Happy WIAW! Head on over to Peas and Crayons to find out what everyone else has been eating this week! 
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Honey Almond Flax + Arrowhead Mills French Toast Squares (REALLY good and great nutritional stats) + 1 1/4 c almond milk with 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder mixed in + 1/2 sliced banana
I’ve really been craving cereal, especially as it gets warmer and hot oats become less appealing. I decided to add the protein powder to give this bowl a little more staying power, and combined with the high protein + fiber in the cereal it actually kept me full as long as my usual breakfasts!
Lunch: Chickenless Chicken Tenders + sweet potato wedges + this amount of ketchup, times 5.
I’m not usually a big fan of meatless “meat” products, but I had a coupon for a free box of these and I couldn’t pass that up! They’re actually pretty tasty, but I just feel like I can buy humanely raised real chicken rather than a fake processed soy product if I’m really craving chicken/any other meat. Just my opinion 
Snack: Apple + greek yogurt frosting dip
Dinner: Eggplant and Tofu Ricotta Lasagna from Claire
This recipe was simple, delicious, and way healthier than a traditional lasagna yet still felt like comfort food!
Dessert: Blood Orange Chobani and a few squares of dark chocolate. As usual, unpictured, because I was too lazy at this point in the night.
I’m off to a power yoga class today because I have a Groupon for a month of unlimited yoga classes that I started yesterday! I wanted to mix things up now that I don’t have any races on my calendar for a while so I’m pretty excited to start! Do you have any tips for yoga newbies?! Please share
Hopefully you love the hot yoga class – I swear by them! Be sure to bring a towel and a bottle of water, and take off any eye makeup before you go in. Sweaty mascara drops dripping into your eyes HURT!
I loved it! It was so different from any type of exercise I’ve ever done before. THanks for the tips
I can imagine that mascara running into the eyes would NOT feel good.
I love the idea of adding protein powder to my morning cereal. I absolutely love cereal, but it never keeps me as full as other breakfasts. Great plan!
I am no professional at yoga, but I live doing it recreationally and took classes through college. My suggestion is to just have fun and focus on your own body and self. It can be a little intimidating if you start comparing your own practice to others. Enjoy the class!
It definitely helped keep me fuller a lot longer! Thanks for the advice
during the class, I definitely had to make sure not to compare how flexible/strong I was to others since some of the people there have been doing yoga for years!
Good idea to add more protein in the beginning of the day! I know when I feel less hungry before lunch. I am a major newbie at yoga too, so I am getting into it with ya!
Yay! I liked yoga, I hope you are enjoying it too
it’s such a different type of exercise that what I’m used to, it’s an adjustment to make yourself just sloooow down and not worry about having your heart rate up really high like with cardio!
Those meatless chicken strips don’t look bad at all. I’m obsessed with sweet potatoes, so that could be why they look appealing.
me too! I could eat sweet potatoes everyday, and probably would if it wasn’t for the fact that they take a while to cook!
Modify. I still have trouble doing chatarangas after so long… it’s sad.
Ah, we did those in the class! They are TOUGH.