Category Archives: Breakfast

Feb21

Better Than Those Kardashians…

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Better Than Those Kardashians…

Good morning!

 

This morning began quite early (7am..EEK) due in large part to the stupid cold that has taken over my body.  You know when you have a cold and you wake up all snotty with a dry throat and pounding head?  Yeah, me too.  Well, upon waking I made a very quick decision to scour my room for some sort of cold medicine, figuring that I must have something on hand from past colds.  Colds/ Bronchitis are pretty common for me around this time of year, so luckily I had some left over Mucinex and Day Quil stashed away in my nightstand! :)

Before I went to sleep last night, I was browsing around Pinterest and found a picture that stuck with me and kind of set the tone for today, so I figured I would share!

 

Well, that was the exact thought that popped into my head after taking my medicine this morning and, after chugging a bunch of water I decided to take advantage of the few extra hours that waking up early gave me!  I brought back the Jamie Eason 12 Week Live Fit Trainer today!!!  Hallelujah!!  I’ve decided to just start the program all over, because I want to do it right and life has kind of jumped in the way for the past week.

This morning’s workout was the exact same as my first one on the program, so I will just use a recycled picture.  Go green. I began with a twenty minute warm up on the elliptical to get my heart pumpin’ before completing a great (and tough!) chest/ triceps workout!

Today's workout!

 

I left the gym much sweatier than the first week that I attempted this program, but I feel like that’s probably due to the fact that I did do a cardio workout (bad girl.) and that I’ve been out of commission for a few days.  It felt SO great though!  Oh my goodness.  Upon leaving the gym, I ran by the grocery store to pick up a carton of eggs and returned home to make a delicious breakfast of 5 egg whites and two pieces of Healthy Life toast.  I kind of mixed it all up and put two of the egg whites on the toast with a dash of ketchup to make a sandwich and enjoyed the other three on the side with a little bit of garlic sea salt.  Maybe I’m weird, but I seriously love LOVE LOVe egg whites on toast.  It’s quite possibly the most bland meal imaginable, but it does it for me!

 

Breakfast was eaten while watching Dr. Oz, of course.  I feel like of like my mom in that I’ve developed a love for random morning television, but Dr. Oz ALWAYS has something interesting on his show that I didn’t know before watching, so I consider this educational television.  Better than those Kardashians…. (Sad to say… but I’m a sucker for them, too.)

 

Well, it’s time to shower and try to look a little less haggard today.  I don’t wear this tired/ sick/ stressed look well at all and, quite frankly, I would be perfectly alright with it leaving RIGHT NOW.  :)

 

Here’s a Thought:

 

Talkatchalater,

Happy Hippie

 

Feb20

The Perfect Weekend Prescription :)

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The Perfect Weekend Prescription :)

Oh Monday.

 

I was chatting earlier today with a few girls from my class about how funny the weekends are.  Either you have a very fun and productive weekend, leaving you mentally and physically refreshed and ready to take on a new week, or the weekend flies by, full of fun, but leaves you feeling a little rough come Monday morning.  This morning was DEFINITELY the latter.  This could possibly be due to the fact that…

This....

Went to…

This.

 

Or possibly due to the fact that Saturday was spent doing absolutely NOTHING.   Except lots of Twilight movies, ice cream and dying Hil’s hair….

In a makeshift hair dye resistant shirt. :)

I think that it was mainly due to the fact that girls weekend was perfect.  Yep.  That’s it.  Sometimes a spontaneous weekend with a few of your closest friends is exactly what you need.   If I were to prescribe someone the perfect weekend to remind them just how wonderful life really is, the ingredients would be:

  • Friends
  • Strong drinks
  • Lots of laughing
  • Movies
  • Ice Cream
  • No makeup
  • Sleep

Yep.  Perfection.

 

Well, Monday morning wasn’t quite welcomed around these parts, but regardless of my attitude; it still came.  I woke up feeling pretty darn crappy, which made my already wonderful attitude even better!   This stupid cold has been going around and it finally caught me. Boo.  There were no pictures of breakfast this morning, but it was perfect.  I had initially planned on an egg white omelet, but my sore throat fought that idea off right away and settled for oatmeal instead.

This isn't mine, but it looked just like this!

Included in the oatmeal mix was:

  • 1/2 c oats
  • 1 c water
  • Dash of salt
  • Cinnamon
  • Splenda
  • Splash of almond milk
  • Diced peach
It was warm, soothed my throat and was incredibly delicious.  A triple threat, for sure.
The day was spent doing home, kicking seriously butt on two in class quizzes (YAY!), grabbing a quick cup of soup at Planet Sub with my friend Carol between class and our library group meeting, going to the group meeting and then finally making a smart decision upon leaving the library.  See, I have plenty of food in my room.  I could cook just about anything for dinner.  Eggs, chicken, salad, tofu, pasta, fruit, cereal, oats, smoothie, fish, veggies, etc… However, NONE of that seemed appetizing at all for my throat, so I hit up Aldi, determined to tackle something new.  After buying a bunch of veggies, broth and seasonings (all for 8 dollars!), I came home and made homemade vegetable soup!

It doesn't look nearly as good as it tasted :)

 

Ingredients:

  • Diced zucchini
  • Chopped onion
  • Chopped carrots
  • Cabbage
  • Mushrooms
  • Chopped fresh garlic
  • Cumin
  • Garlic Salt
  • Pepper
  • Italian Seasoning
  • Basil
  • 1/2 container low sodium chicken broth
Directions:
  1. Chop the vegetables and place in a pot
  2. Add chicken broth and seasonings
  3. Bring to a boil for 6 minutes, then cover and simmer for about 25 minutes
  4. Eat!
It was seriously the perfect sick meal.  I can’t even explain.  The cumin really gave it a great flavor without being too overpowering, which I was really happy about because I didn’t even know what cumin was until today.  I just randomly bought it, figuring that it might taste good in the soup.  Boy was I right!
After dinner; I cleaned up, did the dishes, took a long a shower, worked on some homework and now I’m watching the latest episode of The Lying Game before staff meeting!  I’m SO obsessed with this show.  You should watch it.  Right now.  :)
Have a good night!
Here’s a Thought:
Talkatchalater,
Happy Hippie