tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84714276891221835772024-03-13T16:50:56.033-04:00Kristin's NibblesThe life of a chef to be eating for health and pleasureKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.comBlogger1142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-29561546322027749592009-09-05T06:57:00.002-04:002009-09-05T07:00:52.383-04:00WORDPRESS SWITCH!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Have you guys </span><a href="http://kristinsnibbles.wordpress.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">found me</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> yet? </span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I've switched to wordpress.com, but I'm still <a href="http://kristinsnibbles.wordpress.com">Kristin's Nibbles</a>... yet I have no readers yet!! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Switch your google readers, my new page is <a href="http://kristinsnibbles.wordpress.com">http://kristinsnibbles.wordpress.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kris </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">P.S. If there are any bloggers out there who could give me a shoutout on the blog just to let people know my address has changed that would be <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">greatly </span>appreciated!!</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-84179521023552817662009-09-04T13:43:00.001-04:002009-09-04T13:45:12.594-04:00CHANGING IT UP!!!Good Afternoon!! <div><br /></div><div>All my posts are now being transferred to... </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://kristinsnibbles.wordpress.com">www.kristinsnibbles.wordpress.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>It is still in the works, and www.kristinsnibbles.com will be up again soon as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks, I'll be back with my day's post later on this evening!</div><div><br /></div><div>xo</div><div>Kris </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-19841138586812424352009-09-03T20:44:00.003-04:002009-09-03T21:07:23.616-04:00Taking It easy<div>Evening guys! </div><div><br /></div><div>This morning's workout was... well... better than the other day's HIIT, but the fact that I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">can not walk </span>was an issue! I have to admit, I definitely <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">pushed myself too hard. </span>So I took it easy for a while this morning on the treadmill instead of jumping right into my intensity training. I don't want to hurt myself! </div><div>This morning's HIIT: </div><div>1 min @ 4.5 </div><div>1 min @ 4.8</div><div>1 min @ 5.2</div><div>1 min @ 5.6</div><div>1 min @ 6.0</div><div><div>1 min @ 6.8--> getting faster!</div><div>1 min @ 6.0</div><div>1 min @ 6.5</div><div>1 min @ 7.0</div><div>1 min @ 7.5</div><div><div>1 min @ 8.0 --> made it to 9!</div><div>1 min @ 6.0</div><div>1 min @6.5</div><div>1 min @ 7.0</div><div>1 min @ 7.5</div><div><div>1 min @ 8.0</div><div>1 min @ 6.0</div><div>1 min @7.0</div><div>1 min @ 8.9--> up to my "10"!! </div><div>1 min @4.0</div><div>5 min @ 3.5, reading a mag to cool off </div><div><br /></div><div>After I eased into it and got going, it was a great workout! I was glad I made it back up to my 8.9mph high point again! </div><div><br /></div><div>As for my eats, Meal #1 was one of my fave combos</div></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvjGcikdx46rKJHzj4Dmv93FT5Apzr2jpN94MRxXY2u5ywiLbPYQCz_rkbhyW01itb7dRDOF45a4GLvPufsi1AdRBa-K3ZRz983LP6Cxt4oXDZjZg-xz0zl-rgEkeuOu-O9yKAsbCdV6b/s1600-h/2009_0420AG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvjGcikdx46rKJHzj4Dmv93FT5Apzr2jpN94MRxXY2u5ywiLbPYQCz_rkbhyW01itb7dRDOF45a4GLvPufsi1AdRBa-K3ZRz983LP6Cxt4oXDZjZg-xz0zl-rgEkeuOu-O9yKAsbCdV6b/s320/2009_0420AG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377408486411100978" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">1/2 c eggbeaters cooked with Mrs. Dash Garlic & herb, wilted spinach and mushrooms, LCL cheese wedge and a banana on the side </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Meal #2 was a deeelicious repeat... </span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFBlufxKL8Gogq2xqI9xZszhwFmJpgTDc_p8nwPMc6G1zscyoqdD5eBOFIFRYYu0ketdqe-UccRZppUWiKNEjlbtv2guJFODJSz2fBsKphESYJRuUDhvnBBDzZtjX64nZYdPmW9c3a8Kd/s1600-h/2009_0420AH.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFBlufxKL8Gogq2xqI9xZszhwFmJpgTDc_p8nwPMc6G1zscyoqdD5eBOFIFRYYu0ketdqe-UccRZppUWiKNEjlbtv2guJFODJSz2fBsKphESYJRuUDhvnBBDzZtjX64nZYdPmW9c3a8Kd/s320/2009_0420AH.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377408480196254130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">0% chobani, juicy juicy juicy chopped nectarine </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">All day I have been sipping on these babies: </span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vOavWlLGJBlC6sg4dc2GG7sKKlfCUjLYKIUVDm6Mf4CX4n8hm4168mt-76He_EjhvnWCtalKEw6WNTiO7GJBikyP3C91BoUnmSi6ytp98xtIw1qKThCOsYvs2CaKmClDp1Pkj5q_Xw58/s1600-h/2009_0420AJ.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vOavWlLGJBlC6sg4dc2GG7sKKlfCUjLYKIUVDm6Mf4CX4n8hm4168mt-76He_EjhvnWCtalKEw6WNTiO7GJBikyP3C91BoUnmSi6ytp98xtIw1qKThCOsYvs2CaKmClDp1Pkj5q_Xw58/s320/2009_0420AJ.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377408371646960610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mojito-water! </span>I've been sprucing up my regular h20 with some fresh mint and lime juice, and voila! Mojito water!</div><div><br /></div><div>Lunch (Meal # 3) was leftovers, reinvented. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVweh4mGq9WpZFZis0X_QDBzzMXTuirHBOE85-taaGqjaKOBeRogpZI54xVvYskR4VGGDyvLd1QH3yflzCL-kQsyQulNaHhbeGOonzmmgbP0TBAd73aA-uNwSIlDw00eWkASoC7_vZ_lmo/s1600-h/2009_0420AL.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVweh4mGq9WpZFZis0X_QDBzzMXTuirHBOE85-taaGqjaKOBeRogpZI54xVvYskR4VGGDyvLd1QH3yflzCL-kQsyQulNaHhbeGOonzmmgbP0TBAd73aA-uNwSIlDw00eWkASoC7_vZ_lmo/s320/2009_0420AL.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377408363450787682" /></a>Bean and corn salad and cajun chicken over mixed greens with chopped cucumber and salsa on top. HUGE MONSTER SALAD= amazingly filling and delicious. Perfecto. </div><div><br /></div><div>Meal #4 was also filling + tasty... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT40aik1TLwNxxCzQvyAvpIa3qJlWWE1aanxGIlVGg4lZEKP8v_KLSIO5bmAMD41fZ9TfM3QRZJ5MDryO5S_mnt92OmLUkHNbeE7cJijkmOj0v7DsiLxuqDvDlgw44IJOBgdlrIFp7yru-/s1600-h/2009_0421AA.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT40aik1TLwNxxCzQvyAvpIa3qJlWWE1aanxGIlVGg4lZEKP8v_KLSIO5bmAMD41fZ9TfM3QRZJ5MDryO5S_mnt92OmLUkHNbeE7cJijkmOj0v7DsiLxuqDvDlgw44IJOBgdlrIFp7yru-/s320/2009_0421AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377408355487563666" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">1/2 c lf cottage cheese, blueberries</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div>I spent the day organizing the files on my computer, cleaning the bathroom, and just lazying around!</div><div><br /></div><div>Dinner was the REAL star meal of the day... </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbUncJgbOuxIhcPwXWBPjdpTDTBRLk3toA5c4QEh82mYohZULsKQYWXwCVHLQXITALAUKutgJUdgEe_FjaTxc9oBLtGPWHRulXxuH_zos_REDUsAioVgs0unAKTah-z6ul7Zza11XqSZD/s1600-h/2009_0421AB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbUncJgbOuxIhcPwXWBPjdpTDTBRLk3toA5c4QEh82mYohZULsKQYWXwCVHLQXITALAUKutgJUdgEe_FjaTxc9oBLtGPWHRulXxuH_zos_REDUsAioVgs0unAKTah-z6ul7Zza11XqSZD/s320/2009_0421AB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377408347362034610" /></a>I sauteed my shrimpies in 1 tsp of EVOO, 1 clove of garlic and added s+p, parsley and basil and a splash of white wine (the good stuff- Riesling from Canada!). Then I placed them atop a bed of 1/2 c brown rice with more asparagus on the side. </div><div><br /></div><div>Droool.... little pieces of buttery heaven, with no butter used! Amazing! </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, these kept me full for a while but my sweet tooth was kickin' in so I grabbed meal #6 a couple hours later- "Chocolate Milk" and a Kiwi! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8PGXGdoGCi_mI_gEcNRLsBBiZx0Nf3Y7h0dtvjvIKZhXDgkmHUP-CxqyYCDuxgxnwwP030rBuc8Kuox3o6RcYOn8FzgN8TCgQmNh80DeRMfyy-ecd-akpp9B4Fzc99htvmAvRJpxvHPB/s1600-h/2009_0421AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG8PGXGdoGCi_mI_gEcNRLsBBiZx0Nf3Y7h0dtvjvIKZhXDgkmHUP-CxqyYCDuxgxnwwP030rBuc8Kuox3o6RcYOn8FzgN8TCgQmNh80DeRMfyy-ecd-akpp9B4Fzc99htvmAvRJpxvHPB/s320/2009_0421AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377408337635285858" /></a>I used Protein Powder + 8oz h20 + a splash of almond milk. Creamy! </div><div><br /></div><div>In other news... I hope you enjoyed my Installment # 1 of my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Winery posts... </span>(If you haven't read it, it's the post right before this one!) </div><div><br /></div><div>And I have to thank<a href="http://ohsheglows.com"> Angela</a> from Oh She Glows (And <a href="http://globakery.com">Glo Bakery</a>!) for helping me send my boyf a fun 1-year gift (it's on Sunday)... Cookies! He loves them! =) </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm going to bed. Night!</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-33314016703858262532009-09-03T16:04:00.011-04:002009-09-03T16:56:18.908-04:00Crush on Niagara<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:18px;">Crush on Niagara: Part I</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As promised, I’m going to take you through my 2 spectacular days of wine touring through the countryside of Niagara, Ontario. I apologize for this post being so late; I've been caught up in organizing!</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabPREApTYvgW519j5K08Sf5e9O31SkmAQZqdQPeZalrEN46lS9hCWiqhBEEHA6pX6HSUs6yjwNk0i2GFgUIZXLpUt3Mvwn86O7M2GOiAmW2GCLt8E9CgtmNQPmadLxeJeR2jOw1gTV2WM/s1600-h/2009_0410AH.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabPREApTYvgW519j5K08Sf5e9O31SkmAQZqdQPeZalrEN46lS9hCWiqhBEEHA6pX6HSUs6yjwNk0i2GFgUIZXLpUt3Mvwn86O7M2GOiAmW2GCLt8E9CgtmNQPmadLxeJeR2jOw1gTV2WM/s320/2009_0410AH.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377335603639934898" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Who knew the land in Canada would be so great for growing wine grapes? Surely no one gave it a bit of thought for some time, because the wine business in Niagara has only been thriving for 60-some odd years. But now with the rising popularity of Icewine and vintages such as many 2007 varieties gaining worldwide popularity, the wine industry in the Niagara peninsula and further has put Canada on the map for wine making.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">On both Sunday and Monday, I participated in two 4-vineyard wine tours throughout the Niagara area, put on by Crush on Niagara wine tours. For five hours each day, Nick and I were led from vineyard to vineyard on a company bus, learning more and more about the wine tasting, varieties and the industry and how far it has come today. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our first tour guide was a retired man named Paul who simply does the tours because he likes to. Informative and candid, he picked us up right on time at 12:45 and we headed to downtown Niagara on the lake to pick up one other couple, from California, and take us to our first winery. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The first winery we went to was a fairly small 12-year-old winery called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Strewn</span>, which produces around 25,000 cases per year. Our guide brought us downstairs into the wine cellar where we were among the barrels as she taught us the basics of wine tasting. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the “rules” of wine tasting, a brief overview: </p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"></p><ol><li> Look at the wine for color and clarity, or any sediment (aged wines can collect sediment over time)<br /></li><li><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"> </span> </span>Sniff the wine first without swirling it to get a pure sense of the wine straight out of the bottle. THEN swirl it around, and smell again. Notice what smells you pick up. Remember: wine is purely made of grapes. Essences of other smells may come through, but really, anything you smell is possible.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""></span></li><li><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Take one sip to clear the palate of whatever else you had in your mouth last</li><li> Take another sip, and then another. Now what do you think of the wine?</li></ol><p></p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Is it dry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(not sweet)?</p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Or if it is sweet, how sweet? Wineries tend to use a sweetness scale, from 1- semi dry, to 20 or above being very sweet (as a dessert wine usually is)</p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Does your mouth tingle and dry when the wine hits your tongue? Those are the tannins in the wine causing these sensations. </p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Do you pick up certain flavors or spices, fruits or maybe an oaky taste from the barrel it was in? </p> <p class="MsoNormal">All of these will help you develop a sense of the true taste of the wine- to you, that is. Good wine is good wine, but everyone has their taste preferences and that will never change. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I loved doing the tour because I felt as though I heightened my taste for certain wines, and have more of a general idea as to what I prefer. But the perfect wine can always change that! More on that later.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the cellar at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Strewn</span>, we were presented 3 wines; a white, a red and a late-harvest dessert wine.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR66PuSR35QaGiC3bOoARAYPKDkK7BtXxIpk_JTdGCzP4VFuQwAMWrq_HO_VNHPSQkzapYW4ZI-LXF9AowmKLPVD_WAP5LHkarBBAqI1eY3QVadfuonWe873hvGLfwdOiwEpLKntse83u8/s320/2009_0409AF.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377339822872385282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">The white</span>- a 2006 Riesling Gewürztraminer. This was a scale 1 semi dry white wine. I could instantly smell the fruit- very peachy. With a little bit of spice. I liked this a lot, it was great for a white because I usually prefer red. Hmm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Maybe I just haven’t been trying the right white wines for my taste?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">The Red</span>- a 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon. We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to try the red from both the barrel, and from the bottle. The straight-from-the-barrel wine was as expected; bitter and lacking depth of flavor. The tour guide also explained to us that the wine in the barrel came from all of the same vineyard, whereas bottled wines contain many different barrels and many different vineyards. The bottled version was much more mature, and much heavier. It was good, but not my favorite- a bit too spicy for my taste. <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Late Harves</span>t- Late harvest wines are harvested in Novemeber versus September, so the grapes are much sweeter, and the wine serves as more of a dessert wine or an aperitif with cheeses. This late harvest Riesling wine had a Level 4 sweetness- I liked it a lot. Definitely for dessert, not the table, but I would have a glass for dessert any night of the week! It is similar to Icewine, just not as sweet. </p><p class="MsoNormal">All of the Strewn wines are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">VQA</span> labeled, which stands for "Vitners Quality Alliance," which means all of the grapes in every bottle come from Ontario vineyards. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The second winery we went to was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Caroline Cellars</span>, a smaller family-owned winery that produces approximately 10,000 cases per year. </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hXG0F0-5tUy7rOZLsLhIurlN1DhlX3lnaIv8nt9mTm8ReIoUp0QDJpYI6zjvo5jaBJskMAg6iUbQ8pTgvhjEVJaADjVUU707QThcZUE2x63r5ddg9hYcDC4j5O7pUGnU0eSqkuiHF7R2/s1600-h/2009_0409AI.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hXG0F0-5tUy7rOZLsLhIurlN1DhlX3lnaIv8nt9mTm8ReIoUp0QDJpYI6zjvo5jaBJskMAg6iUbQ8pTgvhjEVJaADjVUU707QThcZUE2x63r5ddg9hYcDC4j5O7pUGnU0eSqkuiHF7R2/s320/2009_0409AI.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377335595335487490" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">For only ten thousand cases, that is quite a selection! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I had a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">lot of fun </span>at Caroline cellars, because we were able to mix and match wines of our choice to try. Nick and I each decided to choose our four and share so we could get a taste of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8 wines!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We tried two white, two red, two </span>fruit wines<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> and one Icewine. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">We ended up buying a red 2007 Merlot- it was fantastic! Nick doesn't normally like reds, and he picked this one out! The fruit wines were amazing as well, I had never tried them before, and fell in love at first sip! We tried a cranberry and a blackberry- the cranberry was my favorite! </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The Icewine was good, very sweet! </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>After Caroline Cellars, we made our way to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Iniskillin<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">for a tour of the large factory, as well as a tasting. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>We saw the machines where the wine is made... </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29HOFm-TxKfa-1nYSGH8P3fZKuwBG3dDO8dBMgfzKbt7T-QRRepjqaTcwyHZyTkH7SwEksSgmyZ21wbo9ttoEwRhEM1zC2lnKa07kxiFAP5fMsINWIAw1TlRlxn009m113RDTPasE71g-/s1600-h/2009_0410AB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29HOFm-TxKfa-1nYSGH8P3fZKuwBG3dDO8dBMgfzKbt7T-QRRepjqaTcwyHZyTkH7SwEksSgmyZ21wbo9ttoEwRhEM1zC2lnKa07kxiFAP5fMsINWIAw1TlRlxn009m113RDTPasE71g-/s320/2009_0410AB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377335581471629074" /></a>The only difference between white and red wine (aside from the taste)?? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">White and red grapes both give off clear juice- red wine has the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">peel added</span> for color!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hcMPFFPY40IA10mAWQ1wnD7rdrcw0oT-KM_0xlLx2e9p7piyFg4nQ3K2l5fpiRbYog4nhihH260hBbdakmHfvmmnWIvUFNqYuRbjTeq64XthfCwJFUIXwqLAA9RisfoHRiDEXiU8S_zI/s1600-h/2009_0410AE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hcMPFFPY40IA10mAWQ1wnD7rdrcw0oT-KM_0xlLx2e9p7piyFg4nQ3K2l5fpiRbYog4nhihH260hBbdakmHfvmmnWIvUFNqYuRbjTeq64XthfCwJFUIXwqLAA9RisfoHRiDEXiU8S_zI/s320/2009_0410AE.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377335568991866066" /></a>Iniskillin has the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">most history</span> of the wineries we went to. It is a large winery, producing over 120,000 cases per year! It is famous for it's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Icewine</span>, a special sweet dessert wine only available in Canada. <br /><div><br /></div><div>A few fun facts about Icewine: </div><div><ul><li>Icewine is produced from grapes that have been left on the vine and are FROZEN </li><li>The sugars in the grape are condensed, so the wine ends up being extra sweet. </li><li>It is incredibly expensive to buy white wine, because you need far more grapes than you do for regular wine </li><li>A 12-pound puck is used to crush the frozen grapes, and only a few droplets of wine are produced in each large batch </li><li>The word "icewine" is patented, and can only be used for wines that are naturally frozen in Canada!</li><li>There is evidence Icewine was produced in earlier times by the ancient Romans, and proof it was produced by the Germans (called "Eiswein") but the climate is not cold enough in either regions to produce a sellable quantity of icewine! </li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00dg2-t7JHBE6u1byY-Bx1RKPZE2oaI4CynXsU7JiQ86nrZOleR9dBCGGgxUE-Fyt3ZZNC05lLbfppjeoGJT_JawskQskKpxJMwFB6RoGYAvqpBm8-LjCRzlmNetA0wHClc3aNmTGGqqb/s320/2009_0410AJ.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377344526863540786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>We tried three wines at Iniskillin- a white, a red and an Icewine (of course!)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The White</span>- A good table wine. It was very dry- not my favorite so far, but a quality wine. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Red</span>- a very high-tannin Merlot. My mouth went tingly instantly after a sip of this, but it was better than the white. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Icewin</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">e</span>- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Incredible. </span>And how could it not be? I don't think I've tried an icewine I haven't liked!! It was incredibly sweet, but not overly so, I think I could drink an entire bottle myself!</div><div>Too bad it was $70 =( </div><div><br /></div><div>The final winery we went to on Sunday was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Reif Estate Winery. </span>We were led in through the big doors of the boutique to a small room in the back for a special <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">wine-and-cheese pairing. </span>Being such a foodie, I loved this!! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7-cqlHUrgWknGrpL010bKkb7vqzwWF2tBhB0iXpvpdpnWv1Q714czksouKsuENEaA7kSJrKkaNe8fgASV7gz2Yhg4Lt_nLGzyC2i0bhAfjJRrZgUo0gGnSlFR0cccSujys7MxRLZ-aRo/s320/2009_0410AK.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377347819111539634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Pairing # 1- </span>Vidal White + Montasio </div><div>-It was a great white wine- very fruity and sweet, so I don't think personally I would drink it alone, because I prefer a dryer white. I liked it with the montasio but I think I would have liked it even better with a soft cheese such as a Brie. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Pairing # 2- </span>Ontario Sharp Cheddar + Cabernet Merlot </div><div>-Sharp Cheddar and red wine are always a perfect pair in my book! The Cab was smooth and deep, with hints of blackberry. I loved both the wine and the cheese combo.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Pairing # 3-</span> Icewine + Bleu cheese </div><div>-The most unexpected pairing of the trio, this one was my favorite by far! I loved the way the creamy tanginess of the bleu cheese combined with the sweet notes of the Icewine. I loved this wine alone as well- so much so that Nick bought a bottle to bring home to my parents! It wasn't as sweet as the others I had today; definitely more for my palette, although I enjoyed all of the icewines of the day. </div><div><br /></div><div>That is all I have for Day #1! I will post day #2 soon!! </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you enjoyed my write up, I sure enjoyed my tastings!</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-39557782197741358292009-09-02T19:23:00.005-04:002009-09-02T19:45:29.897-04:00Healthy just tastes betterEvenin'! <div><br /></div><div>This a.m. I did my first <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">LBWO</span> (lower-body workout) and let me tell you- my legs <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">already hurt!!! </span>HIIT may be slightly difficult tomorrow. We shall see. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's what I did: </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Quads</span></div><div>Leg press</div><div>12 @ 110 #</div><div>10 @ 130 #</div><div>8 @ 150 #</div><div>6 @ 170 # </div><div>12 @ 130 # </div><div>Barbell squats- 12 @ 30 # </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Hamstrings </span></div><div>Dumbell lunges </div><div>12 @ 10 #</div><div>10 @ 16 #</div><div>8 @ 20 #</div><div>6 @ 20 # ----> my legs were shaking, couldnt make it to 12!!!</div><div>12 @ 16 # </div><div>Straight leg deadlifts- 12 @ 20 # </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Calves </span></div><div>Angled calf raises </div><div>12 @ 10 # </div><div>10 @ 16 # </div><div>8 @ 20 # </div><div>6 @ 24 # </div><div>12 @ 20 #</div><div>Single legged calf raises- 12 @ 20 # </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Abs</span>- I didn't think the pyramid pattern would be effective for abs, so I've chosen to do more ab exercises- one for each part of my abs (upper, lower and middle) and work up to more each week. </div><div>Today I did: </div><div>Decline sit-ups- 50 (1 did them in between the calf exercises)</div><div>Floor crunches- 50 (1 min rest b/t 10)</div><div>Twist crunches- 50 each side (1 min rest b/t 10)</div><div><br /></div><div>Phew! Definitely got some muscle-building in! </div><div><br /></div><div>I came home and had some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">mud </span>for breakfast... </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP-ztSJXyyQiJIiH8vYq1qQvfoQiwAqHIlaGFlpq6E5fpKYVf8UrsXe032n4p8cjlySmybBZcQ8MDNST8VJ-P4_vKLA1vBECTsLuqJSghUYSdCK7sp4dN5jXar3SbuiYc4A4rBKQsl2iJ/s1600-h/2009_0419AG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP-ztSJXyyQiJIiH8vYq1qQvfoQiwAqHIlaGFlpq6E5fpKYVf8UrsXe032n4p8cjlySmybBZcQ8MDNST8VJ-P4_vKLA1vBECTsLuqJSghUYSdCK7sp4dN5jXar3SbuiYc4A4rBKQsl2iJ/s320/2009_0419AG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377017306324083426" /></a>Ok, it's not really mud... ;) <div>But it was some very watery (it thickened up a bit before I ate it) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Chocolate protein oats: 1/2 c dry oats, 1 scoop chocolate EAS protein powder. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>I had meal # 2 a couple hours later... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzZ_e2OZvg-XCp6-QvXO9qurmtmAJtqzVmQQo2ohpPTakR7maqwvt22y6ZkUUJfkLs5VjKNjnZEwc3tn03NcMXEjLZuY3VqzQH7lX_B0EvVrgEc26qcCqAAfsCNIwssdty8pWt5Q0bhKT/s1600-h/2009_0419AH.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzZ_e2OZvg-XCp6-QvXO9qurmtmAJtqzVmQQo2ohpPTakR7maqwvt22y6ZkUUJfkLs5VjKNjnZEwc3tn03NcMXEjLZuY3VqzQH7lX_B0EvVrgEc26qcCqAAfsCNIwssdty8pWt5Q0bhKT/s320/2009_0419AH.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377017299377636930" /></a>You can't see it, but there is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">0% chobani greek yogurt </span>underneath the mass of delicious juicy <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">nectarine. </span>Yummm.... </div><div><br /></div><div>This baby kept me full for a few hours, until I used leftovers to make a very reminiscent lunch... I always used to make <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Meatloaf sandwiches </span>with (gasp!) melted american cheese, and loads of ketchup on white bread (gross!) when I was a kid, after mom had made it the night before. Well mine's a little healthier! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTky40QM6tv37tF-6r8VYox_q3R2YVY34epxHUYPmW58CtKpTPAl3H744FInPE7rM7UBHpXewJw06PfCDSsB5U81N4gILgkw_rFcYkC25HVpPkxZ4sQH2I4GxqJfSL-ac20zjob3U4AJqA/s1600-h/2009_0419AJ.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTky40QM6tv37tF-6r8VYox_q3R2YVY34epxHUYPmW58CtKpTPAl3H744FInPE7rM7UBHpXewJw06PfCDSsB5U81N4gILgkw_rFcYkC25HVpPkxZ4sQH2I4GxqJfSL-ac20zjob3U4AJqA/s320/2009_0419AJ.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377017289843577170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">1 piece leftover meatloaf, sliced in half and placed between 2 pieces of Ezekiel bread with a LCL cheese wedge and a squirt of ketchup. Carrots + cuke to round it out!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>I made a lot of progess on my room today- my closet and desk are all organized, as is all my school stuff! Finally, I'm feeling on top of things =) </div><div><br /></div><div>I also went on a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">30-minute walk </span>to stretch my legs out, and then I had to get ready for my sister's volleyball game. </div><div><br /></div><div>So I grabbed this for meal #4 on the way out the door-<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxFjv2aQnh693Qt4_macRQVFgxllBG3PawB3EIfLVJrWOd-mT_c1YPkpxABcSYdw7pKXKp_RSBv51s1msB10pLthWcTbjXyxnLtu4BoYpNfFgGdT6GcgaL8wxv4s-RyLGSTvJ_n7aajay/s1600-h/2009_0420AA.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxFjv2aQnh693Qt4_macRQVFgxllBG3PawB3EIfLVJrWOd-mT_c1YPkpxABcSYdw7pKXKp_RSBv51s1msB10pLthWcTbjXyxnLtu4BoYpNfFgGdT6GcgaL8wxv4s-RyLGSTvJ_n7aajay/s320/2009_0420AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377017277322392562" /></a>WOW! These bars never fail to amaze me. This tasted like a cross between a Reese's cup and a peanut butter brownie!! Must. Buy. More. </div><div><br /></div><div>And the best part? It held me over until I could make my dinner</div><div>(Ali's team won, by the way- Congrats Lady Mariners!) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJREbOHQxSpONP4gqmgGVDus_JI1Or9bJs-rV2nQ_SwU1ya3aHb_sOS0ocTjBqFwBlkkLzcNJIoIwu585UWey-XlusED00nlhqOFef22qvGXkc6FpU1bl1n_U3Zl9_WXWZiyZu1ehyphenhyphenyGlz/s1600-h/2009_0420AE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJREbOHQxSpONP4gqmgGVDus_JI1Or9bJs-rV2nQ_SwU1ya3aHb_sOS0ocTjBqFwBlkkLzcNJIoIwu585UWey-XlusED00nlhqOFef22qvGXkc6FpU1bl1n_U3Zl9_WXWZiyZu1ehyphenhyphenyGlz/s320/2009_0420AE.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377017263127589794" /></a>I lightened up my cajun chicken AND my bean and corn salad. The bean and corn salad contained: </div><div><ul><li>black beans </li><li>corn </li><li>quartered grape tomatoes </li><li>red onion </li><li>lime juice </li><li>salt </li><li>pepper</li><li>Mrs. Dash Fiesta Chipotle </li></ul><div>And it was amazing! I served myself a slightly large portion, but I measured and had PLENTY of leftovers, so I'm sure the carbs were ok. For the protein I covered the chicken breasts with cajun seasoning and a dash of ss+p and baked the chicken at 375 for 30 minutes. Came out perfect! </div><div>And <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">no fat added</span> to EITHER of these dishes... I truly believe <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">healthy just tastes better. </span>When the food is fresh, the ingredients are wholesome, and the spices are spot-on... it just tastes BETTER!</div><div><br /></div><div>That's all for tonight folks. I'll update on my Meal #6 status later or tomorrow morning. Night!</div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-58562202621194168992009-09-01T19:40:00.004-04:002009-09-01T21:13:44.038-04:00The Good, the bad and the lumpy...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">H</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">p</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">p</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">y</span> September!!! </div><div>I love fall, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">do you? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div>As I'm sure you can tell from my post title, today was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">good</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">not so good</span>. </div><div>The not-so-good was my morning workout. I don't know if it was the fact that I was boiling hot in my crowded basement or if I was still asleep, but my HIIT was NOT as good as the other day!!</div><div>At least I made it through the 20 minutes, and was still drenched in sweat at the end!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">HIIT- Day 3</span></div><div>1 min @ 5.8</div><div>1 min @ 6.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 6.5<br /></div><div>1 min @ 7.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 7.5<br /></div><div>1 min @ 8.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 6.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 6.5<br /></div><div>1 min @ 7.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 7.5<br /></div><div>1 min @ 8.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 6.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 6.5<br /></div><div>1 min @ 7.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 7.5<br /></div><div>1 min @ 8.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 4.5-->here's where it went downhill... <br /></div><div>1 min @ 6.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 7.0<br /></div><div>1 min @ 7.8--> High Point, I was DYING at this point!!<br /></div><div>1 min @ 5.4</div><div>Then I did another minute at 3.5 walking to cool down. </div><div>Not horrible, but those last 5 minutes were <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">killer</span>!!! I wish I could have made it all the way through at the highest level, I guess there's always the next HIIT day!! </div><div><br /></div><div>At least I started the day with some delicious breakfast... </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ_UQ42HLHYx65vZthaCU8vped_R-kEWbujtgISErTSVhf32KSOYWU0LdSHSxHF6IENpYOk8QKGecFeaoyaxzsg1PsXndPLg33vzNadMT2QLDQQ5g4FRoRpCVWJvv7RgaIfJp251vwe-B/s1600-h/2009_0418AE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ_UQ42HLHYx65vZthaCU8vped_R-kEWbujtgISErTSVhf32KSOYWU0LdSHSxHF6IENpYOk8QKGecFeaoyaxzsg1PsXndPLg33vzNadMT2QLDQQ5g4FRoRpCVWJvv7RgaIfJp251vwe-B/s320/2009_0418AE.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376648616692094130" /></a>LOVE this combo- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Wilted spinach, mushrooms and grape tomatoes cooked with 1/2 cup scrambled egg whites, sprinkle of Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb and a laughing cow light cheese wedge. With a banana! </span><div>Savory, full of protein and tons of nutrients from the veggies! One of my faves!</div><div><br /></div><div>So onto my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">good news</span>... </div><div><br /></div><div>I got a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">new job!!!</span> Nothing big, but I needed a second job (Rite Aid doesn't have as many hours in the fall)... and I start <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday!</span> I'm just working at events at the University- Saturday is a football game, but it's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">sweet </span>because I get to see all the games/hear all the concerts as well as make some $$!!! Sounds good to me =)</div><div><br /></div><div>Around 11 I had meal #2 on my way to my interview... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7h9hsrRNZGu2Nw3IpDS0qbFOINqMP0f4O4N9W80MkzORPdYhEZueg_GyWlkuT69yPJrYh_08DdQAmYAijPijazLvHxVORvzzN5u40AZc7Ekya_G-FyyneAYVzr-PgQ8wH-kQmUgdj8n0E/s1600-h/EAS-Myoplex-Carb-Control-Chocolate-Chip-Brownie-12-pack-Bar-00690_medium.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7h9hsrRNZGu2Nw3IpDS0qbFOINqMP0f4O4N9W80MkzORPdYhEZueg_GyWlkuT69yPJrYh_08DdQAmYAijPijazLvHxVORvzzN5u40AZc7Ekya_G-FyyneAYVzr-PgQ8wH-kQmUgdj8n0E/s320/EAS-Myoplex-Carb-Control-Chocolate-Chip-Brownie-12-pack-Bar-00690_medium.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376648610146187170" /></a>(I keep forgetting to take pics of my bars!) </div><div>This bar was AWESOME. It truly reminded me of a chocolate brownie! And it held me over because I didn't eat lunch until <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1:45... </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>Meal # 3</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3KWRkUw78K28wWHtkPxrDBOILcJvV47u4INTzwPko07JHD1jM6f7G6e0wifitujqHHI4US3JI2tdfmni4ws9OkocjwZhb90DSKfA_jVlEEBt9ESI1avjuNfkm_aunnJQD3ab9KtdnzEb/s1600-h/2009_0418AF.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3KWRkUw78K28wWHtkPxrDBOILcJvV47u4INTzwPko07JHD1jM6f7G6e0wifitujqHHI4US3JI2tdfmni4ws9OkocjwZhb90DSKfA_jVlEEBt9ESI1avjuNfkm_aunnJQD3ab9KtdnzEb/s320/2009_0418AF.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376648603044363570" /></a>I didn't realize you couldn't see inside the pita before I put this up! Sorry! </div><div>It was awesome though- I used <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">leftover salmon (from dinner last night), a squirt of honey dijon mustard, sliced tomato and cucumber and a handful of sprouts in an Ezekiel Pita (only 100 calories!) with some baby carrots on the side. </span></div><div>Filled me up well! </div><div><br /></div><div>Meal #4 was also very tasty... Today's meals were a hit!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOk5MZ-pQnYdYQOX_sC_HTMaE1Cdu7bBLA8p5ZnT9pf2_dDTSPfEph2znsyJKciTlD2eVboHukOTSp_MRlMM1sSAeN6SiBFxVsjMWvDkJxZRIlQVxcKTyWNxMi6I9mFUrhJGtUfGg8msB/s1600-h/2009_0419AB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOk5MZ-pQnYdYQOX_sC_HTMaE1Cdu7bBLA8p5ZnT9pf2_dDTSPfEph2znsyJKciTlD2eVboHukOTSp_MRlMM1sSAeN6SiBFxVsjMWvDkJxZRIlQVxcKTyWNxMi6I9mFUrhJGtUfGg8msB/s320/2009_0419AB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376648422861550466" /></a>Ok, very lumpy and not so photogenic. But it is 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese mixed with 1/2 cup Dannon Light n' Fit cherry yogurt, to make for a tasty mid-afternoon meal! </div><div><br /></div><div>Dinner was my own invention... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmArFDPhu7SesRrtaHfNJrovnANX7rWDNmo3PIUNaj__CmXKpX25PiZGXUObqyb7UT7bwaCi2PJTTq0s5Rk7JTIkyRL4qHkm1rCsAV6iPeX8iNK-3qlXPl3Ml38R44bSe-lRc9hZENUp8H/s1600-h/2009_0419AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmArFDPhu7SesRrtaHfNJrovnANX7rWDNmo3PIUNaj__CmXKpX25PiZGXUObqyb7UT7bwaCi2PJTTq0s5Rk7JTIkyRL4qHkm1rCsAV6iPeX8iNK-3qlXPl3Ml38R44bSe-lRc9hZENUp8H/s320/2009_0419AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376648415133565970" /></a>I had been craving <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">meatloaf </span>(I know, weird for me- the ex veggie) and I knew my mom's version was not so healthy... so I created my own! </div><div>This contained: </div><div>-1 lb 95% lean beef </div><div>-3 tbsp nonfat milk</div><div>-1/2 c egg whites (2.5 eggs)</div><div>-1/2 c whole wheat panko breadcrumbs </div><div>-a couple squirts of organic ketchup</div><div>-heaping spoonful tomato paste </div><div>-1/2 c diced onion </div><div>-salt, pepper, parsley, oregano, basil, garlic powder </div><div>All mixed up in a bowl and pressed in a sprayed loaf pan with a tiny sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. </div><div>Baked in the oven at 350 for 1 hour. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also made mashed red potatoes with garlic, and roasted brussels sprouts and squash (with italian seasonings and the tiniest drizzle of EVOO). </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">It was tasty!</span> Almost as good as the original I served myself too much taters so I gave a scoop to my sis. And I went back for another 1/2 serving of veggies, just 'cuz. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm tired again tonight! Maybe it's because I have <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">given up coffee</span>?? Or I'm just tired from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">being lazy. </span>I don't know, but I need to get my act together- school starts a week from tomorrow!</div><div><br /></div><div>Not sure if I'll have meal #5... I'm not too hungry! We'll see! </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Edited to add: </span>Craving something sweet, had a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">nectarine</span>- I know I'm not balancing protein + carbs well for my last meal... but if I'm not hungry, why go overboard??</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-85301019385152186932009-08-31T21:14:00.005-04:002009-08-31T21:28:11.602-04:00Motivation<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I was lacking in the motivation department today; but not for Body For Life- for cleaning!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> I had put today aside to clean and organize my room and closet; well I think that was a bit ambitious for on day. I am the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">biggest procrastinator in the world!!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At least I got my butt moving early this a.m. and got to the gym before the procrastination set in!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I drank 2 glasses of water and headed to the Y for my 1</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">st</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (real) day of upper body strength training on BFL. I say “real” because two days ago I went through all the exercises at the gym with my mom-</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and my arms are still sore from it!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here’s what I did for my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">UBWO</span> (upper body workout): </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Chest<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Dumbell bench press</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">12 @ 10 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">10 @ 16 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">8 @ 20 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">6 @ 24 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">(1 min rest between each)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">12 @ 16 # </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Dumbell flyes- 12 @ 16 # (no rest in between)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Shoulders</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Seated dumbell press</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">12 @ 10 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">10 @ 16 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">8 @ 20 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">6 @ 24 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">(1 min rest between each)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">12 @ 16 # </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Side raises- 12 @ 16 # (no rest) </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Back </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">One-arm dumbell rows</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">12 @ 10 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">10 @ 16 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">8 @ 20 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">6 @ 24 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">(1 min rest between each)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">12 @ 16 # </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">(No middle set- missed it! whoops!)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Triceps </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Dumbell extensions </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">12 @ 10 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">10 @ 16 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">8 @ 20 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">6 @ 24 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">(1 min rest between each)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">12 @ 16 # </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Bench dips- 12 @ bw (body weight) ---> these were HARD!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Biceps</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Barbell curls </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">12 @ 10 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">10 @ 16 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">8 @ 20 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">6 @ 24 #</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">(1 min rest between each)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">12 @ 16 # </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Hammer curls- 12 @ 16# (no rest)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Phew! Great workout! </span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Total time: 50 minutes (a few over the intended 45!!)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal">When I got home I immediately whipped up a quick and filling breakfast- I was starving! </p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aawMfhjWlaY7uvJRL5a7wdCJ7noS3jxFtMgOGD9_R-h0a073pcR6Spgl113lK1cX5BxGg9tnHYfhiS1c2pOCHWP_DPGWABgi74ZeAi8A4TISCHiFw_z5ARgFenLW3sXgnAlg2KkURy3f/s1600-h/2009_0417AI.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aawMfhjWlaY7uvJRL5a7wdCJ7noS3jxFtMgOGD9_R-h0a073pcR6Spgl113lK1cX5BxGg9tnHYfhiS1c2pOCHWP_DPGWABgi74ZeAi8A4TISCHiFw_z5ARgFenLW3sXgnAlg2KkURy3f/s320/2009_0417AI.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376301650158144050" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Not the prettiest I know, but <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">½ cup oats cooked in 1 cup water, and 1 scoop chocolate protein powder </span>was the perfect combo to hold me the next couple of hours while I began to tackle my cleaning challenge.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Two hours later and I had hardly made a dent... </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Meal #2 was<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> 1 container 0% chobani and a handful of blueberries. </span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5qimfzGbw_D0W9QgPKblmyNWQGfw5rIqCxp6JXy7Phxvf6rR2uvlz7v5Ca_wmCcf2cPfEWWK_m7unaPVg2xTHzHtDu2Rp62Y9WKnvu0FVSs2KGkYU92_jCB6jy5kprToU9OtTYRKxmcj/s1600-h/2009_0417AJ.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5qimfzGbw_D0W9QgPKblmyNWQGfw5rIqCxp6JXy7Phxvf6rR2uvlz7v5Ca_wmCcf2cPfEWWK_m7unaPVg2xTHzHtDu2Rp62Y9WKnvu0FVSs2KGkYU92_jCB6jy5kprToU9OtTYRKxmcj/s320/2009_0417AJ.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376301631638374498" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">After making some progress, I had meal #3 around 1pm. </p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-qfQqagxo6bTwND1CQhSzmNUKieV9hq_QM8l7kR66YAZWx3FWtuY1h3RAkr005D7R7Zy_dtz5XGfu-dk_ydHGdqLJuFivjfQOgygYqcmHoG7DOw3sjUWESqOIwnYFbt_LMeaTOFL3nDa/s1600-h/2009_0417AL.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-qfQqagxo6bTwND1CQhSzmNUKieV9hq_QM8l7kR66YAZWx3FWtuY1h3RAkr005D7R7Zy_dtz5XGfu-dk_ydHGdqLJuFivjfQOgygYqcmHoG7DOw3sjUWESqOIwnYFbt_LMeaTOFL3nDa/s320/2009_0417AL.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376301626180999170" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Delicious combo! 1 baked mini sweet potato (thought ahead last night!), ½ cup low fat cottage cheese spiked with some Mrs. Dash and sea salt (the cottage cheese is low sodium) and some deliciously fresh cherry tomatoes and baby carrots. I snagged a few more tomatoes after this pic was taken. Theyre just so good!!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Easy to whip up and very filling! I loved this!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I have to admit, I was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">pretty upset</span> this afternoon. I tried on some of the clothes I bought less than 3 weeks ago for school and they’re VERY tight. So of course I had<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a mini-breakdown and decided I was a disgrace to nutrition majors everywhere, yada yada, well a few texts to the boyfriend made me feel a little better and then I went for a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">30-minute run</span> to clear my head. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">It helped a lot; I realize I’m <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> in the shape I used to be, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">but I’m working at it</span>. And I am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">more motivated than ever to make this BFL challenge work</span>. So I will!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I only had a small afternoon meal because I wasn’t very hungry- just a juicy nectarine to hold me until I made dinner (no protein, I know!) </p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Dinner (Meal 5) was fab though- I made my favorite <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Salmon with sea salt, black pepper, cayenne and garlic cooked with a tiny bit of EVOO, a slightly large serving of whole wheat couscous and some boiled asparagus. </span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgO1NezJuAJdCWuS8I8x5TtGNHsaw0smnm5HTyHuGiiFx0uxkf0y3n2NJBZq5Y4bbLDRjW6WZlXgauk92idOxXmn7Wp8PpLgeOj4aPKV6iFI22o3lCGgI_y_jK32hnVpPs872hNJk281k/s1600-h/2009_0418AB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgO1NezJuAJdCWuS8I8x5TtGNHsaw0smnm5HTyHuGiiFx0uxkf0y3n2NJBZq5Y4bbLDRjW6WZlXgauk92idOxXmn7Wp8PpLgeOj4aPKV6iFI22o3lCGgI_y_jK32hnVpPs872hNJk281k/s320/2009_0418AB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376301618578256914" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">I made extra salmon and I’m glad I did! </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I ate dinner by the TV and somehow ended up falling asleep to Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations… I never fall asleep by the TV, and never at 7:00 pm!! I must have been exhausted!<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Well, I talked to the boy on the phone for a bit (trying to work out visiting schedules…I don’t have Columbus day off this year? Wtf??) and now I’m sipping Meal #6 </p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLbSOrL82MgxrpCDriPw803zYHnjRFMeaXW65QcgsPQM4K-OQvqJJI-mR7DGLFC1MFm2gJSngEukTjtJ6DjhwaNnyFN2b2QY3THxUKUoBtH5KuUH5fulXYk8Lsqy9iW9D8ghjG5J4mC9p/s1600-h/2009_0418AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLbSOrL82MgxrpCDriPw803zYHnjRFMeaXW65QcgsPQM4K-OQvqJJI-mR7DGLFC1MFm2gJSngEukTjtJ6DjhwaNnyFN2b2QY3THxUKUoBtH5KuUH5fulXYk8Lsqy9iW9D8ghjG5J4mC9p/s320/2009_0418AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376301611262206402" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">And soon I will be off to sleep… but not without reading a couple chapters of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mastering the Art of French Cooking</span> of course =)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Night all! </p> <!--EndFragment-->Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-77427198978166641542009-08-30T19:34:00.005-04:002009-08-30T20:02:16.008-04:00Success<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">I'm happy to say today was a successful first day of Body For Life!!!</span><div><br /></div><div>I woke up at 7am, chugged 2 cups of h20 and was at the gym by 7:30. </div><div>I did my 20-minute HIIT and let me tell you... It was HARD!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's my routine: </div><div>1 min @ 5.8</div><div>1 min @ 6.0</div><div>1 min @ 6.5</div><div><div>1 min @ 7.0</div><div>1 min @ 7.5</div><div><div>1 min @ 8.0</div><div>1 min @ 6.0</div><div>1 min @ 6.5</div><div>1 min @ 7.0</div><div>1 min @ 7.5</div><div>1 min @ 8.0</div><div><div>1 min @ 6.0</div><div><div>1 min @ 6.5</div><div><div>1 min @ 7.0</div><div><div>1 min @ 8.0</div><div><div>1 min @6.0</div><div>1 min @6.5</div><div>1 min @ 7.0</div><div>1 min @ 8.9 ---> Crazy hard!!!</div><div><div>1 min @ 4.0 (Cool down)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div> </div></div><div> Total time: 21:01 </div><div>Miles: 2.42</div><div>Average HR: 172 (wow, almost 85% of my max!!)</div><div><br /></div><div>I came home and ate breakfast... </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuaJ8BWLShD2RwmDMTZT9EwDz7tAM-Gszox5vxX3iANs0WDY_sGJQDNiSouvIPlXbaDSfxpGCkupa9qUeLAN6bHLUs3zP7-f0wy2c1iCejsQF76ffhpM1Iv29koNO1Cfe2dwd9xEqQh2E/s1600-h/2009_0416AN.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuaJ8BWLShD2RwmDMTZT9EwDz7tAM-Gszox5vxX3iANs0WDY_sGJQDNiSouvIPlXbaDSfxpGCkupa9qUeLAN6bHLUs3zP7-f0wy2c1iCejsQF76ffhpM1Iv29koNO1Cfe2dwd9xEqQh2E/s320/2009_0416AN.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906949611105890" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">1 container 0% chobani, 1/2 c Kashi Go Lean, small handful blueberries </span></div><div>(I count the Greek yogurt as a protein because its so high in protein and low in carbs)</div><div><div><br /></div><div>I spent the morning organizing my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">google calendar</span> and doing laundry (yuck). </div><div><br /></div><div>My snack was fab... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeF1AJQ_c-6lNTxmtfeHim_6NbtEQND6Z6lX3YsDovcp-FaW0gnm0BfcxWtIHmtdv-e0Nwb3c-aWMv2GQYo-yXK-NjYCPAnkg1xR4LjMtZITdrWkisopBl0X-ZTLU6xEwwbPoT1-1aYXH/s1600-h/2009_0416AO.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeF1AJQ_c-6lNTxmtfeHim_6NbtEQND6Z6lX3YsDovcp-FaW0gnm0BfcxWtIHmtdv-e0Nwb3c-aWMv2GQYo-yXK-NjYCPAnkg1xR4LjMtZITdrWkisopBl0X-ZTLU6xEwwbPoT1-1aYXH/s320/2009_0416AO.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906943942602754" /></a>Chocolate protein powder + big squishy banana + 8oz h20 + handful of ice= heaven in a cup (and a half!)</div><div><br /></div><div>Then my little sister proceeded to break my blender. </div><div>Poo. Not happy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lunch was delicious as well- I made a <a href="http://mealsandmoves.wordpress.com">Janetha</a> classic!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7SMRM-HTltNeU4KOcYw3k9ZiJuXfOVNmHLJnY0ueD3UVc0MzHNgUd7bSMktkNXEJt5VZiQt9GWq9UO_A4Yj12TNTWHTgELLrl9iXy1NPvojLTRrxS4VYIyK2A3hNzNVTFaJXWs-lUQcL/s1600-h/2009_0416AP.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7SMRM-HTltNeU4KOcYw3k9ZiJuXfOVNmHLJnY0ueD3UVc0MzHNgUd7bSMktkNXEJt5VZiQt9GWq9UO_A4Yj12TNTWHTgELLrl9iXy1NPvojLTRrxS4VYIyK2A3hNzNVTFaJXWs-lUQcL/s320/2009_0416AP.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906696853675922" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">1/2 c garbanzos, 1/2 c low fat cottage cheese, ranch seasoning, chopped up tomato and carrots on the side. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>My sis and I headed out to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Staples </span>for some back-to-school shopping (took WAY too long... giftcard issues, ugh)... and I had this for a snack on the go:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjVT_9vS-0DCrm-lTl4RcW7lS1HSAOo8Z84OkPEgtrHoF_IRVvDwmlNsFpCu8go2IW7CDCDLtTW0B8adjIJHGx3tYnluDC4XO54rCsrNgALg7UCkFX1KTpWkL1Y2Z2WPwTTbYIG1RkiOA/s1600-h/EAS-AdvantEDGE-Carb-Control-Cookies-&-Cream-12-pack-Bar-30039_medium.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjVT_9vS-0DCrm-lTl4RcW7lS1HSAOo8Z84OkPEgtrHoF_IRVvDwmlNsFpCu8go2IW7CDCDLtTW0B8adjIJHGx3tYnluDC4XO54rCsrNgALg7UCkFX1KTpWkL1Y2Z2WPwTTbYIG1RkiOA/s320/EAS-AdvantEDGE-Carb-Control-Cookies-&-Cream-12-pack-Bar-30039_medium.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906686156551202" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Hershey's Cookies and Creme! I swear!!! </span>Definitely buying this one again!</div><div><br /></div><div>It didn't hold me until dinner though, I grabbed a small unpictured handful of grapes before cooking. </div><div><br /></div><div>Dinner was healthy but oh so yummy-<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WIlWZCRGqgG7glTY5L-oAq9G0pSFzQAvUKuwa5j4Cm3ZcqWtAB4IbDBlXmUMgDEm9Y_TSUClpVFyTJAIeZJZMvvsoGd-d93YZL_F2Rr4ST0lhKtk7FukV130xsOvA3fCIuXEfVJb5yGQ/s1600-h/2009_0417AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WIlWZCRGqgG7glTY5L-oAq9G0pSFzQAvUKuwa5j4Cm3ZcqWtAB4IbDBlXmUMgDEm9Y_TSUClpVFyTJAIeZJZMvvsoGd-d93YZL_F2Rr4ST0lhKtk7FukV130xsOvA3fCIuXEfVJb5yGQ/s320/2009_0417AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906681206463746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Baby baked sweet potato (love it!), Chicken rubbed with Spike seasoning and cooked in EVOO and chicken broth, sauteed mushrooms, steamed broccoli. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Today's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">major project </span>was this: </span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_d2cwVffSTy49JZzTa3R3GhnS6c4tQXHY7PAooHT4RnqgYcs0AIP_XD_HcEjwphC7qReMd_51xb5AcOcIHNvlvVxeEjIcO7EFMuVdv0lGHFcEOECid6r8O3NOO6cacUmCXbL0EAuKG43h/s1600-h/2009_0417AE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_d2cwVffSTy49JZzTa3R3GhnS6c4tQXHY7PAooHT4RnqgYcs0AIP_XD_HcEjwphC7qReMd_51xb5AcOcIHNvlvVxeEjIcO7EFMuVdv0lGHFcEOECid6r8O3NOO6cacUmCXbL0EAuKG43h/s320/2009_0417AE.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906663977226274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL49X3fBOnl9p81k7-JZo7ouoxZf4oi10m9H2360Wzg9l6ase3P3UBSqxD0UN5nRpaxNP6a26Jb-Ams7WdR328rwcHZogG8ur2qB2kN1b5Qs22jni79HXi4t0l9sk51Fcdw22g6KTc4K4W/s1600-h/2009_0417AF.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL49X3fBOnl9p81k7-JZo7ouoxZf4oi10m9H2360Wzg9l6ase3P3UBSqxD0UN5nRpaxNP6a26Jb-Ams7WdR328rwcHZogG8ur2qB2kN1b5Qs22jni79HXi4t0l9sk51Fcdw22g6KTc4K4W/s320/2009_0417AF.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906652986742738" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I organized my pantry! Stuff we don't really use at the top, beans/cans/grains in the middle, </div><div>breakfast stuff/snacks for my dad and sis on the bottom shelf... oils, dog food and onions/taters (and a large lunch box collection!) on the floor. I love organization! </div><div><br /></div><div>So it was a great day, clean eating, great exercise and I got a lot done. Oh, and I drank <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10 cups </span>of water and didn't even crave lemonade or diet soda!! Yay!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok, that's all for now folks. I think for meal # 6 I'll make another protein shake (minus blender... boo....)</div></div></div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-10284319915211610862009-08-30T08:36:00.003-04:002009-08-30T09:07:48.879-04:00Body For Life: Day 1Good morning!!<div><br /></div><div>And a good morning it is, because today is the start of my <a href="http://www.bodyforlife.com/">Body For Life</a> challenge I mentioned in a previous post. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm so excited because both <a href="http://mealsandmoves.wordpress.com/">Janetha</a> and <a href="http://danicasdaily.com/">Danica</a> are also doing BFL at the moment, so it feels like I have some blogging-companions on my journey, as well as my mom who has come along for the ride!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Starting today, I will be participating in the "challenge" for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">12 weeks. </span>The weeks consist of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6 days on, 1 day off </span>(a "Free day" where you rest from exercise and get to eat whatever you want!). </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The basic principles are as follows: </span></div><div><ul><li>Eat 6 meals a day, 2-3 hours apart </li><li>Balance your protein and carbohydrates equally, and add a bit of healthy fat too in a 40-40-20% ratio </li><li>Add vegetables to at least 2 meals a day </li><li>Count <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">portions</span>, not calories</li><li>Drink TONS of water!!! (10 glasses at least!) </li><li>Workouts consist of 3 days of strength training (alternating upper and lower body) and 3 days of 20-minutes of HIIT (high intensity interval training)</li><li>Write everything down! Record your efforts every day, and read over your goals to inspire yourself =)</li><li>Always plan ahead </li></ul><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">My basic goals boil down to: </span></div><div><ul><li>lose the 7-10 pounds I gained over the summer</li><li>get back in shape and gain muscle</li><li>return to my healthy eating habits </li><li>drink more water </li><li>avoid bingeing just because "i can"- on regular OR free days </li><li>regain the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">balance</span> I strive for in healthy eating and exercise </li><li>record all of my progress, from start to finish (I've already got my notebook!)</li></ul><div>So that's where I'm headed! </div><div><br /></div><div>Because of the challenge and my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">impending school schedule</span>... the blog format is going to change slightly. I am going to be posting my food/exercise <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">once</span> daily, along with other topics/points of interest I may post throughout the day (or I may not, depending on the day). </div><div><br /></div><div>So expect my recap of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">BFL day #1 </span>this evening!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great Sunday everyone!!</div><div><br /></div><div>xo</div><div>K</div></div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-51814833808197536092009-08-29T18:09:00.005-04:002009-08-29T18:24:06.864-04:00Back in Action<div>Evening everyone!</div><div>Thanks so much for your support in giving me a little "break from blogging"... sometimes I feel that since I'm home I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">need</span> to blog every meal, and that's not fair especially when I have a special guest over! But I'm <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">back in action</span> in the blogging world now (or, at least tomorrow morning) for sure! </div><div><br /></div><div>Lets see, where did I leave off? </div><div><br /></div><div>Lunch... </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPZe9ihOlO6p3CZe_QNEltTyG3hCz-MADmXxgsV8LAiVIHohNWPKg4yluQEfSZIjZTC0gUKDfjrEp_1ZQ28ya21cQDg94LNMzl_dneMyqtioJ1JBzHiMK5KCjM6cKUh8kTujGm-2Zppad/s1600-h/2009_0414BD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPZe9ihOlO6p3CZe_QNEltTyG3hCz-MADmXxgsV8LAiVIHohNWPKg4yluQEfSZIjZTC0gUKDfjrEp_1ZQ28ya21cQDg94LNMzl_dneMyqtioJ1JBzHiMK5KCjM6cKUh8kTujGm-2Zppad/s320/2009_0414BD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375511847909250482" /></a>As promised, the second half of my Broadway Calzone. Perfect! <div>We spent the afternoon in Garden City, window shopping at the bookstore and doing some stock-up shopping at Whole Foods (ground flax for $4.99? awesome!!). </div><div>We had a lot of unpictured samples, and I had some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Simply Lemonade </span>on the way home. </div><div><br /></div><div>Back at home, I prepared dinner- Nick's favorite (remember anyone?)</div><div><br /></div><div>We cracked open a bottle of Reisling from Flat Rock for my mom to try... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFL-nz10Pb-WGpMejlKfggZJDV4MNQw2ppv16BwkEXRDtsbV4iI9ageQHm_gjuBOMw5P4WTSTEThrFai2yVrL-K9zUe322wpVu9Yj3X7wGbA_Gf4vY47QLEnAjxzRYXqX72IQ-e0EgEPt/s1600-h/2009_0415AA.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFL-nz10Pb-WGpMejlKfggZJDV4MNQw2ppv16BwkEXRDtsbV4iI9ageQHm_gjuBOMw5P4WTSTEThrFai2yVrL-K9zUe322wpVu9Yj3X7wGbA_Gf4vY47QLEnAjxzRYXqX72IQ-e0EgEPt/s320/2009_0415AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375511774645911762" /></a>She loved it! </div><div>And we ate Garlic Parmesan chicken, blanched green beans and whole wheat couscous prepared with the tiniest bit of butter and some seasoned salt. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3qaFADYE3nnBvx8bSaQEZAq56tUEuuyXKFEB33ZcQsE9RqGlY4wmnu7xU_1G6m-3IfGNk83zqezLucJrrF6eCo1BLcNuCVfJvcY7rj01d5QZUE-yWay3X_8xYNUQDZQS3TWPKk9UOexq/s1600-h/2009_0415AC.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3qaFADYE3nnBvx8bSaQEZAq56tUEuuyXKFEB33ZcQsE9RqGlY4wmnu7xU_1G6m-3IfGNk83zqezLucJrrF6eCo1BLcNuCVfJvcY7rj01d5QZUE-yWay3X_8xYNUQDZQS3TWPKk9UOexq/s320/2009_0415AC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375511765626298338" /></a>It was delicious, if I do say so myself!</div><div>My sister's boyfriend was over for dinner too, so my mom took us all out for ice cream!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTSB_iGAtVgmKyCgl53CPHzSSvQd95TSMNSBQlIJJ2oIxvxjiG4sKSokkVQf1f3y55amZUcqb44ACbq_CaWp7XZW8ZSffv5ug3wBWZvXdYoPVySx94CgAqjGqpan7eNjNhMMufk052-fU/s1600-h/2009_0415AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTSB_iGAtVgmKyCgl53CPHzSSvQd95TSMNSBQlIJJ2oIxvxjiG4sKSokkVQf1f3y55amZUcqb44ACbq_CaWp7XZW8ZSffv5ug3wBWZvXdYoPVySx94CgAqjGqpan7eNjNhMMufk052-fU/s320/2009_0415AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375511759506758722" /></a>Black cherry and Mint Oreo (with sprinkles, of course). I think my sweets cravings have been cured! </div><div>Nick and I settled down to watch <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Hangover </span> (hilarious!!!) and then drifted off to sleep. </div><div><br /></div><div>This morning I woke up early and said bye to Nick... it was sad, but unfortunately I'm getting used to saying goodbyes- I know it won't be too long until I see him again =) </div><div><br /></div><div>My mom and I started our planning day off with my fave on-the-go breakfast... </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrijwt9GIpCuBnuwdmGHHUoPX89pCPF57hc5Q9ruiRVjxOXa9CDVdB4_LnO9A9ARYx5UmcLwB8ecjVKUvVW1kcQlheU-uOogzDUjnjrcZCm09NKVEGCpBHJyPLIlDjd60CRMGQtyOclUZO/s1600-h/2009_0415AE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrijwt9GIpCuBnuwdmGHHUoPX89pCPF57hc5Q9ruiRVjxOXa9CDVdB4_LnO9A9ARYx5UmcLwB8ecjVKUvVW1kcQlheU-uOogzDUjnjrcZCm09NKVEGCpBHJyPLIlDjd60CRMGQtyOclUZO/s320/2009_0415AE.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375511749335149938" /></a>Everything bagel toasted with cream cheese, large iced coffee. I also had a nectarine mid-morning. </div><div><br /></div><div>We went to the gym and I took her through the entire upper body workout for BFL. She's in good shape, but I think we'll both be sore tomorrow!</div><div><br /></div><div>Lunch was the usual from Picnic Basket... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhA3v3HMZFe_hw_Rwh04qGpTHPjdoq0f9iU21RpJwYFsqZKRrT7bzjo9PhEKBkAh_hwjXghtDaHgsLi6AZpjcm7saFonHUBEpTuZcDK9dC-J_BNEaSJYaAL5_FJwUjN1PXXgkImKG96tTz/s1600-h/2009_0415AF.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhA3v3HMZFe_hw_Rwh04qGpTHPjdoq0f9iU21RpJwYFsqZKRrT7bzjo9PhEKBkAh_hwjXghtDaHgsLi6AZpjcm7saFonHUBEpTuZcDK9dC-J_BNEaSJYaAL5_FJwUjN1PXXgkImKG96tTz/s320/2009_0415AF.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375511737545425858" /></a>Mmm... the Ed-wich... </div><div><br /></div><div>Then we proceeded to spend a ridiculous amount of money at Target and Trader Joes to stock up on healthy foods!!</div><div><br /></div><div>My mom is going out to get <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">pizza </span>and watch Top Chef because I am long overdue in seeing the last 2 episodes!! Tomorrow we are starting <a href="http://www.bodyforlife.com/">Body For Life</a> and I am so ready!!! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">To come.... </span></div><div><ul><li>A full BFL-plan post </li><li>Wine tasting recaps! </li><li>Possible new blog format...</li><li>Back to school fun =) </li></ul><div>I'm off to relax, 'see' you tomorrow morning! </div><div><br /></div><div>xo</div><div>K</div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-7071570955517342482009-08-28T10:54:00.003-04:002009-08-28T11:17:34.268-04:00Bad blogger... again!<div>I've been a bad blogger yet again... I definitely deserve the bad blogger award right now- it's been a whole day since I posted and you guys are waaaayy behind... </div><div>But I've been busy. It's my last day here with Nick and I'll be back to posting regularly soon. </div><div><br /></div><div>That being said, I've been livin' it up (maybe a little too much...) before starting Body For Life on Sunday. So here's how I've been eating and indulging... </div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday night we got home from Canada, napped and really just wanted a relaxing evening. So we went out- the classic dinner-and-a-movie date. </div><div><br /></div><div>We ate at Kabuki, which I've mentioned before... and I absolutely love their take on japanese/asian cuisine! SO delicious!</div><div><br /></div><div>We started with the obligatory HUGE calamari with sweet and spicy chili sauces...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO_pM3I9Jw2fjOmMYVy9si1V3pMcY2ErANfo0PCZ3Zw7KLXV98cas0fetR1WqDLpnGp6SryOq1yLIIzQYlluL0mClySJWdUtqthEqKwvfK6LJS_HaaU5zAKPGFEPhQAW84iU5mcD-5LIb/s1600-h/2009_0413AA.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO_pM3I9Jw2fjOmMYVy9si1V3pMcY2ErANfo0PCZ3Zw7KLXV98cas0fetR1WqDLpnGp6SryOq1yLIIzQYlluL0mClySJWdUtqthEqKwvfK6LJS_HaaU5zAKPGFEPhQAW84iU5mcD-5LIb/s320/2009_0413AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375029619674808642" /></a>Then we ordered some maki to share. Salmon, Tuna and Yellowtail spicy rolls (I ate 7 pieces of these)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluMlV_HYUA2i-vbrsQPjf0YKDWjgZB95eUGTKvnpcQVFGFU6XZAvyZcfnyprdEY72v2cSD-OdYzla7Wpx4jpTle5z_6G1c1vZLJyCP1lMPjKAw_zw75HLoE9OI262sJYoxsweQDmPtVQh/s1600-h/2009_0413AB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluMlV_HYUA2i-vbrsQPjf0YKDWjgZB95eUGTKvnpcQVFGFU6XZAvyZcfnyprdEY72v2cSD-OdYzla7Wpx4jpTle5z_6G1c1vZLJyCP1lMPjKAw_zw75HLoE9OI262sJYoxsweQDmPtVQh/s320/2009_0413AB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375029608503903698" /></a>And my alltime Kabuki favorite, the (not-so) angry dragon... (I ate 3 pieces, plus the tail!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNbHfvpR7KdiVev8CITNbzb8IU17UOjTlNDBsjCMbZtWWA30fQZQlzJs8KDwgQjN9VvI2P5YqIa5cEBcU8G3CXsZ-Fk7S4WdIvMy-zFWJs956bFnve4IMjkGxbTNsjcJN2JUacZhyYAjX/s1600-h/2009_0413AC.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNbHfvpR7KdiVev8CITNbzb8IU17UOjTlNDBsjCMbZtWWA30fQZQlzJs8KDwgQjN9VvI2P5YqIa5cEBcU8G3CXsZ-Fk7S4WdIvMy-zFWJs956bFnve4IMjkGxbTNsjcJN2JUacZhyYAjX/s320/2009_0413AC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375029598516735394" /></a>Of course we had to go for dessert... the Exotic Bomba! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfMCfnP2e3AKi7wFSqm8O0pY6aANxljqqao1nVAzBGCRwsGR2Bmn1FVk3ZVw-nSm7gIlmazmkzaFatQ8OJq3jGc2vJyazmPETJuXOEJImthfvSLzlqd-J-9QNuWfoTf4ldEWqtKiTPydN/s1600-h/2009_0413AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfMCfnP2e3AKi7wFSqm8O0pY6aANxljqqao1nVAzBGCRwsGR2Bmn1FVk3ZVw-nSm7gIlmazmkzaFatQ8OJq3jGc2vJyazmPETJuXOEJImthfvSLzlqd-J-9QNuWfoTf4ldEWqtKiTPydN/s320/2009_0413AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375029591172218738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">3 types of tropical gelato in a white chocolate shell drizzled with chocolate and topped with a dollop of whipped cream... </span>heaven. freal. <div><br /></div><div>And then we went to go see <a href="http://www.julieandjulia.com/">Julie & Julia</a>!! I read the book about a year ago, loved it and was so excited to see it! Nick was hesitant to go see a "chick movie" but he ended up liking it (and I'll admit he said he could relate to Eric, Julie's husband! lol). We laughed and smiled throughout the movie. The perfect movie for the food blogger/chef-to-be and her boyfriend =) </div><div><br /></div><div>We were up late so we slept in pretty late on Thursday morning. </div><div>I had some chobani with fruit (bananas and blueberries) and slivered almonds for breakfast... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hm4dlYbFmLl2QGgy8mHlPs-fLfBCN0LvhcwM9O0an791vjdkn9PZSxvDwDwbP3POUs09cnpWSXp80_q6ZfI-IGjiytuTflu0BL6PA7jSlvsu3mQSvjZEfS9vQjA-aZI2m5QzgX8P52P6/s1600-h/2009_0413AF.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hm4dlYbFmLl2QGgy8mHlPs-fLfBCN0LvhcwM9O0an791vjdkn9PZSxvDwDwbP3POUs09cnpWSXp80_q6ZfI-IGjiytuTflu0BL6PA7jSlvsu3mQSvjZEfS9vQjA-aZI2m5QzgX8P52P6/s320/2009_0413AF.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375028769326684834" /></a>Then I proceeded to go on a quite painful 30-minute run. On top of my achy food stupid me didn't drink enough water and I got dizzy halfway through and had to walk for two minutes! At least I got out there, I guess. I came home and made Nick breakfast (garlic and herb french omelette with grated fresh parmesan, toast with maple butter and grapes) and hung out for a while before getting going. I snacked on some unpictured grapes as well. </div><div><br /></div><div>We met up with a friend a couple hours later to grab lunch at <a href="http://www.pickpocketsdeli.com/">Pick Pockets</a> and then go play mini golf and go karts!! We had an awesome time, and lunch was great- I got the Chicken Pick Pocket, which is eggplant, roasted red peppers, fresh mozarella, chicken and balsamic viniagrette all wrapped up. I devoured it! </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLb7qxRKVNpAjPMLRmCgbGMc9-w8wKth-1o9IvjxbA2-DP9jXszbRfB6mCFOqOIAxNYRIktcD9intKcPjtYpFpZHtkk2T3mOK62IxiB3NDJpY0Yvqwp5ml1GS43tNi92_-zMB2K0RkOsr2/s1600-h/2009_0413AG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLb7qxRKVNpAjPMLRmCgbGMc9-w8wKth-1o9IvjxbA2-DP9jXszbRfB6mCFOqOIAxNYRIktcD9intKcPjtYpFpZHtkk2T3mOK62IxiB3NDJpY0Yvqwp5ml1GS43tNi92_-zMB2K0RkOsr2/s320/2009_0413AG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375028761037178610" /></a>We did some window shopping around town and grabbed a gift for my best friend Danielle who's birthday is next week- she had her party last night so we had to grab a quick dinner before heading to her house. We grabbed calzones from Pier Pizza- I got the "Broadway" which consisted of chicken, mozarella, broccoli, onions and honey mustard. Sounds kinda weird, but it was AMAZING I promise!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoliPz_CFXd_S-ZBtnF1_DnS_OYMudiPgyuSZIYf-KdLUMEULDq3h0VlXfqQpT8NIgXZ_y4kfqHbs6qjaSUpAFMw_p0KAtdwEAzy9vNh_sEh1Ohc44Hmx3iDPKqOeO4OvI6wtvsSb-Mq9K/s1600-h/2009_0414AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoliPz_CFXd_S-ZBtnF1_DnS_OYMudiPgyuSZIYf-KdLUMEULDq3h0VlXfqQpT8NIgXZ_y4kfqHbs6qjaSUpAFMw_p0KAtdwEAzy9vNh_sEh1Ohc44Hmx3iDPKqOeO4OvI6wtvsSb-Mq9K/s320/2009_0414AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375028751589094146" /></a>I ate half and saved the other half for today's lunch!</div><div><br /></div><div>We went to Danielle's and had some strawberry cake... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bPUAuVLnrqChpTjfupJABh8TsG_dRLL6CFKnEOAD2Zy39Vt_RN8xabRrCdqvOsAf-yGselBGved3Fq_u_sKHTrOd_k-Sk5NUydewSTVQhNEkRX5n92bp4pjkYOiPOQBPUrxOMYwupWLR/s1600-h/2009_0414AE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bPUAuVLnrqChpTjfupJABh8TsG_dRLL6CFKnEOAD2Zy39Vt_RN8xabRrCdqvOsAf-yGselBGved3Fq_u_sKHTrOd_k-Sk5NUydewSTVQhNEkRX5n92bp4pjkYOiPOQBPUrxOMYwupWLR/s320/2009_0414AE.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375028736547980802" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Happy early birthday Tira!!! <3 </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Stayed up a bit late, woke up a bit late, but had a deeelicious breakfast... <a href="http://www.crazyburger.com">Crazy Burger</a>- what else?!?!</span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDWP69VRvuCgUyEfy1Qmi1GBTBYg9ISD-qpujCV3iniiZjWZXXZa19w0EDGEmcg_NkFeXgDC6PRfcHIQz2i1JDqp2eXOl1-3kTdPwuqtkzxxMPitXN-xVCuRuxCiJtdwbTRun268blPlF/s1600-h/2009_0414BB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDWP69VRvuCgUyEfy1Qmi1GBTBYg9ISD-qpujCV3iniiZjWZXXZa19w0EDGEmcg_NkFeXgDC6PRfcHIQz2i1JDqp2eXOl1-3kTdPwuqtkzxxMPitXN-xVCuRuxCiJtdwbTRun268blPlF/s320/2009_0414BB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375028727377252914" /></a>I got an omelette with steamed spinach, sauteed mushrooms and goat cheese, plus homefries (because theirs are SO damn good, and NOT greasy at all!) and brioche, and fresh squeeze mango grapefruit juice. I drank all the juice, and ate 3/4 of the omelette, 3/4 of the homefries and left the toast. It was amazing and totally worth it!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Now we're hanging around, a possible shopping trip later this afternoon, and then I'm making dinner this evening! Have a great day!</div><div><br /></div><div>xo</div><div>K</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-49818456621501829492009-08-27T09:46:00.010-04:002009-08-27T10:28:25.989-04:00Sails, tent poles and vineyards: Adventures in Ontario<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hey guys! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sorry I haven’t gotten the chance to blog since last Monday, I’ve been super busy and I lost service on the blackberry as soon as I crossed the border so I figured I’d do a full recap and do my wine-tasting reviews separate =)<br />I had an </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">amazing</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> week- we went lots of places, did lots of fun stuff and even though everything didn’t go as planned I had a great time overall. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Get ready for a monster recap…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Note:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Not ALL of my food/adventures are pictured! It was long enough already!! here are the hilights...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Monday- My dad and I woke up earlier than the crack of dawn to head to Sarnia. It was dark almost 5 hours into the ride, but other than that it went smoothly and we got there in record time. Food-wise, I already had my chance to McDonalds-rant about my breakfast, but the rest of the day was much healthier- we snacked on some fruit we brought and some TJ’s salt and pepper rice crips before stopping for lunch right at the border. We grabbed chicken sandwiches on toasted wheat with iced tea and then set out for the last bit of the ride into Canada. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAK445x5h6RzK9kjq9btOLsE6mNvYhnvkW0n8alTVehNTD3b1gY0cvGlpoTiOktIhxHakjH4T63gby3b7Z8g1CD_J2IRebn7YewGLafOg5LQPFzvgz8JIg0pcQpf383Lwy-q47aSTnRt3/s1600-h/2009_0403AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAK445x5h6RzK9kjq9btOLsE6mNvYhnvkW0n8alTVehNTD3b1gY0cvGlpoTiOktIhxHakjH4T63gby3b7Z8g1CD_J2IRebn7YewGLafOg5LQPFzvgz8JIg0pcQpf383Lwy-q47aSTnRt3/s320/2009_0403AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374646088012765154" /></a><span style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When we got to Nick’s house I said goodbye to my dad so I could spend a little quality time with the boy before dinner. My dad met us again in a few hours back at Nick’s house where his dad made a delicious grilled teriyaki steak dinner with potatoes and fresh Ontario corn. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HjLEB3Cm_ZS0Fge8i5MtsjsYSQRqBB58twv0wOj7Y40xlnUUNZ_nsiGsuF-vEDhggFKAo27uDrzRIwooUTgh2WgGyApiBaalRmIacnDTKlF_3y2wrbwIZXkikxRLaiktBXMrDA40hJRU/s1600-h/2009_0404AC.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HjLEB3Cm_ZS0Fge8i5MtsjsYSQRqBB58twv0wOj7Y40xlnUUNZ_nsiGsuF-vEDhggFKAo27uDrzRIwooUTgh2WgGyApiBaalRmIacnDTKlF_3y2wrbwIZXkikxRLaiktBXMrDA40hJRU/s320/2009_0404AC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374646082267820162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">For dessert Nick and I went for a walk through the park and made our way to get some real-fruit frozen yogurt- I got mango pineapple, and it hit the spot! I was pretty tired after a long day of driving, so we called it an early night. </span></span><!--EndFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TEbTBmjvfeIJTBRhkAZZNhIXzJKwHbsAf7mJkdnGjMyFIv_CrIXhfDixVkBAMD0FwZu2ctGINBl8EmcLD0O8SdRxGJWRnU7IUELjjybN2sn8VVpzm4bKRV3W0XEWrJdXnqHjABr0PNbM/s1600-h/2009_0404AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TEbTBmjvfeIJTBRhkAZZNhIXzJKwHbsAf7mJkdnGjMyFIv_CrIXhfDixVkBAMD0FwZu2ctGINBl8EmcLD0O8SdRxGJWRnU7IUELjjybN2sn8VVpzm4bKRV3W0XEWrJdXnqHjABr0PNbM/s320/2009_0404AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374646071396542610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tuesday morning we grabbed some fruit and muffins and set out early to bring Nick’s mom to work and spend the day in Port Dover. Our first stop after dropping his mom off was the Pickard's peanuts where we got some fun treats to snack on throughout the week...peanut brittle, dried pineapple, beer nuts, and fuzzy peaches… mmm!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After the peanut factory, we headed down to Port Dover for a relaxing afternoon in the sun. We went for a very sweaty run (only got 20-minutes in due to the heat!) then retreated to the beach for a 30-minute jaunt in the ocean and some sun bathing. We topped off our fun afternoon with some friendly competition- an exciting game of mini golf! Nick beat me…but only by 3 points!<br />We did some window shopping in my new favorite shop,</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">which happens to be the place Nick bought me the crystal necklace he gave me for my birthday…The Circle Game. How did he know that was one of my favorite songs growing up? Crazy! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After picking his mom up, we ate a nice dinner at a beautiful setting overlooking the beach at sunset. His mom and I split a greek salad and we all had fish and chips (I swapped the regular fries for sweet potato fries). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Wednesday- Nick and I were up and on the road again- this time for a run around the park. It was still warm but we made it 25 minutes instead of 20! We spent the day preparing for our camping trip- camping supplies at Canadian tire, food at the grocery store, drinks at the drugstore. It was an errand-filled day, but we split it up with a delicious sushi lunch at the Japanese restaurant in town (name). I got the Maki lunch special which included a small miso soup, salad with my favorite ginger dressing, and 2 sushi rolls- shrimp tempura and California roll. I devoured all but 2 of the maki pieces!</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfVOY06uyNU5ran43w81y796hDnGsrMkugByq-gbofgas198Y6RFa2fQyiZti_RKzj9dVbX5I8dtkjzn5l-7Qp9h_Bq7xtlz1dRtf5ahU3c6NxS2V_2IhZQpIGfzMNs27jB0ia4Pz4ZCY/s1600-h/2009_0405AB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfVOY06uyNU5ran43w81y796hDnGsrMkugByq-gbofgas198Y6RFa2fQyiZti_RKzj9dVbX5I8dtkjzn5l-7Qp9h_Bq7xtlz1dRtf5ahU3c6NxS2V_2IhZQpIGfzMNs27jB0ia4Pz4ZCY/s320/2009_0405AB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374646063828881874" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">For an early dinner, Nick and I put together my favorite one of his recipes- Jambalaya! </span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkI5Ssqu7_7cp8QDEFjGD7EStIOEE2AFeDlNBBY8Y1K0_Zo-dp7lRZBqqQLNeUT2h5_RjFEql9Brqy4x8fK1njco9n1y7mrMaEcAtWPkZ57f3NCqSqRsFi_rwxeIW5CeH-Fxv3yLOTIHT/s1600-h/2009_0406AA.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkI5Ssqu7_7cp8QDEFjGD7EStIOEE2AFeDlNBBY8Y1K0_Zo-dp7lRZBqqQLNeUT2h5_RjFEql9Brqy4x8fK1njco9n1y7mrMaEcAtWPkZ57f3NCqSqRsFi_rwxeIW5CeH-Fxv3yLOTIHT/s320/2009_0406AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374645744661735746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Mmmm... <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXKUdLNqQm-2i606S07Dt3YLc2Ax-JhETLu7BxtpnYK53nLM9wwhh7u6B6fLMckKNfsLjaKSldbIvcKVwZ5tkdA-0ic1ABo6VTRczsG7T9k-tCoX_nQpSl044ky7PeQQoXzB-gB8uYNuE/s1600-h/2009_0406AC.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXKUdLNqQm-2i606S07Dt3YLc2Ax-JhETLu7BxtpnYK53nLM9wwhh7u6B6fLMckKNfsLjaKSldbIvcKVwZ5tkdA-0ic1ABo6VTRczsG7T9k-tCoX_nQpSl044ky7PeQQoXzB-gB8uYNuE/s320/2009_0406AC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374645737136894306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I had a fun experience Wednesday evening- my first time in a sailboat! Well, a boat bigger than a dinghy that is. I headed out with Nick in his friend Kelly’s dad’s 32-foot boat for a race around the lake. It was a lot of fun, and they came in 3</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">rd</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> place! We grabbed one drink at the bar before making our way to the Pinery for the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">most disastrous</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> camping experience in history!</span></span><!--EndFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><!--StartFragment--><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Let me start by stressing- disastrous doesn’t always mean awful. I had a great time camping, although not much went as planned. Since the tent is so easy to put up, I had nick on tent duty while I started the fire; figuring I had the hard job. Well less than 10 minutes later we had a blazing fire and the tent was…well, it wasn’t anywhere near up that’s for sure- Nick forgot the tent poles (in Rhode Island, nonetheless) and he had to rig the tent up to two trees to get it to stay. Needless to say, we were a little bit nervous we would wake up in the middle of the night with the tent on top of us. </span></span><!--EndFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">While the tent was being put up, I made us some jiffy-POP… when I say pop, I mean POP!... the side popped open in the process and popcorn proceeded to spill all over the fire pit, while burnt pieces of popcorn shot out of the pit everywhere! I was cracking up, it was THE funniest thing that happened all day. When the tent was somewhat rigged we enjoyed our half bag of popcorn and a s’more before heading to bed. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Yes, the tent made it through the night. =) </span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWWHMuKmBcFKzgYRmK8OikOC8UnOCQ3ccEL8n6gmW8SZZbZaVZOb-da1QkcoG6M7xxkdYXP-cvflJCNrZ64LS6mADqVj3PxYgP2kiNYYOIO55AbFRDiGqz0H2cIym9NJxq4D-ekdtu_Iq/s1600-h/2009_0406AG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWWHMuKmBcFKzgYRmK8OikOC8UnOCQ3ccEL8n6gmW8SZZbZaVZOb-da1QkcoG6M7xxkdYXP-cvflJCNrZ64LS6mADqVj3PxYgP2kiNYYOIO55AbFRDiGqz0H2cIym9NJxq4D-ekdtu_Iq/s320/2009_0406AG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374645724702806130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ghetto rig: <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitHoaUZzgP1268Bia9yp0DQXYxocYb2w0WiA5X9dsGRQ_APYCyHq5YVTZ_6d1aEYaRCaaO53QtY08DmunXEzcjyAI3ZzxymuXe-sKZsMKull7IVEbbuoMqYwvvNw2-esCa7lbuhNCsTew/s1600-h/2009_0406AH.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitHoaUZzgP1268Bia9yp0DQXYxocYb2w0WiA5X9dsGRQ_APYCyHq5YVTZ_6d1aEYaRCaaO53QtY08DmunXEzcjyAI3ZzxymuXe-sKZsMKull7IVEbbuoMqYwvvNw2-esCa7lbuhNCsTew/s320/2009_0406AH.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374645715255184946" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thursday morning we woke up early enough to get a fire going and cook up one of the most unhealthy, but in my opinion, most fun campfire breakfasts there is… California Crackle! Yep, the only semi-valid excuse to eat cheez-its for breakfast. Gross, but delicious I promise. </span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzEUZsol2INXWlF76MR9rqqgwMmFOn1ehdob7uy1qYWL-6DpMZOpmyeqKcgAEEvc7vieWP3JdLLRWfWmT_Bvhsx1wDnz99GPznN4jSFmr3ygozURx2DO2Aq6znNvVso2I3RRUjLgkU0M_/s1600-h/2009_0406AO.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzEUZsol2INXWlF76MR9rqqgwMmFOn1ehdob7uy1qYWL-6DpMZOpmyeqKcgAEEvc7vieWP3JdLLRWfWmT_Bvhsx1wDnz99GPznN4jSFmr3ygozURx2DO2Aq6znNvVso2I3RRUjLgkU0M_/s320/2009_0406AO.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374645705666825378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Eggs, maple sausage, crumbled cheez-its, and OJ on the side. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We went for a run around the dunes in the morning, then made our way 10 minutes away to Grand Bend for nice day at the beach. Well, our beach day never really happened… </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We had a good lunch- I had a lamb burger (!!) with a salad on the side (picked around the ridiculous amount of dressing). </span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAv_m5K1YH0kTlx21iiBC1SXvoCIyVvROSG6O6GteTj2Ca0fI3EEHMBlZYsvX6mVpQD7kR1kBneAyTepqJDaB-W18RU8YMQJuBi1BepZxz3CK3Ab9tNtwfn4BGWi7iJK2fA02iqi1EX4T/s1600-h/2009_0406AT.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAv_m5K1YH0kTlx21iiBC1SXvoCIyVvROSG6O6GteTj2Ca0fI3EEHMBlZYsvX6mVpQD7kR1kBneAyTepqJDaB-W18RU8YMQJuBi1BepZxz3CK3Ab9tNtwfn4BGWi7iJK2fA02iqi1EX4T/s320/2009_0406AT.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374645339671346786" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Then we did some shopping around before the sky turned BLACK and we decided it was about tq-ime to head back to the car! Good thing, the sky opened up and it was one of the most intense rainstorms I’ve ever seen! So we packed up the very wet campsite and went back to Nick’s. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Not long after, it was sunny again. =( But our stuff was wet, so we decided leaving was a good decision and we opted for Taco Night at Nick’s with his friends instead. We even had a ‘campfire’- in the fire pit on his patio! We made monkey bread…</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt72zb1Fc2IJwTx8NQqN9YyQ5hAicTCazQqCZDjbSTMnIknRemjuREYmkY0jiaUn093fsugaQwI4aYPXqUGCbzRdf3Gk9y2_Wh7NF3D0YV_QFG9RjA7rJNBJIaJhhPQVWR3GGT06tvctg/s1600-h/2009_0407AA.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt72zb1Fc2IJwTx8NQqN9YyQ5hAicTCazQqCZDjbSTMnIknRemjuREYmkY0jiaUn093fsugaQwI4aYPXqUGCbzRdf3Gk9y2_Wh7NF3D0YV_QFG9RjA7rJNBJIaJhhPQVWR3GGT06tvctg/s320/2009_0407AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374645327698656194" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And I had one more s’more… can’t get enough!</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CRPdpbfLPgIvHUBPhkaZYunX91y5k49F0ig1sQ8S10gRskJ0RftvEMCStqn0GeNhKaY7fwpuL_MJUVWm2JLIm0mF9wWBMbmOhQIBF5FIThqc6lopgtD8ir9UxXZ7Z-ewTRiyyBtX9S4K/s1600-h/2009_0407AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CRPdpbfLPgIvHUBPhkaZYunX91y5k49F0ig1sQ8S10gRskJ0RftvEMCStqn0GeNhKaY7fwpuL_MJUVWm2JLIm0mF9wWBMbmOhQIBF5FIThqc6lopgtD8ir9UxXZ7Z-ewTRiyyBtX9S4K/s320/2009_0407AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374645322224561218" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A few too many rye & gingers were consumed and I woke up with a bit of a headache on Friday. We made it out for a nice bike ride anyway, stopping at Albert’s for bridge fries and chicken for lunch (yum!) and we laid out on the beach for a while. </span></span><!--EndFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbThQzGwIqsFlUBbMGHH5PexcZLMoC9SHP_ObI5ZDSPFKbfF90tOawatVE8j4nswV8pp-UTDTKixuaRcpCn4KCXlF0cWrw1LQBF-YUUHWXIBK7lMak94L2lCdSOsjTiX4_x3nBp7lkhweG/s1600-h/2009_0407AG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbThQzGwIqsFlUBbMGHH5PexcZLMoC9SHP_ObI5ZDSPFKbfF90tOawatVE8j4nswV8pp-UTDTKixuaRcpCn4KCXlF0cWrw1LQBF-YUUHWXIBK7lMak94L2lCdSOsjTiX4_x3nBp7lkhweG/s320/2009_0407AG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374645312150491858" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Around dinner time we went to Nick’s friend Kelly’s for a bbq- grilled chicken sandwiches, corn, pasta salad, way too many beers and chips… and we chilled out in the hot tub for a few hours. So relaxing! </span></span><!--EndFragment--></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Saturday was a lazy day, we slept in, walked over to Kelly’s to get Nick’s car (we got a ride home after all those Keith’s :P) and made delicious nachos for lunch with leftover Taco night stuff. After lunch Nick needed to head out for a regatta and some bartending work, so I spent the afternoon with Nick’s mom. We went shopping downtown and had lots of fun! I got a couple nice things- a new bracelet, a new lunchbox, and Nick’s mom bought me yummy spicy pasta sauce from Salvatores which I can’t wait to use!! After a long day of shopping, Nick’s dad made a delicious dinner of barbequed chicken with his homemade bbq sauce, corn, roasted potatoes and some Ontario white wine! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Nick was done a couple hours later, so he took me out for a drink… we shared the Irish flight- I snagged the Guinness (yum!) and the Kilkenny, he grabbed the harp and the Smitwick's. After drinks it was back home for us, we had another early morning on Sunday!</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3drFxcRfdZriIaPwqlPt6nRY4zyMseqr3n0wJUymmiKPHVCxPwEFhxZ-ewzBe6t3XTU_Bqheb14oFvVhkj4KoP3oHcUc26v9e7-dAZ0NAAiVrS-B-xzZKL97GIG7xMBWN8ItvMawFk4r/s1600-h/2009_0409AC.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3drFxcRfdZriIaPwqlPt6nRY4zyMseqr3n0wJUymmiKPHVCxPwEFhxZ-ewzBe6t3XTU_Bqheb14oFvVhkj4KoP3oHcUc26v9e7-dAZ0NAAiVrS-B-xzZKL97GIG7xMBWN8ItvMawFk4r/s320/2009_0409AC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374645301733846354" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTR1cWBZfHte5O-RghMlOT17PdY_ln06Iky6iFG2QlWJi1UAjxiB_MpPtxKTQivpcIg42K_OPqxYYh4Drh0XUi_IMm-VFTDjGQOJLdpLAVlxMgdOw6yYmQxm9uhDoKi532TvPMIpNwFe9o/s1600-h/2009_0409AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTR1cWBZfHte5O-RghMlOT17PdY_ln06Iky6iFG2QlWJi1UAjxiB_MpPtxKTQivpcIg42K_OPqxYYh4Drh0XUi_IMm-VFTDjGQOJLdpLAVlxMgdOw6yYmQxm9uhDoKi532TvPMIpNwFe9o/s320/2009_0409AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374644792005412946" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sunday morning we woke up just in time for breakfast before making the 3 hour drive to Niagra. We arrived around noontime just in time to meet our </span><a href="http://www.crushtours.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Crush On Niagra</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> wine tour guide, Paul, right outside the hotel! He was great- very informative and we had a great Sniff n’ swirl wine tour- but I won’t go into too much detail now…that’s for the review post! Didn’t drink too much the first day, but we sure were hungry when we got back! We checked into the hotel where we dropped our stuff in our room with the huge bed (and Jacuzzi!!) and made our way down the street for an Italian dinner. I got the pasta primavera, and Nick got spaghetti and meatballs. Both were very good, but I mostly ate the vegetables and just picked at the pasta- I had a fluffy piece of Italian bread as well! </span></span><!--EndFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYtKsGOOBL4WBba1dvcj-em9tocO-SmSndji9oIw6EyeyI0NOy0EhWcFSuLqPRd4Rn7iOexm7Z32uJBBPT1cxi47H8Ml0VRrQ0jvHZHVmkjJoGQ02nIuUzhC1C7ies6EMqjDdHa2g6X4K/s1600-h/2009_0410AP.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYtKsGOOBL4WBba1dvcj-em9tocO-SmSndji9oIw6EyeyI0NOy0EhWcFSuLqPRd4Rn7iOexm7Z32uJBBPT1cxi47H8Ml0VRrQ0jvHZHVmkjJoGQ02nIuUzhC1C7ies6EMqjDdHa2g6X4K/s320/2009_0410AP.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374644789941243602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The rest of the night was spent wandering Niagra.</span></span><!--EndFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> We played at the Ripleys museum... <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhkscHcHxFTAEQsEdgArjVt3PJq1iC6KunzRHIN8N7d9vSQ_Yc26GlqKr9TsJnRaWVgdTpOATzF24QX27neA6hyphenhyphenB-GmjNoLoxzjnAG44Er5xpu3VgNMh1dWHRoNT_saA_PAMlZOxZij7H/s1600-h/2009_0410AT.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhkscHcHxFTAEQsEdgArjVt3PJq1iC6KunzRHIN8N7d9vSQ_Yc26GlqKr9TsJnRaWVgdTpOATzF24QX27neA6hyphenhyphenB-GmjNoLoxzjnAG44Er5xpu3VgNMh1dWHRoNT_saA_PAMlZOxZij7H/s320/2009_0410AT.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374644775762155458" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6OBLmXxS7PqJHHtmA8otgtjRHx1kUuD20oXUW2zLqcuRrBDGbQTEhyphenhyphen8GhmeEZFLHR8pf8Shlk0i5cia-rtrpc-kn7_6YhJ5AAONYJomfHysYeBiB6DDPFf2jmCZ-E5F7wCMMAg_GBkYm/s1600-h/2009_0410AU.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6OBLmXxS7PqJHHtmA8otgtjRHx1kUuD20oXUW2zLqcuRrBDGbQTEhyphenhyphen8GhmeEZFLHR8pf8Shlk0i5cia-rtrpc-kn7_6YhJ5AAONYJomfHysYeBiB6DDPFf2jmCZ-E5F7wCMMAg_GBkYm/s320/2009_0410AU.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374644766020687666" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And found </span><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/565910/candy_mountain/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Candy Mountain</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">!!! <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrspicew_HUdham6ISMTqwvLMIqdYY5EyDLwqPgbufTgX-xNjgBxgl2wAlcwut7AbcAYCY4vhhttGZPB6lBSb399Zl0iH5nFsjWhMJORRUl1xcw5I5U5RmBUIotTtirH305aanNjEJQIHo/s1600-h/2009_0410BH.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrspicew_HUdham6ISMTqwvLMIqdYY5EyDLwqPgbufTgX-xNjgBxgl2wAlcwut7AbcAYCY4vhhttGZPB6lBSb399Zl0iH5nFsjWhMJORRUl1xcw5I5U5RmBUIotTtirH305aanNjEJQIHo/s320/2009_0410BH.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374644762936781474" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We left with our kidneys ;)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Plus this loot... <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8e81K58dL8BM75hNhLsW7fchBV3qbVtMNS9dpKlb6JLb6p61s2ISZJpHFGoH7DNkInqcYR97lg_Ol4Y1f75e8mfAKtlkqq2A89EVjWeQ4f8VsHNR8Q6wGK8dYkzn5v_QV06Pjuy3uVdt/s1600-h/2009_0410BK.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8e81K58dL8BM75hNhLsW7fchBV3qbVtMNS9dpKlb6JLb6p61s2ISZJpHFGoH7DNkInqcYR97lg_Ol4Y1f75e8mfAKtlkqq2A89EVjWeQ4f8VsHNR8Q6wGK8dYkzn5v_QV06Pjuy3uVdt/s320/2009_0410BK.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374644410032244322" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Fun times!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Monday morning we went for a</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">gorgeous half-hour walk along the falls...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiZ0yXNK1xPhfZ0QYEjVGNBgy3dnE3YstNRzxhGbrMZRSxCX3xUgbFknzSzYzwp_NSZZYmQk9jAclv3Q1x9ZQJ3D9jq-rbpplYoe8oStlvorVd83a06ynu4zcoimNa5OV9y5EROrVwekK/s1600-h/2009_0410BZ.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiZ0yXNK1xPhfZ0QYEjVGNBgy3dnE3YstNRzxhGbrMZRSxCX3xUgbFknzSzYzwp_NSZZYmQk9jAclv3Q1x9ZQJ3D9jq-rbpplYoe8oStlvorVd83a06ynu4zcoimNa5OV9y5EROrVwekK/s320/2009_0410BZ.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374644402936161250" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5jCppzxdIkWlcEED2-n6ocOn9baS4ljqAlB7zCbwF_ijz9cqXTR7ktUy8zpjCaRZ1CiVJgYNPYcgngGxX5SdVsEnzqeyNZS8sAtedZq3BKaX2b8LKJjepNPqkKRJbJ104bnBneB6n6r8/s1600-h/2009_0410CB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5jCppzxdIkWlcEED2-n6ocOn9baS4ljqAlB7zCbwF_ijz9cqXTR7ktUy8zpjCaRZ1CiVJgYNPYcgngGxX5SdVsEnzqeyNZS8sAtedZq3BKaX2b8LKJjepNPqkKRJbJ104bnBneB6n6r8/s320/2009_0410CB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374644392362045906" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and then made our way to brunch. Not healthy by any means, but my favorite breakfast is Eggs Benedict- and it was vacation! So I got Eggs Benedict, which I ate all of, and it came with homefries (had one bite and decided it wasn’t worth it) and a fruit cup (ate it all of course!). We needed something big to hold us because this was breakfast AND lunch- our tour was just after 12! <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgek7jALn6kLnasMIFxu7bx64OprLwsfnatroy17AjN9EXuXsq46Z67tj1e7EO6PC6bNXhCxZwuZJuaqAn1aPYDhN6iCpjy4R6FTMe2QpXXr5tiDiRqhCFs2LdzmYSX4RxS0H_SH5YNX17G/s1600-h/2009_0410CG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgek7jALn6kLnasMIFxu7bx64OprLwsfnatroy17AjN9EXuXsq46Z67tj1e7EO6PC6bNXhCxZwuZJuaqAn1aPYDhN6iCpjy4R6FTMe2QpXXr5tiDiRqhCFs2LdzmYSX4RxS0H_SH5YNX17G/s320/2009_0410CG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374644383987232594" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Again, I won’t go into too much detail about the wine tours just yet, but let me tell you we had SO much fun on the second day! Our tour guide, Richard, was hilarious, and we drank some truly wonderful wines. <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYZ24j5AniHfCrCRebgTBxhuu-9OztZuTEh4hwGyy6PxIDdgPTp6wqDO0QMWLMp3WqzhFi651Ymbhj5yIwaZEe939vbrnpB2WpVmGzCvesyEBXmvUn_a8cdyz6epcEviCa6GPYvPRCvDT/s1600-h/2009_0410CI.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYZ24j5AniHfCrCRebgTBxhuu-9OztZuTEh4hwGyy6PxIDdgPTp6wqDO0QMWLMp3WqzhFi651Ymbhj5yIwaZEe939vbrnpB2WpVmGzCvesyEBXmvUn_a8cdyz6epcEviCa6GPYvPRCvDT/s320/2009_0410CI.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374644376929041890" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7qbWH9KDpQ3JaXdP7dp4mIHmMoTRRWFBuKGiF5WU6HdYU69tOhu8Z9S8zAUf-2aTiMyR19f6jltsv1Gdia-mWXA-3wBv-RXU4_-UdPEwl-T1r7fCIefH49-iZQnikpze0k228lGNypBo/s1600-h/2009_0410CV.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7qbWH9KDpQ3JaXdP7dp4mIHmMoTRRWFBuKGiF5WU6HdYU69tOhu8Z9S8zAUf-2aTiMyR19f6jltsv1Gdia-mWXA-3wBv-RXU4_-UdPEwl-T1r7fCIefH49-iZQnikpze0k228lGNypBo/s320/2009_0410CV.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374643933673792226" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We DID get pretty tipsy by the end of the 4 wineries… so it was dinner time again when we got back to the hotel! This time we had Mexican… we started off with this yummy Mexican bruschetta-type appetizer (don’t remember what it was called!) and for dinner I ordered the chicken burrito, which I ate almost all of (yes, it was huge!) it came with rice and beans, which I had a bite of each.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVYBIvBdkz-GoSav4Qnj5ikZXpbQvfGN_4iM4EhC-2jyDE6IK_AjLnskwP5Q8KwSte8IHr3vYHnMCUvk38Ai-e5VS9poTOmtPLXuFXyBU1e2nzkt0BSMGquHACj67hKD83co4n0Uf8wQO/s1600-h/2009_0411BB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVYBIvBdkz-GoSav4Qnj5ikZXpbQvfGN_4iM4EhC-2jyDE6IK_AjLnskwP5Q8KwSte8IHr3vYHnMCUvk38Ai-e5VS9poTOmtPLXuFXyBU1e2nzkt0BSMGquHACj67hKD83co4n0Uf8wQO/s320/2009_0411BB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374643919524591778" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JB-xGr2TRnSnypu-0yRSiwmRQtHpfFrzBrFZZUWPoI3Y637mM8Ok_YDx2vfLzJlwEMYHWslhrR-2JsUcYP-gSPZtWCrh9UrTVCAClTmTEjWzSTxsl5DaqiHtd-flGwuEJgkhhzNshl7l/s1600-h/2009_0411BD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JB-xGr2TRnSnypu-0yRSiwmRQtHpfFrzBrFZZUWPoI3Y637mM8Ok_YDx2vfLzJlwEMYHWslhrR-2JsUcYP-gSPZtWCrh9UrTVCAClTmTEjWzSTxsl5DaqiHtd-flGwuEJgkhhzNshl7l/s320/2009_0411BD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374643913560207298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Mexican is never complete without Margaritas!!</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOrLX76jUA5UEiB-cATG4-hSF_9uvqI_2I96lr8rrl1WtypHxmJTZPTBuyVQV1i2j8MydgbRJCnoAjxFyiHbHA3P1e9jirqQotxY-RnxUUEb2d3mGM6YrxGNJuVDKutAd9hML8xp9f50N/s1600-h/2009_0411BF.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOrLX76jUA5UEiB-cATG4-hSF_9uvqI_2I96lr8rrl1WtypHxmJTZPTBuyVQV1i2j8MydgbRJCnoAjxFyiHbHA3P1e9jirqQotxY-RnxUUEb2d3mGM6YrxGNJuVDKutAd9hML8xp9f50N/s320/2009_0411BF.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374643897992811426" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Later that evening we went up the Skylon tower for a beautiful view of the falls at night. Too bad I didn’t get the best pictures!</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEkJ6mg_BQUfdvxDTolw-XYrk5fC4-iaBu1VrjGxo3w2F7Q4gvXB4VWThfmu2X7ARoGFgiLDaKXBsbUJ65ho82TAMh-r7HF_3sYBX4eUpqvNuWucXqQAEG_6H7_7Aoh5sD8XRXhD9NtO4/s1600-h/2009_0411BM.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEkJ6mg_BQUfdvxDTolw-XYrk5fC4-iaBu1VrjGxo3w2F7Q4gvXB4VWThfmu2X7ARoGFgiLDaKXBsbUJ65ho82TAMh-r7HF_3sYBX4eUpqvNuWucXqQAEG_6H7_7Aoh5sD8XRXhD9NtO4/s320/2009_0411BM.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374643889514195250" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tuesday morning it was time to head home, but we stopped at Tim Horton’s for iced coffees and bagels (mine was the 12-grain..so good!) and went for a refreshing run along the water. We grabbed lunch before we left- a fabulous Indian buffet!! $8 for all this deliciousness? Awesome!<br /><br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMTl3wQt2sA6pN-8ZujKqegGVXMlun52huEj-HjUZqvGBfmqOvIzfqKOmzP7oLFxKKfrPkUrGiWxyS2JY4fv0onTAMx9K9D-bzyYgzmqGGHrW_FB6v_B0W7p57Yfp2FMz4O97WVKvT9Ah/s1600-h/2009_0411BN.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMTl3wQt2sA6pN-8ZujKqegGVXMlun52huEj-HjUZqvGBfmqOvIzfqKOmzP7oLFxKKfrPkUrGiWxyS2JY4fv0onTAMx9K9D-bzyYgzmqGGHrW_FB6v_B0W7p57Yfp2FMz4O97WVKvT9Ah/s320/2009_0411BN.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374643489870481090" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheS80es67ro1ajt_JATbrAkodyYbdpQ-I6TDrwXdbHt-COOEflfJ-_P1fQjYFvGR9yFcoy5cCYtC2b6Js1X8qJY6XayFvLUf0AHjjRf5Q14BslYlTxCN7LxfFVg-NCOkfi6Ms_9aEUY2it/s1600-h/2009_0411BO.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheS80es67ro1ajt_JATbrAkodyYbdpQ-I6TDrwXdbHt-COOEflfJ-_P1fQjYFvGR9yFcoy5cCYtC2b6Js1X8qJY6XayFvLUf0AHjjRf5Q14BslYlTxCN7LxfFVg-NCOkfi6Ms_9aEUY2it/s320/2009_0411BO.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374643481356700354" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We just laid around in the afternoon when we got back to Nick’s, and then made dinner- my famous burgers with caramelized onions, corn, roasted potatoes and Shiraz we got on our tour. Perfecto!</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHak4CvKgFVDvCWS2hAwiXWg7rxwiuduvFr0-1_TFfSNot5bDw34ABFPumaPY8RjWN1E5C6gfGYwfAmYhh1nHAns5G6R97fVfrVWuV5JIBleMrR0QHxQMgi7hd6DH-cbm1gZ43zagqIQt/s1600-h/2009_0412AC.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHak4CvKgFVDvCWS2hAwiXWg7rxwiuduvFr0-1_TFfSNot5bDw34ABFPumaPY8RjWN1E5C6gfGYwfAmYhh1nHAns5G6R97fVfrVWuV5JIBleMrR0QHxQMgi7hd6DH-cbm1gZ43zagqIQt/s320/2009_0412AC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374643470926533698" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dessert was a shared cup of Oh Henry ice cream…best way to end the week! </span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vaKCgtcFnFcWVwpfun6IdmtC92-QfHORU9TAEu8aacxTw-d76UL0WWlDLHNYvMQIgVJo8FnPs1DhmT0vkSrkexp_kma_GDwQMddT1xixLWtSGgbB_GIo3hcjPh8XfGa-kLtk6ATiTUIF/s1600-h/2009_0412AG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vaKCgtcFnFcWVwpfun6IdmtC92-QfHORU9TAEu8aacxTw-d76UL0WWlDLHNYvMQIgVJo8FnPs1DhmT0vkSrkexp_kma_GDwQMddT1xixLWtSGgbB_GIo3hcjPh8XfGa-kLtk6ATiTUIF/s320/2009_0412AG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374643466147840770" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And yesterday we headed home. Just the usual travel-type food- muffins on the road, coffee, orange pieces, dill popcorn and subway sandwiches for lunch… no pictures, just traveling. I did spend the trip typing up blogs and getting all of my BFL stuff in order… but more on that later =) </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I’m glad to be back!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">**Wednesdays dinner and this morning's breakfast is to come later!!**</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">xo</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">K</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-26184429761377045952009-08-17T06:47:00.000-04:002009-08-17T06:56:20.468-04:00Never again?Never again, I'd told myself. I read the books. I browsed the nutrition facts. I watched Supersize Me.<br /><br />Never again, I told myself, would I eat at a fast food restaurant. <br /><br />But what happens when your ONLY OPTION is fast food?? <br />Well, when the going gets tough...<br /><br />Yep, that's right kids. I ate fast food. At McDonalds nonetheless! <br /><br />But no worries, I didn't splurge on a burger and fries- I made a fairly sensible choice and I know ill make up for it later with healthier choices. We were on the highway and it was the LAST stop for hours and we were already starving...so we knew we had to stop.<br /><br />At first I considered the fruit n yogurt parfait, clearly the healthiest menu choice. But at only 200 calories and a LOT of sugar in both the yogurt and the granola, I knew it wouldn't hold me until lunch.<br /><br />Plus I had already snacked on a banana and some granola earlier in the a.m. <br />So I chose the Egg Mcmuffin, which is an egg (yes, a real egg! I was surprised too.) With cheese and ham on an english muffin. Clocks in at 300 calories, 12 g fat. So I figured it was alright- the mix of carbs and protein would hold me over better than the sugary parfait.<br /><br />It was alright. Nothing gourmet (obviously) but both my dad and I admitted they were not as greasy as we had expected. And I took the ham off to make it a healthier choice as well. <br /><br />So there you have it- travleing, even nutrition majors have Mickey D's every once in a while! <br /><br />Back to the road...<br />Xo<br />KKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-29240358655461449302009-08-16T20:43:00.004-04:002009-08-17T03:48:02.629-04:00Superquick<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Packing snacks:</span> Cherries, PB puffins, 1 tootsie pop (whoops...)<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Dinner: </span><a href="http://mealsandmoves.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/this-little-blog-of-mine/">Crazy Mac</a> inspired by Janetha's post (aka healthified hamburger helper!)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUWWAqYUUt4z9zt1wskt9A0IEy7k4L9PrEH5hWmg_UXqPff6EhMGcN_-LTVgz44f7Jv0LcY3yU7YpFg3V4Cn5ot3xeUeomIhPL_tr9FnoBEdTMApVcxx4Lrdwf_7otoYP_Bv57RQvsmE2/s320/2009_0403AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370727523981095394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Annie's bunnies + ground chicken breast + cajun seasoings + broc on the side </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Delizioso!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Night all! I'll post again once I've crossed the border!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">xo</div><div style="text-align: left;">K</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-7010991790269319122009-08-16T14:23:00.007-04:002009-08-16T14:41:43.494-04:00On and off<div><br /></div><div>Afternoon everyone!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sorry it took me so long to get yesterday's pictures up- we were <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">out and about </span>this morning and then my internet was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">on-and-off </span>for unknown reasons... now I'm finally able to blog! </div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday was a gorgeous, fun-filled day. In the morning I went for a 30-minute run, then a 30-minute walk, and had a beautiful and delicious breakfast to start my day. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6JSHXbM8qiSG_HeEzrUSGnksq422so54VeOoU37JUTh-Ll6IuojdxbcxHpyr1i-dIoBBONu5PZgW9QP0UfKX4S4AyzfNHWgI0MjExuMcqmEwP2n3S04K8OtYj4JAhaRV_1a7AkocO1sS/s1600-h/2009_0401AH.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6JSHXbM8qiSG_HeEzrUSGnksq422so54VeOoU37JUTh-Ll6IuojdxbcxHpyr1i-dIoBBONu5PZgW9QP0UfKX4S4AyzfNHWgI0MjExuMcqmEwP2n3S04K8OtYj4JAhaRV_1a7AkocO1sS/s320/2009_0401AH.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370629899587199074" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">0% chobani with peach, banana, blueberries and slivered almonds </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I had this bar on the train on the way to Boston- </span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDn-SnuvzFSUlo-RWdKnx8sk2vA3m739AdQ_GDkGquN89UR1PYAA_IFADCzgNn1ESRA2CKPcAFPXq8Rltix2q6ULNDh4L5RW6vpJw_RkkjsgNbYb3jGkQ7vuyRh3Ct2XiBPSHrjhEU4SC/s1600-h/2009_0401AI.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDn-SnuvzFSUlo-RWdKnx8sk2vA3m739AdQ_GDkGquN89UR1PYAA_IFADCzgNn1ESRA2CKPcAFPXq8Rltix2q6ULNDh4L5RW6vpJw_RkkjsgNbYb3jGkQ7vuyRh3Ct2XiBPSHrjhEU4SC/s320/2009_0401AI.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370629798276235554" /></a>Love the salty-sweet combo! I'm lucky enough to live about an hour away from Boston on the train, so tickets are only $8 and we got to leave late morning instead of early like we do for New York!</div><div><br /></div><div>We were starving by the time we got to Boston so we went to one of my favorite eateries on Newbury street- <a href="http://www.theothersidecafe.com/">The Otherside Caf</a>e for lunch. The sandwich I got popped out at me on the menu it looked so delicious!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6gKbubWe0AbuHxVcqwRQC4yT91lPDgRCRYcQvLzxcjpcSEgc-4lCz522U_aMFL2LHW1vCbu90qru_SVZWk_EaymY6-DGN7jF0KEm9IP-6VRejCf772zOSZ5ibZaaaIC9iFl0n3y6uzXP/s1600-h/2009_0401AK.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6gKbubWe0AbuHxVcqwRQC4yT91lPDgRCRYcQvLzxcjpcSEgc-4lCz522U_aMFL2LHW1vCbu90qru_SVZWk_EaymY6-DGN7jF0KEm9IP-6VRejCf772zOSZ5ibZaaaIC9iFl0n3y6uzXP/s320/2009_0401AK.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370629788711073522" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Prosciutto, fresh mozarella, roasted red peppers and onions with pesto on foccacia bread, with a side salad instead of the chips. I ate 3/4 of the sandwich and 1/2 the salad with fork dips of dressing. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">We shopped around all afternoon until taking a much-needed <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">froyo </span>break. It was HOT out! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">So J.P. Licks it was... <br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFzdSPB01JOhj8u_Qfe1WVLRyX6MtfsKts2h4KOikzuHNxuNJoO_z4FGv2OucaIAmBKioOyHWxWP2ILBfCDD2gSwg0rra6casIvVWOuitj61H0gkfhCwqJ-a_Stlp1iU2zH_rgnNRZfA-/s1600-h/2009_0402AA.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFzdSPB01JOhj8u_Qfe1WVLRyX6MtfsKts2h4KOikzuHNxuNJoO_z4FGv2OucaIAmBKioOyHWxWP2ILBfCDD2gSwg0rra6casIvVWOuitj61H0gkfhCwqJ-a_Stlp1iU2zH_rgnNRZfA-/s320/2009_0402AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370629778954118114" /></a>I was disappointed they didn't have the chocolate chip cookie soft serve froyo I wanted, but I settled for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">oatmeal cookie hard frozen yogurt </span>in a waffle cone instead. Hit the spot! </div><div><br /></div><div>We shopped some more and I got a few back-to-college basics (jeans, button down, hat, scarf) and even though we weren't terribly hungry for dinner we stopped before we headed back on the T to the train.</div><div><br /></div><div>We ate at <a href="http://www.bgood.com/">b.good</a> on Newbury for healthy "fast food". I got the b.good burger:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZ5x8tNKAPb0EIXrDhxPNjulDEug6lJPIXRh7yiAGX-drrL39K12huWZSyAgVaXB-5_s8X0BjY1461_fnluifl8DhAydfLN6wVa_sIwp53Ch8Vvab_KgGObjz-XGQCoNk9JcyfWAl1mUL/s1600-h/2009_0402AG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZ5x8tNKAPb0EIXrDhxPNjulDEug6lJPIXRh7yiAGX-drrL39K12huWZSyAgVaXB-5_s8X0BjY1461_fnluifl8DhAydfLN6wVa_sIwp53Ch8Vvab_KgGObjz-XGQCoNk9JcyfWAl1mUL/s320/2009_0402AG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370629769230250674" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Turkey burger, caramelized onions, garlicky greens, mushrooms and steak sauce</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">And the three of us shared these babies... </span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDo1KzkHDnvNMUOHe1RTCLTkGnyVVISCaDehgAeIvt5x603rwNjT5lHKgF_f_jU5wdSkC7NsHS7XbpLkTUYgE2IuiY27Yf7kci93OZ7pBpxW4Y525ozib-vU8oVw0zk82YvOHG_1KzAruu/s1600-h/2009_0402AF.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDo1KzkHDnvNMUOHe1RTCLTkGnyVVISCaDehgAeIvt5x603rwNjT5lHKgF_f_jU5wdSkC7NsHS7XbpLkTUYgE2IuiY27Yf7kci93OZ7pBpxW4Y525ozib-vU8oVw0zk82YvOHG_1KzAruu/s320/2009_0402AF.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370629759258342770" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Baked</span>, not fried, sweet potato fries! I ate my fair share =)</div><div><br /></div><div>We got home late so I hit the sack as soon as we got back. This morning I got up for another 30-minute run and 30-minute walk. Then Peko and I went up the street to the Coffee & Bagel Connection for breakfast- we got fresh bagels!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SBhAP25ss6vnBJsPaEn77qD03qyq3bZXtgogGXdvltkYhZRV0Ll-CpnTOrXgW6IEv8tUeen9LflGTO7jgE_X55jS3WjGj7uT7oNOu9X0AmtxxRoNZTBy3CmbddTlrGhO1Xpikkj2hJN4/s1600-h/2009_0402AH.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SBhAP25ss6vnBJsPaEn77qD03qyq3bZXtgogGXdvltkYhZRV0Ll-CpnTOrXgW6IEv8tUeen9LflGTO7jgE_X55jS3WjGj7uT7oNOu9X0AmtxxRoNZTBy3CmbddTlrGhO1Xpikkj2hJN4/s320/2009_0402AH.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370629428642494418" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Honey wheat bagel with a smear of light cream cheese, iced coffee with skim milk </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Mid morning I grabbed some grapes to take in the car with me as we drove Peko to the bus station =(</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBLO6vnSqkOcuLUYfzvS6DN2fH-a2LDwhBH58YRoBRTULTPONMNr6boGLqtZRyLJybs5h4nbDQGukO35TQgE2B7keDxG-9D2twOelRtTxd9XzZLfk61-ZSJ0sZXALFbIurgy-9K-XQ0fV/s1600-h/2009_0402AI.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBLO6vnSqkOcuLUYfzvS6DN2fH-a2LDwhBH58YRoBRTULTPONMNr6boGLqtZRyLJybs5h4nbDQGukO35TQgE2B7keDxG-9D2twOelRtTxd9XzZLfk61-ZSJ0sZXALFbIurgy-9K-XQ0fV/s320/2009_0402AI.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370629417825295730" /></a>It was a sad goodbye because I had such a great time with her these last few days (and the whole summer!!) but I am planning on taking a trip to England to go see her next spring =) </div><div><br /></div><div>On the way back from Providence, my dad and I stopped at Whole Foods to pick up some essentials for our trip (fruit, snacks) and we had lunch from the salad bar- a little bit of everything! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaUAzIvr0TwRjMXCJNq_EbqZIOZkNcN6Go2cJlmjWdwnXySUsU9hSqPW1_QMNnO8YtRWnjs7f_O34oNuzphA2oAjelQMk3XvU-Ii7-4NoPi2Bv0GF5L9fznirC2EGYbpAf73dAi63ssPC/s1600-h/2009_0402AJ.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaUAzIvr0TwRjMXCJNq_EbqZIOZkNcN6Go2cJlmjWdwnXySUsU9hSqPW1_QMNnO8YtRWnjs7f_O34oNuzphA2oAjelQMk3XvU-Ii7-4NoPi2Bv0GF5L9fznirC2EGYbpAf73dAi63ssPC/s320/2009_0402AJ.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370629412662352818" /></a>Now I need to get a move on packing my stuff because we're leaving at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4 am </span>tomorrow to assure we're in Canada as soon as possible!</div><div><br /></div><div>Dinner will be an easy one, but I'll post it nonetheless. </div><div><br /></div><div>xo</div><div>K </div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-88674419143950812432009-08-15T22:49:00.001-04:002009-08-15T22:51:05.093-04:00Boston funA mix of shopping, good food and healthy indulgences made for a wonderful fun-filled day in Boston! <div>I'm tired now, full recap in the a.m.!</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-85587425847933977532009-08-14T16:45:00.013-04:002009-08-14T19:51:40.741-04:00HonestyThere's really no point in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">not </span>being honest at this point. <div>Before I went to camp, when I was having some binge-eating struggles, I used to lie by "forgetting" to blog the candy bar, or the extra scoop of ice cream... and then when camp rolled around, there was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">no one to impress</span>. Which, of course made it worse... on top of the fact that I was stressed, and the bad eating caught up with me. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now that the stress is gone, the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">social eating </span>I've mentioned in previous posts is coming to the front. Feeling the need to have what others are having, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">just because. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>So yes, today I had the fudge <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">and </span>the gelato. I am still on my "vacation" but I shouldn't be making excuses for unhealthy choices- I could have just chosen one instead of both, and it would have been a perfectly moderate indulgence, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">right? </span>Well, sometimes my brain gets the best of me. </div><div><br /></div><div>I can't wait until I'm officially on BFL- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">this girl needs some FOCUS!!! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>But enough complaining, onto the eats. </div><div><br /></div><div>Breakfast looked like the classic indulgent American breakfast... </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOggPRmvz5IET8hJcaoBHnACm6It1xH25GTlIoKHpGgagGy8uq9gDoVeQgtqd_9aDClBtI-hpCQV87jmjm_Q-nVb4v2MgVtF-muTBk6ZpacQgQgKnGhmtdFak3d0dm7KgjKPAUqflUJ1IM/s320/2009_0331AO.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369927061423593650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>until you look at those Rockin' nutrition facts! Love Trader Joes! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqx8q12trWCP_-PDFfY9Yh3Xrk8oOWGty-SD6owIwQnnfCkM1xdqObkFrjz_3rYwguiBIiV5abqqnUitAriSV9CVZfwQ4ChAFHY3TdsLCibJ4Rcjsx0l-JHLITlcdl3kvUFbgcxrpL8L1/s320/2009_0331AJ.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369926915787630818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>I did <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">30 minutes of running </span>and then took a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">30-minute power walk </span>with Peko in the morning. At least I got my exercise in! </div><div><br /></div><div>I grabbed a snack before we left- the rest of the cottage cheese with some blueberries. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWUdQkApwaH14g717a-YA1j8GV9UNInjU_c5pPJwIdbblk_pZb16syLkfHXC75vgwhAYccwNdsCF38XbngfHNxO2njBPDzvhifQdtbyRSZ9z-pQOk_T1Hm_j_Mcz6AieUhBCOwmYmDHzM/s320/2009_0331AP.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369927228157213330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Peko got her hair trimmed, and we headed to Newport mid morning. Luckily we got there in time to get a parking spot but it was still busy as can be!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>We did some shopping, but more window shopping than actual purchasing. I did buy a gift and a skirt to wear to the beach, so I didn't spend too much seeing as I am jobless and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">really </span>need to watch my spending! </div><div><br /></div><div>My first treat of the day was some fabulous <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">home made fudge- </span> Vanilla Toffee flavored! I ate about 1/3 of this throughout the day. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzjwOhhsUd2I2ePFZHUDGpoHKyeSvSOPxQNQ3BWS1ahQgBMOz-6olgCGhOVwWVJHaRtcnoiaMPML6MyPS2S5QEUW5DrjgTdWZLljZwCOS-nXj6sdXbDgnWMqVUI5N9oZJ_94ABnKNOgGI/s320/2009_0331AR.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369927387188930850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>For lunch I grabbed the Pick Pocket Wrap from Pick Pockets- it had eggplant, roasted red peppers, lettuce, fresh mozarella cheese and balsamic viniagrette. Delicious and healthy! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWC5S0YiZLHeNZfcW2uqZ4EQUXwskv-a0PBEP9qdrnHYqwe7V8Fy7HVEAdd-BXztVSUxhuF4cO4gn4YvWTX04RXxkYuWBoIoJJ_2L9v1RD1n34CE6WonYfjyHXCjth563sLEM_sAg_mNF6/s320/2009_0331AS.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369927522526361970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>We ate it overlooking this GORGEOUS view at the docks </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwETy_PLWg_EV8GfsF6iVCSi4GSLp4WJzPmhcuF9WgYuh7IhEagWfQJG4OzJRcP6IEeHZP3iCF0SWc7_1cvJEM_ceCSe6lRRubYktKdoFP8o-mYnmRHF0BRhJ6bweSbjNbdoMKAaNgNGQx/s320/2009_0331AW.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369927671062701586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Mid-afternoon we were all shopped out, so we decided to take a breather at my favorite gelato shop in RI- Cold Fusion! I had a small Carribean sorbet and Hazelnut chocolate gelato. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZrZHKPmB4NGjnRw_zIPZEp4lfXcKc0g3h2E1RH9-bp_WVaBiapf-WYLDvmFYkSjnr8BIpg6VkMDonQEUYYTCQte0PycEMTbSK7emZxB_BVEef5zisOOZnTiiV-ShtFbI6wuy5KmiBLPN/s320/2009_0331AX.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369927886778263778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>The perfect way to cool down!</div><div><br /></div><div>We were going to do dinner in Newport but Peko was exhausted, so we opted for going home for a nap (or in my case, a blog stop!) before heading to dinner. </div><div><br /></div><div>I snacked on some organic cherries from TJ's</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQm_W728FPPvziY91BELR7mG1R8qEaQUzC-porBFMh3vT6R2XAsdiU7XQKBwJrAN1_tzbl4fAJscAY8ePR-NzmhSRFT8Ig2EJgftHy6iDrAK42QS7f3YAxla1Ya5ew0qkkROcsGQK62ui/s320/2009_0401AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369927895629871698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>We went to Marshalls before dinner and I scored an awesome deal- a $65 Billabong hoodie for only $29.99 in my size! Whoo! I'm such a surfer girl at heart =) </div><div><br /></div><div>When it was time for dinner we headed to El Fuego for burritos! My mom, Peko and I all got burritos and every one of us were satisfied, they were delicious! I got the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">veggie burrito </span>with black and pinto beans, mushrooms, onions, peppers, cheese and rice with sour cream, salsa and tortilla chips on the side. I ate the whole burrito with a bit of the s.c. but only had a few chips, I was too stuffed!! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXelbeWh8YtOiNa3N8NbDAfRPVWm4jxiE7K_sZdEmiDJdP3dNzyZU15JmRfhTqPSVa3OJ4aBhkdTQXGboouXzhNPgCRZJHC0igSMC0aAsB9xAnA4VtlRBK2mGOGc4fYy17PWo6-6W8QCuc/s320/2009_0401AB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369971085148043186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Afterwards I came home and had another big bite of fudge. =/ </div><div>I love sweets so... I really am going to have to get used to only having them once a week on BFL!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thats all for tonight, tomorrow we're off to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Beantown</span>- I wish we were going to the Healthy Living Summit, but we'll have fun nonetheless!</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-47832886463618686242009-08-13T19:19:00.005-04:002009-08-13T19:33:59.246-04:00Social eating<div style="text-align: center;">I will not over eat. I will not over eat. I will not over eat. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ack, Social eating is the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">worst</span> is it not? </div><div><br /></div><div>I did pretty well today with my eats, I had a few <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">grapes</span> before we left, and then we headed to Calvittos-an Italian bakery/deli close to my house, to grab lunch. </div><div><br /></div><div>My sister and I shared our favorite <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">white pizza strip</span> and I also had a medium sized <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">multi grain broccoli pie</span> and a sprite zero. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDcbuQyk9AZr8I-mIrk6QXX3Ee7HtFmJRzj5vSySZh6it2swRLOT8WBQc8bTwD_IpriTaWfDMjEEvEGtcyD-uiUv21AwkNYAGx2rGoq5OsCDzIjXvHtM1Y3oJmvQymv7iL-BUaxM64c3D/s320/2009_0330AO.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369595026321271154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>It was a healthy choice and it filled me up well! </div><div><br /></div><div>We went to Barnes and Noble to browse; I decided on a few future books but didn't get anything now. Then we headed to Target for Peko's first trip, and had so much fun! I got a bunch of goodies but by far the best deal was this baby:</div><div><br /></div><div>$21.49 for a whole <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2 lbs </span>of EAS protein powder! This will last my mom & I the whole challenge, I'm sure!! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhsNTOIkklMmXXfLko0Tok_aYWj2aKHEqwJqLAgb819U9J11ba1h_Ag_p-fnxAbdjEsigUfshXvVFzAUSoqjxlcOLPZSyOGRqVWlJxMNA1axdH1kyu-22asZPovwMxTSXEcTRPsuchTSv/s320/2009_0331AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369595636342758274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>We also went to Trader Joes and I got a bunch of essentials, and Peko and I shared this clif bar for a snack late afternoon. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Qwo9GFz4JtbYlmcL3fUDJG_kk55xtcFHcGUtNphjyrNRGGyZrkiGGM6qW3x0B2BzUJOhrWaJ9lTHS8fkcJoMQMbDs3M1MjohTCZqPqA4i5rR-3w0v20S1_dkZqHRjtFUeUTlD0CPQ2tK/s320/2009_0331AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369595184654517522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Back home I cooked up some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">healthy burgers </span>using lean ground beef, tomato paste for moisture, parlsey and spices with carmelized onions, avocado and tomato on top in TJ's whole wheat hamburger buns. On the side we had some of TJ's Italian 3-bean salad (I'd make my own but we wanted something quick and easy tonight!). </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlfJPkFz6adn3eF-b4Po_geTMOSDZgyet7_X97_SrlCPBZHtsYiCpW7Cx4YSIfNoO9Gzyfi5V4jbeAyn1RgOAWqzwxnsP26iJbvg45jfm_OJR0crGcqZV653cnSECZwsur9jLu6a8U7xt/s320/2009_0331AB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369595350609338930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>It was delicious! I love the burgers, even my mom who hates red meat liked them =) </div><div><br /></div><div>Peko and I are hanging out for the night because it's still dreary out, baking <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">cookies </span>and relaxing. Newport tomorrow!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>xo </div><div>K</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-69289938112853871562009-08-13T09:27:00.003-04:002009-08-13T09:39:10.276-04:00Slip upsMorning!<div><br /></div><div>So I'll admit last night I had a bit of a healthy eating <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">slip up. </span>Nothing extreme, no binge-eating bouts or extra meals, but we settled down to watch a movie, popped up some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Healthy Pop </span>popcorn (not a bad choice for a late night snack)... then the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">sour patch kids </span>came out, and I had 10-15 of those. </div><div>Not a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">big </span>deal I know, but because I'm trying to be so healthy I was a little disappointed in myself. </div><div><br /></div><div>But <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">today is a new day!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>This morning I made up for my late night snacking with a GREAT workout and some healthy eats. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was starving when I woke up so I had an unpictured <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">banana </span>before I hit the treadmill for a 30-minute workout. I did 5 minutes of walking to warm up, then I did 20 minutes of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">HIIT </span>(high intensity interval training) straight from the BFL plan, just to try it out, because it's a rainy day and I prefer not to run in the rain. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is all I have to say: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">WOAH. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>By far, the BEST intensity workout I have ever had. I was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">dripping</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>with sweat so much so that I had to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">take my shirt off </span>I was so warm! I thought I wasn't going to make it through- in fact, I skipped the last minute because it was just too much! But I got 20 minutes of that in before a 5-minute walking cooldown and breakfast. </div><div><br /></div><div>Breakfast was BFL friendly and delicious if I do say so myself! </div><div><br /></div><div>I made an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">egg white scramble </span>that included: </div><div><ul><li>1/2 c egg whites </li><li>1/2 vine ripe tomato</li><li>handful mushrooms, sauteed in EVOO spray </li><li>large handful spinach, cooked with mushrooms </li><li>LCL cheese wedge mixed in </li><li>sprinkle of Mrs. Dash garlic herb seasoning </li></ul><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rtaRpqUbCnpBR_M5rfLKNSp6jtl627OJyyOa7t2HeCIdSLj0y99zVRuvRKGuAxIF5IrQEM4xcBW52PcHLHdXDx2iY7IUw_AWo-DHJ3evjHkWvxSOQoKRXrlosKcYjyZCtyeezkUg8ulw/s320/2009_0330AN.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369442379022170930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>Not the prettiest, but taste perfection and packed with healthy ingredients! Yum!</div><div><br /></div><div>So Peko and I's plan was to go to Newport for the day, but because of the rain we're changing our plans to go to Warwick instead and hit up the bookstore, Target and Trader Joe's!! </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll be back after dinner for the day's post!</div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-68463836456416049862009-08-12T19:32:00.005-04:002009-08-12T19:48:21.519-04:00Sushi and Ice Cream<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Mango on sushi and hummus on pita </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">laughing with friends and beautiful photographs</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Big waffle cones filled with home made ice cream </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">These are a few of my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">favorite things</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">... <br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ">Today was such a great day! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ">I have to keep this post short and sweet because my guest is waiting for me downstairs, but all in all we had a fab day!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>I picked Peko up around noontime, and we headed back home to make a fresh and healthy lunch!</div><div>I used ingredients I had picked up at the store yesterday to make a pita sandwich: </div></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0iJTu4AQO3F3GZGpVM6N-NaOwaViQk4Ks15RTnGLfNlgeDQrzK1mAeRhh7paZwDXMtMefddHDmpzFcPjrQwvCWtPO4efaia38Pn5kQ-KQeruW2ErNE-Tk9k0X7Pz6VkB323guXLGNa_J/s1600-h/2009_0329AE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0iJTu4AQO3F3GZGpVM6N-NaOwaViQk4Ks15RTnGLfNlgeDQrzK1mAeRhh7paZwDXMtMefddHDmpzFcPjrQwvCWtPO4efaia38Pn5kQ-KQeruW2ErNE-Tk9k0X7Pz6VkB323guXLGNa_J/s320/2009_0329AE.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369226678650060962" /></a>Hummus, Organic spinach, sprouts, mushrooms and tomatoes and Annie's honey mustard on an Ezekiel Pita with some grapes on the side <div><br /></div><div>Peko made a dipping plate she wanted me to share (isn't her presentation great? She wants to work on her presentation when shes with me but I think she's doing well already!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xSgZOhTb6joR0ChwXkLEjwVLx4znOW9oM59_QsxieA1skhM2wZyjffOM44ZUeGAyqs37gfbDvBU7KRRG-VifGH30gjs5InQ26RlFCsszKmMfWmEZz-UHaKctt9fZY2lkyFuj_p4hEAVz/s1600-h/2009_0329AF.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xSgZOhTb6joR0ChwXkLEjwVLx4znOW9oM59_QsxieA1skhM2wZyjffOM44ZUeGAyqs37gfbDvBU7KRRG-VifGH30gjs5InQ26RlFCsszKmMfWmEZz-UHaKctt9fZY2lkyFuj_p4hEAVz/s320/2009_0329AF.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369226664101800674" /></a>We hung around and did some shopping in the afternoon (I got new Neutrogena mascara!) and then headed to my favorite sushi place, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Kabuki</span></div><div><br /></div><div>We started with Calamari with Oriental dipping sauces: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioACczH5u2OlwD3Yq07-hxSHvMyamGMHI6UrnFB_vrtorOf1v4lXf9i6jBB8kIhdRPrFWQPVYotLbiNNunBTJxw5tUGNVKkq-qCjT3NAS_WpYP2Wp0rIuQl5dQFTixCqyrNAwOxWPJX0wJ/s1600-h/2009_0330AA.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioACczH5u2OlwD3Yq07-hxSHvMyamGMHI6UrnFB_vrtorOf1v4lXf9i6jBB8kIhdRPrFWQPVYotLbiNNunBTJxw5tUGNVKkq-qCjT3NAS_WpYP2Wp0rIuQl5dQFTixCqyrNAwOxWPJX0wJ/s320/2009_0330AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369226656050757154" /></a>Delizioso!</div><div><br /></div><div>Then we ordered two specialty rolls to share: </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Angry dragon</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx8VEgBcLRHpZJQ46TuYlHZNyfBqY_lZ4dqu9Q0cJAYNS2ex5r58H9T7Gns1pUgqWBO0AsbDlO4uceJY4frjHTSigohN2zWWq1TNV4hOoQNZ-ZBRdgZ5c2_NHZa8obRCWQYPXlUsVvm76/s1600-h/2009_0330AC.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx8VEgBcLRHpZJQ46TuYlHZNyfBqY_lZ4dqu9Q0cJAYNS2ex5r58H9T7Gns1pUgqWBO0AsbDlO4uceJY4frjHTSigohN2zWWq1TNV4hOoQNZ-ZBRdgZ5c2_NHZa8obRCWQYPXlUsVvm76/s320/2009_0330AC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369226646742124322" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Fugi Apple with Mango and Lobster</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDpsSy8Zpk8Vt4mLu4ElZWBucTLodOAGVTWy0-AEwoYOgeHlA_EKCadRWySz2yLc2y-H25EmyCEWfOo6fUo9SQwaQQK8PGld9po9UFSpuPzQ3XsDvdnjLR0n4CGhHG-_HOXR2nyxwYVym/s1600-h/2009_0330AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDpsSy8Zpk8Vt4mLu4ElZWBucTLodOAGVTWy0-AEwoYOgeHlA_EKCadRWySz2yLc2y-H25EmyCEWfOo6fUo9SQwaQQK8PGld9po9UFSpuPzQ3XsDvdnjLR0n4CGhHG-_HOXR2nyxwYVym/s320/2009_0330AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369226638869486258" /></a>They were both good, but the dragon FAR surpassed the apple roll! </div><div><br /></div><div>We were planning on dessert there, but they didn't have what we wanted, so we decided on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Brickley's </span>instead!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDOrLNclMfbndE1Ft6ZlnT0Q7ribUqI6MnmCyQI9UArkBdLcJjjt_2Ye7eZIi_1CxblqucoeV1AAiplHCgBZAi3BuM5l351Ul-udRS2m2FxZhmZ1pJIFQm1tk_2_x65Vi3HLESCTbpihh/s1600-h/2009_0330AG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDOrLNclMfbndE1Ft6ZlnT0Q7ribUqI6MnmCyQI9UArkBdLcJjjt_2Ye7eZIi_1CxblqucoeV1AAiplHCgBZAi3BuM5l351Ul-udRS2m2FxZhmZ1pJIFQm1tk_2_x65Vi3HLESCTbpihh/s320/2009_0330AG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369226196178280930" /></a>I got the Bing Cherry and Cookie dough in a HUGE waffle cone <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQmxJZqCmp78JbeSaHuM7QLqVpjCZ0O6IOAadlRpqVhssosVvw9gVbEwDtqpnCqw0titap2VaXfQrOVOti72JYG9NkhAazEmBnGhLaf-vszHFRxU1l7FWxIDUHcYff9mc1qnHV1OScAl8/s1600-h/2009_0330AL.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQmxJZqCmp78JbeSaHuM7QLqVpjCZ0O6IOAadlRpqVhssosVvw9gVbEwDtqpnCqw0titap2VaXfQrOVOti72JYG9NkhAazEmBnGhLaf-vszHFRxU1l7FWxIDUHcYff9mc1qnHV1OScAl8/s320/2009_0330AL.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369226178449739314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">That was a small?!?!</span></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Yes, it was an indulgence. But I did very well all day long so a bit of a treat can't hurt, and it's still my vacation until the 30th anyway- as long as I keep with moderation I should be ok =)</span></div></span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-59940660309823961522009-08-12T08:13:00.003-04:002009-08-12T11:06:09.951-04:00Finally green<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Morning loves!</span><div><br /></div><div>I'm SO glad I still have readers after a summer long hiatus, love you guys!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I apologize for not posting last night- I couldn't take a picture of my dinner because my camera battery was charging, so I wanted to wait until I had a picture for you to post! </div><div><br /></div><div>Last night's dinner was quick but delicious, and BFL friendly! Definitely a do-over. </div><div>I had a mexican-inspired salad that contained: </div><div><ul><li>~3 c mixed spring greens</li><li>3 oz sliced chicken breast, cooked in EVOO spray with lime and Mrs. Dash chipotle seasonings</li><li>1/4 c chopped red and yellow peppers </li><li>~3 tbsp medium salsa</li><li>1/4 avocado </li><li>~ 1 tbsp sliced black olives</li></ul><div>YUM! </div><div><br /></div><div>For dessert I had a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">peach</span>, and then a couple hours later my stomch was growling again and I had <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3 graham crackers</span> left over from camp. I know, I know, not the healthiest choice but it was what I had right there- and I was proud of myself for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">not going overboard. </span>I've been known to eat a WHOLE PACKAGE of grahams (this summer!) so three was a good cutoff for me. </div><div><br /></div><div>As for this morning, I was SO excited that my breakfast actually turned out how I wanted!</div><div><br /></div><div>But before I ate, I headed out for a brisk <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">30-minute hill run</span>. It was cool this morning, which was a nice change from the 90+ degree days we've been having! </div><div><br /></div><div>When I got back in I was starving, so I quickly whipped up a delicious <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">green monster!</span></div><div>And guess what? This time it was ACTUALLY<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> GREEN!!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1R9FHAeihsTgybGo29jpivRFWzp_4rD4k6PVH38sr2BRVi2uk0vE52HSWfVXcj8AaZQ7tUTE9yi6swM9ZdiBOvk9MHKZEL7m6Eez51mzPvH_zZMTDZAw5q-2j9eHv70l1vzpJrB2nhH2/s320/2009_0329AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369093746823591074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div>The pic did not do it justice, I promise you, it WAS green!!</div><div>Musta put extra spinach in this time! It was awesome those, definite winner, my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Strawberry Kiwi Banana Green Monster</span>: </div><div><ul><li>8 oz nonfat milk </li><li>1 cup organic frozen strawberries</li><li>1 medium banana </li><li>1 large kiwi </li><li>~2 heaping cups organic baby spinach </li><li>1/2 c water </li></ul><div>It made 1.5 HUGE cups! Awesome! And filled me until a few minutes ago, when I had <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese</span> and a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">small handful of Annie's whole wheat bunnies</span> (great alternative to normal "snack foods"!). </div><div><br /></div><div>In about an hour I'm off to pick up <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Peko</span>, my lovely friend from camp- she's from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">England </span>and she's staying here for a few days before she goes off on a Trek America trip and I'm off to Canada! It shall be a fun few days! We've got plans for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">sushi, </span>a trip to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">newport, </span>a possible <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">sunset cruise</span>, and a day in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Boston!</span> So exciting! </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great humpday everyone! =) </div><div><br /></div><div>xo</div><div>K </div></div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-57545112527808820932009-08-08T16:08:00.017-04:002009-08-11T16:09:35.646-04:00I'm baacckk!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Hey guys! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Long time no blog, right? </span></div><div><br /></div><div>Boy, do I have a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">lot</span> to talk about!! </div><div><br /></div><div>But pictures are worth a thousand words, so I figured I would give you a visual tour of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">hilights of summer 2009:</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtMpeXmJFUYm44zFgtJozJULtt9xL_g-bNO5kY1iG1dlQuAjDF9wF2l8L67UOLG5g70AN1p2uv-mCucyy3Fl2z34q1oAIt7CiN3Y6Bok-H_zCQS1Oal-2n9dbGVlDkf7spZTQagrjc10H/s1600-h/2009_0315AF.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtMpeXmJFUYm44zFgtJozJULtt9xL_g-bNO5kY1iG1dlQuAjDF9wF2l8L67UOLG5g70AN1p2uv-mCucyy3Fl2z34q1oAIt7CiN3Y6Bok-H_zCQS1Oal-2n9dbGVlDkf7spZTQagrjc10H/s320/2009_0315AF.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368792369337588338" /></a>We made lots of fun food on the campfire- pancakes, french toast, even tortilla lasagna, but my alltime fave had to be the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Thin Mint Rice Krispy treats </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKNlkhx2OQBQtSdNVFURzDkR0Y6vjk7K1grcbq9jLlVnULUr7KoU6mnMZOZyTJzeBoPrXAx05ArWPvH2ZXS6_6P8sq_GiwaCvU229l-9PekUexapniu2t_2BcLB0Sw375ANbKpoHVNN-w/s1600-h/2009_0315AB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKNlkhx2OQBQtSdNVFURzDkR0Y6vjk7K1grcbq9jLlVnULUr7KoU6mnMZOZyTJzeBoPrXAx05ArWPvH2ZXS6_6P8sq_GiwaCvU229l-9PekUexapniu2t_2BcLB0Sw375ANbKpoHVNN-w/s320/2009_0315AB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368792289853031906" /></a>On <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">July 30 </span>I turned <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">20 years old </span>(officially not a teenager anymore! whoo!) and my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">wonderful boyfriend</span> came all the way from Canada to visit me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxCALBmGBqioiegBm61idFPVc5fvvjLDaDG8c7TE_AtFmEfl0nLpevetIV6KW_yoNIxX_MD9iU2ZFynBJapN8SQTF9yLJnKeL0M9ihiK9jGcNkfhvsi6_Rw0JP_JUFy7flA3RXpAFFYlF/s1600-h/2009_0318AK.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxCALBmGBqioiegBm61idFPVc5fvvjLDaDG8c7TE_AtFmEfl0nLpevetIV6KW_yoNIxX_MD9iU2ZFynBJapN8SQTF9yLJnKeL0M9ihiK9jGcNkfhvsi6_Rw0JP_JUFy7flA3RXpAFFYlF/s320/2009_0318AK.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368792152471212914" /></a>I had a big <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">party</span> with family, home friends <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">and </span>camp friends! Twas a wonderful night. <div>Here's the spread, courtesy of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Pick Pockets </span>(one of my fave mid-eastern delis) and my momma!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPddJAhGT-hcJxElBLOJ9M6qHVBXBtG7zzMyuI2AkT9SUOnmVkJEblGVdnUkYK9d6CbtMG7i2vY1CzZKJVnAIWJ0ue5sRXC6KSQWYDBUZmHpal7EgbKaPal6LjxB4tfE8EoFtSOTlAvkA/s1600-h/2009_0318AA.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPddJAhGT-hcJxElBLOJ9M6qHVBXBtG7zzMyuI2AkT9SUOnmVkJEblGVdnUkYK9d6CbtMG7i2vY1CzZKJVnAIWJ0ue5sRXC6KSQWYDBUZmHpal7EgbKaPal6LjxB4tfE8EoFtSOTlAvkA/s320/2009_0318AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368792048456106770" /></a>Because there were so many people I had not one, but <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">two </span>cakes- a carrot cake from Gregg's, and the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">best cake of all-</span> dark chocolate with raspberry filling and the BEST home made frosting in the world, made by my amazing Grandma =)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbEGR5_8GtEQ-uLbrXfHWk-ZbkPmMCO-xvg6UWBy0JnJDXbG9e8R2uCNy50kO9lZDvKZn5bJ9LuI5_62oRi9UVIOQL4v49UDle9MVhHo4-_GkC0o4IhbbZbYNRMSkYJzQqVRExVBzlaf3/s1600-h/2009_0318AN.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbEGR5_8GtEQ-uLbrXfHWk-ZbkPmMCO-xvg6UWBy0JnJDXbG9e8R2uCNy50kO9lZDvKZn5bJ9LuI5_62oRi9UVIOQL4v49UDle9MVhHo4-_GkC0o4IhbbZbYNRMSkYJzQqVRExVBzlaf3/s320/2009_0318AN.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368791939683881266" /></a>(Yes, I am apparently five years old and requested a Hello Kitty cake. Love it!)</div><div><br /></div><div>The next day I celebrated my second day off by heading to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Boston</span> with Nick and a couple camp friends, Hermione and Peko (camp names of course!). We ate at a Buddist Centre for lunch and it was incredible!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAPVkmTYhOuLp7SfXJWfAl5254QpfpTM-dgoVBxi8aRswoBulZ1t8l7juC3uXbvumV68QCOU28YWIxTyWcp-st4_RVXW8JlGD_s4YGRTVtDTr4hClR8ea0thpFbs-rQju_UII2Oql4oy0/s1600-h/2009_0318BD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAPVkmTYhOuLp7SfXJWfAl5254QpfpTM-dgoVBxi8aRswoBulZ1t8l7juC3uXbvumV68QCOU28YWIxTyWcp-st4_RVXW8JlGD_s4YGRTVtDTr4hClR8ea0thpFbs-rQju_UII2Oql4oy0/s320/2009_0318BD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368791586998205698" /></a>After a couple more long weeks, we had another weekend off where Peko and I went to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">farmer's market, </span> and she bought me one of these FABULOUS fresh-baked whole wheat banana walnut scones. I want to learn how to make some myself!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7noehPpv0vnDK5IzV0GsVKuFXwgPUjWn5Py5xMbz20KKfOH8SuAfrVlxb7aViwYeZ5P8tDkQXIY0jvvGVP3dq1cdJTix2ssIP39PbqeA2GDpN5RjHyVgE6WcPzH8VS-30narEuWLV2SDM/s1600-h/2009_0325AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7noehPpv0vnDK5IzV0GsVKuFXwgPUjWn5Py5xMbz20KKfOH8SuAfrVlxb7aViwYeZ5P8tDkQXIY0jvvGVP3dq1cdJTix2ssIP39PbqeA2GDpN5RjHyVgE6WcPzH8VS-30narEuWLV2SDM/s320/2009_0325AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368791285849201474" /></a>Lunch was Tuna Nicoise <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2U8pf8oKhpHjvHT9aFd_7lnNR_JN5dzFvtOkn0LH6LyPq9T0kcfdDd4J0PdjDN9kA5UhXHeFdUBclYyoRMaQKuirHHoTm7dUBk3ziDRNSL5sMcJhIJF3o9yXYQsKmBOI4uIYVHHrQyCB/s1600-h/2009_0325AG.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2U8pf8oKhpHjvHT9aFd_7lnNR_JN5dzFvtOkn0LH6LyPq9T0kcfdDd4J0PdjDN9kA5UhXHeFdUBclYyoRMaQKuirHHoTm7dUBk3ziDRNSL5sMcJhIJF3o9yXYQsKmBOI4uIYVHHrQyCB/s320/2009_0325AG.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368790677666032818" /></a>And dinner was fresh tomato sauce from the farmers market over whole grain pasta with basil and parm</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8E0_CISAwi44B1l-Jqyc7yuGocdpXTbR2_l6H3BBD0istNg50Sr8Q-ONDMQXyyVhUbNw7Xb0X20Q_jnOesGsjwrb2ik7iUipFmwj39Kd-hY-lwrVUCcgVy7DL3TXfs12nCJsUgQDS9BF/s320/2009_0326AA.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368791055834848866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhJ9jZ9cj44xGLyhGhIReTrYCmwOp11Xrl35RbaPmj54SHoPKT1CFOg7fDyQKWPSy_pqV3I94mTFpgZyp32lG6mklsjPSBYE79vZxP9ZAjv8B88VAclVc_xOlZutFYTQZMWx67EQkEWZg/s1600-h/2009_0328AJ.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">We had an amazing staff banquet, but then it was time to say a sad "so long"... but not to this fun girl, because she's staying with me for 4 days after camp!!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhJ9jZ9cj44xGLyhGhIReTrYCmwOp11Xrl35RbaPmj54SHoPKT1CFOg7fDyQKWPSy_pqV3I94mTFpgZyp32lG6mklsjPSBYE79vZxP9ZAjv8B88VAclVc_xOlZutFYTQZMWx67EQkEWZg/s1600-h/2009_0328AJ.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhJ9jZ9cj44xGLyhGhIReTrYCmwOp11Xrl35RbaPmj54SHoPKT1CFOg7fDyQKWPSy_pqV3I94mTFpgZyp32lG6mklsjPSBYE79vZxP9ZAjv8B88VAclVc_xOlZutFYTQZMWx67EQkEWZg/s320/2009_0328AJ.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368790552444677010" /></a>So today was my official last day. I had a wonderful summer, full of many <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ups and downs, </span>and I'm sad it's over, but also glad to finish the rest of my summer. </div><div><br /></div><div>As I mused about in my last post, the camp eating situation has been tough. I wish so much I could sit here right now and tell you that it went alright, I ate balanced, kept snacking under control and stayed a good size. </div><div>Unfortunately, this was not the case. </div><div>The summer was not easy. And with this came <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">stress-induced binge eating</span>, too many sweets, WAY too much snacking and, needless to say, a weight gain of approximately <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">seven pounds. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>Also needless to say, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">I am not happy with this. </span>I have been struggling with binge eating for a long time, and I thought I had put a stop to it until I started this job, and it came back again full circle. </div><div><br /></div><div>When I came home last weekend after those seven weeks at camp I looked in the mirror and was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">horrified. </span>I was disgusted with myself, with what I had let myself become. I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">know </span>I have the strength to control myself and eat healthy, and not let this happen. But this summer I let <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">my mind get the best of me, </span>and my body and health suffered. </div><div><br /></div><div>After my initial shock of looking at myself and realizing how much bigger I was, trying on clothes and realizing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">nothing fit, </span>I decided to put an end to this once and for all. Right then and there I vowed to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">make a change. </span><br /><br /></div><div>For the last few days, I have been eating extremely healthfully, and exercising dilligently in hopes I can shed a few pounds in a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">healthy way </span>before school begins. </div><div>And on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">September 1st, 2009, </span>my eating habits and the blog are going to go through a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">big change. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Inspired by the lovely <a href="http://mealsandmoves.wordpress.com/">Janetha</a> and her mom, I picked up a copy of <a href="http://bodyforlife.com/">Body for Life</a> and have decided to take on the </span>12-week challenge <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">along with my mom, who also wants to get back on the healthy track once and for all. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I LOVE the concepts in this book, and I highly encourage you to pick it up if you have a chance, and I will be hilighting some of my favorite concepts in a later post (soon I promise!). </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>But for now, it's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">back to the basics</span>- lots of fresh organic produce, lean protein, low fat dairy and whole grains to stay on track </div><div><br /></div><div>My grocery shop today: </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4RROmltB-bxpu4kbraYaHxhlTsbxtcxKusd0Kz2DSiBJQwv_6-vuW1ZYAYbFHBlFHwo8gNvKbddtp0xBTA5d6ccqO-viI7bceRp6oV0eXUhipVGKaNclDlGkDB3dKkdC2Ap2RbLXKpHw/s1600-h/2009_0328AP.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4RROmltB-bxpu4kbraYaHxhlTsbxtcxKusd0Kz2DSiBJQwv_6-vuW1ZYAYbFHBlFHwo8gNvKbddtp0xBTA5d6ccqO-viI7bceRp6oV0eXUhipVGKaNclDlGkDB3dKkdC2Ap2RbLXKpHw/s320/2009_0328AP.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368790467135045394" /></a>And my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">favorite </span>new snack find: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeubYbNpka6htdGoMo_4RGaqvEeajDWABtPzQ26pwNAw0-v0WxaSeTn3mIVn2Tb2vnN27ySNlXBXd3MB3R49CWfztshPPAj1fDFmjbg4LUIMh99ym2EOXVHXNRwYV9mQHvAQAT9EOtdB2X/s1600-h/2009_0328AR.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeubYbNpka6htdGoMo_4RGaqvEeajDWABtPzQ26pwNAw0-v0WxaSeTn3mIVn2Tb2vnN27ySNlXBXd3MB3R49CWfztshPPAj1fDFmjbg4LUIMh99ym2EOXVHXNRwYV9mQHvAQAT9EOtdB2X/s320/2009_0328AR.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368790392796812530" /></a><div>Can you say <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">yum?!?!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>So that's about all I have for now, I'll be back again posting regularly- but I will be in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Canada</span> from the 17-26th, so I will probably be doing a big recap post when I come home- I'll let you know if I'll be posting when it's a bit sooner. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm also toying with the idea of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">changing the blog format, </span>because I'll be doing BFL in September, some of my meals may be a little repetitive and boring- are any of you interested in more of a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">hilights/recipes/articles</span> format instead of a 3-meals-a day setup?? I'd love to hear your opinion!</div><div><br /></div><div>It feels so great to be back!! </div><div><br /></div><div>xo</div><div>K </div></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-26840349071518590562009-07-05T08:41:00.004-04:002009-07-05T08:50:20.167-04:00Fun on the fourth<div>Feasting on the fourth!</div><div><br /></div><div>Lunch: </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9080ycSG6g4cI-S01q3A5-S6xITc_XbEaqYni8EiTlJY1Pp41luFvw_TE76fAxyGCaTwMNICCOEkVC0VwJ6VRSbp2rPJvoKFk5kSLdCIHVyLf2zReFN2p87P2JXrqLwO8B4pABuQq9uA/s1600-h/2009_0218AV.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9080ycSG6g4cI-S01q3A5-S6xITc_XbEaqYni8EiTlJY1Pp41luFvw_TE76fAxyGCaTwMNICCOEkVC0VwJ6VRSbp2rPJvoKFk5kSLdCIHVyLf2zReFN2p87P2JXrqLwO8B4pABuQq9uA/s320/2009_0218AV.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354956454035202418" /></a>Appetizers/afternoon snack: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4CWVP-gVW6-mE_37H3PgfMoR83386pOKc2Sg-G2HhEF4XDQcZm0VPck1OgL89Lvb3t8G8Td3QPUKPJvf2hZYP5ozxKwGTPn9uBUE58WfCxddshMv8rYnqAM9uIBpwgfs0HtQzizKZiSA/s1600-h/2009_0218AX.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4CWVP-gVW6-mE_37H3PgfMoR83386pOKc2Sg-G2HhEF4XDQcZm0VPck1OgL89Lvb3t8G8Td3QPUKPJvf2hZYP5ozxKwGTPn9uBUE58WfCxddshMv8rYnqAM9uIBpwgfs0HtQzizKZiSA/s320/2009_0218AX.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354956446003605858" /></a>Dinner for the fam: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8zKTfEGWmZNlO3AwBLuDJZqg2H2pmaZQgyrQyZTKfTwYTu2WNPwt6UEPD1WeoVrH11LOwn97wgxLG_614QOAKe-dFT1pgY8rwb16JYOsNPIWjwOe2AlVLwBKdpEiM9AhMUlezlqFKsiX/s1600-h/2009_0219AC.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8zKTfEGWmZNlO3AwBLuDJZqg2H2pmaZQgyrQyZTKfTwYTu2WNPwt6UEPD1WeoVrH11LOwn97wgxLG_614QOAKe-dFT1pgY8rwb16JYOsNPIWjwOe2AlVLwBKdpEiM9AhMUlezlqFKsiX/s320/2009_0219AC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354956443264213506" /></a>Healthy Burgers from Fitness Magazine, <a href="http://www.eatliverun.com/">Jenna</a>'s baked beans, balsamic marinated zucchini, squash and portabella caps<div><br /></div><div>Dessert:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJz4T9QdVTBhi70V3WRYXE3a9OVWrhTlNzqx5zvHMnBmzWzMbf-mmPYnZBglMemL67Sd449ypSrCnYp1IjvJjAdhTguca8slVcHAu1R8IN_Ms1fMBrV7nGZrql_GFKfivOzj1jY_g_BdQ/s1600-h/2009_0219AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJz4T9QdVTBhi70V3WRYXE3a9OVWrhTlNzqx5zvHMnBmzWzMbf-mmPYnZBglMemL67Sd449ypSrCnYp1IjvJjAdhTguca8slVcHAu1R8IN_Ms1fMBrV7nGZrql_GFKfivOzj1jY_g_BdQ/s320/2009_0219AD.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354956434101518802" /></a>Warm peaches and blackberries cooked in lemon and raw sugar over low fat vanilla froyo with coconut and TJ's cinnamon crisp (x2 crisps)</div><div><br /></div><div>Dessert #2- <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiHXvZQRQuWh2dtS1pDVIAVnXMGF7iZUpaiucWzxn05EQsubmtR0BMIPY-3Cvedl2nr2p_TTHNruyHpBm0df9i_z3lcspk-FTGZg_K6-0bGb9HQpudZDinGSwcTsYbGEEGdSCAap_f9cD/s1600-h/2009_0219AE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiHXvZQRQuWh2dtS1pDVIAVnXMGF7iZUpaiucWzxn05EQsubmtR0BMIPY-3Cvedl2nr2p_TTHNruyHpBm0df9i_z3lcspk-FTGZg_K6-0bGb9HQpudZDinGSwcTsYbGEEGdSCAap_f9cD/s320/2009_0219AE.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354956430185130882" /></a>Tiny piece of 4th of July Cake!</div><div><br /></div><div>Off to camp, see you in a week!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">P.S. I just got a blackberry and a new email for it; so all of my blog emails are now to be redirected to kristinrugg@gmail.com. Thanks!</span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-30139907252102004212009-07-04T09:04:00.006-04:002009-07-04T11:22:14.779-04:00Doing my best<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Happy </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">4th</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">July</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!! </span><div><br /></div><div>Although I'm currently not the biggest fan of the establishment that runs the good ol US of A, it was the country I was born in, and I appreciate the freedom I have in it and therefore I'll celebrate the holiday. It is, of course, a great excuse to have a barbeque ;) </div><div><br /></div><div>So as you can tell, I'm back from camp for a bit! Only today, but the one day off was much needed, that's for sure. </div><div><br /></div><div>From <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">tick bites </span>to<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> ant attacks</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">bat rescues</span>, crazy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> cleaning escapades </span>and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">contaminated water </span>I am sure<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> glad to be home!!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>It is EXHAUSTING to say the least, but I must admit I am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">oving it</span>. </div><div>I had one day off earlier this week, but I was far too tired to post anything! </div><div>In general, we only have about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1 day off</span> every week or so, so posting is definitely going to be limited. </div><div><br /></div><div>But I can tell you this much: Only two weeks into this, and my perspective on food and eating habits is already changing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">drastically. </span>Not necessarily my own habits; more the way I apply my own personal beliefs on healthy eating to the traditional American diet that is served at camp. Now, the foods are not <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">all </span>that bad- there are a good amount of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">fresh fruits and vegetables </span>available, but the main qualms of the nutrition of the basic American diet definitely arise: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">white </span>bread/pasta/ rice, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">high fat </span>meats, salad dressing, cheese, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">butter/</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">cream/mayo</span> laden dishes, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">processed</span> cheese, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">sugary</span> cereals, juice mixes and flavored milks. </div><div><br /></div><div>Avoiding <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">all</span> of these foods is fairly impossible. I'm given food to eat, and it's good food, albeit not nutritious, so I'm grateful for that. I'm not going to starve myself or feign an allergy in order to avoid the unhealthy aspects of camp dining. Because lets be real; that would be even MORE unhealthy. </div><div>So I decided to strategize. How was I going to reach my <a href="http://www.kristinsnibbles.com/2009/06/packing-and-prepping.html">goals</a> for staying healthy at camp, without making eating difficult? How was I going to get good nutrition, as well as enough food to keep me energized without gaining weight?</div><div><br /></div><div>My first strategy of trying to keep portions in check worked for a while. I would eat what was served, until I was full, and then stop. I got in my fruits and vegetables, calcium through skim milk and yogurt, but I still wasn't eating very healthy. </div><div><br /></div><div>For example- </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">June 28, 2009 </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Before breakfast: </span>2 dates </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Breakfast: </span></div><div>1 sausage </div><div>1.5 chocolate chip pancakes with syrup</div><div>1 small yogurt </div><div>fruit salad </div><div>coffee with skim milk </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lunch: </span></div><div>Sausage and peppers in a bulky roll </div><div>Salad with Italian dressing</div><div>Bite of chicken salad </div><div>Grapes </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Snack: </span></div><div>Banana</div><div>Cookie</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dinner: </span></div><div>Chicken with vegetables and rice (in a creamy sauce)</div><div>Salad </div><div>Cherry Italian Ice </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Shack party treat:</span> 1 piece chocolate cake</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">A week or so went by, and I wasn't feeling too hot</span>. I would have spurts of energy, and then serious drops- i attribute this to the abundance of white carbohydrates and lack of fiber in my meals. My stomach wasn't always feeling the greatest- probably the excess fats in the meats, and I would be hungry soon after I ate. This resulted in a lot of snacking- sometimes good (i.e. puffins, trail mix) and sometimes not so good- I ate a lot of cookies and peanut butter m&ms. My pants were feeling tighter and there was no doubt in my mind I was gaining weight. </div><div><br /></div><div>I like the place I was a while before camp. Before my last week of stress eating, that is. I don't know how much I weighed, but I know I felt good in my body. I'm not tiny any more, but I'm not big. I felt I was a good weight for my height, I felt strong and comfortable in my clothes. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">This is the way I want to stay. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>So I decided I needed a revision to my strategy. To up my energy, to avoid gaining excess poundage- although if I do, I know it won't be hard to get back to my happy weight once I get back to my healthy habits at home; I'm not stressing over this, and keep me a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">healthy role model </span>for<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>the girls. </div><div><br /></div><div>So here is my plan: </div><div><ul><li>Make the most of what I have. There is a full salad bar, fresh fruit, skim milk, and a cereal bar always available. </li><li>Don't always eat everything that is served; especially if it's not even appealing</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>For example: For breakfast the other day, we had pancakes and sausage. While I like <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>sausage, I know it's not a healthy choice, and I don't really like pancakes. So I opted to nix <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>pancakes and sausage option and go for some cheerios with strawberries and banana and a <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>peach yogurt instead. I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">made the most of what I had </span>and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> didn't eat pancakes just <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>because they were available. </span>It<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>filled me up and made me feel a lot better than a heavy <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>pancakes and sausage breakfast ever could. </div><ul><li>Choose leaner options when available </li><li>Reduce my consumption of: sweets, processed cheese, white bread, extras like butter and dressing</li><li>Fill up on vegetables and fruit and have less of fatty entrees </li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">When I'm home,</span> I try to fill up on veggies, fruits and healthy fare. I try to eat greek yogurt, fruit and nuts or cereal, fruit and soymilk for breakfast, and have a healthy lunch and dinner, but still indulge a bit on foods I can't have at camp. The other day my mom and I went to the Picnic Basket for my favorite turkey sandwich, and we had Broccoli Calzones for dinner. Last night I went to Crazy Burger with my friend Katrina, and we got Mushroom Burgers and Sweet Potato fries, with Frozen Yogurt for dessert!</div><div><br /></div><div>So that's where I am now. We'll see how it goes, and I'll report back with how the changes are making me feel. </div><div><br /></div><div>For now, I need to get some healthy exercise and cookout shopping in! I'll post again later!!</div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471427689122183577.post-11299039196496807242009-06-25T12:12:00.004-04:002009-06-25T12:35:07.319-04:00The Camper I amHey guys!<div><br /></div><div>Long time no blog!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I have to say, it was bittersweet not blogging for 5 days. I had a lot of fun at pre-camp, met a lot of new people, and didn't have a single minute to blog- so it would have been stressful trying to!! But I did miss it a lot!</div><div><br /></div><div>Pre-Camp was fun; I met all of the new counselors, already made a few new friends, my camp name is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Leo </span> for all of you who wanted to know, and we've been doing a lot of rules talk, paperwork and plenty of teambuilding games throughout the week. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have been staying active, even though the weather hasn't been the greatest. I've been playing lots of games, doing LOTS of walking, some swimming, I ran once in the morning (we did "Road Runner", it's a one mile loop the girls do first thing in the morning to earn a pin) andof course toting my HUGE trunk from one end of camp to the other!! </div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't take any pics of my food; a few people know I have a food website but I didn't go into many details yet. So no pictures as of now! I do have a mini recap of the foods I ate while I was at camp so you all can see my attempts at trying to be healthy while in the middle of the wilderness of West Kingston, RI! </div><div><br /></div><div>Note: I brought NONE of my own food, I found out I CAN bring some healthy snacks to have while I'm there (!!) so I will surely be doing that soon! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday 6/20/09 </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Snack: </span>Before leaving I grabbed a nectarine and on the way to camp my dad treated me to a Coffee Light Frappucino from Starbucks! My fave! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lunch:</span> After filling out some paperwork, we headed to the dining hall for lunch. </div><div>We had chicken tacos, filled with chicken, sauteed veggies, tomatoes, and cheese on a HUGE tortilla as well as some fruit salad. </div><div>Dessert: 1/2 a home made cupcake </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dinner:</span> Stuffed pepper with sausage, veggies and couscous </div><div>Mac n'cheese </div><div>Cauliflower </div><div>Salad </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dessert: </span>Ice Cream sandwich </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">At the campfire:</span> 1 S'more </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday 6/21/09 </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Breakfast:</span> Cheerios and skim milk </div><div>Apple </div><div>Coffee</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lunch: </span>Turkey and ham sandwich on bun </div><div>A few doritos </div><div>Salad</div><div>1 orange </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Snacks:</span> 2 pieces turkey meat (leftover from lunch) </div><div>3 starbursts </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dinner:</span> BBQ chicken </div><div>Spicy baked beans </div><div>2 bites potato salad </div><div>Salad with french dressing </div><div><br /></div><div>Dessert: 2 m&m cookies </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Monday 6/22/09 </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Breakfast: </span>1 piece french toast with maple syrup</div><div>3 small pieces of bacon</div><div>fruit salad </div><div>Coffee with skim milk </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Snack: </span>Small piece cake </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lunch:</span> Cookout; Tin-Foil meal </div><div>Chicken with zucchini, squash, potato and onion</div><div>2 helpings salad with Italian Dressing </div><div>4 tiny GS cookies</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Snack: </span>Ice cream bar </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dinner: </span>Pasta with meat sauce </div><div>Green beans </div><div>Garlic Bread </div><div>Salad with french dressing </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dessert: </span>Rainbow pudding</div><div><br /></div><div>(Too many desserts today! I know, I know...)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 6/23/09 </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Breakfast:</span> Cookout </div><div>Bun with Gardenburger, Cheese & Ketchup (wasn't feeling the sausage/cheese/bacon sandwiches... veggie was so much better, tasty and heart healthy!)</div><div>Apple</div><div>Coffee Milk </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lunch:</span> Turkey with gravy </div><div>1 pc bread</div><div>Salad with French dressing </div><div>Grapes </div><div>Watermelon </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Snack:</span> Ice Cream sandwich </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dinner:</span> Chicken </div><div>Rosemary potatoes </div><div>Carrots </div><div>Salad</div><div>2 macadamia cookies </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 6/24/09 </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Breakfast:</span> Oatmeal with raisins </div><div>Cinnamon bun </div><div>Fruit salad </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Snack:</span> 1 pc deli ham, 3 ritz crackers </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lunch:</span> Beef fajita with onions and peppers, sour cream and salsa</div><div>Mexican rice </div><div>salad </div><div>1 pc cake </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dinner: </span>Grilled cheese</div><div>Tomato soup </div><div>Salad </div><div>Banana boat (banana cooked in fire with marshmallows and chocolate chips!)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">At campfire: </span>1 S'more </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday 6/25/09- Day off!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Early morning: </span>1 slice bread with peanut butter </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Breakfast on the way home:</span> Dunkin' Donuts </div><div>1 veggie egg white flatbread sandwich </div><div>medium iced coffee with skim milk </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Snacks at home:</span></div><div>grapes</div><div>laughing cow light cheese </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lunch:</span> Spinach salad with carrots, cucumber, yellow bell pepper, goat cheese, Annie's dressing</div><div>Rudi's whole wheat bagel with Sundried tomato hummus </div><div><br /></div><div>(feels good to be home!!)</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>I go back to camp at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning so I've got a lot to do today- shopping, laundry, packing etc so I need to get on that! I'll post again when I can! Hope you all are having a wonderful summer! </div><div><br /></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355078746243635883noreply@blogger.com2