No Pool for me

Posted on July 5, 2009 by runeatrepeat

It has to be super hot in CA for me to get in the pool since it’s not heated. I love swimming, but I don’t find freezing and being covered in goose bumps to be a pleasant experience. This is the main reason I want to move to Florida – warm water!!! My theory is that kids don’t feel the cold water because they’re too excited about swimming to realize it. So, Matt and Ben swam away (yep, apparently Ben is just a big kid).DSCN1335

 

This is my Roxy girl that I’m going to have to leave in Cali with my mom :( Ben and I decided we will not get any pets in MD since it would be too crazy given everything else. I am very reluctantly leaving her, but she has a great big yard and her BFF (Bailey).DSCN1356

I did way too much snacking as I made my Fourth of July contribution (Spinach Salad). I ate Pirate’s Booty and too much potato salad (made with regular mayo courtesy of my Nina who refuses to try anything “light”).DSCN1332

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I wasn’t even hungry by the time everything was ready, but I still dug in…that resulted in an overly stuffed feeling :(

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But, never to stuffed for dessert! It was a Deep Chocolate Vitatop and mint chocolate chip ice cream – this combo is genious!!!DSCN1372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In other amazing news I found this new Almond Butter at Trader Joes – Cream WITH SEA SALT! I have always thought the one negative of AB versus PB is it doesn’t have salt so it seems like something is missing. DSCN1326

 You only need 2 things to make this happiness…I should try to make it myself. HmmmDSCN1327

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This is Pico

Posted on July 4, 2009 by runeatrepeat

After some errands on Friday Ben and I headed to my mom’s house. As we were getting close I really wanted a Raspado so we stopped at my favorite place. I got a pina colada/leche (they accidentally combined my pina order with Ben’s leche one), but it was good. I love that this place used real fruit and sugar mixes, not just syrup!DSCN1304

These suckers are BIG!

DSCN1309A little while later the elote man was coming down the street & I stopped him. I got it with everything except the chile (so I could give mine away & that’s how I always ordered them as a kid). For those of you who don’t have an elote man – it’s a big corn with mayo, parmesaen cheese, a little squirt butter and chile (optional). Doesn’t it sound tragic? Well, it’s good and it only costs $1.00. Ben was shocked that I would even buy one of these since it’s got full fat mayo AND butter, but I think I’m feeling a little nostaglic over the Pico…DSCN1311

Ben never had an elote like this before. I bought 2 and had a few big bites of one then, gave it to Matt. This is something I may not be able to find in Columbia,MD :) DSCN1312Do you guys have raspados and elotes where you live? If not, you should come visit me in Pico and sample some of these fine Mexican delicacies.  Not stuff you get everyday, but once in a while you have to be true to where ya come from :)

Oh, I ate a bunch of other random stuff like a frozen meal and cupcake…DSCN1322DSCN1315and other stuff I can’t remember…

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Cold Breakfast

Posted on July 3, 2009 by runeatrepeat

After a hot run this morning there was only 1 thing on my mind – Smoothie! I actually used to get Jamba Juice smoothies after all my long runs in the summer. They gave me something to live run for :)

I did 5 miles that seemed pretty rough the whole time (???). I was huffing and puffing the entire time :(

After that it was smoothie and PB/AB toast time!DSCN1285

Now I’m munching on watermelon and trying to put up a rental posting for our condo. The recycler website is crap. DSCN1286Now I have some responsible adult things to do before I get to go visit my mom and Matt :) I want to hang out with them as much as possible before we leave – it’s a week from today!!!

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Walk and stretch

Posted on July 2, 2009 by runeatrepeat

Marathon Training : Today was a rest day. The Runner’s World training program defines rest days…

Rest Days: Ideally, on rest days you should not exercise at all. But it’s okay to cross-train with a no-impact activity like stretching, yoga, or swimming.

I took a 40 minute walk this morning with Ben and then made it to YOGA!!!

DSCN1256Breakfast – I really wanted to dig into my new Amazing Grass today so I made a smoothie with the Mango/Pom flavor. I used Almond Milk, spinach, frozen blubes and the packet. It was a little grainy for my taste and could have used a banana, but I liked it all right…DSCN1254

I also had a mini-bagel on the side with almond butter. DSCN1257

After breakfast I went to yoga…it’s been too long! I really missed it and had the best time. I’m always intimidated to go to yoga because I don’t feel “good at it”, but I’m always glad I went :)

I super happy that I just realized there is a good yoga studio in my new city of residence in MD!!!

Watermelon after yoga :) DSCN1258

Lunch was a massive salad topped with the new tempeh from yesterday. I love this stuff! Plus a piece of cheese bread on the side.DSCN1266

This is the bread I’ve been raving about…I get it at Costco in a double pack. But – they don’t have it at every Costco, even the ones in Southern California, some have it, some don’t…Tay was right when she guessed:)DSCN1261

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I also dipped into this Hummus Quartet…I use hummus in Ben’s sandwiches instead of mayo and of course I love to eat it up too!DSCN1263

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Cancel my subscription…

Posted on July 2, 2009 by runeatrepeat

…because I’m over your issues.  – That was from some random TV show the longest time ago and for some reason my friends would always say it.

There are 2 different issues I am dealing with in becoming an Intuitive Eater.

1. Overcoming years of dieting and the effects it’s had on my body, hunger signals and psychological impact

2. Overcoming emotional eating

These 2 things are completely different issues and must be dealt with as such. It makes becoming an Intuitive Eater much more difficult when I am not sure why I am eating – it could be “dieting backlash” (from years of restricting) or it could be how I am dealing with a stressful situation.

I am talking about this today because I could not stop eating yesterday afternoon. I had 6 random snacks in the course of a few hours and after that I was angry with myself. I think the snacking was a result of emotional eating, but after I had already “ruined” my day I ended up eating half of Ben’s fries from dinner and some frozen yogurt…that is diet mentality.DSCN1245DSCN1250DSCN1246DSCN1247DSCN1251

I’m glad I am able to draw a line and see exactly where my different habits are coming from, now it’s just a matter of fixing them!

The first step is recognizing the problem. Done.

Next, I must identify what’s making me do it and think of ideas that will help change these super bad and long lived habits!

In the mess of my random eating I did have my all time favorite Whole Foods couscous mixed with chickpeas for protien. I am re-making this dish at home for sure!DSCN1248

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Tempeh tempeh…

Posted on July 2, 2009 by runeatrepeat

I wasn’t in “budget mode” yesterday when I went to WF (obviously) and ended up with a new find:DSCN1236

I heated up a few pieces and put it in a Flat Out with veggies and peanut sauce. Loved it!!! I really think I like tempeh more than tofu :) DSCN1233

One of the errands of today was a trip to Costco – I was out of cherries!!! While there I partook in many samples…too many to recall, but here are the 2 I remembered to picture.DSCN1228DSCN1229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the way home I broke into the cherries because I am an addict…see the pits? I didn’t know what to do with them in my car. DSCN1240

R.E.R FACT:  if there is fruit in my car on the way home from the store I am going to eat some a lot of it.

These are my Costco picks ( plus a watermelon that was too big to go on the conveyor). Yes, I took a picture of my food in the store and people were looking at me like I was crazy :) Total : $45.00DSCN1231

This is the massive watermelon mentioned above.DSCN1243

I ate a lot of it because it wouldn’t fit in our biggest Tupperware!DSCN1244

 

I’ve been snacking all afternoon and it’s definitely NOT all hunger – I have an Intuitive Eating post for tonight!

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Hill Day & Food Budget

Posted on July 1, 2009 by runeatrepeat

Marathon Training – 6 miles with hills

The Runner’s World Training Program describes Hill Days like this:

Run the mileage for the day on the hilliest course you can find. This will build a base of strength in the first seven weeks.

The path nearby my new place has a gradual incline the whole way out, so I basically did 3 miles slightly up hill out and slight downhill on the way back.

Food Budget - The move and my new job mean a different financial situation for Ben and I.  We now need to stick to a budget. This is the first time that I’ve ever had to stick to a specific food budget. So, I have decided I need to start planning my meals for a few reasons:

- It will help save money, I’m planning on making a shopping list each week – Last minute trips to the store really add up!

- It will ensure no wasted food if I meal plan around what we need to use

- It will help stop random snacking in the kitchen while I figure out what to eat

- I’m buying food for two now

This  is a really good way to be aware of what we’re eating and the costs of our staple foods in order to make smarter decisions. Ben and I just moved in together last week. I am not used to buying food for two people. His eating habits are pretty different from mine so I have a lot to learn in food budgeting. I’ll keep you posted on this progress since it seems times are tight for so many right now :)

Last night I decided I haven’t had oats in a while so that was the plan for today…but I put too much almond milk in so they were very watery. I had to add Banana Cheerios and raisins to soak up the water!DSCN1226

It’s a short week! We are almost to “Friday”!

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Hot vs. Cold

Posted on July 1, 2009 by runeatrepeat

If you know me at all then you could have predicted that I would choose the Whole Foods salad bar for lunch! It’s my favorite restaurant after all :)

I couldn’t decide between the hot food or cold food so I got a small container of each. In the hot container – 2 raviolis, fried vegetable rice (with brown rice) and sweet and sour tempeh. The tempeh wasn’t good, I guess I’m not a sweet and sour girl.DSCN1199

In the cold container -  my usual = veggies on the bottom and small scoops of salads on top :) At the end I added a little bit of Vegetarian Pad Thai & it ended up covered my masterpiece.DSCN1201

My peep brought by some Pirate’s Booty that I couldn’t turn down…DSCN1203

My afternoon snacks were an apple and yogurt.DSCN1204

The yogurt was actually one of those new Better Whey yogurts. I was sent some coupons to review it for the blog a while back, but wedding stuff made me push that back! I’ll give a full review after I try another flavor or two…DSCN1205

I also had a small cup of cereal with almond milk – I just really wanted something sweet, but I wasn’t hungry.

DSCN1213This is my favorite WF salad bar item = Israeli Couscous with eggplant and stuff…I added the garbanzos for protein :)

DSCN1209I bought it from the deli section because it lists the ingredients. I am so going to recreate this at home now!!!!

I had a few bites while making dinner.

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We have to eat outside since we still don’t have a dining room table (and aren’t getting one until after the move).DSCN1216

DSCN1221Dessert! I have been craving a good chocolate cookie for the longest time so I finally broke down and bought some ready made dough at TJ’s. Excellent!

I may or may not have had a few bites of the dough too…

Tomorrow is another crazy day in the life of R.E.R. I’ve got to start packing for a little drive across the U.S.

Intuitive Eating – It’s been a while since I’ve talked about I.E. mostly because it has been very hard for me to follow I.E. when I’ve been so busy/stressed. The R.D. basically said I should focus on treating myself well and worry about my eating when everything calms down. I have been listening to the Intuitive Eating CDs and I love them.

I also got a notebook that I’m starting to write in. I was really against tracking until now because it’s something I was obsessed with when I had disordered eating – I wrote down everything I ate – binge or restrictive days alike. I found a lot of these notebooks last week as I was moving out of my mom’s to Ben’s. It’s really sad how messed up my outlook was. I guess I should just be happy I’m on the right track even if I’m going super slow…

This notebook is going to track my runs – for training purposes & track my eats – for training/health purposes. I’m not going to judge myself, I’m just trying to use it to observe my habits. I.E. is super big on not judging yourself, just observing. It’s helpful.

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Burning a hole

Posted on June 30, 2009 by runeatrepeat

Marathon training – today called for an easy 4 miles. I feel like I should do some yoga when I get back from short runs like this, but I didn’t have time today :(

DSCN1196Like I said last night – I have a lot of spinach to use up before it goes back, so a Chocolate Green Smoothie was in order! I used a handful of spinach, frozen naner, frozen blueberries, half scoop chocolate protein powder and almond milk. It was great!

 

DSCN1195Mini-bagel with PB on the side. I got PB all over when I was trying to make this, it was a delicious mess!

 

 

 

 

DSCN1197These cherries were burning a hole in my lunch box! I don’t think I was that hungry yet, but I couldn’t keep myself from eating them right now :) I love cherries, but now I’m all out! This means I’ll be heading to Costco tomorrow :)

 

I think I’m going out to lunch since we were all out of sammie bread. Where to go…where to go…

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Porno Comment

Posted on June 30, 2009 by runeatrepeat

Who is trying to add porno spam to my blog? Ha, I saw a comment was flagged today and thought it was something bad, but I laughed when I realized it was just that.

Today was eventful because I had to tell my boss of many years that I’m leaving.  My current position has worked with me through me attending college full time – they let me change my schedule each semester. And then when I graduated they worked around my internships and side reporting jobs. I am very lucky to have found such a flexible company :)

DSCN1175I was just breaking into my afternoon snack of an apple…and Fiber One bar when I remembered I picked up a new treat at Target – DSCN1179

So, halfway through the bar I decided to break open one of these packages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The nutrition info: DSCN1180

They are all shaped like hearts <3 Love it! They tasted very good too! I would get these again. Even though individual packaging is bad for the environment I like it because it’s vital for portion control. I don’t think me being sad and fat is good for the immediate environment around me…

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And the ingredients, though still super processed,  are much more recongnizable than Fiber One Bars…DSCN1181

I made a HUGE salad for dinner since the spinach is on it’s last leg. This is a serving bowl, it’s hard to appreciate how big of a salad this is! DSCN1189

I had it with Kashi crackers  – great tasting, but only 4 per serving because they’re big – not great since I’m all about volume.DSCN1190

DSCN1191And a mini bagel with cheese.

 

 

 

 

 

For dessert I had some of the new Banana Cheerios with almond milk. I like them, the artificial banana taste grew on me after a few bites (but the first bite was just okay…).DSCN1192

Plus the leftover Fiber One bar. These are good, but have HFCS, which I’m trying to eliminate. DSCN1193

I will catch you all tomorrow. Since I was MIA all last week I got completely behind on reading blogs, I’m trying to catch up, but you guys need to type slower or post less or something – I can’t keep up!!!

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