Spring Eating!

Today was a much better day than yesterday, food wise. :) However, I really need to buy a real alarm clock. I use my cell phone, and too many times it has failed on me. I set my alarm an hour early this morning so I could go work out, but it didn't go off. I'm lucky I woke up on my own around 6:00 and checked the time or I would have been late for work.


For breakfast I had my yogurt with fruit and green tea. Today I changed it up a bit and had Banana Cream Pie yogurt instead of Vanilla. I love Yoplait Light. They have so many awesome flavors!

Mid-morning snack: Apple and cheese stick. I like to cut my apple into slices instead of eat it whole. It looks like more food that way and it takes longer to eat, so I feel like I've had more.

For lunch I had Smart Ones Mini Pizzas and a pear. The pizzas were delicious, but I didn't stay full for very long. The pear was also great!

Some reading material. I like to read while I'm eating lunch. It makes me focus on something other than the food in front of me, which makes me eat slower. I also like eating my food on a real plate instead of a paper plate or in the microwavable container. Somehow, it makes my meal feel more substantial. (Yes, it's all in my head...but it works.)

I had a positive performance review at work today, and as a surprise my hubby bought me flowers on his way home to congratulate me! They're beautiful and very springy! He's so sweet.

For dinner, I tried another new recipe out of my new cookbook. Tonight we had "Sirloin Steak with Grainy Mustard Sauce and Parmesan Steak 'Fries'" and some fresh green beans. It was amazing! This recipe was definitely a winner, and it didn't feel like "diet food" at all. I love my steak and potatoes, so I was very excited to try this recipe. The potatoes are baked and seasoned with a little salt and pepper and parmesan cheese, so they're much better for you than real fries or mashed potatoes made with tons of cream and butter, but I still got that potato flavor I love. We'll be using this recipe often! The green beans were amazing as well. The produce at the grocery store this week was exceptionally fresh. It's definitely spring time!

Mmmmmmm...

I definitely need to eat more protein. I was hungry almost all day, and I'm sure it was because I didn't have much protein until dinner. I'll work on that tomorrow.

Now its time to watch the Rockets with my hubby!