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The 12 Days of Christmas

December 16, 2009 by Lauren

I feel like it is the 12 days of Christmas around here. Two days ago I received my secret santa gift from HEAB, and last night I received an absolutely AWESOME package from Newman’s Own Organics.

The extremely nice people over at Newman’s Own Organics, which is different than Newman’s Own, were so nice to stock me up on all these awesome snacks. From cookies, to pretzels, to chocolate, to mints, to dried fruit…they sent it all.




I can not wait to try all these goodies-they look delectable. Well of course I immediately tried the mini chocolate chip cookies. I was pretty surprised at how good they were. They were crunchy and great for dipping in milk. ;-) I think they would be even better in coffee or hot cocoa.

Breakfast this morning was a new one, and a GREAT one. I had a Thomas Light Multigrain English muffin topped with almond butter and pumpkin butter. Now I normally have Trader Joe’s pumpkin butter, but today I tried a new one I bought from the Amish Market, and I’m sorry to say, but this new one kicked Trader Joe’s pumpkin butters butt!


I also had a side of blackberries and blueberries.

And a frothy mug of Nescafe coffee. I’m starting to like Nescafe instant coffee a lot more than my regular coffee.

I had my breakfast on this adorable snowman plate as well. How cute is this???


Thanks again Newman’s Own Organics. I can’t wait to try all these goodies!!!

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It’s the Holiday Season

December 15, 2009 by Lauren

Wow-I can barely find the time to blog right now. This holiday season has been go go go for me. How about for you? Are you having a relaxing holiday season or a busy one? The funny thing is all my holiday plans keep getting canceled due to the weather. I was supposed to go see a holiday boat light show that was canceled due to snow, and I was also supposed to go to the Mormon Temple with my family and Chris’ family that was canceled due to rain. I’m going to try meeting my mom at the Mormon Temple on Thursday and pray for no rain.

Work was non-stop today. Literally did not sit down. It was crazy. We ordered pizza for lunch. We ordered a veggie pizza with eggplant, spinach, onions, peppers, black olives, and tomatoes, and a BBQ chicken pizza. I LOOOVE pizza. I think I’m eating way too much these days, and I must cut back.


But when I got home I had an awesome surprise waiting for me. My Bloggie Secret Santa had sent me my holiday package.

I was so excited I could hardly contain myself. I quickly opened the package and discovered some awesome treats. Heather from Heather Eats Almond Butter was my Secret Santa, and she sent me some kick ass stuff. Coffee…my FAVE and a necessity in my life. Heather-I’m always looking for good coffee so I can’t wait to try this! Chocolate, Organic dried plums, and some delicious Maple Nut Oaties.



I immediately tried one of these babies and fell in heaven. Heather-I found this recipe on your blog, and can not WAIT to try it myself. These things are so so so so good!!!!! I had another one for dessert. I absolutely loved everything in my package, and was so thankful to be involved in a special event with other bloggers. Thanks Heather for everything…you are the best!

Chris and I started our dinner with a glass of red wine. I am really into red wine during these colder months. It is so comforting to me. The wine we had tonight was Owl House Red. Very similar to a Rhone blend. Juicy, a touch of fruit, and a touch of earth, but very soft.

Dinner tonight was roasted pork, steamed green beans, quinoa, and fall squash.

I can’t remember the name of this squash, but I got it a while back at Balducci’s and decided to cut it up in strips and make squash fries out of them. This was very similar to the carnival squash and was sweet and tender on the inside and crispy on the outside.

The pork had a honey bourbon rub on the outside which I also sprinkled on my quinoa.

I tossed the green beans in some olive oil salt and pepper.

Everything was so great. Really nice winter dinner.


Hope you are all having a great start to your week. Thanks again Heather for the great gift!!!!

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Has it been that long?

December 13, 2009 by Lauren

I have been away from blogging for only a few days, but it feels like it has been an eternity. It was one of those times where I just needed a break. My life was a whirlwind, and I was so busy that I just didn’t have the time or energy to blog. The holidays are such a busy time of year. I’ve been doing all my Christmas shopping, and spending time with friends and family. Plus on top of that work is hopping as usual. I hardly took any food pictures the last few days, but here is a peak at what I’ve been up to.

My lunch after I left you all was an odd combination that worked extremely well. I had steamed spinach topped with ham, cranberry sauce, and fat-free feta cheese. I actually loved this combination, and might try it again soon. I love cranberry with the spinach and feta, and the ham was for some protein, but went well with the combination.

On the side I had the other half of my carnival squash that I baked a little longer in the oven to make fried. What a brilliant idea because they were sweet, tender on the inside, and crispy on the outside. Just perfect if you ask me.


Dinner with friends at one of my favorite restaurants in DC, Bodega. This restaurant serves authentic Spanish Tapas, and the food is incredible. We all ordered 2 dishes each and shared everything. An outstanding meal with friends,great food, and great Sangria. I prefer white over red sangria any day.



There has been a lot of Christmas shopping and trips to the mall. There has also been a trip to the foot doctor. I’ve been so fed up with my ankle hurting that I finally made an appointment with the foot and ankle doctor. He did a sonogram of my ankle and found a lot of fluid, but nothing really bad. I just have to wear an ankle brace and stay off of it for 3-4 weeks.

I will do what the doctors orders because I really want to get back into running. For now I will rest it though.

Chris and I also watched his sister last night, and we watched Julie and Julia and made Christmas cookies. Of course we made the easy store bought Nestle Christmas cookies, and they were awesome.




Julie and Julia was INCREDIBLE!!!!! This is now my new favorite movie, and I want a copy myself. I am also very interested in getting the Julia Child cookbook. I laughed, I cried, I just LOVED this movie. I felt so many connections to the characters, and I fell in love.

My Sunday has been spent at work, and I’m just trying to get through this day. Rainy and cold out, very busy at the store, and feeling a little tired. My lunch was more of a breakfast as I had eggs with ham, zucchini and salsa, and a Light Multigrain English Muffin on the side.



I took 2 egg whites and one egg and scrambled them up with a few pieces of leftover ham. On the side I had my grilled zucchini topped with peach/pineapple salsa. And my English muffin on the side. It’s been so long since I had an English muffin. I may start buying these more often, and they only have 100 calories. AWESOME!

In Other News-I sent out my Bloggie Secret Santa gift today. It should arrive in a few days, and I can’t wait for her/him to open it up! Are you participating in the Bloggie Secret Santa Gift Exchange?
That is it for now…Hope you all had a warm and cozy weekend!!

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Coastal Flats and some toast

December 9, 2009 by Lauren

Yesterday finished off really well. I was so hungry for some reason and couldn’t seem to get full to save my life. I had one of my home made cranberry pumpkin bars with a very large banana. That was really yummy, but didn’t fill me up at all.


A little later I had some pretzels, a string cheese, and lots of water. I met Chris at the mall for some Christmas shopping and a very casual date. We ate at a new restaurant (to us) called Coastal Flats. The menu looked delicious and exactly what I was in the mood for. I started with one of their signature cocktail; Lucky Lounge Lemonade (I think that was the name of it?!?!). It was blackberry Stoli, muddled blackberries, and lemonade.

Refreshing and very good. Chris and I started with the blue crab and rock shrimp fritters with grilled corn salsa and lobster ginger butter. They were seriously good. The sweetness of the crab and shrimp fried perfectly with a spicy savory sauce. Oh man these were awesome.

For my meal I ordered the Mango Chicken and Spiced Pecans Salad.

It came with field greens, grapes, sun-dried cranberries, couscous, almonds, and mango chicken. The dressing on the side was a ginger vinaigrette.


Chris got a chicken and Havarti Sandwich with fries. I had a bite of his sandwich and fries, and they were really good.

My salad wasn’t the best salad that I’ve ever had, but it was ok. I think I would have liked it better if the couscous and chicken were warm. The restaurant was really nice, and the service was great. I would definitely go back another time. It also seems like a great place for cocktails with friends. We finished off our night with a little chocolate fro yo. I don’t know about where you live, but it was sleeting like crazy last night, and by the time we got home there was at least half an inch of ice on the ground.

This morning I had a simple breakfast. 2 pieces of Arnold Fiber and Flax Toast, 2 Tbs Creamy Almond Butter, one very large banana, and some hazelnut Nescafe Coffee.



On a Santa Plate of course

Have a GREAT day!!!!

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Oats in the Morning

December 8, 2009 by Lauren

I promised I would start making my breakfasts more exciting, and I deliver. This morning I barely woke up with enough time to do anything. Luckily I squeezed in another kick butt morning routine -broke a little sweat-made a delicious bowl of oats, AND made it to work on time. Gotta love when that happens! I think it’s important to get some sort of exercise in everyday whether it be a lot or a little. Some days I just have no desire to do anything, and it takes all my energy to get my butt moving, but it is so so important to get that heart rate up everyday. My workouts have been less than stellar lately, and I realize this. Right now I am trying to stay off my ankle AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE as it seems to be getting better, but I don’t want to trigger anything. In the meantime I will continue doing little exercises as much as possible. Tomorrow I plan to do at least one hour of core and arm strengthening. Hold me to it!

First let me start this post with last night. After that awesome dinner I made, I went home and found a little prezzy in my stocking! Santa came early and left something small. THANKS SANTA!

Then I had my 1/2 of a Honeycrisp apple topped with cinnamon -naturally- and my big mug of hot tea like I told you I was going to have.



I don’t know if it was the tea or what, but I could NOT fall asleep last night, and I knew it would not be good when I was trying to wake up today. And I was right-7:30am came before I knew it, and I wasn’t ready for it. I quickly got my lunch together, threw in a morning routine, and made an awesome bowl of oats. My morning routine this morning included:

  • 2 sets 100 reps leg lifts each leg
  • 4 sets 20 reps kneeling push-ups
  • 2 sets 50 reps bicycle crunches
  • plank hold for 30 sec

My oats this morning were scrumptious! I had about 2/3 C oats made with water, 1/8 C slivered almonds, 1 Tbs unsweetened coconut, and about 1/2 C fresh organic blackberries.


MMM MMM! Quick, easy, and delicious!


I also tried a new coffee today. My parents went to the San Diego Food and Wine Festival, and brought me back some goodies including some samples of Nescafe coffee. When I went to France all we drank was the instant Nescafe coffee, and I LOVED it. I loved it then, and I loved it today.


I chose the vanilla flavor today, and just added a little stevia. No creamer even needed, it was so good! I’m glad I have many more samples to try. Breakfast was good, but for some reason it didn’t hold me over quite as well as yesterdays. HMM?!?!

Lunch was a simple soup and some red peppers on the side. This is half of a red bell pepper cut up to be exact.



I’ve been loving these Amy’s Organic Soups-I just wish more varieties came in the box I purchased at Costco. The one I had today was Amy’s Organic Lentil Soup.


I think the red peppers give the lunch some flare-don’t you? I love them because they are slightly sweet and add a nice crunch to your meal. Great for snacking! I figured I was getting enough carbs from the lentils, and I needed more veggies. That is all for now. I’m getting SO excited for tonight’s Season Finale of The Biggest Loser!!!!! I have followed this entire season, and can not wait for tonight.

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WDLE? Part 2

December 8, 2009 by Lauren

My breakfast really held me over this morning. I LOVE it when that happens. I ate lunch pretty late around 2pm, and tried something slightly new. I had made this ham sandwich before, but I decided to put a small piece of cheese on the sammie this time to kick it up a few notches. You all know I love salty/sweet combination’s so I decided to try a new cheese we just got in the store that is called Grafton Duet.

It is a layer of a mild blue cheese between two layers of cheddar cheese. The cheese itself is actually really good, and I love the flavor it has. You kind of get everything all in one bite. It’s delicious, but such was not the case on the sammie.

I had my sandwich on a Arnold Whole Grain Sandwich thin. I topped some ham with steamed spinach and a little honey mustard. Then I added the cheese. I only put a very small amount of cheese on my sammie (maybe an oz or so), but it melted all over my sandwich making it look more than it was. It may look good, but this combination was a BAD idea!


Wow-this was actually kind of gross. I ate it anyways because I was hungry, but trust me-DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME!!

I had 1/2 of a Honeycrisp apple on the side.

At least I covered most of my bases again. Protein, carbs, veggies, fruit, and a little dairy (or fat).

A few hours later hunger set in, and I had my very last Stonyfield Pumpkin Pie flavored yogurt. I decided to add MUCHO cinnamon on top because I love cinnamon, and I love it’s health benefits. I’ve said this before, but I really do love having a yogurt as a snack. It’s a great way to get in some dairy in your diet, and can sort of taste like a sweet if that is what you are craving.


Speaking of calcium, I also had one bite of another new cheese we just got in. I know I know-but this is what happens when you sell artisanal cheeses, and you need to know how they taste so you can pair them with the wine! I tried the Asiago DOP. WOW-this might be close to the top of my favorite cheeses list. It’s mild, but not too mild, and its strong, but not too strong. It is so good words do not even describe it. It may seems like I have had a lot of cheese, but they were 2 pretty small pieces just to taste. The small bite pushed me over the edge after the yogurt, and I stayed very full until dinner.

Dinner was prepared this morning. I found these squashes at Balducci’s a while back, and have been meaning to try them for a while now.


I baked the squash whole in a baking dish with some water. Once it was nice and soft I cut the squash in half, took out all the seeds, turned it over so the open part was facing up, and popped it back in the oven for a few more minutes. VOILA!


Because I just loved the small little cavity I decided to make a stuffed squash of some sorts. I had roasted some brussels sprouts last night and decided to add them into the mix with leftover sauteed onions and some marinara sauce. I made some quinoa on the side using low sodium chicken broth. Sometimes quinoa can be a little plain for me, so this helped.

Stuffed squash with quinoa, brussels sprouts, and marinara oh my! That isn’t all. Because I love that salty/sweet combination I decided to top my squash with some fat-free feta, dried currants, and dried cherries that I got at the Root’s Market.



I’ve never had currants before so I was pretty surprised at their taste. They tasted like mini raisins. I loved this combination of salty and sweet. It beat lunch’s salty/sweet combination with flying colors! Since I adore brussels sprouts, quinoa, squash, and sweet dried fruit-this was like heaven to me!

So this is how I put together this delicious stuffed squash.

First, I put about 1/3 C quinoa in the bottom.

Second, I added the roasted brussles sprouts, sauteed onions and marinara.

Last but not least I topped with the fat-free feta (which really doesn’t taste that great, but it did the trick), dried currants, and dried cherries.


Isn’t that a thing of beauty!?!?! Ohh just posting these pictures makes me want more..NOW!

I did have to cut it in half to eat it properly.

And as much as I loved this combination-it was SO SO good-the squash was a bit hard to eat. It was hard to get the skin apart from the flesh. It was a little dry and kept breaking. But that could have been the way I baked it. Who knows. I think I’m going to make Carnival Squash fries out of the other half of the squash. I could tell it was the right consistency for something like that.

YUMO! Dessert was the other 1/2 of my Honeycrisp apple.

I am pretty sure when I get home I am going to make a BIG mug of hot tea. I just would like you all to know that it is currently 33 degrees outside. THAT’S COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a great (WARM) night.

Two other things-don’t forget to check out Meg’s Barney Butter Giveaway as well as Kristin’s Larabar giveaway!!!

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WDLE? PART 1

December 7, 2009 by Lauren

Remember the saying WWJD? Wow-I just thought about that this morning, and realized that was so popular when I was growing up? Or maybe it’s still popular and I didn’t know it? Who knows. Anyways…the title of today’s post is What Did Lauren Eat? Today I didn’t have to work until 12 so I woke up early to make breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It takes a lot of time and work to make it all, but I know its worth it because I won’t have to buy any food today, and I don’t have to worry about eating things that I shouldn’t from being too hungry.

After all my meals were prepared I packed them up in this awesome little bag I forgot to tell you guys about.

I received this at the Turkey Chase 10K on Thanksgiving. It is from Whole Foods, and I love using it as a lunch bag. It is about the same size as the Whole Foods small paper bags, but it is plastic and sturdy and re-usable. Perfect size and strength for carrying all my goods to work.

I also got in some exercise this morning for a change! Did you notice how lazy I was last week? Well I hope not because it is embarrassing. This morning I did a kick butt morning routine with many more arm strength moves. I have so many to choose from, but have really been slacking on the arms.

My goal from now until Christmas is not to worry so much about running (because that is going to have to take a back seat right now) but to focus on my arms, my core, and my nutrition. That is my goal at least-so I we will see how I do. This is what I did this morning.

  • 2 sets 100 reps leg lifts each leg
  • 3 sets 20 reps kneeling push-ups
  • 2 sets 50 bicycle crunches
  • 6 Tracy Anderson Arm Moves
  • 2 sets 30 reps Tricep Raises (not sure if that is the right name)
  • 1 sets 30 reps side bends with 10lb weights (works obliques)

      • For breakfast I packed something small, but I think I covered all my bases.

      I packed 3/4 C Kashi Heart to Heart Toasted Oats Cereal for carbs and fiber, 1/8 C slivered almond for protein, and about 1/2 C of organic fresh blackberries for some fruit. You can probably guessed that I had coffee as well.


      (Don’t mind the expiration date-they are still good)



      I promise to start eating more creative prettier looking breakfast soon. I just love how easy this is, and I love munching on this cereal in the car. It takes away from all the bad drivers out there! haha. No, but really, it is so good and keeps me full for a really long time!

      That is all for now. My dinner I prepared looks super delish, and I used a new squash! Can’t wait to try it. Boy-it’s going to be a long day. Be back lata!

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I LOVE SNOW

December 6, 2009 by Lauren

This weekend has been filled with taking pictures. Unfortunately I have not taken many pictures of my food. I’ve been on the go, and I just haven’t felt like taking any pictures. But don’t think that means I’m not eating healthy-I am. First let me share a few more pictures with you of the snow since I love it snow much!



That last one is a little better than the one earlier in the day. Much better done up-don’t you think. ;-)

After my pomegranate pancakes, Chris and I headed to the mall to do some Crucial Christmas Shopping. The roads were much worse than we thought they would be, but we made it there safe and sound.


We were running around the mall for a good 4 hours, and stopped for some lunch at Panera. It was very hard deciding on where to eat at the Food Court when our stomachs wanted the mall Chinese food, but we knew what was better for us. So I ordered the “You pick two” and had a 1/2 of a Mediterranean veggie sandwich and bowl of tomato soup. I went on the Panera website and was able to find out all the nutrition information for my meal. Not as good as I thought it would be, but MUCH better than the Chinese food I was thinking about. My meal was a total of 600 calories, 15g of protein, and WAY too high in fat and sodium. (so much that I’m embarrassed to put it on the blog). The tomato soup is really not that healthy for you. I will stick to a lower fat option next time.



This was a picture from the last time I went to Panera. Only difference was the soup. In the picture above is the Low Fat Veggie, which I would have gladly gotten if they were offering.

We later went to his parents house in hopes of going to the Christmas light show at the Marina in Old Town Alexandria, but it was still snowing like crazy, and the roads were not do good. So we decided to stay in and try a local favorite- Edy’s Chicken. This a a Peruvian chicken restaurant, and it was my first time having it. We got 2 whole chickens, french fries, yucca fries, and salads. The meal comes with a spicy green sauce, and a creamy white sauce. DELICIOUS, finger licking good roasted chicken! Oh I was in heaven.

After a great night filled with good wine, good food, good conversation we were ready to hit the road. But before we did I just had to take some pictures of all Chris’ moms beautiful Christmas decorations.




That last picture is of Chris’ little sister rooms. Of course she has a pink tree-I mean how cool is that!?!?!? When I got home, I added one little thing to my decorations to spruce it up a bit.


I feel like I’ve been talking about the holidays and showing more pictures of decorations than I have food! These next two weeks I need to focus my attention more on my exercising and eating. Christmas will be here before I know it, and I want to make sure I don’t let the holidays take a toll on me. However, my ankle is being not to nice to me, and still hurts like crazy. I’m leaning towards making a doctors appointment this week. Not good I tell ya, Not good. I’m gonna finish up this work day, and then Chris and I are heading back to the mall to do some exchanging.

Have a great and WARM Sunday night!

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Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow

December 5, 2009 by Lauren

I was going to wait until the end of the weekend to do my full weekend recap, but when I woke up this morning to lots and lots of snow, I couldn’t resist posting about it. So here is a quick recap minus a few things since the last time we ‘talked’.

I had a snack of dark chocolate and caramel with coffee Thursday Afternoon. This chocolate it sinful! I ate 2 pieces after lunch and 2 after dinner.

Dinner was the same as the night before. Sorry for the repeats. Lots of zucchini and squash, rice, and black eyed peas with marinara sauce on top. This time I added a little cheese because it was just so plain otherwise.



Friday morning I went to visit my grandmother who is turning 82 on Sunday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM MOM!!! I packed a quick brekkie for the car ride since I was running late (what else is new?!?!?!). Coffee, Kashi Heart to Heart Toasted Oats, and almonds.



I didn’t get around to eating the almonds. Just wasn’t hungry from that big dinner the night before. On my way back from seeing my grandmother, I saw this market I have been wanting to stop in for a while. It’s called Root’s Market. Heard of it before? It’s a local and independently owned market that specializes in natural, organic, gourmet foods and products. Because it is local and independently owned, it has all the same products as Whole Foods, but is a lot cheaper!

I fell in love with this place as soon as I walked in. Tons of bulk foods, tons of all natural, organic foods, tons of cheeses, and wines, and healthy stuff, but WAY cheaper. A lot of times they would have Whole Foods price comparisons to let you know they were cheaper. Of course I picked up a bunch of goodies, but I will definitely be going back there next time I need to go grocery shopping. While I was there I picked up coupons, recipes, and lots of samples.

Friday night I rested my ankle-it gets better than worse-and Chris and I got take out from Fontina Grill. I had a beautiful salad, and completely forgot to take a picture of it. Let me paint you a picture. It was grilled romaine, feta, cucumbers, green peppers, purple onions, green olives, and pepperoncini peppers with an olive oil vinaigrette. This is my favorite salad from Fontina Grill. It is so good everyday. I also had some home made sweet potato fries on the side. Chris and I spent our Friday night watching The Polar Express. We are super fun aren’t we? LOL.

This morning I woke up and was playing on my computer when I noticed something moving through the blindes. Once my eyes focused in on it I realized what I was seeing was SNOW! I couldn’t believe it. I knew the forecast called for snow, but I never thought it would be snow like this! The thick big powerful snow. It was absolutely gorgeous, and I just squealed for a good 10 minutes. I’m a little embarrassed how I look in this picture, and am putting everything out there. It is a great picture of the snow though, and what can I say-I’m cheesy like that!


For breakfast I had 2 leftover pomegranate waffles with maple syrup. I usually don’t mind when food is frozen, thawed, and cooked, but these were kind of gross. Really gross actually. I ate them because I had nothing else, and I hate wasting food, but yuck!


The snow is still falling, and Chris and I are about to get ready and go Christmas Shopping. I have a lot to get at the mall. After a little shopping we are heading to his parents house and then to Old Town Alexandria for the Christmas boat show. I hope it is still on. Supposedly all the boats on the water decorate with lights and they create a big parade on the water. There is even a visit from Santa! haha. It should be a good time.

See you back tomorrow for a recap.

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Keeping a Positive Attitude with Some Very Big News!

December 3, 2009 by Lauren

Despite my bad mood from my bummed ankle, I’m trying to stay positive. The rain has finally dried out, and the sun is shinning.

Another day I can’t take advantage of this great weather, but I know my ankle will get better soon. It just takes time. I know it is getting better, but its just not 100% and I don’t want to push it to make it worse. It’s ok to take a little time off.

Last night I did something big. I have been thinking about signing up for the Rock ‘N’ Roll San Diego Marathon for a few months now, but last night I finally made the big leap and OFFICIALLY SIGNED UP! Oh my goodness, I was shaking when I pressed the REGISTER button. I have been toying with the idea for a while, and after I ran my 1/2 marathons I realized that I could do a full marathon. But the idea was just an idea until I watched this weeks episode of The Biggest Loser when the contestants all completed a full marathon. I thought to myself ‘If they can do it, so can I’. And I signed up last night. I know millions of people run marathons, and they say anyone can do it, but this a BIG deal for me. I have always been a runner, but never did I ever think I could run 26.2 miles. It is a long time dream of mine to complete a marathon, and now that dream will become reality. Sometimes my mind takes over, and I convince myself that it is too long and there is no way I can do it. But I am not going to let that happen. I am going to train properly, and achieve this huge goal of mine. This is something that is on my bucket list, and I can’t wait to cross it off.

The San Diego Marathon is on June 6, 2010 in (obviously) San Diego, CA. The funny thing is my brother turns the dirty THIRTY on June 4th so it is the most PERFECT timing to go out there and celebrate his birthday and run my marathon all in the same weekend. I was a little bummed there weren’t more races that my family could participate in. A lot of times at marathons they offer 1/2 marathons or 10K’s or 5K’s, but this is just the marathon. So it will just be me, myself, and I, but of course my family will be there to support me. And of course I will be blogging through out my training. Speaking of training, I’ve been following Caitlin, Meghann, Megan, and Kelly through out their marathon training, and it makes me very nervous. Seeing them run 17, 18, 20 miles on any given day seems like such a hard thing to complete. But I know I can accomplish this. I’m not so much going to concentrate on my time, but my goal is to run the entire marathon. I just want to finish!

Moving on-

This morning I made peanut butter and jelly oats. I have realized that I have not eaten any fruit this week, and I seriously need to go grocery shopping for fruit. It seems to be the fastest thing to be eaten in my apt. I have meat, and veggies, and starches, but NO fruit! I was craving peanut butter oats so that is what I made. I used Peanut Butter & Co. Cinnamon Raison PB, and some cherry jelly that I brought back from my trip to Italy. I know-it was in August, but I haven’t used all the jellies yet, and they are SO good! This bowl of oats was made simply with Quaker Oats and water. Then I topped with 2 Tbs of the Peanut Butter, and 2 small jellies.


Mixed everything up


Had some coffee on the side. Oh my gosh-So good!

What’s that in the back ground you ask? Why-that’s my advent calendar with chocolate.

I love counting down the days until Christmas, and this advent calendar has a small piece of chocolate behind each door for everyday. It’s so much fun to open a door each day and find a chocolate. Too bad the chocolate is disgusting. BLAH!

Lunch today was a simple sammie. A ham sammie to be exact. I had ham and cheese on a Whole Grain Arnold Sandwich Thin. The ham is still leftover from Thanksgiving (my parents Thanksgiving), and the cheese is low fat, low sodium cheese I found at the Amish Market.


I stuffed a bunch of fresh steamed spinach in the middle for some veggies, and of course it had a shmear of honey mustard. You can’t have ham with out honey mustard. Well you can-but it just doesn’t taste the same.

It was an interesting combination, but it still worked. Back to my busy day at work. I think I’m in the mood for some hot chocolate today even though it feels like spring outside!

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