Small victories

This weekend was not super relaxing, given that I was on call. Again. I've done 5 calls in 2 weeks and it's killing me slowly. That being said, when I'm on call, I usually use that as an excuse to eat whatever because I'm too busy to contemplate food choices. These last few calls, however, I've been smarter about my food decisions. So, little victories!

Today was a postcall day, which was super needed as I was dying after being up most of the night. I came home, napped, got a massage, went to the park with the kiddos, did dinner, had our nightly walk, did bath time and bed time. Now, I plan to watch some TV and walk in place, mostly because that's all the energy I have to do anything. 

Today's little victory was not eating all my french fries with my meal. When I drove home from the hospital this AM, I had a banana. Upon waking up from my nap, I ate some sliced deli ham and some cheese slices. When it was time for dinner, we opted to order some Greek food. They have really excellent gyros and their fries are fantastic. I was super hungry by the time it was time to eat, but I tried to drink a ton of water to fill up my tummy and eat slowly. I also didn't finish my fries. Not because I love to waste food, but because I didn't need to eat all of my fries. That was hard for me because, again, the fries are so good. 

So yummy

Snack/lunch

Tomorrow I'm in the OR. So I'm heading to get my steps in and get to bed early. I'm pooped. Weigh-in either tomorrow or Wednesday - get excited!

Any small victories we should be celebrating for you?

Life without Zumba is sad

You guys. Ankles are dumb. Especially my right ankle. Dumbest ankle ever. 

Today I really needed to do laundry because I was out of workout gear. So, I started the day with some laundrizzle. This was not fun as the laundry is located in the basement and I'm on the second floor. This meant lots of stairs. You know what doesn't like stairs? My ankle. It's the thing that aggravates it most. So, that was awesome. Thankfully, I only had two loads because I'm going home next weekend and my mom loves it when I bring home lots of laundry lets me launder for free. Anywho, it wasn't an excellent start to the day.

And then midday, I started getting a bit restless. I was attributing this to my lack of gym time and abundance of sitonmybuttstudying time. So, I decided, "Fuck it. I need a break and I need to go to the gym." I didn't go yesterday, so I really wanted to do some weights since cardio didn't seem appealing. It didn't really bother my ankle, but there was baseline ankle botheredness today. I don't know if I'm pushing myself too much, but it seems so stupid to not exercise just because of a tiny ankle injury. Plus, I like working out and I miss Zumba. A lot. Like probably more than I should. But I know jumping on it would be stupid. So, I shall live a sad, Zumba-less life.

The rest of the day was spent studying and photographing my ankle for you guys. And taking food photos. I had a lot of calories for dinner, so I heated up a Trader Joe's Chicken Lasagna. It was pretty calorie and fat heavy, but I went for it. It was a teeny tiny tray that had "four servings." Right. I had one serving (which is pictured below) and went back for a second since I could/had the calories for it. It was okay. The reason I got it was because it was way healthier than standard lasagna, but you definitely sacrifice some flavor. I wouldn't get it again, but I'm not a huge lasagna fan to begin with. I just liked the idea of throwing it in the oven and being done with it.

That's it. The exam is on Thursday, which makes me panic a bit when I think about it. I mean, I've been studying for a while now and am getting pretty sick of study days, but I also would rather not take the exam...

Anywho, here are your photos.

Breakfast (there was more watermelon, but I ate it pre-photo)

Morning snack

Lunch (chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and avocado), and my favorite beverage treat (they were on sale)

Afternoon snack/pre-gym fuel

Protein smoothie post-gym

Serving #1 

Dessert

It's hard to photograph the extent of the bruising

The top of my foot has a slight blue tinge to it (you can kinda see it in the below photo)

Still swollen - I can't even set it on the ground properly...yikes

Something else I wanted to blog real quick: my smoothies for post-workout. My friend Lisa asked how I make them.  

• 1 cup of skim milk - you can use water to save on calories, but it gets kinda weirdly frothy
• Half a scoop of vanilla protein (the powder I have is like 28g of protein per scoop and you really only need 12ish grams after a strength training workout)
• Half a cup (70ish grams) of some kind of frozen fruit - I tend to go with blueberries or pineapple lately. I've done strawberries, raspberries, bananas, etc. You can use fresh fruit too if you add a tad bit more ice
• 1 packet crystal light to kill the protein flavor - I've been using the mango energy one lately
• 4 ice cubes if you're using frozen fruit; 6 or more if you're using fresh fruit

Throw it all in a blender and blend to the consistency you like. If you want it thinner, use less ice or more milk.

Today's positive: Um, not chopping off my foot out of frustration? Does that count?