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Better than Bonobo’s

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Today has been another mish-mash day.  I feel like this whole week is going to be crazy until I take my tests next Thursday and Friday.  It doesn’t help that my insomnia is back in full-force: going to bed at 10:30 meant falling asleep past 2am and waking up after 10.   Unfortunately, I actually haven’t even really started studying yet because the whole day has been swamped with errands. 

Thankfully we did have time for a bit of fun during those errands.  Like getting a Valentine’s gift from my parents when we went to the post office.

And enjoying lunch from Wegman’s salad bar.

Veggies = steamed broccoli, squash, and mushroom.

Protein = a tiny bit each tofu, tandori chicken, and general tso’s chicken.

We enjoyed a treat post shopping, Green and Black Milk Chocolate Peanut Bar.

My parents have been raving about this ever since we gave my dad one for Christmas, it has carmelized peanuts and sea salt!  My portion-

My lunch was pretty small, especially since I didn’t have breakfast so I knew I needed a snack as well.  We turned this,

into this.

The world’s best smoothie contained the flesh and water from 1 young coconut, with 6oz of lowfat plain yogurt, half a tray of ice, a drizzle of honey, and a huge shake of cinnamon.

Mmmmn.  Seriously, people who want to try the coconut chai from Bonobo’s, make this!

The rest of the day is going to be some sort of mix of studying, cleaning, dinner and gym.  See ya later.

Coconut, love it or hate it?  I LOVE it!  I can’t think of a single application I don’t adore it in.

Stressed is Just Desserts Spelled Backwards

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We’ll get to my stress eating in a minute, first let’s back it up to this morning.  I had my first ChemII lab and quiz this morning and I was pretty nervous.  I might have gotten in bed at 10pm last night (go me!) but I didn’t fall asleep for at least another 1.5hours.  I wanted to do a bit of review in the car this morning so I made a nice portable smoothie –

1 frozen banana + frozen blackberries + Yoplait low fat Blackberry Yogurt + half scoop chocolate Amazing Grass + big pour light Chocolate Almond Breeze + small squeeze honey.  Plus, it matched my outfit!

The quiz went pretty well and I finished my lab procedure quickly enough that I had time to finish up my lab report before noon.  And I cracked away at some of my reading while I waited for Adam.  An awesome morning.  Until I drove home.

I HATE parking at our apartment!  It’s not a matter of getting a close spot (I really don’t care, I’ll happily walk) it’s that we live on the business section so 95% of the parking is $$$.  The areas that aren’t 1hour metered are filled with fire hydrants, drive ways, and other cars.  Arrrrrrgh!!!!!  I made 3 loops around the ‘hood to no avail.  I parked at Walgreens for a bit and walked around to kill time, not once, but twice.  Finally, 2loops after that, I found a spot that’s about a mile away from our apartment.  And I’m not even all that comfortable with it, I’m pretty nervous about getting a ticket.

And I tell you that fun story to explain why lunch looked a bit like this –

You can go ahead and assume I finished off most of that GIANT bag of chips.  Plus this –

Oh yes I am in training for a half marathon.  Ha!

After my crapfest (and a looong phone call with one of my best friends, who I’ll be staying with in Orlando in a month actually) I feel a little better.  I’d feel a lot better if I’d soothed my soul with some carrots but somethings just don’t work out.

When was the last time you ate your feelings?  What’d you have and did you regret it

P.S. Not surprisingly I have a bit of a tummy ache!  I’ll be back tomorrow.

Combos are Like Rocket Fuel for Studying

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I have my first Chemistry quiz at 8am sharp tomorrow (as well as my first ChemII lab experiment!) so I’ll keep this short and sweet.  I hate doing one loooooong post, I like 2x or 3x days better.

Breakfast was delicious.

The last small serving of carrot cake pancakes smeared with sunbutter and maple syrup.

And a Cara Cara Orange.  I think I’m in love!  This had such a perfect balance of sour and sweet and it’s PINK.

My appetite has been crazy lately and I was so hungry I wanted to chew off my arm within minutes of finishing breakfast!  The only solution was to make my favorite snack of all time –

Cedar’s pita chips with feta spread.  I finished off the feta spread today and I just might have shed a few tears about it!

I randomly decided it was a fantastic idea to watch Make it or Break it in the middle of the day, which meant that lunch was an on-the-go affair eaten during Anthropology.

Naked Red Machine Juice and an Almond and Cashew KIND Plus Bar.

Plus the snack of champions a few hours later in Chemistry.

Combos and diet soda are always a winning pair 🙂

Dinner-dinner was leftover Cocoa-Coconut Chili (1C serving),

topped with 2% colby jack, 0% Fage, and some jalopenos.

Yum!  This is much healthier than the jalopeno and cheddar nachos I was inhaling a while back but just as tasty.

The plan for the evening is to study a bit and make it to bed before 10.  I do NOT feel prepared, I got a lot of catching up to do before my two tests next week.  I’ll let you know how the quiz went tomorrow at lunch, hasta!

Are you a combos fan?  I dare a 90’s child to say no!

P.S. My inner-fatty wouldn’t stop screaming so I ate this snack while I studied –

I want to call bad lighting but it really did look like that!  (Approximately) 1 ripe banana + 2T 0% Fage + 1T sunbutter + cinnamon + crumbled caramel filled cookie.

P.P.S. I completely forgot to do a Fest Check-in

  • Food – pretty good, if I had packed an apple or something I could have skipped the Combos
  • Exercise – meh, I chose not to work out in leiu of studying but this ties into T
  • Sleep – if I actually brush my teeth and go to bed now (9:40ish) pretty damn good
  • Time management – sucessful people do not watch tv shows about teenage gymnasts in the middle of the day!

Walking Dead

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Ugh, it’s a good thing I made two home-cooked meals today because that is about all I did!  I felt like a zombie all afternoon!  This post will be a quickie because frankly I don’t even want to think about it.

Afternoon snacks: Stoneyfield Pumpkin Pie yogurt.

I searched high and low for this item all fall and then it randomly showed up at the grocery store the other day before disappearing again.  I finally got to try it and all I really have to say is meh; real pumpkin stirred into Greek yogurt is much better.

A heaping t Sun Butter.

And some Cedar’s pita chips with feta spread (YUM!).

Like lunch, however, dinner was a delicious homecooked creation.

Cocoa-Coconut Chilli from Eat, Drink, and Be Vegan.  In the year I’ve owned this cookbook this is the only recipe I’ve made and I still consider it a good buy!  The husband will not eat this (hence his pasta leftovers) so I only made a half batch this time.

Topped with a dollop of 0% Fage, some shredded 2% colby, and Siracha.  Delicious!

Dinner’s success didn’t distract me from the fact that my sweet tooth is annoyed with me and I am disappointed in myself, boo.  I’m going to go sulk, and hopefully get in bed before 10.

FEST Check-in, Day 3

  • Food- excellent!  Everything I ate today was homemade and healthy.
  • Exercise – zilch, although I feel like my body did need a day off.
  • Sleep – poor, per usual we stayed up, and slept in, too late.
  • Time management – terrible!  Who has a quiz in two days?  How much did I study this weekend?  Urk!

We’re All Winners

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I’ve had such an exciting assortment of eats this afternoon!  And the husband came home earlier than usual and watched the newest Bones episode with me!  It’s been a good day all around 🙂

And I have some good news for some lucky giveaway winners –

Holly, Emily, Ashley, and Brandi; send me your info please and congrats.

This morning I finished off the rest of my coffee, chilled with skim.

I’d like to think it was the extra caffeine that gave me the energy to power through the business calls I had to make.  Or maybe it was the thought of my thrilling lunch.

Nom, nom, nom, nom 😀

If I had breakfast with Tina I did lunch with Janetha!  1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese, 1/4 cup Cedar’s Chick Pea Salad, and a few shakes Kernel Seasons Ranch.

This was a super tasty combo, thanks for the idea Janetha!

Next I had one of my favorite combos.

2/3 of a Crispin apple with sun butter.

And if that was one of the favorites this next combo is my absolute all time favorite.

Cedar’s pita chips with Garlic and Chive Feta Spread.  Words cannot describe how much I love this!

Post lunch my sweet tooth hit me hard.  I was dying to run across the street and get a cookie but somehow I resisted.  At 150 calories this Dannon Caramel yogurt was a much more sensible choice.

And topped with 1.5t each toasted walnuts and cinnamon chips it was pretty darn delicious.

The plan this evening is gym, reading (magazines for sure but hopefully some homework too), and a homemade dinner.  See you later!

What has been the most exciting part of your Friday?

Chocolate Oats

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Ever since my lackluster bowl a week or so ago I’ve been dreaming of this breakfast –

Chocolate Overnight Oats!  Last night I combined 1/3 cup Skim Plus Chocolate Milk with 1/3 cup oats.  This morning I added in 1/3 cup plain fat free yogurt and 1/3 cup blueberries.  Finally, I added a tablespoon each toasted walnuts and cinnamon chips.

Too awesome!  This bowl made me happy x 10.

We almost never buy chocolate milk but Skim Plus tastes amazing and is a pretty healthy treat.

Today is going to be more busy than awesome.  I’ve got foot surgery follow-up at 10:10 and since it’s near school I’m going to eat lunch on campus.  Then I have class from 2 – 6:30 (there’s a two hour break in there but I packed work) before I come home and go to the gym.

P.S. Don’t forget to enter my Cedar’s giveaway.

Front-Loading Fruits

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Isn’t she lovely?!?

It’s good to be back.  I missed you guys!  I’m not gonna lie though – the husband and I took advantage of the few camera free days and ate a bunch of crap (those of you who’re thinking “but you always eat a bunch of junk,” this was actually worse, gasp).  So this morning I front-loaded my day with antioxidant rich fruit.

First a tasty kiwi.

I love the taste of kiwis but eating them skin on makes me gag and removing the skin requires Iron Chef-like knife skills.  However, my Kiwi Bowl method works perfectly!

Next I tried this Siggi’s Pomegranate Passion Fruit.

The yogurt was disturbingly tart but topped with blueberries, half a minneola, and ~1.5t of agave syrup it was perfection.

A healthy start to the day is always energizing.

And I needed the energy.  Adam and I had lots and lots of fun this weekend, not limited to dinner at a new Vegan spot with Katie (me), purchasing/playing RockBand with friends (him), getting Adam hooked on Buffy reruns, purchasing my Bloggie Secret Valentine gift, and seeing “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.”  Whew!  All that didn’t leave much time for work so we actually set the alarms for 6am to finish homework this morning.

My homework is done but I have a long list of to-do’s for the day still:

  1. volunteering shift at the hospital
  2. errands – mail, bank, etc.
  3. a bit of blog business
  4. a bit of school business
  5. getting my new computer set up
  6. laundry
  7. a beyond necessary trip to the gym for training
  8. dinner

Yikes, I better get going!

it’s a 2fer day – 1. How do you eat your kiwi?  2. Did you see “The Imaginarium,” what’d you think?

More Nachos?

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My burnt nachos were fabulous, but I just couldn’t get the idea of gooey cheese out of my head….So I made a second (smaller!) plate; hello tummy-ache!  I regret nothing!* (*said with a French accent)

I did NOT however, make nachos for breakfast 🙂  Ever since my fabulous overnight nog oats last month I’ve been dreaming about new overnight bowls.  I finally decided that chocolate milk would be the way to go.

Sadly, I bought this for nutritional stats and the flavor was lacking. 

(sorry about the janky images, I’m not happy about using the husband’s laptop for blogging)  I’ll trade a few more calories for more chocolate flavor next time.  Maybe soy milk?  Breakfast was still ok though –

1/3 cup each Almond Breeze and oats were put in the fridge last night and this morning 1/3 cup each plain nonfat yogurt and blueberries were added.

The plan for today includes housework, schoolwork, and some tv watching.  I want to make a real dinner tonight (you know, like a wife) so I’m moving the gym trip to earlier this afternoon.  Happy Hump Day!

What is your favorite kind of flavored “milk?”  I’m a skim-cow’s kind of girl, but nothing can beat Silk Soy Nog.