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June 12, 2008

Lazy Days

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Hey guys,

Yesterday was the first day since I started the blog that I’ve gone an entire day without posting.  I kept meaning to, but I was tired all day long and I figured I shouldn’t push myself to do things because I think I ’should’ or because I ‘have’ to. I read this article in Body + Soul yesterday about perfectionism and how women put all these unnecessary, self-imposed requirements on themselves that only cause harm in the long run.  I know I won’t lose my readers due to one day of no posting, so why shouldn’t I skip it so I can rest?  The world won’t end, and life will go on.

Yesterday I spent the day dozing and lying around on the couch, as per the norm this week.  I started off the day with a bowl of banana creme muesli, made with 1/2c oatmeal, 1/2c nonfat vanilla yogurt, large banana, and a tbsp of flax:

A little while after that I had a cup of nonfat cottage cheese plus 2/3c of Pumpkin Spice Granola (softened, so I could eat it):

Then I got a treat in the form of more get well gifts!  Balloons from my parents (replacement balloons from the original ones the company accidentally sent which said ‘Happy Birthday!’:

Plus a gift basket from my co-workers:

So sweet of them!

A little bit later I had a PB & J on some whole wheat chollah:

And later, I had some mint fro yo:

When P came home, he brought M&M’s, gummy worms, and jelly beans – grr!  I had my share of each of those.

This morning, I started out with snacking on some M&M’s, I’m afraid to admit!  But for lunch, I got one of the veggie wraps from Bully’s:

I’ve eaten half of this so far.  Plus I got fruit dish which I’ve had a few bites from, and these french fries, which I’ve had about 10 of:

I like my fries crispy, and these are more doughy.  Not great.

So that’s what I’ve been up to (plus a few random scoops of coconut sorbet thrown in there)!  Eating junk and watching alot of tv.  I’m starting to get a little restless..I think I need to cool it with the junk, and start back with my usual eating.  Filling my body full of junk when it’s sick is the opposite of what I need to do.  I’ve just been giving into comfort foods a little too much.

Today is CSA day, so P’s leaving work early to pick that up.  Expect to see a new bounty tonight!

 

June 10, 2008

Cuddly and Snuggly

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That’s been me all morning on the couch with Horseshoe: cuddly and snuggly!  I had to wake up at 4 AM last night to take my meds, but beside that, I slept pretty well, with Horseshoe in my lap the entire time.  Usually she’s not allowed to sleep with us, so having me all to herself all night was a huge treat for her!

I woke up around 9 AM to see Peter off and then dozed for another hour – only to be woken up by the door buzzer.  Special delivery from Mommy and Daddy:

You can see the flowers they sent yesterday in the background as well.  How sweet of them!  So pretty and cute.

Since I was up already, I decided to have breakfast.  I originally wanted to make oatmeal, but it seemed a little daunting.  So I decided on an Amy’s breakfast burrito instead.  After seeing the Amy’s burrito I had the other day, P stacked up on these babies for my sickness. ) So thoughtful.  I also had a large banana on the side:

I had to wait til the burrito cooled obviously, I’m only allowed room temperature or cool/cold items that are soft.  Breakfast was 375 calories, 70g carbs, 8g fat, and 10g protein.

Since then I’ve been in and out of sleep, reading Women’s Health, and listening to the Dave Matthews channel on Pandora.com, with Horseshoe on my lap the whole time.  Very soothing.  I’ve also been chugging water/tea hybrids like it’s my job.

A little while ago I had a 1/2c of light mint chip fro yo:

Snack was 230 calories , 35g carbs, 8g fat, and 6g protein.

Not sure if you noticed, but in my free time, I’ve upgraded to my own domain: winningfriendswithsalad.com.  The old address will still forward, as will the old RSS feed, but go ahead and update if you have the chance.  Thanks!

 

June 6, 2008

Weird Morning

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Sorry for the late post guys, it’s been a weird morning.  My doctor never got the lab results from the lab, so I had to call the lab, which sent me to the lab headquarters, which sent me back to the lab, who made my doctor call, and so on and so forth.  Good news it that it all worked out.  My doctor is calling in my prescriptions as I type and the hospital should be calling before 2 with the time of my surgery on Monday.  Phew!  It will be a miracle if I get to this surgery on Monday.  This surgery has been Murphy’s Law from Day 1. I can’t wait til it’s over!

Anyway, since I was on the phone with doctors and labs all morning, I got to work late which meant I was rushing and forgot my camera.  Boo.  Sorry guys.  But this morning I had another bowl of shredded oats and banana with milk.  I’m on such a cold cereal kick these days!  Looked like this:

Breakfast was 431 calories, 90g carbs, 4g fat, and 16g protein.

Today is the first day of our Friday Summer Hours, which means that every Friday from now until Labor Day, the office will close at 2 PM! Wahoo!  Unfortunately/fortunately one person has to stay behind until 5 PM to answer phones and stuff.  I volunteered today to be my day to get it out of the way early, plus I’m not going to be here next week.

Today I’m training the temp who’s sitting in for me next week, then heading to the gym for a good workout (feeling much better today).  After that, I’m having dinner with Arielle and Betsy for what I’ve dubbed NYC Food Blogger Summit 08. We’re going to Blossom.  What would you get?

Have a great day!

 

June 5, 2008

Upsetting Morning

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Hey all! I’ve had a stressful morning so far. I missed a call from my dad at 6:45 AM, and when I called him back, I couldn’t get through. I called my dad’s office, and his secretary told me he wasn’t in because there was a death in the family!! So I immediately began freaking out calling my dad – still not able to get through. 20 minutes of worrying later, I finally got through to my mom and she told me that everything was fine, we’d never met the person who died, it was a 5th cousin or something. Oh my goodness. So terrifying.

Anyway, on to food. As promised, I mixed it up with a new type of cereal:

I’m the only person in the world who doesn’t like Peanut Butter Puffins, so I was hesitant about this because they’re by the same company. But they looked like this cereal I used to buy for $1.99 in college. Even though it was cheap, it was my FAVORITE cereal (maybe because it was cheap). :P

I had 1 1/4c of Shredded Oats with a cup of milk and a banana. I guess it was a big banana, because you can hardly see the Shredded Oats in the picture!

This was soooo good! And probably alot more nutritious than my old college bargain cereal. Breakfast was 431 calories, 90g carbs, 4g fat, and 16g protein.

Today is CSA day, wahoo!!! Have a good one!

 

June 4, 2008

Happy Birthday Eva!

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Today is Ms. Eva’s birthday.  Eva was my first great friend in NYC.  We lived together for a year (2007) and almost killed each other.  Now we’re just good friends (and the murder threats are down to a minimum).  Today, Eva turns 26.  Last year, for her 25th birthday, we decided she was Old.  Now she’s Older than Old.  Have a great day Eva – I love you!

I meant to wake up early for the gym this morning, because my afternoon is going to be jam-packed.  However, P woke me up when he came in at 1 AM, boo.  He had a 5 hour interview - weird finance people.  So I didn’t wake up in time for a workout this AM – which means I’ll have to take today as a rest day because I won’t have time this afternoon/tonight.

For breakfast this morning, I had a cup fiber 1, cup nonfat milk, and a banana.  This was the first morning I wasn’t excited about this combo – which means I’ve got to switch it up tomorrow!

Breakfast was 329 calories, 92g carbs, 3g fat, and 15g protein.

Today, I’m going to just do it at work.  Wish me luck!

 

June 3, 2008

Creature of Habit

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Morning! Feeling good and strong today.  Plus wearing pink pants, which as we all know, makes for a better day.  I woke up this morning starving – and headed on auto-pilot to the pound cake.  I had a snack of 1/2 slice worth of crumbles (unpictured).  Snack was 103 calories, 14g carbs, 4g fat, and 2 g protein. I brought the cake to work, as promised, and I will be glad when it’s gone!

For breakfast, I had the ususal these days: cup fiber 1, cup milk, banana:

Breakfast was 297 calories, 85g carbs, 2g fat, and 14g protein.

Have a great day!

 

June 2, 2008

Back to Life, Back to Reality

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Ahhh, feels so nice to be back in my routine! I went to bed at 10:30 PM last night – totally unheard of for me. I thought that I would spring out of bed at 7 AM for my workout, but my body had other ideas. I slept in til the usual time – whoops! I guess I needed it after such a crazy weekend. When I got to the office I made a simple breakfast of Fiber 1, milk, and a banana:

Yum, simple and delicious. Breakfast was 380 calories, 107g carbs, 3g fat, and 18g protein.

I’m starting to get a little nervous about my surgery. It’s exactly one week from today – it will be here before I know it! I have to get blood drawn this week in case I lose too much blood during the operation. :( No fun.

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May 31, 2008

Rushed Morning

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Well, between me going to bed at 2 AM and Peter not having his keys at 4:30 AM and waking me up with the buzzer for 30 min to come and get him, it was a rough night!  Which led to a rushed morning, since we both slept in!  Out went the AM gym, out went the homemade BBQ treats – in came ordered in breakfast and running around like crazy people.  I’m posting this really quickly on our way out the door to the BBQ.  Breakfast this morning was an egg white sandwich with muenster cheese on whole wheat bread:

Plus fresh fruit.

Breakfast was 609 calories, 77g carbs, 22g fat, and 30g protein.

First on the agenda today is our friend Ellen’s Goodbye BBQ.  Ellen is leaving to go to art school for 4 months – we are really going to miss her.  Ellen and P grew up down the street from each other; P and I actually met at Ellen’s Birthday Picnic about a year ago.  So we definitely owe her one!

Next onto dinner at Columbia.  This event is actually at the Columbia campus, followed by dancing under the stars.  Gotta run – have a great Saturday!

 

May 30, 2008

Boyfriend Made Breakfast

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Well, I woke up at 7 AM this morning feeling absolutely miserable: just nauseous and awful.  I woke up two hours later feeling better, but I decided to stay home from work and rest anyway.  If I get sick before the surgery, they’ll cancel it – so I have to be extra careful.  Peter had a hard night too (first of many alumni events), so he decided to stay home as well.  I took full advantage of this by requesting breakfast in bed!  Peter very skillfully made waffles sandwiches for us.  Mine contained two flax waffles, two tbsp almond butter, and a banana:

Yum.  He did an excellent job.  Breakfast was 495 calories, 65g carbs, 25g fat, and 14g protein.

I’m loving the comments on the blog, guys!  Keep up the great discussions!

 

May 29, 2008

Calm Before the Storm

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Hey all. Today is my last normal day before the craziness of this weekend starts. We have a bunch of different events to attend, so it’s going to be more action-packed than relaxing. I don’t know about you guys but I find such comfort in my daily routine. Especially since now the surgery is definitely on, the next couple weeks are going to be a little off kilter. I’m a little set in my ways in that special events ruffle my feathers. But then I tell myself, ‘get over it, grandma!’ :P

On a related side note, it’s nice to feel comfortable in my healthy living that I can take on a couple weird weeks with the confidence to do so healthfully. I know a couple special events aren’t going to trip me up!

I grabbed a banana on my way out the door this morning. P got these a few days ago but they were still a little too green. Today was the first day they were looking good. When I got to work I had my banana with a cup of Fiber 1 and a cup of fat free milk:

Yum. Simple, nutritious, and delicious. Breakfast was 313 calories, 89g carbs, 3g fat, and 14g protein.

Have a great day everyone!

 

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