Today’s About the Food

Today has been REALLY boring which is just fine by me. It’s nice to not have to rush, rush, rush for once. Because there’s really not a whole lot to say, I’ll stick with the food and call it a day.

• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup BRM 7 grain cereal
• cinnamon
• almond butter/cinnamon plum tea jam
• dorset cereal

Pre gym snack;

Gym stats:

• Time: 40 minutes
• Avg Hr: 153
• Max Hr: 169
• Calories Torched: 382
• Distance: 4.3 elliptical miles

Lunch was Moroccan Chickpea Stew;

Afternoon pick me up was a bowl of fresh cantaloupe, honey dew, pineapple and pomegranate seeds;

The fam baked up Delisso Pizza’s so I made myself a little pilaf. I browned some tofu then took it out of the pan and added frozen peas, water and some Memories of Damascus sauce. While that was cooking I cubed up the tofu then added it back to the pan with 2 tbsp of WW couscous. Some jalapeno jack got sprinkled on top and then it sat for 5 minutes to get all melty-like;

This turned out superb! YUM!

We’ll be leaving the house shortly to go take in a hockey game. Can’t wait! I promise to be back tomorrow with a more substantial post! Until then, have a GREAT Friday night!!!

Bye for now!!

Spinning

Hi guys! First off I’d like to apologize for my lack lustre post yesterday. I really wasn’t feeling my best when I typed it out. I started feeling pretty icky after my hot-as-Hades run; queasy belly, headache, tiredness, etc. Sitting in the humid pool environment for an hour did not help! After posting I crashed in front of the TV and watched Twilight (again). When I got up to go to bed I was really dizzy. Like drank-to-much-wine dizzy. Everything was spinning when I laid down in bed. *ugh* Then I woke up this morning feeling hung over. Too bad I didn’t have any fun to justify it! The headache has lasted all day, but I’m hoping to sleep it off tonight.
-1 cup water
-1/3 cup sunrise blend with quinoa
-cinnamon
-PB2
-carob chips & hazelnut pieces
This put a smile on my face!

Work plodded on by. I did a lot of keypunching today which was probably a good thing because it doesn’t require me to wear my thinking cap. ;) I munched on some nuts mid morning…
No gym time today…it’s yoga day. Doubt I would’ve gone anyhow. I had to zip up to the mall to get a few things so it all worked out. On the way I ate a Kashi bar to tie me over;
And I couldn’t leave without hitting up Starbucks. I went with an Erica inspired beverage today…
This is a grande 3 pump gingerbread NF misto. Heck of a good brew! I also treated myself to a cute little cup that was 20% off…

Lunch came late as that drink filled me up, but when I got to it, it sure was da bomb! Onto a flatout wrap I spread a LC cheese wedge, topped it with the last of my broccoli sprouts from Manon, roast beef and a generous squirt of mango wasabi mustard;
Fan-freaking-tastic! I could’ve eaten 2. The mango wasabi mustard adds such a great tang to everything, but I did notice the other night that it contains HFCS. That doesn’t really panic me at all, but I will use it in moderation. Do you panic when you buy something then realize the ingredient list contains an undesirable item? If so, how do you handle it? Just curious!

I bit into a honey crisp apple later in the afternoon;

I only have one of these bad boys left until next years crop! BOO!

We all had to be out the door for skating lessons/hockey practice by 5pm. The fam enjoyed an early dinner of chicken fingers and fries. I warmed up the last of Tuesday’s pork tenderloin, Wednesday’s roasted potatoes and some steamed edamame. Also on the plate was some Ted Readers peach bourbon sauce;

I ate a piece of my white chocolate coconut Lindt bar for a sweet end.

I’m finally home and changed into my comfy clothes…AKA pj’s….and plan on tuning into CSI Vegas and Vampire Diaries before retiring for the night. Tomorrow will be an early one because the kids are off school for the day and DS has hockey camp across town at 8am. Speaking of my bad ass hockey dude, here he is in his most angelic form;

Too tough, this I know! LOL!! And I can’t believe I’m gonna post this next photo because I look positively hideous in it (I must really like you guys!), but Pepper is just too cute in it.

He doesn’t appreciate us getting in his face and always blocks us with his paw. Hehe! Of course, his resistance makes it all the more fun!!

Bye for now!!!

Nothing New Here

Woot woot!! It’s Wednesday! Only 2 more days until the weekend is upon us. Anybody planning on going to see New Moon on Friday?? We’re going to a hockey game so I won’t be in any crowded theatre. I plan to take DD next weekend when it’s (hopefully) quieter.
-2/3 cup coffee
-1/3 cup Quaker oats
-cashew baby
-cranberry sauce
-chopped peanuts
-USVAB
I still have a few of the cashew babies left so I melted one into the pot today. Yum-o!

I tried a new (to me) bar before the gym today. It was a choco-walla bar;
This was great! It had a rich chocolate flavour, dense consistency and chunks of chocolate through out. I’m gonna have to give the other Odwalla flavours a go!

The gym today was rotten. Somebody fiddled with the thermostat and it made for an exhausting run. My legs felt like lead and it felt like I couldn’t get enough air into my lungs. It was extremely tough and by the end I felt like passing out, but I finished. By the skin of my chinny-chin-chin!

Time: 45 minutes
Avg Hr: 163
Max Hr: 185
Calories Torched: 488
Distance: 4.6 miles

I seriously don’t know how you girls who live in hot weather places do it. Kudos to ya!

At least I packed a refreshing lunch! I brought some Fage;

And topped it with TJ’s blueberry muesli and fresh raspberries;

Dinner was our planned roast in the crock pot. I almost forgot to take the meat out of the freezer again. DOH! I just seasoned it with some Montreal steak spice and let it go for 9 hours. I served it up with some baked potatoes and steamed broccoli;

I also had some of this pomegranate chutney on the side for dipping;

We just got back from the pool and I’m thinking about watching Twilight again. My hubby is leaving soon for hockey and there’s not much on TV. What a life! Before I sign off I wanted to tell you all to head over to Coco's blog for a chance to win some Pop Chips!!!

Bye for now!!

All About The Sweet Stuff

Although today was cold enough for me to have to scrape the frost of the windows of the Jeep, the sun was shining and the sky was a beautiful blue. Much more cheery than grey skies, no?

-1 cup coffee
-1/3 cup BRM 7 grain cereal
-1/4 cup trail mix
-pumpkin pie coffee creamer

I didn’t intend on dumping quite that much creamer into my bowl, but it poured out quicker than I expected. Hey, my feelings weren’t hurt over it! It was a super tasting bowl! :D

My hubby and I watched The Ugly Truth last night. Hilarious!!! I haven’t laughed that hard at a movie in ages. Good thing I ate my sweet end/snack first or I might’ve choked!

I found this piece of vegan pumpkin loaf in the fridge and threw it in the toaster to crisp it up. It made for a nice treat paired up with some almond butter and a cuppa pumpkin pie flavoured coffee.

Work went quicker today. Amen to that! We got a huge load of mail late yesterday so it took a few hours to sort through. I don’t mind doing this because it requires standing which is a sweet change from sitting 7 hours a day. I did get a little bored though so I decided to try to take a good picture of a super cool (to me) necklace that I bought on the weekend at Smart Set;

I just love all the colours in this because I can ear it with a variety of outfits. This is the shirt I bought at Charlotte Russe and man, it’s a comfy one! I totally should’ve bought one in each colour they had on the rack!

Back to some food…..I thoroughly enjoyed this Dulce de Leche Luna bar before going to the gym.

This was lip smacking good!

I hopped on the elliptical today and watched some Racheal Ray. She had the cutest baby animals on today! There was even a friendly albino reindeer. Love. Made the time whip right on by!

Time: 45 minutes
Avg Hr: 162
Max Hr: 178
Calories Torched: 468
Distance: 5.1 miles

I’m sure you will not be floored when you see that I brought bison chili for lunch today. I can be SO predictable! I did switch it up some by mixing in the last of the Aztec grain mix. Ya know, to bulk it up!

Then I ate a few more Hershey’s kisses;

Apparently I’m not sweet enough today! Then I ate a couple grapes and drank a chocolate hazelnut tea;

According to the menu plan we were suppose to have a roast in the crock pot tonight. Too bad I forgot to take the meat out of the freezer last night! So we had Wednesday’s pork tenderloin instead. I decided to play with my food a bit by making a sandwich out of it. I used these cool flat breads from Wegman’s…

I topped it with 3 pieces of pork, loads of broccoli sprouts and mango wasabi mustard;

Freaking delicious! I also had some steamed veggies on the side.

Great meal. I had a piece of my white chocolate lindt bar for a sweet end, but it wasn’t playing nice with the flash. If you ever come across this flavour, please try it! It is divine.

I’m just freshly home from Pilate’s and am patiently waiting for 8pm so I can watch The Biggest Loser. Hope you guys are all doing exactly what you want this evening!

Bye for now!!

Meal Planning – Week 3

I really didn’t feel like getting out of bed this morning. It was one of those times where I was just to cozy under the blankets. *sigh* But up I got and felt much more awake after a nice shower! I was a bit pressed for time so I did my oats I the microwave again. Can’t beat 1 min 30 seconds!

-2/3 cup USVAB
-1/3 cup PC 5 grain cereal
-cinnamon
-raisins
-fresh blueberries
-walnut pieces

I got hungry before bed last night so I tried out a s’mores zbar;

I can see why DS has been hammering these babies back! Yum….

Monday’s are usually my fast day at work, but today was kinda slow. I imagine it was because there really wasn’t much to do. Meh, I survived! Before heading off to the gym I ate a whole whack of fresh blueberries;

I just love blueberries so much! I wish their season was a longer one.

I had a great run at the gym today. My legs were on the tired side, but it felt good to move after the weekend. Relaxing is a definite necessity in life, but I think moving about is so much more rewarding.

Time: 45 minutes
Avg Hr: 164
Max Hr: 182
Calories Torched: 499
Distance: 4.6 miles

I rummaged around in the fridge last night for something to take for lunch today and came out with an Yves veggie sausage and the last of the sautéed onions and peppers.

These sausages are really yummy! I chased lunch with a few Hershey’s kisses;

I brought the bags to work to add some to the office candy dish, but had to hide them from myself so I didn’t eat them all day!

DS had hockey practice tonight so I picked DD up and went home to make a big pot of chili. I decided to use the bison I bought at Wegman’s on Friday.

Into the pot went a tbsp of basil infused olive oil, the bison, an onion, 2 red and 1 yellow bell pepper, a can of mushrooms, lentils, a can of 6 bean medley, 1 can of tomato sauce, chili powder, coriander, cumin, dried oregano, salt & pepper. I topped my bowl off with some goat’s milk yogurt and a wee bit of shredded mozzarella;

Ouch…that's bright!!! Here it is all mixed up.

DD shared her Kit Kat with me….

After I pick DD up from dance I plan of watching The Ugly Truth and enjoying a cuppa joe with some of this bad ass stuff in it;

OWWWWW!!! :D

Continuing on with my November challenge of planning our weekly meals, here is what week 3 is looking like…

Meal Planning – Week 3

Monday – Hockey (4:30-5:50) & Dance (6-6:45)
-Bison Chili

Tuesday – Pilate’s (6:15-7:15)
-Crock pot roast/steamed broccoli/Sidekick noodles (for fam)

Wednesday – Swimming (7-8)
-Pork Tenderloin/steamed veggies/mac n’ chs (for fam)

Thursday – Hockey (5:30-6:20) & Skating (5:30-6:20)
-Pizza night for fam/leftover night for me

Friday – Storm (OHL) hockey game (7-10)
-turkey sausages/veggies/noodles (for fam)

I think this weeks plan will leave lots of extra leftovers for lunches too, which is a bonus. I can’t believe I’m on week 3 already!

Project Feed Me food choice for week 6 is canned beans and I’ll be preparing a post within the next few days to answers all the questions you guys sent me. There’s still time to ask if you didn’t get a chance last week! Bring it on! ;)

Bye for now!!

Twilight In The Afternoon

Today was thankfully uneventful. That makes for a short post ahead. I stayed up late last night watching Twilight. Good movie! The book was way better, but I always think that about books that are turned into movies. I’m eager to see New Moon now. I went to bed grateful that I didn’t have to set my alarm and woke up at 8:30. The kids decided to make me some oats which was very nice of them but I just couldn’t stomach it. They might as well have handed me a bowl of sugar. *shiver* I didn’t have the heart to tell them I couldn’t eat it so once they ate their breakfast and went downstairs I tossed it and made a quick bowl in the microwave.

• 2/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup oats
• cinnamon
• raisins
• almond & pumpkin butter

This was very tasty and the kids didn’t know the difference!

DS had more hockey training from 12-1 with Todd Harvey, an ex NHLer. They did some pretty cool session on fake ice. I took some really cool videos, but I can not for the life of me figure out how to post one. Every time I try to load one into WLW, I get an error. If anyone can help a girl out, I’d love to share! :D

We didn’t get home until 2 and I was starving! I grilled up some tofu and served it on a toasted Ezekiel 4:9 English muffin with lots of broccoli sprouts c/o Manon and some mango wasabi sauce. I also heated up some grilled peppers and onions from the other night.

Lunch dessert was 3 of Manon’s raw banana barely nut cookies;

These babies may be small, but they packed a wallop of flavour….and they’re sugar free! I loved’em!!

I made a cuppa joe and snuggled under a blanket downstairs to watch Twilight again. On the big screen this time. The kids had watched it this morning and I was amazed at how much DS retained. He must’ve enjoyed it more than DD because she passed out half way through. My hubby even watched it. He didn’t mind it but thought there should’ve been more fighting. Men. LOL!!

Seeing as lunch was late, I just made a quick pot of soup for dinner. I cooked up a chopped onion and carrot then added 4 cups of chicken stock and maybe 2 of water. About 5 minutes later I added 5 frozen tomatoes and a few handfuls of fresh spinach. Once the maters thawed I hit the brew up with my immersion blended to “hide” the veg. I brought that up to a boil and threw in some frozen turkey meat, 1/2 a can of lentils and 3 palmfuls of noodles. The finishing touch was some shredded mozzarella cheese;

Yum! We visited my parents after dinner then came home and watched The Amazing Race. I can’t believe the weekend has already come to an end. Definitely not ready for Monday morning!!

Bye for now!!

The Day After

Man was I tired when the alarm went off at 7am! DS had hockey pictures at 8:20 and I was dragging. I tried to put my contacts in but my eyes were too puffy! :) I guess that’s what 10 hrs of fun will get you. And it was so worth it! I was awake enough to make a tasty breakfast, though.

• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup oat bran
• cinnamon
• pumpkin butter
• almond butter
• chopped hazelnuts

Two things made this bowl extra special. The new bowl from Kohl’s…

Just adorable, IMO. And the chopped hazelnuts;

These may seem ho-hum to some of you, but I’ve never come across chopped hazelnuts here before. Mind you, I’ve never looked too hard for them. :)

I got caught up on some blog reading when we got home. I’m still way behind but look forward to catching right up very soon. DS had an out of town game today but I didn’t go because DD had a “spa day” birthday party to go to. We’re talking mani/pedi, facial, chocolate dipped strawberries, lasagna & garlic toast for dinner with cake for dessert…..I wanted to stay!! Anyways, her and I went for hair trims at 11. She decided to go curly…

And me straight;

I’m amazed that her hair curled like that. Usually it falls out right away. Here we are together for a Mother/daughter shot.

LOL! I can’t believe that she’s almost as tall as me at 10. And I’m 5’7” ! Seeing as we were on that same side of town as the mall (where we needed to go) I treated us to lunch at Williams Pub. I ordered a 1/2 of a veggie and goat cheese panini with a side of apple gorgonzola spinach salad;

Sorry for the awful photo. I forgot my camera and DD’s was on it last bit of juice. We split a chocolate pecan cookie for dessert and I had a small NF chai tea for the road;

We made our way to the mall were we found birthday present shopping success. After this I was 100% ready to head home. Not for long, though because DD had to be at the party for 4pm. Then I went and did groceries. Then I decided to treat myself to 2 movies seeing as my hubby has hockey tonight. I rented The Ugly Truth and Twilight. Can’t wait to watch them both.

Dinner was fast because I did not want to cook anything. I mixed some Aztec grain blend with some bean salad and topped it off with pepper jack cheese. That went into the microwave until hot and melty;

Manon sent some more raw goodies home with my hubby last night. I dug into one of the bowls for dessert – mini orange cheesecakes;

Pure bliss. You would NEVER guess that this was raw. There’s also some broccoli sprouts and banana cashew cookies left. I’ll take care of those tomorrow!

My brother brought my niece and nephew over tonight which was a real treat because I haven’t seen them since September. My niece just turned 3 last Wednesday so I had her present waiting for her.

Poor thing has a cold! But that meant extra cuddles for me!

That’s all for today, folks!!! I hope the weather tomorrow is as fantastic as it was today.

Bye for now!!