Day Four, Lunch and Dinner

The morning of day four I threw together a quick smoothie from half a banana, some almond milk, and chia seeds before setting out on a short run. I'm trying to work on improving my times since, as it turns out, I'm a rather slow runner. Afterward, I wasn't terribly hungry so my boyfriend and I set out to enjoy the nice weather. I needed some back to school supplies (so exciting!) and he needed some new records. When we got home it was lunch time. I was so hungry I didn't remember to stop and take a photo until halfway through...

We had steak and the last of the apple and fennel coleslaw. I also had some ranch dressing on the side to dip my steak in. 

For dinner we had The Best Chicken You Will Ever Eat recipe from Well Fed. The brining was a bit lost on us unfortunately, since we ate the chicken re-heated and not fresh out of the oven. I will try the method again for sure. The spice rub was tasty but a bit overpowering. The flavour of the chicken was lost to the spices and it was a bit fragrant (allspice and cinnamon) and salty for my taste. I have some of the spice blend leftover and next time I'll try simply dusting the chicken with it instead. 

Alongside the chicken we had a mixed green salad tossed with ranch dressing (the paleo kind of course) and some pan-fried carrots and broccoli with garlic and onion. 

It's now day five, bright and early (well, not too early - I slept in a bit. It's incredible having two consecutive days off from work!). Because I'm planning on going on a long run this morning - trying for a new personal record of 18.5k - I needed a special breakfast. Chia muesli* has become my go-to pre run breakfast. I find it's the only thing that keeps my energy level up and doesn't give me cramps. 

*I first made it back in June, during my first whole30. Chia seeds are okay on whole30, but are not to be over-eaten. I'll admit, I rely on them quite a bit. The link I provided goes to my first post making it, where I link to the recipe I found on a different blog. Sorry for the link to a link. 

Cheers!