June 14, 2008

Grilled Turnip and Radish Salad

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A storm is thundering outside right now, but rain hasn’t started yet – this is my favorite type of weather – just before a storm!!  Any second now, the rain will crack and just soak everything. Yum! :)   For lunch today, I finally had enough energy to cook something – hooray!  I decided on a salad because we have tons of CSA greens to use up.  The basis of the salad was all sorts of greens: spinach, lettuce, braising mix; and for on top I mixed 10g walnuts, 1 oz feta, and my own mix of grilled turnips and radishes.  You can find the (very simple) directions for the salad on the ‘Salad Concoctions’ page.  So here was the finished product:

This salad was so filling I couldn’t finish it!  I ate all of the greens, walnuts, and feta, and left about 25% of the turnips and radishes.  It was really tasty though, there were a bunch of different tangy and sweet flavors in there that were really satisfying.  Lunch was 409 calories, 44g carbs, 24g fat, and 10g protein.

Even though I’m calling this lunch, I probably will only have a snack later on tonight.  After all, it’s almost 5 PM already!  P was talking about going to the movies, so maybe we’ll do that.  It would be nice to get out of the house!

 

June 13, 2008

Tastless Lunch

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I know this lunch must have tasted good, but I am so swollen and congested today that I can’t really taste anything. The textures were really great, though – so I guess that’s the best I can do right now. :( I made a sandwich on toasted Euro rye bread with the last black bean burger from Veganomicon; a Light Laughing Cow wedge, some delicious CSA spinach, and some great mustard. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: mustards, sauces, jams and jellies are worth their weight in gold. They’re totally worth the extra $$ for something great. So here’s my sandwich:

I also had a coconut bar:

I took a little bite out of the corner. :)   Lunch was 519 calories, 90g carbs, 6g fat, and 30g protein.

I did end up going up on the roof, but after 15 min, I started feeling really sickly.  Maybe the sun was draining my energy?  Have a great Friday afternoon, guys!

 

June 13, 2008

CSA Bounty #2 plus Brunch

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Hey guys, another long day of rest and relaxation yesterday. P was kind enough to pick up our second CSA batch last night:

From left to right, starting in the back: spinach, lettuce, salad mix, turnips, radishes and braising mix. We still have some stuff leftover from last week so I’m really going to be pushing salads in the next couple days.

P made an Annie’s mac and cheese for two last night, so we split that. I also had some more cottage cheese and granola.

This morning I made myself an Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin with two tbsp PB and a banana:

Brunch was 475 calories, 74g carbs, 18g fat, and 15g protein.

I snapped this photo last night, and I wanted to use it to formally introduce you to my cat, Horseshoe:

(She pulled those wires into her bed.) Horseshoe is 3 yrs old; I got her from a shelter in Va when she was a few weeks old my Junior yr in college. She grew up with a bunch of different dogs and thinks she is one: she’ll greet you at the door, follows you around, sleeps at your feet. I’m probably a dog person, but HS is the bomb. She needed some love on the blog for being such an excellent caretaker while I’ve been recovering.

Apparently it’s beautiful outside, so I may head up to the roof with a magazine for some fresh air. Have a great day guys!

 

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 6, 2008

Not Myself

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Hey guys, I’ve been feeling kind of off all afternoon.  Weird appetite, really tired – just in a funk.  Quick post and then off to bed.

The CSA pickup was a breeze.  Unfortunately because of a cold spring, the first few weeks will be small this year.  Here’s this week’s bounty:

From left to right: radishes, broccoli rabe, lettuce and braising mix.  It all looks and smells delicious!  I’m assured that next week’s crop will be much bigger.

After that I had a Luna bar:

Snack was 180 calories, 25g carb, 5g fat, and 10g protein.

I had intended this to be a pre workout snack, but I couldn’t get it together to go the gym.  I’ve been feeling sickly and feverish all afternoon.  So I’ve been snacking off and on and not really tracking it.  I really need to make sure that I’m okay for the surgery on Monday – so that’s my number one priority.  Hopefully I’ll be feeling better tomorrow to have a more normal day calorie and exercise wise.  Night!

 

June 5, 2008

100th Post!

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This is my 100th post! Woohoo!  Thank you to all my lovely readers and commenters.  As I told a reader who emailed me recently, this blog as been such a blessing in my life.  Thank you all for being a part of it! :D   Sorry, I’m a cheeseball!

Today is New Product Day, apparently!  After my new cereal discovery this morning (love) I wanted to try more new stuff for lunch.  I ran some errands this afternoon (bank, post office, etc) and found myself outside of the Organic Market!  You know what that means!

After perusing the isles for a while, I decided to try an Amy’s Burrito.  I’ve always wanted to give them a whirl, but was nervous about a whole frozen/microwave thing – I thought they would taste fake.  I tried the Black Bean and Veggies Burrito:

Which turned out like this:

This was sooo tasty and filling!  Great nutritional and ingredients lists too!  Definitely a huge success.  Along with I had some nonfat cottage cheese and street raspberries.  They had blueberries, but these raspberries were speaking to me.

Don’t those raspberries look INCREDIBLE??? Too beautiful to pass up!

All together:

Lunch was 464 calories, 61g carbs, 10g fat, and 35g protein.

While I was at the Organic Market, I picked up a little treat for myself!  It’s kind of humid today, and only going to get more hot (summer in the city, you know).  So I grabbed a box of the Coconut bars to have in the office as an occasional afternoon treat for myself.

I was skeptical and almost didn’t get them, but then I thought, ‘come on, why not, granny?’  OH.MY.GOODNESS.  These things are heaven on a stick.  Literally.  They are soooooooo good.  The best coconut flavor and a really good nutritional.  I never used to care much about coconut, but in the past 4 months I have just gone coconut CRAZY.  After I let my stomach settle, I had a bar:

If you look closely in the picture, you can see that about 75% of the bar is actually made up of real shredded coconut.  So delicious.  Such a find!  Snack was 90 calories, 16g carbs, 4g fat, and 0g protein.

This afternoon the plan is to pick up my first CSA bounty!  :)   I’ll be sure to snap a photo for you guys.  Then hit the gym.  I think I’m alone for dinner tonight – hopefully I’ll be inspired my new fruits and veggies to make a delicious dinner!

 

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

Roll Up Dinner

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Hey guys! Well, the Sex and the City movie was awesome, as predicted! I had my issues with it, to be honest, which I won’t go into on the blog for spoiler purposes, but all in all – I really liked it. I’d see the girls in anything, though. I’ll be there for “Sex and the City VI: They Don’t Call it Men-opause For Nothing” and watch as Samantha laments losing her dentures on some poor, unsuspecting 20 yr old. Polident, Sam, Polident! Even Carol Brady knows that.

Anyway, during the movie I snacked on a Clif bar, Maple Nut flavor.

Snack was 240 calories, 42g carbs, 5g fat, and 10g fat.

Then, when I got home, I made a small dinner. You guys saw my fridge, so you know it’s slim pickings around here. Plus, as I said I’m working on making sure to use all the groceries before buying new ones. So I made some roll ups using the deli meats and cheese P picked up.

Kind of a random dinner, I know. But it was tasty and filling, so I’m cool with it. Dinner was 108 calories, 3g carbs, 5g fat, and 13g protein.

First CSA pickup is tomorrow, wahoo! Yawn, night guys!

 

June 3, 2008

Around Town Afternoon

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Jeesh, I think I walked almost 3 miles this afternoon! I had to go get a blood test for my upcoming surgery. I found a lab a few blocks away and headed there during lunch. Well, when I got to the location, there was no lab to be found! Then I looked closer at the address and realized it was on the EAST side, not the WEST side. I guess since I’m always on the west side, I just assumed it was over here. To make matters worse, it was really east. Like as east as you can go. But since I needed the test results ASAP, I had no choice but to walk there and back. Ah well. A little walking never hurt anyone. I knew lunch was going to be scattered, so before I left I had my sandwich: chickpea cutlet with laughing cow wedge, mustard, and spinach on rye bread:

Yum, so good. My last cutlet this batch. :(

I had a new Luna bar while walking, Berry Almond:

This was good, but stained my fingers, boo. Lunch was 544 calories, 74g carbs, 14g fat, and 30g protein.

I hate getting blood taken, but this was pretty painless – I was in and out! On the walk back, I got a treat:

Looking back, this was kind of hard on my stomach. I would have been better off with an iced tea or iced water even!

The plan for this afternoon is to clean my fridge! The first CSA bounty arrives on Thurs and I have a way overpacked and overcrowded fridge, with lots of expired products, I’m sure. My new goal is to be more cautious about using what I have and not superfluously buying groceries! Plus gym and a snack – I’m due for some fruits and veggies. TTFN!

 

May 28, 2008

Happy Day!

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Hey all!  I’ve been getting tons of great news this morning, the most important of which is from my doctor’s office, who said that my surgery is this close to being approved by my insurance company.  YAY!!! I have been dreading and delaying this surgery for close to 10 yrs now – I’m finally willing and ready to get it over with.  It’s scheduled for June 9th and it still hasn’t been approved.  Hopefully soon I’ll get the news that it’s been approved and I can start my pre-operation to-do’s: blood test, book temp for office, clean house, buy easily swallowed food, etc.

I also got an email from a CSA reminding me about the first pick-up scheduled for June 5th: next THURSDAY!!  Peter and I signed up for the CSA months ago, and I’m ready to see the fruits of that labor! Pun intended. :)

I did end up having a coffee this morning – I was still in sleep mode and needed to wake up!  Around 1 PM, I settled in for lunch.  Lunch was delicious and FILLING today.  I started off with a chickpea cutlet on Ezekiel bread with a Laughing Cow wedge and spinach:

Along with a cup of nonfat cottage cheese and about 10 strawberries:

I am totally on a cottage cheese kick these days!  I can’t get enough of this stuff!

Lunch was 621 calories, 70g carbs, 11g fat, and 60g protein.

This afternoon the plan is to go home, TACKLE the dishes, and hit up the gym before dinner.  Have a great afternoon everyone!

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While  I was writing this post, I got an email from my doctor saying my surgery has been approved!!! It truly is a happy day!!! :) :) :) :)