So it's been a little while...

Ok, so I haven't added a post, well, all summer. Sorry about that. 

You may say I fell off the band wagon, but it's not like I spent the summer lying on the couch and eating pizza pockets. I was working two jobs, one of which was very time consuming and including a LOT of walking. 

I ended a lot of days completely worn out even when I hadn't worked that hard, and it made eating healthy difficult because eating mac and cheese is so much easier than putting together a healthy well balanced meal. 

So, despite all of the walking, and working, I maintained my weight and there was just no change. So, now that it's winter and I'm back to working one job, it's time to start up again. I made a short list of things to start off with, 

Only a few things I am banning myself from having (too many things you're not allowed to have spells disaster!) A few things to have less off, and a larger list of things I think I can do more of. 

One project I found for getting more exercise is should I be too lazy to make it to the gym, I have some slips of paper with exercise on them. I made sure to include arm, leg, ab and core exercises, and I just grab 15 of them and treat it like a chore list. 

I also have been planning my lunch meals out a little better. I may have said this in another post, but I like having an 8-9 hour work day because I can force myself to eat healthy by packing a healthy lunch.

If I don't like what I packed, it's not like I can raid the pantry for a cookie, or open a bag of chips. If I'm hungry, I have to eat what I've packed.

One of my favorite items to pack is pomegranates, because I can buy a few of them, take all the seeds out during a day off (I will have to post a few pictures on a good way to deseed a pomegranate for those who are unfamiliar with the process, I myself only just learned this thanks to a friend) I put all the seeds in tupperware and then pack a smaller tupperware for lunch, and I have enough for the whole week. It's a great snack.

Today's breakfast, lunch and snacks: Pomegranate, green olives and chick peas, kiwi, clementines, carrots, string cheese, an avacado, and chili (arguably healthy but it's nice to have some sustenance food)

If you're like me, you may struggle with making a healthy breakfast in the morning. I have gotten around this by making a nice breakfast at night (usually scrambled eggs) tossing it in the fridge and just microwaving it the next morning. Saves me a lot of trouble in the morning, and eggs are a great way to start off the day!

I'm going to end this here before I start ranting about too many different things!