Day 170: This afternoon all I wanted was to go on a long walk with Mike through Washington Park for my workout. We walked hand-in-hand for 45 minutes while dodging park geese and talking about life. Then something strange happe
ned: I became motivated to do more. We watched runner after runner after runner, jogging by us with their music blasting in their ears. I wanted that.
We came home and I changed into my run gear and slipped out the door and back towards the park for 5.4 miles. Paula Abdul sang her heart out and I ran my legs to exhaustion. Thanks to my fellow runners who continue to inspire my sweat every single day.
I had a reader write 
in and ask me to include what I eat/drink on a daily basis to stay energized. I loved that someone was that interested in how I fuel myself and it also made me wonder how I feel about broadcasting my not so perfect diet on the web. Below is my food journal for today (which happens to be a decent day of eating), but this is not how I always eat. I listen to my body, I allow my cravings to have what they want and I eat (almost) everything in moderation. It’s a big change from what my eating patterns used to be and still light-years from what I would truly want my diet to look like.
Breakfast: Steel cut oats, flax-seed meal, banana and a cup of coffee with almond milk
Snack: Carrots and a handful of pretzels
Lunch: A tofu burger with low-fat cheese, cantaloupe
Snack: Granola bar and more cantaloupe
Dinner: Smoothie with 3 cups spinach, 2 scoops protein powder, 4 huge strawberries, frozen mango
Desert: bowl of vanilla yogurt
Drinks: 7 glasses of water and one glass of almond milk
My eating is a continuing battle and ALWAYS a work in progress. I have had an ugly past ridden with eating disorders, body image issues and consistent pain that revolved around food. After seeking my own coach for the problems I had, I began coaching others on how to get through their own eating struggles to find freedom and peace. It’s hard work, but each client reminds me over and over again of how rewarding the dedication to ending their food battle can be.
Jeesh, so long story short? I am going to start adding some all-star recipes in with my blog. Have any you love? Send them my way, betsysalzler@moxie-coaching.com My fiance would appreciate it 🙂
365 Days, 365 Workouts 
Not a bad day at all with the food. I am a 50-year old woman who has found out that the metabolism comes to a screeching halt! So, I am re-learning a life time of bad food habits that I could get away with. In this society, it is a struggle. Stay well and thank you for the blogs. I forward them to my daughters but most especially this one as they inspire my new routine of running. Hey, it’s never too late to start!
Never too late! Congratulations on picking up running and adapting to a new diet, it can be quite daunting at times! I would love to hear if you have any favorite runs or recipes to share with the blog community 🙂
Yay I finally got a blender in Ecuador (which is quite hard to do!) so I can try out some of your yummy smoothies! As for recipes~I’ll send one your way that I love and miss terribly here 🙂
Whoo hoo! I’m glad you’ve got one back in your life, they are the best….as are you! Please send them along. xo
Those recipes look delicious! Great write up. I will give you a site where I got real fruit on powder form, I mix it with milk and ice cream to go healthy. they have cantaloupe, pineapple, papaya, soursop, mango, apple. A lot of fruits and veggies. Enjoy guys! http://www.freshlydried.com
Thanks for the tip!