing these past couple of days. I noticed over the weekend that I had been slacking a bit in the veggie department and was relying a bit too much on fruit. I have done better the past couple days, so lets hope that I can keep it up!!
Horseradish hummus?? You have me intrigued!
Eggs are amazing….especially with a runny yoke! I think that I could pair them with almost anything.
the hummus is from TJ’s - so good!
Did you know that it hasn’t snowed in Chicago for 320 days!!!!! I just heard that on the news a few minutes ago and decided this will be the best winter Chicago has ever seen!
Don’t remind meeeeeee. This household would like the snow please!
wow girl! I am proud of you for getting up that early too!!!!! amazing
I have a sweet potato for lunch. Does that count? *womp womp* That’s my goal for this weekend is to stock up on frozen veggies and stuff for lunches next week. Right now, I’m just hoping that what I have will last me the rest of the day. I think it will, though.
Did you know Iowa is an extremely boring state and it kills me that I have to stay here when I’d rather live in Colorado, near my best friend, and the beautiful mountains?
I love in Iowa - It’s only as boring as you make it!
live! ugh
Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I enjoy some aspects of it, but I definitely enjoy the air and views of Colorado more than Iowa (Don’t know how it is in your part of the state, but I woke up this morning, and outside smelled a lot like cows…I live in SW Iowa).
You are right about that, though. Maybe there’s just not a lot to do in my town.
I grew up in SE Iowa and now live in the central part… always in the country so I’m used to the farm smell
I’m not sure I know any different.
Different strokes for different folks is right! At least it’s ‘warm’ out this week
Go Iowa!
That dinner combo sounds amazing! I may have to have it tonight
I love it! It’s actually one of my favorite breakfasts but since I was eating dinner so late I wanted a combo of dinner and snack.
I love Chia. Goes into anything!!!! Just had chia seeds in my cottage cheese. Perfect!
I think I need to try that soup - I feel very cold right now and it looks warm and inviting!
Good job on the early wake up - I am a morning person and love being up in the quiet, getting my run in (I do not know how people do it later in the day - my energy dies by then and too many things get in the way!) and starting the day with time for me. Keep at it - it is most difficult at this time of year!
I do not have a problem getting the veggies in but have been slacking with the water
Something about me? In 3 months I will have 3 teenage boyz!!! Where does the time go?
my energy fades after school too, but I will say that on those days where I’m sleepy, a walk with charlie always wakes me up! (or a nap does too
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3 teenage boys? Yikes!!!
That’s a long day! I was up at 4am today to workout, but I’m done work (and don’t have school) at 4. I’m not sure how you survived!
Something you don’t know about me- I love to travel and never wanted to come home/never got homesick. We got a dog five years ago, and now after a week I’m itching to come home and see him!
yeeeah - Tuesdays are my marathon days. I typically have time to work out between school and class, but since I had to run some errands after school it couldn’t be done!
Aww what kind of puppy do you have?
Holy moly thats early! I hate heights, so no roller coasters or anything like that for this girl
I LOVE roller coasters, but I definitely cannot handle them as well as I used to be able to!
WOW. that takes quite a bit of self discipline to wake up super early to go to the gym… i’m a morning sweater, too, but THAT hardcore
luckily, i start work at 9am and i only live about 7 minutes away, so i can get up at 7am and still get a decent sweat sesh in before a long day in the office!
That’s nice! I have about a 30 minute commute so I’ve got a little further to go.
I just tried toast with preserves on top of an egg the other day for the first time (got from courtney at STSL) I cant believe how good it was! I used to think it looked gross, but I was very wrong.
P.S. The egg was on top of toast and preseves, not the other way around. Im still waking up I guess!
hahah!! that would be difficult to eat
Reading 4:30 AM just makes me tired… Go you! I’ve been loving eggs lately too. We’ve been going through them like crazy!
Ahh, good work getting up at 4:30 for a workout. I do not miss that AT ALL. You’re my hero.
Believe me, if I could go later, I soooooo would!
Horseradish hummus? That sounds AMAZING! And banana bread with bananas on top - what more could a girl want? Kudos to you on the 4:30 start!….And my something you don’t know is i’m a lurker with my first time comment!
YAAAAY! Don’t be a stranger!
Fun fact: I’ve met Ozzy Osbourne and he kissed me on my cheek!
Every time I think of Ozzy Osbourne I think of him eating Chipotle burritos on their show. Weird?
Leftover hot soup for lunch, gah I’m jealous. I don’t normally crave soup but when it’s cold and I’m feeling under the weather, man I could really go for some right now!
I alllways crave soup!
Before I started sailing at summer camp, I spent the majority of my time at riflery. I was a pretty good shot.
Remind me not to get on your bad side.
I have not been eating much green lately either! I blame it on the cold weather
Something a lot don’t know about me is that I lived in Italy for 4 months. Best 4 months of my life, hands down.
So fun! Where in Italy were you? I’ve been to Rome - beautiful!
Horseradish hummus sounds SO good. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. And props to you for fitting in an early morning workout! I couldn’t wake up at 4:30 to workout to save my life. Haha.
Do you have a recipe for that horseradish hummus? I want some now, please. Would love it if you would post a recipe. Love your blog!
It’s from TJ’s!
You do not know this and it is such a “blogging is creepy weird in a good way” I will share but the other day I had a thought of …
“I wonder why Chelsey never eats her eggs sweet…maybe it just really grosses her out because I was recalling when you were wanting to up protein and was hesitant to leave your sweet oatmeal in the am. Then I thought “or maybe she does who knows….” and then I thought “why am I thinking this, blogging is so weird”
Today I thought for a second the ketchup on your toast was jelly and my heart skipped a beat. LOL. I’m such a weirdo.
haha I love you. I think of other bloggers all the time. Just for you, maybe I’ll do it soon.
Something you don’t know about me? I can’t sleep with the closet door open. I have a big walk-in closet, so the gaping dark hole freaks me out in the middle of the night. Yes, I am all of 10 years old inside…
More reason why I love you!!!
The toast with avo and eggs has my mouth watering! I can’t believe I haven’t tried that combo yet.
oh it is THE BEST!!!!
4:30 am? Damnnnn, girl! That’s dedication! Something about me: I’ve never been stung by a bee! Fingers crossed I didn’t just jinx myself
I’ll hope you didn’t jinx yourself! I only got stung once, when I was 6 at soccer practice. I sobbed like a baby because it got me on my neck - ouch!!!!
Wow I applaud you for waking up that early. You are a trooper! Go you!
A thing you or many people don’t know about me.. I’ve been dying my hair since I was 12! Lol (well highlights at 12) I hated my hair color, dirty blonde- so boring.
I have gotten highlights since I was 12 too. I begged my mom foreverrrr because my very light blonde hair was getting darker, and she finally let me.
jeeze 4:30?! it’s got to be a great feeling to start the day knowing your workout is behind you and you can just come home after work and relax-don’t know if I can ever bring myself to get up though…
Yes, relaxing is good if I don’t have anything going on at the end of the day. Otherwise I need a caffeine IV!!
Good for you for getting up at 4:30 to work out! I just started getting up at 5 again to get in some mornings workouts…getting out of bed is definitely the hardest part! The night before I actually set my workout clothes literally right where I step out of bed so I just change and go, no excuses or wandering around.
I do the same thing. Now if I could just get an automatic starter for my car.
I wake up that early every morning for the gym!!!!! It is the best.
what is something we don’t know about you!!??
Something you don’t know about me……. I have never been out of the country.
Oooo I’ll accept your challenge! When I was in middle school, I tried out for the volleyball team (twice) and never once made it. ::tear::
I am a twin(have a twin brother) & i have twin girls
That is SO FUN!! Love twins.
I love veggies!
I have that soup pinned. I need more cock pot/easily left alone meals, and I do love beans. Something to know about me: I’m a tattoo fan. I got my newest one the day after my 30th birthday in November. It’s in a somewhat visible location (under my collarbone) and I love that and I love even more it shocks people who think I am straight laced.
That’s awesome. I don’t think I could ever get one because I’m so indecisive!
How are you not a zombie all day when you wake up so early!? I’ve been waking up at 6:30, and I’m still ready for bed by 9:30 pm haha.
Something you don’t know about me… I don’t really like asparagus!
I don’t like how asparagus makes my pee smell funny. Does that count?