Back on Track

It’s been almost a month since my last post! I can’t believe it!

I’ve been a little busy with my friend’s wedding

and planning my high school reunion,

which are both now over and were successes – hooray! In the time period of November 10 – December 2 there was also a race run by yours truly. It was a 5 mile turkey trot on Thanksgiving day.

Now it’s on to Christmas hustle and bustle. Before that, though, it’s time to get back on track. Last night I finally felt better after battling a disgusting cold and cough. I decided to lace up the sneaks and get moving. I did the ab exercises from Angela’s Whittle My Middle challenge. I did not get on board with this challenge right away, but I’m LOVING these moves. My abs are nice and sore this morning. Just how I like it.

I also hopped on the treadmill and did 5 minute alternating intervals of walking at 4.0 at a 12% incline (my treadmill’s max) and jogging at 6.0 at 2%. I did about 30 minutes…not wanting to over-do it since there’s still a trace of icky cough down in my lungs. It did feel GREAT to break a sweat and get moving though!

Here is how I am getting back on track with food:

Dinner: Meet Hugh (middle name Jass, last name salad). I mixed up some organic herb greens, baby spinach, a chopped carrot, baby heirloom tomatoes, crumbled goat cheese, sliced almonds, a sesame flatbread and some Annie’s balsamic. YUM!

I reunited with an old friend for breakfast:

There’s nothing like it…

• tons of organic baby spinach
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 frozen banana
• 1 T Amazing Meal
• 1 T almond butter
• 1 T ground flax

My body is saying thank you. Then I packed my lunch for today:

Homemade lentil soup (organic pink lentils, carrot, onion, celery, garlic, diced tomatoes, organic chicken broth and water) – I made a Hugh Jass pot of this on Monday night when I felt like death. I also packed a stoneground whole wheat dinner roll and an apple. I also plan on snacking on some baby carrots and hummus in my fridge at work.

I shall throw in a CLIF Zbar for good measure as a morning snack as well.

Well that is it, ladies and gentlemen! I’m on my way back to my healthy self!

On the Edge

Good morning!  I have to say that I think I’ve been on the edge of a really nasty cold for a few days, but have been successfully fighting it off with this little cocktail:

A multi-vitamin and Emergen-C.  Is 1200 mg in supplemental vitamin C too much?  I think I’m od-ing a little bit.  The other pill is grapeseed extract, which has nothing to do with colds, but does have to do with a beautiful complexion ;)

I just googled too much vitamin C and read an article from the Mayo clinic.  I am definitely od-ing.  Especially since I get a good amount of vitamin C from my diet.  Oh well…a few more days won’t hurt I guess.  I’ll just have Emergen-pee (no?)

Monday was hot yoga day.  I think it was hotter than usual though.  I definitely felt like I might puke once or twice.  A few others in the class said the same.  I took Tuesday off due to aforementioned “almost-cold.”

Here’s a peek at some eaties:

Sunday Dinner:

At Momma’s house… roasted chicken (no skin), green beans, mashed taters, butternut squash, stuffing and cranberry sauce.  It was a veritable feast and I was STUFFED!

Monday:

Breakfast:

Oats in a jar…a jar that really had a little too much left to be used for this purpose!  My oats contained: 

• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 cup almond milk/water
• cinnamon
• mashed naner

Snack:  CLIF ZBar

Lunch:

Lentil vegetable soup, whole wheat pita and an apple.

Snack:

Peach-flavored Chobani

Dinner:

We ordered takeout since my yoga class started and ended a little later than usual and I didn’t get home until 7.  I picked up this beauty on the way:

tomato, mozzarella, basil and balsamic panini.  Heaven.

Tuesday:

Breakfast:

Cranberry apple oats – In the mix;

• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/2 cup almond milk/water
• mashed nana
• cranberry apple butter
• craisins
• topped with Mighty Maple PB

Snack:  CLIF ZBar

Lunch:

Black bean soup, a grapefruit and…

 

oh former students and your birthdays…you will be the end of me!  I couldn’t resist this donut.  I was hangry.  It was tasty.  I was good and didn’t eat my whole wheat pita with my soup.  That’s a good substitution, right?

Snack:

     Honeycrisp with PB

Dinner:    Penne with turkey meat sauce and roasted Brussels sprouts

 

Well it’s class trip day to the news studio.  It’s rainy and gross.  Lucky us…

Slow Day

Today was a slow day.  I woke up feeling cold-ish, so I skipped my run in favor of a sweatshirt, oats and a blankie on the couch.  This was the only photographed food of the day!

These oats were tasty and warmed my sickly self right up. 

In the mix:

• 1/2 cup organic oats
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 smashed ‘naner

Toppings:

• sliced strawberries
• little spoon of PB

I watched Top Chef on DVR and wound up falling back to sleep.  When I woke up, I felt better and decided to hit up the beach for some sea air…always does a body good.

I packed a lunch (honey Chobani, trail mix and hummus and crackers), some water and The Time Traveler’s Wife and I was a happy camper.  I finished the book (total tear-jerker, but fabulous) and soaked up some sun.

After coming home, I did some work for school, took a shower and went out for dinner.  I had salad and Chilean sea bass and shrimp francese.  It wad delish.  

Came home, snuggled with Hubbers on the couch.  Watched last night’s Rescue Me season finale (oh-ma-gah) and now am preparing for bed.  I’m about to swig down some airborne to chase away this cold. 

No fitness today.  My body needs a rest.  I’m thinking about a run tomorrow and some more beach.  But for now?  B-E-D is calling my name!

Later ‘taters.