Aaaaand we're back!
My Christmas present to myself is that I'm going to lose 5 pounds between now and Christmas. There's a Good Reason reason for this, which we'll talk about later in the season. So hopefully I can do it! Today was a good start.
Breakfast was a Maple Pecan Banana Muffin (142 calories). The recipe is here on Skinnytaste, and is a great way to use up overripe bananas, if you end up with three of them. Plus, I usually have all the ingredients on hand (flour, butter, eggs, baking soda, salt, sugar, applesauce, vanilla, maple syrup, nuts). I also had 2 glasses of water and a cup of coffee with Natural Bliss Sweet Cream (35 calories).
Lunch was a salad (178 calories) of spinach, tomatoes, ham, hard boiled eggs, and kidney beans, with light champagne dressing (90) and 3 more glasses of water. Also three squares of Lithuanian chocolate (150). Lithuanian chocolate? Yes. One of my coworkers is from Lithuania, and her parents send her care packages with BIG bars of Lithuanian chocolate. She is gracious enough to share with me! In exchange, I teach her American words (meatloaf, stagecoach, triplicate) and customs (musical chairs, the hot guys ofGQ magazine).
I worked out at the gym with Kerri, who only laughed at me a little when I showed up wearing workout capris, and inside out tank top, and dress flats (I thought I forgot my tennis shoes, but they fell out of my gym bag and were in the car). Maybe I need THIS shirt instead?
Anyway, we worked out on the Medieval Torture Device...I mean, the TRX, and did curtsy lunges (which I like!) and push ups (which I don't!), but hey--variety is the spice of life. I especially like curtsy lunges because then I can pretend like I'm in the presence of The Queen, and not the masses of Manassas.
Dinner was Sherry Glazed Chicken Meatballs with Braised Kale & Spiced Celeriac Mash (575 calories) and 4 glasses of water.
In case you think I've become overly gourmet all of the sudden, I haven't. The meal was a Blue Apron recipe, which is a service that sends you all of the pre-portioned ingredients and a recipe. I like to tastefully arrange them on the kitchen counter like this:
Total: 1170/1200 calories
9 glasses of water
In conclusion, we will award the day a Kate.
My Christmas present to myself is that I'm going to lose 5 pounds between now and Christmas. There's a Good Reason reason for this, which we'll talk about later in the season. So hopefully I can do it! Today was a good start.
Breakfast was a Maple Pecan Banana Muffin (142 calories). The recipe is here on Skinnytaste, and is a great way to use up overripe bananas, if you end up with three of them. Plus, I usually have all the ingredients on hand (flour, butter, eggs, baking soda, salt, sugar, applesauce, vanilla, maple syrup, nuts). I also had 2 glasses of water and a cup of coffee with Natural Bliss Sweet Cream (35 calories).
Lunch was a salad (178 calories) of spinach, tomatoes, ham, hard boiled eggs, and kidney beans, with light champagne dressing (90) and 3 more glasses of water. Also three squares of Lithuanian chocolate (150). Lithuanian chocolate? Yes. One of my coworkers is from Lithuania, and her parents send her care packages with BIG bars of Lithuanian chocolate. She is gracious enough to share with me! In exchange, I teach her American words (meatloaf, stagecoach, triplicate) and customs (musical chairs, the hot guys ofGQ magazine).
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| Mmmm, tastes like the Baltics... |
I worked out at the gym with Kerri, who only laughed at me a little when I showed up wearing workout capris, and inside out tank top, and dress flats (I thought I forgot my tennis shoes, but they fell out of my gym bag and were in the car). Maybe I need THIS shirt instead?
Anyway, we worked out on the Medieval Torture Device...I mean, the TRX, and did curtsy lunges (which I like!) and push ups (which I don't!), but hey--variety is the spice of life. I especially like curtsy lunges because then I can pretend like I'm in the presence of The Queen, and not the masses of Manassas.
Dinner was Sherry Glazed Chicken Meatballs with Braised Kale & Spiced Celeriac Mash (575 calories) and 4 glasses of water.
In case you think I've become overly gourmet all of the sudden, I haven't. The meal was a Blue Apron recipe, which is a service that sends you all of the pre-portioned ingredients and a recipe. I like to tastefully arrange them on the kitchen counter like this:
Total: 1170/1200 calories
9 glasses of water
In conclusion, we will award the day a Kate.
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| Kate is wearing $21,000 earrings loaned to her by her mother. My mother has never loaned me her $21,000 earrings. Also, my mother doesn't have pierced ears. Life is hard. |
