Hemp Hearts and Steel Cut Oats

According to my PTNB (Personal Trainer Named Bronwyn), eating healthy is more WAY more effective than exercising. It is all about changing your eating habits and substituting. This morning for breakfast I tried Kashi Go Lean (tasty), strawberries (tasty) and Plain Greek Yogurt (not so tasty, too thick and sour cream like - ick). I even sprinkled some Hemp Hearts on it! For those of you who are like me and have no idea what a Hemp Heart is - click here.

My other favorite breakfast dish is/are steel cut oats with raisins in skim milk. Best part is warming it up and adding a tbsp of almond butter (I'm allergic to PB). Yum.

I spent a hour today creating a grocery list and meal plan for the week. I went to Superstore tonight and bought some new "staples" for our home. Whole wheat wraps instead of buns, whole wheat pasta and brown rice instead of white, almonds to snack on instead of chips, and rotisserie chick instead of processed lunch meat - just to name a few. Eating differently is going to take a lot of getting used to, but I have yet to be bloated or out of energy. I am always conscious of my decisions. Marek wanted me to grab him a double double from Tim Hortons today on my way home from the gym. I really wanted a coffee too, so I ordered it black and put skim milk and splenda in it once I got home. Just little changes.

On a side note: I am making a few meals this week from my Jillian Michaels "Making the Cut" book. It has great exercises, recipes and meal plans. I will post the recipes if they turn out okay and taste good.

Goal reached: learned what a hemp heart is AND tastes like
New goal: measure myself... dun dun dun