Sunday Recap

I had all intentions of waking up an hour early to bike on Sunday morning, but I was SO incredibly sore.  I haven’t been sore since I played college basketball and was training 3 times a day, but those weighted frog hops at boot camp did me in!   It was a good sore, though.  When my alarm went off at 7AM, I decided I deserved to sleep in for all my hard work Saturday and reset it for 8AM.  Sometimes a girl just needs a little extra sleep!  I had this yummy banana nut combo for breakie:

Banana Nut Bread protein powder + water stirred with fiber one.

In Sunday School, we were on our last chapter of “The Search for Significance” and I’ve got to say, I’m not ready for it to be over!  I’ve learned so much and I feel like it’s really helped me grow as a person.  It helps us understand why we feel the way we do sometimes and shows us to change the way the world can make us feel sometimes.

After church I came home and whipped up a quick lunch of voskos + pumpkin

yumkin.

and a side of steamed veggies

veggie power.

with a la tortilla factory wrap.

whole wheat.

Then I cleaned, got ready for the CASTING CROWNS CONCERT, and watched the US vs. Canada hockey game until it was time to pick up my cousin!  I tried to fit some biking in, but apparently, I wore out the bicycle.  The belt on the inside is DONE.   

I also packed dinner for eating at the concert and hid it in my purse to get past security

deli turkey:

Oscar Meyer Thin Sliced Oven Roasted Turkey Breast

Some veggies:

Carrots, broccoli, & cherry tomatoes.

The concert was fantastic!  I love Casting Crowns <3

When I got home, I had a piece of Rudi’s Organic Cinnamon Raisin Bread for a snack. [unpictured cause I was 1/2 asleep]

 

My Baby Is Home.

Yes, that’s right.  After work yesterday, I was able to pick up my baby car from the dealership again, since the TST treatment for the paint was finished….”Reunited and it feels so gooooood“… Haha. 

The day I bought her♥

Anyway here’s your VOTD:

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”- Jeremiah 29:11-13

When I got home last night, I had a quick snack to fuel my workout.  Unfortunately, my Jonagold stash is completely depleted.  I’ll have to go get some more on Saturday…For now, I’ll settle for this treat.

Sugar Free Strawberry on Rudi’s 14 Grain Organic.

Golden delicious is a poor man’s Jonagold.

Then I went to the basement to get my bike on.  I went for about an hour, catching up on my One Tree Hill episode that was missed for the Girls Tell All night on the Bachelor.  Alex still pisses me off on that show.  She needs to just get out of the way and let Julian be with Brooke.  Okayyy, no ranting.

After my 600 calorie burning work out on the stationary, I got a shower and made some dinner. 

Veggie pureee.

Okay, I know how gross this looks, but I promise it was so yummy.  I just steamed a bag of broccoli, carrots, & cauliflower in the microwave, added some unsweetened almond milk, minced garlic, and minced onion, and blended on high for about 2 minutes.  I love the consistency, actually.  it’s smooth and flavorful.

Dinner.

The rest of dinner was fat free cottage cheese combined with sugar free mixed berry jam & jalapeno jam on top of a 100 calorie smart start whole wheat english muffin +fiber.

Clean plate club

Obviously I hated it.

Then I decided I’d prep my lunch & breakfast for the next morning in order to achieve maximum sleep time :)  I absolutely LOVE fat free cottage cheese.  It tastes good with just about anything!

Lunch:

Like my B.Y.O. pink lunch box? And yes, that’s a Mother & baby chip puzzle in the background. HA.

In the little black dress pink bag, I packed a whole can of french cut green beans (70 calories), a light wheat english muffin (100 calories), and in the little container there was 1/2C. ff cottage cheese + 1/4 C. lima beans + 1/2 tsp. ranch seasoning (115 calories). 

My lima bean & cottage cheese ranch mix.

Pretty wholesome lunch if you ask me!  I’ll be using the ranch mix to make a sandwich on my english muffin

Now for breakfast. There’s nothing like eating dessert first thing in the morning, so I decided on banana nut bread.

Banana nut protein powder + water + fiber one.

Mmm.  This always hits the spot.  I mix the protein powder with a splash of water until it reaches a pudding consistency.  Then I mix in the fiber one cereal and refrigerate it overnight.  It ends up like one big cookie, almost! 

The perfect start to my day.

 

Hope you all have a terrific hump day! Be sure to check out Tina’s Gnu Bar Giveaway and vote for her little girl, Makenzie in the Laura Brett Photography Contest!!

“Elizabeth-I Do NOT Need A Therapist!”

The title of this post is in honor of Michelle on the “Women Tell All” episode of the Bachelor last night.  HAHA.  HYSTERICAL.  On a more serious note, Rozlyn really made me angry.  Chris Harrison was awesome the way he tactfully made her look ridiculous for lying about the relationship with the Producer.  She was awful gutsy for being the one who screwed up, and very rude. 

Lies, lies, and more lies...

Anywho, after work yesterday (I actually had to leave 1/2 hour early), I had to go to the dealership where I bought my car, drop it off to get the TST treatment on the paint, and pick up my rental car.  It’s supposed to be great for the protection and shine of the paint.  It was reccommended since my car is black, so currently, I’m driving a rental since it takes about a day for them to finish it.

This ugly thing is my current means of transportation:

Some kinda Chevy?

Not a fan.  But I’ll have my baby back before I know it   Thank goodness.  Oh, and I met a cute boy who works for Enterprise (where the rental car is from).  He picked me up for our date to get the car at the dealership.   Ha.

When I got home, I ate a slice of Rudi’s 14 grain bread, topped with some mixed berry Sugar Free jam from Nature’s Hollow (faveee).

Nom.

Along with a chocolate peanut butter bananer & a handful of frozen peas.

Chocnanner♥

little emeralds.

Then, I got to work on the stationary bicycle.  Burned 500 cals while searching for some new music.  Anyone have some good ideas?  I’m a fan of contemporary Christian music (love Sidewalk Prophets, Lincoln Brewster, Casting Crowns, Kutless, Jeremy Camp, Chris Tomlin, etc).  I like country and pop/rock, too though.

Anywho.  After that fun was over, I showered up, cooked microwaved some chicken:

Boneless, skinless chicken breast.

Which I then topped with THIS amazing sauce:

Bolani Sweet Jalapeno Sauce!

THIS STUFF IS SO good.  And only 10 calories per tbsp!  It’s got the perfect sweet/spicy combination going on which makes it a perfect addition to the chicken! 

Then I steamed a bag of broccoli in the microwave and decided to make a broccoli soupish dish for along side my chicken.  It ended up being like a broccoli puree and tasted SOOO good:

Broccoli puree.

I combined the entire bag of broccoli, 1/2 C. of unsweetend Almond Breeze, 3 tbsp. minced onion, and 1 wedge of laughing cow cheese.  It was perfectly savory and I ate every bite!  It reminded me of cream of broccoli soup from “The Special Place”, a restaurant nearby my town!  I’m sure they use lots of fatty cream and stuff in theirs though.  Mine was totally healthy!  And very thick & filling!

For dessert, during the bachelor I had a plate of fruit and a sugar free jello {unpictured}.