November 1st Already!!!

My little nephew came by last night to trick or treat :-) He was dressed as Venom! So cute! He will be 3 in February, and he is SUCH a little boy. Apparently he was flexing his big muscles in the mirror at home!! I love this little guy SO SO much!

Last night while handing out candy, I snacked on one of these:

And a small handful of yogurt covered raisins:

We went to our friends house later on last night, and I had some drinks (vodka and water, and a couple shots), and about 10 chips throughout the night.

This morning I slept in later than I have in years. Lunch was a Green Monster made with 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond breeze, 1 banana, 1 scoop amazing grass, 1 T peanut butter:

I also had some Mary's Crackers with herb and garlic cream cheese:

Dinner was 2 slices of meatloaf, topped with ketchup, and some Anne's Mac and Cheese:

I also had a couple glasses of milk, which is weird for me because I never really drink milk .. but I was craving it, so I guess that means by body needed calcium or something!

I choose not to drink milk most of the time, as I don't know how healthy it is, and I think that the human (adult) body has trouble digesting it. I have done loads of research about milk, and the majority of what I have read says that milk is not good for adults, particularly because it can scar the arteries, and because of the hormones/ antibiotics given to cows. But - since I was craving it today, I figured why not. Typically I think that if your body is craving a food/ drink, that food/ drink has something in it that your body needs. I listen to my cravings for this reason.

Do you drink milk?

Meet my friends this morning ...

I am taking a HEALTH day (aka a sick day), but I prefer to focus on the fact that I am trying to restore my good health.

Last night before bed I had an apple:

Some Mary's Organic Rice crackers with light herb and garlic cream cheese:

And a Hot Toddie ... recommended to me by Maggie from TheSaladGirl. Her dad is one smart man, because this definitely soothed my throat for a while! I didn't have any lemon, but I mixed hot water, honey, cinnamon sticks, and cloves and drank it down. Tasty, and effective!

This morning I slept in until about 10:00, then I got up and made a Green Monster of course. In addition to 1 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 3 handfuls of spinach and 1 banana, I added:

1 T of Peanut Butter:

And 1 package of wheat grass:

I drank it from a Heineken glass:

The good thing is, I still have my appetite. And I don't have a fever.
This makes me almost certain that I just have a cold.
I have a headache, sore throat (not as bad anymore) and stuffy/ runny nose, with a general tired feeling all over. With this whole H1N1 thing, people are very adamant that if you are SICK, stay HOME. So that is what I am doing.

No matter what I do (eat healthy, eat plenty of fruits and veggies, exercise etc) I still get a cold or two each winter, and usually the flu once. It must be because I am around so many germs all day at work ... I can't figure it out. Do you get a cold every year?

Camera Malfunction :-(

I am so upset :-( I had a bunch of great photos from dinner last night, and from today, and something went wrong with my camera card, and it was empty when I went to upload the pics. When I put the card back in the camera it wouldn't work at all. Booo.

Looks like the hubby and I will be getting a new camera card - luckily I have another camera I can use until we get one.

Yesterday we went for dinner to "The Crushed Grape"

The food was pretty good, but the service was TERRIBLE!

Saturday Dinner:

• Shared escargot on little toasts with the hubby
• Shared calamari with the hubby
• A few drinks
• Baked Spaghetti Squash with tomato sauce and cheese
• A few more drinks

This morning the hubby and I went to his aunts for brunch.
I wasn't hungry at all, so I only had 1/4 cup scrambled eggs, about 3 crackers with cheese, and some grapes. I also had 2 cups of decaf coffee.

Dinner today was at the hubby's parents house. I had 1 piece of lasagna, 1 piece of garlic bread, and a small bowl of Caesar salad.
I also had 2 mini Halloween chocolates.

I am REALLY frustrated that my camera card died (how is that even possible). Technology gives me a headache.

Wednesday's Eats and Running Hiatus

This morning I woke up craving a toasted tomato sandwich for breakfast.
Again today, I wasn't very hungry - but I knew I needed something to keep me satisfied until lunch.

Unfortunately this sandwich didn't cut it, and I was ready to gnaw my arm off by about 9:15. Lovely. Too bad I forgot to bring a snack to work.

Lunch today was a quick "Mr. Sub" meal (like Subway for all the American readers!) I had:

• Small multi-grain grilled chicken sub with lettuce, tomato, green and black olives, mushrooms, banana peppers, and buffalo sauce
• 1/2 a small bowl of broccoli cheddar soup (it was greasy and nasty so I tossed it pretty quickly)

Dinner was some turkey noodle soup, a pear, and some Mary's organic crackers with light herb and garlic cream cheese.



My snack tonight was a packet of Amazing Grass's Chocolate GREEN Superfood mixed with 1/2 cup source vanilla yogurt, 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond breeze, and a banana:





Mmmm, Slime.

You may have noticed that I have not been talking about my running much in the last few weeks. I have NOT given up ... but I have had to take a short hiatus due to the crap weather in Saskatchewan. We have had rain, ice, snow, cold - you name it. The hubby and I are currently looking for a gym with a track that we can join so that I can continue to train. I hope to get back at it ASAP so that I don't lose any progress I have made.

I am off to enjoy the a few minutes of relaxation in front of the TV with the hubby!

Today is my last day of being a 26 year old - Eeeeeeek!
See you all tomorrow for my B-Day and a special dinner out with the hubby!
The real celebration (with friends) will be Saturday night!

How do you celebrate your b-day?

Turkey Dinner #2

I had full intentions of taking pictures of turkey dinner #2 at my Dad's place ...
I left the house and drove 1/4 of the way there, when I realized I forgot my camera card at home. The hubby turned around and drove home so we could grab it.

We went to my Dad's and enjoyed a wonderful turkey dinner ... and after I inhaled it, I realized - oops ... I forgot to take a pic. I guess it just wasn't meant to be this evening.

I ate:

- 3 Slices of white meat
- about 1/2 cup of potatoes
- 1/4 cup turnips
- 1/4 cup broccoli
- 1/4 cup stuffing
- 3 T corn
- An obscene amount of gravy :-)

I passed on dessert again, but ended up being a little hungry later on this evening. While watching America's Next Top Model I ate this:



(1 piece of old cheddar cheese, 5 Mary's crackers with a bit of light herb and garlic cream cheese, and an unsweetened apple sauce).

Also, I just want to let everyone know that Jocelyn from the blog JocelynEatsFresh is having a wonderful giveaway! Checkout her blog for the details!

I have no idea why, because I didn't work that hard today - but I am wiped. I can barely see straight. So with that ... g'nite peeps.

I Apologize in Advance ...

For my super boring meal pics today. I ate the exact same thing for lunch and dinner ... and it was leftovers from last nights dinner. Oh well, it was SO good, I don't mind!

No morning post today, because I was in a rush to get to work for 7:45 - I had a lot to do!

First things first ... this was my snack from last night:

(Source vanilla yogurt topped with Glo-nola, Chia Seeds, and Organic Coconut).

I also had this:

(You might see a lot of these little babies on here for the next little while - they are my FAVE, and they are less than 100 cal - perfect for a little snack!)

This morning for breakfast, I had 1/2 a bagel with cream cheese, and a Green Monster:

Lunch today was leftover Mousakka from last night:

An orange:

And a piece of cheese:

After a great day at work, I headed straight to the university to run my experiment in the lab. I was there pretty late, and had this bar to hold me over until dinner:

When I got home, the hubby had already had leftovers for dinner, so I had the same ... more mousakka!

Looks gross, but tastes great!

I would like to thank Jessica for this thoughtful award:

And I would also like to thank Nicci for this lovely award:

In order to accept the "Over the Top" award, I have to answer each of the following with 1 word answers ... here goes!

1.Where is your cell phone? Bag
2.Your hair? Brunette
3. Your mother? Giving
4. Your father? Youthful
5. Your favorite food? Pasta
6. Your dream last night? Forgotten
7. Your favorite drink? Water
8. Your dream/goal? Happiness
9. What room are you in? Office
10. Your hobby? Blogging
11. Your fear? Failure
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Vacation
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. Something you aren’t? Judgemental
15. Muffins? Meh
16. Wish list item? Books
17. Where did you grow up? Saskatchewan
18. Last thing you did? Email
19. What are you wearing? Robe
20. Your TV? Reality
21. Your pets? Someday
22. Your friends? Fun
23. Your life? Busy
24. Your mood? Overwhelmed
25. Missing someone? Always
27. Something you’re not wearing? shoes
28. Your favorite store? Metro Park
29. Your favorite color? Black
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? days
33. One place that I go over and over? Chapters
34. One person who emails me regularly? Chris
35. Favorite place to eat? Korea House

My snack tonight is this:

(1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, frozen peaches/ strawberries, mango, 1 tsp coconut).

Tomorrow might be another single post day - my life is a little crazy right now ... but it should slow down soon! I am holding out for New Years and my trip to Dominican!! I need to kick back and relax!!

Do you have any travel plans for the next little while?

Good morning! Today I am off to another workshop (*read* no kids for me today). I will be there today and tomorrow - so lunch will be whatever is catered.

For breakfast this morning I had ... you guessed it a Green Monster! Oh you know me so well :-) and then 1/2 a bagel with some light cream cheese.

The green monster contained 3 handfuls spinach, 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond breeze, 1 banana, 1 scoop chia seeds. I know I post the green monster recipe every time I drink one - but sometimes I add different things to them, and new readers might not know what a GM is! Also, GMs are HUGE in the blogging world, and everyone makes them a little differently. What do you put in your GM?

This evening I will be trying the the 1st of 10 new vegetarian recipes! Stay tuned!