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I had some triscuits and a cheese stick in the afternoon when I was getting hungry. It's really weird that my tastes are changing and I have been craving salty snacks over sweet sometimes. Dinner was salad, ww couscous and fish I made on the Foreman. I almost forgot that I had a Foreman because it's ... Read More about Wednesday Recap & Pumpkin Ice Cream

So I tried the suggestion to put eggs in my oatmeal. I added 1 egg white and it really seemed to bulk up the bowl. It was almost overflowing!I made it with: 1/2c each - oats, soymilk, waternaner1 egg whitecinnamon and dash saltbrown sugar on topPBThis bowl was really good, but not as good as ... Read More about Oats with eggs

So here is a quick recap of Tuesday so I can get to the good stuff. Lunch was a turkey sandwich with carrots, snap peas and couple of chips on the side - with hummus too! Afternoon snack was Kashi Trail Mix. Chocolate chips just make everything better, don't they? and some watermelon because it was ... Read More about Tuesday Recap

Word up, it's Tuesday. I hope this week goes by quickly. I just feel so busy right now I need the weekend so I can study for the GRE and get my life in order. I think I have an anxiety disorder because I get so stressed out and overwhelmed it's not pleasant. I've heard about CBD products at Grizzly ... Read More about Question : Oatmeal vs. Eggs

I started Monday with a 4 mile run plus some hill repeats. I had to wait until I got to work to eat breakfast. I don't like to do that because it's over an hour after I finished my run and I think it makes me hungry for the rest of the day. I made oat bran with a naner and brown sugar. I also topped ... Read More about Monday Recap

Almond Butter Announcement!Have you guys heard that Justin's Nut Butter will be available at Starbucks? Yes, the 100 calories packs are for sale at the 'bucks now. Isn't that cool?! ... Read More about AB – Announcement

Ha, I found this picture online and thought it was perfect to kick off my oatmeal challenge.Don't get too excited it's not actually that challenging actually. I am challenging myself to eat oatmeal for breakfast for the next 6 weeks. I want to start everyday on a positive and healthy note and I ... Read More about Oatmeal Challenge – Not that Challenging…

Made it through another week. This week was tough because I didn't have any rest over the weekend to re-energize. Well, hopefully I will have some time to relax this weekend. I am getting my hair cut on Sunday and maybe doing some highlights - so I'm super excited about that. I also have to watch ... Read More about TGIF!

Lunch Thursday was kid style - PB&J with watermelon. I call it kid style because this is Matt's favorite lunch and because I made a mess with it. Dessert - my last piece of dark chocolate. Well, not my last last piece because I have dark choc at home, but my last piece at work. I had some ... Read More about Thursday recap…

I have always voted Foe, and a recent article in SparkPeople seems to agree.To break it down very simply - it says that your body reacts to Fructose differently than other sugars. Normally sugar sparks something in your body to tell you when you are full. High Fructose Corn Syrup does not have this ... Read More about High Fructose Corn Syrup – Diet Friend or Foe?

I am so happy it's Thursday since I get to work from home tomorrow. But I am bummed that the BF is going out of town this weekend to party it up. I should party it up over here to make me feel better... First, look at my cat. He has had this black spot on his side for 2 days now. He does this all ... Read More about Happy Thursday!

So how is every one's week going? So far so good over here. I have a lot to accomplish this week and the BF is actually going out of town on Thursday so I will have to weekend to get a lot done. I don't think I am a girly-girl, but I am pretty excited to get my hair done this weekend. It's been ... Read More about Happy Tuesday!

Monday calls for chocolate, so I ate some. My afternoon snackage was Kashi Trail Mix - my mom swears by this stuff. It is Kashi Go Lean, almonds, raisins and of course chocolate chips!!! This stuff is the best. I used to eat this stuff all the time, I would make a huge gallon zip-lock bag full of it ... Read More about Rest of the day…

Hi! I hope everyone had a good and restful weekend, because I didn't. I took an "Express" GRE class because I am planning on applying to grad school soon. So it was Saturday and Sunday 9am to 6:30pm and on top of that it was about 60 miles away so I had to add major driving time to that. After this ... Read More about Back in action

I know this is not a dog, this is my cat. I don't want to reward my dog Bailey, with a pic on the blog considering he just freaked out when I took him to get his rabies shot and squirted his anal gland at the vet's office. I didn't even know dogs could do that until I saw the Vet Tech guy cleaning ... Read More about My dog is gross

Hola everyone! Hope all is well. I am so busy with work and life right now. I am sorry I haven't devoted any good time to the blog! It's just been a bunch of recaps lately. Boo to Monica :( I am trying to get organized and ahead of the game so I will have more time to add useful and/or interesting ... Read More about Wednesday Recap