The workweek is over and I’m relaxing. This morning started with a yogadownload.com mp3: Yoga for Runners #1. It was 25 minutes and a perfect to start my day.
When I got to work I made oats for breakfast, and this time I added nut butter for fullness – it worked. Sometimes people are curious about my soupy oats – I took this picture after I’d eaten some of the liquid. I love my oats this way, but everyone is different. I think the extra volume keeps me full longer (especially when I make soupy oats with Greek yogurt – uber-proteiny).
- 1/2 cup oats, 1.5 cups water, 1 banana, 1 tablespoon almond butter, 1/2 cup 2% milk added at the end
I did not get to take my walk today because it was raining and cold, and lunch came early. I was a little annoyed at first (I love my walks), but I did something later that made up for it. We got free lunch today since it’s a short week and they ordered Korean. I had a bunch of things:
- Jap Chae (clear noodles stirfried with veggies)
- Brown rice with random beans (partially hidden)
- seaweed salad (too oily for me, but really good – so I had more)
- kimchee
- bean sprouts
- cucumbers
- tofu/cucumber/meat soup – I didn’t eat the meat pieces… I think they were beef.
I went back for seconds of all the veggies. This was a huge plate. I had an apple for dessert (unpictured).
Throughout the afternoon I snacked on the leftovers from lunch – more seaweed salad, sprouts, and jap chae (noodles).
Then, to make up for my lost walk – I did more yoga! I did the runners’ yoga again (25 minutes) and I also did the routine I did last night, power vinyasa flow (20 minutes). It’s amazing how much better you get at a routine after doing it once.
For dinner I wanted something sweet.
- half an acorn squash smeared with 1 tablespoon smart balance, microwaved then broiled for 5 minutes
- 1 whole apple, chopped and sauteed with cinnamon and a couple cups of cabbage
- sauce – 1/2 of a plain chobani mixed with 1/2 cup vanilla almond milk
And I made a mess for dessert with the leftover yogurt and some other goodies:
- other 1/2 plain Chobani, 2/3 cup almond milk, 1/2 very mushy banana, 1 chopped apple, and 1/2 cup cheerios
I also had a chopped apple just plain for snacking throughout the night (unpictured).
I am so excited for Thanksgiving. We are going over to our friends’ house and this is what I’m bringing:
- a Tofurkey
- roasted asparagus
- butternut squash fries (they’re buying the squash and I’m making it there – of course I’ll bring organic ketchup!)
I know this question has been asked before, but – What are you thankful for? The things that come to my mind right now are Bobby, my family, and yoga. The good thing is that I could go on, but I’ll spare you all 
Have a great night and enjoy tomorrow!
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the korean lunch looks lovely! my mom adores soupy oats, too – she says that she likes being able to pretty much drink it down hehe. have a wonderful thanksgiving!
tofurky cracks me up!
korean food is so healthy and delicious~~~~~ I love their way to cook veggies..specially soy bean sprouts! I usually stuff myself with two of these plates!!! hahah…..
You’re such a yogi, 3 sessions of yoga a day? woooooo…..
I’m going for a morning burn bird session now (it’s almost two hours class)
Happy thanksgiving!
Love your eats!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I know – yoga is the instant mood booster!
have a great Thanksgiving!
Yoga – can’t start my day without it!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, MAGGIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love all the yoga! Dinner looks great as usual. I’m thankful for my family, corny I know but without them I definitly would not be where I am today!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
enjoy your thanksgiving!!!
Happy Thanksgiving, dear girlie!
happy Thanksgiving Maggie! Your lunch looks insanely delicious!
Great eats! Have a great thanksgiving! I’m thankful for having such great family!
I like soupy oats too. And really HOT oatmeal.
Too bad you missed out on your walk- but that’s good that you could make up for it! Am VERY thankful for walks.
Happy Thanksgiving. Can’t wait to hear how the tofurkey tasted!!
I don’t really make my oats soupy that often but you always make it look so good that I really need to remember to try it like that next time!
LOVE the squashy dinner. Totally my kind of dinner.
Hope your Thanksgiving was awesome!
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I’ve never had tofurkey! The butternut squash fries are always delish! Your yoga videos sound great, maybe I should try it out, I’v been wanting to take some classes but its so hard to fit another thing into the schedule, plus I’m alreayd paying a gym membership AND dance classes!
Yeah the mandeoline incident = not fun!
Your lunch and dinner look beautiful! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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