Happy Monday! I started my day with a nice little 3 mile walk while reading blogs on my phone. I have a client at the gym tonight and will try to get a strength workout in before or after her.
I don’t know why but I was craving oatmeal for breakfast today (um, maybe it’s because every blog I read had a pic of it?). I made pumpkin oats for Ben and I topped with granola and almond butter. Those lighter spots are banana and cottage cheese 
Both Ben and I are starting our new jobs today (okay it’s my old old job that is new again for me)! There is definitely a fun, nervous energy up in here this morning!
Friday’s conference calls brought me up to speed a bit, so I’m not going into the office today after all! First day of work feet:
I packed up the days snacks – grapefruit, celery, HB egg and almonds (unpictured). I’m thinking a wrap for lunch sounds good…
Even though the drive up to LA really sucks, I’m a little sad I won’t be going into the office today. I was hoping to talk about running with all my co-workers…
Question: Pack your lunch and/or snacks today? Whatcha got?
I always pack my brekkie, lunch and mid morning and tea snacks because I’m vegan and it’s difficult to get vegan stuff over here.
Loved the talk-about-running video! Definitely laughed out loud 🙂 Hope you had a great first day of work!
Hope your first day at your new job went well!!
I had training during lunch, so I had a turkey and swiss sandwich on whole grain bread. It was so good. And a chocolate chip cookie..nothing to write home about. I was STARVED by 4 though. 🙁
On a positive note, I left the chips. 😉
My snacks today were a Gala apple, Greek yogurt, snack size popcorn, green smoothie and 1/2 an avocado.
love your toes! every sunday i roast trays of veggies, a pot of quinoa and put into glad bowls for 3-4 days worth of lunch. in each bowl I add different things like sunflower seeds, hummus, walnuts, almond butter, etc. At salad bar at work I’ll add raw veggies like lettuce, tomatoes etc to make a h-u-g-e salad. for snack i usually pack half a bar of dark chocolate and an apple.
Hilarious video! That’s totally me… I admit it.
I *usually* get to eat my meals at home but it’s a long time between lunch and dinner for me. I have to take something I can fit in a pocket, so lately I’m addicted to the Zone Perfect / Perfectly Simple toasted coconut bars.
Do you cook the oats with the cottage cheese or just mix it in after? I just bought some after not eating it for a while and am obsessed!
Ben has really pretty pink toes!
I packed leftover Chinese food for lunch and my snacks include apples slices, string cheese, and grapefruit! There’s no denying that packed lunches are where it’s at!
Have a great day at work!
First days of work always make me so nervous! I’m I going to know what I’m doing? Am I going to make new friends? What if they hate me? – at least this is a familiar job so you probably won’t be freaking out like I do.
TOday’s snacks & Lunch: Spinach salad (red onions, green peppers, banana peppers, parm cheese, sun dried tomatoes, almonds, and vinagarette – delish!), very cherry yogurt, 100cal bag of kettle corn, almonds, kashi go lean cereal, and a protein bar for pre workout.
I bring my lunch every day to work – usually a salad (today it’s tofu), carrots, rice cakes and sweet potato pop chips!
I pack lunch every day (I’m a student so everyone does!). I packed a turkey sandwich on whole wheat with honey mustard. With a think Thin bar as a snack. Yum!
Congrats!
My lunch is a salad with yellow bell pepper, cucumbers, and goat cheese. I have some hummus in my work fridge if that isn’t enough.
Snacks are a baby food jar of raw pecans and raw almonds (portion control attempt), apple, 5 saltine crackers, and 1 Lindor dark chocolate ball. I’ll probably grab a Nature Valley bar out of the work cabinet if I start getting hungry later.
Congrats to you and Ben on your first day today!!
For morning snack, I had a Fage yogurt.
Lunch is vegetable soup.
For afternoon snacks today I have snap peas, a carrot, and a pear.
Happy Monday!
Happy back to your new/old job day!
After making four breakfasts and three lunches (hubs and two kids), I usually have zero inspiration for my own lunch; dumb excuse, I know. Today I threw some non-fat plain yogurt into a container with 1 tsp of raw sugar and some frozen berries. Berries defrost by lunch time and I toss in 1/4 cup of raisin bran/flakes/granola cereal on top.
It’ll for sure leave me wanting more of something substantial, but some days I am just foraging for pretzels or wheat thins, etc. Better than nothing I guess.
I’m very busy telling everyone about my first half-mary; the medal was too heavy to wear all day, though. 🙂
Happy Monday to ya’
Im working from home today so no snacks or lunch planned yet. But I’ll probably be making a white pizza here in a bit. Yum!
Have fun!!! And good luck to Ben too. I totally spaced my lunch today so I will have to venture out for something – dangerous!
So I am doing a crock pot chili today. Question, did you put in canned beans or dry bagged beans? I did canned beans and am worried they will be mush after being in the crock pot all day.
I used canned beans.
Good luck on the job today! I brought a chobani blueberry yogurt & Panera’s tortilla soup. I’m continuing with the May Mindful Eating Marathon, so I’m going to eat without distraction.
Have you have a good first day back at work – even if it’s from home!
I packed a chocolate milk for a post BodyPump snack!
Yeah for chocolate milk 🙂
A peanut butter and banana muffins, and apple for snacks and lunch – quinoa tabboleh salad and avocado toast but that is eaten at home.
Good luck back in the grind, Monica!~