Wednesday started off with a cup of coffee (again half regular, half decaf) and a banana. I was feeling energetic, so I bounded out the door for an easy 3-mile run. The weather outside was beautiful, yay for wearing just a t-shirt and shorts!
Breakfast at my desk was a pomegranate chobani greek yogurt and 2 servings (at least!) of Kashi honey sunshine. This was the first time I’d tried the pomegranate flavor and I really liked it – you could actually see and taste the pomegranate seeds. No fake flavors here.
Mid morning snack was a (decaf) cappuccino and an adora chocolate calcium supplement.
In my rush to get out the door this morning, I forgot to bring leftover chili for lunch. Doh! So I had to buy a salad from the cafeteria. I wasn’t too upset 
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romaine lettuce, mushrooms, sliced red onion
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honey roasted sweet potatoes
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dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, feta cheese
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bit of wild rice salad
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Tbs balsamic vinaigrette and some croutons
And for dessert – something new by JELL-O. My mom gave me a few of these 60 calorie caramel mousse cups and I was a bit skeptical, but they’re actually pretty good.
Around 4pm I had a balance bar to prepare for my post-work gym visit. The mint cookie flavor tastes kind of like a thin mint!
I stayed a little late at the office and then headed to the gym. My legs have been feeling strong, so I decided to do a sort of tempo run.
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Miles 1 9:20 pace (warm-up)
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Mile 2 9:20 pace (warm-up)
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Mile 3 – 8:20 pace
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Mile 4 – 7:55 pace
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Mile 5 – 7:15 pace
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Mile 6 – 9:15 pace (cool-down)
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Mile 7 – 9:15 pace (cool-down)
Total: 7 miles in 1 hour, 54 seconds
I felt strong throughout – no problems from the hamstring or IT band (although my knee was feeling a little funky on the walk to the gym).
By the time I got home, I was HUNGRY. I re-heated a bowl of vegetarian chili and topped it with some mozzarella cheese.
And then IÂ warmed up a multi-bran vitatop and slathered it with pumpkin butter. Yum!
My apartment is like 1,000 degrees so I drank a ton of water last night. Around 10pm, I curled up with my current book (just finished The Post Birthday World) and snacked on some milk and 2 Newman’s ginger cookies. I had already drunk most of the milk by the time I snapped this photo
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Question: What’s your favorite afternoon snack? I’m always looking for something new and exciting!
