Switch It Up

I am totally a creature of habit. I like my routine and get antsy at the thought of change. That means workouts and food choices, too, but sometimes life just throws you a curve ball.

I usually do my grocery shopping (for the dorm) every other Sunday, which would mean that I was supposed to have went yesterday. But you know how it is...something came up and I couldn't go.

Which meant I was OUT of Greek yogurt, out of my beloved grapefruits, and my baby carrot and whole grain supplies were dangerously low. Yikes!

Thankfully i'm hitting the grocery store today, but here are my "I'm out of food" meals so far today.

Breakfast consisted of coffee and an orange...

As well as oats with flax seeds and a shake of cinnamon. I also had some raisins before I headed out the door to class..
Then in class (hour 2 of my dreaded Monday Wednesday Friday 4 hour block...) I munched some trail mix.

Soy nuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries.

Lunch was:

• an organic pear that I had laying around (it had seen better days, that's for sure. It tasted just as good as new though!)
• , the last of my baby carrots
• turkey that I picked up from the campus Grab 'n Go. (I ditched the white bun and American cheese and split the turkey into two servings. One for today and one for tomorrow) on a honey wheat sandwich thin 
• + veggies on top. Cukes, cherry tomatoes and some iceberg.
  
  Change can be okay, but I know i'm going to get a hankering for my beloved Chobani sooner or later...

Here's the grocery list...did I miss anything?

Some questions for you: Do you handle change well? Do you make grocery lists *and stick to them*? Or do you just wing it, buy whatever looks good/what's on sale? I'd be curious to know!

See you after the haul!

30 Days of Self Love

While browsing the blog world, I came across a beautiful project that I knew I had to take part in. After seeing Tina's posts about self love, I decided I needed to love myself more- just as I am right this moment, not 40 pounds from now.

Beating myself up because the weight isn't coming off as quickly as I would like it to is doing just that, beating me up. That's why today, exactly five months into my journey, I am starting my own version of the 30 Days of Self Love movement.

Each day I will *attempt* to post about something I love about myself, whether it be a physical trait, a personal strength or a special talent. I want this to motivate me, right up to the 6 month mark of my journey.

What better way to mark half a year than by celebrating myself and my accomplishments?(Like...losing 55 lbs?!)

But this isn't just about me, it's about all of you, too! It's about stopping the negative self talk and the comparisons...because each of you is beautiful, no matter what your size.

So to kick off this celebration- let's share something you absolutely adore about your physical self.

Mine is definitely my hair. I've always had a unique shade of reddish, strawberry blonde hair. I used to not like it at all because it made me different, but now I love it, for that exact reason. Every time I go to get my hair cut the hair stylist always compliments me and tells me to never, ever dye it.
PLUS, my hair is so low maintenance. I never blow dry it and rarely heat style it at all. I just let it air dry over night and i'm out the door.

So there's mine. Share yours! Go ahead, brag a little. I won't hold it against you.