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Weigh in day!

Weight last week: 158.8

Weight this week: 155.4

You know she's cheering for me personally, right?
Here's what the week in food/exercise looked like, since I know the blog (occasionally) inspires (some of) you to eat healthy:

Tuesday
B - oatmeal cooked in almond milk, topped with cinnamon, maple syrup, apple, plus 4 glasses of water
L - Apple, pumpkin protein square, salad with chicken (I forgot the healthy salad dressing, so I literally used a teaspoon of some bad-for-you dressing that we had leftover from a work thing.) And more water.
S - Ezekiel bread, half of a banana, half of a mini packet of almond butter, plus two more glasses of water.
D - Quinoa pasta and homemade marinara sauce a la Chris, another cup of water
S - Tortilla chips, just a few
E - None because I worked late
I joined Instagram.  So far this is my first (and only) picture: my oatmeal.

Wednesday
B - Ezekiel bread and had 2 glasses of water.
L - Shredded buffalo chicken breast, salad, pumpkin protein square, 2 glasses of water.
S - Banana and almond butter, 1 glass of water.
D - 2/3 of a Burrito bowl from Chipotle with brown rice, black beans, barbacoa, and all of the veggies!
E - 1 mile walk
Recipe from Skinnytaste.
Awesome Buffalo Sauce from the Farmer's Market.

Thursday
B - Ezekiel bread & lemon water
S - Pumpkin protein square & more lemon water
L - Chicken breast with aji verde, salad, mixed veggies & lemon water
S - A half a cup of iced black coffee (I was meeting an employee offsite at Starbucks--yay for expensing it!)
D - Mini pizza made on a whole grain English muffin with part-skim mozzarella and turkey pepperoni
E - 2 mile walk
Mmmm, tastes like childhood.
Friday
B - Banana, almond butter, 2 glasses of lemon water
L - Chicken souvlaki, Greek salad, 2 cups of hot tea with sugar, water
D - Tried the highly-rated Stone's Cove Kit Bar but it was just average. I had a few pieces of a veggie flatbread, then a small portion of steak with horseradish mashed potatoes and tomatoes, plus so much water and unsweetened iced tea that Chris said I deserved a Hydration Award.
E - None, Friday is my "day off" for exercise.
Harris Teeter carries mini packets of 80 calories worth of almond butter.
They're great for taking with you and/or portion control.
Saturday
B - Half of a whole grain English muffin, 3 glasses of lemon water
L - Mini English Muffin Pizzas, salad, 2 glasses of lemon water
D - A small portion of cheese, salami, and crackers, then a side salad, and salmon with cucumbers, dates, and tomatoes, plus a glass of Sawtooth Chardonnay (great if you like buttery/oak-y wine) and water
E - 4 mile walk
I like smoked salmon, salmon mousse, and salmon tartare.
I don't like cooked salmon, so I'm trying to change that.

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