Round two with the eggs - this time, I used percentage of a condiment to add a tiny little bit of sriracha to them. Killer! The texture is still a little odd, but I'll get over it eventually. Once I'm done with breakfast, I have a thyroid seminar to go to and my TSFL coach is tagging along! Should be fun!
11:00 AM: Medifast Mocha Shake
I blended this up before I was supposed to leave for the seminar and let it sit in the freezer because it wasn't quite time yet to have it. It worked out really well! I drank it in the car on the way to the seminar and was able to clean my cup out at the hotel prior to the seminar beginning. The seminar is supposed to be 3 hours, so I timed it so I could have my shake at the beginning and I'll eat once it's over. It worked out very well just as planned!
As I said in my very first blog post, I have an auto-immune condition called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. My friend and coach told me about the seminar when she heard about it on the radio and I got us tickets to go. It explained a lot of interesting information about thyroid conditions in general. It was run by a doctor, and he seemed very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. Having been through public speaking, I understood just where he was going once he got started. He made everyone in the room feel as though they were suffering from this problem, hitting their emotional triggers and getting them all involved. Then he explained how the medical industry doesn't recognize a lot of the symptoms yet, because they're different for everyone, and that the medicines don't really do much for people suffering from many of these conditions and that doctors won't do much beyond medication to ensure we're taken care of. So nearing the end, we're all aware we have this problem and we feel like we have nowhere to go.. until.... he says that for the small price of about 400 dollars, we can sit in his office with him for 2 hours and he can solve all of our problems! Well, that's unfortunate.
I already know what's wrong with me. I have Hashimoto's. Tell me how to fix it!
Oh well. It was a good bit of information, and very informative. And I guess I know that if I ever feel the need to delve deeper into it, I can spend 400 dollars and get tested.
12:50 PM: Medifast Strawberry Crunch Bar
After the seminar, my coach and I headed to Subway right outside the hotel and grab some lunch. She got a sandwich and I ate my bar. She forgot to pack her own bars, and had missed a meal between breakfast and lunch. I was perfectly content eating my bar as we recapped the seminar. We started to head home and decided to go to the mall to get some walking in. This is one of the hottest summers we've had in Washington in a few years, and walking on the beach like we usually do would be murder suicide. We walked through the nice air conditioned mall for a little while and then headed home.
4:30 PM: Medifast Triple Berry Smoothie
What a tasty and delicious treat to have while there is blistering heat outside! Got this one a little late just because I think I was unwinding from the seminar and not handling the heat well. I took a little nap and finally got up to have my smoothie. Whew.
We had to stop at the store and run a couple errands for dinner, but we ended up having... (see picture)
7 oz. Mahi Mahi (1 Lean)
1 cup Asparagus (2/3 Green)
1/2 cup Red Peppers (1/3 Green)
1/2 tsp. total of paprika, salt, pepper (1 condiment)
I baked it in a parchment pouch and it actually turned out really good! I've never had mahi mahi before; I didn't like it as much as I like salmon and tilapia, but it was still quite delicious. I want to learn some other recipes to make it!
11:00 PM: Medifast Dutch Chocolate Shake
Need I say more? Delicious chocolate shakes are delicious.
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