Good morning! How is the week going for you so far?
Mine is just trucking along over here. Nothing crazy.
Today I will be covering an entire day of eats, which is in no way altered for the sake of this post. I’m also linking up for What I Ate Wednesday!
Everything I eat (usually on the Tuesday before) is listed with an end goal of inspiring you all to take a step back and look at what you are putting into your bodies.
Is what you’re eating helping you grow stronger or holding you back?
To me, food is fuel. Just like all of you, I have my cheat days/weeks, but I always re-check myself and get back into an overall healthy eating style. And, yes, that most certainly includes dessert.
My hopes of featuring these WIAW posts is for you to do the same! Let’s roll.
What I Ate Wednesday Tuesday
My Tuesday morning started with a good old fashioned breakfast.
Real eggs, Al Fresco sausage links and a side of grits with coffee.
I can’t believe how long it had been since I had eaten grits!
Please tell me you like them. Half the people I dine out for breakfast with up here don’t even know what they are. The Southerner in me drops my jaw every time I hear “What are grits?”.
They’re amazing. Plain, buttered, with or without cheese, alone or under something substantial, they’re really good. That’s all you need to know.
My breakfast did a great job of holding me over for hours. I felt hungry around Noon, but wanted to wait until after my workout to eat lunch.
I was in the groove of working on the computer, so I reached into the refrigerator and grabbed two of these No Bake Maple Syrup Energy Balls for a snack to power me through!
I need to make more of them. Like, now.
I had a personal training appointment at 2 p.m. and made the short drive over to Rock City Fitness for my afternoon workout.
I briefly mentioned this in last week’s Friday Favorites, but I am currently reviewing their 30 Day training program. I have been loving the sessions and the offer couldn’t have come at a better time.
As I go through the Fitness Assessments, I am also getting to see a lot of the material I learned while studying for my CPT in person.
(By the way, I am hoping to finish my NASM Study Guide to share with you all later this afternoon!)
I completed a strength workout that targeted exercises to compliment my running training. I also went home with a list of exercises to help correct my left winged out scapula. Who knew I had that nonsense going on?
I’ll be sure to share more about that as the program goes on!
Directly after my workout, I went a couple doors down and tried something new at Quizno’s for lunch.
Spicy Monterey Sandwich (no mayonnaise) with extra veggies on wheat.
I usually go with the Turkey Lite, but I wanted to mix it up. The Spicy Monterey was a great choice!
I got home and took Roadie for a walk before getting back on the computer. The weather has been so gorgeous lately… even though it was raining off and on, I wanted to be outside to enjoy the warmth.
I got back to work around 3:30 p.m. and pummeled through projects and updates on the back end of the blog until about 7:30 p.m.
I realized I was pretty hungry, and without much motivation to get too creative, I turned to an easy dinner for one ready in about ten minutes.
Quorn Chik’n Nuggets (<- non-GMO!) with bean salad over quinoa.
It did the trick, but I was still wanting something to finish it off a few minutes later. When in doubt, chips and salsa it out, friends.
Finally feeling satisfied, I turned on the Halloween movie marathon and didn’t look back.
I was home alone at the time, so I distracted myself by turning all of the lights on and working on the computer. That seemed to (kind of) work.
Plus, the Halloween III movie is just weird. It has nothing to do with Michael Meyers and I can’t take it seriously. So I guess that helped.
I might have had a couple of sugary snacks too.
Yates apple cider over ice
More rainbow sherbert… (same pic as last week)
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So there you have another entire day of my unfiltered eats.
This is just one of the many examples you can find exploring the “WIAW” tag on the right hand sidebar if you’re ever curious to see what another full day of meals and snacks looks like for me.
If you liked this WIAW post, head on over to Peas & Crayons to check out plenty others, or even link your own!
Have a great Hump Day and I’ll see ya back later!
![[in our elementary school era] 🚌😭
Skyler did great walking into KINDERGARTEN with a big smile on his face this morning. I, however, was a bit of a mess on our walk home. 🥹
It’s wild how fast these 5 years with him have gone … 7 since we moved to NYC and into our apartment, dreaming of the day our kids would someday go to the *awesome* school right down our block. 🏫
That day is today, and I still don’t believe it — feeling allll of the emotions and thanking God for placing us here and for being able to trust His timing through the journey. 🫶🏼 #hbshinnyc
SO proud of you, SK - you are going to rock your first year at your “big boy school” - WE LOVE YOU !! 🩵👑](https://lifeinleggings.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
Please don’t dislike me, but I’m not a fan of grits. I’ve had them many times – both at restaurants & home cooked & just can’t seem to get into them. I guess it’s a taste preference?
I don’t dislike you! Ha. Seems like you have given them a fair chance. That’s all I ask! 😉
I have tried grits a few times and I think I remember liking but not loving them. Glad you are enjoying your new training sessions! I am considering freezing my membership at Lifetime for a little bit and trying something new too.
It’s always good to mix up your workout routine. I love Life Time! But I have also been loving the intimate setting of this gym. We’ll see how it pans out!
I’ve actually only ever tried grits once and at a Denny’s so I’m sure I’d have to try a more authentic southern version before I could decide if I like them or not. In Canada we don’t have grits anywhere
Yes, you should try them if you ever get a chance at a barbeque place! Sounds strange, but very common in the south. My favorite is when they are baked cheese grits and served in squares. You won’t be disappointed!
I have winged scapula too! But on both sides! I have pretty good control of it and can mostly tame the wing-ing 🙂
So crazy! I had no idea until he pointed it out during a fitness assessment. Glad I know!
I absolutely love grits. Especially when there is shrimp and cheese in them 🙂
YES!! My two favorite ways to eat them 🙂
So…I’m sorry! But what are grits?! They look like oatmeal – are they similar? I’m from Canada so that should be a valid excuse. 🙂
Hehe, that’s okay! It totally is. Well, they are made from corn ground… so they aren’t really like oatmeal but I guess the consistency could be considered similar. It’s hard to describe them! Maybe similar to a really finely ground quinoa? My favorite way to eat them is in dishes like shrimp and grits or for breakfast with cheese. If you ever get the opportunity to try them you should!
I was about to ask the same thing! 🙂
Haha, whoops. I guess I should have been less harsh there… 😉
I had grits in SF and LOVED them! I had no idea polenta and grits were the same thing. I am already brainstorming recipes. I like them cheesy
Yes!! Cheese grits are the BEST. <3
I have your no bake maple syrup energy balls saved so I can make them this weekend! I can’t wait!
Yay! Let me know how they turn out 🙂
I think you can add me to the list because I have never had grits before….Would love to try though! 😉 I am also happy to join you in making those energy balls!
Oh my!! Yes, you should if you ever give me the chance! Let me know if you make the energy balls. Have a great night!
I love grits too! My mom’s famous recipe is homemade shrimp and grits. My husband isn’t a big fan so I always forgot to buy them when we lived in Texas. Now I am pretty sure I won’t be able to find them in Australia.
Shrimp and grits. YES! Scott and I are huge fans… we almost had a shrimp and grits station at our wedding reception!
My grandparents were southerners who relocated to the Jersey shore in the 60s and with them they brought…. grits! To this day my grandmother (age 96!!) makes them every Sunday in the winter for breakfast! I didn’t like them as a kid but now I can’t get enough. They are so satisfying and I like the texture! I eat them with just a tad of {real}Butter and pepper 🙂
YES! I love your grandparents already. Grits are great in the winter! They warm the belly and heart 😉
I’m originally from the south (Texas) and I can honestly say I’ve never had grits. I’m not usually picky with food and I’ve eaten some pretty strange cuisines but I can not get past the way the texture looks. I’m pretty big on the texture and consistency of foods and can’t deal with oatmeal, applesauce, or anything along those lines. Too bad because everyone I know loves them!
Oh man! I wonder how that happened! You’re right though… some people are very picky with texture. I can’t hate on that. 😉
i havent had grits in so long! forgot how good they are!
SO GOOD. <3
I never heard of grits until I was served them in a diner in America- they were actually really good- with butter I think!