PB and honey

My interview went well!  I made a quick lunch afterwards before heading to the grocery store with  my dad.  I made a PB and honey sandwich with, carrots, strawberries, and an orange on the side.  I picked up some things to make dinner tonight.  I haven’t decided what I want to make yet, but I’m choosing between two recipes from Veganomicon!  I’m soo excited!  I gotta run to the gym now for a workout, and I want to make it by 4 to watch Oprah!  See you later!  Ugh, blurry picture :( 

 

Pasta bowl

I went to the gym and did 20 minutes running on treadmill and 20 minutes ET. Intense workout, and I felt so great afterwards!  I really feel like I am getting much more fit.  I quickly whipped up dinner:  whole wheat spaghetti, chickpeas, broccoli, spinach, garlic, onions, tomatoes + tomato sauce, seasonings, and a bit of EVOO.  Yummo.  I’m going to enjoy another PB and honey pumpkin muffin, now and watch the Penguins hockey game.  Only two games left until the playoffs!!!!!!!!! GO PENS!  

 

Taco salad?

I came home from school today because I have a doctor’s appointment early tomorrow morning, so I got to make my own dinner again!  (I ate a Cherry Pie Larabar about an hour after lunch because I felt like it and knew I wouldn’t make it until 6:30 for dinner!)  Dinner–I had hummus and avocado that needed to get used up, so I kind of made a taco salad, but not really.  I tossed some bagged lettuce into a bowl, added spinach, some baby carrots, cut up plum tomato, cucumber, 1/2 an avocado sliced, all of what remained of my hummus (I’d say about 1/2 cup!), hot sauce!, and salsa!  Very yummy.  I love salsa on my salads  On the side, I had a kiwi and some strawberries.  The strawberries are so nice!  I waited for my food to settle a bit and then set off for the gym to do 30 minutes ET and 20 minutes treadmill.  I ran for about 15 minutes at 6.5 mph, then 8.0 for about 2 minutes?, and then 6.3 at a 4.0 incline, walked 4.0 at 12.0 incline, ran again 6.3 until I reached 2 miles!  Then I cooled down!  (totaled 22 minutes).  I like to watch the distance better than the time though while I run (well more like check it not watch haha).  It seems to be more fun to me.  I injured my ankle a couple months ago, and it is always sore the day after I run but it doesn’t hurt…it’s just stiff.  I have been running a lot more lately in my workouts.  I can’t help it!  I like to run :-/  Came home to another gooey pumpkin muffin with PB and honey.  mmmmm ….Off to write a paper that is due tomorrow.  Only 4 pages and not difficult topic…(what cultures do I subscribe to?)  Okay, cya! …The spinach leaf looks like it’s waving!

 

  

 

  

 

Not very impressed

I had a very large, juicy orange before the gym.  I absolutely love oranges!  I did 10 minutes on stationary bike, 30 minutes on treadmill (10 walk, 20 run), and 20 minutes ET.  Great workout!  I was very anxious to try my Ezekiel 100% whole grain bread when I got home, and I thought what better to try it with than PB and honey!  haha.  I also had a cup of almond milk and some Bigelow Spiced Chai tea.  To tell you the truth, I wasn’t that impressed by the bread.  The slices were smaller than I would like, and the crust was kinda hard.  I don’t know if that was from being frozen and popping it in the microwave?  The middle was great though.  Nice and chewy.  Perfect.  I’m still upset about my Brownberry :-(  My family thinks I’m nuts because I’m concerned about HFCS, hydrogenated oils, animal products, etc.  I can understand this may be because I used to have an eating disorder, but in no way do I have the same mindset as I did then.  I simply want to eat to live a long healthy life, and what I put into my body is the one thing I can control to maximize my health.  Besides, I enjoy eating this way so much more, and I feel a lot better and energized.  It upsets me that they dislike it.  :-/

 

More PB and Honey!

I went to the gym at 1:30 and did 40 minutes ET, 10-15 minutes abs, upper body weights, and some stretching.  Then I ran for 10 minutes on the tredmill.  (-644 kcal).  Sometimes I think my calorie counts are a little high on my HRM, but I’m not really concerned about it.  I just like to exercise more so for the health benefits, stress relief, and it just feels great!!  Then I sat down to lunch with a PB and honey sandwich on whole wheat (which I just found out contains HFCS and nonfat milk with 2 more loaves in the freezer to go..ahh!), carrots, celery, grapefruit, and a cup of peppermint tea!  Divine!