What I Ate: Monday
I thought I’d do a little day-in-the-life style post to capture what I ate on Monday. Ready?
6:30- Alex’s alarm goes off. We hit snooze for a few more minutes.
6:45- My alarm goes off. We hit snooze again. (It’s cold and neither of us want to get up.)
6:55- I peel my eyes open and grab my phone. I watch the Tastemade Snapchat story & check Timehop.
7:00- I head downstairs and turn on the Keriug, popping in a coconut mocha k-cup. (FYI- those are the best.)
7:15- I read the daily She Reads Truth devotional and flip through a few of my favorite blogs while eating breakfast.
Today it’s 2% Fage Greek yogurt + wild blueberries + homemade peanut butter cup granola. I don’t know if I can really tell that much of a difference between the 0% Greek yogurt and the 2% but I think the 2% keeps me a little fuller in the morning.
7:45- I chop veggies & tempeh and get them marinating in the fridge to make dinner prep easier. I know I’ll be home late so it helps to have something that can just be popped in the oven!
8:00- I head to work, check emails, and spend more of the morning dodging pieces of falling ceiling. They started construction a little earlier than planned on our office space so the morning is a bit chaotic as they remove TVs from the wall next to me.
11:00- My coworkers and I pack up and work from the cafeteria in a different building, since the construction has gotten a little crazy. My stomach is rumbling by 11:30.
11:45- We all grab lunch from the cafeteria and eat during a meeting. I went with a pretty simple salad of veggies + chickpeas + black beans with a few pieces of flatbread crackers. This kept me surprisingly full.
2:00- I head over to a different building and walk on the treadmill desk while answering emails. Gotta get my steps in! Once I’m back at my desk, I snack on an apple and a cup of coffee. I try not to drink coffee too late in the day but this one was needed.
5:15- I leave work and head to the mall to return some pants to Gap. (Don’t you hate when they change the fit of your favorite pants?! Why do they do that??)
6:00- I meet up with a couple of friends at Gym Quest to work out. My back is sore from gymnastics the day before but it feels good to stretch it out! We spend most of the evening vaulting and working on the tumble track.
7:30- I call Alex and ask him to preheat the oven and I head home from the gym. We have roasted onion and brussles sprouts with tempeh. It was good but it needs some tweaking before I share it. It was a good way to use up the tempeh and get lots of protein in for dinner though!
8:00- I watch an episode of 30 Rock with Alex while I enjoy a scoop of the leftover ice cream from making this ice cream pie.
9:00- I check on some blog stuff, browse pinterest, and clean up the house. Alex has been organizing the basement so I sort through the boxes for a bit.
10:15- We head up to bed and it’s lights out!
Are you a morning person or a night owl?
I’m linking up with Peas & Crayons for What I Ate Wednesday!
So fun to read what you do throughout your entire day! & I am a night owl for sure! I get up at the absolute last minute and end up rushing out the door – I don’t even make time for breakfast. I just eat it when I get to work or school 😀 However, I do think your breakfast looks good and I wish I did make time for breakfast when I see your breakfast 🙂
I switch between being a morning and night person! Right now, I’m a night owl. Those brussel sprouts that you seasoned look amazing! I’m a huge tempeh fan. I actually love the texture and love to eat it with bbq sauce!
I’m not sure where you work, but it sounds like a pretty cool place. It looks like they have an amazing salad bar and a treadmill desk?… um, awesome!
Are you doing the Palms of Gratitude devotional right now!? I’m loving it!
Yes!! I’m loving it too! And I actually bought the girl + guy books for the advent calendar study so Alex and I can do it together!
i love that you still tumble. i want to come with you!!
Definitely a morning person. Since I started my job (hours in the office roughly 8-6pm, luckily nights and weekends if I have work I can work from home. Yes, that’s lawyer life in NYC and what we call lucky!) I have been in bed by 9:45/10pm every night and up at 5:45/6, like a grandma!
I like to think the 2% keeps me going longer too especially after running, but who really knows if that’s a placebo effect? I do know I need protein and fat more than carbs to stay full.
Gymnastics is such a fun workout!
You had such a busy and productive day. I always enjoy seeing what you are eating because you make such good looking food!
I love day-in-the-life posts! I’m definitely more of a morning person. By the time work is over, all I want is my yoga pants and couch!
sounds like quite the day of accomplishments. Too cool that you work has a treadmill desk for y’all to use. What an easy way to get in a few extra steps throughout the day.
To answer your question: I have always and even more so now that I have twins been a morning person.
Tempeh is the best! I haven’t made it for my husband yet, because I just don’t know if he will dig it. Maybe mixing it in a dish like you did will be the way to go!
My husband doesn’t love it but he doesn’t mind it too much. I need to tweak the recipe a bit but we enjoyed it roasted!