Run Eat Repeat » Cereal

8.5 Hours Later

runeatrepeat — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:03:26 +0000

I feel so much better after 8 1/2 hours of sleep! I woke up this morning and jumped out of bed. I was going to skip a run today in favor of some strength training, but I had way too much energy. I ended up running 4.5 miles and felt great the whole time! It must have been all that cereal carb-loading I did in the afternoon. Oops!

Note: I wasn’t in love with the Love Crunch granola. It’s good, but not great. However, I am in super crazy love with Cinnamon Sweets and to be sure it isn’t a fluke, ate 3 bowls yesterday. Plus many handfuls. It’s better than I can describe.

After my run I made a simple breakfast of bagel with PB and pumpkin butter and Pineapple Chobs with extra pineapple cottage cheese and chia seeds stirred in.

I still can’t believe I got these tulips from the 99 Cent store!

Love love love.

Question: Do you have a green thumb?
I totally didn’t think I did until I got these flowers! Ben and I have killed everything from plants to crabs to goldfish. It’s a miracle Vegas has made it this far…

Saved By The Sign

runeatrepeat — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:20:29 +0000

This sign totally saved my life today!

Don’t you love the quote: “Have Fun, Live Life, Eat Right”!

As I was walking around the Atlanta airport during my layover I saw this sign and wanted to take a picture of it. So, I went to get my camera and that’s when I realized –

I left my camera on the plane!!!!

It had already been at least a half an hour since got there and was wandering around. But, I somehow managed to find the gate where my flight arrived and a flight attendant let me go back on the plane to check if it was still there. And it was!

I had a small heart attack, but nothing a weekend in Vegas can’t solve

Breakfast:

I brought yogurt and cereal for breakfast on the first flight, but decided to get steel cut oats from Pot Belly instead. I ate it with my banged up banana.

My seat neighbor thought it was weird I was taking a picture of my food and I told her about the blog (Hi Joanne!). It turns out she and her husband are trying to be healthier this year and we had a lot to chat about! The flight was over before we knew it.

I walked around the Atlanta airport for about 40 minutes before stopping to dig into lunch. I am exhausted already and really need to take a nap on my next flight.

Lunch:

I grabbed a DD iced coffee to go with my packed lunch:

I really should be more embarrassed about this because I really am the grossest traveler. I packed the leftover brussel sprouts from last night as part of my lunch and you could smell them when I opened up my backpack on the place.

To my credit, I did actually eat them in the food court – not in a confined space.

With my brussels, I had PB&J, yogurt and trail mix with cereal, raisins and cashews.

I’ve decided to allow non-sugar cereals at least until I get back home because it’s a healthy breakfast or snack choice on the go.

**Added bonus: My mom credits Kashi Go Lean with one of the main reasons she lost weight after she had Matt. She used to eat if for breakfast and also as a snack in a homemade trail mix. For some reason we both have gotten away from eating it and are talking about going back.**

Boo! I just realized I forgot my peeled orange in the fridge at home. Ben, go at it.

Now I have a little bit more time to hang out before I’m off to Vegas! I need a nap.

My Diet Book

runeatrepeat — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:10:40 +0000

*Note – some of the answers to your anonymous questions are in this post. But more formal answers for the rest of the questions are to come.

It’s only day two of the meal plan I set up for myself this week and I already realized it’s not working. I usually aim for 1,800 calories when I am trying to lose weight. My activity level is enough that this is a good calorie level for me to lose and not get too hungry (as long as I’m not training for anything).

I broke it down something like this:

400 calorie breakfast

200 calorie snack

500 calorie lunch

200 calorie snack

500 calorie dinner

Well, that’s not working. The smaller breakfast than I’m used to leaves me hungry all morning and most of the afternoon until my body catches up with the food. So, I’m going to switch things around a bit and re-write the plan. I firmly believe that every body is different and you have to find what works for you and your own obstacles to success.

Write your own diet book – it’s the only one that will work for the rest of your life!

After my gym class (which I LOVED!) I ate an apple. Monica cannot live on apples alone, they make her hungrier than she was to begin with! Note to self: Fix your eyebrows.

I also snagged some trail mix and samples from the Nut House

The Nut House is so good they have to post this sign:

While out I saw this new flavor of Chobani – Strawberry Banana. I was so excited to try it that it turned into my lunch. I had the yogurt with cereal and trail mix. Yum!

More answers to your questions:

- 26

- Hillary Clinton

- Cocaine

- To laugh

- Stuffing my bra

**Okay, some of those are just random, and some of them are answers to your questions – figure it out

I don’t know why, but I get the biggest kick out of it when Natalie Dee makes fun of vegans. I am a bad person.

nataliedee.com

Hot “cold” Cereal

runeatrepeat — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:39:21 +0000

I am picking up my car this morning so I got to run a little later. It was so nice to be able to run when the sun was up – and it’s a little warmer! I did 6 miles at a good pace I felt really good too!

I wanted cold cereal for breakfast, but it’s so cold out I thought a warm breakfast would be more satisfying. So, I made Hot “cold” cereal by heating up my soymilk…

Then, pouring it over my cereals. It was yummy, but it’s funny to see steaming cereal

Today after work I am going to Yoga. I have been wanting to go back to yoga since we moved here, but lack of car/fear/time have made it hard. Well, I am committing to yoga 2 times a week. I’m signing up for a package tonight so I have to go or I’ll just lose money (that is not an option).

I am scared though. For some reason yoga makes me nervous (kinda ironic) because it’s hard for me and I don’t feel good at it. But I know I need to incorporate stretching and strength training into my life, so here it goes! I’ll be home late tonight so I’m packing a good snack for before class and then I’ll eat a lighter dinner after.

See you at lunch!

Are you out there?

runeatrepeat — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:30:21 +0000

Hello, are you out there? I lost some readers in the blog makeover so, don’t forget to update your Readers and pass the word on

I woke up and did some light strength training with my hand weights in the front room while watching Jon & Kate and the Duggars. I love reality TV. I was going to hit up the elliptical, but I was actually into the show and didn’t want to go to the apt. gym and be forced to watch CNN on mute (you can’t change the channels in there!). And I watch CNN all day at work since we’re news peeps. Plus, I have a half tomorrow and should rest up a little extra today

Then, I showered and threw together breakfast and lunch. I was bad last night and didn’t pack ahead of time! For breakfast I wanted cereal and mixed together three different kinds, soy milk, naner, cottage cheese and PB. I am making a point to eat up the cottage cheese since I always forget I have stuff like this and let it go bad before I realize!

Now I am considering a Dunkin Donuts trip (it’s a 2 minute walk from my office) for some Friday coffee Celebration!

Tomorrow is my half marathon! Ahhhh! I wasn’t training for this run and just decided to sign up for it last minute so I’m nervous! Who signs up for a half marathon 4 days before the race? I guess this girl, but I don’t know if I would recommend it.

If you’re a walker, not a runner or if you just like boobs – You should check out Making Strides Against Breast Cancer from the American Cancer Society for a walk near you!

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Early Bird Tuesday

runeatrepeat — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:23:36 +0000

Ben needed a ride to the train station this morning so I had to get up earlier than usual to get some elliptical time in. I am definitely a morning person, but getting to work at 7:30am is a little too much. I just did 30 minutes on the machine before I had to get ready to go.

Since we were in a rush I threw together lunch and just did cereal for breakfast. It was a mix of cereals, banana and PB It won’t be long before I switch it to hot breakfasts.

Now I have to wake up, I mean work…

I have finally caved and am considering bringing my car out here. Does anyone have an inside scoop on shipping your car across the country??

Cereal Killer

runeatrepeat — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:45:24 +0000

I was a cereal killer this morning because I ate this big bowl of it then added some more (and then, some more) just because. I used to completely binge on cereal and haven’t done that in a while since I have not brought “those” cereals in the house. (Except for that recent granola buy that was gone in days!)

Almost everytime I eat cereal straight up with soymilk I overdo it. I think it is best left to be eaten with yogurt for me.

After breakfast Ben and I took a walk. It was raining a lot yesterday and overnight so everything was fresh and clean

I was tempted to climb in this fountain but the water was green. Gross.

Ben took this picture of my pit stop…

I have a lot to do today: cleaning, shopping for fish (long story), homework, other. I plan to be done with everything by 6pm (hopefully!) so I can relax for a bit and get to sleep early!

Have a good day!!!

No Run Monday

runeatrepeat — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:42:28 +0000

Thanks for all your great comments about my race! It feels really good to have so many people sending good wishes I never claim that running is easy and no matter how many races I do I still get nervous for them, so I really appreciate your support.

Today was a rest day from running since I ran 13.1 miles yesterday. I wanted to do something, so Ben and I went to the gym. I don’t like the gym, but it’s better than nothing (kinda). I did 30 minutes on the Stairmaster and had just got on the elliptical when Ben said it was time to go. Boo. I wanted to do more, but knew it was best to get going and not be late to work!

Breakfast- I felt like I hadn’t had oats in forever! I made the usual with the added toppings of AB, Flax Plus Cereal crumbs and blackberries.

Lunch – I made a turkey sandwich on a Perfect 10 bagel with spinach and mustard. Carrots and tomatoes on the side, this is the first time I’ve ever ate tomatoes plain like that. *Once again I think turkey was the healthiest option available, so I went with it, but I am really conflicted about eating so much meat lately. Boo.

I have a lot of watermelon that I will happily eat this week – I bought 2 from Costco yesterday!

I actually ate lunch early today, I was super hungry all morning! After an errand I ate some blackberries on the way back to the office.

Snacks – I packed almonds and a yogurt for an afternoon snack, but it needed something… & that something was a diet coke!

Later – I added some of Terence’s cereal to my yogurt. He was gone so I kinda stole it, but he reads the blog so now he knows. Thanks Terence

I also ended up eating more cereal with milk after this. I have decided I don’t really like fruit flavored yogurts with cereal and should stick to vanilla, honey or plain.

Wednesday Morning

runeatrepeat — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:09:00 +0000

Okay after a pretty crazy weekend and busy start to the week I am back in business. Sorry for the lack of posting foodies lately. I am not going to recap everything because it will take too long. My Half Dome post took forever to do, so we’ll start fresh.

Here is my exciting breakfast: cereal! How fancy! Yeah sorry it’s nothing special, but I love cereal. The saga continues of my love/hate relationship with cereal, but mostly love. I had to go to court today for a “fix-it” ticket that went way over due and I was supposed to pay $453!!! What.the.hell. Anyways, I went in and tried to get it reduced. Long story short I had to pay $160! I’ll take it.
Have a great day!

Peanut Butter Bumpers

runeatrepeat — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:43:00 +0000

I have tried Peanut Butter Bumpers in the past and liked them, but here’s a review for your reading pleasure…

This food find combines two of my favorite things: PB and cereal! It was on sale yesterday and I wanted a sweet cereal to mix with my healthy cereals so this seemed like a great choice. The cereal looks a little like Kix, but is lightly coated with Peanut Butter flavor so it is has a smoother texture and is sweeter. It is similar in taste to PB Puffins, but in a different shape.

The nutrition panel is okay for a “sugar” cereal. 1 cup serving – 130 calories, 2.5g fat, 1g fiber, 3g protein. I prefer my breakfast to have a lot of fiber and some protein to keep me full and start my day off right. So, this cereal is more like a treat than a breakfast staple – like PB Puffins.

Peanut Butter Bumpers would be great in a homemade trail mix, a topping for yogurt or ice cream or added to your morning cereal for a sweet kick.