September 8, 2009

So long Summer

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Labor Day weekend was fun and busy, but I am sad to see summer leave! We had some sun and some chilly weather this weekend and fall is def in the air. 

I had a BBQ with my family Saturday night. There was grilled chicken, ribs, broccoli, eggplant, potatoes and tomato salad. There was so much food and I was stuffed after dinner :)  BBQ’s can be healthy if you choose carefully. Grilled potatoes are real TASTY and are a good alternative to potato salad that’s usually made with tons of mayo. I especially like them because I can’t eat mayo (allergy!).  And, you really can’t beat grilled veggies! I’ll miss them come winter :(

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Sunday afternoon John and I decided to walk the Freedom Trail in Boston. We walked from one historic site to the next including…

The State House

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and Paul Revere’s grave stone.

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This was our tour guide who had lots of stories to tell!

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John and I saw the movie Extract Saturday night. It was funny and entertaining, but the story line was a little out of the ordinary. Have you seen this movie? What did you think of it?

It was really nice to have Monday off! I spent most of Monday relaxing then I was off to Mohegan Sun to see Journey in concert. They were fantastic! I think my friend and I were some of the youngest people there, but it was fun! There were a lot of food choices at Mohegan Sun. We choose to eat at Bobby Flay’s Bobby’s Burger Palace. It was the best burger I had in a while. It was the perfect portion (I was full, but not stuffed afterwards) and I did not feel like I was eating a fast food burger at all. The restaruant did not serve any seafood so I got my french fry fix! The fries were crispy, just how I like them :)

Here are the rest of the weekend’s EATS:

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Saturday and Sunday’s bowl of cereal were identical so I didn’t snap a photo of Sunday’s Rice Chex with rice milk.

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I also had some chips that are not pictured with the hot dog.

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September 3, 2009

Busy, busy…

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What a hectic two days it has been! Work is in its “busiest” season and has been a bit crazy lately. Yesterday I had a meeting over lunch so I couldn’t snap a pic of my EATS. I can tell you what I ate though, which isn’t nearly as exciting as a pic but will have to do! I had a salad (greens, tomato, cucumber and onion) with grilled chicken and light Italian dressing on the side from a local restaurant. A mini bag of microwave popcorn was my afternoon snack.

After work I went to John’s. We made quick egg sandwiches for dinner before doing yet another fantasy football draft. The draft started at 10:30pm and we didn’t finish until midnight so I was pretty tired this morning. It was a lot of fun though and I can’t wait for the season to start!

You can see the draft happening on my computer screen. Everyone gets 1 minute and 30 seconds to make their pick  in each round of the draft so I was anxiously awaiting my turn deciding what player to choose.

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My draft cheat sheets with the player rankings were a big help!

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Oh and of course the egg sandwich. I sliced up a tomato and had some ketchup on mine. I also had some potato chips.

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Today’s EATS…

I was running late this morning so this cereal I had in my car came in handy! Does anyone else keep snacks in their cars? I’m always in my car going somewhere so I sometimes keep some snacks in there for days like today. I ate the cereal, but not the rice milk. I just wasn’t in the mood for it!

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Lunch was a turkey and hummus sandwich on a potato roll eaten at my desk. I also had some canned peaches that I had at my desk (yes, I keep snacks at my desk too!) and a bag of baked potato chips from the caferteria.

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This chip bag was larger than normal, but was only 1/4 filled with about 12 chips in it. When I first opened the bag it looked like someone already ate half of it!

A banana was this afternoon’s snack.

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By the time I got home tonight I was exhausted and a little cranky! I didn’t sleep much last night and had a really busy day. I decided to skip the workout I had planned on doing and save it for the morning instead when I’m wide awake with lots of energy!

For dinner I had a hamburger sauteed with onion and mushrooms and sweet potato fries. I went bunless on the burger, but was still hungry after dinner so I toasted up a potato roll and ate it plain. It was still good though and hit the spot!

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Dessert was a slice of poundcake with coolwhip on top. I ate it before I could take a photo. Guess I was still hungry!

I’m off to relax now… TGIAF!!!

 

September 2, 2009

Up and Out

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I woke up EARLY this morning (5am!) so I could get a workout in. I woke up just before the alarm was about to go off :) I rather wake up naturally then to the blaring sound of the alarm. Once a week I have to be at work by 8am for a meeting. On these days I like to get everything ready (lunch, etc.) at night so I’m not rushing around like crazy and can fit in a workout without being late.

I wasn’t too hungry for breakfast this morning, but ate some cereal anyway around 6:30am. If I left without eating I know I would be starving right in the middle of my meeting and wouldn’t be able to concentrate ;)

I’m finally getting tired of cereal. (It’s about time, huh?) I’ll have to find something new for breakfast to replace the cereal a few times a week.

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The pumpkin in the pic is from the veggie garden. When I woke up it was 52 degrees outside! It seemed fitting to have the pumpkin in the pic since we are having such COOL weather.

This morning’s workout was 30 minutes of strength exercises. I didn’t end up doing any yoga last night and wasn’t really feeling it this morning. Maybe tomorrow will feel more like a yoga day?

It’s just before 7am and I need to leave so I’m not late!!

Do you get your lunch, clothes, etc. ready at night to make for an easier morning?

 

September 1, 2009

Exercise or a Movie?

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I don’t know about you, but I always feel like I am rushing to get somewhere.

Need. To. Relax.

If I’m not too tired later tonight I am going to do some more YOGA. It worked wonders on Monday for me. I felt relaxed and full of energy :)   I have a feeling though it may have to wait until tomorrow morning because I feel ready for bed!

I had an appointment after work and no time to cook anything so I grabbed some leftovers from last night and was on my way. Sorry, nothing exciting to report about dinner except that I was glad to have leftovers!

Lunch today was DELISH! My sandwich was filled with hummus roasted peppers and chicken.

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It was one of those days where I felt hungry ALL day long. I ate my sandwich around 11am (too early for lunch!). After eating it I was surprisingly content so I didn’t eat anything else. Around 1pm I was famished again. I wanted cake, cookies or anything sweet really, but wanted to eat something that was a little healthy for me. I chose Oh’s cereal. Now there are def cereals out there that are a lot better for you, but this hit the spot. It was sweet and I felt like I was eating dessert! Oh’s does contain some added vitamins so I guess it was better than eating cake or cookies ;)

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I had this bowl x2. By the time I was finished I had about 2 servings of cereal with rice milk.

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 Today’s snacks were a fruit cup around 4pm and this piece of poundcake after dinner. (I guess I needed to eat some CAKE today!)

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Tonight’s big decision is whether to watch a movie or get some exercise in. Hmmm…..

 

September 1, 2009

Banana Yellow

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September is here and so is the COOL weather :( It’s almost time to start cooking homemade soups and dinners in the oven instead of on the grill. Apple picking season is just about here too and I am looking forward to making applesauce from the apples I pick right off the trees! Last fall was the first time I experimented with making homemade applesauce and I really liked it.

Today is a super busy day at work (hence the late breakfast post!), but I am not minding it so much since I woke up in the best mood :) I had the usual bowl cereal for breakfast (Rice Chex with rice milk) in a banana yellow colored bowl! I also ate a banana on my drive in to work.

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Hope your September is off to a great start!

 

August 28, 2009

All My Favorites Foods

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I’m eating breakfast at my desk as I’m writing this post. I went back to an old favorite this morning- Kix, rice milk and a banana.

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Friday came quick for me this week! I couldn’t fit in a manicure yesterday during lunch so I am hoping to do that today. It’s nice to do something a little fun and different on a Friday :)

Last night for dinner I had another favorite, stuffed meatloaf. You can find the recipe on the “My Eats” page. This is my second favorite dinner. Breaded porkchops are my first fav which I had this week too!

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As always, I went back for seconds!

For dessert I had an apple square from Guarino’s Pastry Shop. Apple pie is my favorite dessert so I was excited to eat it! I cut the square and only ate half at first, but who was I kidding I ended up going back for the second half and ate the full square. Here’s the first half…

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NEWS WORTHY

Have you seen this article? Americans eat 22 teaspoons of sugar a day, according to this report. It’s recommended that women eat no more than 6 teaspoons a day and men 9. This guidline does not apply to natural sugars found in fruit, veggies and dariy, the article says.

 Do you think you eat more than the suggested 6 or 9 teaspoons a day?

I’m assuming there are days when I eat more than 6 teaspoons of sugar, but I would have to pay closer attention to find out how much sugar I actually consume. I don’t drink soda or fruit juices with added sugar and purposely do not eat cereals high in sugar on a regular basis so I think I’m headed in the right direction!

 

August 27, 2009

Plan A or B?

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Good morning! Where in the home stretch of the week and I am looking forward to the weekend. I have a lot to accomplish though before I can call it a week! I left for work extra early today to catch up on e-mails that piled up yesterday while I was out of the office.  Before I left home I had Corn Chex and rice milk in my flower mug.

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I left in such a hurry this morning that I didn’t pack a lunch or any snacks. I have some fruits cups that I keep at my cube and some hummus and bread in the fridge here at work. That will be Plan B. I am going to try to go out for lunch today and maybe sneak in a quick manicure while I am out :)

What are your lunch plans today?

 

August 26, 2009

Rest Day

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I decided to stay home from work today and just rest since I have not been feeling well. It was a much needed day of relaxation!! I did make it out to meet some friends for dinner, but other than that I stayed in bed for the majority of the day :)  Sorry for the lack of posting today, but I did captured today’s EATS and last night’s dinner to share with you so let’s backtrack a bit…

Last night after work I headed to John’s. He had caught a bad cold and stayed home sick from work yesterday. When I got to his house dinner was already cooking in the oven! I peeked inside the oven to find breaded porkchops (which is my favorite home cooked dinner, but I don’t think he knew that). We had rice and John fried up the leftover breadcrumb mixture with egg to have on the side. It was DELISH!

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Again, no veggies because of my sick stomach. I did have a nectarine for a snack earlier in the afternoon to get some more fruit in.

This morning I had Rice Chex with rice milk! This bowl did a good job of settling my stomach.

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I ate breakfast around 9am and went back to bed. I didn’t get up for lunch until around 1:30. I had a bowl of Campbell’s Select Harvest Chicken and Long Grain Rice soup. I like this brand because it has less sodium than I have found in other soups and has no MSG or artificial flavors.

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I had some Wild Harvest organic Black Bean Tortilla Chips on the side. I really don’t know how many chips I actually ate, but I had quite a few more than what you see here on the napkin!

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I enjoyed the company of a few friends tonight over dinner at Papa Razzi. I have never dined at this restaurant before and was surprised at how good it was. I started with a piece of bread. I was a little oily, but that’s what made it so good!

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My plan going into dinner was to skip dishes with tomato sauce. I love tomato sauce so it was hard for me to pass up, but I didn’t want to further aggravate my stomach. I ordered  the chicken and broccoli over bowtie pasta sauteed in garlic and EVOO. This dish was so tasty! I especially liked the big slices of garlic in it.

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I was full after finishing this enitre plate :) When I got home I somehow felt a little hungry though and had a slice of homemade zucchini bread for dessert.

My day of resting is almost over, but I am going to enjoy a couple more hours in bed watching some episodes of last season’s Weeds. I haven’t seen the new season yet and need to catch up! Good night.

 

August 25, 2009

Food For Thought

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I woke up after a 9 hour sleep feeling really rested this morning! I started my day with this bowl of Corn Chex cereal and rice milk.

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Sorry for the short post, but I still need to make my lunch and dry my hair so I can get to work!

I’ll leave you with some Food for Thought: “Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself.”

I recently came across this quote and it’s so true. You have to create your own life, make it be what you want it to be. You can keep looking, but there won’t be anything to find if you don’t take any action.

Do you agree?

 

August 24, 2009

Lazy Monday Morning

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I got a late start this morning and didn’t get around to eating breakfast until 10am. I slept in a little and am glad I did because for once I’m not tired at all!! I knew I would be meeting a friend for lunch just before noon so I didn’t want to eat too much. I had a bowl of Corn Chex with rice milk.

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I met my friend at a local pizza shop near my house for lunch. I work from home on Mondays so it was nice not to eat alone! I was starving so my mind wasn’t thinking salad or anything healthy! I ordered the hamburger sub with lettuce tomato and pickles and ate it all :)

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Now that I’m full it’s back to work for the rest of the afternoon! Hope your week is off to a great start.

 

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