Back to the real world

Yep, my days off are over. Back to work this morning. I do get Monday off, but I'm kinda cheesed that my long weekend is shot. Good thing I'll get an additional shift differential! Will post more later....

Body woes

So my neck and shoulder are messed up again. I have limited range of motion both (last time it was just my neck). Good thing my neighbour across the street from Angus is a RMT. Best part, she makes house calls!!

She's coming down this morning and then Angus and his mom are bringing Phoenix (neighbour dog) and we're all having a date in the dog park by the river. What fun! And I get to see my darling boy again. =P

Went to the pub last night with S and family. His bro is visiting with his fiancee from Japan. Had a bison burger with 10 fries and S & I split the Leprechaun pie. All washed down with Strongbow:

Good Grains #2

To add to my fabulous day, a fabulous lunch!

Lettuce from my garden, drizzled with 1 tsp of EVOO, 1 tsp balsamic, 1 tsp maple syrup and 1 tsp of grainy mustard:


Here's the grain. Quinoa and kernel corn served with a grilled piece of garlic pepper chicken from Costco. I also added a scant quarter cup of salsa to the quinoa for flavour.

When I used to be organized, on Sundays I would grill up enough chicken for the week and then aliquot the quinoa/corn mixture into each. Top with a piece of grilled chicken, add 1/4 cup of salsa and a sprinkle of old cheddar. It's the perfect reheat-able lunch!


Served with a tall glass of water with a squeeze of lemon, with Justin Rutledge playing in the background:


I'm full! Had to leave some:


Note the food journal beside the plate. Add there's actually writing in it!!

FABULOUS Day!

I'm having one! I love days off in the middle of the week!

I slept in and had a lazy morning, sipping chai, checking blogs and IM'ing with my cousin.

Then, I made a training schedule for Melissa's Road Race which is 6 short weeks away!! Egad, where does the time go?! So then I slipped on my runners and my Garmin and went to get my heart a-pumpin'.

Garmin says:
31:06 minutes
4.30 km
Average speed: 8.3km/h
The 5K in less than 30 minutes will happen soon, I know it!

Then I grabbed the hula hoop I bought at Folk Fest and hooped for 3 minutes.

Came in and did a 20 minute yoga practice followed by a 10 minute meditation.

*sigh*

Who knows what the rest of the day will bring?

I've been feeling kinda blah about how the scale hasn't been my friend, but my run today proves that it's not all about the number on the scale. My fitness level has improved dramatically since boot camp started and my clothes are fitting differently, too. I've got the old journal out to write everything down, so hopefully I'll find my losing groove again soon!

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Grain post #1

As I was catching up on blogs, I came across this week's challenge: whole grains. Easy, peasy! Since I was kinda snacky, I whipped up a batch of my favourite grain:

POPCORN!
Note the supersized container of Orville's. It's almost empty. Popcorn is my go-to snack 'cause I can control the fat, with the added benefit of forcing me to FLOSS!


Nutritional yeast and 1TBSP of buttah:


And a sprinkle of sea salt & 1 TBSP yeast:


The perfect snack!

Stay tuned for more grains this week...I've been craving an old favourite (Mexican chicken and quinoa) and channa masala on bulgar. Yummy!

Catching up

Whew! So I've been super busy lately. Here's who was taking up most of my time:

Puppy dog eyes when I was leaving yesterday.




Having brekkie. A big boy (165-ish pounds of Bull Mastiff) needs good food. He eats clean, too. His parents make all his food for him from scratch. He's slightly spoiled.

His name is Angus and he's my other boyfriend!