Hey folks,
Well, it looks like Blogger is back to working order. So that means that I have some catching up to do!
Sunday
After a nice time sleeping in, I met up with my friend Molly for coffee and catching up! We meet up at the Starbucks in Plymouth, but since I bolted out the door without eating anything, we moved to the Panera next door.
Breakfast
Panera Power Sandwich (subsituted Turkey instead of the ham) with Hazelnut coffee. As you can see I also bolted out the door without my camera!
Had a great time with Molly catching up! We used to work together when I worked at Eastern Michigan University as an temporary Academic Advisor. We caught up on work stuff and personal stuff too! Found out that she reads my blog too! Hi Molly! :) Anyways, we went back to the house so that I can give her the tour (I promise before and after pics soon!). After she left, I went to Barnes and Noble because there has been a Gift Card burning a hole in my purse for weeks! (Thanks Brooke & Ryan!). After grabbing a big pile of books (which included 3 cookbook and 2 regular books) I ended up just getting one book that I've been waiting to read - Nora Robert's Savor the Moment. It's part of the Bride Quartet Series and this is the third book. I have the first two and I have to say it's an enjoyable read - light, funny, and full of wedding ideas if you money to burn! LOL!
Went home and had to fend for myself for dinner. I knew I wanted vegetables and eggs (still on my egg kick, obviously!). So I came up with a meal that I'm calling the One Cup Meal.
Basically, I took one cup of the following:
Green peas
Corn
Green Beans
Edamame
Black Beans (not pictured)
Cooked Rice (not pictured)
Once I measured out everything, I thawed them out a bit (ran them under warm water), then sprinkled 2 tablespoons of olive oil. I also seasoned the mix with sea salt, cracked black pepper, and garlic powder to taste.
Add everything to the pan:
Stirred everything around to get it nice and warm.
Add the black beans & rice (rice not pictured):
I also George Forman-ed some asparagus and micro-poached an egg. Put everything together and . .
It was delicious and light. After a relaxing day on Sunday, I decided to continue to relax throughout the evening, ergo, no blogging. I got into my new book and just read to my hearts content.
Monday
Breakfast
One Whole Wheat Dark Chocolate Chip Blueberry Cinnamon Pancakes from Saturday's batch with Greek Yogurt and Syrup!
I actually had time Sunday night to pack my lunch, so I decided that for my "detox" I was going to apply the Eat Clean Method - 5 small meals every 2-3 hours throughout the day.
Mid morning snack:
Weight Watchers string cheese. Bought this because it was cheapest out of the selection when we went grocery shopping!
Lunch Part 1
Mini salad - Spinach with fresh mozzarella and tomato and Sundried Tomato vinigrette.
Lunch Part 2
Leftover One Cup Meal also mixed with Sundried Tomato Vinigrette
Because it was eeriely quiet at work, I started to "watch" (basically listen) to some episodes on my computer. I got sucked into Glee, so I started with the last 5 episodes of the show. Still waiting for Hulu.com to add Episode #20. Once I went through that, I started on My So Called Life. I remember that show so fondly because I was also 15/16 at the time. While my family and school life wasn't the same, it still appealed to me. I think partly because I loved Angela's red hair, Rayanne's bag full of everything she needed, and Ricky's sense of humor. Oddly enough, as I started to watch the first couple episodes, I was very struck on how appropriate this show is to today's high school environment. I would even dare to say it's also appropriate for Middle to elementary school too since kids these days are exposed to so much more and are trying to act like an adult at such a young age. Anywho, that's my 2 cents!
After work, I went to the gym with Marcin and worked on my strength training exercises. It's part of my 10k training plan that I'm following in preparation for my 5 Mile Trail run. More on that later.
Dinner
Marcin's been dying to go to Buffalo Wild Wings for a while now. It's really close to us, but we made a promise to each other not to exploit that. On a whim, I searched online for a nutritional menu for Buffalo Wild Wings and was pleasantly surprised to find one! I had decided a head of time for the Grilled Chicken Wrap with Honey BBQ sauce. And since my egg kick is dying, I have started a new one - Potatoes!
Unfortunately, my phone camera has decided to take the picture that I took hostage and I can't post it. :(
Due to dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings, I missed last night's episode of The Bachelorette. I'm hoping to catch up today.
Tuesday
Breakfast
Simple bowl of mixed cereal (Cascadian Farms Multi grain squares, granola, and cherrios) and blueberries and blackberries.
I forgot to pack my food for the day to follow the Eat Cleaning principles, so I had to go out to get lunch.
Lunch
Za's Make Your Own Pasta (Whole Grain Rotini, broccoli, mushrooms, asiago cheese, in pesto sauce)
Check out the bread! It's the size of my hand!
Well, I knew that I would probably get hungry in the afternoon. Plus I will need fuel for my run later. So I only ate half of the pasta and half of the bread.
And we are up-to-date!
On the healthy living front:
I get into these phases where I start to feel that I fell off the wagon and I need to do something drastic to get my eating habits in check. This typically means one week of researching detox plans or diets. Then a day where I realize that I just can't bring myself to do it (lifestyle, $$ to buy all the extra stuff that I need, time!). So then I go to a more realistic plan, like the Eat Clean plan. Five or six small meals throughout the day. Of course with the Eat Clean plan, it means a lot of planing and prep work! I need to take stock of what we have in the kitchen and see what I need to stock up on. One habit that I learned from the Eat Clean plan is to drink 16 oz of water first thing in the morning. The idea is that it "wakes up" your digestive system so that it gets going early. I've been doing this for about a week and I think it's been working.
On the fashion front:
Today I tried to do a Black and White outfit. A nice professional outfit fitting for the summer - Whtie capris with (H&M) and a black tank top that I have no clue where I got it from.
Unfortunately, I do not have a white cardigan, so I used my beige cardigan from Express.
I like it. To bad it's cool in MI and a freezer in my office! Not to self - just wear long pants to work!
On the active living front:
I've started a 10k training schedule to train for my 5 mile trail run at the end of July. I love the plan because it incorporates 2 rest days a week. Also every Wednesday is a cross training day, so I can still do Yoga! Here's the lowdown of the plan:
Monday: Strength Train or Cross Train
Tuesday: Run for a certain amount of time
Wednesday: Cross Train (Yoga)
Thursday: Speed workout or Run for a certain time
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Run for a certain amount of miles
Sunday: Rest
Easy enough right? I do need to stay on my game when it comes to the Saturday runs! Usually my rest period is Friday - Sunday.
Today is the last day of my 10 Push Ups A Day Challenge. I'm going to take a week break before I start the Pyramid push ups. Those are going to be killer!
And fin!
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