Much Better Today :)

Hola!  Thankfully, I'm in a much better mood today.  I got home yesterday and grabbed sweet Nora and we went on a feisty 3 1/2mile walk/uphill hike.  It felt great and I'm glad I did it!  I didn't make it to the gym this morning, when my alarm went off at 4:30 Nora woke up and start crying for mama.. so obviously I cuddled with her for a while.  Then my stupid phone died and the rest of my alarms didn't go off :(.  I set 4 alarms for the morning lol.. I'm not really a morning person, so it's totally necessary.  I set my alarms for 4:30, 5, 6:30 and 7:30.  4:30 and 5 are to wake me up to go to the gym, 6:30 is my warning that I need to be leaving the gym if I haven't already and the 7:30 lets me know it's time to get lunches/breakfasts together.. I have to stay on track or my whole day gets thrown off. 
Honestly, I don't feel terrible about missing the gym this morning.  After doing the walk last night, I still feel okay.  If it's nice out tonight (which, according to the weather service, it's not supposed to be) we'll go on another walk after work.  I'm really loving this weather!  Well.. I'm really loving the nice part of this weather! :)

For dinner last night, I made spicy black beans (recipe below) with grilled chicken and fresh guacamole.  I skipped the chicken and ate the following:
1 corn tortilla, laying flat and topped with:
Spicy Black Beans
Fat Free Cheddar Cheese
Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt
Fresh Guacamole
Cilantro
Squirt of Lime

Spicy Black Beans:
1/4 lg Red Onion, diced
1tsp Cumin
1tbs EVOO
1can Black Beans
1can Diced Tomatoes with Jalapenos
1tbs Garlic
1tbs Cilantro, diced
Juice of 1/2 lime
-Saute onion and garlic in EVOO and cumin 3-4 minutes
-Add Black Beans and Tomatoes, cover and simmer on medium heat 10-15 minutes
-Stir-in cilantro and lime juice and serve!

It was yummy! 

Food Today:
Breakfast:
Choc Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk

Snack:
Low Carb Yogurt, strawberry pomegranate (Kroger brand)

Lunch:
Eating out today.. Lime Taqueria in Main Strausse.. first time eating there, they cook with fresh ingredients and it looks totally yummy and pretty healthy!

Snack:
Protein Mousse

Dinner:
TBD - I have to go to the grocery!

Oh yeah - a little tip I've been meaning to share... I don't know about everyone else, but after I work out, it takes me quite a while to cool down and stop sweating.. (I guess it's all of my extra insulation!)  so what I usually do is when I'm taking my post-workout shower, at the end when you switch from the shower head to the regular spout right before turning the water off, turn the water to completely cold and stick both feet in the cold water for just a second.  That jolt of cold water helps a ton to cool down the rest of my body! 

Well, I think that's all I have today.. until tomorrow!