I started off the day with the usual AG Smoothie but added in a few too many ice cubes and it was watery. Not too bad though and once again it started off my day on the right track. I love that!
Work has been crazy but that is good because 1) Job Security and 2) The day flies by.
I was able to get outside for some much needed sunshine. The office is frrrreeezing and I am always dressed as if it is winter. I get outside and practically have to take my layers off.
Today was a nice day, not too hot and not too humid. I ate lunch with a co-worker and chatted about upcoming vacations! Can't wait to go to Hawaii next month! YAY!
Lunch:
~ Apple
~ WW Tortilla with Turkey, Hummus, Spinach and Tomato
~ Vanilla Yogurt (plain and it was pretty good without the usual granola and fruit added in)
Giveaways:
~ Great Giveaway from Health, Happiness, Hope
~ Happy Birthday Giveaway from Run to the Finish
Thursday, August 13, 2009
It's A New Day
Do you ever have those days when you are excited to go on a run or have a good workout? I have them often and yesterday was one of them. I had been planning my workout in my head all day and finally got home, got ready and headed to the gym. It was going to be a good long run with a session of weights and maybe some nice cycling afterwards. I had been hoping for a good cardio day, but my body had another idea. I started on my run and at the 1 mile mark, my shins started aching. I am definitely one of those "Listen to your body" type of people so I had to slow down and walk another .5 mile. It was not the ideal but I am not going to risk any injury or setback (been there, done that). So I was bummed and did a short weight session but then headed home a little disappointed.
Workout (Failed):
~ 1.5 Miles
~ biceps
I got home and made dinner which put me in a better mood. The hubby was out with a friend at the driving range and then for dinner so I was able to make whatever I wanted and I felt like a chicken burger or my version at least.
Dinner:
~ Chicken Boca Burger on WW English Muffin with tomato, red onion and BBQ sauce
~ Banana w/ PB (while making dinner)
~ Plum (oh so juicy!)
After munching for awhile (probably had too many snacks to compensate for my disappointing workout)
Snacks throughout the night:
~ Kellog All Bran crackers
~ Cheezitz (reduced fat kind....but still bad)
I realized it was okay and tomorrow is a new day. Hopefully I can do more tomorrow but it will be a slow process. Can't do everything so fast and so soon. I probably will stretch for a lot longer and definitely take it easy for the beginning. I will get back out there and run though!
Yay for Thursday! That means the weekend is almost here............
Have a good day everyone!
Workout (Failed):
~ 1.5 Miles
~ biceps
I got home and made dinner which put me in a better mood. The hubby was out with a friend at the driving range and then for dinner so I was able to make whatever I wanted and I felt like a chicken burger or my version at least.
Dinner:
~ Chicken Boca Burger on WW English Muffin with tomato, red onion and BBQ sauce
~ Banana w/ PB (while making dinner)
~ Plum (oh so juicy!)
After munching for awhile (probably had too many snacks to compensate for my disappointing workout)
Snacks throughout the night:
~ Kellog All Bran crackers
~ Cheezitz (reduced fat kind....but still bad)
I realized it was okay and tomorrow is a new day. Hopefully I can do more tomorrow but it will be a slow process. Can't do everything so fast and so soon. I probably will stretch for a lot longer and definitely take it easy for the beginning. I will get back out there and run though!
Yay for Thursday! That means the weekend is almost here............
Have a good day everyone!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Satisfying Sandwich
I was very excited for lunch today! I have been wanting a yummy turkey sandwich for awhile and I don't like to buy my lunch so last night I assembled little containers for all my toppings. I had one for sliced tomato and onion and then a separate on for the spinach. The English muffin was toasted this morning and then I added the mustard and turkey. I don't like soggy bread at all so I had to do this. Its more work, but totally worth it!
Lunch:
~ Whole wheat English muffin with turkey, spinach, tomato, red onion and Dijon mustard
~ Tangerine
~ Almonds, Peanuts, Raisins Trail Mix
YUM!
My afternoon snack came a little early because my stomach was going to start growling so I calmed it down with yogurt and granola. It wasn't that big but just enough to satisfy me for the time being. I have a cardio workout planned for tonight so on the way home I will be eating something to fuel my run and spinning. I can't wait!
Snack:
~ Yogurt and Granola
~ Blueberries
Giveaway(s):
~ Need to try some new "Krakers"? Enter An Apple A Day's giveaway.
~ Want to try PopChips or if you love them already and want more - Enter to win at All Vegged Out
Lunch:
~ Whole wheat English muffin with turkey, spinach, tomato, red onion and Dijon mustard
~ Tangerine
~ Almonds, Peanuts, Raisins Trail Mix
YUM!
My afternoon snack came a little early because my stomach was going to start growling so I calmed it down with yogurt and granola. It wasn't that big but just enough to satisfy me for the time being. I have a cardio workout planned for tonight so on the way home I will be eating something to fuel my run and spinning. I can't wait!
Snack:
~ Yogurt and Granola
~ Blueberries
Giveaway(s):
~ Need to try some new "Krakers"? Enter An Apple A Day's giveaway.
~ Want to try PopChips or if you love them already and want more - Enter to win at All Vegged Out
Slacker
I have been bad with keeping up on my posting and I am officially a blogging slacker!
Last night was Sushi with friends because one of our friends is an actual sushi chef so we made the trek to his restaurant for some great sushi and drinks. It was fun for a weekday dinner to get out and relax with good company. I had a Crunch Roll and split a Hot Night Roll which was a California Roll with Spicy Tuna on top. It was delish!
It was a late night but was able to catch up on Big Brother when I got home. I am was so tired afterwards, I just made my lunch and then went straight to bed. It's been an exhausting week.
Today I made the usual Amazing Grass Smoothie (it's official...I am addicted!) to drink on my way to work and then while at work had my breakfast.
Breakfast:
~ Banana
~ Puffins with N/F Milk
~ AG Smoothie
I have to get back to my piles of work right now so I will check back later! Hope you are having a happy Hump Day!
Last night was Sushi with friends because one of our friends is an actual sushi chef so we made the trek to his restaurant for some great sushi and drinks. It was fun for a weekday dinner to get out and relax with good company. I had a Crunch Roll and split a Hot Night Roll which was a California Roll with Spicy Tuna on top. It was delish!
It was a late night but was able to catch up on Big Brother when I got home. I am was so tired afterwards, I just made my lunch and then went straight to bed. It's been an exhausting week.
Today I made the usual Amazing Grass Smoothie (it's official...I am addicted!) to drink on my way to work and then while at work had my breakfast.
Breakfast:
~ Banana
~ Puffins with N/F Milk
~ AG Smoothie
I have to get back to my piles of work right now so I will check back later! Hope you are having a happy Hump Day!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Loving Amazing Grass
Yesterday was super busy so I was not able to get in an afternoon post. My lunch was a hummus, cucumber, and tomato wrap on a WW tortilla. (YUM, I love these from Whole Foods!)
I also had a Coffee Bean Non Fat, No Sugar Added Carmel Latte (to die for!). I needed the pick me up to get me through the afternoon. On Sunday night I only slept 4 hours and that was just not enough for me! I was dragging Monday afternoon. When the day was finally over, I ate a banana on my ride home and was pleasantly surprised that there was little to no traffic! WooHoo!!!
I got home and met the hubby at the gym in our complex. Mondays are my rest days, but I needed to get in some weights so I did a light workout. I ran for 1 mile as a warm-up and then did legs and shoulders, abs and push ups.
Workout:
~ 1 Mile Run
~ shoulders
~ legs
~ 100 sit ups
~ 20 push ups
For dinner we had Ahi Tuna steaks in a spicy cilantro marinade (Whole Foods), some guacamole, rice and steamed veggies.
This morning I didn't get up for my run and am a little disappointed in myself for hitting snooze countless times. We have plans for a sushi dinner with friends so I won't be able to get in a run today. I guess today is my rest day and I will add some more miles here and there throughout the week.
I did make a AG Smoothie - this time I added in some frozen blueberries. I had a big carton from last week and froze some in advance because I didn't think I could eat them all before they went bad. I am so glad I did because they really tasted great in the smoothie. And the best part of all is the the hubby likes it too!
AG Smoothie:
~ 1 cup soy milk
~ 1/4 c water
~ 1 tbsp flaxseed
~ 2 scoops AG Chocolate powder
~ 1/4 blueberries
~ 1 frozen banana
~ 1 tbsp PB
YUM-O
Hope you are having a good Tuesday!
Any Amazing Grass recipes that I should try?
I also had a Coffee Bean Non Fat, No Sugar Added Carmel Latte (to die for!). I needed the pick me up to get me through the afternoon. On Sunday night I only slept 4 hours and that was just not enough for me! I was dragging Monday afternoon. When the day was finally over, I ate a banana on my ride home and was pleasantly surprised that there was little to no traffic! WooHoo!!!
I got home and met the hubby at the gym in our complex. Mondays are my rest days, but I needed to get in some weights so I did a light workout. I ran for 1 mile as a warm-up and then did legs and shoulders, abs and push ups.
Workout:
~ 1 Mile Run
~ shoulders
~ legs
~ 100 sit ups
~ 20 push ups
For dinner we had Ahi Tuna steaks in a spicy cilantro marinade (Whole Foods), some guacamole, rice and steamed veggies.
This morning I didn't get up for my run and am a little disappointed in myself for hitting snooze countless times. We have plans for a sushi dinner with friends so I won't be able to get in a run today. I guess today is my rest day and I will add some more miles here and there throughout the week.
I did make a AG Smoothie - this time I added in some frozen blueberries. I had a big carton from last week and froze some in advance because I didn't think I could eat them all before they went bad. I am so glad I did because they really tasted great in the smoothie. And the best part of all is the the hubby likes it too!
AG Smoothie:
~ 1 cup soy milk
~ 1/4 c water
~ 1 tbsp flaxseed
~ 2 scoops AG Chocolate powder
~ 1/4 blueberries
~ 1 frozen banana
~ 1 tbsp PB
YUM-O
Hope you are having a good Tuesday!
Any Amazing Grass recipes that I should try?
Monday, August 10, 2009
Brief Blogging Day
This morning I had to start off with another Amazing Grass smoothie. This time I added in flaxseed and made enough for the hubby again.
AG Smoothie:
~ 2 scoops Amazing Grass Chocolate Green SuperFood~ 1 Frozen banana~ 1 tbsp PB~ 1/4 cup soy milk~ 1/4 cup water
~ 1 tbsp ground flaxseed~ ice cubes
YUM-O! I took mine to go so I could have it as I was on my way to work. I left the other half for the hubby to have with his breakfast.
When I got to work I had my real breakfast.
Breakfast:
~ Puffins with n/f milk
~ plum
~ AG smoothie
I have a ton of work to catch up on so sorry for the brief post of nothing too interesting. I will be back after lunch for another brief one!
Hope you are having a great day!
Giveaway(s):
~ Want some Greek Yogurt, enter here!
Amazing Weekend
I guess I have to admit something. I am not a weekend blogger. I seem to only blog on the weekdays when I am in front of a computer and on a break from work. For now, that will have to do but eventually I would love to get a better laptop so that I can do it on the weekends from home.
Speaking of weekends......
Friday:
My Friday night was eventful for a few reasons. First, the hubby and I had California Chicken Cafe which has one of my favorite salads. I always get the Chinese Chicken Salad which has romaine, chicken, carrots, almonds, pasta, green onion and dressing. It's delish! The hubby got white meat chicken with rice and ww pita. I love how he makes his own wraps with the rice and chicken and a great BBQ sauce and of course hot sauce. (The hubby has to spice everything up!)
After Dinner, we headed to Target to pick up some things for the hubby's fishing trip. He needed a cooler, Dramamine and some snacks. We got what we needed and headed home because we had to get ready for our friend's engagement party at a lounge in Hollywood. We wanted to get there early so that we could spend enough time with everyone before we had to leave. The hubby had a long drive to Orange County at 1:30am. Fisherman! They seriously love what they do because they had to be at the boat at 3AM!! I am not sure there are many things besides sleeping that I would want to be doing at 3AM! Anyways, the party was fun and we got to catch up with friends. The hubby took off after dropping me at home and I was able to relax and watch TV before calling it a night.
Saturday:
Saturday mornings are my long run days and this Saturday did not disappoint. I woke up feeling good and ready for a run. Last Saturday I was able to do 8 miles so for this run I wanted to do a little more. I wasn't sure exactly how much I would be able to do though because I had struggled on some of my weekday runs. It started out okay but I wasn't quite feeling good until about mile 4. That is when I felt great and knew I was going to be able to do the 8 miles and then some. I was able to complete 9 miles and probably could have done more but had a scheduled pedicure with a friend to get to so I was happy with that distance and how I felt. I was drenched, but it was totally worth it. I ate yogurt, berries and flax seed after showering and took a PB&J with me because I knew I would be hungry while driving.
The pedicure was delightful! I cannot say enough about it. I love the massage they give and I finally have real feet again. From all the working out and wearing heels, I have terrible feet but they are back to normal now and I am feeling good! I love pedicures! Afterwards we needed a pick me up and stopped for caffeine at where else? Coffee Bean, of course! I had a Iced N/F No Sugar Added Carmel Latte. It was everything I was hoping for and more! We caught up and had a few laughs which was nice.
Dinner was Indian food which is something I rarely get because the hubby doesn't like it. Oh how I love it! I had to take advantage of him being gone in order to get my Indian food craving satisfied. I had chicken masala curry with rice and it was delish! The mango lassie was everything I had been hoping for. It was a perfect evening. (minus my better half, of course). I went home and the hubby was back with Yellowtail that he caught! It was massive! He was so tired so he crashed right away but read my book before finally falling asleep.
Sunday:
Sunday was an AMAZING day. I finally got out the blender and had my first Amazing Grass Chocolate Green Superfood Smoothie. Wow that is a long name! It was delish!
AG Smoothie:
~ 1 Packet Amazing Grass Chocolate Green SuperFood
~ 1/2 Frozen banana
~ 1 TBSP PB
~ 1/4 cup soy milk
~ 1/4 cup water
~ ice cubes
I love this and so did the hubby! It was a success so thank you Amazing Grass!
The hubby had to go get golf clubs so I was off to Whole Foods for a much needed shopping trip. I had to get meals for the week. Oh and of course more Amazing Grass. It was a very successful trip, but when is it not? I love so much there that I basically could go broke if I spent too much time and didn't go with a list. I always get way more than I need, but that is part of the fun isn't it?
Lunch was a hummus wrap and white nectarine.
It was Sunday Soccer so the hubby and I went early so that he could hit some golf balls with his new clubs. I am still trying to learn and so I really am bad. It's quite frustrating to see him do it so easily, but it motivates me too. I really want to go on some golf trips with him so I am trying to get a decent swing. (Very Very Hard to do!) I munched on a PB and Banana sandwich before the game so I wasn't completely starving. Soccer was a success (we won 5-0) and we ended up eating Vietnamese food with a friend afterwards.
I was beat when I got home so I did laundry while watching Entourage and Big Brother. What a weekend!
Speaking of weekends......
Friday:
My Friday night was eventful for a few reasons. First, the hubby and I had California Chicken Cafe which has one of my favorite salads. I always get the Chinese Chicken Salad which has romaine, chicken, carrots, almonds, pasta, green onion and dressing. It's delish! The hubby got white meat chicken with rice and ww pita. I love how he makes his own wraps with the rice and chicken and a great BBQ sauce and of course hot sauce. (The hubby has to spice everything up!)
After Dinner, we headed to Target to pick up some things for the hubby's fishing trip. He needed a cooler, Dramamine and some snacks. We got what we needed and headed home because we had to get ready for our friend's engagement party at a lounge in Hollywood. We wanted to get there early so that we could spend enough time with everyone before we had to leave. The hubby had a long drive to Orange County at 1:30am. Fisherman! They seriously love what they do because they had to be at the boat at 3AM!! I am not sure there are many things besides sleeping that I would want to be doing at 3AM! Anyways, the party was fun and we got to catch up with friends. The hubby took off after dropping me at home and I was able to relax and watch TV before calling it a night.
Saturday:
Saturday mornings are my long run days and this Saturday did not disappoint. I woke up feeling good and ready for a run. Last Saturday I was able to do 8 miles so for this run I wanted to do a little more. I wasn't sure exactly how much I would be able to do though because I had struggled on some of my weekday runs. It started out okay but I wasn't quite feeling good until about mile 4. That is when I felt great and knew I was going to be able to do the 8 miles and then some. I was able to complete 9 miles and probably could have done more but had a scheduled pedicure with a friend to get to so I was happy with that distance and how I felt. I was drenched, but it was totally worth it. I ate yogurt, berries and flax seed after showering and took a PB&J with me because I knew I would be hungry while driving.
The pedicure was delightful! I cannot say enough about it. I love the massage they give and I finally have real feet again. From all the working out and wearing heels, I have terrible feet but they are back to normal now and I am feeling good! I love pedicures! Afterwards we needed a pick me up and stopped for caffeine at where else? Coffee Bean, of course! I had a Iced N/F No Sugar Added Carmel Latte. It was everything I was hoping for and more! We caught up and had a few laughs which was nice.
Dinner was Indian food which is something I rarely get because the hubby doesn't like it. Oh how I love it! I had to take advantage of him being gone in order to get my Indian food craving satisfied. I had chicken masala curry with rice and it was delish! The mango lassie was everything I had been hoping for. It was a perfect evening. (minus my better half, of course). I went home and the hubby was back with Yellowtail that he caught! It was massive! He was so tired so he crashed right away but read my book before finally falling asleep.
Sunday:
Sunday was an AMAZING day. I finally got out the blender and had my first Amazing Grass Chocolate Green Superfood Smoothie. Wow that is a long name! It was delish!
AG Smoothie:
~ 1 Packet Amazing Grass Chocolate Green SuperFood
~ 1/2 Frozen banana
~ 1 TBSP PB
~ 1/4 cup soy milk
~ 1/4 cup water
~ ice cubes
I love this and so did the hubby! It was a success so thank you Amazing Grass!
The hubby had to go get golf clubs so I was off to Whole Foods for a much needed shopping trip. I had to get meals for the week. Oh and of course more Amazing Grass. It was a very successful trip, but when is it not? I love so much there that I basically could go broke if I spent too much time and didn't go with a list. I always get way more than I need, but that is part of the fun isn't it?
Lunch was a hummus wrap and white nectarine.
It was Sunday Soccer so the hubby and I went early so that he could hit some golf balls with his new clubs. I am still trying to learn and so I really am bad. It's quite frustrating to see him do it so easily, but it motivates me too. I really want to go on some golf trips with him so I am trying to get a decent swing. (Very Very Hard to do!) I munched on a PB and Banana sandwich before the game so I wasn't completely starving. Soccer was a success (we won 5-0) and we ended up eating Vietnamese food with a friend afterwards.
I was beat when I got home so I did laundry while watching Entourage and Big Brother. What a weekend!
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