January 2009

Blue bowl, blueberries, and a few blue blackberries. :) Which went perfect with the BLUE sky today! Its actually chilly here (by Florida standards), but the sky is so crisp and clear.  It's lovely.   Wish I was running, not working!   My oatmeal was delish.... I love fresh fruit added to oatmeal.  It gives [...]

Hi, all my lovely See Bride Run readers.  Healthy Tipping Point is my new blog name, as I couldn't keep the old one for much longer! :)   A Tipping Point refers to a sociological event during which a previously rare phenomenon becomes rapidly and dramatically more common.  Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book called The [...]

I'm so disappointed I have to work today -- I would really like to watch television all day long.   I settled for Inauguration Oatmeal. :) My oatmeal contained:   1/2 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water 1 sliced banana Toppings: strawberries, blueberries, and granola It felt patriotic and delicious!  Yay, America! So [...]

Evening, lovelies.  Today was a typical Monday in the Boyle household (yayyy)... we worked, went to the gym, went to the grocery store, bought lottery tickets, made dinner, and we're now watching sports/Gossip Girl.   Mid-day snacks included.....  the ever-faithful combo of Grape Nuts + yogurt (con blueberries). Two truffles... Some crackers.  I was in [...]

It's only my second day back to work and it seems like the poo is already hitting the fan.  I wish I was in Napa on my honeymoon. :(   So, yes -- my dad raced a 125 mile bike race yesterday! How cool is that? He does tons of crazy long distance races during [...]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!  How are you, matey? I'm feeling very pirate-ish today -- after all, I'm announcing my Gasparilla 1/2 Marathon Training Program! (Gasparilla is a pirate-themed event in Tampa.)   But before the training schedule -- a shout out to my dad, who completed a 125-mile bike race yesterday. Go Dad!   Also, Husband and I [...]

After my 12.0 miler, I didn't want to do much besides rest and eat. I did take James on a 20 minute walk around the neighborhood to wear him out and move my legs a little more (they were starting to feel stiff).  Maggie doesn't "do" walks so I left her at home under a [...]

Afternoon! We're starting to get settled for the Eagles game. I hope they win, and its Steelers and Eagles in the Superbowl!   I set out on my long, long run around 12 PM and didn't return for more than 2 hours!  I nearly squeezed out a half marathon distance.  In total, I ran 12.0 [...]

First things first... we stayed up last night until 1 AM, so I needed a little snack around midnight.  I had a bowl of fruit. Today's breakfast was brought to you by the letter B! That's blueberry, banana, and blackberry oatmeal! It was an absolutely heavenly combination, and the natural sugars of the fruit meant [...]

Good evening! Well, since I woke up so late, we didn't get around to errands until 1 PM... and I never got a chance to run. Oh well! I think my shopping functioned as cardio today!   After a trip to Wal-Mart for a wall mount for our television, we stopped at the Track Shack.  [...]

I woke up veryyyy excited to try out one of my wedding presents -- a waffle maker!  Can you guess who gave me a waffle maker?.... Yup, Meghann! Who, ironically, had waffles for breakfast this morning. :)   However, I am a bit of a waffle newbie.  In fact, I don't believe I've ever made [...]

Evening! Well, I survived my first day back in the office. ;) It helped to have these little faces around again: Getting back into my routine of mid-afternoon snacks (as opposed to three ginormous meals!) felt strange.   I ate a JamFrakas bar (a free sample from a few months ago... still yucky) and a [...]

One of my favorite things to do with leftover casseroles is create a wrap! My yummy lunch consisted of a half serving of last night's Red Lentil Casserole, Cesar Dressing, and spinach, all wrapped up in a 100-calorie whole wheat wrap. Holy yum!!! My lunch also included a sliced carrot.... And cheerful cherries... It feels [...]