So I fell asleep on the couch last night about 7pm, slept until 6 this morning, and woke up exhausted.  Looks like the joke is on me this morning.

I am also unprepared for class, therefore, might have to skip this class for the first time this semester!  Ahhh!  That is one of the things I hate about law school most.  You pretty much have to skip class if you are unprepared or you risk being drilled and pissing off your instructor.  Even though I am not 100% prepared for class, I would still get lots out of the class; however, the risk is usually too high.

Let me give you a quick recap of yesterday:

Started my Wednesday off with a GM, 30 mins on the elliptical, and 30 mins of strength training.  Not too shabby.

Lunch was indeed cereal.  1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios, Silk Light (Yum, I don’t taste a difference), banana, few almonds, tsp of AB.

On the side half a sandwich thin, toasted with AB and jelly.  Also, a few more almonds.  These cocoa roasted almonds are so addicting!

I then laid by the pool for an hour and read TX PreTrial.  Exciting…I know.

Dinner was homemade chicken nuggets!  Yes, I made these myself.  I am pretty impressed considering the oven and I don’t usually get along real well.

Flax crusted Chicken Nuggets

4 chicken breast, no skin

4 scoops Flax meal

Morton’s Seasoning

Kroger Zesty Blend-Garlic & Herb

Fresh Ground Black Pepper

Thaw chicken breast.  I let them get softened a bit, but still icy. Cut chicken breasts  into desired nugget size.  (When they are still partially frozen it is SO much easier to cut).  Finish thawing.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

On paper plate, or small dish, mix together flax meal and desired seasoning.  See above for seasonings I used.  Take thawed nuggets and roll them into flax mixture until completely coated.

Line baking sheet with foil and spray heavily with non-stick spray.  Place coated nuggets on covered baking sheet.  Make sure nuggets do not touch each other.  Bake for 35-40 minutes.  Turn once after 20 minutes.  Adjust baking time if you want nuggets more or less crispy.

Enjoy!

I got my hands on a few nuggets before the hubby devoured the entire plate.  They were delicious!!!!

I will be back later today with a post on new goals for April and tips for surviving finals with your waistline in tact!

Until then…check out these links:

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Well I woke up this morning feeling like I got hit by a bus.  I did get my butt up, finish my briefs, and make it to an 8:40 am class.  Accomplished.

My breakfast was a Carnation Instant Breakfast-Sugar Free in a to-go cup.

After class I had a nice twenty minute walk home in the wind, rain, and cold.  Is this really Houston?  These temps are annoying!  My entire walk I was Miss Grumpy until I got to my door…

Chobani yogurt!!!  Yay!  I won a giveaway over at Crunches for Cupcakes and my yogurt arrived today.  Nothing like getting some yogurt to brighten your day!

Because my hands were still cold, I decided a big bowl of whipped up banana oatmeal was necessary for lunch:

Yes, this was a good as it looks!

In between sneezes I had a chocolate rice cake for dessert.

Since this girl did Pre Trial homework then crashed last night let me recap dinner:

Leftover Spinach Artichoke Casserole

I had about half the baking dish left of spinach artichoke dip, so I decided to whip up a casserole for the hubby to eat for dinner.

I microwaved dip until warm and then broke it up with a fork

I then topped with some cooked whole wheat penne, 1 chopped chicken sausage, pasta sauce, and covered the whole thing with shredded mozz.  Since the pasta and dip were warm I just put it under the broiler to finish heating and brown cheese.

Wow, this thing came out looking good.  Too bad I had already made myself roasted veggies for dinner.

Baked tofu, roasted butternut, mushrooms with balsamic dressing, and carrots.  Everything was delicious!

And then the snacking began.  I have been in serious snack mood this week.  I ended up eating way too much-like need to put on sweatpants.  I think my body must have known I was about to get sick and needed some extra energy for today.  I won’t go thru all the snackage, but I must mention my frozen yogurt bowl:

Lots of fro-yo, blueberries, butterscotch chips, and agave.  Yummy!

One of my classes was canceled today so I am about to take a nap!

Return of the best soup ever for dinner tonight:

First I made a nice little sammie with Sandwich Thin, Laughing Cow, baby gouda, and slice of turkey.  I just set it under the broiler for a minute to toast up.

Together with the tomato bisque from Sams Club.  I topped my soup with fresh ground pepper and some shredded mozz.

I also made my hubby dinner tonight.

Baked chicken breast marinated with balsamic vinaigrette and a side of cajun rice.

The weather did not improve so I decided to do homework, take today as a rest day and do my 2 hour run tomorrow.  I am not happy with this schedule because it pushes my training together and forces me into a two-a-day.  But, next week is taper week so I should have time to recoup!

• Tuesday:  2 hour run
• Wednesday:  Morning-speed intervals Evening: 1 hr pace run
• Thursday:  3 miles + strength
• Friday:  Rest
• Saturday:  3 mile pace + hills
• Sunday:  2 hour run

The rest of the evening will be spent doing homework for my dreaded Pre Trial class.  Here is a little peak of how I spend the majority of my day:

Excuse my bad posture.  Trooper feels the need to be as close as possible to me while I do work.