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Camilla, already...

Wow, Day 2 and we've already had a Camilla Moment!



Confession: I posted last night, went to bed, laid there for an hour, and then got up and ate hummus, tomatoes, and pretzels.  I don't feel bad about the midnight snack--I really was hungry.  I do feel bad about the fact that I have no restraint with hummus (140?), but I did okay with the pretzels (150) and the tomatoes (50).

I had only driven twice in the past two weeks (once to get my hair done for Amy's wedding, once in Orlando on the way back from dinner), so this morning I felt like I was 16 again while driving to work
Um, which pedal does what again?
Fortunately (?) I made it to work fine, and then began the exciting process of reading a bajillion e-mails, catching up with coworkers, and doing the mother of all expense reports.

Breakfast was a banana (105) and some almond butter (80), along with two cups of water and a cup of coffee with cream and sugar (50).

Lunch was leftover Skinnytaste pasta salad, which I hope you like hearing about it, because I have 4 servings left of it! (115), 3 ounces of turkey (115), and a small Greek yogurt (100) plus 2 glasses of water.  To keep the turkey situation from getting boring, I got some spicy jerk turkey from the deli counter at Harris Teeter.  It's delicious--you should try it.



And then my super awesome team surprised me with a card and a cake for passing the SPHR since it was my first day back in the office.  Second confession: I did not eat a piece of my own congratulations cake.  I was saving it to have a bite or two later, but then I got a killer headache.  But I totally appreciate the sentiment!  And my peeps got to eat cake, which made them happy!


Dinner was a bowl of whole grain penne (200) with homemade marinara sauce (65) made with love and tomatoes by Chris.  That Chris Brown, he's a good man.  I also had a salad of lettuce (5), tomatoes (20), oil, and vinegar (40), and two more glasses of water.


In summary:
Calories (goal is 1400): 1235, including the midnight snack last night
Water (goal is 8): 6, but I'm going to go fix that RIGHT NOW
Exercise: I was gone for 13+ hours today at work, and I am exhausted.  Tomorrow.

We'll give it a Sophie wearing this combination of a pretty turkey and a wicker chair.

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