The gym was so busy this morning!! I totally forgot about the January Joiners. Luckily, I snagged an elliptical right away and peddled along for 40 minutes without incident. I listened to music and caught up with this month’s Real Simple magazine. It was a nice, little workout.
Lunch
I ate breakfast much earlier than usual this morning, so, not surprisingly, I was hungry for lunch by 11:00. (Five hours is typically my max between meals.)
As soon as I got home from the gym, I start to makeĀ lunch, which came together in about 10 minutes. Love that!
I reheated some honey-roasted root vegetables.
Melted cheddar cheese on half of an Iggy’s roll and sliced up an apple.
I rounded out the meal with a container of Chobani and some water in my Sigg.
So, I’m really starting to enjoy lunch. Breakfast is still my favorite meal of the day, but lunch is working its way up the list.
Now that I’m really trying to plan well-balanced meals, lunch isĀ a lot more fun for me. I guess I never knew what to make, so I didn’t look forward to my second meal of the day. But, now I want to make (and, of course, eat) lunch. Mixing and matching foods (flavors, colors,Ā and textures)Ā is the best part!
What’s your favorite meal of the day?
Off to the dentist! Wish me luck! šÆ
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I love having lunch right after I work out too. 11-11:30 is when I’ve been eating as well!! I think lunch is my favorite just because it’s simple and usually tasty. I generally incorporate a lot of favorite foods into it!
My favourite meal is definitely breakfast, but only on weekends where I have nowhere to be and can make something delicious. Otherwise, I’m normally scoffing a banana on the train which is not so enjoyable.
Wait a couple weeks and the January Joiners will cool off.
The good thing about them though is they usually go to classes or just do cardio rather than hitting the weights, so they don’t bother me too much. Parking at the gym sucks though.
Yes! I had to park at the car repair shop next door!
I love lunch! It’s probably my favorite. Dinner is my least favorite. I am very much a grazer and will bring a bunch of little things to eat for lunch and eat them throughout the day. That’s why I’m not big on dinner because it’s typically one huge meal. I’ll usually bring 1-2 veggies, 1-2 fruits, some kind of main dish, and a little dessert!
My gym is always so crazy around January too. It usually lasts through March and then dies down again, thank goodness!
My favorite meal is dinner, mostly because that’s when I’m the most creative (because it’s for hubs too). Unfortunately, dinner is always the worst bloggy pictures because it’s dark. Go figure.
I haven’t seen the latest issue of Real Simple, looking forward to it. I love that magazine.
I love dinner… not so much bfast or lunch!
I love breakfast just because there are so many breakfast foods I love and they are all really easy. Lunch can be stressful because I have to pack it and dinner is never fun because I’m tired at the end of the day. Yep, breakfast wins by a landslide!
Haha “January Joiners” i love that term! There was a line for treadmills in my mini apartment gym this morning – that has NEVER happened.
lunch looks good. have you tried the new (well i think it’s new?) Strawberry Banana Chobani? I had it today for breakfast. yum!
Ah, I wish I could eat lunch at home so I could create lunches like this!! Packed lunches are just never as fun. š
Breakfast is definitely my favorite meal of the day! Do you find it easier reading a magazine on an elliptical rather than a treadmill? I’ve only tried reading on a treadmill and had to give up because it was impossible to try and read anything as I moved around so much!
I typically run on a treadmill, so I don’t read magazines then. But, if I walk, I do.
i love love love dinner…i’m always starving by that time and it’s full of just amazing food!
HA! The title of this post made me think of Ron Burgandy and his song about how much he love scotch!
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day– not necessarily in the morning…pretty much all the time! I love breakfast foods…
Dinner is my favorite, but the funny thing is breakfast for dinner is my favorite meal. I know, sounds silly, but I like started my day with oats. So that is a given. I play with my food at dinner time though!
Breakfast is my favorite… because that’s when I eat Chobani!
I’m a breakfast lover, too! I kinda plan it the night before and it really gives me something to look forward to as I hop out of bed! I definitely eat the most at dinner-but I think that’s because i’m home the most time during my day.
Breakfast is deffo my fave š Followed by dinner.
Lunch is kinda so-so. I look forward to it because it’s food (always good :P) but it’s usually a packed lunch, and there’s only so many sandwiches and salads I can take…
I like breakfast and dinner but I think dinner is my favorite meal. Lunch is that meal that I can never figure out what I want. It’s really hard trying to figure out what to eat for lunch everyday while at work.
I wish I made my plates of food that good! -presentations everything right?My fav meal is dinner-i feel like I have the most creativity then!
My favorite meal really depends on the day. Some days I am loving breakfast and sometimes it is dinner for lunch. Today it will be lunch. I am starving!
Lunch is my most favorite š
January Joiners…oh yes, out in full force! My fave meal of the day is…my morning coffee and then my late night dessert. You can see where my priorities are š
Breakfast is definitely my favorite meal, but lunch is great too! Dinner is awesome as well… as are my 2-3 snacks a day. I guess what I’m trying to say is I love all food.
I’m so excited to make the roasted root vegetables…friday afternoon I’m chopping and roasting!
My fav meal of the day is my oats in the am…i could eat them for bfast/lunch/dinner and snack! I get my protein in by putting a scoop of vanilla whey protein powder then add1.5 cup of water, a 1/2 cup of pumpkin, 2 TBSP of flax seeds and a TBSP of splenda…yummm!!!!!
Every meal is my favorite meal, so long as I like the food š Dessert totally counts, too, right?
Breakfast is definitely my favorite meal of the day! I think it’s so much fun to eat breakfast! I always look forward to it š
Your lunch does look well-balanced and fun to eat! I have such a hard time making new creative lunches to take to work. Often I end up picking up soup to have with a piece of fruit.
Breakfast, definitely! Your lunch looks awesome though.
Dinner! Hands down.
good luck at the dentist! i’m scared of the receptionist for you.
Breakfast is my favorite by far. Its probably because Im similar to how you were and never know what to make for lunch.
Mine is definitely breakfast. Good luck at the dentist!
I’m not a big breakfast person (still eat it though), so my have is definitely lunch or dinner. I like them both!
Oh those January Joiners! I guess I would say dinner is my favorite, although, my lunches usually consist of left over dinners… so can I have two answers? Good luck and the dentist!
I pretty much love all the meals. They are all different, which makes them all fun. I used to really love dinner but nowadays I really love breakfast. And lunch too. So really, I love all the meals.
Definitely dinner and lunch! Lunch is a great break during the workday, but dinner is when I get to cook and eat some of my favorite things!
I love breakfast! mixing cereals and toppings never gets old for me
This post title reminds me of the will farrell “I love lamp” skit in the anchorman š
I love, love, love breakfast. It gets me through the morning and I love how diverse it can be (for me at least). And that’s a big change for me because I used to hardly eat breakfast. And if I did eat, it was usually just boring cereal.
Gyms are always SO packed this time of year.
Probably my favorite meal is dinner…i have time to prepare & concoct almost anything. Breakfast & lunch is usually at work so it’s not too exciting, boooo!
I really love lunch too, but dinner is my favorite. I love dinner because it’s after the baby has gone down for the night and it’s my chance to catch up with my husband (or catch up on our DVR shows!).
Breakfast is my favorite meal too. I just love the mornings in general. There’s nothing more comforting to me than oatmeal and coffee!
ugh, the dentist. i recently moved so i need a new dentist. i’m so sad! until recently i was close enough to home that i could still go to my childhood dentist. i loved him! š i have an appointment for the end of the month. i hope your visit today goes well!
My favorite meal is dinner! I love breakfast a lot too, but dinner is when it really all comes together for me.
Does dessert count?
Good luck at the dentist!
Dinner is my favorite meal of the day. I have a lot more difficulty with breakfast than anything else. What are your best breakfast tips?
Oh, definitely dinner! It’s the time I feel most relaxed to eat and I like what I can make then the best. I actually really hate breakfast.
5 hours! Good for you! I can rarely go more than 2-3 hours between “feedings.”
Breakfast is my favorite! Before I started going to brunch in college, breakfast made me feel sick…so odd. I can’t live without it now! Good luck at the dentist, Tina š