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a very satisfying day

Andrea

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is check my email on my iPhone.  Its sick, I know.  Technology these days is just making it so easy to be constantly connected.  This morning I had a comment from Sarah regarding my ravenous day yesterday - she noticed that my meals were lacking in protein and thought that may have been the cause of my insatiable hunger all day.  Of course!  I'm normally very conscious of trying to eat balanced meals but yesterday I definitely fell short.   While in the shower I thought about what I had in the fridge and pantry and ways to ensure that my protein intake was higher today.  And let me tell you, I have been full and satisfied all day long.   Breakfast:  ultra-textured banana flax oats [423 cal, 15.9g fat, 60.6g carbs, 9.8g fiber, 13.9g protein] 090219-b1 This divine bowl contained:
  • 1 cup water, 1/2 cup oats, pinch of salt
  • 1 small mashed banana
  • 1 tsp flax seeds
  • 1 tbsp wheatberries
  • 1 dried fig, chopped
  • 1-1/2 tbsp TJ's natural, crunchy PB
The textures in this bowl of oats were perfect.  The banana was just ripe enough to make the oats ultra-creamy.  The wheatberries upped the chewiness factor and the crunchy PB added just that...crunchiness.  But the figs were the star.  You all know how much I love popping little fig seeds between my teeth.  My breakfast actually invoked the food dance out of me, a move usually reserved for exquisite desserts.  I was a happy, happy girl this morning. 090219-b2 Lunch: tuna salad on a multi grain flat out wrap with 1/2 cup Fage 0% and 1/2 cup strawberries [320 cal, 8.6g fat, 36g carbs, 11.8g fiber, 32.3g protein] 090219-l2 090219-l1 090219-s1 Pre-run Snack:  Clif Chocolate Chip ZBar [130 cal, 4g fat, 24g carbs, 3g fiber, 3g protein] Exercise:  wonderful 4-mile, very hilly run with Kelly.  I felt so much stronger today, and was careful not to eat any apples beforehand!  We were tired at the end because a good amount of hills happened in the last mile, but I truly felt like we could have kept going.  It gave me great hope for running the Martha Jefferson 8K next month! [-420 cal] I've been running around the house like a mad-woman tonight doing laundry and packing for my trip tomorrow.  Dinner was quick and easy, just popped some 'taters in the oven for my hubb and I.  I love dinners that allow me to do other things while they cook. Dinner:  my favorite sweet potato combo with edamame and corn, along with some leftover brussels sprouts [392 cal, 12.1g fat, 62.6 carbs, 12.6g fiber, 14g protein] 090219-d21 090219-d1 Alrighty, I've got lots to do.  Tomorrow I will be in Florida to help my best friend shop for her wedding dress!!!  I'm so excited!!!!  I also get to see my family (woohoo!!!), so its going to be a very busy few days.  I hope you all have a fabulous Friday and weekend!
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something's fishy...

Andrea

Happy Tuesday!  How are you all?  Is it still winter where you're at?  Last night, right after I finished my post where I told you it was raining, I let the dogs out our back door and discovered that it was POURING down snow!  So beautiful.  I'd stopped believing the weathermen because they've predicted snow for us multiple times this winter and we haven't seen anything significant yet.  Look at what we woke up to! The dogs didn't seem to be phased... snow-2 Sadly, most of it has now melted.  I think they've predicted more for tomorrow though.  I don't mind the cold as much when we have snow to look forward to! Before I get to far ahead of myself, I wanted to share the last of yesterday's eats with you.  I decided to discard the cabernet that I wasn't enjoying and made a snackie dessert bowl instead (are you proud, Sarah?!?).  It was so tasty and SO much more satisfying than my wine! Last night's dessert: 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, Annie's Honey Bunnies, 1 chopped medjool date. [ 220 calories] 090203-b1 Back to Tuesday... My days are going by SO fast because I am SO busy at work!  I've got a big deadline next Friday and I'm working really hard during the days to try and keep the late nights next week to a minimum.  Its stressful, but I'd much rather be busy at work than bored like I was for the last few weeks.  I had planned to get up early for some morning yoga, but forgot to turn my phone volume on after work yesterday so slept through my alarm for over an hour!  Yikes.  Needless to say I was in a bit of a rush, so I packed my breakfast to take with me to the office. Breakfast: 6oz Fage 0%, 1/4 cup TJ's pumpkin spice granola, 1 banana, 1 medjool date. [355 calories] 090203-b2 SO good!  And it stayed with me for a full 4 hours. I had a bit of a fish theme going on today...lots of protein and Omega 3's!  :) Lunch: tuna salad wrap on 8" whole wheat tortilla with yellow bell pepper and spinach, the rest of the tuna salad with peppers and carrots and two Back to Nature multigrain flax crackers. [about 400 calories] 090203-l1 The tuna salad contained:
  • 3oz canned tuna in water, drained
  • 1 stalk of celery
  • 1 tbsp light mayo
  • 1 heaping tbsp dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp dill relish
  • salt + pepper
090203-l3 Snacks: a pink lady apple at 3:30 and a Clif ZBar at 5:30, to fuel me for a run. [211 calories] 090203-s1 I decided to skip tonight's yoga class and go for a run.  The weather was decent (30* and clear), and it got warm enough today to melt the ice on the sidewalks.  They are predicting snow again tomorrow so I decided I should run while I had the chance, and go to a yoga class tomorrow night instead.  It was great!  I think my feet have gotten used to my new inserts because I didn't have much pain at all.  I'm still planning to see a podiatrist because I don't think I should have to deal with any pain while running, right?!? Exercise:  3-mile run, 10 min/mile pace.  20 minutes of vinyasa flows to stretch out afterwards.  I'm feelin' good!  :) [- 400 calories] Dinner tonight was inspired by Jen.  I saw a smoked paprika salmon on her blog last week and remembered that we had some smoked paprika in our spice cabinet that was a stocking stuffer this Christmas (my family knows us well!).  When I commented on her blog, Jen was sweet enough to send me this recipe to try out.  We didn't have time to marinade our salmon, but the rub was FANTASTIC. Dinner:  roasted salmon with a citrus paprika rub, citrus-glazed asparagus, TJ's Harvest Blends grains [580 calories] 090203-d1 The asparagus was super-easy, and SO good!  I heated olive oil in a non-coated skillet, then added 1 clove of garlic to saute' for about a minute.  Then the asparagus went in, with some salt and ground pepper.  After it had been cooking for 3-4 minutes, the garlic was really starting to brown and trying to stick to the pan.  I splashed in about 1/2 cup of orange juice to de-glaze, gave everything a stir and covered the pan.  The heat was lowered to simmer and the asparagus cooked for another 3-4 minutes until tender.  YUM. 090203-d2 This TJ's blend was really good too...israeli couscous, baby garbonzo beans, orzo and red quinoa.  We cooked ours in chicken broth for a little extra flavor. 090203-d3 Thank you all for the sweet comments about my new table!  I know it will take some getting used to, but I'm glad you're open to it.  I'll get a picture of the whole thing soon, but I'm waiting until our new dining room light gets here so you get the whole picture.  :) Daily Recap:
  • calories consumed = 1550
  • calories expelled = 400
  • net = 1,150
A little light today, but I feel content!  I may grab a little snackie dessert before bed...  :) Have a great night!
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bye bye moles...

Andrea

I started off my morning with a trip to the dermatologist to have a couple of moles removed.  Yuck.  My doctor is great and a couple of my little spots were suspicious to her so she decided they should go.  I trust her, so off they went.  Two on my back, one on my thigh.  I'm kinda sad about the one on my thigh...I was very familiar with it because it was so visible to me.  And now there will be an ugly scar in its place, unfortunately below my shorts line.  :(  Is it weird that I was slightly attached to my moles?  Hmmmm.....   Okay, a little backtrack.  Last night I was in such a snackie mood (as evidenced by last night's post) and had a bit of a sweet tooth attack after dinner.  I satisfied it with a cup of unsweetened applesauce and some Annie's Honey Grahams on top.  Yummy.  I just love these little Bunnies!!! 081119-d4 I also decided that I wanted to try a Fitnessista Breakfast Cookie because I've been intrigued by them on Jenna's posts lately.  So last night I mixed together:
  • 1/2 cup oats
  • 1/2 scoop vanilla soy protein powder
  • 1 tbsp PB&Co Dark Chocolate Dreams
  • 1/8 cup Silk plain soy milk
  • 1/2 mashed banana
  • 1/4 cup frozen blueberries
I mashed it all out on a plate and stuck it in the fridge overnight.  When I woke up I had a chewy breakfast cookie waiting for me! 081120-b1 081120-b2 It was basically my typical oats bowl with the addition of the Dark Chocolate PB all mashed out into cookie form.  It didn't get as hard as I expected, I wasn't able to pick it up and eat it.  But I guess that makes sense with the banana in it.  I was excited about this new breakfast creation for a couple of reasons.  1) Who doesn't love a cookie for breakfast?!?  2) One of Brian's favorite things is his grandmother's No-Bake Cookies, which are very similar to this but they stick together better and get a little harder.  And they are completely unhealthy.  I see this as a jumping off point to "healthify" a classic favorite... For lunch I stuffed 1/3 of my leftover tuna salad into a whole wheat pita, along with some broccoli slaw. 081120-l2 Paired with a plain Oikos and a Pink Lady... 081120-l1 And for a snack I have my leftover banana from yesterday and a Clif Z-Bar. 081120-s1 I have lots of exercise planned for today!  I'm meeting my friend Christine for a 45 minute hilly walk at lunchtime.  And tonight I am going to my first Spin Class!!!  A friend of mine teaches at the University's gym, and even though I'm not a member anymore since I'm not a student, she can get me into the class for just $5!  I'm super-excited.  I've been reading about everybody else's spin classes and what great workouts they are, so I can't wait to try one myself!  I'll report in tonight. I hope everybody has a fantastic day!  Almost Friday!!!
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tuna salad and soggy cereal oats

Andrea

Brrrrrr....  Another frigid morning in Virginia!  My little feet are so cold right now, I am in dire need of some winter shoes!  Day after Thanksgiving shopping, here I come!  :) I was in a big rush this morning trying to do some house cleaning while making lunch and breakfast.  I put together a bowl of oats using:
  • 1 cup prepared rolled oats
  • 1 small banana
  • 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
  • 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
  • 1/4 cup Back to Nature Maple Nut Medley Cereal
081119-b1 I think the cereal would have been a great idea, but because I was in such a rush I wound up running out of time to eat breakfast at home.  So I scooped it all into a gladware container and reheated it at work.  By the time it went through all of that and got all mashed up together into a wonderful oatmeal mush, the cereal was definitely soggy.  It did add a nice flavor though.  Oh, and the blueberries were terrific with the mashed banana. For lunch I made tuna salad to put in my last WW wrap. 081119-l1 Ingredients: (makes 3 servings)
  • 2 cans of white albacore tuna in water, drained
  • 3 tbsp light mayo
  • 4 tbsp yellow mustard
  • 3 tbsp relish
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1/4 cucumber, chopped
  • garlic powder
  • salt
  • pepper
I wrapped up 1/3 of the tuna salad in a whole wheat wrap and added some arugula mix to the top. 081119-l3 Paired with a Pink Lady... 081119-l2 Mia REALLY wanted some tuna... mia1 So did Hank. hankie My animals are such beggars! For snacks I have a banana and a Kashi. 081119-s1 Tonight Brian and I are going for another run after work.  Wish me luck...its supposed to be 32* at 6pm when we hit the pavement!  Brrrrr....
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