Week 4 Tim

Tim

Meatless Monday Week 4

3/31/14

            Yesterday was our fourth week of Meatless Mondays.  It was also the start of two 7-week classes that I now have on Mondays.  I'm taking swimming conditioning and aerobic conditioning.  These are two high intensity athletics classes that I have in a row.  I knew I had to eat a clean, healthy meal to help my body feel good and perform well for the classes.  So for breakfast, I made a fruit smoothie consisting of orange juice, banana-strawberry greek yogurt and a cup of mixed frozen fruit, which I got from Wegmans.  I also had a large bowl of Special K cereal with milk.  I went to class and I felt good through out both.  They were my only two classes on Monday but when I got home I was tired and wanted to eat right away. 

            Conveniently, when I returned to my villa my roommate asked me if I wanted to get Chipotle for lunch.  As usual, I can't turn down the invitation to eat there but I also wanted to try the tofu, so I said, "Lets go!’  I got a burrito with a wheat shell, brown rice, tomatoes, pinto beans, lettuce and tofu.  The tofu was surprisingly good, it was my first time ever trying it and it was a meal that didn't require preparation after two tiring workouts. 

            Since I had the rest of the day off, I decided to go to Wegmans and buy something because I wanted to try something different other than what I had lying around my apartment and scrapping something together.  I was in the frozen food aisle when some veggie burgers caught my eye.  I cooked them on my George Foreman grill and ate them between two slices of wheat bread and they were surprisingly good!  I ended up eating two so I did not even eat again the rest of the night.   

            Overall, I feel I'm improving each Monday and going meatless generally makes me feel healthier and more alert due to cleaner low fat options.  I'm still learning about different meals but I enjoy trying different things each week.  I think the whole project is a great idea because without this class there’s almost a guarantee that I would not trying alternative vegetarian options!