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After detailing my latest obsession with morning yoga in my last post, I thought it’d be fun to let you in on my morning routine Monday- Friday.

What time do I wake up? Between 6-7AM, (depending on my motivation and whether or not I plan to go to the gym).

Gym days: If I do intend on going to the gym I like to be there at least by 6:30, however if I’m slow moving I can stand to get there at 7. I workout for about an hour (a mix of cardio and strength training) and in order to have adequate time to get ready, I leave the gym no later than 7:50 so I can be home by 8. I shower (if needed!), get dressed, and usually I’m tempted to make breakfast at home because I’m starving, but if my showering and dressing process takes too long I just pack something to eat at work. I read blogs while eating breakfast, quickly put on a little makeup and fix my hair. To be honest I’m known to skimp on doing my make-up and hair/ putting extra effort into what I’m wearing in order to make sure I have time to sit down, eat breakfast, and catch up on emails and blog reading. Working in a very casual office makes skimping on these things a bit easier. After brushing my teeth, I make sure Olive has eaten breakfast and then head out the door. Isaac takes Olive outside to potty on gym days because she’s a sleepy head and stays in bed until the last person gets up.

Non gym days: I wake up at 7, do yoga (newest addition!!) or stretch a bit, make sure Isaac gets out of bed, make the bed (I really like the bed to be made!), clean up the kitchen, get dressed (I usually shower at night or only after getting sweaty at the gym so most non-gym mornings don’t include a shower). I like to be making breakfast by 8 so that I have between 8-8:50 to eat breakfast while catching up on emails/blog world, and then do my hair and make-up. We take Olive out when we wake up, if I feel badly for not doing it in a while I do it, but Isaac is usually up for doing it, which I love because it’s so cold out in the morning.

Everyday: I walk to work. It takes about 5-7 minutes, depending on what type of shoes I’m wearing.

Weekends are a whole nother story. If I don’t have any big plans I usually sleep in until 8-9AM, eat breakfast, play online (reading blogs or blogging), and then hit up the gym.

So this morning was meant to be a gym morning- but I kept pushing snooze and didn’t get out of bed until 7 so it ended being a yoga at home morning. I did the free 20 minute Yoga for Weight loss video from Yogadownload. It’s a short version of the challenging practice- it starts with fast past flows and finishes with a shoulder stand, fish pose, and eventually ends with savasana. I’m thinking this particular video is worth buying the full 45 or 60 minute version. After doing yoga in the morning for quite I few days I think I’m addicted. It’s just such a nice thing to wake up to.

After yogaing and getting ready I ended up running short on time. I snacked on a sliced banana with better n pb.

And threw a packet of Kashi Truly Vanilla in my bag for breakfast at work.

As you probably have noticed, I like Kashi products. Their cereals and crackers are among some of my favorite products. As far as instant oats go, I like the heartiness of this flavor and the actual flax seeds mixed in the oats. It has 150 calories, 2g of fat, 100mg of sodium, 6g of sugar and 7g of fiber. 6g of sugar is low for a flavored instant oatmeal – Quaker’s Maple Brown Sugar has 13g of sugar and Quaker’s Cinnamon and Spice has 15g! Plus, the addition of soy and whey give the Truly Vanilla packet 9 grams of protein! I really enjoy stove top oats but when in a rush, I think Kashi instant oats are a good pick.

What’s your AM routine like? Do you eat breakfast at home, on the run, not at all, or at work?

- Brittany

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