Day 4 Report!

DRINKS:

No I didn't drink alcohol, don't get too excited. I looked back on the last three days and realized I hadn't posted anything about my fluid intake. I do, in fact, drink fluids despite not posting information about such fluids. I drink lots of fluids throughout the day consisting of a) my morning coffee made in my Keurig - sweetened with Truvia & using almond milk as my creamer b) water, water, water c) tea - usually I brew a little fruity or minty tea in the afternoon & sweeten with Truvia if necessary. I have some indulgent drinks too but they are usually limited to once or twice a week. I typically have one drinky night at some point during the week so I can enjoy some red wine and every now and then if a craving hits I will drink a nutritious un-processed indulgent drink such as fruit juices or coconut water. Yum! Now I'm craving some coconut water!

Food:
Meal 1: Leftover omelette cups! I topped with salsa again - so yummy - so yummy!

Meal 2: Leftover stuffed bison bell peppers from Fit Men Cook with beans www.facebook.com/fitmencook

Meal 3: Leftover smoothie with a side of carrots, celery & broccoli dipped in hummus.

Meal 4: I wasn't feeling great when I got home from work but I knew my body needed nutrients so I blended up a quick protein smoothie using a banana, almond milk & my Garden of Life Raw Protein.  I have always loved how banana milk smoothies taste and the Protein only adds to the flavor!

Meal 5: Ok, so it's obvious I didn't cook tonight lol  I just ate what I could find for my evening snack: sardines and bread.  That's right! Sometimes, I eat BREAD but it's very special Wheat and Gluten Free bread so that my tummy stays happy & settled :-)

Exercise: It was a beautiful day out so Ryan & I went out for a nice long walk that was anything but vigorous lol - we walked a total of 4.14 miles in 1.5 hours.

Sermon: Alistair Begg gave me much-needed instruction today.  With being laid off I'm facing many important and stressful decisions right now and Alistair's sermon about letting Jesus take the wheel really spoke to me.  I know it's cliche but Alistair is gifted and presents information in the way I really can hear and internalize it.  Do you remember being a kid & your parents would sometimes let you take the key and turn the car on...and you might even sneak into the driver seat to turn the car on before jumping in the passenger seat.  Eventually your parent would walk out and be like "what are you doing in my seat?"  By your nature you are sitting in the driver seat that is reserved for Jesus.  What do you do if you're a Christian and Jesus comes to you and says "what are you doing in my seat?"  If you believe, you vacate that seat and let Jesus take his rightful place!  Do not sit in the seat of your own proud rebellion.  Think about who you really want in control of your life.