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Hola! Happy Thursday.I started the day with an easy 7 miles. Felt good :)I had a couple of handfuls of PB Puffins when I got back. Breakfast was oat bran, the last of an open bag, (with a spoonful of Coach's Oat's to make a full serving) and almond milk, brown sugar and a few raisins.Very filling :) ... Read More about Today I love … water

I wasn't really hungry, but was planning on staying at work a little late so I had some plain yogurt and cherries with agave. I am trying to eat my yogurt before it goes bad - don't want to waste it. Dinner was a HUGE salad topped with a Boca chik'n pattie. These are very good. I also had some Kashi ... Read More about Recap Wednesday

I just realized two of the most important people (or dog) in my life recently had big makeovers. I thought I would post some before and after pictures so I can compare which look I prefer. Here is Roxy before, notice her long, black, flowing locks... Here is Roxy after. Notice her baldness... ... Read More about Makeovers all around!!!

My brother didn't tell me, but he took the dogs to get groomed on Saturday. When I came home on Sunday I discovered my dog had a makeover. Roxy (on the left) got a full summer haircut. Bailey got a wash - he had never looked so white and shiny! When Roxy plays fetch with us Bailey chases her so he ... Read More about Puppy Makeover!

So, I just went through my bank statements for the past month to break down how much money I spent on food. I don't keep track of what I buy and I should have a better idea of where my money goes. Also, I use my debit card for everything so, I don't actually see the cash leave me hand.I went though ... Read More about Food Challenge

I am going to start this cleanse officially today because I'm not sure if the soy-cream sandwich I had last night should be on the list because of the added sugar. I will check out the ingredients to decide later. I did about 4 miles today with 5 stairs.Breakfast was Kashi Good Friends with AM and a ... Read More about Day 1 – Breakfast

I read that Oprah is doing a 21-Day Cleanse in which she is eliminating caffeine, sugar, alcohol, gluten and animal products from her diet. She decided to do this after reading Quantum Wellness by Kathy Freston. The author suggests doing this to become a more conscious eater.So, I figured if Oprah ... Read More about If Oprah can…

I am back in business, sort of. I got 4 hours of sleep last night. I only ran 4 miles today, because I figure you shouldn't run more miles than the hours you've slept the night before if you didn't get a full 8. New rule.I had a couple of handfuls of Kashi Good Friends while making oat bran. This is ... Read More about Wednesday – Today I love … being home

We weren't leaving until 6pm so we had time for some fun stuff on our last day on Marco Island. I started the day with a little run. I am getting used to tolerating the humidity - a little. Tuesday is the BF's mom's b-day so his sis and I made breakfast. It was mostly his sis, but I did make the ... Read More about Traveling Tuesdaily

I was able to run on Monday in the crazy Florida heat and humidity. I am a California girl so this humidity kills me. I love the heat, but southern California is a desert so I am used to dry heat.After that hot run I made a smoothie for breakfast. I randomly threw things we had in the kitchen in the ... Read More about Florida Mondaily

I know this is after the fact, but I do want to recap my meals for my vacation to see how I eat when I am off my schedule.Dinner was chicken, a roll and some mashed potatoes with a big salad with a bunch of good stuff including, mushrooms, tomatoes and cottage cheese. We celebrated the BF's mom's ... Read More about Sunday Recap

I thought it would be a good idea to start my bikini wearing vacation by eating a Cinnabon. Luckily, I had the BF with me and was in a sleepy stupor so I just ate about 1/4 of it. Damage: 1 million calories. (I will look it up tomorrow.) The BF got some croissant sandwiches and I had a couple of ... Read More about Florida Friday!!!

Shnacks!!! A Kashi waffle with PB. Estimate: 200 More shnacks! Some Kashi crackers with a little PB. Estimate 150 Dinner was Pad-Si-Yew (?) with tofu and extra veggies. Plus some bites of BF's curry. Estimate: 800 I tried one of these even though I bought them for the BF because I have no ... Read More about Thursday – Take off

Sorry everyone. I am trying to post, but the computer/internet/tiny people in my laptop are not letting me add pics. Give me a minute to figure this out. ... Read More about What the heck

Recently, I commented on Roni's blog when she was looking for new breakfast ideas. I went through them hoping someone mentioned they eat chocolate chip cookies for breakfast and have lost a ton of weight, but most commenters(?) are pretty healthy. Boo.Well, I guess it's back to cereal with milk or ... Read More about Duh!

I had a yogurt with cereal mixed in for a snack. I would say about a cup or so because I kept adding more as I ate it. Estimate: 300 calories.Then, I snacked on this stuff while cooking dinner. The whole baggie of watermelon and a couple of handfuls of the other stuff. Estimate: 150For dinner I made ... Read More about Rest of Monday