Early bird special with the mallwalking grannies!
Yup... I did it. I went mallwalking at 7am. I was the only person under 60. Although the mall sound system was belting out Christmas Carols, I slipped on my headphones and started speedwalking...er, make that 3-3.5mph--hardly speedy, but compared to some of my walking partners, I was running!
I gotta admit, the dance version of Tegan and Sara's "Back in Your Head" certainly gets the heart pumping!
I've decided I don't like steel-cut oats. I think I'm sticking with the oatbran. I had a 1/2 serving of steel cut oats made with vanilla, TJ's reduced sugar organic strawberry preserves and a 1/2 scoop of Aria vanilla protein powder. Too gummy for my taste. Unfortunately, I have three more servings in the fridge for the rest of this week. They may find their way into the trash, replaced with some delicious oat bran concoctions.
So I had the oatmeal pre-walk. Walked for an hour. Had 2 cups of water. Then came home to quickly get ready for work and make myself scrambled egg whites (2) w/a slice of chopped extra lean turkey bacon and chopped onion. The only thing that was missing was baby spinach! That would have been perfect.
Lunch: TBD, but I want to try to squeeze another 1/2 hr walk in.
Snacks today:
- veggie sticks and cottage cheese
- an organic Fuji apple from Whole Foods with TJ's organic creamy peanut butter (yummmmmm)
Dinner:
- leftover butternut squash soup
- "fried" (baked) zucchini w/a little low sugar marinara
- steamed cauliflower
Tonight's Plan: Tuesday nights are my favorite, thanks to The Biggest Loser. Can't wait to see how Amy (my new favorite player after last week) handles Vicky's craziness. I wonder if Bob will intervene. I think I'll make more oat bran cereal, start working on Christmas cards and make the "100 Pounds Holidays Challenge Workout Mix." I may try to get in one more 30 minute walk before dinner. This latest challenge in the 100lbs group has inspired me to work a little harder at this weight loss thing. I can't use not being able to work out as an excuse... the scale has been creeping up thanks to that and the holidays aren't even here yet!
I also have to recalibrate my pedometer. It told me I walked 2 miles yesterday while I was running errands (grocery shopping and Christmas shopping). I really don't think I walked that much.
Have a great day, folks!