Coffee + Carb Loading

I’m in love again.  With coffee.  I know this is a volatile relationship.  I fall hard, then I get burned.  Literally.  My throat and my stomach hate me when I get back together with coffee. 

So far, things have been going well.  We’re getting along famously.  But I know, there may come a time when we have to call it quits again.  For now, we meet for breakfast every morning…

with another old love…

Mock Egg McMuffins + coffee = a happy meal :)

I spent most of the morning cleaning out my really messy closet then headed out for grocery shopping.  Why does that take forever?  Hmm…could be the fact that I still go down every aisle even when I only need a few things!  I’ll never learn…

But, I did pick up some Ezekiel Hot Dog Buns for something new!  I put one to work with an Applegate Farms Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dog as soon as I got home, along with a sweet Honeycrisp apple….

When the daughters came home from school, I went right to the pantry for a snack.  I’m convinced it’s a Pavlovian response.  Good thing I walk down every aisle of the grocery store or else I would have missed out on these babies for a snack…

Paul and Nell said that I could have 20.   I chomped on about half, then decided I better put it in a bowl before Paul and Nell gave me the raised eyebrow.   I added a cheese stick …because…

To round out this carb-a-rific day, I split some Annie’s Shells and Cheddar with the daughters.  The husband was working and it was just us girls with our mac and cheese.  I doctored mine up with the leftover butternut squash and broccoli in the fridge and about 1/4 c. of black beans for a teensy bit of protein…

I know it does not look that fab, but it was really tasty and filling!  I sure did it up with the carbs today.  I was craving them all day.  Must be my body needing to carb-load for my big 3 mile run tomorrow – LOL!!!  This is my running training week and my body knows!  That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it ;P

I ended the night with a cup of STASH…

This STASH stinks:(

ONE GOOD THING :  Coffee doesn’t :D

Have a great day, everyone!!

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

The End Is Near

Only 1 1/2 days left of school. It's a good thing and a bad thing. I love having the summers with the daughters. I know this time is fleeting and I cherish the time I get to spend with them. On the other hand, I will miss having part of my days to myself. I like being able to exercise in the morning without interruption and I really like running errands by. my. self. It's so much quicker and less irritating ;P



I was in a mad rush to get out the door this morning. I had to be at big daughter's school for her honors award ceremony, so there was no time for exercise and barely time for breakfast! I went with another quick cereal bowl topped with 1 c. blueberries for 3 POINTS...







After a long ceremony (2 hours!), I ran some errands (by myself ), then ran home to eat lunch. I was starving by 12:30! I decided to use the leftover taco- seasoned tofu and morphed it into a Taco Tofu Burrito. I layered the tofu, shredded lettuce, tomato, 1/2 oz. shredded 2% cheddar and 2 tbsp. quacamole on a La Tortilla Factory Smart and Delicious Wrap and rolled it up burrito-style. This was so good and only 4 POINTS! I had 1 cup of watermelon for an additional 1 POINT....

This was filling, but since I ate it so fast, I still felt like I wanted a little something more. I grabbed half of a Peanut Butter Cookie Larabar (aka the BEST Larabar ever!) for 2 POINTS and headed out the door for a hair appointment...

When the daughters got home from school, I donned my workout gear and headed to the basement for a 40 minute run on the treadmill. It was hard, but I forced myself to keep with it and I made it to the end!

Then, I slid through snack time by drinking. I drink away my afternoons. Drowning my sorrows of not making it to goal yet with lots of iced tea. Decaf, or else I'll be up all night. I'm old that way;) Along with drinking, I chopped away the afternoon prepping for dinner. I had lots of fresh veggies in the house and I had visions of a big bowl of roasted veggies. I chopped and roasted zucchini, eggplant, carrots, red pepper, red onion, asparagus, broccoli and sweet potatoes. Hmmm... but, what to go with it??? I chose this box of goodness that I got from Danica ...

I cannot believe how seriously good this Annie's boxed mac and cheese tastes!!! It is a sure winner. It has a light, creamy cheese sauce that has a delicious real cheddar flavor. No chemical or fake cheesy taste. I had a 1 c. serving (and a few extra "tastes") along with a heaping cup of roasted veggies for 7 POINTS...

I could have eaten another entire plate of both! So good! But, I controlled myself , quickly cleaned up, then sat down with the husband and watched the daughters put on an "after dinner"show. Later, I had some dessert - Fudgy Peanut Chip Vitatop with PB2 for 2 POINTS...

I'm off to hang out with the husband and then get some sleep! Have a great night :)