To Much To Handle

Hi Lovelies, How has your week been? Mines been good but I am excited for the weekend. I see the lake in my future :). Lets fast forward to yesterdays snack. I didn't have my usual oats for breakfast because instead I had my Raw Mango Bread and by snack time I was craving them bad! I also had my eye on some cherries the little one talked me into buying the other day at the store so naturally I mixed the two together....
Cherry oatgurt. Tasted great :).

I was ravenous at lunch so I had a big one. (that's what she sai....) I had a leftover Black Bean Turkey Burger on a romaine bun, a side salad with lots of hummus, and a side of sweet potato fries....
Afternoon snack was more Raw Mango Bread with a plethora of butter. I give you Cacoa Bliss, almond butter and I doubled up on the peanut butter...
I'm not saying I didn't go back for more ;)

The man had late appointments so the little one and I had dinner alone. She chose mac and I choose...
A nice Black Bean Turkey Burger topped monster of a salad. On top on the burger is the Raw Beanless Zucchini Hummus I made on Monday. Its a little salty but starting to grow on me.

Between all my meas I did some kitchen and much needed floor cleaning. Dark wood floors and pet hair are not a good combo. Around 9 O'clock I finally got the call from my bestie to come and take what I wanted from her fridge and pantry. She is leaving for Israel for 3 months :( and new Id be more than happy to take some food off her hands. I left with tons of fresh veggies, hummus and some High Fructose Corn Syrup filled stuff that I would never buy but my husband was thrilled to see.

I usually don't go to the gym on Wed. but I just felt like I needed it so I went for a light session this morning. When I got home I really wanted to make Katie's Brownie Batter Pancakes but I forgot I had a doctors appointment and was in a hurry. Instead I had oats in every ones favorite bowl.....
Yum, Yum, and more Yum!!!

Had an apple on the way home from the docs and now I am fixin to cook up some lunch :)

Now, don't everyone wet their pants with excitement over this post. I know it was entertaining and a lot to take in but please contain yourselves!!

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: I totally hold grudges. I am trying my darnedest to overcome it though!!

Love A Good Power Outage

Ok guys, I am going to try and make this snappy because I have a play date at the zoo with my friend and fellow blog reader, Kim. Yesterday, after the gym and breakfast the little one and I headed to the doctor for the last of her shots. Here she is posing in the new hospital fashion line for kids...She didn't put up to much of a fight at shot time (we did hold her down) and I think it all happened a lot faster than she anticipated. Some stickers and a few suckers later we headed for a cupcake at Gigi's since she took it like a champ...
Basically, don't get the pink lemonade because it sucked. Not to brag but my cupcakes are way better and I can make a whole batch for the cost of one of these babies ($3.25). After some retail cardio we headed to meet the beautiful HEABS at little place in Nashville called Calypso Cafe.
We had a marvelous lunch as always. Here's my salad minus a lot of the ingredients...
The little ones lunch...
Group shot...
I really do not like this pic of me!!!

Anyway, headed home. Took a little rest. Then made dinner. I present you with Turkey Stuffed Bell Peppers (I will edit to add recipe later)...
Mine is the red one with no cheese. Here's how I served mine up...
After dinner we settled on the couch to catch up on some shows when all of a sudden I heard a huge BOOM followed by a power failure. For a second I thought Kim Jong Il grew some balls. After that we headed out to see the commotion and took a long walk around the neighborhood. Then I came back in and grabbed all the ice cream outta the fridge and took it outside to eat before it went bad (like that was gonna happen)...
Someone was happy!! I took a small bite of blackberries and the coconut milk ice cream.

Power came back about 15 min. later and we hit the sack a short time later.

Now I am in a huge rush to make it to the zoo. We packed lunch and snacks and I downed my breakfast...
...oatgurt made with blackberries and chia seeds.

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: I hate when people mock me!!! Cant stand it, makes me wanna cry!!!

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Blackberry Bliss

Hello, all of you beautiful and intelligent ladies (and my husband) . Hope everyone had a great Tuesday. Mine was pretty good. After breakfast yesterday I made another swirly creation. This time it was a chocolate covered strawberry smoooooothie. Um...YUM!!!! The strawberry part contained...

• 1/2 cup uvam
• frozen strawberries
• small chunk of apple
• stevia

The chocolaty part contained...

• 1/2 cup ucam
• 1/2 frozen banana
• spoonful of dark chocolate cocoa powder
• few ice cubes
• dark chocolate stevia

The result...
...heaven in a glass.

After smoothie heaven we ran so errand's and then came home for lunch...
Nope, not BEANUT BUTTER this time. I had a salad of

• romaine
• spinach
• broccoli slaw
• brussel sprouts
• corn

and then a mashed black bean mixture that contained lots of salsa, cumin, garlic powder, pepper, and onion powder. Along with that I had some leftover baked chicken nugget thingies and I mixture of ketchup and BBQ sauce for dipping.

Since the man was going golfing after work the little one and I decided to make some plans. I found a You Pick Farm and we headed out the door with snacks in tow on a 25 mile journey to pick blackberries. The place was far far out but we had fun...
The peaches weren't "you pick" but we broke the rules and chowed down one while picking blackberries...
We were gonna buy peaches but when we got back to the stand someone had came and bought them all :(. Here's what we ended up with...
So big and juicy!! (that's what she sa....Ill stop there)The cost: $8.25

Besides a belly full of blackberries we snacked on apples carrots and pb on the way back.

For dinner a made my first "raw" salad...kinda. I peeled a zucchini and tossed it with guac., tomatoes, and lime juice and then served it over a bed of spinach....
Then I totally ruined the rawness with some more baked chicken nuggets...
I had planed on going for a walk since it was my off day from the gym but never got around to it. I decided on the next best thing, "retail cardio". The little one and I hit some shops after dinner because the man was still not home. We were on a mission to pick up some ramekins for blackberry crumble among other things.

We got home late but I still managed a dessert for the little one...
She insisted on whipped cream...
I just mixed the blackberries with some agave and then for the crust I mixed

• couple of spoonfuls of ww flour
• couple of spoonfuls of quick oats
• tiny spoon tip of baking powder
  
• splash of almond milk
• shake of sea salt
• few swirls of agave syrup

Baked at 350 for about 25 min.

Her belly was happy and she is still sleeping!!

This morning I was up at the crack to hit the Y. Then I came home for some Oatgurt,
with?????

You guessed it, blacberries!!!
O, and pb :)

Have a great humpday guys!

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: I pick my nose. haha. Like all the time!! I cant stand for anything to be in it. It just drives me crazy!! Whats wrong with wanting a clean nose??

P.S. How thrilled was I to get an email from Stacy telling me she tried my BEANUT BUTTER. Check it out to see what she thought.

Oh and wish me luck because I am about to take the little one to get the rest of her shots!!!

Full Of Surprises

Morning! Yesterday, after I sat down with my chocolaty swirly bowl of oats the soreness from the last 2 days of workouts began to kick in. I was so sore I could barely wash the dishes but in my weird and twisted mind it also felt good :). For my morning snack I made another swirly creation...It was so good!!! What went in the blender first was...

• small frozen banana
• small chunk of apple
• 1 cup uvam
• a few frozen strawberries
• couple drop of stevia

I then poured over half the mixture in my glass and to the remaining I added....

• splash of water
• handful of spinach
• squeeze of lime

I then poured the rest into my pretty pink glass and I ended up with a super yummy and colorful shake. I also snacked on some watermelon and cantaloupe that I was cutting up for lunch later.

For lunch we decided to pack up and go to daddy at work. We had a picnic in his office..
Nothing to fancy and actually kinda random. The spread included

• PB&H (little one)
• Applesauce (little one)
• Fruit (little one and man)
• Last nights leftovers (me and man)
• Salad (me)
• Guac and chip (request from the man)
• Salsa (one of my salad toppers)
  

Here's how my salad ended up...
The little ones applesauce ended up in her lap...Surprise!!
The man tried to make sure his lunch didn't end up on him...
Its been a long time since I have been to his office. Shhh...don't tell him but it was a disaster!! Sorry babe, no way I would let clients in there!!! I offered to clean but was shot down :(. The reason its so messy is because he has a male secratary. Its like 2 guys living in a frat house. They are oblivious, those poor souls!

After returning home I was still hungry so I had the smudge of oatgurt that was left mixed with some cottage cheese, cinnamon and stevia...
Did the job.

I was so tired but managed dinner. Baked chicken bites (similar to these), more guac and chips (mans request), corn, brussel sprouts and more salad for me (surprise, surprise)...
The little one enjoying her guac, brussel sprouts, corn and chicken...
I was super full and couldn't even finish my chicken! I know my fat intake was high for the day and man did it fill me up! I fell asleep about 9:30 with no snack.

Today is an off day from the gym for me. It is also much needed. I may take a walk later. Or maybe not. I'm not stressing.

Breakfast was a another surprise....(J/K)
Bowl of oats, chia seeds, banana, and the gift from the Gods :)

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: (who in the world decided it was a good idea to post a confession at the end of each post? haha) You guys know more about me than my own husband and parents!!! I am pretty sure my husband learns things he never knew about me by reading my posts :) Whats life without a few surprises right?? LOL

P.S. all of my salads and guac have been made with fresh grape and beefsteak tomatoes from my garden...

Awesome Holiday Weekend And Beanut Butter

(No that's not a typo it does say Beanut Butter)

Hey guys!! I had a much needed break from the computer this weekend. Yesterday was my first day on since Thursday (when my wonderful cousins got in town). I had a crazy busy holiday weekend but it was tons of fun. I will try and recap the best I can but to be honest its all kind of a blur. Tee hee!!

I started Thursday off just like any other day, at the gym. After returning home I cleaned up for our company and in between had some yummy eats...

Oatgurt and almond butter...
A new find, goats milk yogurt....
I give it 2 thumbs up for taste.

When my cousins arrived we hit up the store for some weekend snacks. We had to sample the 3 kinds of hummus...Have any of you ever had Avo Hummus? Its amazing!!!

Then there was some dangerous trampoline jumping....
Later we hit a Mexican restaurant where I opted for some corn tortillas with some guac.

Friday morning I hit up the gym and came home to a beautiful bright bowl of blueberry blended oatgurt (try saying that 3 times fast)...
A little while later we hit up the lake for some fun in the sun. My awesome cousins...
Hot sexy boat captain (not that captain, Liz, lol)....
It was pretty much packed out there...
After a full day of boating and drinking we headed home to shower and get ready for sushi at Virago's in down town Nashville (pretty much the best sushi ever). Here's just some of our spread. Seaweed salad...
Miso soup...
12 piece chefs selection sashimi...
One of the 4 rolls we ordered and shared between the 4 of us...

Yes, she is wearing a top.

Mmmm

So amazing!!! We then hit up a bar but didn't stay out to late because we had to be up at 5:30am to canoe the Buffalo River.

I took a water proof camera to the river with us and the pics are in the process of being developed. Here's some of the group of 10 before heading out...
The trip was exhausting. As seen here....
Apparently I passed out for 6 hours after returning.

The next day was pure recuperation and detoxification. Including oatgurt topped with Artisana Cocao Bliss...
and lots of salad including this amazing new find...
Whats that you ask?? Its what I would like to call "BEANUT BUTTER". It is one serving of black beans mixed and mashed with a heaping spoonful of creamy natural peanut butter. I served it over a bed of greens with lots of tomato. No dressing needed...
This stuff is seriously amazing. For all vegetarians and non out there, this is a perfect way to get in a complete protein meal. Plus its really yummy!!! Try it now!!! and then let me know how you like it.

I will now leave you with a pic of my 2 angels enjoying a 4th of July sparkler...

CONFESSION OF THE DAY: I had an awesome holiday weekend but I still feel like I need to practice more balance with my "fun". I rarely drink but when I do I think I might go a little overboard. Nothing wrong with a little partying but for me a think a little more balance couldn't hurt :).