Working and Working-Out

Hello Clean Eaters!

I am sooo happy to be writing to you all again! As you all know, I am no longer a college student and have officially started a "big girl job." I never knew who stressed or overwhelmed a person could be until I started working full time! When you combine the commute and total work time, that leaves me 2 hours to clean, cook, work-out, socialize, blog, etc...needless to say time is NOT my friend!

My tennis shoes, which I pack in my messenger bag everyday!

My biggest concern with my work schedule was not being able to work-out like I used to. I tried exercising in my office during my lunch break but that quickly ended. I think the combination of a lack of space plus forgetting to pack extra clothes made it hard to do my work-out videos. Then, our HR Director came up with a wellness challenge of walking everyday. Then it hit me, why don't I just walk every day? I mean it doesn't take me a long time to eat so why spend the rest of my lunch hour walking?! IT WAS GENIUS!

I have been walking daily since our Fitness Challenge started in February. I know it is not much, but it better than doing nothing. Walking in the middle of my day is also the PERFECT release from work! For me at least, the first half of the day seems to drag on forever while the second half breezes by.

Another fitness hack that I do at work is drink lots of water and use the restroom farthest from my office. Luckily for me, that restroom is below me so I am also making at least a dozen trips up two and down two flights of stairs...daily!

For now, this is my routine and I am sticking with it. Do you have any fitness hacks for staying healthy at work? Please share below!

-Eating Clean in College

Day 31

Breakfast: Yay! I am finally home again so this time, I will have no excuses to cheat or stray away from my clean eating plan. I made scrambled eggs with avocado topped with natural cheese and salsa. On the side, I made a berry and cottage cheese medley. Lastly, I finished off the meal with the remaining blackberries int the basket.

Lunch: A personal chicken and artichoke pizza; a fiber bar

Dinner: After my workout, I decided to eat a hearty vegetarian meal. I made brown rice with dark red beans and a side Greek salad. The rice and beans were simply boiled until they were done. Below is the recipe for my Greek salad 

Greek Salad

• 3/4 coarsely diced cucumbers
• 1 roma tomato
• 1/2 avocado
• 1/4 cup coarsely  diced Red Delicious appple
• 1 chopped jalapeno
• chopped walnuts, adjust amount to taste
• 1/2 a lemon

 Preparation:

• Cut all the ingredients up and lightly toss in bowl  
• Sprinkle with fresh lemon juice

Giveaway Information: Today, I went shopping and was able to pick up some things for my giveaway. As of now, there are no participants so literally ANY comment at this point in time will be the winner. If there are still not any participants, then I will simply return all the items and go about my day :)


-Eating Clean in College