The Munchie Monster Heads Home

Finally, the time has come for me to go home. I better should be home sweet home by 11 PM tonight! It feels like it’s been forever since winter break while at the same time the past 2 months have zoomed by! It has been an exhausting stretch and I am looking forward to a nice [birthday] week with the ‘rents….

….and my BOOKS!! I’ve got an exam to study for, 2 papers to write, an entire book to read, and a slew of other assignments.

Spring Break? Pshhh more like Spring WORK!

2moremonths2moremonths2moremonths. I know I’ll want back this time in my life once it’s over but for now I can’t help but countdown the days until graduation.

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Breakfast:

1/4 cup Oats + 1/4 cup Oat Bran w/ apples, pecans and ground flax seed.

I also made a glaze to go on top!

To create the ‘glaze,’ I thoroughly mixed equal parts coconut butter, almond butter and almond milk.

It gave my bowl of oats just the kick it needed.

My sunflower dishes sure brought the sun out!

The afternoon flew by and before I knew it, I was hungry again.

Snax:

Carrot stix + almond butter

Apples:

I decided to mix in some Greek yogurt with the almond butter to create a special dip. Ooooh lala!

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After class I hit up the gym for 45 min. of LIGHT ellipticalling and 15 min. of arm weights. I was NOT feeling the workout whatsoever. My bum bum was sore and my legs felt like led. I decided to go easy on the resistance and just try to get the blood flowing to my sore muscles. As always, I was still glad I went!

Post workout:

A monstrous salad w/ eggplant, sweet potatoes and other veggies:

2 microwaved egg whites on a sandwich round.

I feel like all I’ve been doing is eating eggs and I still have 2 left!!! I should’ve just hard-boiled them–they always go faster when they’re readily available to eat.

I also had some apple slices, kumquats, and a strawberry.

For dessert I started with pumpkin ice cream, Ferrero Rocher and a corner of a Chocolate Heart Thrive.

Dessert continued as I munched away. I had 2 papers to write and I quickly turned into a munchie monster!!!

1/2 Rosie’s Granola Bar and a Green Tea Latte:

My spring break mission will be to replicate these bad boys.

I continued to munch on chocolate chips (finished off the bag), biscotti, more ice cream and a spoonful of almond butter.

Usually I leave a little more room for dessert because I prefer sweet over savory but the munchie monster from within went a little too far. Dessert was more like a MEAL but I finished my papers and that’s what’s important. It happens.

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I’m off to one LAST class and then I’ll see you at HOME tonight!!!

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