Fitness:
I'll start here today, since it will probably be the quickest section. LOL. No exercise today because I have boot-camp at 5:30 a.m., which I MUST attend tomorrow. I am paying for it so I NEED to go! This does of course put me a little behind on my running schedule, which I will post below (I haven't actually looked at it yet. hee hee).
| Stretch & strengthen | 3.5 m run | 35 min tempo | 3 m run + strength | Rest | 3 m run | 7 m run |
Finally, in this fitness section, I would like to give a shout out to Leah who began her healthy eating habits and exercise! She has made it to the gym twice this week, which is far better than me. :) GO LEAH!!
Finances:
I went to the supermarket on Sunday with John and he bought the first round of my groceries, which consisted of veggies, walnuts, and an onion. I think that's it. Anyway, I didn't spend any money there. Yay! I finished up and did the majority of my shopping at Shop-Rite yesterday. Since this is the first week of this specific Paleo diet, I allowed myself to go over my $50 allotment and spent about $75. Luckily, some of the things that I bought will not have to be purchased every week, including the coconut oil, which was $9 for a small jar. I also purchased some mustard powder and some other things that I cannot recall at the moment. The point is that some of these items were a bit pricey and contributed to the higher grocery bill. I also bought gas for my car, which is a necessity. I should hopefully be getting my mileage reimbursement from work on Thursday, which I will keep in a separate area and allocate those as the only funds to use for gas. Since it is from November AND December, it should start me off nicely and I shouldn't have to dip into my weekly budget for gas anymore. Yay! It will at least make me feel like I am getting ahead. :)
Food:
This was day 1 of the Paleo 45-day challenge. Can I do it? Yes I can! (Although I am a little hungry right now. Yikes!) Today I had a banana for breakfast with peanut butter. (After I had the peanut butter, I realized that may not have been accepted because of the soy protein. Oops! I will get back to you on that). I was going to have almond butter, which I purchased last night, but it was very oily and I was having trouble stirring it and I was running very late! (I know that's a shocker for me, huh?) Anyway, with my banana, I actually had coffee with Coconut Milk creamer and I am happy to say that it wasn't bad. I didn't have any sugar or dairy, because this particular diet does not allow most dairy and no sugar or sugar substitutes. I thought of Stacia today who always drinks her coffee black. I didn't think I could do it and still not sure if I could do it black, but this is a start. OK, enough rambling. LOL. For lunch I had a salad with a lettuce mix, tomatoes, mushrooms, and walnuts and my own homemade oil and vinegar dressing with lemon and some spices. I had another banana for a snack because I was admittedly very hungry. Dinner was tilapia with pampered chef garlic and peppercorn rub cooked in coconut oil and a side of mixed veggies. It was very tasty.
My challenge now is to prepare all of my food for tomorrow and give myself enough time to make breakfast in the morning. I can have eggs for breakfast, but need to leave myself time. I also need to prepare my lunch tonight so that I am not rushing around in the morning. This means that I need to get my butt off the computer soon to do all of the preparations. This is not easy for me. :) I will tell you tomorrow how it went. Have a nice day! :)
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