I thought I would share my very favorite thing I do for myself every single morning.

Put it this way. This smoothie is like my wake up punch to the face. It’s my coffee, even though there is no caffeine in it.

IT WAKES ME UP!

(You with me now? Good. Pay attention.)

You’ll need:

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Whether you’re a Work-at-Home Mom or one works outside the home, there’s no excuse for hitting the drive-thru after reading this.

Here are some great ideas to pack your lunch without packing on the pounds.

1) Sick of Salad? Try this twist: 4 cups of mixed greens or baby spinach, 4 sliced strawberries, 3 sliced mushrooms, about an ounce of crumbled feta cheese, a tablespoon of chopped walnuts or pecans (I prefer pecans - they stay crunchier) and 2 tablespoons of light raspberry vinaigrette. Add the dressing right before you eat. Add a fat-free, sugar-free yogurt on the side and you’ve got the making of a lunch that will keep you fueled through the afternoon grumbles.
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I know first hand how hard it is to stick to a diet, to exercise regularly, to find the motivation to keep going even when you don’t want to. But what happens when you throw a house guest into the mix?

This past weekend was certainly a test. An old friend of mine stayed overnight Saturday and we had a traditional girl’s night. Before I started training for the marathon relay, I would have thrown all discipline out the window and had a weekend of fattening foods and sitting around. The race is a week away and there was no way I was going to do that. Or was I?

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This past weekend I went gangbusters on our kitchen cupboards. My “baking” cupboard, stacked high with Tupperware full of white flour, white sugar, shortening, chocolate chips, and white pasta all went to the great trash bin in the sky. (Actually behind the shed, but who’s asking?)

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Last week I announced to the world (okay, just you and you, but still, you are my world, baby) that I would be running a relay marathon May 11th.

Hey! That’s Mother’s Day! Forget lying in bed and expecting bacon and eggs from your spawn ~ get up and run a marathon!

Why yes, I’ll take that with a side of what was I thinking? (Seriously, doing fine - I’m up to 5K (3.1 miles). What’s 3 more measly kilometres? I LAUGH IN THE FACE OF SHIN SPLINTS!)

An aside: I keep accidentally typing marathong. Perhaps a Freudian slip in anticipation of my new buns of steel?

Ahem. Anyway.

Part of training for a marathon besides running your fool legs off and getting enough sleep, is feeding your body foods that it can process, use and fuel on. I figured this was advice everyone could use and contribute to.

Enter: SNACKING!

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