Susan is a big proponent of waffle Wednesday.
I have to say: I really like waffles. But they are a pain in the butt to make—it’s impossible to clean the waffle iron, and they always wind up too soggy or burned. They are definitely not weekday “make breakfast in 0.2 seconds on your way out the door” friendly.
Enter frozen multigrain waffles. I enjoyed these for breakfast today (and yesterday, so I did, in fact, celebrate Waffle Wednesday) with a little natural peanut butter and a Greek yogurt.
I’m generally a breakfast creature of habit, but switching it up a little bit lately has been nice too. Maybe I’ll keep it up.
For lunch, I had fruit, cheese, and what I’m now calling crack soup.
I think I may make a big batch of this in the crockpot over the weekend to freeze for lunches. It is so good, guys. Make it! You won’t be sorry. (Note: I subbed olive oil for butter, and made half the roux so it’s a little lighter.)
Snackage:
After work, I hit the gym for an easy shake-out workout—I ran a mile to warm up, and then did not-super-intense intervals on the elliptical for half an hour. I am sore from CrossFit, but not as bad as last week. Progress, right?
Dinner was a stir fry mess:
Brown rice, beef, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, cashews, teriyaki sauce, and garlic. Nom.
So, tomorrow, I’m engaging in bribery.
Backing up a little: my goal is always to work out five days a week. But more often than not, I hit four days, and on the fifth day I have to go somewhere after work, or it’s Friday night and I just want to go home, or something.
Tomorrow morning there is a 5:30 am CrossFit class. I’ve never ever worked out before work—EVER—because my morning schedule is pretty tight, I’d have to pack a veritable suitcase to take to work to get ready at the gym, and working out at home is just not my favorite. I have to be out of our house around 7:20 am to be at work at 8 every day as is!
Anyway, I want to start doing Friday CrossFit before work to get it done so I can enjoy the start to my weekend on Friday nights. But doing something new (and, hello, getting up that early) is always a little scary and God knows I’m a creature of habit.
So. Internet, you’re my witness. If I make it to 5:30 am CrossFit tomorrow, I will reward myself thusly:
(Also, Tim and I have a little deal going now about me folding his laundry in exchange for a blind eye on a lulu bag coming in the door once a month. But that’s neither here nor there.)
Anyway. Stay tuned to find out if I can do it! It’s going to be a tight squeeze to make it to work on time, so I may skip out on the cool-down a little early, but I’m excited.
(Related: it feels really good to be excited about something fitness-related for a change! It’s been awhile since I’ve been looking forward to the gym. The thought of a half marathon in October is kind of filling me with dread, frankly.)
What are your tips for morning workouts? And, more importantly, if I do it: what color tank?
