Hello! For some reason I woke up at 4am today. Four. What the heck? Maybe I am just excited because… I am a health coach! I passed my last Health Coaching test yesterday!!
I remember signing up for the Integrative Nutrition program while I was on that Princess Cruise I took last year. I can’t believe it’s been a year!! I’ll talk more about the program and what’s next for your local Monican later. Right now I really don’t know what I’m going to do with the certification since this ol’ running / eating / random / lifestyle / orange cat blog is doing pretty well. But I am super excited about it and proud of myself.
Speaking of things I did while traveling…
When I was unpacking from Florida I found these papers in the front pocket of my suitcase – my press pass, bib from the Jerusalem Marathon and a receipt in Hebrew. I don’t usually keep my bibs, but I’m considering keeping this one. Maybe.
Then last night I was going through the purses in my closet looking for a packet of stevia (totally normal right?). I was out of sweetener and often have packets in my purse in case of an iced coffee emergency. Anyway…
I found two packets of stevia (in case you were curious), a five dollar bill, several gum wrappers and this peanut butter I got from the breakfast buffet at our hotel in Jerusalem. Boom!
Then, I thought maybe I shouldn’t eat it since peanuts can go rancid and it’s been a while and through several temperature variations?
The point is…
I ate it. I’ll let you know if I die.
In other food news I think we’re taking the term ‘PROTEIN bar’ a little too literally with this one…
This my friends, is a protein bar made from lamb meat.
The nutrition info is pretty good, but I was not going to buy it to taste test. I’m not a big lamb eater (read: I had a bite of it once when a date had lamb chops and insisted it was amazing).
Have you tried this? Would you??
In running news… My tempo run Tuesday was a lot harder than last week. Hmmmm. My legs were a little tired from Monday’s workout and it’s hot (but it was hot last week too). I need to make sure I am fueling soon after my run and getting enough rest (I say after I woke up at 4am).
Maybe joining a running group would help me? I know there are a lot of them around here in Orange County.
I think there might be a new running group that meets on the path I run! But I don’t know if I could keep up with them…
not just because they might run too fast but because I don’t understand the directions they mark on the sidewalk…
In what I’m eating news…
Blueberries. All of them. In 24 hours. Okay, maybe 22 hours
And last night I was craving ice cream, but didn’t want to buy a half a gallon for myself or a Ben & Jerry’s pint (again for myself) so I opted for my favorite low calorie ice cream – Halo Top. This stuff really is good. And as an added bonus I scored this Larabar for $0.15!! What?!
Tip: Leave it out on the counter so it gets a little creamier and melty.
I think Halo Top is a little better than the original flavors of Arctic Zero but I haven’t tried the new flavors of Arctic Zero ice cream with pieces of chocolate chips or cookie bits. Those ‘chunky pints’ as they call them would probably be more comparable to this Mint Chip Halo Top.
I feel like the original / creamy pints of Arctic Zero tasted like an ice cream replacement, but didn’t satisfy my ice cream craving. The Halo Top with chocolate chips does. It doesn’t have a lot of chocolate chips so I usually throw on some nuts or granola for extra crunch. I’m a toppings girl all the way so I kind of don’t care as much about the base of the ice cream as I do the textures and flavors of the toppings.
Question: Have you tried a savory protein bar? A meat one?
I know KIND bars has savory flavors now, I’ve tried those and they’re good. I prefer sweet stuff though.
I don’t eat meat and that protein bar looks pretty off-putting even if it wasn’t… so no I wouldn’t try it. I’ve thought about how it could be fun to join a running group but I don’t think I’d ever fully be able to catch up so I guess I’ll end up always being a solo runner.
That ice cream sounds delicious! I’ll definitely have to keep an eye out for that next time I’m at the store. I’ve been eating magnum ice cream bars recently but their a huge calorie bomb if you eat them often.
I have tried the Epic bars – the turkey one and the beef one. I didn’t buy them… the hubby did. But I was a guinea pig. Anyway, they are basically jerky, not at all like a bar. In a pinch, I would eat one, but probably not post-run b/c I usually want something sweet. Speaking of which, last year at the finish line for the OC Marathon (2015), they handed out the Chili pepper Kind bars (????) No. I opted for the chocolate milk, and ate mine the next day!
Congrats on earning your certification … hope your students are able to change their lives thanks to your teachings!
Congratulations on completing your certification! That’s super exciting! Good for you!
I would definitely NOT eat the lamb protein bar. I like lamb okay, but not in a protein bar. 10 G of protein in a bar is not that great either, if you ask me, unless it’s meant to be a carb/protein bar supplement for energy. But a lamb bar? yuck.
Ice cream. Yumm.
Do you eat the whole pint in one sitting or it that just me? 🙂 The new Arctic Zero flavors brownie blast and cookie dough are AMAZING, btw.
I did see those meat protein bars before. I tried ordering them for my husband and father-in-laws stockings at Christmas time. However, their website seemed weird when I got to the check out portion so I opted not to continue the purchase. I thought they seemed right up their alley though.
$0.15 for a Larabar!! That’s awesome!!
I’ve had a couple of those bars but they’re not really my jam. I’m all about sweet bars when I have them and I’m not a big fan of the Kind ones either. Here’s to hoping you don’t die from PB.
Those sidewalk markings! LOLOLOL! I haven’t found Halo Top by me yet, but am on the lookout. I tried Arctic Zero and just wasn’t feeling it, unfortunately.
The Epic protein bars are actually AWESOME! There is one that has liver and is my favorite way to get all the good stuff from liver without tasting it much!
congratulations! very cool 😀
hhah! i love the penis directions!
I don’t know about savory anything. I am a sweets girl through and through. 🙂
Please try the epic bars, I think you will love them!!! Not the lamb but the pork, turkey, chicken and beef ones are awesome!!!!
Is it kind of like beef jerky? That’s what I’m thinking now…
I’ve never had a savory protein bar but would be curious to try…the sugar ones are sometimes too sweet for me…
congrats on your program!
Based on the drawings, I’d say that running group is a men only type of deal 😉
Ha! Someone on my IG said it was their schlong run day.
That is pretty effing hilarious.
LMAO that’s great!
hahaha those pics made me laugh so hard, and that comment harder. why i love this blog…
I haven’t tried any protein bars and I never really liked the idea of those bars….. Too picky!
You’re brave to try the peanut butter!!
I felt sluggish and tired with my run yesterday too! Today is my off day from running- gonna do yoga instead.
And last but not least, congratulations on your course! So cool!!!
I’ve never tried one of the meat protein bars.. honestly, i’m too afraid to. I love jerky, but the site of those bars makes me a gag a little.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Halo Top!! I think it’s wayyy better than Arctic Zero, and it actually seems like you are eating real ice cream. The only down side, is that it’s really expensive ($6.50ish) for a pint, and only 1 grocery store in my area sells it. So when it is in stock, i buy several. They only stock chocolate, vanilla, lemon and strawberry. Which are all good, but i realllllly want to try the birthday cake flavor!
I know it’s so expensive! It was 4.99 at my store and I still think that’s way too much. I almost got the birthday cake, but I know I love the mint chip and didn’t want to risk wasting money on a flavor I didn’t love.
I actually really like Epic bars!! I haven’t had the lamb one, but the turkey and the pork ones are great!! Just think of them as jerky instead of as a protein bar 🙂
Well I don’t eat meat so I wouldn’t try a meat protein bar BUT if someone wanted that why not just have jerky – LOL!
I do like the salty / sweet bars – like Kind bars with a bit of chocolate – things like that. Not sure that counts as savory but they are yummy!
Major congrats on completing the course!!! I thought about it a few years ago because it’s so interesting, but I wasn’t really sure what I would do with it either!