Today started off like any other day… with a bowl of oats!
This was 1/2 c. of oats + half a nan + almond milk + cranberry t-mix + unsweetened coconut + pb AND ab.
I had small bits of dried out nut butters left in both jars and finished them off this morning. I mixed in some of the almond butter during the cooking process, hoping it would melt it a bit. It did, and it was so tasty.
I also had time to enjoy a cup of maple fudge cream tea this morning. I buy my tea at a loose leaf store in Ottawa called The Tea Store. If you’re in Ottawa, check it out – lots of variety to choose from.
My dad drove me to work this morning, but he has headed back home now. It was a short but good visit with him!
My A-squared snack was more of an a-squared + d because of the couple of dates that jumped in the container. They were yummy with tea.
The rest of my lunch was so bland. Boring. Bleh.
This salad was arugula + yucky avocado + cucumber + tomato + t-mix + balsamic vinegar.
The apple? Zero complaints.
The Bumble Bar? Never again! This “bar” was awful.
It was like a mushy, falling apart sesame snap. It was also way too sweet. I looked at the wrapper part way through and read this:
- 12 g of sugar
- 12 g of fat
- 4 g of protein
- 4 g of fibre
Ah! And this bar is marketed as “organic energy”? Organic sugar buzz, maybe. Actually that would be quite appropriate considering the bumble bee reference… hmm. I’m glad I only bought one!
After I missed the bus and ended up walking home from work in heels (!!), I demo’d a bag of carrots that I had with hummus and snacked on a few handfuls of granola and ate a chewy date.
I hadn’t planned out supper – oops – so I grabbed a piece of pork tenderloin I had put in the freezer from a couple weeks ago. I steamed sweet potato + broccs and considered it dinner.
This broccoli looks radioactive.
This was the fuel I needed to run tonight.
I switched up my running route and it made the run go by much faster than usual. I did 8.5k and now my quads are burning. It’s a good burn though! :D The route included beach, rivers, a waterfall, forest, old neighbourhoods, new neighbourhoods and a few strip malls. Interesting stuff to look at!
The last few nights I’ve had granola + almond milk before bed for a snack, but tonight I think I need some pineapple…
Off to get some! Goodnight!
Adi
Sounds like a great running route!
Congrats on the 8.5 km! It does make a difference having something interesting to look at. Last night I did “Hills” training, and there is no more appropriate place to do that than “The Hill” (Parliament Hill). Luckily there was lots of interesting stuff going on while I ran up and down. They were testing lights on the Parliament buildings for some show that must be coming up, so that helped me get my mind off my aching legs!
That sounds like a fun route!! On my longer runs I head out to Mooney’s Bay, but I’ve never actually made it far enough to be able to relax on the beach a little…I think I might aim for that this week-end!
Thanks for the heads-up on the Bumble Bar…Cherry sounded appealing but not all the sugar!!
Running up the Hill for hill training?! That’s awesome! How literal of you!!