First, a Happy Mother’s Day to any mothers that may be reading!
I haven’t gotten the time to sit down at my computer and post. I haven’t taken many pictures either yesterday or today. Yesterday morning I had pumpkin oatmeal. I made it with 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup soymilk, 1/2 cup water, 1 tbsp maple syrup, 1 tbsp flaxseed, 1 banana, 1/2 cup pumpkin, 1 tbsp walnuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg. I’ve been craving pumpkin oatmeal, and this was just what I needed! Here is a bad picture of it (about 470 calories for this breakfast).
In the afternoon I went to the women’s event at my church with my mom, sister, and grandmother. They served a catered lunch of salad, fruit, pasta primavera, and a variety of homemade desserts. I had a plain side salad that had chickpeas, olives, cucumber, and tomatoes in it, and I also had a bowl of fruit (grapes, watermelon, pineapple, honeydew…but mostly just grapes)! I brought a PB and strawberry preserves sandwich with me because I knew what was on the menu. I ate that as well, and an apple I brought with me on the way home. It was a fun time, but we didn’t win any of the beautiful baskets 
I was a number off from winning one too! haha. After the banquet, I was planning on going home and heading straight to the gym. Brian called and said he would run with me outside, so I did that instead! We did 50 minutes around my neighborhood. Very refreshing! 
Oh, yeah. I would like to thank everyone for helping me reach a decision on which cookbook to buy next! I ending up ordering ED&BV on amazon yesterday right before my run! I am so excited for it to be delivered!
Last night, for dinner, I made pizza, fries, and chips for myself! How unhealthy does this seem? VERY!!!!!! But it wasn’t, at all. In fact it was quite the opposite. I made a pizza on an Ezekiel sprouted grain tortilla. I topped it with 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes plus spices, fresh garlic, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, and vegan gourmet cheese alternative! I popped that into the oven at 400 for 12-15 minutes, and it was perfect! For the fries, I had a sweet potato cut into circles. I put it into the microwave whole for 10 minutes and then into the oven with some S&P for 10 minutes ish. The chips…Kale chips!! I have been wanting to try these, and I finally got to it! I used about a cup and put 1/2 tsp EVOO on them plus S&P, then into the oven for about 12 minutes at 375. My family tried some of mine and liked them too! yay for that! This was a fun dinner for me My grandma was over, and she was so intrigued by what I was making! We were discussing all kinds of vegetables that most people have never heard of! I was impressed! After this amazing dinner, Brian and I went to the movies to see What Happens in Vegas! GREAT movie! I love Cameron Diaz. She’s one of my favorites! After the movie, we got dessert! We bought a pint of Good Karma Organic Rice Divine-Mud Pie. I ate about half, and it was delicious!
This morning I had another bowl of pumpkin oatmeal except with 1 tbsp agave nectar instead of the maple syrup. I went to the gym after church and did 50 minutes of cardio (the usual) and pushups, sit-ups, and stretching. I had a pb and strawberry preserves sandwich after with and orange and a kiwi to hold me over until our 3:00 lunch/dinner out for Mother’s Day. We went to Ichiban, A Japanese Steakhouse. I got an avocado roll and edamame. Both were excellent, and since my lunch/dinner was rather light, I am going to have somewhat of a second dinner! I loved this place!! I’ve been to other Japanese steakhouses in my area, and I like this one the best! Their menu has more vegan options on it than any other place. Others usually just have vegetable roll and then salad and soup. Here, they offered a tofu appetizer, avocado salad, tofu soup, and other vegetarian sushi. I can’t wait to go back there! Have a great day everyone, and enjoy the rest of your weekend! I am going to watch the Pen’s game (my sister is there-jealous!)! GO PENS!!!
