July 2009

I got home a wee bit late for my evening run.  It was pretty disappointing, but I need to rest (and do some extra work) more than I need to run.  I don't mind missing general workouts, but I do hate to miss my mileage!  Grr!   I've started to compile my marathon training plan.  [...]

Good afternoon!   Lunch was the perfect example of how you can turn almost every "meat meal" into a veggie version! I made a "Chicken Salad Sammie" with baked tofu, 1/4 cup Oikos yogurt, chopped celery, chopped dill, chopped red onion, pepper, and mustard.   Yum!  Plus a giant carrot: Interview with My Dad, the [...]

Well, I managed to get 6.75 hours of sleep.  The Tour de France sucked me and the Husband in -- I LOVE watching bike races on TV!  Especially the highlights.  And those men bike insane distances -- over 200+ miles at a time!  Wowza.  I biked 60 and nearly died.   Breakfast today was SO [...]

"Dinner" never occurred.  As it often happens on Mondays, I was too busy with work and just ate a bunch of little "snacks" instead:   Around 3 PM, I had cereal in a mug: And a few hours later, a ProBar "Fruition" bar (will be available in stores in August!).  This was the Cran-Raspberry flavor; [...]

I am BURSTING with excitement! At the blogger lunch yesterday, Ryan, Megan, and I were discussing how I like to run but cannot swim, Megan likes to bike and cannot run right now do to her hamstring injury, and Ryan is a great swimmer.  Thus, a TRIATHLON RELAY TEAM was born!   We decided to [...]

Good morning! It may be Monday, and I may have a lot of stuff to do this week, but I'm trying to stay positive! :)   Breakfast was divine: My banana oatmeal contained:   1/2 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water 1 sliced banana Toppings: two tablespoons granola and blueberries Operation Beautiful   [...]

There are not enough hours in my day!  I have been working all afternoon on various small projects and now it's nearly time for bed -- where did the day go?   I snacked on granola and Oikos yogurt: And dinner was a meal courtesy of the Farmers' Market! I marinated a portabella mushroom in [...]

The Husband and I had an excellent morning at the Orlando Farmers' Market, which is location right downtown. We brought James with us and left Maggie at home.  Maggie + Crowds = Disaster.  :) We had fun walking around and looking at all the food and art for sale.  In the end, we just loaded [...]

Good morning! Sorry that I bailed on blogging last night --  my meals weren't very exciting, and I just need a break from the computer.  The Husband and I went to see Bruno, which was a very funny but VERY raunchy movie.  Not for the faint of heart!  But I laughed until my stomach hurt [...]

On Operation Beautiful, I'm hosting a fun little game called "Where in the USA is Monica?"    Monica from Run, Eat, Repeat is taking a cross-country tour!  She is driving from California to Maryland from July 10 to July 17, and along the way, she will be spreading the Operation Beautiful love!   On Friday, she [...]

I'm going to pass on a full-blown post tonight because I really need a break from the computer! I'll be back tomorrow. :)   In the meantime, do you have a question about blogging, healthy eating, or fitness that you would like answered at the Healthy Living Summit?  We're taking questions for a Q&A session [...]

Good afternoon!  I've been hard at work all day -- work never seems to stop for me, even on the weekends!   I woke up at 6 AM and made a little brekkie: Oikos yogurt, strawberries, and a crushed Kashi TLC bar.   After working a little, I snacked on a piece of bread with [...]

I'd like to preface this review by stating that I asked whether people would rather hear an unbiased review or my personal opinion on Food Inc, and at the time that I began to write this, 47 people had said they wanted to hear my personal opinion, and no one asked for an unbiased review.  [...]