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obj: "I\u2019m very proud of myself for tracking all of my calories this week, for listening to my body, and for making up my workouts even when I overslept.\u00A0 I\u2019m a little nervous about how the week will end, since I\u2019m in San Antonio, but I just need to track my calories to the best of my ability and not just eat to eat.\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nMonday went very well, ending up with 696 calories left over due to Cycle Abs.\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nTuesday was a very busy day and unfortunately I didn\u2019t make it to the gym.\u00A0 Still, I was able to stay above my calorie goal!\u00A0 Tuesday, I was also able to try out one of my new Swanson Health Products.\u00A0 I loaded up my Swanson cart with goodies like Brewers Yeast, Coconut Oil, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, and a few seasoning packets.\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nFor dinner I had Trader Joe\u2019s Mushroom Tortellonio with Asparagus.\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nAll I did was pop that baby in the microwave for 3 minutes and voila!\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nI topped my 450 calories dinner with a little Swanson Brewers Yeast which gave the dinner a nutty/cheese like boost!\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\u201CBrewer\u2019s yeast is a rich source of minerals \u2014 particularly chromium, an essential trace mineral that helps the body maintain normal blood sugar levels; selenium; protein; and the B-complex vitamins.\u201D (source) Thank you to Swanson for letting me try out these products for free.\u00A0 I can\u2019t wait to share with y\u2019all how I use the other nutritional products!\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nWednesday morning I overslept and missed spin\u2026 sadness.\u00A0 Instead of letting it get me down, I booked it to the gym and got in 30 minutes of cycling and 15 minute of stair climbing before the start of the work day.\u00A0 Burning 896 calories in the gym, not too shabby!\nI was also able to try out one of the Foodie Pen Pals items Annica sent me, Erin Baker\u2019s Homestyle Peanut Butter Granola\u2026 YUMMY!\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nCheck out that peanut buttery goodness!\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nWednesday night, Neal and I went to dinner with Matt at Pizza Paradiso\u2026 our new favorite pizza joint!\u00A0 To start, I ordered the Insalata Paradiso, which was made up of\u00A0Baby Arugula with Goat Cheese, Sweet Peppers, Mushrooms and Pine Nuts.\u00A0 Surprisingly, Neal loved it!\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nFor our main meal, Neal and I split the\u00A0Quattro Formaggi pizza (with prosciutto).\u00A0 This pizza is seriously the best with toppings of Pecorino, Fontina, Gorgonzola, Mozzarella, Parsley, and Garlic.\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nThursday was well planned out, leaving me with 502 calories for my dinner.\u00A0 This snapshot was taken before I worked out or had dinner, but I wanted to show y\u2019all what my day looked like up until my departure to San Antonio.\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\nWhile in San Antonio, I\u2019m sure there will be plenty of Mexican food and lots of my Mom\u2019s home cooking.\u00A0 Portion control will be key and reaching my Nike Fuel goals each day.\nToday is Stephanie\u2019s birthday, so we\u2019re off to get our hair done, have lunch out with my Mom, try on bridesmaids dresses and carb load for the Cystic Fibrosis Tower Climb! If you\u2019d like to make a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, that would mean the world to me.\u00A0 Stephanie was born with CF, so this fundraiser really hits home.\u00A0 Donations can be made to Stephanie\u2019s husband\u2019s fundraising page.\nHave a wonderful and happy Friday!\n\nRelated PostsA Surpise Thanksgiving!Experiencing TexasIt\u2019s Good to Be Home!Weekly Plan: 8 More WeeksEffects of Living in a Healthy City\n"@en-us