Thursday/ Friday

ast night I got some much needed rest, as I was in bed by about 9:45.

Thursday's Eats ...

Breakfast:


(Toasted tomato sandwich with 1 T light mayo).

Lunch:


(Annie's Organic Mac and Cheese)

Snack - about 10 tortilla chips with dip (at work).

Dinner:


(4 slices pizza and a glass of iced tea)

This morning I woke up bright and early and my hubby had made me pancakes!!!!! What a great way to start a Friday!


(I topped 3 small pancakes with 1/2 a banana, and some syrup)

I also had OJ:



For lunch I went out with some people from work to a restaurant called Angkor. I had 2 fresh roles, and some Thai Coconut Curry Soup:





After work I went shopping for my 24, 24, 24 meal that will be taking place tomorrow!! I have spent every last cent of the $250, plus more! It is taking place tomorrow evening, so I will be cooking and preparing all day tomorrow!!! I am SO excited, but also a little nervous since I am making a lot of things that I have never cooked before. Stay tuned for the recap which will be posted on Sunday.

For dinner this evening we had Greek Pitas (stuffed with falafel, tzatziki, hummus, cucumber, tomato, goat cheese, and lettuce). I had one:



If you could do any kind of dinner party and someone else was paying for it, what would you do?

Night Off

I am taking the night off from blogging because I am exhausted.
I will be back tomorrow with a Thursday/ Friday recap.


What do you have planned for the weekend?

LASER QUEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had an awesome day today!!!!!!! I really love my job, and had a great day with my students. This evening I took my boys b-ball team to Laser Quest (Laser Tag) for our windup, and we had a BLAST. I got "owned" as my students would put it ... but it was still fun!!!!

Breakfast this morning was this lovely bowl of oats:






(Toppings: White chocolate PB&Co., 1 tsp coconut, 1/2 banana, 1 tsp maple flakes).

I also had a glass of OJ:



I packed some tuna and bread for a tuna sandwich, a grapefruit and some yogurt for lunch:



After our 2 Laser Quest Games (did I mention that I LOVE Laser Quest?) we gobbled up some pizza. I had 3 slices and a can of Coke because there was no water :-(



Have you ever played Laser Quest/ Tag?

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Confession

may or may not LOVE Lil Wayne. Don't judge :-)




I also love Green Monsters. I made one for breakfast today.
(1 cup spinach, 1 cup almond breeze, 2 packs of Amazing Grass, and 1 T of Twister Power):







I also had a glo-bar with my coffee on the way to work:



Lunch was leftover tofu curry from last night, as well as a grapefruit.

For dinner this evening we had veggie burgers (from Costco), raw veggies, and potato slices baked with spices and cheese on top.



These veggie burgers we bought from Costco are AMAZING. They taste JUST like a real burger, but they are made with portobello mushrooms. Even my hubby loved them!

When I was younger and lived at home, I always used to trick my mom and sister into eating veggie burgers. They would never have wanted them if they had known!! Hehe. My sister used to say how good they were, and I only told her years later that they were not the real deal.

Would your family eat a veggie burger? Tofu?





Dessert was my favourite Easter treat, a Cream Egg.



This egg will satisfy my Easter chocolate craving until next year. I can't eat them more often that that because they are just toooooooo sweet. I am sweet enough.

Okay, now you confess a SECRET/ bizarre crush?

And, what is your favourite Easter treat?

Motivation

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I am really struggling with MOTIVATION when it comes to running. Today I had to do my second run for my C25K program (I started with week 3). The hubby and I made a plan to go after dinner, and once I was done eating I totally did NOT want to go for a run. I kept telling myself that I will do it tomorrow, because today I would rather watch TV. I had to force myself to get out there today and just DO IT, because I knew that tomorrow I wouldn't want to do it any more than today. I ended up doing the run, and it actually wasn't that bad. As soon as I stepped outside, I felt good ... it was just getting up and getting my running gear on that was a big struggle. I hope it is not like that every time.

My eats today were really yummmy!!



My morning started with a messy bowl of oatmeal (topped with 1 t PB & CO. Dark Chocolate Dreams, 1 t maple flakes, and 1 scoop chia seeds).

Lunch was an Amy's Burrito, an orange and a cheese stick:



And, look what I got on my way home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I love the new organic store in my city! They ordered this in, just for me!!!

Of course, when I got home it just had to be done ...



Open up!!

Dinner was a tofu coconut curry. See this post for the recipe.





For a snack this evening I made berry "soft serve" (1/2 cup frozen berries, 1/2 banana, drizzle of Almond Breeze - mixed with Bamix).



I also juiced 3 pears and 1 apple:


(It didn't make a whole lot).

How do you get motivated to run/ workout?

Is the Weekend Over Already??

n apple a day ...

Keeps the cold and flu away?

A lot of people I know have been sick lately. I can't let it get me!!!

I ate that organic apple this morning when I first got up to hold me over until 11:15 brunch with my family:



The highlight of my week is always seeing my little nephew Giovanni. He was his usual adorable self at brunch this morning :-)

This afternoon I snacked on some edamame with sea salt, and some goat cheese with crackers:





Dinner at the in-laws was cream chicken with rice:



And a tiny piece of strawberry shortcake for dessert:



This week I will be busy planning and prepping for my 24, 24, 24 meal!!!! The hubby and I are having two other couples over for a Saskatchewan themed dinner party, and FoodBuzz is giving me $250 to make the evening happen!! The dinner will take place on Saturday, and I will post about it on Sunday.

What do you have planned for this week? How was your weekend?

1st Day of Spring

ust like that ...

The first day of Spring, and what a beautiful day it was!

I woke up quite early and made this lovely breakfast:





A giant pancake wrapped around a banana and tsp of almond butter.
I drizzled some syrup on top.

The hubby and I spent the morning cleaning house, and then I went for lunch with my dad. I had a veggie quesadilla with sweet potato fries.



This afternoon I started training for my 5k! I had started the C25k program way back in the fall, and only made it to week 2 before it got too cold to run outside. Today was my first day running since then.

I started on week 3. It was tough!! (Sad but true). I have a lot of work to do before the 5k. I did 3.5 K today (walk/run intervals).

For dinner this evening the hubby and I, and a friend of ours went to The Little Belizean Cook Shack. I love this restaurant because the owner takes your order, and then goes in the back and cooks the authentic, home cooked style Belizean food. No hydrogenated fats are used, and no added salt. I believe that the food is all wheat free as well.

I had 1 1/2 veggie samosas:



And then the vegetarian roti stuffed with tomato, and a vegetable reminiscent of Swiss chard, with a side of coleslaw.



This evening we went to "The Blindside" with some friends. What a fantastic movie!

Have you seen it?

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