I decided to take a “day off” eating low card yesterday and had a nice bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. The co’op order came in as well, so I munched on some delicious dates too. I just needed a little break, and also wanted to try my larabar ;)
It was worth it! My local health food store had them on sale so I couldn’t resist buy a few even though I knew I couldn’t eat them. (They add up to about 30g of carbs each, because of the dried fruits). When I’m off this low carb deal I’m going to give making my own a shot.
I started the day off with a glass of lemon+ginger water (thanks to my cousin Autie for the idea!) and a cup of coffee.
Breakfast:
- Asparagus, Mini Bella Mushrooms, Onion and Sweet Pepper sauteed in a little evoo
- 1 egg fried in evoo
- 1/2 ounce feta
- Sprouts
Nutrition Count*: 155 calories / 1g Carbs (Daily allowance 1200 calories, 60g carbs max)
*I don’t count veggies off my permitted list of low-carb veggies
I found a great 10 minute Ab Workout from POP Pilates on YouTube… I’ve been doing Pilates about 3x per week, but needed to pick up the pace and challenge myself a little more. I got in a good run in between Biology lab and Earth Science class yesterday… I got out of lab a little early so quick ran to the gym, ran a mile with a lap or two of warm up/cool down before and after, then made it back to Earth Science just in time. I’m thinking about running a 5K this summer… Wherever I end up living, haha, and now’s the time to start getting ready! I used to hate running. HATE RUNNING. But now, it’s kinda grown on me… I’m really slow, I timed my mile… 9 minutes… =} Plenty of room for improvement! I’m going to make up a workout plan for next week… Mixing it up with swimming, running, Pilates and hopefully some hot Yoga!
Mid-morning snack: Raw Cauliflower
Lunch:
- 1/3c Cottage Cheese {great source of protein, lower in carbs}
- Scant tsp EVOO
- 1/3 oz Feta {lots of flavor and fewer calories that most cheeses}
- 1.5 oz Turkey Deli Meat {low in fat}
- Chopped Onion
- Sprouts!
- Lemon Juice
- Spinach
- Cauliflower
- Thyme
- S&P of course!
- Never skip dessert! 1 chocolate covered almond… guessing about 20 cal/1g carb. =)
Afternoon Snack:
- Small handful almonds+homemade chocolate…96 calories, 6g carb.
- Free Foods salad with dressing… 30 calories, 3g carb.
i LOVE pop pilates! i’ve been following Cassey for the past 6 months and I only do her workout videos. they’re awesome :D
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That pilates video is intense… My core is still burning, lol… That’s my new goal along with the 5K I’m training for! Thank you for the inspiration/idea =)
I love that feeling!! =) Her legs workouts are even more intense! I’ve been thinking about training for a 5K too… I’m running about 3x a week anyways and could use a goal to work up to. Do you have a specific one picked out for the summer?
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I haven’t tried the leg workouts! The abs were enough for me at the present moment and schedule I have going, lol… I think it’d be a lot of fun to take a Pilates class once I’m back in town, though! I do have one picked out. I signed up to run one early May with Spence, so I have a deadline to adhere to.. We’ll see how it goes. I just want to run it without stopping if at all possible!