I am sure you all will think I am crazy, but this treadmill situation is getting on my nerves!  I decided to go to gym later today(at 6) so that hopefully the random people that show up stop taking my treadmill.  Guess what, guy from Tuesday there again!  I honestly could have screamed, but I resorted to giving him a semi-evil eye and then huffing and puffing loudly on the crappy old treadmill.  I had 3 miles on the schedule, but could only stare at myself in the mirror for 2 miles.  I wish could stop myself from being so aggravated, but these people are throwing off my training schedule.  It is one thing if I had seen them there regularly, but they just show up randomly for a few weeks then quit all the while messing with a training plan that I follow religiously.  I returned the apartment griping to my hubby and informing him that it was war and I would be up at 430 to hog my treadmill for 2 hours if needed to prove my point.  (I won’t really, but you know).

Anyway, sorry about that!  I needed to blow off steam.  Thursdays are a lovely 12 hour day for me.  I woke up 10 minutes late today, barely made it out the door on time, got to school only to realize I left my Blackberry at home!!!  Ahhh!  12 hours no Blackberry–I may survive.  It may be good  I suppose.

Breakfast was another packet of GNC Be-fulfilled.  This stuff is so chocolately.

I dumped in one packet, filled my blender bottle with water and few ice cubes and shook the baby up on my way to the car.  Even just with water it was pretty thick and creamy.

Lunch and snacks were all packed in the time span of about 5 minutes.  I am becoming the fastest lunch packer on the planet.

Lunch container with bag of apples slices and spork in top holder.

Lunch is the last sweet potato microwaved and topped with cinnamon.  Confession:  I like cold mashed up sweet potato.  I am too lazy to walk downstairs for a microwave so I just put this baby on ice and eat it cold.  Sweet potato is such a filling lunch food, especially when it is the size of your foot like this one!

Snacks are Honey Graham and Brownie Cliff Z bars.  Goodness I need to stop eating so much packaged food.  I need to come up with some alternative snack options for my packed lunches.

Can you survive a day without your Blackberry/iPhone/Cell?

I am sure that I can, I just don’t want to.  I feel so disconnected!  How can I tweet during class with no phone, haha!

What are some healthy, fresh, easy to pack snacks?

I like carrots, but I am cheap and buy whole ones that need chopped.  Maybe I should spring for the baby carrots.  When grape prices go down I plan on replacing my packed bars with lots and lots of grapes!

Today was my first day of trying to clean up my diet.  iHerb tweeted early today about 9 Ways to Clean Up Your Diet from Prevention. These 9 tips encompass a lot of the goals I hope to achieve in changing up the hubby and I’s diet.  Today I really focused on eating real food in order to cleanse out all of the crap snacks/sugar I put into my body this weekend.  I could totally tell this morning when I woke up that my body was lethargic and weighted down, so I plan to spend the next few days eating lots of fruits and vegetables.  I am also cutting out dairy and trying to avoid added sugars.

Lunch:

Started out with a plum sprinkled with a little cinnamon.  I wasn’t sure about cinnamon on plums, but it was good.  In my world, everything is good with cinnamon on top.

I also had a banana protein shake.  This was made with 1 medium banana, 1 scoop protein, 1 tbsp peanut butter, water, and ice.  Yummy!

This is my KEY to cleaning up my diet:  water!  I filled up my giant 2.2L bottle (8 servings) and made sure to drink at least 1 whole bottle today, and will drink 1 whole bottle everyday.  I always feel better when I make sure I get enough water.

Snacks today (phasing out so many snacks is also a goal of our eating changes but for now I chose healthier snacks) included some almonds, this sample LaraBar (vegan, gluten free), and an apple.

Dinner:

I started out with the veggies I had on hand:  onion, mushrooms, carrots,artichokes,  and frozen peppers.

I then added some frozen spaghetti squash I had tucked away in the freezer.

All together now.  No pasta sauce because the only sauce I had in the pantry had sugar as the 3rd ingredient.  I added a tiny drizzle of olive oil and a little bit of Parmesan.  I didn’t want to add cheese, but I needed just a little sprinkle.  I also added Italian seasonsing, garlic & herb seasoning, and ground black pepper.

On the side I cooked up the rest of my carrot by simmering the slices in a little bit of water, cinnamon and agave.

As you can tell I did not completely cut out sugar or dairy, but I tried to stay as clean as possible.  For me it just wasn’t possible because I don’t have time or money to go to the store right now.  I did not have any processed food or artificial sweetners.  Hopefully I wake up tomorrow feeling more energetic than I did today.

Do you notice a difference in your body/energy level when you stick to clean eating?

I am hoping to feel better throughout the week.  I could definitely use some higher energy levels!

Don’t forget, tonight is your last chance to enter for the KEEN Harvest Collection organic Makeup Bag.