Same Ole Same Ole...but what is a Pluot?

April?!?!  How can you eat the same thing everyday?  I recently read an article validating my boring diet :)

1. It Makes Shopping Easier and More Cost Predictable: Eating the same foods every week allows you to budget properly for groceries and in the end, makes shopping faster and easier. 
2. It Makes Weight Loss or Maintenance a Lot Easier: Whether you want to maintain weight or lose weight, eating consistently the same things can make reaching your goals a lot easier.  This gives you a successful eating ‘formula’, which means you will never have to count calories or nutritional recommended daily allowances again.  You know what works and repeating the formula most days will help you to reach your goal without a lot of time and thought.
3. Knowing Your Body: Eating the same foods helps you understand your body and how it reacts to foods.  When you eat new or atypical foods, you will be able to hone in on what foods make you feel too full, gassy, not full enough, etc. 
4. Greater Appreciation for Off-Days: Having a routine for meals makes dining out or those times you do get creative in the kitchen all the more meaningful.  New dishes and flavors have much more significance and tend to taste extra scrumptious.
5. Healthy Behavior on Off-Days: If you find the optimal ‘formula’ from #2 above, you will have a good baseline for when you don’t eat the same foods.  You will become very accustomed to how much of what kinds of foods you need and will be able to use that as a guide for the days you digress.

See?!?!  There is a method to my madness

What did I eat today??

Breakfast was different :)  I had a whole wheat bagel with some avocado, low fat cheese and egg whites.

 A monster...

even if I don't get creative with my menu the least I can do is take interesting pictures?!?  right?  This is the wall in my office (I LOVE that everything at Under Armour is branded)

 Lunch was a big veggie salad and shrimp salad sandwich on whole wheat bun.

 Then Meal #4...boring but delicious was my chobani and kashi

 Dinner was Shrimp and Broccoli with brown rice...Dominic ate most of my shrimp so I had mostly broccoli :)

Ever heard of a Pluot???  It is a cross between an apricot and a plum.  AND BTW...it is DELICIOUS! 

 Mason and I enjoyed one today...I will need to search for them b/c it is AMAZING...I am not a huge fan of plums but this was sweeter and so delicious!  If you find them, try one :)

 It almost looks like an apple on the outside but it is soft like a nectarine and the sweetest plum you've ever eaten!!! 

Mmmmmmmmmm...how much fun is it to try new fruits?!?!  I'm a dork, I know :)

Game was GREAT today...

Water?  Check! 5 sanctioned meals? Check! Veggies? Check! Exercise?  Check!  Moisturized? Check! Positive April Day? Check!  GO ME! 

Positive thought??  I married a really wonderful man!

That's it for tonight

TTFN