My appetite today has been SO OFF. Probably because I woke up two hours earlier than usual to work out.

I ate a Luna bar around 8:30 just to take the edge off my hunger this morning, and then…AFTER SIGNING MY NEW LEASE! For lunch, I had my mom’s meatballs and sauce over whole wheat spaghetti. But after a few meetings, I was hungry for an afternoon snack. Since I’d eaten my afternoon snack already, I grabbed one of my coworkers to run down to Le Pain Quotidien for a cookie. Not only was this cookie FOUR DOLLARS, but it was STALE. 

When I got home from work, the change in my schedule and the lack of snacks to compensate for it meant I was ravenous. I heated up some of this chicken francese that my mom brought in the other night and made a sweet potato and some broccoli. I was so hungry that I ate three pieces of the chicken.

Oh, and about that workout this morning? Well, it was only a 1.5 mile run. I was still really tired and my legs are still really tight. I did, however, walk two miles at lunch. Once I move, I’ll probably be walking at least 4 miles a day! (A mile to work, going home most days at lunch to walk my dog, walking back to work, walking back home at lunch!) I’ll have a lot of packing coming up, but I’m psyched for my new place.

These past few mornings, I’ve been rocking pumpkin oatmeal. Originally inspired by something I read on Kath’s blog, I made my version with:

• 2 cups of steel cut oats
• 2 cups almond milk
• 2 cups water
• 1 can pumpkin

In the middle of the night, I put some pumpkin spice in. (Some people sleep-eat; I sleep-season.)

I put it in the crockpot overnight and woke up to a sweet pumpkin smell. However, when I got to work, I realized it was kind of dry. I added some banana and sunflower seed butter. Next time around, I think I’ll add both more liquid and more pumpkin. But it wasn’t bad!

IN BIGGER NEWS:

I worked out before work.

IN EVEN BIGGER NEWS:

I did not hit the snooze button. It pains me to break up with my BFF, Mr. Snooze Button, but I hope it will be for the better.