Plates of Brownies With My Name on It!

So, I've noticed I'm not very good at posting what I ate over the weekend.  I'm just going to list my totals out for the last few days. 

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

 

Monday:

Yesterday was extremely disappointing for me.  Not only did I wake up not feeling well, I missed my 9 AM meal because I was sleeping off my sick stomach.  I also ate my 9 PM meal later than usual.  And I ate too much bread.  We had a support staff appreciation event at my work and had lots of delicious food on the table (all of which I couldn't eat).  But, I did find it funny (and pretty cool) that there were plates of brownies with my name on it.  Check it out!

 

 

I think the catering people thought I was insane for thinking this was cool.  I don't care...This is a dream come true minus the whole eating part. :)

 

I need to make some decisions regarding my competition suit.  I'm going to email the promoter of the show to find out if there are some things I should be aware of.  It says we need to pick out music, but I wasn't sure if that applies to figure or not.  If so, that's going to be tough for me!  I might need to get some advice from friends. 

 

My mum is a high school English teacher.  Her kids are out of school in about 2 weeks.  I hope to be able to use the stage at her work to practice my T-walk.  I've done some practicing on my quarter turns in the mirror, but need to start incorporating this into my daily workout.  The hardest thing to do in figure is nail the lat spread.  I think I've got it, but I need to practice it without the mirror as well. 

 

This show is so much closer than I think it is.  I'm a little over 11 weeks away from showtime.  My diet needs to get stricter and stricter.  So many things to do!



 

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Patty Cake, Patty Cake...

I'm sad I didn't take a picture of my latest creation, but I made protein pancakes. I found the mix at County Market. It was PACKED with protein, so I decided to try it.

They were delicious!  I made 14 pancakes and froze them. I need to be careful with these!  

I ate them today for lunch with 1/4 tbsp of butter. It was nowhere near the amount of butter I wanted to smother on those bad boys. Hahah!

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YAY!!

I lost another 3 pounds!!  Weighed myself this afternoon and left the gym with a smile!  :)

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I Just Keep Runnin', Forest!

I'm so happy with my time!!  Just ran the Mahomet Buffalo Trace 5 Mile Trail Run this morning. I beat my time last year by almost 7 minutes!!

It is a very tough course!  It was cloudy, but when the sun came out, ughhh it got hot!  It was very humid this morning. Clinton came to support me at my race. That was really nice of him!

Today is going to be kinda busy. It's almost 11:30 AM now. I'm going to eat lunch here soon and then head to the gym to get my workout in. Then, come home to start spackling and painting an accent wall in the kitchen. 

My quads are very sore from the race. I'm not sure how much of it is from leg day being yesterday or all the hills on the trail. Oh well!  Thank goodness today is upperbody!!  Cardio is done for today. I may use the Stairmaster for 15 minutes or so. I've seen a lot of gains from this machine. I used to think the Stairmaster was silly. *footinmouth*

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I Spy With My Little Eyes...

I ordered new glasses today!  I wanted something kind of spunky, because my last pair were pink Juicy Coutures. I lost them awhile ago. I really liked the pink glasses. 

I choose these maroon/blush pink metal ones. They are kind of cat eye-ish, but I really liked them. The side that says MBMJ is a little childish, but I loved the colors of the glasses so much that I still got them.  I only paid $26!  I can't wait to get them!

I LOVED tonight's workout at the gym. It was almost empty and got leg day in quite quickly. Let's see how my legs feel during tomorrow's run. :)

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Det er en Goddag!

Translation = It's A Good Day!

So...here's what I ate:

At 6 AM: 1 Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal (100 calorie pack); 8 oz of Hazelnut coffee w/ 1 tbsp of Hazelnut creamer (let's face it...this isn't going to stop lol).

At 9 AM: 1 Banana.

At 12 PM: 2 individual garden salads w/ 1/3 tbsp of fat-free french dressing; 57g of Post Great Grains Protein Cereal (Cinnamon Hazelnut).

At 3 PM:  56g of Ronzoni Fiber Elbow Pasta (plain); 1 slice of low-sodium, reduced fat Swiss cheese; 1 slice of Brownberry Country Buttermilk Bread.

At 6 PM: 4.75 oz of Baked Shrimp; 1 slice of Brownberry Country Buttermilk Bread; 1 serving of Stevie's Protein Rice Krispies (all gone now!); Kellogg's Fiber Plus Antioxidant Protein Chewy Bar (Peanut). 

At 9 PM: 5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek yogurt; 12 oz of milk (soooo delicious!)

I'm not exactly proud of what I did at lunch yesterday, but I went to Monical's at lunch with a group of co-workers.  My meeting beforehand ran over 30 minutes, and I was planning on eating during that time, but the meeting ended at 12 PM.  So, I brought a serving of the Post Great Grains Protein Cinnamon Hazelnut Cereal with me.  Once I got there, I figured I could eat a salad.  So, I had two salads.  This is the first time I've ate out in over 3 weeks.  That's impressive, but I didn't want to go out to eat at all during my training.

My carbs were pretty high, but I had a very good session at the gym last night.  It was Chest and Back day and I just felt like I got a lot accomplished.  I only steamed for a little bit though because I had to make it home in time to eat my 9 PM meal.  That might be why that cup of milk was so amazing.  :)

I also made plans to paint my kitchen wall red this weekend.  I think I will do that after I run that trail on Saturday morning.  I'm also going to go to the zoo with my nephew and my sister.  I've been wanting to go for awhile now, and it just seems like fun. 

I'm also leaving work early today for an eye appointment.  I might get my workout in early today, so Clint and I can go paint shopping.  We will see!

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Take Me Downtown

I dressed up pretty cute today!  I'm sporting the pink slacks, blue & white striped shirt, and black flats.  I also curled my short hair for the first time.  I can't wait for my hair to grow back out.  I cut it just to get it all one color...my natural blonde.  I'm content with how I look with short hair...ask me that a few years ago and I would have shot daggers out of my eyes at you. :)

Here's my totals from Wednesday and what I ate:

At 6 AM:  1 Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal (100 calorie pack); 1 serving of Stevie's Protein Rice Krispies; 8 oz of Hazelnut coffee w/ 1 tbsp of Hazelnut creamer (ya ya ya...shut up.)

At 9 AM:  5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek yogurt, 57g of Post Great Grains Protein Cereal (Cinnamon Hazelnut); 1 Banana.

At 12 PM: 1 Boca Cheeseburger patty; 85g of Edamame; 56g of Ronzoni Fiber Elbow Pasta (plain).

At 3 PM:   5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek yogurt; 56g of Ronzoni Fiber Elbow Pasta (plain).

At 6 PM:   Wild Alaskan Teriyaki Salmon Burger Patty w/ 2 slices of Pineapple (in 100% juice); 85g of Edamame.

At 9 PM:   5.3 oz of Vanilla Greek yogurt.

I've got a Business Team meeting today, and had to go to the store to buy Biscoff cookies and Pirouettes.  Ergh!  I have been eyeballing this Biscoff spread at the grocery store for months now.  I think I'll treat myself to some after the competition is over.

 

I took my puppy on a long walk this morning.  I need to start getting up earlier to do this.  He makes me smile every time I am with him.  He raises a lot of hell, but I love him.  He means so much to me.  I don't know how people deal with the loss of their dogs.  They become such an integral part of your life and family.  Here's my little stud this morning:

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