Eat, Rush, Repeat

Boy, morning always comes so fast and I was starvin’ Marvin when I woke up!  No time to wait, I fixed up breakfast right away.  A wafflewich was calling my name…

I ate it so fast, I don’t even remember it!  I hate when I do that!  Note to self:  TAKE YOUR TIME.  Because right after I shoveled ate it, I had a craving for chocolate!  Why is the UNIVERSE torturing me??!!!  I mean, REALLY, do I have to fight morning cravings now, too??!!  I ran out of the kitchen and busied myself with getting the daughters off to school.

I had to skip the gym so that I could tidy up at home and prepare for my lunch guest, Rosemary and her little guy…

He is such a cutie pie!!!  I had fun snuggling him up and catching up with my friend!

We took a snuggle break and ate some lunch.  I had prepared an Italian Chicken Salad;  a great recipe from my girl at the Food Network…

I served it on lettuce with a side salad and a slice of Seven Grain Bread…

and some red pepper hummus…

Such a nice afternoon!

That was the extent of  quiet and relaxing;  the daughters came home and it was back to reality!  We had to head to religion class followed by an ice cream social which I had to help out with, so I decided to give everyone a quick Annie’s mac and cheese dinner with some veggies before we left.  The daughters were not loving eating dinner at 3:45, but I knew the ice cream would deter them from wanting ANY dinner at all later!  So, as not to be tempted  during my job as designated “scooper”, I ate a good snack before leaving, too – Chobani nonfat peach yogurt topped with Pecan Sticky Bun granola (* do NOT buy this, it is EVIL) and about 45 more handfuls of granola – GAH!

I scooped without incident.  A little while after getting home, I had a small bowl of dinner leftovers…

I’m realizing that I’m going to have to get better at pre-planning some dinner for these busy nights.  Can’t eat mac and cheese every time…actually, that wouldn’t be soooo awful ;P

Hope you all had a great day!

ONE GOOD THING:  The Pecan Sticky Bun Granola is almost gone :D

Workin Out With Food

I couldn't wait to get on my elliptical this morning. I cannot believe I just said that, but, YES it's true!! I skipped my workout yesterday since I ran out the door early and I just didn't find the block of time the rest of the day. I haven't taken a "day off" in a long time; I always try to do some type of exercise, so I kinda felt weird about it all day. Anyway, while on the elliptical, I was watching The Food Network . Why I do this to myself, I don't know. I'm obsessed with food; it's a problem -evident by the size of my hips! I tried to change around the channels, but nothing interesting was on. Note to self: Watching The Food Network is not conducive to getting in a good workout! I could not wait to be done so I could eat breakfast!! Therefore, the workout was only 30 minutes which is stinky since I did not work out yesterday. Maybe, I can fit in a Wii Fit workout later today.




Breakfast ended up being a Western Alternative Bagel with Laughing Cow Light Cheese and a yummy ripe pear...





Today, we were invited by friends to go to a Children's Christmas Party/Luncheon at their snazzy country club and I'm not quite sure what to expect in the food department. I may have a small fruit before we go and just keep my fingers crossed that there will be some healthy choices at the party. We'll see...