Thursdays tend to be a difficult day as far as eating and consuming enough protein.  Monday days I wake at 5:30 am,  I leave home at 7:00 am This gives me time to get to work,  relax and eat breakfast before I start my day.  Breakfast typically is a protein shake or oatmeal  / cream of wheat.  Thursdays however is different,  I wake at 4:30 am,  leave home at 6:00 am and breakfast doesn’t happen till after 8:00 am.

I attend a meeting from 06:30 am – 08:00 am.  Unless I drink a protein shake during the meeting, I don’t eat breakfast till after 8:00 am.  This throws my entire day out of whack.  This morning,  I brought a cup of cinnamon orange tea,  I sipped that during the meeting but got so immersed in the meeting that I forgot my protein shake.  Breakfast therefore wasn’t till 9:00 am this morning.  This behavior seems to  make me want to eat all freaking day long.

Pre-surgery, I would have rushed into McDonald’s, ordered a Bacon, egg and cheese biscuit with 2 hash browns (I miss this some mornings).   These days, I try and make a green smoothie on a Thursday and sip this during the meeting.   After today,  i need to bring my smoothie / protein drink so that I’m not making stupid choices.

Note:  Make a calendar reminder to make  a smoothie on Thursday morning.