1 Day Until My 4 Day Weekend!!

Hi guys! Sorry I’ve been MIA for a few days, but as you all know.. life gets in the way at times ;) Last night we had my brother’s graduation from Fire Academy. It was nice to go and be there for him, but I realized most of the guys graduating looked so young.. Which makes me feel OLD!!! HAHAH

Here’s a quick picture recap of Tuesday, Wednesday and Today!

Breakfasts (the usual)  

Lunches were the same everyday! Geez I’m boring! (there was some snacking going on at work b/c a mom brought in delish home made brownies so I partook in a few of those bad boys!)

Dinners: Tuesday was salad with hummus and some leftover sweet potato fries.

Wednesday was PB & J on WW and more home made fries (since we were in a hurry to get to Freehold for Joe’s graduation.

and Today was salad and a tiny piece of Turkey Kielbasa and a pierogi that my friend had made… MMMMM

 

Of course there were snacks/desserts every night! I had chocolate pudding Tuesday and Wednesday and Apples with PB today!

I also went to the gym every day and did some walking on the boardwalk Tuesday and today… I love this gorgeous weather!!! Bring on Memorial Day and the Bennys! If your from Jersey you know what I’m talking about ;)

I hope everyone had a great day! See everyone tomorrow :-D

 

I Can Breathe!

Hi Everyone! I had a good night sleep thank goodness last night, it was much needed (thanks to Tylenol PM) I got up at 7:30 and had a Luna Chocolate Raspberry bar for breakfast and a few almonds and grapes. I brought my mug of coffee with me on my walk to work on this chilly morning. The morning flew by and before I knew it it was lunch time :)

Lunch was the same as dinner last night since it hit the spot. TJ’s Greek Yogurt with blueberries, strawberries and this time I used TJ’s LF Almond Granola. MMM I also had about 2 handfuls of pretzel goldfish. After work I came home to changed for the gym, I had some cashews and headed off to do 2 miles on the treadmill and lifted and came home so we go go food shopping and hit up the library. Well I switched purses and didn’t put my library card in ( so needless to say we didn’t stop there. Once we got home I got in the shower since I wasn’t hungry yet. I had my leftovers from lunch yesterday for din din. YUMYUM!!! Is all I can say! I LOVE TUNA MELTS! I also had a pickle and some sweet potato fries. 

I got on kitchen cleaning binge which led to me eating my way through the kitchen even though I was extremely full! There was some chocolate eaten, and a few cookies, and grapes.. UGH! I have quite the bellyache now! Which I totally deserve! oh well.. one day I will learn!

I’m off to watch some Food Network and hopefully digest all my food!!! Have a great night! 4 more days to go :)

Wow Gotta Love Benadryl Comas!

I woke up after a lovely 9ish hours of sleep! FINALLY! thanks to a Benadryl :) Unfortunately I was groggy all day though! UGH I barely had a voice and coughed and sneezed most of the day.. oh what fun! lol I started the morning with my normal bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee (I really wanted Greek yogurt but with the way my head was this am I didn’t think it was a good idea)  

 

I tried to snap out of it and went out shopping with mommy for a bit :) We went to Cost Cutters since it is going out of business and everything that is left is 70% off! I got some Aleve, nose spray for Adam, Bronzer and Christmas cards all for 7.50! Good Deal I think! We also walked around the dollar store and I picked up a newspaper. This is my new Sunday ritual ;) Once home Adam and I went to the mall to walk around since it was uberly yucky out here in Jersey. We didn’t get anything just walked around for about an hour then came back near the house. We were starving since it was about 1:45ish so we went to our favorite restaurant down the street The Porch. I got a Diet Coke and the Tuna Melt without the bacon… This thing was huge! Just like their burgers! I almost forgot to take a picture so this is after eating a bit! I brought half home and let me tell you I was full all afternoon!

cI did snack on same grapes though for something sweet! I got some stuff down around the apartment and relaxed then around 6 I figured I should eat a little something for dinner. I had TJ’s Greek yogurt with strawberries and blueberries and some Fiber One and Grapes Nuts for CRUNCH! Dessert was some chocolate covered almonds, peanuts and cherries… I had this times 2! :-D  

I’m off to watch Outbreak I love this movie even though its pretty scary with all the crazy diseases/fluishness.. Hope you all had a great weekend! See ya tomorrow! :)

I’m Alive Still! I Think….

Hey There sorry I’ve been missing for a few days.. My allergies have totally gotten the best of me….. Thursday night I slept maybe 3 hours, thanks to Aleve Cold and Sinus making my heart race all night long! and Friday night I was a good friend to my Brides Maid and went and saw her boyfriends band in Seaside at The Beachcomber Bar, it was their music festival and both of his bands were playing so we stayed for his one band and left before his second went on because we were headed to “our bar” Headliner to see Daddypop! Unfortunately I left Kelli and Becky around 12:15 since I hadn’t slept the night before and my throat hurt so bad :-( I was trying to be upbeat and happy  but it just wasn’t working and my nose was running like crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to keep running to the bathroom to blow my nose.. NO FUN AT ALL! I guess every party has to have a party pooper.. and that was ME! Luckily my awesome brother who passed his Fireman test and graduated from the Academy of Finance (special program at his high school) and also got a scholarship for it ;) picked me up! He saved the day.. well night/morning.. lol I was home and in bed by 12:45.. and woke up with knives in my throat by 1:30! It was terrible! Are anyone else’s allergies this bad? I just don’t get it… here’s a recap of my foods of Thursday Odwalla bar for breakie lunch was yogurt, granola and tons of ripe strawberries and lots of pretzel goldfishes ;) dinner was a salad and stuffed peppers that daddy was so nice to give to us! YUM YUM I love dad’s cooking!

Friday’s eats: Usual cereal, yogurt granola and lots of berries, a few bites of Adam’s yummy sausage peppers and onions, and bison meatballs.. MMMM and my din din was a “crack wrap” that I’ve been seeing all over the blogs. Mine was a Flat Out wrap with veggie hummus and a slice of American cheese with some TJ’s mock sun chips and a pickle! I really liked the wrap, I dipped mine in ketchup. I also had a few spoonfuls of ice cream before I left for the bar :-D thought it would make my throat feel better!

 

Today I was still feeling extremely yucky and thought about ditching the gym but of course I wouldn’t let myself. I figured I went Thursday and Friday not feeling so hot so why not go today and see how much I could do? Before leaving I had a cup of coffee to try and get motivated and a bowl of cereal same as I’ve been having all week.

 

I did 2 miles on the treadmill and lifted then headed off to the parents for laundry washing and baking a cake. The “norm” for my Saturdays ;) I snacked on tons of grapes while there and some other crap.. They have such junk food there, because of my brother and I always cave into it! UGH but it was there and I didn’t feel good.. good enough excuse for me :-( I came back home and had some cottage cheese and apples for some real food and cleaned up and showered so Adam and I could go for a long walk on the boardwalk, we only did about 2 miles (it was so windy!) and then went to Shoprite to pick up some things for dinner. I had a diet Snapple Raspberry tea and some Tostitos when we got home because I was getting hungry and it was only 4:00ish. Dinner was then some TJ’s Bison patties we had picked up on our last trip. We threw them on the George Foreman and cooked up some sweet potato and regular fries in the oven. I put Cabot 50% reduced fat cheddar on my burger and had a pickle and fries. I dipped everything in BBQ sauce.. SO SO GOOD!

After that even though I was full I had a piece of my Black Bean Brownies with frosting… God forbid I eat a more healthy dessert! hahahah it totally filled my sweet tooth and now I’m off to relax finally and take some Benadryl since it is the only thing that helps lately.

Hope ya’ll are having a great weekend! See ya tomorrow!

WOOOHOO Doctor is OVER!

Hiya guys! Well thankfully the doctor flew by :-D Before I left I had some apple and pear with cottage cheese (what I had left in the fridge that I cut up a few days ago!) I also brought a Cliff Bar with me since I was heading the to the gym after the dr. Before I headed out I also had about 6 almonds just for some more protein.

I was only at the dr. for about 20 minutes and was on my way to the gym. I did  2 miles on the treadmill and lifted and headed home with a tummy ache :( GRR I came home and relaxed for a bit and since Adam had gotten out of work early we went for a walk on the Manasquan blacktop or boardwalk if you want to call it that ;) We also went food shopping and stopped at my parents house to pick up some home made stuffed peppers from daddy! He takes such good care of us! :) Thanks Daddy! Once home and showered I made up a Lean Cuisine Roasted Veggie Pizza. I wanted comfort food since I was cranky. I also added a bit more sauce and cheese to it and some bread and butter pickles on the side :-D

I then wanted to bake since it equals stress relief in my world. I  made Happy Herbivore's Black Bean Brownies and they came out pretty good! I expected them to be gross but they tasted like bananas. I think if I put some frosting on them Adam will eat them up!!

lol I’m off to relax and take some Benadryl so I can sleep/breath tonight!

3 days down only 2 more to go! Hope you had a wonderful Wednesday :)

The Tree Pollen Is Kicking My Arse!

Hiya Everyone!

Hope you  had a great Tuesday! I woke up yesterday in a tree pollen coma, sore throat and stuffed nose/head. Gotta love it! I had my usual breakfast of cereal (Fiber One, and TJ’s Honey Nut O’s, banana, cinnamon and light vanilla soymilk) and the mug of coffee on my walk to work :)

The morning flew by even with 12 kiddies since we were outside for a good amount of time. They really need it after being stuck inside all last week! At lunch I ran home to pick up my car since they were saying rain for the time I’d be walking home. Lunch was inhaled yogurt with granola, strawberries and kiwi. I also nagged a few pieces of meat and cheese from the Anti Pasta that we got for pizza day. At snack time I had a few handfuls of pretzels and a couple of mini Oreos.. MMM We had our meeting with the pastor so I dragged Adam for a walk on the boardwalk and picked up some Dunkin Donuts coffee since I have a few gift cards left to use up! I got a medium Toasted Almond with skim milk. YUMO

When we finally got home I wasn’t very hungry but knew I needed to eat since it was 7 o’clock already! I had a salad with green peppers, cucumbers, red onion, romaine, carrots, hummus, croutons, and Balsamic Vinegar. I also had a half of a sweet potato with Newman’s Own Salsa. MMMM

After that I need sweets, even though I really wasn’t hungry, but the vinegar made me NEED just a little something so first I  had a piece of an apple then I threw caution to the wind and had a Super Charge Me Cookie.. 

hahah After that I relaxed since I felt like death and took a Benadryl around 10:30 and watched the Real Housewives of New York Reunion. Oh how I love a good train wreck :) Then I watched the beginning of The Real Housewives of NJ!!! Once again a fun train wreck to watch about my state! Let me tell you if you already didn’t figure it out.. I am nothing like them at all! Nor would I want to be! But it is sure fun to watch :-D

Onto this morning I woke up a few times before finally getting out of bed around 8. It was so nice to sleep in a bit and not be in a hurry for anything! I had some coffee and waited till I got hungry to have my bowl of cereal which was Kashi Go Lean Crunch and Fiber One with a banana, cinnamon and Light Vanilla soymilk.

I also had a few almonds for some more protein :) I have a doctor’s appointment at 1 and plan on leaving around 12:30 just in case I have to fill anything out. I was supposed to gain about 10 pounds because of female problems but I haven’t.. I may have gained 1 or 2 but that is it.. and I am eating more lately. Oh well! We will see what he says! Hope you have a great Hump Day!

It Was A Good One!

I woke up this morning still not feeling so great after my huge dinner last night! I had a bowl of Rice Krispies (the Jumbo ones) Fiber One, about a quarter of a banana since the rest was bad, cinnamon and light vanilla soymilk.

I of course brought a cup of coffee with me on my walk to work this morning. I only had 6 kids today so it was a good day, and we got to be outside for a decent amount of time. Once lunch time hit I was ready for it! I had my usual Dannon Light and Fit with granola and 2 kiwis. MMM I also had 2 handfuls of pretzels for some salt. After work I walked home, had some grapes and half of a fiber one bar and got ready for the gym. I did about 2 miles on the treadmill and lifted then came home to shower and eat some dinner. Dinner was something easy and bland since my stomach wasn’t too happy. I had Naturally Nutty Butter Toffee Peanut Butter with some Trader Joe’s Organic strawberry jelly. and some TJ’s knock off sun chips… oh and a few bbq chips since they called my name ;) 

We went food shopping came home unpacked everything and I decided to have 2 Super Charge Me Cookies and a spoonful of the Ice Cream Adam was eating… I’m not sure what it was.. I really have to go check the container but I just sat down!! lol (I’m trying to be lazy!)

 

How was your Monday? I only have 3 more days to go this week since I took off Wednesday for a doctors appointment! woohoo.. have a great night!