Please at this /////WHAT TO EAT WHEN YOU FIRST WAKE UP

These past few mornings I’ve woken up pretty darn hungry with nothing good to eat.  I wake up early (anywhere between 4 and 5:30) each morning so I don’t want to eat my big breakfast right away.  I try to hold off on the big breakfast until right before I leave for clinic; that way, I’m not starving by 9 in the morning.

So, what to eat first thing in the morning?  Here are the things I’ve tried so far:

Piece of Ezekiel bread and peanut butter

Handful of almonds

Small yogurt

Protein bar (homemade or store bought)

Fruit- A bowl of melon, cherries, a banana…

If I’m going to work out in the morning, I try to get a little protein in my snack before I hit the gym.  Occasionally I will workout on an empty stomach, but I usually wake up hungry.  No one likes to workout when their stomach is growling!

Yesterday I happened to have a Chobani Flip greek yogurt calling my name for an early morning snack.  Those things are sooo #$*^%ing delicious I can’t control myself.  If you haven’t tried one, go out and buy either the coconut or the key-lime one.  You will thank me later.  Or you might be mad at me because you might eat 3 of them in one day like I do.

My yogurt fueled some early morning blogging and school work but by 8:30 I was hungry again for real breakfast.  This month I get to stay at home pretty much every day which is glorious.  I can work out at my leisure, stay in pajamas all day, and make eggs for breakfast. Fourth year of medical school is the bomb.com

I made 2 egg whites, 1 whole egg, a sprinkle of cheese, green onions, and tomato, all on top of 1/2 a flat out wrap.

Then, it was time to go for a run!  I contemplated doing a workout indoors but it was so incredibly beautiful outside yesterday, I had to run.  I’m happy to get sun on my arms and legs- gotta get that Vitamin D!!!- But I try to protect my face from the sun with hats when I run, and a sunscreen moisturizer each day.  Maybe this will put off my need for Botox by a few yearsfghfgh

I seriously don’t understand how I can run away from my house until my phone says 2 miles, then run a little further and turn around, and the run back is less than 2 miles…. How does that make sense?  So I’m standing by my guns that this run was 4 miles.

My body is prone to injury.  Running long distances always hurts my knees, my ankle was bothering me a few weeks ago [all better now], my back hurts during yoga… I just hurt all over!  But lately I’ve been more stiff and sore than usual, especially in my knees.  So, I think it’s time for new running shoes.  I had been running in non-supportive cross-training type shoes for a few weeks before my ankle started to hurt, so I’m wondering if that was a contributing factor.  After my run yesterday, I said goodbye to my running tennis shoes.  Today I’m headed out to get new ones!

How many miles do you put in before you get a new pair of running shoes?

I spent some of the afternoon working outside in the yard and washing my car.  Lunch was a bowl of seitan with veggies and mexican spices, 1/2 a flat out wrap with some melted cheese like a mini quesadilla, and another huge bowl of watermelon. 

Whole Foods is right next to Starbucks so I roamed over for a salad for dinner.  I don’t think the Whole Foods hot-bar is all that great… but I do like all their salad toppings.  My favorite part of getting a salad from Whole Foods is that I can try little bits of foods I wouldn’t want to eat a whole serving of- like mac and cheese and indian food.  I really do love their mac and cheese, but am perfectly content with only a few bites.  It’s the perfect accompaniment to a fresh salad