Feel the Burn!

Hello everyone! So, I woke up this morning extremely sore! It literally hurt to pick my legs up just to put one foot in front of the other. I guess that's what I get for not stretching good yesterday. The funny thing is that I always stretch, so I don't know why I neglected to do it yesterday. Oh, and about yesterday, I did have a small bowl of cheerios before I went to bed. I thought I might. :-) Better than potato chips or something I guess.

Today was pretty good over all. Jon got rid of some of the junk in our yard and garage, and I made an attempt to clean the kitchen... not a very good one apparently since it's still a mess. First though, I got up and fed Mariah and then had some breakfast of my own. Since Jon was gone for a little while this morning, I thought ahead to make something healthy for lunch. I was thinking, I should just cook up a bunch of chicken breasts at the beginning of the week. Just really simple with evoo and salt and pepper. Then, I could use them in a hurry the rest of the week. That would probably make my life so much easier. When I worked for Express (a food place on campus), we used to bake a bunch of chicken breast with a little italian dressing and canadian chicken seasoning. It took about an hour, but then we had it to use for the next couple days in salads and such. It's so convenient, and they come out really tender that way. Yum! I'm really trying to think of things that are super healthy and quick, and I'm trying to get away from processed and prepackaged things as much as possible.

Speaking of that, we started the Maker's Diet meetings at church tonight. I won't be able to follow it to the letter, but the main ideas are good, and I plan on incorporating as many of them as possible. Buying organic when I can afford it, tending towards whole foods, etc. I'm excited for how this will impact my body and my mind for that matter. After all, God did create lettuce, but he didn't create twinkies. So, anyway, if you have any suggestions for time saving healthy food, I'd love to hear them!

Exercise: Wednesdays and Sundays are my rest days! Yay!

Food:

Breakfast: a bowl of Total with 2% milk and a banana

Lunch: A huge salad of organic spring greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, craisins, and a chicken breast with some italian dressing.

Snack: A handful of walnuts.

Dinner: I messed up a little here... Brooklyn Bagel veggie sandwich on a multigrain bagel, but it comes with veggie flavored cream cheese.. not the best. Plus I had coffee and sunchips.

The good news is that I hit my 3 servings for veggies, and if I have a banana before bed, I'll have it for fruit too!

Okay, gotta go. Thanks for the support everyone! More tomorrow. :-)