And away we go!

So here it is….my FIRST food post!

I started my day out with some exercise TV (2 10 minute cardio/strength workouts) to get my blood flowing. And then immediately refueled with a delicious green monster.

Ingredients included: 1 cup almond milk (original unsweetened Almond Breeze), 2 lg kale leaves, 1 small frozen banana, 1 T ground flax seed, lots of cinnamon, a little bit of stevia, and ice. This was my first time using kale. I usually use spinach and I have to say I like it much better. The kale was much more ”plant-y” tasting and subsequently I added stevia and lots of cinnamon to help balance this. But kale is such a nutrtional powerhouse that I felt AWESOME after drinking it!

Since I am working from home today, I was able to make a delish lunch! I started with some celery and mustard. (Love that combo)

Then I had some baked eggplant that I had marinated in balsalmic and Braggs liquid aminos with some lightly steamed cauliflower and snowpeas. Topped the veggies off with some sriracha and aminos.

A little later I got hungry again and snacked on a diced kiwi, 2 brazil nuts, and a small piece of dark chocolate. This chocolate is so good because it has cayenne in it. MMMM! I also had some delicious tea to “fill me up”.

After work, I went to the gym and ran an SLOW 6 miles. It felt so good to run again after taking 10 days off. I had injured my ankle and was unable to run for an eternity over a week. My foot felt pretty good and I was so happy to be running again. After running, I biked for ~45 minutes and then thoroughly stretched.

Dinner was boring. I was starving and didn’t feel like making anything. I didn’t end up eating the Luna bar. I was full after all the veggies and a small serving of granola.

I’m off to catch up on some other blogs. And then head for bed.

Thank god tomorrow is Friday! Anyone have any fun plans for the weekend?

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