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Cards Against Humanity

 

The Monday work day is officially behind us!

For LUNCH today, I tried Amy’s Broccoli & Cheddar Bowl.  It was pretty great!  There was more broccoli than I could actually finish, but I got most of it down.  The cheddar and pasta were right on though!   When it got close to quitting time, I also ate a CLIF bar because I knew I’d be working out after work and needed the extra fuel.

 broccoli-bowl  amy-brocolli-cheddar

cliff-bar

I headed to the gym immediately after work, My WORKOUT consisted of some treadmill walking and then an ab class and tone & scupt class.  I’m definitely feeling it in my arms today!  I felt like I pushed myself pretty well.  Nick and I are working on some challenges right now – mine is to workout for 21 days straight!   You know the saying, 21 days makes a habit?  Exactly my goal.  In fact, I made this “Back in the Habit” workout schedule for my friend Lacy this weekend because she needed something similar.  I’m not currently doing this plan, but I wanted to share it with y’all in case you need a schedule to make working out a habit again!  Just remember to walk if you need to walk!  I know it jumps to 4 miles pretty quick, but that entire 4 miles can be walked if you want – just get moving!

habit-workout

 

I incorporated some yoga on the last day so you can stretch it out real good!

I got home from the gym and immediately worked on dinner.  I made some Morning Star Riblets that turned out delicious with a croissant and a side of apples w/ peanut butter!  It may be an odd combination, but it seriously did the trick for me!

rib-croissant-apple

 

I’ve heard people ask why you would eat “fake” meat.  If you want to eat something that mimics the real deal, why not just eat the real thing?  It makes perfect sense to me though!  So let me explain just in case you’re wondering the same thing… Before I was a vegetarian, I would have loved some ribs.  The texture and the sauce are a delicious combination.  I love the fact that I’m able to enjoy some of my favorite foods without having to create more harm to animals.  I don’t judge you for eating the real thing though – it’s all about personal choice.

WEEKEND RE-CAP

me-lacy  car-alarm

That face is what happens when a car alarm goes off right next to you!  Don’t they see we’re trying to take a picture here?  No need to scare us!

Saturday night, Nick and I had a couples night with our friends Jamey & Ben.  They grilled out for us and made Sangria!  We also played a game that I’ve been hearing about over  & over on blogs, but never had the opportunity to play until now…..

sangria-glasses

sangria-fruit

appetizers corn-cauliflower-veggies

CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cards-against-humanity

In case you’re not familiar, it’s like Apples to Apples, but for adults.  It’s a little more R-rated…. but so fun!  I definitely had a blast for my first time playing.

Jamey also surprised me with my all-time favorite dessert!  One day I’ll get the recipe from her and share it with y’all, but she uses Blackberry for me because we both love it!

blackberry-pie

me-bailey  bailey-kisses

jamey-sleeping

It was a great weekend – drinks, friends, card games, and delicious food!

  • Have you ever played Cards Against Humanity?  What were your thoughts?
  • What do you do when it’s time to get back in the habit of working out?

 

 

Starbucks Tomato & Basil Panini

 

Good Morning!

We are back to Monday – I hope you all had a great weekend!  Mine was a lot of fun, I headed up to Starkville.  I’ll be recapping some events from the weekend later today!

Let’s start with BREAKFAST.  It’s a good one this morning.  I’m really trying to eat a larger breakfast to help fuel me through the day!

english-muffin-sausage-banana

Cup of coffee, of course!  English muffin with honey & butter, Morning Star Farms Sausage Links, and a Banana.  It was delicious.

I planned on waking up this morning for a run, but I’m seriously trying to improve on some bad habits I have.  One of those being the amount of sleep I get at night.  I got exactly 7 hours last night, preferably I’d get more, but that’s the reason I didn’t wake up any sooner.  I’m packing my gym bag for work though so I can squeeze in a workout at the gym after I get off.  Another bad habit I’m working on is my water intake.  I definitely don’t get enough to keep my moving body hydrated.  I’ve been working on a system at work that helps increase my intake by setting a goal to drink my blender bottle full of water by 12:30 and then again by 4:30, so I get about 44oz. right there.  It still needs some improvement.

This past weekend in Starkville, I experienced two very different scenarios that a vegetarian may find themselves in.

First, Nick and I had Mexican on Friday night.  I mentioned that in my post on Fun with Food Camp (btw, I found out it’s culinary camp – very cool).  I found a piece of chicken & steak in my veggies.  Something completely different happened on Sunday though at Starbucks.  I was there alone working on the blog, enjoying my skinny caramel macchiato and a lady offered me a sample of their panini (with ham & Swiss).  I thanked her, but told her I’m a vegetarian.  She moved on to the next guy.  A few minutes later, she brings over a bag and says that this panini has NO MEAT in it, it’s a tomato & basil (I’m fairly certain it was also larger than the first panini I was offered.  I was extremely thankful because that was unnecessarily sweet!  By the way, it was delicious – so if you’re hungry on the road and need to stop for some lunch, I highly recommend the tomato & basil panini from Starbucks!

tomato-basil

 

Alright friends, I’m off to get ready for work, but I’ll be back later to recap my weekend!

  • What do you eat for breakfast to fuel your day?
  • How do you measure your water intake & what tricks do you use to increase that?
  • Have you had the Tomato & Basil Panini at Starbucks?  What were your thoughts?

Fun with Food Camp

 

Good Afternoon!

I’m at Starbucks writing up my post for today.  I made the drive up to Starkville last night and seriously… this is the easiest Free-standing Starbucks.  The one back home is inside the Target.  I love coming to this Starbucks to get work done – which is exactly what I’m doing today.  I have my Blog, Inc. book with me and I’m working to fix my Comment issue along with my networked blogs issue because I noticed that my posts are not linking with Facebook & Twitter like they should.

starbucks-donut

 

Work has been monotonous lately because we’re going to a new e-filing system and so I’m converting all of our paper files to e-files which is extremely boring.  I usually don’t take lunch breaks unless I’m meeting with a friend, but Friday was draaaggggiiiinnnnggggg….. SO I decided to actually take a lunch break and enjoy that hour of freedom.  I headed to Whole Foods because ya know what?  There is always beauty there!  It can be the flowers or the fresh produce, but I absolutely love lingering.  I chose my usual Kevita Organic Pomegranate (<– You can purchase A CASE of it on Amazon, y’all!!) drink because it’s something that lifts my mood!

kevita-flowers

It was a refreshing break and then I headed back to finish my work before leaving for Starkville.  Last nights dinner was cheap – Mexican, which is my fave.  I didn’t have the greatest experience though.  I ordered my usual rice w/ sauteed veggies & a small cheese dip.  I found a piece of chicken and a piece of steak in my veggies though – so that was upsetting, but I finished off the rice and pushed all the veggies to the side.  That was disappointing and I won’t be eating there again.

We also watched “Walk of Shame” last night with Elizabeth Banks and it was hilarious, but cheesy.  One of those movies that would never actually happen in real life, but it was entertaining to watch.  Also, I adore Elizabeth Banks.

This morning, I woke up for a good run… except I woke up late and it wasn’t the greatest.  It was WAY TOO HOT!  I walked most of the way and also got a minor sunburn.  I did pass this sign though and had a TON of questions….

fun-with-food-camp

  1. Where was this camp when I was a kid? – Because I would have been there!
  2. What exactly does it entail?  – Is it a culinary camp?  Is it playing with your food camp?  Do make little men out of candy and then eat it?  I mean…. I HAVE NO IDEA!!!
  3. How old do you have to be?
  4. Is this why Mississippi has a high obesity rate?
  5. Is this like Fat Camp, but where being Fat is acceptable?

Seriously… I’m so curious!

I also really love running on Mississippi State’s campus because it’s just so pretty!  I could have used a little more shade though.  Don’t be fooled, that was practically the only shade I saw the entire run.

walk-MSU

 

Now I’m off to figure out my gazillion WordPress questions!  Hope y’all have a wonderful Saturday.

  • What do you think Fun With Food camp is?
  • Have you seen Walk of Shame?  
  • What activity refreshes you in the middle of a monotonous boring work day?

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