TGIF.  This week was killer.  The kiddos were pretty good today...I played soccer with them, I was team France ( obviously)...I got one goal. ONE.  They are so cute, they kept kicking it to me to score (they honestly kicked it to me about 1000 times) and they would scream Go MS.MEGHAN!!..and I just couldn't.  I felt like a loser.  Haha.  I couldn't tell if they were laughing at me or with me...whateves.  It was fun!

Eating today was fun.  As it is everyday.  Nothing special though. Just a smoothie in the morning, cereal for a mid morning snack but I did use my bean dip on a sandwich with avocado, tomato and chicken.  Sometimes I feel so crafty in the kitchen :)

Din was JAMBALAYA BABY!  I added a Bison Frank to it for kicks.  So good.  These franks are all natural so none of that scary stuff in pork franks...and each link (they were a nice size) was 140cals and 8fat.  Not too shabby.  

Um, then my raging hunger kicked in again. Why am I the most ravenous person on Earth?  So, I had half of a sweet potato.  I am still kind of hungry..but I am going out in a bit and planning on a few drinks sooo I'll have to suck it up.  Not to mention, I am pretty sure I am bored-hungry, although how could I be bored when I am watching...

TAKING THE STAGE!  SO here's a tid bit about me... I LOVE REALITY SHOWS ABOUT PEOPLE MY AGE.  I don't like those Tila Tequila ones or Gs to gents...I like 

• The Hills
• Two A Days (old school)
• The City
• The Bachelor
• TAKING THE STAGE

I get so into their lives haha.  It's kind of sad actually.  I feel like I know these teenagers.  I really do get so involved with their lives.  WEIRD, I know.  If you are weird too, here is the link to the show.  These kids are SO talented!!

So, I'm lame. Not going to upload pics.  I'll make up for it tomorrow and post TONS!!

Jambalaya part deux

O.M.G. I work with middle schoolers, as y'all know.  Honestly, I hope I wasn't this "trying" as a child as these ones are.  I spent one hour talking to three different boys about their behavior.  The hardest part is, they all listen and respect me. It is the other staff members they treat terribly.   Despite it all, I still love it.  I love working with them and trying to help them better themselves.  I really care about them all and can't wait to have my own class.

Anyway, as I was trying to guide them in the right direction, I ate a Cliff Raisin Maple Oatmeal bar.  I love this one.  It is so gooey and chewy and keeps me fullll

Went for a run after work.  Felt prettyyyy greatttt.  Although Jillian is killing me with these leg lefts/squats/jumps/whatever else she makes us do.

Run:

4.5 miles

Time:

42 min 53 sec

Here is the link to this awesome workout schedule that Evan Longoria (sexy man) does. This came my way via Chad...who has a man crush on Evan.  I personally LOVE Men's Health. You can take a lot of the info and tweek it for women.  Check it out!

Made my JAMBALAYA (in a accent of course)..just a good as before.  Although, I used a little less spice and decided I def like more.  I am defrosting some Bison Franks so I am going to add them to the mix for din tomorrow.  Gettin' fancy.

Ingredients:

• brown rice
• chicken stock
• red pepper and green pepper
• garlic and onion
• cajun spices
• red pepper flakes
• shrimp
• diced canned tomato

 

Then I needed an orange.  It was a monster. 

Now I'm hangin' out with the Doc of Grey's Anatomy.  I just looked up and they were holding a face.  Looks like it's going to be a good episode...

Beans Beans the magical fruit...

Happy Thursday everyone!

I honestly had the weirdest night's sleep.  The power went out inexplicably in the middle of the night and I was so confused as to what was going on.  It woke me up, but not enough to really care so I went back to sleep.  Then my precious cat, Kitty, was rumaging through a plastic container that was on the floor at 5:00am.  WHY?!  I tried to wait it out, but I was so irritated that I got up and moved the stupid thing.

Here she is causing problems..as per usual. In a eco-friendly bag.

Morning fuel:

I made my oatmeal pancakes this morning (no pic...couldn't find my camera it was hiding under a blanket on the couch?)

• dry rolled oats about 2/3c
• milk, about 1/4c
• egg whites, 2
• cinnamon, sprinkle
• vanilla, about 1 tsp
• baking soda
• 5 walnuts
• blend blend blend

I topped them with organic honey about 1/2tbsp of all natural pb

Made a Publix run for green peppers which magically turned into many other items including this gem:

Bean Dip!  So Good.  I normally don't search for the lowest cal item or lowest fat since mosst things I eat are quite healthy.  I thought this looked really intriguing and then I saw that it was only 25cals and no fat per 2tbsp..so I had to buy it!

It is all natural with a nice spice- not too spicy at all...less spicy than a medium salsa.  It is creamy and would be the perfect salad "dressing" for a taco salad..or just with chips/crackers/veggies/eggs.

I snacked on some figs in the car on the way home from the store.

Lunch!

I made a HUGE salad with

• 1/2 small sweet potato
• strawberries
• 1 black bean and chipotle veggie burger
• 1/2 a small avocado
• a few walnuts (couldn't even tast them..kind of a waste)
• a drizzle of organic Provence des Herbs dressing...pretty good

I also had to pair it with about 3tbsp of my black bean dip with carrots and Mary's original crackers.  Great combo!  I could have used the dip as a dressing too since it would have gone well with the burger.

I got a great link from my friend Chad that has the workout plan of Evan Longoria (Ray's Third Baseman).  Chad's OBSESSED to say the least with sports..so thanks for the link!  I'll post it later..maybe we can all get shredded with the combined efforts of Jillian and Evan. Sweet.

Lie to meee...

So, I love the show Lie to Me.  It is the first really interesting TV show.  It is about these human lie detectors and they show real people's facial expressions when lying..like Bill Clinton.  So Good.

 I did my shreds.  I am still sweating up a storm.  And just when I think I am getting better at the v flys with chair squats, I look in the mirror and realize my arms aren't quite so "v" shaped.  

Din:

•  1/2c whole wheat pasta (dry)
  
• 1.5 tsp olive oil
• 2 big slices of eggplant diced
• zucchini
• onions
• red peppers
• canned diced tomatos
• a sprinkle of part skim cheese

Tip:

  If you love pasta, like me, cook a reasonable portion such as 1/2c-3/4c dry (about 1c cooked) and then load it up with veggies, chicken sausage, lean ground beef, lean ground turkey ect.  This way you feel like you are eating more and it isn't a measly 1c of pasta with sauce.

I really liked the diced tomatos as a sauce because they were slightly sweet and added a nice flavor.

Dessert:

1/2c stonyfield dark chocolate nonfat frozen yogurt..uh..yum? I probably could have polished off the entire pint.  Good thing I somehow managed to muster up self control and stop at 1/2c.  I am amazed.

Now I am going to watch the ridiculous lives of the Real Housewives.

St. Patty's Recap

So last night's festivities were FANTASTIC.  We had some delicious green beverages..green cupcakes (so cute) and just a lot of fun in general.  Here are some pics:

Yesterday's eating was SO WEIRD.  I don't know what my problem is but I just didn't want anything to eat...but wanted to eat. Weird? Yes.

I ending up eating cereal, some toast with peanut butter and jelly, some TCBY, a cookie, some crackers and hummus, some green cupcakes...all SO random.  Luckily, I swam and ran last night, 2.38miles in 22:36min..so hopefully that did something haha

Does anyone else feel like they are STARVING all of a sudden?  Is it spring...there must be a reason other than the fact that I love food and to eat.

This morning I made my normal bowl of oats:

and then honestly, an hour and a half later I was hungry!  WHY?!?!

So, I ate the rest of my delicious Quinoa Salad with some canned salmon on top and a handful of Mary's crackers.

I bought Chipotle Black Bean veggie burgers...YUM!  Pretty good stats and GREAT TASTE.  They are frozen so you don't have to gobble them up as quickly as the nonfrozen brands (Garden of Eating makes them).  I paired them with my Jalapeno Cheese and it had a really nice flavor.  Plus some tasty Pacific organic Roasted red pepper and tomato soup.

I was hungry again!  Out of control appetite.  I am like a sumo wrestler.  So, I had an apple...then a yogurt for my afternoon snack..then a bowl of flax cereal and granola after that!!!  

I was going to ride my bike, but it is looking like it's going to rain cats and dogs..so I think i'll just Shred instead :)  I think I can see some shredded muscles in my arms, like Sarah Jessica, so I am pretty pumped! Ok actually, I take that back.  Those are bazookas..I just want water guns.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone!

I am currently blogging in my "Kiss me I'm Irish" shirt.  I want to wear it to work  but I work with middle schoolers so I feel like the whole, "kiss me" part might cause some problems.  Some of my friends are having a party later to celebrate this joyous day so hopefully I will have some green beer later! WAHO!

Break:

• flax cereal
• shredded wheat n bran
• banana granola
• skim milk

I then went and swam.  The weather was kind of in between today but sunny enough!

Swim workout (about 40min) in meters

700 free

100 back

50 breast

200 kick

(2) 100 free fast as possible (under 1m45s)

(2) 100 back fast as possible (under 2m)

(2) 50 free as fast as possible

(2) 50 back 

100 cool down

Post work out snack:

  I bought Jalapeno Monetary Jack cheese and really wanted to use it haha soo...I made a nice post workout snack of scrambled egg whites with one slice of the cheese and a handful of Mary's crackers

I ran to Mother Earth (like Whole Foods) and stocked up on some goodies including:

• Boomi Bars (probably have one for a snack!)
• Wraps
• Quinoa Salad
• Stonyfield Frozen Yogurt
• Mary's crackers
• Coconut Water

I bought Quinoa Salad with walnuts, cranberries, herbs, Walnut Oil, Tamari- honestly, SO GOOD.  I was freaking out at how good it was.  

I put the salad in a wrap with 

• canned salmon ( I love this stuff, great time saver!)
• cucumber
• tomato

I had it with organic roasted red pepper and tomato soup...also so good. I like how the sweet salad contrasted with the salty salmon and the soup was the perfect hint of sweetness as well.  

and an apple :)

Off to wizz-ork.  If it doesn't POUR, going for a run after work, just  a light run maybe 2 or 3 miles.  Can't wait to try a Boomi Bar for a snack..

SO MUCH TO SHARE

Ok everyone, sorry I was MIA.

So first off:

1. Great Bday Celebration for my dad's birthday

Picture of my mom and me

My dad and me

Not sure why my eyes look funny, I swear they don't look like that in real life.

Lots of eating this weekend including delicious hamburger, swordfish, cherry crumble, guac...

Back to food blogging tomorrow :)

The celebrate tonight, my roomie and I ordered sushi!!  I was soo hungry after doing shred and riding my bike, so I ate two whole rolls and trail mix!  Bike riding was great today, I got a helmet and rode 4.5miles and then did shred.  

Plus I HAD to have some celebration cookie and cookie cake!

Tomorrow I am going to celebrate getting into grad school and St. Patty's day...get excited for lots of pics!