Running, Yoga and Giving up Late Night Grapenuts

Today's Activities:
Today was a running day.  I ran about 5 miles and walked a cool down a little less than a mile.  Then, I practiced my kickbox class for Thursday. It was a busy day at the gym for sure.

I came home and the girls and I did about 20 min of yoga mainly for Hannah's benefit.  I am already seeing improvement in her attitude while doing it. Her strength is getting better too.  The first time we did it she couldn't hold her self in a downward dog position for longer than 30 seconds.  Now she is able to hold the position for at least a minute.  That's awesome!  And, she isn't crying!  :D

It is so surprising to me to see that both my big girls are having trouble holding their arms up for longer than a minute when we are in Warrior II pose.  It inspired me to keep working at it with them.  They need physical strength to give them endurance. Endurance in the physical teaches them so much more about endurance in other areas!

So, I've been thinking about new goals for this year.  Today, I've decided I need to give up my grapenuts at night.....ohhhh....did I really say that?  Too many carbs at night.  This is my usual snack at night right before bed: Bowl of grapenuts (probably 2 serving sizes), almond milk, and dried cranberries.  What is not to love about how that taste???  Sigh....but it's too many carbs at night.  I'm seeing that I just can't do that anymore.  Last night I had Greek Yogurt, blueberries, 1 tsp of honey and a sprinkle of granola.  It was filling but I still need to scale back on that a little, too.  I'm not giving up my WONDERFUL crunchy grapenuts just yet.  I am just moving them to earlier in the day.

It's a constant tweaking.  I really do try to keep all my meals with a heavy balance of protein/veg-fruit/and carbs.  This is the one area I've been slacking and the worst time to be slacking! 

Today's meals:
B'fast:
1 slice of whole wheat bread
1 tbsp of natural p'butter.
1/2 banana
Organic Green Tea
Ran 5 miles, kickbox for 20 min, yoga for 20 min

Lunch:
2 Egg omelet with spinach and pepperjack cheese cooked in 1 tsp of coconut oil.
1 serving of grapenuts, blueberries, organic milk
1 tsp of Maple syrup

Snack:
Apple with 1 tbsp of Natural P'butter
Snack:
A few chocolate chips~!

Plans for Supper:
Baked Chicken
Sweet Potato Fries
Homemade ranch  for dipping (cottage cheese and greek yogurt base)
Salad with balsamic dressing and sunflower seeds

Planned Snack:
Greek yogurt, granola, local honey, and cranberries

The key to this is PLANNING!!!!