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Fun Friday and Pumpkin Oatmeal

by runeatrepeat on October 12, 2012

Happy Friday! This week kinda flew by for me because I was a.) busy and b.) floating along on a cloud of happiness wlEmoticon smile8 Fun Friday and Pumpkin Oatmeal

Last night I watched the VP debate and Jersey Shore. So I’m hoping they canceled each other out and my IQ and self respect stay about the same. wouldnt that just be a perfect world Fun Friday and Pumpkin Oatmeal

I felt munchy all day yesterday and kept grabbing handfuls of trail mix. Finally, I made a hearty pumpkin yogurt afternoon snack. This helped slow my roll in the kitchen. IMG 8298 600x800 thumb Fun Friday and Pumpkin Oatmeal

My IT band is still super tight so I opted to take a walk this morning and am going to spend some time stretching in a bit. I want to do another round of Jillian’s 30 Day Shred but didn’t have time. I’m starting a new project at work and needed to get on it early!!image thumb15 Fun Friday and Pumpkin Oatmeal

Breakfast was my new phase favorite – pumpkin oatmeal (or oat bran) topped with nut butters and eggs.IMG 8311 800x533 thumb Fun Friday and Pumpkin Oatmeal

In the pumpkin oats:

Mix: 1/3c oatmeal OR oat bran AND 3/4c water in a mico-safe bowl

Microwave for 1 minute. Stir. If it’s still soupy microwave another 30 seconds.

Add: 1/4c pumpkin, pp spice, salt, sweetener of your choice, chia seeds

Microwave for another minute or so until thick.

Top with nut butter and pumpkin butter if it’s Friday wlEmoticon winkingsmile Fun Friday and Pumpkin Oatmeal

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Reader Jordan, saw this on Facebook and passed it along. True, very true. watermelon from heaven thumb Fun Friday and Pumpkin Oatmeal

Winner of the Ragnar Swagnar Giveaway is:

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And now I’m passing the Ragnar Swagnar baton to http://lifeisbeachykeen.com/

What are your plans for the weekend?!

I’m running tomorrow and then spending the day with my little brother wlEmoticon smile8 Fun Friday and Pumpkin Oatmeal

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{ 23 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Sana October 12, 2012 at 9:21 am

I love the fact that your eggs smile. And foam roll!!!

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2 natalie @ will jog for food October 12, 2012 at 9:43 am

To be honest…I hate watermelon!! haha. I really cant see why people like it.

This weekend I’m going to go on a long hike, then go to a Brazilian Steakhouse. Those will cancel each other out too ;)

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3 Suzanne October 12, 2012 at 5:00 pm

I concur with her first statement (but I have confessed this to you before).

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4 Katie @ KatieEnPursuit October 12, 2012 at 9:44 am

Love that combo of pumpkin & greek yogurt! I need to start putting faces on my food, maybe it would make me eat it slower rather than shoving it in my piehole! Vacationing with the fam in CO this weekend, it’s supposed to snow tomorrow, yikes!

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5 Nicole October 12, 2012 at 10:22 am

Was planning to do a trail run and then watch Kona on the computer. I have a feeling I will get roped into an Oktoberfest at some point.

The Kidless Kronicles

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6 Jenica October 12, 2012 at 10:54 am

That walk looks beautiful. No plans yet for the weekend over here. Hopefully lots of sleep.

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7 Kathy October 12, 2012 at 11:02 am

Your nut butter on the oatmeal resembles a flat chocolate frog or lizard or something…thought for a sec you were really trying something new to eat. ;-)

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8 Tabatha Rhodes October 12, 2012 at 11:12 am

Happy eggs!! I have to work tomorrow, clean and I am having a Pure Romance party at my house. Sunday will include a run and a trip to the pumpkin patch. :) Happy weekend!

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9 RunEatRepeat October 13, 2012 at 12:28 pm

Are you the one who said I should put the smiley face? :)

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10 Tabatha Rhodes October 13, 2012 at 6:31 pm

That was me! :) Thanks for humoring me! ;)

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11 kate October 12, 2012 at 11:21 am

I was at Trader Joe’s today and it was a freakin’ pumpkin explosion!
They have pumpkin e v e r y t h i n g this year.
It’s a little much, really.
I had 3 little cups of sample coffee and I am jacked up. Serves me right for being a freebie piggie.
Happy Friday!

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12 RunEatRepeat October 13, 2012 at 12:28 pm

Seriously, they have have pumpkin ravioli that I don’t remember seeing last year.

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13 Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life October 12, 2012 at 11:54 am
14 Christine @ BookishlyB October 12, 2012 at 11:59 am

I’m spending tomorrow with my “little” brother too (he’s 20). We’re going hiking down by the beach somewhere, and then on Sunday I’m going to the LACMA with a friend. Fun stuff.

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15 Katie October 12, 2012 at 12:04 pm

I watched the debate too. and I kinda wish I had not. I had nightmares about Joe Biden’s crazy smile and laughing like a mental patient all night. jeeeez that man is something else. Note to Joe: just because you’re louder and interrupting doesnt make you right!

anyhoo! Congrats on your marathon btw. You are amazing!! I would love to be able to run that pace for that distance. Not any time soon though!! But you inspire me to keep at it. have a great weekend!!

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16 Sam @ Better With Sprinkles October 12, 2012 at 12:29 pm

Hoping for some froyo tonight and then a sushi dinner tomorrow night – it’ll get me through the fact that I’ll be doing schoolwork the rest of the weekend. :-D

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17 Deb October 12, 2012 at 1:32 pm

I have kids (sorry to say the peeing part is true), I recently set a new PR, my toes have been black … oh, the things we could talk about over a glass of wine…… Not a pumpking person – but L.O.V.E. watermelon.
:-)

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18 Karoline October 12, 2012 at 2:30 pm

Why does your ketchup always look brown like BBQ sauce?:p

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19 RunEatRepeat October 13, 2012 at 12:26 pm

I don’t know?! It’s kinda gloomy today, but if it always looks like that then maybe I have weird ketchup :)

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20 Karen @ Runner Girl Eats October 12, 2012 at 2:59 pm

Yum pumpkin oats! My weekend plans include some easy runs and hanging with friends in town.

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21 Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More October 12, 2012 at 3:34 pm

I don’t have plans for the weekend and I’m pretty excited about it!

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22 Suzanne October 12, 2012 at 5:02 pm

Lots to do this weekend. Running tomorrow AM, hanging with friends, then a Halloween party. Sunday-a baptism and party afterward.

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23 Sue October 12, 2012 at 9:46 pm

Started this morning with a short hilly run (ok, it’s double hills) and then a sweat-fest vinyasa yoga. Lunch now and it’s raining outside…so I guess I’ll laze around the house for the rest of the day.

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