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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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