Day 2 - Tuesday - Breakfast & Workout

I got up at 5 to cook breakfast, but then I went back to bed after we ate.

The Menu:


-Banana Walnut Oatmeal
-scrambled eggs (1 whole egg + 1 egg white)
-1/2 cup strawberries (it was supposed to be blueberries, but the strawberries needed eaten up)
-8 oz. 1% milk

My Response:

New to me foods: none

I didn't love the oatmeal or the scrambled eggs. I prefer egg beaters, and I prefer that there are chunks in it. I also prefer cream of wheat, but wanted to give the oatmeal a fair try. It was alright.

His Response:

New to him foods: none



He seemed satisfied. Refused the milk though.

The Kids' Response:

If I make the kids do this for every meal, they're gonna starve to death. They'll eat what they want for breakfast and lunch, but they'll eat what we eat for dinner.


The Workout:

Today's cardio was 22 minutes (+2 from yesterday), plus a series of 5 mobility exercises (1 minute each, 2 sets). I want to use the treadmill but still can't find the key, so I had to use the elliptical again. Apparently training for and completing a triathlon 2 years ago has made the elliptical more bearable. The last time I used it was probably at least 5 years ago, and it was hateful. I couldn't do more than 5 or 10 minutes at a time. Now it's just mind over matter. If I can complete a triathlon, I can do 22 minutes on an elliptical. I listen to music and I don't let myself look at the time until after a whole song is over. It felt like it went pretty quickly today. The mobility exercises were still not worthy of discussion.