Hello from windy Spokane! We are currently having winds reach about 70 mph up here, and a lot of places have lost power and tons of trees have fallen over and blocked traffic. I had trouble walking to my car this afternoon! Still managed to snap some pix of my food so linking up for today’s What I Ate Wednesday.

But it’s a good thing it’s not super nice and sunny out because I’m working like a madwoman to try and get EVERYTHING I need done before I shut my work computer and totally unplug for the Thanksgiving week. I’m taking vacation starting 5pm on Friday night through the following Sunday! I haven’t taken this much time off since March, and I cannot WAIT. We will be on the farm for a large chunk of the week, where I get zero cell reception. I do get wifi, so expect lots of Instagrams of me chasing around the chickens.

Also - in case you missed yesterday’s post on my lunch at the Facebook campus - definitely check it out! No such thing as a #saddesklunch if you work there…

BREAKFAST

Work started early, so I grabbed an omelet and fruit from the hotel before heading straight to the client site.

After a bit of time, I took a much needed coffee break. On Monday when I drove through Starbucks, the barista said that the car in front of me had already paid for my drink. He then asked what I wanted to do and I said of course I will pay for the next car’s drink! It put a huge smile on my face - the whole thing. Gotta hand it to Starbucks. I was feeling loyal to the brand today so I went back there for my morning coffee.

LUNCH

We had approximately 5 minutes to eat lunch so we scarfed half of our lunch before the meeting, and then half of it afterwards. Unfortunately we were too crazed and I forgot to take a picture - but it was the same salad I had on Monday, except this time with ahi tuna and no avocado. I also shoveled a couple of bites of sauerkraut.

SNACK

I had an apple and some PB before leaving the client site, and I was all set to go to hot yoga but there was a sign on the door saying it was closed due to the weather! At that point, I knew that I should just go back to the hotel and call it a night - my whole car was shaking and it really didn’t feel safe on the roads. I picked up some salmon from Anthony’s and went to the hotel gym.

I had to take this gym selfie because BICEPS!! I am feeling so proud of that little muscle poking through. Focusing on strength training over the past couple of months has really started to pay off! These weeks, I’ve been doing two days of strength (pilates, BodyPump, free weights circuits), two days of cardio (usually Spinning, sometimes running) and then a day dedicated for yoga. And two full rest days, per my fitness/nutritionist consultations. Yesterday I did this leg workout, plus 30 minutes of walking on the treadmill while I read Glamour magazine.

DINNER

Grilled wild Alaska king salmon with green beans was eaten from bed in my satin tiger pajamas. It was lukewarm at this point but still tasted satisfying.

DESSERT

Two squares of this dark chocolate, plus some tea. I don’t think I’ll be buying this chocolate again - as dumb as this sounds, it’s not as rich chocolatey as I’d like.

And I watched the news and the Voice while doing a bunch of work!