Bring it on June!

First, a big shout out to my friend Max for his kind words and posting the link to my blog on his facebook. There was an increase in readers last night and today, so to all of Max's friends who came to read, thank you and keep coming back! :) To all other friends and readers, I welcome you  to post the link to my blog on your facebook, or email it to friends or family who you might think would enjoy it. The more inspiration and support out there, the better!

Well, it's June! And the first 5 hours of today were spent driving back to Sacramento. But not before stopping by Los Bagels for a final slug with cream cheese and coffee. Bagels and cream cheese are not usually on my eating plan, but those of you who know Los Bagels, you have to have one last bagel before you leave town.

I got home, unpacked, put new clean sheets on my bed, showered, and then headed off to Trader Joe's to restock my refrigerator. When I was back home my mom asked me what I ate on a typical day. I told her some options that I have for each meal. Mostly I have about three different things that I eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and just rotate them through. It's easy to know what to eat calorie wise and nutritionally balanced when you have planned them out. Dinners vary the most, but breakfasts are easy. It's usually one of the following:

• Fat Free English Muffin with Almond Butter and a Banana
• Quakers Weight Control Oatmeal and a Banana
• 1Scrambled Egg (plus 1 egg white), 2 Pieces of Canadian Bacon and a Fat Free English Muffin
• Whole Grain Cereal with Fat Free Milk and a Banana

And the funniest thing is... I don't really even like bananas! But they are good for you, and filling, so I eat them. I always have a bunch of bananas on hand for breakfast or a quick snack.

I thought that I would share with you my Trader Joe's shopping list for today so some of you could get a feel for what I'm eating (or going to eat).

Trader Joe's Shopping List

• Lettuce, Spinach, Carrots, Celery
• Onion, Green Onion
• Ginger, Jalapeno
• Bananas
• Salad Dressing
• Eggs, Milk, Greek Yogurt, Canadian Bacon, Light Havarti Cheese
• Tilapia
• Reduced Fat Tortilla Chips, Brown Rice Cakes
• Items bought that weren't on list: Fat Free Black Bean Dip, Salsa, Dark Chocolate Bar with Almonds, Mango Chutney, Jalapeno Chicken Sausage, Turbot, Cottage Cheese, Santa Fe Style Chicken Flat Bread Wrap (that was for lunch!)

I still have no voice, but am feeling better each day. I am still not sure if I will be feeling well enough to go to the gym tomorrow, but I'll see how I'm feeling when 6:30pm rolls around and it's time for the new gym class I want to try! I'd rather be able to run my 5k this Sunday than go to the gym before I feel ready. I will be back to wearing my body bugg and recording calories starting tomorrow! Can't wait to get back to it!