My day started like any other…but seriously I am a creature of habit and once again had Kashi Go Lean Crisp cereal with a banana. Further continuing my boring routine I had a chai tea latte and a Luna bar for lunch, but I mixed it up with some strawberries today at least!
The exciting part of the day(exciting for me at least) was the fact that I ran 6 miles with a friend today! That means that not only did I do one, but two long runs and it is only Wednesday!
Unfortunately my long run meant I was ravenous by dinner time. Plus today also happened to be the first time I have gone to the pit for dinner since I came back from break. Extreme hunger plus an endless amount of food can often lead to bad choices. So here it goes…I had a two egg omelet with spinach, olives and feta and a small portion of stir fry with tofu, spinach, mushrooms and broccoli. Sounds good so far right?
Well my slip up of the night came when my major carb craving coincided with walking right by the pizza station. This little encounter caused me to end up back at my table, not just with a refill of water as I intended, but with a slice of pepperoni pizza.
After I got back to my favorite spot in the library to study my life away, I logged my dinner and it hit me how much I had eaten. So here is my dilemma, when I work out harder I have a larger appetite. Obviously, in order to stick to the SELF Jump Start Diet and lose the freshman 15 I can’t be eating everything in sight. So the question is how do you balance the increased appetite that comes with exercising more? If any of you have had similar experiences or suggestions please let me know!
HC love,
Alyssa