Today I bring you a few mid-test period observations:
- Laying your stop watch on the table during a lunch out with friends will make the entire table uncomfortable.
- Timing your dinner during a date is inappropriate.
- So far this method is...working! Check out each meal below for the actual (rounded) eating times for a glimpse of the action.
Wearing.
Top: gifted via Sister-in-Law; skirt: LOFT; necklace: J Crew outlet; mini-wedges: TJ Maxx.
Doing.
This morning I went on a 30-minute run at working pace followed by a short 15-minute cool down walk with L. After work I hit the gym for a 60-minute kickboxing class. I just started kickboxing and love it - nothing relieves stress like slamming a bag with your fists while dripping in sweat. I finished the day with a 10-minute walk with pup when I returned home.
Eating.
Pre-workout I had 1/2 banana, 1/2 mug of black coffee, and 1 pint of water. For breakfast I had a bowl of Kashi GoLean Original mixed with Post Great Grains Raisin, Date, & Pecan cereal, 1/2 sliced banana, and almond milk. Breakfast eating time: 24 minutes.
Although I try to stay away from processed food, sometimes it is necessary. Most frozen entrees are fantastic on top of a bed of greens. This adds bulk to what tend to be less than filling meals and adds vegetables to what would otherwise be a veggie-light lunch.
My afternoon snack was a Golden Delicious apple and cocoa-roast almonds.
Dinner was pasta with sun-dried tomato pesto and sauteed chicken alongside roasted eggplant and red peppers (roasted in oil, salt, and pepper at 450 for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through). Dinner eating time: 19 minutes.
Dessert was dry Cascadian Farm vanilla almond granola and peanut butter.
Note: this post represents what happened in my world on Tuesday, June 5.
uhm, looks delicious! especially your dinner, yum yum! I love your outfit to. So pretty and simpel, it really looks great on you (:
ReplyDeletethanks, jennie! simple outfits are what i do. :)
DeleteYou've got me wanting to go back to the JCrew outlet RIGHTNOW. I was just there this weekend...but that necklace is so cute! And yep, I can see where pulling a timer out during a date would make the night a tad awkward...
ReplyDeleteyeah there was great stuff at the outlet the other day. and while this necklace still wasn't cheap - it is totally worth it.
DeleteYour outfits are too adorable! Could I borrow some of your fashion sense one of these days? ;)
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to ask-- did you finish Intuitive Eating?!
aw, thanks!
Deletei did finish intuitive eating and have also been reading a book on mindful eating. great reads and have really helped change the way i think about food. any updates on your end?
Yum yum yum. You've got me craving pasta!
ReplyDeletei've been on a serious pasta kick lately.
DeleteYou are doing great on this 20-minute kick! Good for you! Breakfast is the hardest for me to eat slow because it's typically just a small bowl of something and I'm in a rush to get out the door, so major congrats. I definitely found this method the best too (though I didn't try the small utensils one - I tried using chopsticks instead!).
ReplyDeletePS. I love Amy's.
PPS. I love your outfit.
PPPS. That is all ;)
thanks! it helps that my breakfast is a massively huge bowl of cereal. and i drown each bite in an obnoxious amount of milk.
DeletePS. thanks :)
So good! I love kickboxing, the gym near my hometown has the best teacher. I seriously love her motivation.
ReplyDeleteyeah, kickboxing is such a great stress relief. and a great teacher makes all the difference!
DeleteOh wow sounds like you're doing great with your challenge! <3 Congrats. I hope you're enjoying it =)
ReplyDeleteThat outfit is so cute!! You need to be my personal shopper.
i am enjoying it. good point though - if i'm not enjoying it, no point, right?
DeleteHahah "Timing your dinner during a date is inappropriate." It is great to hear the method is working though :)
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me to take part in this challenge, Sara! I'm going to start with breakfast tomorrow morning; wish me luck! I'm known to shuttle food into my mouth, so this might be quite a challenge. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love Amy's entrees for quick on-the-go meals! I don't even consider them processed because all the ingredients are familiar. And the best part is that they taste good!