A 14 hour day on Monday means we’re keeping it light today with a fun survey that was floating around the blog-o-sphere a few weeks ago that I saved for the day when I needed something relatively quick and fun. So here we go!
1. What did you eat for breakfast? A whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter, banana and sprinkled with cinnamon and chia seeds is my go-to breakfast. It’s easy, quick and delicious!
2. How much water do you drink a day? I don’t really track my water intake but I always make sure to have a glass sitting next to me or easily accessible at work. I would guess I usually get the recommended amount for my size and activity level.
3. What is your current favorite workout? Running! I also love yoga and strength training but since I’m training for my 1/2 marathon, running has been a huge part of my workouts and I’m LOVING it!
4. How many calories do you eat a day? I don’t often track these either but when I was keeping track as part of the FitMixer Bootcamp, I was eating 1500-1600 / day on average (as suggested by a Registered Dietician for ME!). I would imagine I eat a pretty similar amount now as my eating habits are pretty much the same as they were over the summer.
5. What are your favorite healthy snacks? Lucky you, I did a whole post on this recently… 😉
6. What do you usually eat for lunch? I’m such a creature of habit – Chobani Greek yogurt with fruit and cereal or granola. The flavors change each day but the idea is always the same and it never gets old. I look forward to my yogurt bowls as soon as I finish breakfast.
7. What is your favorite body part to strength train? My shoulders!! I also really like working my back but lately my shoulders have been a favorite!
8. What is your least favorite body part to strength train? Probably my biceps…this is particularly funny to me because it used to be the only thing I’d train before I knew anything about strength training, strictly because bicep curls were all I really knew how to do.
9. What are your “bad” food cravings? While I’m a believer in all things in moderation, sweets – particularly chocolate and ice cream or frozen yogurt call my name! It’s probably a good thing I don’t live near Yogurtland and I’ve convinced myself the local froyo shops wouldn’t hold a flame to my beloved YL. 😉
10. Do you take vitamins or supplements? Yes…daily I take Vitamin D, Fish Oil, a probiotic and biotin. I’ve recently started taking Magnesium and B Vitamins from time to time. I also recently stopped taking my multivitamin and iron because I think I was getting too much iron, especially since I’m not really losing iron like I used to…
11. How often do you eat out? Rarely, very rarely and while it can be fun from time to time, I so often find myself wanting to eat something at home rather than going out. Maybe it’s because it can be hard to find foods I can eat or because it costs more money and I’m cheap. I don’t know what it is but regardless, I hardly ever eat out.
12. Do you eat fast food? Not if I can help it. And when I have to, I try to be mindful of what I’m choosing based on my options. A veggie sub on wheat at Subway will be picked any day over McDonalds for me. Tastes better to me too.
13. Who is your biggest supporter? That’s hard to answer – friends, family, my new bosses…
14. Do you have a gym membership? Yes and I don’t think I ever want to go back to the days of not having one! I absolutely love it! 🙂
15. How many hours of sleep do you get a night? Not enough. Actually that’s not true. I’m a grandma who can fall asleep by 9pm…when I wake up at 3:30am to open a coffee shop though, I think that’s allowed.
16. Do you have a “cheat” day? No, I prefer to live an all-things-in-moderation lifestyle and for me that means a cheat day isn’t necessary.
17. Do you drink alcohol? Sometimes. I do enjoy a drink from time to time with dinner or friends but generally I don’t drink very often. It usually messes with my tummy so I make sure I only drink it from time to time.
18. Do you have a workout buddy? Not anymore. When I was living in LA, especially in my first year to year and a half, I’d work out with my friend Justine when we could make it work with our schedules. Our gym dates catching up were some of my favorite moments. I definitely missed those when they didn’t happen anymore.
19. What is the best thing that has changed about your life since committing to a Healthy Lifestyle? My energy. My mentality. My body’s ability to handle stress and “bounce” back. Reduced tummy troubles and headaches. Should I keep going?
20. What was the last healthy thing you did? Well that’s a loaded question…it could be my 4+ mile run, the water I’ve been drinking throughout writing this post, the dates with peanut butter I ate as a healthy and sweet snack, the salad I ate for dinner, choosing to pass on a second piece of bread when I realized I really wasn’t hungry for it…
Pick a few questions and answer them in the comments!
I want to bury my face in your fro yo.
[That sounds kind of dirty. ;)]
Ha! I’m right there with ya on the fro-yo! My favorite place is Sweet CeCe’s but the closest one to my house is nearly an hour away. All the shops around here have about half the amount of toppings and I swear the yogurt tastes watered down…just not worth it in my mind! Holy crap, I can’t believe you have to get up at 3:30!! Bet you’re not gonna miss that once you get going with the new job! 😉
I don’t eat out very often either…at least, now that I have the man-friend tamed! 😉 What is it with guys and thinking they have to “wine and dine” ya? I swear I’m just as content to sit at home and have scrambled eggs and toast for dinner! Lol
Girl, you can be wined and dined at home! Why don’t boys get that? 😉
I am laughing at myself thinking how much I love my yoga studio and how I can’t stand walking into a traditional gym. No idea why I am that way. The nice gyms always seem so silly and the grungy ones so dirty.
I wish you lived closer so we could be gym and workout buddies!!
ME TOO!
i wish you were a member at my gym! WE’d have too much fun!
It would be SO fun! Good thing we get to be workout buddies at Blend!
This is a fun post. I always love the Q+A post because as a blogger…they are kind of an easy way to get your creativity flowing or to not have to think lol and as a reader, you learn more about the writer!
The question “what’s the last healthy thing you did” is such a weird vague question that also makes you put all of your actions in to categories of “healthy” or “not healthy.” So I agree about the fact that it was a loaded question!
I’m loving that Coconut Peanut Butter lately! I have to force myself to only eat a tiny bit a day it’s so good!
Like you, I can’t imagine not having a gym. I prefer having a place dedicated to working out. Less distractions!
YES! Exactly!! Everytime I try to workout at home, I can’t push myself as hard or last as long because something is always “calling me” and I have to stop.
I had Quinoa Flakes Bircher for breakfast that I made up a recipe for last week and have been obsessed with ever since. I usually drink about 2 Litres of water/day give or take. As I’m trying to lose about 2 kgs I’m currently eating 1200 calories a day. I don’t take a multivitamin but most days I have a Berocca which is full of vitamin B.
I used to be all about my running and now I’m finding I prefer my weights sessions more.
I LOVE a good strength session. I always leave feeling so strong, it’s amazing!