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 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 3, 2008

Just Do It

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That’s been the theme of today: just do it. Lately there’s been alot of stuff in my personal life, work life, weight loss that I’ve been putting off and putting off – to my own detriment! When I just suck it up and do the things I don’t want to, I’m always so much happier for it! In the years since I’ve graduated college I think that’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned. I’m not going to wake up tomorrow with the perfect life. If I want to be 135 lbs, have a great job, big family, etc, etc then I have to make it happen. Perfect example: when I came back from the gym today, I realized I still hadn’t cleaned the refrigerator. I almost didn’t do it, reasoning I was too tired. And then I thought, ‘Kate, JUST DO IT!’ So I did! Since I still had my HRM on, I tracked my heart rate too, and I burned an extra 200 calories easy! Now. not only do I have a clean and ready for CSA goodness refrigerator (see for yourself):

But I also have a mopped kitchen floor, clean sink and counters, clean dishes, and Horseshoe has a washed and fresh ladies room. Everyone’s happy! I’m really going to keep that as my mantra: JUST DO IT. I know I’ll be alot happier if I do.

Anyway, when I got home from work today, I goofed around for a while and then had a slice of Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin Bread with a tbsp Almond Butter:

Pre Workout Snack was 174 calories, 21g carbs, 8g fat, and 7g protein.

Cardio Smorgas at the gym: treadmill with weights, Cardio Wave, step mill, elliptical. I also did some mat work. Towards the end of my workout, I heard this song, which always makes me dream of being on DTV with the poor man’s version of Joey Lawrence. Swoon. Totally fitting, seeing as though I’m seeing SJP in Sex and the City tomorrow night!! Anyway, Cardio Smorgas=562 calories burned.

As I said, I came home an did an crazy clean of the apt, woohoo! After that, I had a small dinner of the last serving of Goddess Garbanzos.

Dinner was 195 calories, 28g carbs, 8g fat, and 5g protein. Even though I could have more dinner/dessert, I don’t think I will. Just because I can, doesn’t mean I should. Night guys! :)

 

May 13, 2008

Mind Over Matter

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Well, I did have an iced coffee today, and this one tasted fabulous and did not anger my stomach.

Unfortunately, I ate my yogurt/Ezekiel Cereal snack at work today (Snack was 215 calories, 44g carbs, 1g fat, and 11g protein) which was a bad idea. I don’t know what it is but as soon as I get home, I need some food. I don’t know if its ingrained from years of after-school snacks, but as soon as I walk through the door, my stomach (and/or brain?) triggers, and I head straight to the kitchen. Usually that’s when I time my afternoon snack, but that yogurt and cereal were staring at me all afternoon, so I dove in about 4 PM. When I got home I had a Z Bar, which was a first time purchase for me:

I thought these things would be good, but man, this guy was delicious! Oh – you’ll notice that as much as possible I will no longer be taking pictures of things in my hands – my mother informs me she finds it unappetizing. :P Anyway, Pre Workout Snack was 130 calories, 24g carbs, 4g fat, and 3g protein.

Then I spent the most pointless two hours in my apt. First I couldn’t find my heart rate monitor. So I looked. For an hour. I finally find it pushed way under the couch. Then I’m walking out the down and my IPod dies, so I go charge it. Spend 15 minutes looking for the cord. Then I find it:

And:

Somehow I think she was involved with both the HRM and the cord:

Don’t let the eyes fool you.

Anyway, by the time I left the apt, I was a little annoyed. I even debated not going because I felt like I was in too foul a mood to have a good workout. And then I decided to myself, ‘You know what, I’m going to have an awesome workout today.’ And I did – I was pouring sweat and got up to a HR of 179! It always shocks me how much of life is mental. It’s like Lloyd Dobbler said, ‘How hard is it to decide to be in a good mood?’ Not hard at all. I did the cardio smorgas again: treadmill with weights, elliptical, wave, and stepmill. Cardio= 448 burned.

For dinner, I had wanted to use this honey goat cheese that Peter bought, and started out planning a pasta dish, but when it got down to it, I realized I’d rather have a salad. So I switched it up! This is a Baked Goat Cheese and Balsamic Salad:

  • 1 oz goat cheese rolled in breadcrumbs and baked in the oven for 6 min at 425 degrees
  • 92g spinach
  • 64g broccoli
  • 29g tomato
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 109g carrot
  • 89g yellow squash grilled in pan with a little oil/butter, pepper and salt
  • balsamic vinegar to taste

Very tasty, although I wish the breadcrumbs would have stayed on better. Dinner was 198 calories, 30g carbs, 4g fat, and 11g protein. I feel awesome! I loooove a mountain of veggies!