The beauty of a four-day week at school is that Thursday suddenly becomes Friday and we all get to relax a day earlier. The unfortunate side is that sometimes you forget what day it is, like today when I thought Wednesday was actually Tuesday and so I forgot to go to Science Olympiad. Oops. The ironic thing is that I had a conversation at lunch today about how if it wasn't for chapel I actually would forget what day it was...and then I did. Fail.
Breakfast--Cinnamon Swirl oatmeal. Start the day out with fiber and you'll feel fuller than normal...which is a good thing when trying to lose some pounds.
Snack--Fiber On...FAKE OUT. I actually consciously ate something else, which in this case was about three palmfuls of smokehouse almonds. Probably too many, but it was only 260 calories, which is a great dose of protein and healthy fats (also nice when trying to feel full.)
Lunch--My beautiful wife decided to bring me lunch today! I had a footlong turkey, toasted with bacon, lettuce, green peppers, cucumbers, jalapenos, and black pepper from Subway along with half a bag of Baked Lays BBQ. The food was good...having lunch with Abby was better. Thanks babe!
Dinner--No snack...took a nap instead. Abby is spending the evening with some of her friends from Optometry school, so I was on my own. She likes to work out before dinner, and I'd rather do it afterwards when I have more energy from the food. Therefore, the schedule was flipped today. For dinner, I took the two extra burger patties from yesterday, half an onion, and three eggs and made breakfast tacos with some corn tortillas. It was great, and should have been a solid dose of protein from all the meat and eggs.
Dessert--I made cookies. Chocolate chocolate chip cookies to be exact. In fact, I undercooked them a bit so they were warm, gooey, chocolatey...and I had the willpower to only eat one. Holla. The rest shall be gifts...I just like baking, even if the results make me large (and in charge).
Exercise--I ran about two miles, and I actually mean ran. I've always had problems staying focused running, because I usually get bored out of my mind and then I focus on how tired I am and then I quit. Today I went with the Generous Mr. Lovewell album from MercyMe, and WOW. Whenever I got tired, a song like Move, All of Creation, or Beautiful would come on and I would get this incredible burst of energy. I spent all of All of Creation running with my hands lifted in praise to God...something I probably couldn't do without falling over most days and something I definitely wouldn't do with other people in the room, but today I overcame both. According to my Nike+, I burned about 340 calories, which is a nice workout.
All in all, a great day. Good nap, good food, GREAT workout, and tomorrow is "Friday." I think I'm well on my way to my new goal!
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