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Queso Queasy

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I was starving this afternoon (my brunch really wasn’t enough food) so I ate a small plate of Chex Mix to tide me over until dinner.

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I love the crunch/spice of Chex Mix but I wouldn’t never buy it because it’s almost impossible to stick to a serving.  I was very proud of myself that I didn’t get another handful.

For dinner we hit up a local Mexican spot that the husband is obsessed with.  It was  very very typical American “Mexican” food.  Adam is a cheese-hound though so I could see why he was obsessed with it.  I ordered a vegetarian platter.

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Chile Poblano, cheese enchillada, rice and beans.  It was waaaaaaay too much cheese.  I adore peppers so I scarfed the Poblano but I left most of everything else on the plate.  I actually stopped eating way before fullness because I knew I would get sick from queso overload.

I’m still hungry and we will be hanging out until late tonight (and drinking) so I am sure some serious snacking will be done!  Tomorrow morning we are making the drive back to Buffalo so we can get our homework done for Monday.  I was planning on getting up to run but my left foot feels pretty bad (the warts, the insane shoe blister, and now the whole foot feels sore) so I think I’ll be smart and take a day off.  It’s tempting to (over)train because I had to take so many days off, but I know another injury will just mean more days off.  I’m going back to the doctor for more painanother treatment on Thursday so I know I’ll be out of commission again soon.  I’ve just got to do my best and stay positive.  See you Sunday!

What is your favorite Mexican food?  I love chile relanos; I always wish they were less cheesey but the chiles themselves are so tasty.

*****11pm Update

Crap eaten?  Check.  After I put my camera away I ate 2 jalopeno poppers and 3/4 of a bag of popcorn.

In the Cards

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I’d like to start the morning by reminding everyone, most especially me, of a quote I had on here the other day – “Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well.” ~Josh Billings

You know, I do have lots of reasons to complain right now – my foot hurts like crazy, I’ve gained weight the past few months, I can’t sleep at night which makes me tired all day, I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life, moving to Buffalo with Adam limited the programs I can apply to, my skin is going crazy and it makes me sad – but I have so many things to be grateful for I can’t even begin to list them.  Even if I don’t know what programs I am applying to yet, doing well in my Chemistry class is a prereq for all of them.  I need to stop wallowing and do the best to make the most of what I have.

That said, I woke up at 8am this morning and got started on breakfast.

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Wegmans Key Lime Fat free yogurt, sample box Kashi Honey Sunshine, 1t Crofters Europe Superfruit Spread.

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It was very tasty, though I don’t think I will buy that particular fake sugar yogurt again.  I liked the pillowiness of the cereal but I think that with milk it would take a huge bowl to fill you up.

I also drank the 2nd half of Adam’s orange Rockstar.

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On the agenda for today –

  • Prepare for my first lab: answer the pre-questions, fill out a flow-chart
  • Study for my first quiz: review my notecards, do practice problems
  • Go to the gym (even if I can’t do anything but walk on the treadmill for 5minutes and cry, I’m going)
  • Shower
  • Lunch
  • Drive to campus – my new way, which is all highway, is 8x faster, yay
  • More studying
  • Chemistry (5-8:50pm): quiz, lab
  • Drive home – my new way home is even faster!!!
  • Dinner
  • Blog
  • Bed

What is your goal for today?

Put Up Your Dukes

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I’m doing good work of my to-do list, but there is still much to do so this will be quick.

1st things 1st.  My gorgeous amazing perfect friend just went through a break-up and I am sending her love.  Just the other day, this friend and I discussed how silly it is that bloggers pretend to have *the perfect* marriage.  If you truly never argue more power to you, but I’m kind of a b**ch so I just don’t see that happening for me.  That said; the first few years of marriage suck.  The first few years of medical school suck.  Being unsure about what to do with my life sucks.  And my fabulous husband and I are angry bitter people, we can’t just do yoga and mentally picture the suckiness floating away in a bubble, we fight.  A lot.  In fact, the reason I got such a late start this morning is because we screamed at each other instead of going to bed.  But you know what?  I love my husband.  I love my marriage.  As life calms down and we grow up we will fight less.  But for now we fight, and that’s really ok.

Anywhoo, said fight meant I didn’t leave for coffee/studying until 10:30 this morning.  A PSA to my younger readers – When you are 24, and unemployed, and late, and low on laundry, you too will put on this for drinking coffee.

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Snazzy sparkles aside, I didn’t actually drink coffee, I went with my craving and got a diet coke.

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And it was gooood.  I was at The Spot again, so you know I got another Mike’s sandwich.

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This was not so gooood.  I think I’ve finally kicked my Mike’s craving, this one had too much cheese and turned me off.  Not to say I didn’t finish it 🙂

This afternoon/tonight I need to finish my reading, work on homework, do some housecleaning, pre-make dinner for tomorrow and go to the gym.  Back to the grindstone!

Do you fight or are you a robot?  **totally kidding, I really am happy for people who are that mature

Peanut Butter, Pasta, and Peace

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I’m back!  I’m still pretty pissed about my foot, but at least I am calm about it now.  It’s not just that my foot hurts, it’s mostly that the hurting is making me unable to walk normally, which is making my knee and hip really hurt.  Even if I ignore the pain I physically can’t make myself walk normally and I’m worried that once I can run again I’ll have messed up my hip or knee.  Argh!  I’m going to take one more day off and then attempt to go to the gym tomorrow. 

Moving on.  I didn’t sleep  well last night (shocking right?!) so I slept in until 9 and then got up and got organized for volunteering.  I ate a PB&J Lara Bar on the walk to the hospital.

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I love this flavor!  When I put my shoes on at home I seemed ok, but by the time I was a block away I knew it wasn’t going to happen.  My ward (dialysis) didn’t have anything seated for me to do so I offered to help in the volunteer office.  I spent an hour or so on the telephone helping people get appointments for free heart health screenings.  There wasn’t much else for me to do so I got home much earlier than usual.

I took advantage of the found time to make dinner for tonight.

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I have night class, so Adam can just throw this in the oven when it’s time for him to eat.

Then I got started on noon eats.  For lunch I made my Easy Peasy Peanut Noodles (click the link for the recipe).

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I used a Justin’s pb packet and added baby arugula and shredded carrots.

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Delish.  I love reheating pasta in a pan so it gets all nice and crispy.

I have class from 6:30-7:50 tonight but I’ve got to leave before 3:30 so I can go to the pharmacy to pick up my foot medicine.  We have our first chemistry quiz (and our first lab!) this week so I’ve got lots of studying to squeeze in today.  I’m glad dinner is done with 🙂

There are three reasons for the end of this post:  1) Caitlin’s brilliance this morning reminded me, 2) I’ve been planning on posting some inspiration ever since I found out that today is The International Day of Peace, 3) my attitude has been pretty negative lately, I would like to put out some positivity.  That said, here is a list of some of my favorite quotes –

“A man is what he thinks about all day.”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”  ~Edmund Burke

“People who are sensible about love are incapable of it.”  ~Douglas Yates

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life – it goes on.”  ~Robert Frost (I actually have part of this one engraved on the back of my i-pod)

“This one step – choosing a goal and sticking to it – changes everything.”  ~Scott Reed

“Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well.”  ~Josh Billings

“For all the sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are those ‘it might have been.'”  ~John Greenleaf Whittier

What is your favorite quote?

back 2 skool, yayz!

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School has officially started!  There was something very satisfying about being a student today and not a teacher like the last two years.  Of course I’m sad that I can only take one course this semester, but I’m very happy to start chipping away at my long list of prerequisite requirements; I’m on my way!

I woke up around 7:30 today when Adam left for school and got to work creating my half marathon training schedule.  Then I had to actually implement it – I did 2miles on the treadmilll.  With warm up/cool down it was ultimately 2.3miles in 24minutes.  Afterwards I did abs (100reps) and stretching, bringing my total to 34minutes, 330calories.

I got a little behind schedule, so after a shower I had to rush to my hospital volunteering shift.  I’ll be doing 10-2 every Monday.  I walked to the bank on my way home, and at 2:40 I had yet to eat anything for the day.  I knew my first meal had to be something special.

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I hated the flavor, but liked the texture of this PB Gnu Bar, so I knew it was the perfect way to add fiber to this bowl.

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  • Oikos Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 1.5t Crofter’s Organic Superfruit Asia Spread
  • 1.5t TJ’s Sunbutter
  • Peanut Butter Gnu Bar

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The only problem now is that I want to eat this for every meal for the rest of my life!  The mix of sunbutter and greek yogurt truly might be the best thing on earth!

While I drooled over my bowl I got myself ready for the new school year – I printed out all the online materials, organized them and my Chemistry for Dummiesnotes into a binder, and made a google calendar of important assignment dates.  I finished up my work with a small plate of crackers and the last of the homemade french onion dip.

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Adam was a sweetheart and drove me to my first class.  Mondays and Wednesdays class will be from 6:30-7:50, and on Thursday it’s 5:00-8:50.  The class seems ok so far, but I know it will be challenging for me.  The professor said that in order to achieve success most students study at least 7-10hours a week.

When we got home we took a walk to the post office and stopped at the gas station because my hormones have made me very angry that there’s been no candy in the house.  I stalked up and Adam bought an ice-cream Snickers.

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He must be the nicest bear in the world, because he gave me a big bite!

For dinner I did leftovers and a quick salad.

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I prefer noodles cold so I ate my portion straight from the container.  Note: I also ate 4big bites before I could manage to take a picture.

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My salad was organic spring mix lettuce, Newman’s Own Asian Sesame Salad Spritzer, Newman’s Own Organic Dried Apples, and chunks of leftover party cheese.

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To drink I had my plain Ooba sample.

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We watched Bones while I ate and for dessert I tucked into my new candy stash – Sprees.

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I realize this isn’t exactly a health food, but I do love that a whole package has less than 200calories.

Now it is a late late bedtime, clearly I have to skip tv time on class nights!  See you in the am.

Did you ever take chemistry?  How did you do?  I was a 4.0 student in high school until I took chemistry, so I am understandably a little freaked out!

Half Marathon Training Schedule

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This is my training schedule for the Disney Princess Half Marathon I am running in March, 2010.  I have 27weeks to prepare.

Please note the following things about this schedule –

  • the small numbers are miles run, the large numbers are cross-training minutes
  • I am only scheduling 4 days a week, but hope to add 1-2 cross-training sessions a week
  • I will also be doing strength work and stretching
  1. 8.31-9.6 – 2/2/2/20
  2. 9.7-9.13 – 2/2/2/20
  3. 9.14-9.20 – 2/2/3/25
  4. 9.21-9.27 – 2/3/3/25
  5. 9.28-10.4 – 2/3/3/30
  6. 10.5-10.11 – 2/3/4/30
  7. 10.12-10.18 – 2/3/4/35
  8. 10.19-10.25 – 2/3/4/35
  9. 10.26-11.1 – 3/5/40/40
  10. 11.2-11.8 – 3/3/3/40
  11. 11.9-11.15 – 3/3/5/45
  12. 11.16-11.22 – 2/3/6/45
  13. 11.23-11.29 – 3/7/50/50
  14. 11.30-12.6 – 3/3/5/50
  15. 12.7-12.13 – 2/3/7/55
  16. 12.14-12.20 – 3/3/3/60
  17. 12.21-12.27 – 2/9/45/60
  18. 12.28-1.3 – 3/3/5/60
  19. 1.4-1.10 – 2/3/7/60
  20. 1.11-1.17 – 3/9/45/65
  21. 1.18-1.24 – 3/3/3/65
  22. 1.25-1.31 – 2/11/30/70
  23. 2.1-2.7 – 3/3/3/70
  24. 2.8-2.14 – 3/3/5/75
  25. 2.15-2.21 – 2/13/30/75
  26. 2.22-2.28 – 3/3/5/90
  27. 3.1-3.7 – 3/3/2/Half Marathon

 Current Stats

  • Height: 5feet4inches
  • Weight: 130lb (a new and yikes!-worthy discovery)
  • Stamina: 2miles in 20minutes leaves me wanting to die
  • Overall: I feel sluggish and stiff and ready for something in my life to change

I cobbled this training plan together using Google, fitness magazines, and advice from some of the greats (Meghann, Sarah, Caitlin).  If you see any room for correction, please let me know!

Get a Haircut and Get a Real Job

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I ate breakfast on the go this morning while I walked to volunteering.

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Stoneyfield Farm Lowfat Strawberry Smoothie and a Cinnamon Raisin Gnu Bar.  This was the perfect combination.  I’ve tried every flavor of my Gnu Bar samples now, and cinnamon raisin is one of my favorites.

For lunch I hit up the hospital’s sandwich bar.

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Jalopeno wrap with chicken salad, banana peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, pickles, spinach, and chipotle sauce.

I’ve been drinking a diet soda with lunch but it is a Pepsi place, and I hate Diet Pepsi, so it seemed a little silly.  I don’t mind that I drink (a lot of) diet soda, even though many people think it’s too unhealthy, because I get so much enjoyment out of it, so a flavor I don’t like is hard to justify.  Today I brought a Snapple-On-the-Go Diet Pink Lemonade packet that I bought on a whim the other day.

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Delish!  And it got me to drink a water with lunch, which I always should but never do.

Volunteering was a little busier, which was a nice change of pace.  One lady said I was their best volunteer and it kind of made my day 🙂

On a similar note, I’m sure some of you are wondering why I don’t have a job.  No, I am not planning on living off Adam’s loans.  80hours+ of volunteer service was a prereq for the programs I am applying to so that took priority until school starts.  Next week when my class starts I will be moving to one (4hour) volunteering shift a week.  I will also – fingers crossed – get a job then.  I am hoping to substitute teach and get a waitressing job.  However, I can’t apply for the restaurant job until I know the situation with substituting, and that won’t happen until after Labor Day.  For now, I am enjoying the lack of responsibility and being proud of myself that I’ve saved enough money that it’s not a big deal.

My plan was to study after volunteering, but we got some sad news from back home and it kind of nixed my motivation.  The husband is dying to see District-9, so I just might join him for a movie!  I’ll let you know at dinner.

What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without working?  I started a part-time job when I was 15 and have pretty much worked ever since.  I waitressed through college and had two jobs I went back to at home over every break.  The two years I taught were the only time in forever that I haven’t been waitressing, and I’m actually excited to get back to it.

Reflections and Refraction

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I am back, officially!  I promised some reflecting in the last post, as to why I was being such a naughty blogger –

I am freaking out a bit.  About going back to school, about moving, about not having any idea what I want to do with the rest of my life.  About only taking one class next semester, about that class being too hard for me.  About quiting teaching.  About going back to teaching.  The list goes on, and there are a lot of contradictions.

It does not help that I am beyond exhausted, I don’t sleep well anyways and our new neighborhood is astonishingly noisy.  In the interest of full disclosure, I will also mention that I am becoming very depressed about my foot.  I’ve mentioned that I had plantars worts on my left foot (I am apparently with out an immune system!) and now instead of 3 I have 5.  And I don’t have a doctor’s appointment for another month.  And my foot hurts like heck and I’m afraid it will effect my marathon training.

From these reflections, I realized that I’ve been doing some self-sabotaging.  I’ve been eating crappy food, not working out, not studying.  I had planned on signing up for a week yoga pass (I have to do it now because once school starts my class is all at night) when I realized that I was dreading going.  That is not the feeling I want to have, towards yoga of all things.  I decided I will not do more than 5-10minutes of strength training a day until class starts, and let myself focus on volunteering and chemistry review.  I’ve had a lot of big changes in the last month, I need to allow myself to deal.

Today, I ate an Orange Cranberry Gnu Bar sample on my walk to volunteering.

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Probably the best flavor I’ve tried so far.

For lunch I used my volunteer voucher to get a cup of vegetarian chili, which I topped with cheddar cheese and jalopenos.

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I love veggie chili so much, I have a list of chili recipes I am excited to make this winter.  This was beyond tasty for cafeteria food, but left my mouth pretty spicy so I ate half a sample bag of Sahale Snacks Soledad Almonds Nut Blend.

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This was a much more pleasant flavor to spend the afternoon with 🙂

After volunteering I walked back to a coffee shop in my area and set up shop for studying.  As mentioned, I am taking one class this semester (Gen. Chem. I with a lab).  To prepare I’ve been working on Chemistry for Dummies.  I studied from 2:15 – 5:45 and while I worked I had an iced coffee – 1sugar, splash of cream – and the rest of my nuts.

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The bag had 2servings, 260calories in total, and was just the right amount of munching to keep me focused.

Tonight I have some more to-do’s to check off (including putting away the laundry I did more than 24hours ago!) and I have a 10pm bedtime goal.  See ya for dinner!

What have you been freaking out about lately?