Something new

I've been having an annoying time getting myself motivated to exercise recently. NOT because I don't want to exercise... quite the contrary. I WANT to exercise, but a. I want to run OUTSIDE and b. I always feel like I have SOOO much to do, it's almost a waste of time! Which stinks. I need to start working out earlier, because I really want to get some good workouts in before school- I know it will be much harder to work out every day with classes, studying, work etc.

I did manage a 35 minute run, 10 minute walk- I ran on an increased incline, with a little lower speed. I like this better because I don't feel as though I'm pushing myself as hard but I'm still getting a good strengthening workout for my legs.

After my run I ate a snack of 1/2 cup 0% greek yogurt (60 kcal) with 1/4 cup blueberries (20 kcal) to hold me over until dinner.

For dinner, I decided to try something new because my sister didn't really want brown rice (I'll make it on Monday instead!) so I went with Kasha- it's 100% buckwheat, and it's prepared in an interesting manner. It calls for cooking and stirring with eggs, butter, and water or vegetable broth and some salt & pepper. I ended up using mostly water, with a little broth at the end for flavor, omitted the butter and used a bit of black pepper, salt and egg whites instead of full eggs. It was good! I ate about 3/4 of a cup of it; a serving is about 1 cup. (1 serving kasha 1/4 cup dry, 170 kcal. Plus egg whites and veggie broth ~190 kcal, 2 g fat)

The main part of the meal was DELICIOUS... I made panko crusted parmesan tilapia! I used a bit of melted margarine, some lemon juice and garlic powder, dipped in the filets, and sprinkled on about 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs (among 4 servings). I added 1 tbsp parmesean cheese to eat filet, and baked them for about 13 minutes. Very yummy, and not too much fat used!
(Fish+toppings and seasonings: ~220 kcal, 10 g fat)

For a veggie, I made a big bunch of brussels sprouts and used a bit of olive oil and parsley for seasoning and flavor. I LOVE brussels sprouts (I'm weird, I know) so I had about 1 1/2 cups. (About 100 kal)



This was a pretty big dinner, about 510 calories in total, but not too high in fat... about 12 g fat.


Total day's calories (so far) ~1405 kcal, so a few more calories won't be too bad. But I'll still try and contain myself.

I'm going to see my friend Evie later tonight, wish me luck with treats- I'm going to try my best to limit desserts to only a few. I always go crazy with friends and it's a bad habit!

Have a nice Thursday!