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Hot Hot Heat

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Summer is here; I’ve been feeling hot hot hot!  Last night we moved back into our bed from the couch and it was uncomfortably warm.  We sleep in the living room in the winter because the bedroom has no heat but apparently it’s not so great in the hot months either.  Adam and I both said some form of “touch me and die” to each other as we settled in last night.  We’re going to try to stick it out and hope that it gets better when we do finally turn on the AC.

After a long night of ripping off the covers I woke up late and dehydrated this morning.  I had a 9am appointment to hurry to and I drank a guava Rockstar on my walk to school.

I had to get a physical and PPD test before I’m in the hospital for summer school.  I have a follow-up on Wednesday but I’m not exactly sweating the results.

I did get my sweat on though.  After the health center I made a nice long visit to the gym.  10 minutes on the elliptical at level 6 random.  40 minutes on the stationary bike at level 6 random.  And a quick session of strength and stretch moves.  Now that the gym has cleared out for summer I actually had a chance to get on some of the weight machines.

I walked home, walked the dog, and sat on the phone setting up various appointments.  By the time I showered and changed I was hun-grr-ee!  It was time for lunch.

I sautéed half a chopped poblano pepper in 1/2 Tbsp of butter and a bit of salt and tossed in ~1 cup of (thawed, frozen) corn and a pinch of brown sugar when the pepper started to char.  Then I scrambled in 2 large eggs and a few dashes of Green Tabasco.

They were delicious.  And if they look a little burnt it’s because I stepped away for a second to put on my shoes and had a spider jump on my foot.  I’m still shaking!

Alongside my eggs I drank the last of the Lifeway Low-fat Birthday Cake Kefir.

I’m still a little bit hungry and I might try to grab a snack while I’m out running errands.

See you for dinner!

Buried Treasure

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For breakfast I made myself a big bowl of cereal.

You couldn’t really tell.

I topped 1 serving of Cheerios and 1 serving of All Bran Bran Buds with blueberries and 1 cup of Lifeway Low-fat Birthday Cake Kefir.

I expected the kefir to sink and fill in the cracks.

Instead it took a little coaxing to get it to give up the booty.

There it is!

Like buried treasure.

But for breakfast.

Networking and Notworking

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I wasn’t quite the productivity machine I was hoping to be, but I did take off that gross brown nail polish.  Baby steps.

I didn’t eat definitive meals today, more like equally spaced random snacks.  Bowl o’ berries.

2% cottage cheese and Siggi’s 2% Coconut Skyr Yogurt topped with blueberries and maple syrup.

The syrup was supposed to be a light drizzle but with my newly opened bottle it ended up being more of a drenching.

Kettle corn.

Magnum Double Caramel Ice Cream Bar.

Tuna salad.

Adam and I split a can’s worth of tuna with Miracle Whip and pickle relish.

I had an everything matzoh on the side for crunch.

My final snack was a glass of Low-fat Birthday Cake Kefir.

I showed a picture of the bottle yesterday and promised to share more.  The Kefir is from Lifeway and it is flipping delicious.

The flavor isn’t exactly cake but it is pleasant.  Every flavor of Kefir I’ve tried from Lifeway has been the perfect balance of sweet over sour but not so sweet that it hurts your throat.  There are 170 calories per 8 oz and it is definitely more filling and satisfying than a glass of milk.

My evening was spent at the Buffalo Centre for the Treatment of Eating Disorders for an informational session put on by the local dietetics association.  I toured the center last summer on my own but it was good to see some familiar faces from my outpatient rotations.  I’m not sure whether or not we’ll stay in the area after graduation but it’s always good to do some networking.

How important is networking in your profession?

Peasy Pesto Pasta

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It’s already after 11 pm and the alarm is going off before 6 am tomorrow, yikes!  This day needs a speedy post.

Workout – 40 minutes on the stationary bike at  random level 6

Breakfast – Banana brulee yogurt.

In a small skillet I cooked a sliced banana with 1/2 Tbsp butter and 2 tsp brown sugar.  I put the gooey, caramelized banana on top of a bowl of Wegman’s 0% Plain Greek Yogurt.

The sweet and tangy tastes went perfectly together.

Lunch – a bagel sandwich.

A cinnamon raisin Bagel Thin topped with jalapeño cream cheese and two slices of Applegate Farms smoked turkey.

I ate a slice of turkey in the morning as I was assembling my sandwich, it’s great.

I also had a Golden Delicious apple.

Snack – a mini bag of kettle corn.

Dinner – 2 oz of bow tie pasta with slices of roasted zucchini and peasy pesto (see below).

I love pesto so flipping much!  Bow ties with pesto are one of my major food memories from my childhood.  My aunt makes the best pesto I’ve ever had but she’s a great cook so that’s not surprising.

Peasy Pesto, makes 4 – 8 servings

  • 10 oz frozen peas, thawed and drained
  • 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
  • 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  1. Place peas and oil in food processor and process until homogenous, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and pulse until well combined.

It was such a pretty green, I just couldn’t help taking pictures of it!

Late Lunch

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I was raring to go after my last post but e-mail sending and list writing kept me home a bit longer.

Since I had the time, I ate a 2% Pineapple Siggi’s for a late breakfast.

I may not have had time for any strength moves this morning but I certainly got in an arm workout carrying bags this afternoon.  Look at all the stuff we took to Goodwill –

I also hit up the Co-op (bulk bins), Target (ask me how thrilled I was to spend $7 on batteries for the smoke alarm), and Wegmans (groceries for the next week are purchased).

It was a long trip but now 80% of our weekend errands are finished.

I ate a pear when I got home.

But later I realized that I never actually ate lunch.  I was on a walk with the dog and husband so I made a pit stop at the co-op hot bar.

Excuse the bad pictures, I ate while I walked.  I got some mushroom “meatloaf,” curried kale and cauliflower, and a bit of cole slaw.

And for dessert a brown sugar walnut tart from Starbucks.

Mmmmn!

Adam took a girl friend out for dinner so I was by my lonesome.  I made a roasted veggie feast for my meal.

Sliced potato (6oz),

and green beans.

Yumtastic.  I’ve always liked vegetables but now that I roast them I lurve them!

I had a mini bag of kettle corn for dessert.

I also melted 2 Tbsp of caramel bites and ate them with a fork but the camera ate the photo.  I’m sure you can picture it though.

Have a great evening!

P.S. Adam just got home from his date and he came bearing half of his truffled mushroom panini.  I’m not going to eat it because it’s his favorite but I think he’s just the sweetest boy!

Two Beers And A Book

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We’re still waiting on Spring but the weather has warmed up enough that walks are pleasurable.  We took several today so I’m a happy camper.

This morning’s breakfast was a winner.

I topped a plain Siggi’s with melted Dark Chocolate Dreams pb (2 Tbsp) and strawberry jam (~1 Tbsp).

It looked just like an ice cream sundae!  Tasted like one too.

Lunch didn’t happen – the husband got to come home at the last minute and he took me on a walking date – but when I got home from school I sank my teeth into this juicy Bartlett pear.

Produce is so flipping good this time of year.

And a 100-calorie bag of kettle corn.

Which is good any time of year.

Dinner looked a lot like Monday’s; white girl broad rice noodles with broccoli, and a spicy sauce.

I stir-fried ~1 serving of noodles and 2 cups roasted broccoli in 1/2 Tbsp evoo and a sauce [made out of 1/2 Tbsp sugar + 1/2 Tbsp tamari + 1/2 Tbsp Sriracha + 2 Tbsp rice vinegar] .

It was nice and spicy.

I’ve already got the rest of my evening planned –

A Blue Moon Spring Blonde Wheat Ale, a Shock Top Lemon Shandy, and book 2 of the Hunger Games, Catching Fire.

Ten Things For A Monday

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1. Can we talk about the weather? Because seriously –

2. I definitely rocked day old smokey eye to the gym this morning.

3. Did you like how I casually mentioned that gym trip like it hasn’t been practically a month since I last worked out?  I did 30 minutes on the elliptical at level 6 random.  Plus a few minutes of strength and stretch moves.

4.  The new 2% Coconut Siggi’s Skyr yogurts are delicious.  I ate one for breakfast topped with raspberries, 1 tsp passionfruit jam, and a sprinkle of toasted coconut.

5.  Even with my lackluster photography skills, breakfast was a looker.

6.  I like to study standing at our mantel.  Everything is better with a friend.

7.  Adam laughed at me when I took home the extra pretzel stick from TGIF’s but I ate it for lunch today with roasted okra.  The mustard drizzle was like icing on a cake.

8.  One of our smoke alarms is running out of batteries and it beeps every 20 seconds.  I appreciate the warning but the damn noise is making me consider burning the house to the ground.

9.  Leftover Thai Iced Coffee Slush makes great iced coffee.  I poured 1+ cup of skim milk over a leftover serving of slush for a tasty treat.

10.  Adam made beef stew in the crock pot to take for lunch this week.  We gave a tiny bowl of meat to the dog last night and he’s alternated between standing guard at the fridge and staring deeply into my soul ever since.

The Have Nots

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I am so flipping excited to be back to blogging!  In fact, I’m excited about doing pretty much anything.  You see, I’m getting over a case of the “have-nots.”  It was a nasty one.  The past week I have not:

blogged ~ washed my hair ~ cooked ~ done any school work beyond what was immediately due ~ worked out ~ read any books ~ cleaned my house ~ eaten anything with any real nutritional value ~ been nice to my husband ~ taken a moment to appreciate my life

I told you it was bad.  I finally got so sick of myself that this morning I started getting back to doing.  I did three hair washes in the shower.  I made and ate two healthy meals.  I took a walk.  I went to school.  I finished a major assignment.  I pre-made Adam’s dinner.  I took a moment to reflect.

My plans for the weekend are big but doable – 1. spring clean our storage containers.  2. switch out our summer and winter wardrobes.  3. eat lots of fruits and veggies.  4. get in some strength training.  5. make notecards to start prepping for exam week.  6. read the 2nd Hunger Games book.  #6 is the only task that’s really urgent 🙂

How do you get back in gear when you’ve got a case of the have-nots?

Back to blogging?  This morning breakfast was pink, pink, pink.

I blended together 1 cup of skim milk, a 0% plain Yoplait Greek yogurt, 1 cup of frozen blackberries, and 1 Tbsp maple syrup.

Tangy but tasty.  I froze a bunch of blackberries when they were on super-sale a few weeks back so I expect to have this again soon.

When my class was over this morning it was too pretty out to go home so I extended my walk up Elmwood to the Co-op.  I perused some fun looking products but came away with only one.

A Relax drink from Solixir.  With blackberry, chamomile, passion-flower, jujube, lemon balm, and hibiscus.

It didn’t really have much flavor but for 50 calories and no added sugar I’m not complaining.

My food was feeling preppy so to go with breakfast’s pink lunch was green.

I started with a Crispin apple.

Then I had a green-on-the-inside twice baked potato with basil and cheddar.

Recipe is down below.  But I have to show you what I used for my basil –

I bought this Gourmet Garden Basil Herb Blend the other day on a whim but I think it’s going to become a kitchen staple!  So much easier than cutting up my own basil or throwing out my own basil when it rots in the crisper.  I see a lot of herbs in this week’s meal plan future.

Finally a big pile of roasted green beans.

Better than french fries!  <– and I can tell you that for certain because I ate french fries for dinner two nights this week *whoops*

Basil and Cheddar Twice Baked Potato

  • 6 oz baking potato
  • 1 heaping Tbsp finely chopped basil
  • 2 oz 50% reduced fat sharp cheddar
  1. Microwave potato to desired doneness according to your microwave’s specifications.  (my potato took 7 minutes at full power)
  2. Cut two thin slices of cheddar, about 0.5 ounce worth, and then roughly dice the remainder of the cheese.
  3. Cut potato in half and scoop out the flesh, taking care not to get too close to the skin so that the potato can still hold its shape.
  4. Mash potato insides, basil, and diced cheddar.  Spoon filling back into potato skins and top each side with a slice of cheese.
  5. Bake for 25 minutes at 425 degrees Farenheit.