DB's log 02.17.2010

Breakfast:
-Steel cut Irish oats with blueberries, chia seeds, a few walnuts, topped with honey and a little milk

Lunch:
-skinless grilled chicken breast, avocado slices, alfalfa sprouts, and cucumber in a spinach wrap

Dinner:
-Warm cider braised barley salad, glazed beets, toasted pumpkin seeds, scallion & blue cheese cream
-Prosciutto, garlic herbed sheep’s milk cheese, arugula, brandied cranberry vinaigrette & pistachio on top of naan bread
(both of these things were split with another person)

Snacks:
-1 banana
-mixed fresh fruit: honeydew, cantaloupe, blueberries, strawberries, pineapple
-3 pretzels, 3 pieces dolma, 1 kalamata olive, small slice chocolate banana bread

Beverages:
-decaf americano with whole milk and 1 sugar in the raw
-lotsa water
-2 glasses white wine

Exercise: Today, I did the unthinkable. I wore SNEAKERS during my commute and put my fancy heels in my bag. I got off at the Clark/Lake stop and walked a mile to work as fast as I could. It took exactly 20 minutes and I still made it into work on time and I felt great.

Notes: I'm really starting to feel good again about everything. Not having a car is making me more active because I have to walk so much. Last night I went to dinner with a friend at Rootstock...wow, great menu there. The food we had was delicious but non-fatty for the most part and I did not over eat one bit. I attribute this to eating so much fruit throughout the day to stave off hunger. Then we went to a ladies night potluck where I was handed a second glass of wine for the night and munched on a bit of the grub. Again, I didn't overdo it like I usually do at these sorts of things, but the chocolate banana bread was a weakness. Fortunately I had a small slice and felt good about doing that.