Full day

Today was a pretty full day! Nonstop for the most part, but successful!
Figuring out tomorrow is going to be another story...
It just snowed, so hopefully it won't be too icy when I trek down to the gym to run tomorrow morning... then I have a class at 12, a short period of time to trek across campus AND grab a quick lunch, class at 2, and then class at 4-6:45.
It will be BUSY... figuring out food is def. going to be a challenge, but I'll do my best to be as healthy as possible!

Today I had my first "hot yoga" class with mom... WOW, it worked me hard! I'm sure I'll feel it in the morning, but that is not a bad thing! It was a great class.
Afterwards, I showered and was VERY hungry... must have burned a whole lot of calories!

So, my Mom and I re-feuled at my fave bagel shop, Bagelz. I was a bit bad, I went with the "everything" bagel (not whole grain) but it was delicious! I had a "veggie" bagel sandwich, which was loaded with all sorts of veggies (lettuce, tomato, pepper, onion, etc), honey mustard and provolone cheese. It was a pretty big bagel, so I'm going to estimate at about 400 kcals, maybe a bit less, with 100 kcals for the veggies/mustard and 100 more for the cheese. I also had a pickle on the side, and a propel fitness water (after working out is the only time I'll drink these).



I did some grocery shopping for the week, only needed a bit to stock up- picked up some bananas, apples, red pears, and I was happy to see- nectarines! I also grabbed a cucumber for my hummus, some yogurts and a couple of kind bars for snacks.

After shopping for groceries we stopped at Starbucks, where I got the rest of my reading done for Kinesiology (the chapter was on stress! haha) and grabbed a grande vanilla "skinny" latte (150 kcal) for my snack, and headed to work.

I only had a short time for dinner at work, so I had a big packet of lemon pepper tuna (5 oz, 150 kcal) with a baggie of baby carrots (10, 50 kcal) and a cup of brussels sprouts (50 kcal). This was obviously not a substantial dinner, but it held me over, and I had a snack when I got home- a big pear!

Mmm, the power of preparation...

I just made the most amazing swiss oats for breakfast this morning... Yum!
I prepared them last night just before bed, and when I got up this morning I just added a Fage 0%, a large banana and a tsp of honey and they were DELICIOUS! Perfect! =)
It was a BIG breakfast, but hopefully that means it will fill me through hot yoga, up until I go out to lunch with Mom.
I think we might be going to my favorite Bagel place... Bagelz!
I love their bagel sandwiches. HUGE, but I'll need the energy for work tonight!

Breakfast calories were a whole bunch today; 150 for the oats, 130 for the banana, 20 for the honey, 100 for cherries, 65 for nuts, 20 for milk, 80 for the yogurt. Altogether this comes to ~565 kcals.

Making them (last night):



Before chowing down:



Off to do dishes and then HOT YOGA with mom!

27 dresses

So I just spent my evening at the movies, seeing the new "27 Dresses" (Starring the lovely Katherine Heigl... love her!) with my mom. Some college kids might think of this as a "boring" or "dull" way to spend a saturday night. I could be out PARTYING or "getting shitty"! Yea, nope. I actually had a really nice time. =)
The movie was cute- DEFINATELY a chick flick, but you need those every once in a while, I think.
Plus, I like hanging out with my mom! She's a pretty cool lady, we have fun! Maybe I "shouldn't" have fun hanging out with my mom, but i do, shoot me. I think I got over the rebellious "hate my mom" phase junior year of high school. Got pretty old, and you get treated to the movies when you don't hate your mom =)
Well, I think Miss Debbi got herself a nice enough section in my blog for tonight, onto the food!

This afternoon I took a break from my chem work (33 problems... 4 sections each...ahhhhh!)
To grab a quick afternoon snack, 10 big carrot sticks and 2 tbsp hummus... ~100 kcal, and totally held me over until dinner! Awesome, the power of chickpeas!



For dinner before we left, I headed to the dining hall... curious and ready to experiment! Ok, nothing too crazy. I just noticed they had "Barilla Multigrain Pasta w/ Marinara" on the menu, as both a healthy and vegetarian choice. I figured why not give it a try?
Well, I wasn't disappointed per say, but it wasn't as good as I could have made it! I ended up grabbing WAY too much pasta... probably 2 1/2 cups worth... and only ended up eating about 3/4 of my bowl. I sprinkled some parmesean cheese on the top of this (about a teaspoon) and then had a BIG cup of spinach on the side!
Skipped dessert... I was really good tonight- I was full when I got to the movies, so no snacks for me!
I did pick my mom and I up my new fave sodas to have as a treat though (Diet Dr. Pepper Cherry Chocolate!) and that was good for me!

No pics of dinner, I was planning on sneaking a few shots but I got invited to eat with some friends, so that was much better than eating alone with my camera! hehe
Dinner was a bunch of pasta, but whole grain so not too bad... I'll say about 400 calories for the big portion, with 100 for sauce, 30 for parmesean and 70 for the big cup of spinach... 600 kcal for my big dinner.

When I came home I was hungry, so I grabbed myself one of the "Wallaby" yogurts I had in the fridge... this time I went with "Bartlett Pear". These yogurts are interesting in flavor, but a little bit too liquidy for my taste. I think I'll only buy them on occasion then... when I'm looking for a new flavor every now and then. I like splurging on my Fage, anyways!
I'm always looking to try new yogurts, though... any suggestions for good organic yogurts/flavors??
Come on, I've got to have SOME readers!

With my yogurt, I finished the rest of the blueberries I had in the fridge... they were good for today, but they were DEFINATELY on their way out, almost shriveling, so I'm glad I ate 'em up. There was about 1/2 cup worth left, maybe a bit more but who's counting fruit?

Now that I'm back at the room, I think I'm going to relax a bit, maybe read some food blogs, get my oats ready for the morning (I'll need fuel for my hot yoga class!) and then settle in to bed for an early Saturday night. Next weekend will be more exciting for sure, but I like starting the semester off relaxed!



This snack was ~170 kcal.

Total calories for the day... ~1820 kcals (right where I should be to gain)

Brunch

I had a very nice "brunch" with Tyler; it was more "lunch" time for me, but I had a yummy breakfast!
I went with an egg white omelet, and asked for ALL the veggies- no meat (obviously) or cheese. It was yummy and the perfect size, probably 2-4 whites with tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, onions, and peppers.
I also had about a cup of green grapes and 6 fresh strawberrries. Yum!
I'm sure I'll be hungry for a snack in a bit, but right now I am ready to get to work on some chemistry for the afternoon!
Wish me luck!

Not sure what I'm doing tonight now... movies maybe??
Any suggestions?

Breakfast at home

This morning, I wanted a substantial breakfast to last me through my workout and until brunch this afternoon.
I went with a defrosted whole wheat mini bagel square topped with 1 tbsp natural peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp jam. On the side I had 1/2 my grapefruit from the other day, as well as 1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese.
Altogether, this breakfast was about 500 kcal, 13 g fat.



Now I'm going to workout, and then head back to campus!

Disaster doesn't even begin to describe... 1/25/08

Well, yesterday was stressful.
I don't think I've flipped out that much in a very long time.

I had a seriously complicated lunch situation, to start off my afternoon.
Everyone must have mid-afternoon classes on Fridays, because by the time I made it to the dining hall around 1 after my Kinesiology class the lunch line was out the door! I sighed, considered my options- I could have eaten my dinner then, and grabbed a salad from belmont later... but then I would be paying an absurd amount of money for a mediocre salad that might not even fill me. Moneys tight,so I decided against that option. I waited in line for a bit, and realized I was so hungry I was shaking...I NEVER let that happen. So, I popped into the corner store (I can use my "dining dollars" on my meal plan there) to assess their options... not much for vegetarians, mostly snacks. BUT I spotted their section with Amy's organic meals... I love Amy's organic products, so I grabbed an organic burrito, quickly scanned the ingrediants and decided that would be a good quick option for a pretty healthy lunch. 300 calories, 9 g fat (a bit much, but only 2 of which were saturated), whole grain wrap, rice, beans, cheese, peppers. Plus a good amount of protein- 11 g. I purchased this and an apple, and just as I was happily munching on my quick grab (it was delicious), I realized the line had subsided... there was NO ONE LEFT! I decided to take a quick visit to the salad bar for a nice big salad of veggies with balsamic vinegar for a side; and save my apple for later. It was actually a really nice change for a meal, at least I knew what I was putting in my body (unlike most of the dining hall options...). I don't usually like microwave meals on a regular basis, but on an occasion they're a good quick fix- I like Amy's Organic, Kashi meals, and Seeds of Change. This was a good "emergency" choice!
Unfortunately, my balance system told me with all those grains in the morning and at lunch I should probably skip them at dinner... so I didn't have my mini pita with dinner, but I replaced it with fruit so it was fine!





Total lunch calories were about 400.

After lunch, I made the windy trip to my car after lunch, and headed to Starbucks to study before work.
After an hour of reading my chemistry (ahhh IUPAC nomenclature!) I munched on my apple and had a tall "skinny" cinnamon dolce latte (Only 90 kcal!) Snack calories were about 190; I went to work for 4.

At work, I began to get REALLY nervous about how cold it was inside AND out... so I wasn't feeling well the entire night.
I ate my whole dinner; 2 cups of mixed veggies with some fresh spinach wilted in, A vegan burger and a large red anjou pear. (Total dinner calories ~350 kcal)



This held me over a few hours, but I was hungry on the way home.
Getting home was when disaster struck.
I had a LOT of bags... 4 in total, plus I was attempting to juggle my cellphone/clutch so I had my ID out... and they were HEAVY. Plus, I had gifts I didn't want to break in one.
So, I was NOT in the mood or the condition to walk all the way back to my dorm (about .5 mile walk) in teen-degree weather.
So, nervous, cold and shaking, I waited at the bus stop for the campus shuttle.
I was early- by a few minutes, so I waited. And waited. Time passed. I was freezing, and starting to get seriously upset. 12 minutes passed, and I called my mom... freaking out. THE BUS NEVER CAME!
Needless to say, I was hysterical because I was ALREADY nervous and upset when I got to the bus stop... plus the cold and the weight of all my bags walking back...
Ok,I realize I'm rambling and complaining.
But to me, the cold is the WORST. I'm a wimp, and not afraid to admit it.
I was so upset, my mom got worried, and actually came to campus.
I felt bad she came to "save me"... but at the same time I was very glad.
I needed to get AWAY.
So, now I'm here- back at home. I had a good night's sleep last night, now I'm going to use the family treadmill for a run, work on some strength as planned, and head back to campus for brunch with Tyler.

Hopefully today will be better than yesterday; I'm staying on campus to do some studying, maybe going out later... and then Sunday I have a hot yoga class planned with mom in the morning, then I work at night so I guess I'll have to figure out THAT when the time comes.

I know this was a long post; I'll post pics when I get back to my room, and my next post will be my breakfast post!

Edit: Whoops! I forgot to blog my late-night snack. I had an "apple turnover" nonfat yogurt (6 oz, 100 kcals) and a small warmed chocolate chip cookie with my tea. Helped warm up my body and was just what I needed after all that stress! Sometimes a small treat just does the trick... as long as you don't go overboard, I think that it is just fine! =)

Another nice morning

Woke up, had half a clif bar (I REALLY like these for energy for my morning runs... they work very well! BUT today it made my stomach feel a bit weird... not sure why. I'm going to experiment with a few different pre-workout snacks and see what works best for me and my tummy!)
and trekked down to the gym in 17 degree weather! Ahhh it was soo cold. But worth it; I got a great 40 minute run in, on the indoor track. I was considering hopping on a machine, but the small room was packed and I figured I would get a bit claustrophobic. Not trying to make excuses; I already have tomorrow set for a quick run, some machine and some STRENGTH which I am long overdue for!
Then, on Sunday I'm trying "Hot Yoga" with my Mom. Should be an experiance!

I've gotta say, I'm loving these wednesdays and fridays. I came home from the gym, showered, had a nice big breakfast and now I'm ready to get a bit of work done, and my stuff set for the day before my class at 12! I still have an hour before I have to REALLY get ready... nice!
I DO have a lot of chem to work on, but I'm leaving campus right after lunch for a Starbucks trip to get some studying in before the weekend/work.
No plans yet this weekend, we'll see what happens!

For breakfast, I was craving cereal again...I went with 1 1/2 cups Kashi Go Lean Honey Almond Flax with 1 cup low-fat soy milk and a big banana. Altogether this was about 500 calories, 9 g fat.
Plus the 1/2 clif bar, makes a big 620 kcal breakfast... needed for fuel though, I'll have a more moderate dinner at work tonight, so it should all even out.