two fit chicks and a pumpkin muffin

i was amazed by the scale this morning which measured a 5.1 lb weight loss for the week. especially considering my meal at zocalo. thankfully, one meal does not negate a week's worth of work. so i was feeling super charged and motivated this morning. had some leftover rice and beans for breakfast and packed up all my healthy foods for the day, which included the rest of the leftovers from my fabulous sunday meal.

all was fine and dandy until my preggo (and naturally skinny) co-worker brought in treats for us. i immediately said that someone else could have mine and she said, "but i got you the pumpkin muffin. that's more healthy than the other stuff."

what are you supposed to say to someone who brings you a treat?

so when it came time to have my first snack of the day i ate like half of the muffin top. and i accounted for like 300 calories because god knows these yummy bakery muffins ain't skimpy. that meant i would have to cut out 2 of my snacks and i wasn't quite sure that 1. i would be able to make it without getting really hungry and 2. the muffin was worth it.

i also had to accommodate for my leftovers which included some egg, part of a steak and rice & beans. the rest of my food today: 4 slices of thin chicken deli meat with mustard, a weight watchers ravioli florentine meal, a cup of nonfat greek yogurt with honey. i figured if i really was hungry, i'd have the edamame i brought and/or the hot chocolate too. but i didn't have to dip into those reserves.

as for dinner, the jury is still out on whether i'm hungry enough. i might roast some broccolli which should do minimal damage.

this week, i wanted to also step up my physical activity. my initial plan was to start an evening routine. but bah, i've got menstrual cramps and i don't care if exercise is supposed to help, i'm not gonna do it :) but i did increase my walking mileage at work to 3 miles. i listened to a new-to-me podcast today: two fit chicks and a microphone. i lurve it. one of the girls has an australian accent so she could be talking about toilets and i think i'd listen just because her voice and accents are awesome. but the content is great too. i'd highly recommend it.