Day 003

                                            This morning I woke up in a pretty good mood. The sun was shining, both babies were sound asleep.. So I got some much needed me time. What did I do? I cleaned. I cleaned and I made myself a breakfast smoothie and I just watched tv. Sounds silly, but just getting an hour of alone time to actually sit through a meal and do what I want, can make a huge difference on my mood for the rest of the day. I actually have inspiration to work out. I ate very well today, and I actually had energy (that's a first time in a very long time). I also tried a new food today! Spaghetti squash. Let me tell you.. It was... DELICIOUS!!! It tasted almost exactly like pasta. It had a slight crunch to it as if the noodles from pasta were al-dente, the squash was lightly sweet but not super sweet like acorn squash. I put some ragu over mine and if I didn't make it myself, I would have thought that they were some different kind of noodle. If you're like me, and pasta is a MUST to eat, I highly recommend this tasty meal. I can easily scarf down half a box of pasta by myself. That is just a whole lot of calories and unwanted simple carbs. One cup of spaghetti (white noodles) has approximately 220 calories. Where as one cup of cooked spaghetti squash has about 42 calories. I actually ate the whole squash by myself. I'm not one for counting calories, but I do try to watch my intake. I like to eat until I'm full (which hasn't happened much at all lately, but I'll get to that in a later post).

         What else I did today, my husband, babies and I went grocery shopping. Not full blown, but we got a few items. I really wanted to get a couple of substitutions for foods I crave; pasta, ice cream, and pizza. Those are the main foods I crave throughout the day. I decided to get some healthy hot pockets (yes, I realize they are not the best for you, but they are much better than what I normally eat). I also got another spaghetti squash for the reasons I listed above. Another item I put on that list, is a box of ice cream bars. Low fat and low calorie. Ice cream (along with pizza) are the greatest creations in food known to man. Every time after I'm done with a meal, I graze for a sweet snack. that's where my healthier ice cream bars come in.. Along with some peanut dark chocolate protein bars I got. The last thing on my list isn't that healthy at all. But it only comes around once a year and it is amazing, is eggnog. Yum. It's so sweet and creamy that I'd honestly rather have a small glass of that than cheesecake. And that is saying a lot.

Once I got home and all of my groceries were put away, the kids husband and I had dinner, and we played, I started to meal prep. I love salads but especially with cut up chicken inside. I feel if a salad has really good toppings on it like chicken, tuna, nuts, other veggies and tomatoes, then it doesn't really need a lot of dressing (if any at all). So I just get enough chicken for my husband and I for the next two days, cook them in my nuwave oven. It lets me cook anything from frozen to perfectly cooked in so little time! (Click on link if you're interested). Then I cut them up and pop 'em in the fridge. That way, when we go to use them in our salads it'll be so much easier and quicker to grab and go! Meal prepping is very important. I've learned that over the years. If you don't prep out what you want to eat for the next couple of days, then when it comes time that you're hungry and go to grab some food.. You open the fridge and nothing is prepared, so you go grab something unhealthy like a candy bar or chips because it's there. If you have a lifestyle like mine where you have to be on the fly a lot and don't really have a whole lot of time to make a meal, then I highly suggest meal prep. Now I'm not saying go crazy style and cook the whole bag of chicken breasts, freeze  them and prep your meals for the next three weeks. I just do it for a couple days. It's easier to handle, and I don't feel so overwhelmed.

Tomorrow is weigh in day! Why tomorrow? Because I got to borrow my mom's scale since I don't have one of my own. So tomorrow just seems like the day to do it. Now I don't know how much I weigh at the moment because I've had a lot of troubles lately (that I will talk about tomorrow). So hopefully I won't be too upset. 

Thank you for reading and until next time, 

              TLFF