Middle of the work week, baby…we’re getting there!
Once again, here we are at Wednesday and I’m hopping on the WIAW train. A big thanks to Jenn for hosting, as always.

A couple of weeks ago, after chatting with Chelsey (as usual) we got talking about tracking calories while breastfeeding and working out. Since one of my goals for my DietBet was to try to get in more workouts, I’ve been working really hard at doing just that, and have managed to stick to about 4-5 workouts per week. However, with that added exercise comes extra calories burned, on top of those that are burned with breastfeeding, so I wanted to make sure that I was taking in enough calories each day.
I was sort of on the fence about using the app, because I really didn’t want to deal with worrying about tracking calories, but I figured it would be in my best interest to at least give it a try so I could see where I was at. The first few times I tracked all of my food and exercise for the day, I was surprised to see that there were times that I was actually coming in below my recommended calorie range (only on the days where I had burned extra calories through exercise). Definitely a huge eye opener, especially considering the fact that I certainly wasn’t going hungry and (thought) I was eating plenty.
Now with the help of the MyFitnessPal app (no affiliation, just loving it), I’m doing a much better job of making sure I’m getting in all of the calories that I need while staying active. So hey, if that means that I must have a bowl of ice cream at night to make sure I hit my goal for the day, who am I to complain? ;)
So here’s a look at Monday’s eats…
Pre-Workout Snack
Yes, you read that right. A pre-workout snack in the morning. For the first time in well over a year, I managed to get in my workout first thing…and I loooooved it! (Granted, it helped that I had the day off from work so I didn’t have to get up until 6am, but still).
I was hungry and needed something quick so I grabbed an iced oatmeal cookie Clif Z Bar. Best. Things. Ever.
That little guy helped fuel me through my T25 cardio workout. Bam.
Breakfast
A cinnamon raisin English muffin topped with peanut butter & banana slices + coffee.
Can we talk about cinnamon raisin English muffins for a hot second? Oh mannnn, are they good.
Mid-Morning Snacks
A clementine + a chocolate chip cookie dough Quest Bar.
I was out running errands during the morning and made sure to pack a couple of snacks to go with me. Monday was actually the first time I’d tried one of the Quest Bars that seem to be all the rage in blog land these days. I was skeptical (because, really, 99% of protein bars I’ve tried taste ‘meh’) but I got a box of them off of iHerb.com anyways (I bought the chocolate chip cookie dough ones). Let me just tell you…these things LEGIT taste like cookie dough. I’m not even kidding. I was blown away with just how good it was…it really did live up to the hype!
Lunch
Leftover chicken salad on top of a bed of mixed greens.
Jay and I made chicken salad sandwiches for dinner Sunday night and I still had some leftover for Monday. Gotta love having it all made and ready to go! So I ate that while hanging out with this cutie pie.
Who was also having a blast in his jumper on Monday, too. ;)
Once little man went down for his afternoon nap, I whipped up a batch of my all-time favorite Cinnamon Chip Scones for a meeting I had at work on Tuesday.
So, of course, I had to dig in and have one.
Mmmm…just as good as I remember. If you’re not a fan of scones (I’m usually not) I’m tellin’ you…you’ve got to try these!
Dinner
We still have a bunch of the Hawaiian Chili that I made last week so we re-purposed some and stuffed it into a couple baked sweet potatoes, topped with all sorts of melty cheese.
Oh, heck yes.
Dessert
Because there’s always room for it…
A small dish of Edy’s Slow Churned caramel delight ice cream topped with some toffee bits and some of the caramel pretzel pops from my NatureBox.
SPEAKING OF…I completely forgot to share the winner of the NatureBox giveaway yesterday! I’m so sorry!
The winner of the 6-month NatureBox subscription is…lucky entry #326: Indhu!
Congrats, Indhu! Please email me at sweettoothcourtney at gmail dot com so I can get you set up with your subscription!
And with that…I’m off. Have a great day, guys!
Question for the Morning:
Do you use any sort of apps to track nutrition, calories, and/or fitness? Why/why not?
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