en-lazed August 21, 2008

as my dad would call it. i shouldn’t dread blogging as much as i do, and i guess dread isn’t really the correct word to describe it. i just feel like it’s more of a chore than anything. it’s holding me accountable to what i eat and i’m grateful for that so i’m gonna have to come up with a way to make it more fun. obviously, once i get going it’s not so bad and i really have a lot to say. but writing has always held this mixed emotion for me, even though it remains the most eloquent and efficient way i’ve found to express myself just because of my generally perceived superior grasp of the english language (perceived to me at least)…

no more soapbox, i have food to post. i had a z-bar pre-workout yesterday.

but it was like 2 hours pre-workout. i was certainly not properly fueled for spin class yesterday and i found myself worn out after just the warm-up. to be fair, i really hit it hard starting out and didn’t really save any energy for the rest of class so i tried to stick with it as best i could but i wasn’t able to push myself as hard as i would have liked. i was really hungry afterwards, too. i wanted to make good on my promise to cook so i went about it normally but nibbled on a kashi peanut granola bar while everything was being prepped and cooked.

i made spicy bean stuffed bell peppers straight from the recipe on kath’s blog. they were absolutely delicious, i was super happy with the way they came out. they could have used a bit more time in the oven to fully roast the peppers but i mis-read the recipe and sprinkled the cheese on before i put them in initially instead of after the first 20 minutes just to melt it. i like my yellow bell peppers crunchy anyway.

it was hella spicy though. i used hot diced jalapenos (as opposed to medium or mild) and it gave the filling quite a kick. i could only finish one of those suckers and it definitely cleared my sinuses. my mouth was literally on fire after eating this and there is only one dessert in the world that will do after a spicy meal and that’s ice cream. i had 1/2c. of vanilla slow churn with some caramel tea cookies and a drizzle of sugar-free maple.

that settled my mouth and my tummy. and i can’t feel guilty about it because i was down 1.4 pounds this morning!

stumped August 18, 2008

i seriously could not think of any kind of title, clever or otherwise, for this post. and i swear it’s not because i had a cocktail.

this is an appletini. (but before i forget, on the way to the lounge i had a z-bar.) i should have gotten a cosmo. oh well, next time i’ll know. and there WILL be a next time. the place we went to was fabulous. my sister wants me to help plan her birthday celebration there. we’ll see…

dad ordered a three-tomato mozzarella pizza to start and i had a slice.

we also ordered a cheese platter with fruit and crackers for the table(s). i had two crackers, two slices of pear and three slices of apple to help me sample each of the different cheeses. i had more gouda than any other kind.

then my parents informed me that i wasn’t invited to dinner so i had another piece of pizza.

and these figs stuffed with goat cheese and wrapped in prosciutto. there’s something about the fig-prosciutto combination i find irresistible. i had to share though so i only had two.

at my parents’ house after i left the bar/lounge i had dessert because i was craving something sweet. a cinnamon rice pudding cup and some chocolate soymilk.

then i went to whole foods FINALLY! i got a bunch of food and went out of my budget but some of the items i bought won’t have to be replaced weekly so hopefully next week will be cheaper.

hurry August 16, 2008

this will be a hurried post because i don’t want to be late to my mom’s birthday party and i haven’t posted since yesterday lunch because i’ve been super busy. the pictures are taking forever to load so i’m gonna write everything up and then just put the pictures in at the end.

i had a z bar pre-workout and my workout was good. it was real good, i’m still sore. lots of awesome guided strength training. after working out i headed home to freshen up and pack my bag for the night so i could sleep at my parent’s house since the wine bar i was going to is closer to their place. i stopped over there to eat dinner with them before i went to meet the girls for wine. i snacked on a small handful of honey wheat pretzels before dinner was ready. then i had a small serving of the chicken and vegetables with black beans my sister made for everyone. at the bar i started with a glass of white, an Argentinian Torrontes. then we ordered some bruschetta, of which i had two halves. one of prosciutto, brie and fig and one of salami, manchego and pesto. i washed that down with a Malbec Rose. and then we shared a tuxedo chocolate cake for dessert. the girls really wanted to be on my blog so they posed for me

this morning i wasn’t hungry before my workout so i jazzercised without a snack. i got back to my place and made banana oats the same way as yesterday to fuel me for yoga. then i went to yoga!

after yoga i had pb&j on wasa crackers. and the rest of my h2h with soy yogurt and agave nectar with almond slivers. and just now i had the rest of my cucumber, sliced, with tomato quarters and lemon-yogurt hummus. and that’s all i’ve eaten since my last post…

pics!

see August 11, 2008

and later (or right now, at least before spin) i’ll have this

snack attack June 4, 2008

i’ll just pick up where i left off because i’m horrible at keeping up with this blogging at night. i mentioned i had hoped i was done snacking yesterday after the trail mix but it wasn’t to be. i really felt like i needed something more substantial and carb-y pre-workout. luckily, there’s also a trader joe’s in the plaza next door to this office building so i made a pit stop before spin class/boot camp. i chose two bars to try, a clif z bar in chocolate chip and a larabar in apple pie. i ate the z bar before spin. probably too soon before working out because i could feel it sitting in my stomach but that’s what i get.

however, it didn’t stop me from getting the munchies immediately afterward. it was a 90 minute workout after all. or maybe i just really wanted to try the larabar and i knew it was sitting in my purse. either way, i ate it. and it was delicious. and it kept me satiated enough to tackle the grocery store. my rule is i’m not allowed to shop for food if i’m hungry.

i was very impressed, i’ll be buying these again in the future. the clif bar i could take or leave.