January 20th

My huge, delicious breakfast/lunch smoothie:

1/2 packet Justin's peanut butter
1/2 cup plain Kefir
1/2 Tbsp chia seeds
1 1/4 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 small banana
1/2 c frozen berries
1/2 c frozen pineapple and mango
1 handful spinach
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder

565 calories and 22 grams of protein. And it tasted delicious! I don't normally put so much stuff in my smoothies - I'm a fan of simply fruit, almond milk, spinach, and protein powder - but I didn't have anything for breakfast but coffee, so I figured I might as well go all out. I was surprised at how un-peanut butter-y it tasted - I've never put peanut butter in my own smoothies before, so I was wrongfully worried that's what it would completely taste like!

I took my younger dog to the dog park today and ran the bejeesus out of her, with the help of our trusty Chuckit ball thrower. I got a lot of dog therapy in, as well as some Vitamin D.

Tonight, I cooked dinner for my roommate and I - chicken thighs with crispy skin, brussels sprouts with browned butter and sage, and mashed sweet potatoes. Oh, and some beer :) I'm pretty sure I still kept my calories well within the 1250-1400 range.

Tomorrow:

Week Three Day Two of the Pull-up Challenge
 P90X Abs
Microeconomics
Various bits of homework
A trip to my new job to fill out paperwork

This weekend was far too short, wouldn't you agree?

xo
amanda