Green Monster Review

Monday, Monday! Here we are again. Even though I feel like my weekend was a bit of a write off, I got some much needed down time in. My life is pretty much go, go, go and I forget that it’s a requirement of good health to do nothing sometimes. I did hop on my treadmill last night while watching the Amazing Race and ended up doing some running and walking.

Time: 50 minutes
Avg Hr: 143
Max Hr: 166
Calories Burned: 384

Distance: 4 miles

The house was on the cool side and this warmed me right up!! And then I had a green monster which cooled me right back down!!! No photo, though….don’t want to be boring. So, that brings me to 7 days of green monsters! How fast was that??? Over the past week I have developed a love for these drinks as my night time snack. Here are a few observations I have regarding how I have been feeling over the week.

*I’ve been sleeping MUCH better. I think the smoothies are easier to digest than my traditional dry cereal

*As an IBS sufferer, my digestive track is very sensitive and #2 has long been an issue of mine. Since drinking the monsters, my system has been much more regular, which makes the smoothies worth their weight in gold to me.

*I’ve noticed that my tummy is not nearly as bloated by the end of the day as it usually would be. Again, I think this is because the veggies are easier to digest.

Will I be continuing to drink one each night? You bet! There hasn’t been one negative “side effect” that would give me reason not to.

Moving right along to breakfast now! I warmed up a bowl of the Pumpkin Pie oats that I made yesterday and topped them off with a tbsp of SS maple syrup and some French vanilla coffee creamer.

Um, yum, yum!!! So smooth and creamy! My next serving will have a smattering of raisins on top, I do think!!!

I snacked on these figs with my morning lemon water refill!
Then before the gym I ate half of this stellar muffin that my sister made;

It seemed to be a basic bran muffin with loads of yummies added in…raisins, coconut….I’m sure there’s more but I can’t tell what! It was all I could do to save the rest for later!

At the gym I did my elliptical/treadmill/bike workout. Here’s your double dose of stats for the day!

Time: 50 minutes
Avg Hr: 166
Max Hr: 178
Calories Burned: 505

I’m pretty thrilled with that calorie burn!! Although it was a tough workout today, I was glad to have done it! I always feel so much better after a good sweat session!! :)

I brought a serving of the Lentil Peanut soup from Saturday night’s meal for my lunch. I added about a ¼ cup of water before heating it to thin it out a bit.
This soup is so thick that it makes for a great rib-sticker of a meal! :) Some gorgeous grapes were also consumed.
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After dropping DD off at dance I made my way to Pilate's. We have only 3 classes left! They have the new schedule up for next session so I signed up for Presicion Pilate's which will be at 5:30 Friday night's. This is a much better time slot for me!

When I arrived home I promptly microwaved the other half of last night's quick chickpea curry. I put some yogurt on top and used a biscuit for sauce sopping!
It was even better tonight as a result of some flavour blending that went on over night. My sweet end was an unphotographed mint chip Cadbury thin.

Tonight will be dedicated to homework, lunch making and laundry folding.And guess what! It's 7:30 here and still light out! As much as I dislike getting up in the dark, I love the longer evenings! Now if it would just warm up some! Enjoy your evening!

Bye for now!!