Well, I didn't have time to write a post yesterday as I was busy from sun up to sun down and beyond. It's been a while since I've had a day like that: morning PD for District 65 reading specialists, first day of class in the afternoon, then run home, say hello to family, and go right on an evening webinar. As you might imagine, there was no time to exercise or write a blog post or make a smoothie. Fortunately, there was also precious little time to eat. And Jenny Blickenstaff, bless her heart, left a lunch-size serving of her delicious kale salad after book group on Sunday night which I brought with me to my class, and ate during break and after class. Another example of how being mindful about eating is so important. Without the salad (and the granola bar I ate in the car on the way to Chicago), I would have been famished after class and might have 1) binge eaten the gummy bears I brought for my students (I did have a handful, not going to lie); or 2) stop at Cosi and gotten one of my favorite sandwiches (not a great idea right before the dinner hour)!
And with all the running around I was doing, I did get a lot of steps. A bit of walking in the evening allowed me to get up to 10,000, so it could have been worse. I had been planning to do some squats and tricep dips and such, but I was really beat.
Thankfully days like these are few and far between. And yesterday confirmed the importance of bringing healthy food with me to eat on the run. Mindful eating: that is my mantra.
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