What I Ate Wednesday

Well, I sure enjoy joining this party every week, even when I forget to take photos. Featuring what I ate on Tuesday, May 21, 2013

I started the day with a bowl of this. YUM.

My pre-run snack (coffee is not pictured)

Sweaty run. I attempted 5k race pace (4:33/km) and held it for 1 mile, then rested for 0.5 mi, then another 0.5 mi at race pace. PHEW

Lunch was AMAZING. Melba toasts with brie, egg, pickled beats, olives, carrots with garlic hummos. YUM.

I got home at 7pm. My kids and husband had smoothies and PB&Js. I ended up with a microwaved red-skinned potato, salad with Russian dressing and baked beans. It was actually good!

I stole this photo, but for the first time in my life, I ate a butter tart (with chocolate chips, not foul raisins!). I've made them loads of times but never tried them. I can't believe what I've been missing! YUM!

These photos are rendering oddly and I think I'm going to go back to taking them on my Galaxy and not my iPhone (yes, #firstworldproblems). I hope you all enjoyed a great day of eats.

What I ate Wednesday!

Joining in on Jenn's foodie-bloggie loving posting today, featuring the food I ate on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

First, I went for a lovely 7.5k run:

Just a beauty morning out there!

Breakfast of half a grapefruit and crunchy peanut butter and butter on whole wheat toast.

Snack once I got to work. Coffee (no sugar!) in the background. (And my emergency Coke Zero)

Hmm, odd rendering of this photo, but this was lunch.

Left over treats from an office meeting made for a wonderful snack around 3pm.

Dinner was rice and quinoa, chicken tenders sauteed in spices and olive oil and steamed broccoli and cauliflower

And my treat after the kids were in bed. 12 Rosebuds.

I hope you had a great day in eats as well. I'm back to calorie counting post marathon and am really hoping to get my weight down by 13lbs before my target fall race on September 15th. Allowing treats in a controlled way within my daily calorie limit like those rosebuds above will be key in my success.

What I Ate Wednesday

Here we go again! I'm joining Jenn's party and posting my Tuesday eats. You know, LOTS of people make fun of blogger/instagramers who only post photos of food. I read those sarcastic words and often wonder if I should even bother, but you know what? I like this weekly party. It helps me focus on eating a lot better (for Tuesday at least) and I get inspiration from looking at the other links. So, without further rambles:

I started the day with a 6k run and then came home to breakfast. Leftover waffles toasted up in the toaster with maple syrup and grapefruit no sugar. Amazing. We are always doubling our waffle recipe from now on so I can have a quick amazing breakfast.

Snacks around 10am

Lunch. You can't really see them, but I had some left over homemade meatballs with HP sauce with this massive salad. And yes, my new job has a patio and we ate outdoors in the sunshine yesterday.

Dessert!

I had booked a physio massage at 6pm, so I needed a snack before that as I didn't have time for dinner. She worked out my legs and calves and I'm going back next Tuesday for more work.

Dinner as made by my husband. Chicken breast on the bone, corn and long grain with wild rice. The sauce is a chipotle sauce. YUM.

After the kids when to bed, I watched the Jays come back lose again! I'm such a night time snacker! I know the key is to not buy these things, but well, um.... I don't have much shopping will power either. HAHA.

Off to join the link party and to see what you've all been eating. 

What I Ate Wednesday

Featuring the food I ate on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

 First, I ran 6k and dedicated the run to Boston. Then, I came home and enjoyed this lovely breakfast of whole grain Cheerios and strawberries in milk.

Hungry around 10am, so I ate my yogurt while I finished my coffee.

I instagramed this awesome lunch (follow me there!)

Snacks! Look at those beautiful nails!

I could not resist this when I saw it in my desk.

 

This is my spaghetti sauce being made on Monday night. Ground beef, peppers, onions, mushrooms and zucchini  Amazing.

Dinner!

We went swimming and of course, once the kids were in bed I ate some nibs (not pictured).

So there is my day in eats! Today I get to go to the Blue Jays fantasy camp!!!! Look for a post about that tomorrow.

What I Ate Wednesday!

I'm returning to the party hosted by Jenn (click link above) as I've finally remembered to document my entire day of eats! I'm not going to lie people, while I'm trying to do my best to lose some lbs (which includes tracking food via MyFitnessPal), it is not going so well. I always stall out around 131-133 and I'm stalled again here. I don't think it helps that, in week 15 of marathon training, I'm starving for two plus days post the Sunday long run. Couple that with my willpower which wanes as soon as the kids are in bed and you have a recipe for a 2,291 calorie day (minus 451 for exercise). Oh well. All I can do is keep up the good fight.

The day started with an un-pictured banana and a tempo run on the treadmill (35 min total with 20 min of tempo at 4:58/km pace). Once I showered up and hit the train, I enjoyed some mini croissants with peanut butter and this horrible sports drink (I buy a mixed pack so I have to drink it).

Starving by 10am (yes I don't take care of my nails. I always mean to and never do).

Amazing lunch. I had totally forgotten that I put that leftover potato in my lunch bag so I was all excited when I pulled it out. I was kinda sad when lunch was over.

I had this for desert (not sure what race this came from. Again, horrible nails). This bar is so yummy. I need to get to Costco and get a box!

Train snack! I almost forgot to take the photo! This little container was full. These are the best grapes I've had in a long time. I always find that we never finish grapes when I buy them. I'm trying to get much better about this.

Tuesday dinner. A classic. The One-Pot Mac and Cheese is amazing, easy and I promise you have all of the ingredients in your pantry (it doesn't need the nutmeg). As you may recall, Tuesday's are crazy nights in our house as my husband has kid duty with both kids and we try to get to family swim for 7pm. I got home last night at 6:30, but we made it!

And here comes the lack of will power (after the kids were in bed)

OMG I don't think I could love Sir Perry's cider any more than I do. The popcorn isn't bad. 100 calorie mini bag. Not a bad nightcap. If I had stopped there. But I didn't.

My mother-in-law always makes sure that the Easter Bunny visits the grown kids too. :-)

So, there you have it. My day in eats for Tuesday, April 9, 2013. I started strong and went kinda downhill. But I always tell people that I run so much so that I can enjoy eating what I want (within reason). I mean you gotta enjoy life and for me that includes enjoying food and drink!

What I ate Wednesday

Time for another round of What I ate Wednesday thanks to Jenn!

I started the day with a tempo treadmill run which lasted 35 minutes. I ran 4miles with 20 minutes in the middle at tempo pace (8:06/mile). I've been getting these runs done early every Tuesday (5:30am) and am loving it. After my run, I enjoyed a late breakfast!

I didn't eat the Clif bar, just had the poweraid.

Once at my desk!

I had a lunch date!

And a simple, kid friendly supper!

Treats after the kids went to bed. And I wonder why the scale isn't moving!

Sometimes, the night needs to end like this. Yes. Work is crazy.

Hope you all had a great day!