Eat, Pray, Love

August 16

-1 leftover berry crepe
-the rest of the leftover honey bran muffin
-organic strawberries + half of a sliced banana
-immune tea with lemon & honey




I couldn't get to sleep last nite 'til after 2, so I didn't make myself get up and workout early. I kind of wish I had, but I know sleep is important too.

Ordered in Grand Lux Cafe from diningin.com for lunch @ the office:

-goat cheese side salad w/ apples & honey
-crispy ahi tuna sushi roll w/ more salad (well, greens)






-vanilla rooibos tea with honey

-chips & salsa
-glass of cabernet




Met my aunt for a quickish drink after work.

-black bean burger with lettuce, tomato, mutard, & only half the bun
-side of fruit

Saw Eat, Pray, Love @ the movie grill. Aside from the fact that I was so stuffed up I had to blow my nose as often as possible and I had to pee (BADLY) for almost 2 hours, I'm really glad I went. I loved the book, loved the movie, and who doesn't love Julia Roberts?

-grapefruit popsicle

I could eat these all day.

Still left wondering when I'll ever feel normal again. Being sick blows.

Body Bugg Stats:

Calories Burned: 2,010
Steps Taken: 4,447

xo,
Amanda

Pants on the Ground

July 13

Workout:

-5 min treadmill jogging (warm up)
-about 30 min weights? Didn't keep track. Arms & legs.
-about 10 min stretching
-5 min treadmill walking (cool down)

I did hammer squats on this machine for the first time. I thought they were going to be miserable, but um, can you say obsessed? I was so sore RIGHT AWAY, even before I finished my third (and even second, really) set, but I LOVED them! Feel the buuurn, baby. It was great. Looking forward to doing those again. I just love arms & legs day, what can I say?

-chocolate cherry protein shake (chocolate protein powder, almond milk, 10 frozen cherries, a little bit of hemp seeds, a little ice)



It's so weird: Every time I make a protein shake and taste it I think it's so gross, but if I leave it alone to melt a little it becomes delish. I still prefer banana as my fruit/sweetener, but we were out. Cherries are pretty good in protein shakes, just not my faaave. I also meant to have a nectarine on the side, but forgot.

-grande soy latte



-half of a salmon/feta/roasted red pepper pinwheel
-half of a corn on the cob
-fruit (cherries/organic strawberries/blueberries/raspberries)
-broccoli with hummus





I ate this at diff times over the course of the whole afternoon.

-sample of organic merlot @ Central Market

-single serve bowl of chicken "pho"




Central Market had this single-serving portion. I wouldn't call it real pho. It was OK, but a little too bland. I added hot sauce and a dash of soy. It needed jalapenos (and more bean sprouts and more basil). They gave a random red chili and green chili pepper, but all the pho I've ever had used sliced jalapeno. *shrug* I really wish it came with shrimp or even beef (in general, but also because the chicken was dry), but alas. There wasn't much meat anyway, so it doesn't matter much. I almost got this shrimp in peanut sauce noodle dish, but it had dyes/chemicals like yellow 5 in it. Ugh, why? So unnecessary. No thank you. At least the faux-Pho had pretty clean ingredients. It was also comforting, but still light. Just what I needed. It was one of those meals where you feel sick and tired and you know you need to eat, but nothing in particular sounds good. I just knew I didn't want to cook, lol.

-egg roll with honey flavored goat cheese, extra honey, and a few white chocolate chips and a few dark chocolate chips
-a cut up nectarine
-a few cut up organic strawberries



-herba tussin tea with honey & lemon



Body Bugg Stats:

Calories Burned: 2,420
Steps Taken: 10,039

I haven't weighed myself in a few days or maybe even a week *gasp*, but at last glance I weighed the same if not more than I have lately. HOWEVER, my fave pair of pj pants are literally falling off of me to the point where I almost can't wear them anymore, even tied. Hopefully that means I'm building muscle or at least changing my shape or something (for the better, ha). :-P. We'll seeee...my normal jeans have been loose for awhile, but they're stretchy, so that doesn't necessarily say much.

Random Pics of the Day:

Wanna see one reason I'm lovin' pencil skirts? They make me feel rather large on the whole but...

They give me a booooty :-P. Oh yeah. Haha.
got that pendant at a craft show, thought it was pretty cool
Flowerssss. The bouqet I got was so big it filled up 2 of my fave vases. Gotta love it. Two-toned flowers are my faves. Preferably tulips, but these work too!

xo,
Amanda

Death to Ragweed

July 12

-2 egg whites on ezekiel tortilla with the last of the goat feta crumbles, pesto, greek olive hummus, and broccoli
-grapes
-the last 3 small sliced strawberries
-herba tussin tea with local honey & lemon juice
-water



I woke up with a bad sore throat & sinus drainage. I think that means our good buddy (read: ENEMY) ragweed is out. Excuse me while I curl up and die for the next month or so. K, Thanks.

The ONE time I got allergy tested they didn't get enough of a sample to test for ragweed. I can ASSURE them, ragweed is the ONE thing I truly am verrrrry allergic to (I came back as a tiny tiny tiny bit allergic to egg whites & mold, but nothing else). It would have been nice to have confirmation of that, because I want a reason, on paper, why I feel like this about twice a year. NOT. COOL. DUDES.

-cup of smores flavored coffee



-cherries
-broccoli with pine nut hummus
-ezekiel tortilla with pizza sauce, goat cheese, oregano, & basil






-venti vanilla rooibos hot tea (for my poor throat)



No one should have to feel crappy enough in the middle of Summer humidity to need hot beverages 24-7. It's just cruel. (OK, but still delicious)

-salmon/feta/roasted red pepper pinwheel
-2 bites of flounder cooked in (vegan) butter & lemon juice
-half of a corn on the cob
-brown rice
-side salad (organic mixed greens, organic baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, cut up sweet baby peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, light ranch, black pepper)
-the rest of the tea





I. LOVE. THOSE. PINWHEELS. SO. SO. MUCH. The salad was extra good too.

I love eating like this in general. Everything is so delicious, but so natural and good for me. Yay. That's the way it should always be, huh?

-small nectarine
-super delicious mini vosges bar in Woolloomooloo (salted macadamia nuts, indonesian coconut, hemp seeds, and deep milk chocolate. mmmmm).
-bowl of fruit (organic strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries)






Organic strawberries are about, oh, 10,000 times tastier than nonorganic.

Random Pics of the Day:




Hey, it's probably just the angle, but for once my arms (well, arm) don't (doesn't...) look ginormo :-P

Bella Sandwich! :)



She positioned herself in between 2 pillows to go back to sleep, so the light wouldn't bother her eye, LOL she's so smart.

Body Bugg Stats:

Calories Burned: 2,242
Steps Taken: 7,399

xo,
Amanda

Swamp Thing

July 10

Today I didn't go anywhere or do anything. It's about damn time!!!

-ezekiel tortilla with pizza sauce, 2 kinds of goat cheese, pesto, basil, and oregano
-side salad (organic mixed greens, organic grape tomatoes, greek dressing, black pepper)
-water




-big bowl of mixed fruit (grapes, cherries, pear slices, strawberries)



-baked cookie dough egg roll!!!! (plus a spoonful of haagan daaz 5 coffee ice cream & a litttle white choc pb on the side)





Not exactly what I pictured & prob needed more cookie dough, but still pretty good. How could it not be???

-candy cane lane tea



-vegan tofu curry egg roll
-water




Oh, how I love these egg rolls

-another bite of the dark choc graham crackers

Had I looked at the nutritionals before buying this I prob would have put it back, but it's really very delicious. And you really only need a bite at a time.

-a "swamp thing" sushi roll (tuna/salmon/avocado inside with seaweed salad on top)
-a rainbow roll
-water





Both with soy sauce & lots of wasabi. I kept trying to convince myself I wouldn't like the seaweed salad. I always assume that. And I always like it. Which is awesome, because it's soooo good for you.

About half way through the meal I went down and got....

-a small glass of sparkling red wine



Yum.

-a few chipotle dark chocolate hazelnuts




-bowl of ice cream (half haagan daz 5 coffee, half choc chip cookie dough coconut milk ice cream)



Body Bugg Stats:

Calories Burned: 1,936
Steps Taken: 5,199

Terrible. But I did need a day of relaxation. I didn't even shower. :-x

xo,
Amanda