Every morning when I wake up, my first thought is "I'm hungry" and then I begin thinking about what I want to eat. I mean, come on, I haven't eaten for at least 8 hours! I'm starving!
Lately I've been munchie in the afternoons. And by "munchie" I mean that I've been eating everything in the apartment. Cookies by the dozen, bags of Doritos (seriously, an open bag of Doritos has no hope in my presence), popcorn by the bushel, etc. Not only is this just a bunch of crap, but I have got to stop binge eating in the afternoon! So I've decided to start making my breakfasts bigger. No more 300-350 calorie bowls of delicious cereal and fruit. Now I'm feasting on...
Blueberry pancakes, topped with a whole banana and a little syrup.
Yesterday was my first day with the new breakfast plan, and though one day isn't a good sample size, I'm happy to announce that it worked out great! I made it through the whole day without feeling overwhelmed by any urge to empty the cupboards and pour everything down my throat. Victory!
If you have any easy but relatively high calorie breakfast ideas for me, let me know! I'm thinking that I'm going to become a pancake connoisseur.
Last night Keith and I went to a group run with a little club called Princeton Intervals. It's an informal group that gets together once a week (Tuesday nights) and they alternate who plays coach. We did hill repeats last night on a 650ish meter loop. The workout was:
1 loop (2 min rest) 2 loops (3 min rest) 3 loops (4 min rest) 2 loops (3 min rest) 1 loop
As usual, I was fast out of the gates and managed to smoke everyone on the first loop with a 2:35 time. But then I fell apart. I was way behind the leaders for all the other sets. My final loop was a 2:40, and I was cranking it. The good news: this is a great workout group, and it gives me a chance to get a feel for having a coach! It's nice to leave the Garmin at home and have someone else time you and encourage you. Plus, lord knows I need prodding to do my speed work.
Total distance - 7.5 (1.25 mile warm up, 3.5 miles intervals, 1.25 cool down)
Time - No idea!
I'm so glad that Keith went to this with me. I think he had a really good time. It gave him a chance to be competitive and get some serious exercise. His two favorite things! I'm hopeful that he'll go with me every week.
When we got home, we enjoyed a yummy and vegan-friendly dinner:
Spinach and mushroom enchiladas! Another winner from the KitchenAid Recipe Collection.
What are you all doing to get your sweat on today? I'm going to "power yoga" this evening. I need some stretching and core work.
Lately I've been munchie in the afternoons. And by "munchie" I mean that I've been eating everything in the apartment. Cookies by the dozen, bags of Doritos (seriously, an open bag of Doritos has no hope in my presence), popcorn by the bushel, etc. Not only is this just a bunch of crap, but I have got to stop binge eating in the afternoon! So I've decided to start making my breakfasts bigger. No more 300-350 calorie bowls of delicious cereal and fruit. Now I'm feasting on...
Yesterday was my first day with the new breakfast plan, and though one day isn't a good sample size, I'm happy to announce that it worked out great! I made it through the whole day without feeling overwhelmed by any urge to empty the cupboards and pour everything down my throat. Victory!
If you have any easy but relatively high calorie breakfast ideas for me, let me know! I'm thinking that I'm going to become a pancake connoisseur.
Last night Keith and I went to a group run with a little club called Princeton Intervals. It's an informal group that gets together once a week (Tuesday nights) and they alternate who plays coach. We did hill repeats last night on a 650ish meter loop. The workout was:
1 loop (2 min rest) 2 loops (3 min rest) 3 loops (4 min rest) 2 loops (3 min rest) 1 loop
As usual, I was fast out of the gates and managed to smoke everyone on the first loop with a 2:35 time. But then I fell apart. I was way behind the leaders for all the other sets. My final loop was a 2:40, and I was cranking it. The good news: this is a great workout group, and it gives me a chance to get a feel for having a coach! It's nice to leave the Garmin at home and have someone else time you and encourage you. Plus, lord knows I need prodding to do my speed work.
Total distance - 7.5 (1.25 mile warm up, 3.5 miles intervals, 1.25 cool down)
Time - No idea!
I'm so glad that Keith went to this with me. I think he had a really good time. It gave him a chance to be competitive and get some serious exercise. His two favorite things! I'm hopeful that he'll go with me every week.
When we got home, we enjoyed a yummy and vegan-friendly dinner:
What are you all doing to get your sweat on today? I'm going to "power yoga" this evening. I need some stretching and core work.
Today is a rest day but I might sneak down to the gym and do the elliptical for a little!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you posted this today. I don't feel quite as alone with the whole binging problem in the afternoons/night. Eating breakfast is really helping me, although I'm going from eating an apple to 2 kashi waffles (only about 150 calories). So far I'm noticing a huge difference too!
ReplyDeleteI'm always hungry in the morning too! Sometimes a good shake or a bowl of oatmeal can be pretty filling.
ReplyDeleteI love love love breakfasts, I actually have blogposts dedicated to it. Just like you, I am also hungry in the mornings so I try to get as much protein as I can! One of my (used-to-be..kinda over did it) was protein oatmeal. Just add 1/2-1 scoop of plant based protein powder to your oats in the morning, add spices, your other toppings, and what have you and you are set for a killer day! :)
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