What I Ate Wednesday – WIAW – Back to School Week

 

So it was day #2 of my first week back to school.  The kids aren’t there yet; Just teachers and lots of meetings.

This was two work days in a row that I had breakfast.  woo-hoo!  Let’s see if I can keep it going when I have the kids to get ready for school as well.

My smoothie.  I really and truly just make them up as I go along.  This was a whole cucumber, 2 frozen bananas, a few frozen chunks of cantaloupe, some coconut milk, a can of peaches, and 2 heaping tablespoons of flax meal.  The cucumber was very lemony tasting and I realized there was no way I was going to eat it without some sweetener, so I added the can of peaches.  Not too bad.  I filled this glass 3 times.

I spent the morning in special education meetings.  It was long but important and I refilled my metal water bottle about 3 times.  The meeting ended about 30 minutes later than scheduled which meant I didn’t have the full hour for lunch.  Since I had packed my lunch I wasn’t so worried.  I sat in my car with the breeze blowing listening to the radio and eating lunch.

Lunch was hummus and chips, pears, and pudding.  Yum.  So far so good in remembering to pack a lunch.  I think the Vegan Lunchbox Challenge for Adults is making me think about it more.

Then I had afternoon meetings.  Lots of them.  While I was in those meetings the earthquake that hit the East Coast of the US happened.  It was so odd to be sitting in a school library feeling the floor move.

When I finally got back to my office I had a snack of pistachios.  My friend on facebook, Chili Pepper, recommended raw almonds.  I thought I had some but didn’t so I ate pistachios.  It was a pretty good afternoon snack but I want to try the almonds.

Then, more meetings until the night orientation for new students.  I did the meet & greet thing with parents and students and then hung out while the rest of the staff who stayed ate.  It was interesting because the fact that I am vegan came up.  I got several comments of “Really?” and “What do you eat?”  But people were supportive.

After the parents disbursed I went straight to T’s Lego League Meeting and spent an hour counting little teeny lego pieces.  Lots of little teeny lego pieces that all look alike.

As soon as I got home I went straight for the tea.    2 glasses of mint tea with a few drops of liquid stevia that I drank as quickly as I could!  Then I went looking for dinner.  At this point it was after 8 and I was too tired to do much.  I found one left in my box of  chikn patties so I microwaved it and then cut it up for the hotdog bun.  A little mustard and some sliced tomato and I had instant dinner!

After eating I started working on this post, talked to my mom, and then helped the kids get ready for bed.  9:30 found me still hungry.  This is when I say “Don’t judge.”  🙂

Yes, that’s a handful of dairy-free chocolate chips that I ate with a decaffeinated iced tea chaser.  Then it was time for evening meds and bed.  I went to bed without making lunch for the next day.  Uh-oh.  Let’s hope I can get one made in the morning!

I do think I was less hungry then I was on day #1 back to work.  Making more for lunch and eating things with more protein and fat helped.