Since we had a big ol’ pot of lentils I decided we needed to make something lentil-centric. I got inspiration from Giada, but ended up doing my own thing. Â Lentil Loaf I mixed : 2 cups lentils (cooked) 1 cup brown rice (cooked) 1 cup spinach (cooked) Big handful shredded cheese (whatever you like) 2 eggs 1/2 can diced…
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2 weeks notice
Today I wanted to quit running. I wasn’t even going to give it 2 weeks notice, I just wanted to quit. For some reason my legs felt like lead today. There is no explanation for it – I got enough sleep, I ate well last night…I have been missing my 30 minute after run window to eat, maybe that’s it?…
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Quaker Contest Winner…
The envelope please…and the winner is Emily from Essential E. My fav bars are the Cherry Pie Lara Bars- Delicious! -e Congrat’s and please email me your address 🙂 *I used Random.org Too everyone else – There is another contest coming soon too – so stay tuned!  My afternoon snack was Kashi trail mix Plus a few extra handfuls…
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Win, Eat, Repeat
There are a lot of blog contests going on right now (including mine that is just wrapping up!)… Healing with Juicesis holding a contest to give away : Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen. She says the recipes are “to die for”, but they’re probably really “to live for” since I don’t know if there’s raw food in Heaven… The Hungry Yogini…
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The hills are alive
I always run on completely flat routes, so hills really kill me. I know I should start incorporating some kind of hill running in my training though. I ran up and down a near by hill 2 times and I was dead by the end of it. For the entire rest of my 5.5mile run I wanted to take a…
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Recipe Test
When I got home my mom once again had delicious looking food on the stove. I took a big bite of a flauta and then realized I needed to make my own dinner instead of munching on this and then still eating my dinner like I often do. I started with a plate of crisps and sweet peppers with unpictured…
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I have a drinking problem
My name is Monica, and I have a drinking problem. I drink soooo much. Not necessarily alcohol (okay sometimes), but liquids in general. Drinking 2 cans of La Crotch is totally normal for me with a meal (previously that would be diet Coke). I also drink a lot of water. Since I want to be a hippie and save the…
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My new bathing suit
I bought a bathing suit to inspire me to get it together & drop some lbs. I figured the reality of trying it on would make me realize I have a beach vacation coming up in 3 months! I was going to post a pic of me in it as a “Before” and hopefully lose some weight so I could…
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One step at a time
I have so much to do for the wedding, work and other errands that it is very overwhelming! And I have so much to do to work on my issues with overeating. I am still on the beginning of Intuitive Eating, but already find it so insightful. There are 10 principles to intuitive eating. All of the steps make so much sense and…
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