Smoothie Day 22

I always plan my breakfast smoothie the night before so I can wash what needs to be washed and see what needs to be eaten. I feel like washing greens in the morning, though, because I don't really want to use a plastic bag to hold my washed greens.

Breakfast

1 serving almonds- 210 cal, 4 g fiber

Mango, orange, banana, and collards smoothie- 314 cal, 14 g fiber

-1 cup mango

-1 orange

-1 banana

-3 cups collards (1/2 bunch)

I accidentally turned off my cell phone last night, so I woke up 15 min before class started. I only had time to grab a pack of almonds. Luckily, I have only one morning class on Tuesdays, so I could still drink my smoothie.

I added one more banana (104 cal) to the smoothie because it started getting spicy.

Lunch

Sisters' meeting- perhaps 600-800 cal (L) which means that I'm eating raw collards tonight for dinner with balsamic vinegar J (22 cal) + 1 banana (104 cal)

I love greens—low calorie and delicious!

My main mistakes when eating:

1. I eat too much when I'm around others and when there's food in front of me.
   
2. I don't chew enough when I eat, particularly when I'm eating with others.
   
3. I don't eat when I'm hungry; I eat when I think I should be eating.
   
4. I give excuses to myself too often about what I eat.
   
5. Too many sweets!
   

Smoothies are just so much easier, as well as salads. I think I want to have an avocado and collard smoothie tomorrow morning, and then a collard and avocado salad for lunch J I'm on an avocado kick! This is what I've been craving for mostly (not sweets, but I still have a self-control problem with sweets), so I will eat avocados.

After exercising for over 90 min yesterday, my clothes are significantly looser. How is this possible?

1. Exercise benefits my scoliosis a lot—it visibly changes after a night of sleep.
   
2. Sleeping also helps my scoliosis and I overslept today…
   
3. What helps my scoliosis helps my physique. My rib cage isn't sticking out as much as it usually is today.
   

Today, I exercised for an hour—7 min stairmaster and 53 min stationary bike/pseudo-Spinning bike.