November already???

Time is just flying!  It doesn't seem right that it's already November!  Anyhow I'm tired so I'll do a quick recap of the weekend highlights.  First Saturday morning breakfast.  Bacon and white cheddar omelet.  Don't worry.  I split this with my husband.  I swear I didn't eat the whole thing!  Learning to flip an omelet was a highpoint in my culinary life! lol!

 Went to Sam's Club Saturday and got some yummy things.  Chai Spiced Cider.  The best cider ever!

Sugar Pears.  So cute.  Like little baby pears!

I guess it was minature food day because I also felt the urge to purchase kiwi berries. 

Sunday I broke open a new jar of preserves.  Very delicious.  I bought this at Pier 1.  How random!

I served the jam on Kashi Go Lean waffles.  One half has peanut butter and the other has almond butter.  The almond butter half was way better!

Sunday night we went to Macado's for dinner.  I got the turkey rueben on a croissant.  I've been going through a big croissant phase for awhile now. Sad that they are so much worse for me than regular sliced bread. 

Today I tried a new Odwalla bar.  The Mocha-walla.  Pretty tasty.  It had little chocolate chips in it that made my morning. 

Still trying to get well and stay well.  Hard to do, everywhere I go someone is sick with the flu!  On my doctors advice I'm taking olive leaf extract.  I'd never heard of it but according to the book that came with it, it can prevent and even cure infections, viruses, fungi, and parasites.  Hmmmm....seems a bit much but it couldn't hurt to try!

Eggnog pancakes...my two favorite things collide at IHOP!

The other night I saw the IHOP commercial for their seasonal pancakes.  Ever since eggnog pancakes have been all I can think about.  Yeah, my mind is very busy...lol.  So I decided I must go there for dinner tonight.  I love IHOP because for like $7 you get a meal and a dessert in one!  I got two eggs over hard, turkey sausage, and hashbrowns with cheddar.  Sometimes I order off the healthy menu but usually I go full heart-attack.

  I inhaled my meal because I couldn't wait to get to the pancakes.  They did not dissapoint!  OMG so good.  The pancakes are eggnog flavored and then they have this vanilla cream in the middle, and a butter rum sauce on top.  I did share 1/2 with my husband so I'm not a complete piggy.   Only about 75% piggy! :P 

I'm so glad eggnog season is here again.  I love making eggnog bunt cakes and eggnog cheesecakes.  Who knows what else I'll find to make this year! 

A celebration!

Today was my first day back at work.  It's always hard after a break but coming back from being sick is better than from vacation because you weren't having fun on your off days! Due to my medicine I had to break my breakfast into two parts.  First I had this wonderful yogurt.  It's new at my store.  It seems to have replaced Oikos.  It's just as tasty and they all have a buy two get one free coupon on top!  Score! 

Breakfast part two was Kashi Go Lean Waffles with Nutella.  Yummy!  I love Nutella.  I know it's not super healthy but a girl needs a bit of fun in her life!

Lunch was leftovers from last night's dinner.  Pork tenderloin that was cooked in the crockpot with Mrs. Dash, Cumin, black pepper, and cinnamon rub.  Brown and wild rice mixed with white corn.  Cheddar jack cheese and sour cream as a topping.  I brought Tupperwear container that I bought from my cousin Jess.  There is a removable segment for cold stuff (cheese and sour cream) and the rest you pop the lid on, pop up the vent, and microwave. 

My good friend Jessi has been on a quest to lower her blood pressure.  We had planned a celebration dinner for after her doctors appointment today.  Happily Jessi worked super hard and got her numbers down!  YAY Jessi!  To celebrate we went to Pies and Pints...I'm an addict.  I did decide to try something I've never tried before today.  I got the Rustica White pie.  It has ricotta, mozarella, salami, artichoke hearts, and kalamata olives.  Not as fabulous as my usual Grape or Cuban but mighty good!  Todd got the pineapple, bacon, and feta pizza.  Also delicious!  Now I have leftovers for lunch!

I'm so frustrated that I keep getting sick.  It seems like I eat healthier and exercise more than at least 80% of the people I know so I don't know why I can't stay well!  Also oddly enough the doctor told me to avoid eating things with Vitamin A.  I thought Vitamin A was good for immunity?  Sad because I have so many pumpkin and squash recipes I want to make...

Long time no blog!

Just wanted to say I've been sick and having some tests done so I just didn't feel up to blogging.  I'm hoping to get back in the swing of things this evening! 

Wednesday recap

I've been in a funk the past couple of days so I haven't been keeping up with blogging.  Not sure the blog helps anyone anyhow so I guess it's all good!

This mess is 1/2 cup of oats that soaked in 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of frozen raspberries overnight.  Then I added in 1/2 cup of Fage 2% and handful of frozen mango.  Heavenly.

Boring lunch, but tasty.  PB and J pita, low sodium V8 and an orange.

Dinner was out.  No pictures.  Went to Logans with my parents.  Got salmon, baked sweet potato, side salad w/ ranch, and steamed brocolli.

Got my Burt Bee's acne solution sample I requested a few weeks back in the mail.  Eager to try it.

Forgot to mention that I drank this after my workout Tuesday night.  Not bad.  Down in two drinks.  I'd be willing to try it again.

On my way to kickboxing.  I'll blog about today later!

Lazy evening!

Still having yucky shingles pain today.  The world still goes on though so I headed to work and had a delicious breakfast!  Nature's Path Flax waffles, Fage 2%, frozen mango, and a drizzle of honey.  Very delicous.  I love frozen fruit!

Lunch was simple.  Whole wheat pita with peanut butter and banana, grape tomatoes, and a low sodium V8.  Peanut butter and banana is one of the best combos in the world.  Peanut butter is awesome with just about anything though!

I snacked on an unphotographed Zbar and I may have munched on some salt and vinegar Kettle chips before dinner.  My husband had to go to a computer conference so I didn't want to cook a big meal.  I found a Trader Joe's Indian Fare entree in the cabinet I'd been wanting to try.  I mixed it with some microwave brown rice.  Not bad.  A little spicier than I like.  I think everything is too spicy though.  My family laughs at me!  I watched the first episode of Dexter while I ate.  I am eager to start the series because I've read some of the books and I will have to wait forever for True Blood to be back.

  I skipped kickboxing in favor of a nap.  I found that when I'm under the weather and I push myself I end up getting major sick like I did with mono.  Then I'm out of commision for a month.  I wasn't completely lazy though.  After Dexter I did Self's Your Best Butt Fast workout.  This was the first time I've tried it and I liked it.  It wasn't super challenging but then again I'm hurting and not up to a big challenge.  It's split into various segments...kickboxing, dance moves, sculpting with weights, and yoga.  I also liked it because I met my 10 minute yoga challenge without doing an extra workout! :)  I also burned 310 calories.  Not bad for 40 minutes!

Now I'm headed to bed.  I do think I will be breaking into the Purely Decadent.  My goodness that stuff was AMAZING! 

I also wanted to share my new shoes!  It seems that the only time my foot doesn't hurt is when I'm wearing Birkenstocks so I had to get a pair for fall! I just love them!

A crazy couple of days!

I seemed to have gotten super busy over the weekend and totally skipped updating the blog!  So we'll start at Friday morning and I'll post pics and do a quick recap.  Pear bread w/ Krema Natural Peanut Butter, Fage 2% with lemon curd on the side.

Lunch: Pita with Sabra hummus, leftover pork tenderloin, and shredded cabbage.  Carrot sticks on the side.

Friday was Bosses Day.  My boss is really cool!  I got her a Starbucks giftset.

Dinner was Mexican.  Forgot pictures.  I got the best carnitas.  It's now my new addiction! Also went to a bar and listened to our friend sing karaoke.  She totally sounds like a for real singer!  She's awesome! Had a few New Castles.  Not usually a beer person.

Then we headed to another bar where our friend Jason's band was playing.  Had one of these. 

Saturday I went to lunch with my best friends Pam and Vanessa.  We were celebrating Pam's birthday.  She wanted to go to Applebee's.  I got French Dip sliders and french onion soup instead of fries. These are not my pictures btw.

Saturday night we had dinner with friends at Delightfully Yours.  This is another of my favorite restaurants.  Again I didn't take pictures of my dinner because I didn't want to explain the whole blog thing. I had an apple and gouda panini with sweet potato fries.  Then I remembered that I don't care for gouda and immediately wished I had gotten my favorite...the butternut squash and bacon panini.  It is the best sandwich on earth.  Anyhow the apple and gouda was okay and the fries were the best ever! After we ate I did take pictures of the fancy chocolates.  I really liked the turtle ones above.  They were $2 a piece though and too cute to eat!

 

After dinner we wanted to watch Where the Wild Things Are but it was sold out! :(  So instead we did something I haven't done in literally a decade! 

That's right!  Bowling!  Cute shoes, eh? 

This leads us into Sunday.  I had plans...going to church, going to the gym, and going out shopping.  Instead I woke up with a searing pain in my right side.  It feels exactly like the two times I have gotten shingles.  Yes I am the only person under 90 who gets shingles.  :(  So far I'm just having the pain and nothing else so I really don't know what is going on!  I was in terrible pain and basically laid on the couch all day.  I also missed a day of my 31 day yoga challenge! :(  This makes me sad. 

I did make one meal however.  Eggs in a basket.  My husband loves these.  I think it's because he love V for Vendetta! lol!

This morning I started the day with waffles, Krema peanut butter, and strawberry All-Fruit. If anyone is wondering about the Lexapro plate I guess I should mention that I work for a mental health agency.  Lest it looks like I'm such a big customer that I get free dishes! :P

Since I haven't been feeling good I didn't feel up to packing a home-made lunch.  So I brought this Healthy Choice Mediterranean Pasta.  It's tasty and at least I can recognize all the ingredients.  Not perfect but it will do!

Snack was a gingersnap Larabar.  Yum, yum!

Dinner was Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta with Newman's Own roasted tomato and garlic sauce, and feta cheese.  I picked a quick dinner because  I was supposed to go to my first bible study but it got postponed til next Monday.  For the best though because I'm still feeling craptastic.

I didn't want to miss another day of yoga so I found this on streaming Netflix.  I did the 10 minute buns and thighs segment.  Pretty decent workout.  I can't wait to try the rest!

Now I'm going to snack on some Purely Decadent chocolate frozen dessert. I've been wanting to try these coconut milk desserts for a long time but they are always around $6!!!  This week they were on sale for $3.49 so here is my big chance.  Hope it's tasty!  After my snack I'm headed to bed!  Hopefully this weird pain will be gone by tomorrow!