Mornings are tough for many folks.... especially MONDAY mornings. What do you do in advance to make sure that you get a good healthy breakfast and a good start to your week?
If you struggle with this, what is one new thing you think you could try this week?? Maybe a new make-in-advance breakfast recipe?? Maybe packing up something healthy to eat during your commute? Maybe getting to bed earlier and setting the alarm for 15 minutes early so you have time to have breakfast at home??
Time to answer my own QOTD! I love breakfast and try to never miss it! I love yogurt, eggs, toast and peanut butter, oatmeal, breakfast sandwiches, smoothies, cottage cheese... all of it!
If I know the morning is going to be nutty, I will do steel cut oats in the crockpot or portion out a serving of ff/sf plain yogurt (with Splenda or stevia, vanilla, etc) or cottage cheese into a "to go" container the night before. If I have a bit more time I will make an egg white omelet, egg white/cheese breakfast sandwich, peanut butter and banana toast, change-it-up breakfast bowl (recipe available here.....
http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=47783954&postcount=127 ) or the like.
If things get REALLY out of hand I grab a single serving of low fat cheese, an apple, and maybe a Vitamuffin and call it a done!
I always try to plan in enough time in my morning for a real breakfast eaten at home, but sometimes I get caught up doing laundry/dishes, or online in the morning and lose track of time!
To make the rest of my life easier, I also plan ahead my dinners for nearly every night, do cooking prep on the weekends or on a slow/down day, plan out and iron a week's worth of work clothes, and pack up a week's worth of something for lunches, so that I can just grab a glasslock container (soup, stew, etc) and an apple and a bottle of seltzer and my lunch is packed!
I forgot to mention, to freeze the smoothie, I put them into muffin pans! I just throw them in the freezer and I use about two "smoothie pucks" for one breakfast or snack! They defrost in the fridge if you leave them in your cup over night. Works great!
Plus, only wash the blender once a week!!
I may have to try this. DS's smoothies are milk (usually lowfat organic cow's milk but sometimes soy), 1-2 bananas (which were sometimes previously frozen), 2 Tb of natural peanut butter, a heaping TB of dark chocolate cocoa powder, a squirt of honey, and a big scoop of Juice Plus chocolate protein powder. How do you think it would work being frozen???? Would it get icky and separated?
I actually feel like the scale and I are in a friendly relationship
I weigh myself daily or every other day just to figure out if I need to be a little stricter with my diet. But, if the scales goes up a pound or 3, I do not freak out. I just track my food and cut down the carbs.
That's great.... my relationship with the scale is still so volatile!
If I were at Disney World right now, I would probably be enjoying a meal somewhere in the World Showcase. Or, better yet, I'd be sampling all the wonderful food and wine selections. Oh, and a nice margarita from La Cava wouldn't hurt right about now. I think the
cucumber margarita would hit the spot
Well THAT sounds interesting!!
Thanks for coaching! I decided to just stick with any form of exercise daily. So far I have walked a few days, run, done yoga, and did the elliptical. So, I am 7/31 for this month. Between this and the exercise thread, I am motivated for exercise. Now, I need to make a healthy eating goal! I miss CC and her Healthy Habits. I may have to do something similar for myself.
I miss CC too.... and her Healthy Habits! Anyone know if she is still around the Dis?????
I am actually pretty organized with Mondays. I pack lunches on Sunday nights and I make a dinner menu for the week so there's no guessing what's for dinner. I usually eat the same things for breakfast. I like to get to work early because of the peace and quiet before the students arrive. So, I usually take my food with me. Lately it's been a yogurt and a fruit. I have an early lunch (11:00), so that's all I need to hold me over until lunch. If I am a little hungrier, I will eat a graham cracker or two. When winter rears it's ugly head, I often want a warm breakfast. I usually have steel cut oats or a fried (in Pam) egg on a whole wheat English muffin.
I often think of that morning peace at work as "the calm before the storm"! And sometimes it is VERY TRUE! 
Sounds like you're busy already with subbing! I love when things get sprung on me. I often say that I'm the last to find out anything where I work. I know I work for a very small alternative ed program, but I am often as surprised as the kids when we have a fire drill! It's the running joke now when we have one that Mrs. Burns had no clue what was going on.
Yup.... I was the clueless sub today! Yes, they are keeping me busy, but with DD gone my life is SO MUCH QUIETER that I don't mind subbing nearly every day....especially since I don't have to go anywhere in the evening!!
Plus, with college bills rolling in the $$ is needed now more than ever!!
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Oh my, what a crazy weekend. But, I have time now to catch up with everything here. I don't have much to add to the conversation, though
It's another busy week for us, but DS7 is done with soccer on Saturday, so that will eliminate some running around. However, we are adding to our normally free Friday because DS7 was selected to represent his class on the school's float for the Homecoming parade. We were planning to go to the football game anyhow (we are playing my nephew's school and my nephew is in the band) but now we will have to be ready earlier. So, we have something every day or night from today until next Thursday (the 17th).
Once again, I would like to give a shout out to my AWESOME hubby who takes over after school so I can workout. He rocks (but don't tell him that I brag about him or I'll never hear the end of it
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Wow...it took me 45 minutes to go back and read and reply. Now I have to run because DS10 has drum lessons. Have a great night!
Jill
Well. congrats to your DS for getting a spot on the HC float! He must be really excited. And how neat that you get to see your nephew play in the band as well.
Take a deep breath and take a minute for yourself every day during this super busy time. How great that your DH takes over like that!!
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Evening all! Well, I'm caught up a bit and everyone seems to be doing well! Dinner was yummy, but I did end up dirtying that frying pan because the skies OPENED UP right at dinner time! oh well.
I made the cutest bowl of salad from my homegrown greens. They weren't really as large as I would normally let them get in the garden, but I was anxious to try them. It was just a perfect portion of greens for a side salad for three along with some shaved carrot and chopped red pepper. I also tossed in some fresh parsley and basil from the herb bed, but I got a bit wet for my troubles!
DS even picked out the few bits of lettuce left to put on his burger. I ended up with a Morningstar Farms California T'key burger... they are one of the lowest carb veggie burgers that I've found and they are truly delicious! I topped it with some Wholly Guacamole (100 cal packs... gotta love it!) and MMM, MMMM, MMMMM! Add a side of roasted cauliflower with red pepper and I am plenty full!
I hope everyone else had a chance to enjoy a healthy delicious dinner.
So far I am not scheduled to work tomorrow. I am supposed to go to Bible study in the morning (9-11) and then my WW meeting tomorrow night, so even without subbing I will have a busy day. I planned sandwiches for tomorrow night because I've been getting home later and later and I don't want the men to always have to wait for me to have a sit down dinner... plus DH has started going to the gym and sometimes it's hard to get us all together for dinner on Tuesdays, so unless I put in a crockpot meal, I think from now on it will be sandwich night. That way everyone can get their own meal when it fits their schedule.
Trying to figure out what my snack will be during DWTS. I must admit I've grown very accustomed to my nightly popcorn treat and with my effort to reduce my carbs this month, I think I'm really going to miss it!
Off to read a bit more elsewhere and get some laundry done before I settle down to watch some Dancing!.......................P
We are off to a great start for sure.
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It does help to have to report here so thanks for the personal mini-challenge this month. 
And yes, I have journalled today. 
I haven't been around as long as others, but I feel like I've grown up with some of you and your families. I can't believe Pamela's DD is at college! Anyhow, glad you have you around again 
that the deposition goes quickly. Remember it is the lawyer's job to get you to say what you need to say. 
Activity at WDW is usually not a problem. 
With so many other things I'd like to get done that just keep building up, I really don't have an excuse. However, when the DH throws out a "come sit and relax with me" and gives me the big puppy dog eyes, it's pretty hard to say no. 
