DAY TWO

Slept in this morning (for me, 8 is sleeping in....even though I have no where to go, I like to get my stuff done early or I feel like the day has been wasted!) and as soon as I woke up I got breakfast going right away.  I made a quicky version of Shakshuka but was disappointed to realize that I was out of hummus (on the errand list for today).

-1 onion

-Tony Chachera seasoning

-1/2 Cup pasta sauce

-1 egg

I watched the scheduled workout for the day, the "HIIT 15" after I ate so I knew what I would be doing and not lose much time trying to learn the moves......They are all pretty standard Chalene moves and since I am familiar with her I pick it up right way.  A couple hours later I did the workout.  It was intense, but fun. I really pushed but had a hard time with the last 5-8 seconds of each 30 second set.....but I finished.  :)  I, again, did the recommended Stretch 10 class.  I also do yoga, so with my daily (try my hardest) practice I get a good hour of stretching. Around 11:30 I had a snack...

-Activa Selects - French with fruit on the bottom - Yogurt.  (my mom gave it to me....I like yogurt but I wasn't impressed with the limp fruit in it.....I usually will do greek yogurt and add 1/2 cup of frozen berry medley (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries).

We ran some errands and before you knew it, it was time to eat again.  The veggies I had yesterday came in a mini tray, so I saved it and will reuse it to pack my veggies for work.  Today I munched on...

-Assorted veggies
-1/2 Cup roasted red pepper hummus
-1/2 Cup cottage cheese

It's been pretty gloomy lately but I prefer to walk outdoors and especially in this weather.  I love the cool, crisp air.  So, I bundled the boys up (literally, 3 layers under the outerwear, hats gloves, bag balm on the cheeks, the works) and we walked.  We only got in a couple of miles before it started to mist, and mist plus cold air is no fun for anyone.  :)

My bundled walking buddies

I started dinner around 5, after our little nap.  I made a spicy, cheesy tuna casserole with sweet corn.  While that was in the oven I had some...

-Peppers, carrots, cauliflower

-1/2 Cup Hummus

Then for dinner it was...

-2 Cups tuna casserole with sweet corn (started with one, ended up getting more...uuggghhh!)

-Water

Today was another great day!  I felt good all day.  Here is where I am going to run into trouble though....I LOVE hummus.  LOVE it.  So much so that I could plow through 1-2 cups in one sitting.  So this 2 TBSP serving suggestion is pretty difficult.  I go ahead and up it to half a cup.  I'm going to try to make sure I only eat it once a day.  Once I taste it, I have to have mooooooore.  :)  Self control Becky, self control.

Tomorrow is a recommended REST DAY on the Turbo Fire schedule so I will just up my walking to 5 miles. I'm looking forward to the rest day.  I think the mild soreness that I have should be all cleared up by Thursday's Fire 30 class.  I will probably be making some adjustments to my "daily goals", like hitting 10,000 steps (or 5 miles) instead of 6,000 (or 3 miles). I haven't altered my usual schedule and I always get more than 6,000 steps.  Also, I think I will follow this eating schedule instead of eating every 3 hours.  It really seems to work for me and I feel full and satisfied all day.

8:30 - Breakfast

11:30 - Snack

1:30 - Lunch

3:30 - Snack

5:30 - Dinner

I like giving myself the three hour in between breakfast and morning snack.  I will usually get the workout in an hour after breakfast (if not before) so I feel hungry right after and can recover with a healthy snack, like veggies or chocolate milk.  :)  I also like not eating after 6:00pm.  We are usually in bed sleeping by 8:00 so it works out pretty good.  

Wishing you a happy, healthy evening!

Oh!  I almost forgot....at some point in the day I did sneak ONE leftover gnocchi! :)