Last Wednesday instead of playing WIAW, I rambled on about my undying love for RPM and why it sucks to rain on fitness parades. This week, I don’t have anything in particular that I feel the need to rant on about, and I also had a pretty typical day of eats yesterday – including some new stuff I want to share with you guys – so I thought I’d play 
The only weird things about yesterday were that I ate an awfully large amount of fruit, and I worked out in the evening, so my evening meals were a bit bulkier than they usually are.
6:30 AM – Wake Up – Apple juice + coffee:
I woke up craving coffee (natural) and juice (not natural) so I drank each as I prepped the morning’s blog post and caught up on email.
Still not quite ready for breakfast, I snacked on a couple dates to fend off any hunger, did a couple things around the house, and then took Niko for about a 30 minute walk around the lake.
We saw some random horses on the other side of the lake – a pretty brown and white spotted one. And Niko almost got attacked by a goose. Lake excitement.
Niko loves the lake. She gets SUPER excited when I ask her if she “wants to go to the lake?!?” and was my BFF after. Until I gave her a bath. Then she kinda hated me.
Hey, it was muddy at the lake! Anyway. Back to the WIAW game.
8:45 AM – Breakfast – Overnight oats and half a honeydew melon:
I actually prepped the oats before heading out for our walk by combining the following ingredients: a 1/4 cup each of oats, plain Greek yogurt, and milk + 1 tbsp. each of chia seeds, and 2 tbsp. each of protein powder and PB2, + a little stevia, and then topped it with granola.
What it looked like before the walk:
and after:
Yum. OH! I also used a new-to-me protein powder. I normally get Sun Warrior Vanilla protein powder for oats and pancakes, but recently purchased Tone it Up’s Perfect Fit protein.
It tastes the exact same as SW, costs about the same price, but it’s organic. I see a new brown rice pp staple in my future The only imperfect thing about it is the bag is definitely NOT re-sealable. I think I tried for about 10 minutes before giving up.
12:15 PM – Lunch – sweet n savory kale salad + more melon:
I usually eat lunch around 1:00, but my appetite kicked in early, and it was too late for a snack, so I just had lunch. A delicious lunch at that! Love this salad combo.
3:00 PM – Snack – PB+banana wrap:
On a Flat Out! wrap, I spread peanut butter on half, and sliced banana on the other half. It fueled me through 2 hours of client training + an evening spin class! I also sipped on some fitmixer aminos before and during RPM. Gave me a little boost
6:20 PM – Post-spin snack – THE BAR!!!!!!
I finally solved my bar problem and found out where I could order the NuGo Pretzel bars – on All Star Health (I also buy protein powder there sometimes) and they were scheduled to be delivered yesterday. I seriously stalked the UPS tracking website all day yesterday, and as soon as the status switched to “delivered” I bolted home to go grab one. So exciting. Lovelovelove these bars. No I’m not affiliated. No the company doesn’t even know I exist. I just love these bars.
7:00 PM – Dinner – BBQ chicken, corn bread, salad:
A few exciting things about this meal. First, the obvious – corn bread – aka my most favorite bread known to man. Secondly, this barbeque sauce from Fresh Market:
Amazing. ‘Nuff said.
Lastly, did you know Hidden Valley makes organic ranch?! I know it doesn’t make it healthy, but it does make it organic! Ranch is Shane’s favorite, and let’s be honest – I don’t hate it, and I always bring back hippy dippy organic ranches from the grocery store, each of which he tells me isn’t so good – and to just get him some Hidden Valley. So while I was at Target, I reached for his requested Hidden Valley, to see that they also made an organic variety!
Win-win 
Fabulous day of eats if ya ask me Have a happy Wednesday, friends!
What does your body ask for first thing in the morning?
Mine goes: water, coffee, breakfast
Protein. Salmon. Tuna. Eggs.
My morning belly is weird
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Whoa! Haha – that’s pretty opposite of me
Every meal you had looks incredible! My body always wants oatmeal immediately after I wake up. I’m happy to oblige
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I love all your meals! I’ve been dying to try perfect fit protein and am waiting to run out of my protein so I can order some! I have mixed feelings about choosing brown rice protein over whey after a workout but figure it would be great for all the in between times when I just want some protein! I am obsessed with those NuGo bars too! I just tried them recently and am in love! They are the perfect mix of salty sweet!
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It’s really good! If you get the big bag, just make sure you have a container to transfer it to – it’s totally not resealable!
Coffee, for sure. Don’t get in my way until I have some.
My parent’s dog gets excited to go to the bank with my mom – the teller gives her a treat at the drive thru!
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you know I’m the bar queen! must try this one!
I recently gave NuGo bars a try and LOVED them. I’ll definitely stock up on some of these the next time I’m out at the grocery. Very filling and satisfies my sweet tooth at the same time.
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omg so good. The dark choc. one’s good too – and organic!
Protein! The other day, I had salmon and thought of Miz!
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I’m the complete opposite! My body wakes up craving fruit/carbs.
Water, Smoothie & Gum ((yes I know gum.. but i have a little addiction lol))
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Coffee and food! I cannot wait too long to eat unless I am going to workout right away.
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I want corn bread now!! I usually have water with my workout, breakfast and drink my coffee at work.
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Water, water, water. When I wake up I’m thirsty as all hell and I immediately chug a bottle.
And I totally agree on the cornbread – best bread in existence.
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Cornbread really is the bestest. I’ve got a recipe I’m just sitting on waiting to be used that involves it…
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i crave either eggs or oatmeal in the morning… nothing else really satisfies my morning hunger…oh and coffee that is a must. i’m glad you like the perfect fit! been wanting to try it
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Ok, two things.. I love flatout wraps and LOVE ranch dressing.. had no idea they make this. hidden valley is my fav. eats lookin’ awesome!
First thing I want when I wake up is a protein shake. I drink that on my way to work before I dive into my real & huge breakfast of overnight oats!
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How creative to put your oats in a half of a honey dew! I also love cornbread… Yumm. I haven’t baked it in forever – that needs to change! When I first wake up, I like a big glass of water, then breakfast, then coffee.
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Oh my gosh – organic Hidden Valley ranch!? My boyfriend always eats his pizza with ranch. Try as I may to turn him off to it (so many calories, no nutritional value…but I guess pizza isn’t great either haha) to no avail. At least it’s good to know there’s an organic version! I’ll have to pick this up. Can’t win every battle.
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I have never cared for overnight oats! Maybe I need to try again. My belly is so weird in the mornings!! Sometimes I want breakfast right away, other times I sip tea for a bit until I get hungry.
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haha oh lord i haven’t had apple juice in FOREVER! for some reason the smell of it reminds me of drunken mornings in college – i dont think i could stomach it anymore!
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Hi Paige,
I can’t have anything but water in the morning, I just don’t feel like eating until 11 or 12. I drink about 2 cups of water and then I have some herbal tea or some hot cocoa. If I must have breakfast, I usually eat some fresh berries or bananas.
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oats in a honeydew melon? That is the coolest thing I’ve ever heard. In the am my body craves coffee and carbs.
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Niko is so adorable!! Oats in a melon is a great idea!
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