Bad eats!

So today was not a very good food day! This morning I had a new employee orientation at work (i have been working there about 2.5 months) The orientation had breakfast AND lunch catered. For breakfast I had a good sized lemon poppyseed muffin and some fresh fruit (melon and strawberries) Lunch was UBER bad for me! I had a small piece of fried chicken, some corn, coleslaw and 2 of the restaurants 'famous' meatballs. It was a buffet, which is hard to resist, but I think I did pretty good considering the options.... I didn't take any pictures since I was eating with the VP's and President of my company. I wasn't sure how it would go over.....maybe after a few more months of employment :)

After my morning orientation I was able to leave work and make it to the GYM! woo woo! I wasn't able to make it the last 2 days so it was nice to have a chunk of time to work out. After the gym I did a little shopping at Whole Foods. I went there mainly to get some new bars, but found a few other goodies!!!

After my shopping trip I had a snack consisting of an apple, one of my new Ryvita rye crackers (it was SO good!!!!!) and a lemon La Croix sparkling water. I had previously tried the berry flavor and was unimpressed, but though the lemon one was pretty good. 

Tonight I spent time at my fiancé's and ate another bad for me dinner! We got burritos from La Bumba (famous for burritos as big as your head!) I got a regular sized chicken one. It was alright, but I don't think I would go there again. Tomorrow will hopefully be a healthier food day. I always have more energy and am in a better mood when I eat healthier food. 

din din

I ate dinner with my fiance tonight!! His FAVORITE food is pizza (we tend to eat it alot!) Tonight we got a pizza from Donatos which is one of my favs! They make a thin crust with mucho pepperonis on it! yummy. With the pizza I had a side salad using a bagged spring mix salad with a litte bit of cheesy ranch dressing.

Lunch on the go!

So when I was done with work I ate a quick lunch in my car! I had a turkey and cheese sammy with mustard on whole grain bread with some carrot chips and a blueberry yogurt. It was the kroger brand (cheap grocery store kind!) but was surprisingly pretty good! I also chugged my nalgene. try to drink a good amount of water to even out the daily coffee and diet coke :)

After lunch I worked on hw in the library for almost 3 hrs and then had to go to class for 3 more hrs...ick!! Right before class I had a nature valley granola bar which comes with 2 bars in one pack...SCORE! I think these are really good, but since they are so hard they are kinda difficult to eat without being messy. I also had a Dasani plus (vitamin flavored water) It was pretty good, but a little too sweet so I didn't end up drinking it all.

Thursday morning munchies!

On Thursdays I have to be at work bright and early at 7:30am. (I always need a larger cup of coffee on thurs!) I made my regular oatmeal but included some leftover canned peaches for my fruit. I also added a little cinnamon on the top for extra flavor since I added in more plain oats. Today I will be leaving work early (1:30pm) and not eating lunch until then. Since I will be eating a slightly later lunch I wanted my breakfast to last a bit longer!!




For a mid morning snack (about 10:45) I ate a 'high fiber chewy bar' These are simply Aldi's cheaper version of a Fiber One bar. These are some of my favorite granola bars. They are really chewy and have great flavor PLUS 35% of my daily fiber needs :) I also had my diet coke.

Dinner/Snack

For "dinner" (I have to eat at 3:30 @ work!!) I had a lean cuisine meal: Santa Fe style rice and beans and a side of homemade cranberry applesauce. We had an employee who was leaving today so there was a pitch in for lunch. Since I eat so late there were just a few snacks left. I had a handful of tortilla chips with salsa and 2 SMALL brownies. 

When I get home from work (9:30pm) I am always hungry again. Today I popped a bag of popcorn and had a glass of Ocean Spray Light Cranberry Juice. I try to have one glass a day!

First day of eats!

Since I didn't have to work until noon today I was able to relax at home for breakfast and an early lunch! For breakfast I had oatmeal. I used a quaker 'maple and brown sugar' instant oatmeal packet and added a few spoonfuls of plain oats. I always feel as though the packets are so small so I attempt to beef it up by adding plain oats! I always make my oatmeal with water I nuke in the microwave. I also try to add in a fruit...so today I added in a fresh cut pear :) I also had a cup of coffee to help wake me to do some hw before I had to get ready for work.

For lunch I made mini pizzas! I made them using whole wheat wraps (which are like only 50 calories a piece so I can have 2!!!) I used some pasta sauce from an open jar I had in the fridge and then some shredded moz. cheese. I also had the last little bit of fresh broccoli I had left in the fridge with some light ranch for dipping :) And OF COURSE my daily diet coke :)