Beat the 30 minute mark! YAY!

So today began not so great, but I turned it around!

I slept in... and missed my race. Everyone's nightmare, right?

So I made some pancakes to make myself feel better from this recipe: Banana Bread Protein Pancakes by Peanut Butter Fingers.

The only difference? I forgot to oil the pan so mine stuck to the bottom... but then I got to slough off all the delicious crispy bits and add to the top ;) I also served mine with cocoa powder instead of maple syrup, because cocoa powder is amazing... and so were the pancakes. I was sooo full afterwards!

But... I was still determined to do my 5k. Even though I had missed the event, I decided I'd go and run a 5k around my house at "race pace". I totally gave it my all and now I'm knackered! But... I beat 30 mins :) I did it in 28.52! Was so stoked, my usual 5k time is something like 32 minutes. Probably wasn't the best doing it only an hour after the pancake consumption though, I could feel the pancakes moving around in my stomach! Oh well!

After that, I got stuck into some uni work and managed to knock out an assignment due on Friday, so I'm feeling pretty good now, definitely turned what could have been a bad day into a good one.

I also ate half the kitchen during my study, and it was delicious...

WIAW #4 & some bushwalking pics

Thanks Peas & Crayons for hosting the party again :D

I had one of those insatiable appetites today, and apart from that pictured, I also had handfuls of nuts, dried blueberries, a bowl of yoghurt, a few pieces of Lindt 85% chocolate, three hot chocolates... oh dear haha. There's something about studying that just makes me eat and eat and eat! I haven't even worked out yet today.

One of the many snacks...

A delicious coffee...

One of two apples eaten today...

Finished the last of my 99% :(

Had another one of these oat bar things today...

Breakfast: oats with soy milk, raw cacao nibs, dried blueberries, cocoa powder, raisins, black chia seeds. Slight variation on my usual :)

Lunch was this pizza, which so did not photograph well! Wholegrain pita bread with basil pesto, mushrooms, baby spinach and parmesan cheese. Didn't have much other vegies so it was just mushrooms and spinach! Oh well, it tasted good!

A picture of the bushwalk down south. So stunning.

A sunset by the atlantic ocean...

My blisters are making it difficult to work out. Wearing shoes hurts, so that rules out the gym and running... I did manage to run anyway yesterday, although it wasn't fun!!! I think I'll have to go off an do a bit of a "home" strength workout in my room later on, all this food and sitting around studying all day is making me feel yuck!