Spring forward....ugh

Is it just me me or is the time changing getting harder as we get older? I am having a very hard time with the Spring forward this time. I was off to a good start. Sunday was great. After the 5k Saturday, and waking up at the ridiculous hour that I did, I was dog tired that night so I crashed. I woke up at 6:30 and got out of bed at 7:00 Sunday made breakfast. I felt like I had this thing beat. WRONG!!! Sunday night I was well rested and could not go to bed. Same Monday. So this morning there was no way that I could get up. It was very cold so we cancelled our morning run but I was going to go the gym. That didn't happen. I hit the snooze button twice then reset the alarm. I absolutely have to be up at 4:45am tomorrow. So I have to get to sleep tonight. Why can't they just leave the time alone? Now in November I will be ready for that time change. I like the extra hour.
Since I have been running and walking in excess of 10 miles a week I find that I am starving some days. I have been playing with protein bars trying to find one that is high protein but tastes good. That is no small task. Really! who makes these things? Some are just gawd awful. I had one today that was like small pieces of styrofoam in my mouth. Millions of small pieces. Tasted like cardboard. Yuck. I love how they try and make them chocolate flaovred. Power Bar has one that Dennis said is a chocolate adobe brick. Low caorie high protein equals bad taste. I have found that power bar Pria 110 is do able, not that bad taste or texture and low calorie is good. Fiber One 90 chocolate peanut butter is very good. Low cal great taste and high fiber. It is so hard to find things to keep you satisfied and your hunger under control and still stay on your plan. I keep Blue Diammond Oven Roasted Almonds with Sea Salt in my car and protein bars in my purse and desk that way if I find that I am hungry I am prepared and less likely to go off and eat bad.
My main strategy is to always be prepared. I don't eat out much (except Subway) but when I do I already know what their menu hs to offer for low calorie selections. Every restaurant has their menu online and I look from my iPhone even in the parking lot. Applebees has a great 550 menu. Olive Garden has a good choice flow calorie choices. Their salad is awfully high in calories, but their soups are great. The minestrone only has 100 and the Zuppa Toscano has 170 that is my favorite. You can ask for no dressing on the salad and use lemon. If you are lucky enough to have a Chick fil A they have some good choices too. Their 8 piece Chicken nuggets
have 260 cal side salad 70 cal low fat berry balsamic vinaigrette (I use half) 70 cal that is a total of 400 calories for lunch. Input the chicken on my salod and it is great. It's skinless real chicken breast. I have only had it twice but likes having a place to eat that was fresh and good.
Well I must get to sleep so that I can drag my rear to meet my girls in the morning.
Keep moving and make good choices