Every semester, I have a new schedule. I'm a doctoral student by day, and a Jazzercise instructor by night (or sometimes morning). I am fortunate enough to have flexible bosses in both places, who are willing to let me shuffle around my availability.
Anyway, I taught jazzercise this morning at 9:15, and when I teach in the morning, I sometimes struggle about if I should eat first and what. Let me set the record straight--its a terrible idea to exercise on a completely empty stomach (though I do when I teach at 6:15 AM because I'm lucky to get my teeth brushed in time to teach that class...). Without fuel for the fire, its easy to feel starving after class (rather than hungry) and binge on unhealthy food.
Last Monday, I taught a 9:15 AM class, then headed to campus afterward. In order to fuel my workout and stave off hunger, I decided to split my breakfast. Before jazzercise, (~8:00 AM) I had a banana and half an ounce of almonds (yes, I weigh them out every time). After jazzercise, on my way to campus, (~10:45 AM) I had an apple and half an ounce of light sharp cheddar. I had a couple clementines at about noon, and wasn't hungry for lunch till 2!
So today, I decided to do things a little differently, since its a holiday, and I was going home after class. I had my banana and half ounce of almonds before jazzercise. I'm starting to feel hungry now, so I think I'll have a breakfast burrito and some pineapple, and then maybe a mini-meal for lunch later on. I'll let you know how it goes and how hungry I feel.
I've been on a thai kick lately, and wild caught NC shrimp were on sale at Whole Foods this week, so for dinner tonight (after consulting lots of different recipes), I'm going to give this one a try, with a few modifications. I think I'm going to replace the "oil" with sesame oil for deeper flavor. I'm also going to add a tablespoon of brown sugar at the end. Between 4 portions, that adds up to .25 points each, so its negligible. But, I like my thai food on the "americanized" side, so with a little extra sweetness, I think I'll have met my match. On the side, I'm going to make brown jasmine rice (which you can get in the bulk bins at Whole Foods), and steamed broccoli. All together, this adds up to a meal that's only 6 Points Plus!
This is a long posting but I have one more tip to share. I've always found making brown rice takes forever. So, now, in the morning, I put the rice & water (2 parts water 1 part rice) in the pan I'll cook it in. When it soaks all day, it only takes about 20 minutes to cook.
Finally--did you see I figured out how to do links? Not so bad for a beginner, huh? Now if anyone can tell me how to make my little heading go all the way across the top, that would be great :)
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