March (Stop the) Madness
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Happy birthday, Carla!
Mihani, kitty is just fine. He has healed and his shaved belly hair is almost regrown (about halfway). He was completely fine; I was just going straight to worst-case scenario in my mind...
I find that I'm just not motivated right now to go full-on food prep and exercise. I've been half-as#ing it for weeks. Grr. I just want to find that zone where it's all easy. Where did that go?!?
I'm gonna share my latest knitting project; just finished it yesterday. A very, VERY long wrap/scarf. And it's got kitty's stamp of approval.
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Love that wrap Karrie... you always use such fun colors too.
Better day, not 100% but close enough for horseshoes or hand grenades.
B - smoothie with water, spinach, 2 dates, chia seeds, banana, a couple drops of vanilla, a little cinnamon
L - big ol' salad with romaine, shredded beets and carrots, grape tomatoes, sunflower seeds, nooch, chickpeas, balsamic
D - maple ginger tofu, quinoa, garlicky kale
S - apple, couple cups of popcorn
I have been experimenting with apples lately, buying a couple each of different varieties as I see them appearing in the grocery. I had an ambrosia today which was really good. Also have tried Jazz, Lady Alice, Kanzi. I'm enjoying the different notes of flavor and crispness each one has. I usually just buy gala or fuji, and honeycrisp when they are around, so this has been fun trying out new ones.
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Karrie!! That wrap! I love it! Did you follow a pattern or make it up yourself? Is the striping in the same green? It looks like it but I can't tell for sure. I like the design in the solid areas.
Mihani, as soon as you started mentioning apples, I was reading through to see if you've tried Honeycrisp yet. Those are my favorite! We want to plant one in our orchard this year. This area is great for growing them.
I don't know if it is the spring weather or what, but I'm starting to crave fresh salads again! Now if I can get myself back into the morning smoothies and have a salad every day for lunch I'll be doing pretty good.
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LOVE that wrap, Karrie! I love the shape of it too. Looks so versatile. Your kitten is sooooo cute. More pictures!! I am with you, I just can't bring myself to go crazy right now. My food prep is pretty half-@ssed for sure, but I've still got healthy lunches everyday and mostly healthy dinners and breakfasts too, but too many instances of "toast for dinner" too lol. And cookies for snacks! Ahh. I have been craving more and more veggies and fruit though, so that's nice and entertaining. Maybe with the nicer weather too...
We had so many honeycrisp this past month or two that I'm kind of sick of them at the moment! We also paid an arm and a leg for them it seemed because they obviously weren't available locally lol. Carla, that would be so cool to have your own tree!!! Ahh delicious. What are your first veggies and fruits for this spring you think? How was your bday celebration?
My sister and my Mom are throwing me a baby shower this saturday, and I offered my place to host! Which may have been a mistake. They are doing so much for it though, and we have a cleaner coming on Friday, but still, I've been having that panic of "what does my house actually look like to strangers?!" lately and been going crazy trying to put up pictures and art that we've had around for 7 months but done nothing with... Also, trying to put finishing touches on the nursery and what not. I figure at least this way I'm motivated to have everything ready nice and early for the baby!
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B - Coconut yogurt, granola, strawberries and blackberries
L - big salad with shredded carrots, orange pepper, pumpkin seeds, and a white balsamic vinaigrette (I'm going to try for more variety next time like yours, Mihani!)
D - unplanned (uh oh)
S - orange, canteloupe, and ... a client dropped off muffins at our office...0 -
I hope you have a great baby shower Lia! Your food looks great, good healthy stuff for baby and you!
Can't recall how much acreage you bought Carla, looking forward to your orchard reports this summer and fall.
Three days left before boss gets back from vacation. I have been plowing through work but the stuff comes in as fast as I can get through it. I really hope the next few days continue to be productive. It has been fairly quiet at least, a lot of people are on vacation this time of year with spring break for their kids.
I have leftover roasted sweet potato, roasted asparagus and quinoa for tonight, and roasting some chickpeas. I may throw together a simple lemon tahini dressing to throw over top. The asparagus is pretty much my favorite. I whip up a tiny bit of sesame oil (like less than half a tsp), garlic, soy sauce, ginger. Roll the asparagus around in the mixture on foil lined baking sheet, sprinkle with sesame seeds, roast until tender but still a little crisp. Delicious. I even like to munch on them cold leftover.
B - running late so just had some amazing grass in a shaker cup with water
L - big 'ol salad
D - aforesaid leftovers
S - some popcorn, 2 dates, 5 cashews (weird I know, but the dates and cashews are an awesome little energy boost snack)
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Only 2 more days left before boss returns, still really trying to catch up on some stuff but it's crazy. I have made some progress, but it's like bailing a boat with multiple holes, the piles of stuff to do never seem to diminish for more than a minute.
B - amazing grass shaken with water, a banana
L - didn't take time to prep salad stuff last night so I had leftover quinoa, sweet potatoes, roasted chickpeas, asparagus, with lemon tahini dressing
D - hummus wrap with lots of lettuce, red pepper, cucumber
S - skinny pop, a couple dates
Almost time to start thinking about an April title. Anybody have inspiration?0 -
Mihani, that asparagus sounds delicious! Yum. I always make it the same basic way - roasted with a tiny bit of oil and a tiny bit of sea salt! I love asparagus though. I'm going to have to try out your way soon..
How are you feeling re boss coming back? I can't tell whether you need another lawyer or another 5 clerks!!! OMG. It's neverending. Your boss must be happy it's busy but there is definitely a limit lol. What are you up to this weekend?
I was bragging to my Mom last week about how I haven't been sick yet this entire pregnancy.. and bam, I have a terrible cold! It went from zero to 100 in a day! Of course right before my shower lol. Oh well. I just feel bad for my clients today, I look a little like a pregnant junkie lmao.
Hmmm.... Athletic in April (HA!), April (over)Achievers, Apples in April (hehe) = sorry these are pretty bad!
Happy weekend guys!!!!
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I like Athletic in April!!
April 1 (tomorrow), I am starting my daily walks, which will morph into daily runs over the course of the next 2 months. I am going to do it every single morning no matter what until I WANT to do it every single morning. By the end of the summer, I'll be a lean running machine!
I've asked my hubby for help cooking so I can stay on top of my nutrition. I might recruit my mom's help to to prepare me a soup each week (she loves making homemade soups - it's kind of her thing). I'm going to wash and cut and pre-portion veggies in the fridge every Sunday so they're ready to go whenever I need them. And I'm going to prep all my smoothie fruit/spinach into portions in the freezer so they're always ready to go too.
I'm going to haul-a#s instead of doing it half-a#ssed...
Goals for April: 20 lbs lost and between 4 and 6 sprints during my walks.
Goals for May: 15 lbs lost and between 10 and 12 sprints during my walks.
Goals for June: 10 lbs lost and at least one 10km run (nonstop).
Goals for July: 5 lbs lost and at least one 10km run every week.
Goals for August: No weight goal (I'll still have about 10-15 lbs to lose, but my ultimate goals are about how my clothes are fitting), and at least two 10km runs every week.
And then I'm going to register for a fall half marathon and maybe a zombie run; if I can find one nearby..
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I like Athletic in April too.
Lia, I think we do need to do something at the office. I’m just too overwhelmed anymore. I am doing too much and starting to slip and always scrambling to cover deadlines and get things done. It’s making me really unhappy. I hope you are feeling better for the baby shower tomorrow, and that you get some cool stuff for baby.
Great goals Karrie, and great ideas with the smoothies and veggies. I think I’ll do that with my smoothie ingredients too. Do you blanch the spinach or anything before you freeze it or is it fine frozen fresh? I remember when you did that Tough Mudder, I don’t know how you made it through! I need to make my food prep a couple times a week top priority too.
B – sprouted grain toast with avocado
L – teriyaki veggies and noodles
D – hummus quesadilla
S – lara bar, will have a couple glasses of wine at a neighbor’s house tonight
Too much in the way of starches today. Always my biggest challenge. Going to work all day tomorrow, and will probably go in for at least a few hours on Sunday.
Going to make a batch of the Golden Spiced Lentil Soup this weekend and prep salad stuff.
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