I was gettin’ jiggy with it in the kitchen yesterday, wouldn’t you say? Okay, so maybe YOU wouldn’t use those exact words, but Will Smith and I do. Anyways, I hope you’ve enjoyed the recipes!
Meanwhile, I was NOT getting jiggy with my schoolwork! I have been ignoring my books all week and it’s crunch time now. I need to get some work done this weekend so I am not drowning in a sea of work/stress when I get back to school. When I return on Sunday (sniffle sniffle), it’ll be the last stretch of the semester, which means exams and due dates galore.
I know what you’re going to say….it’s my break and I should take a break but I at least need to get some work done or I will be in serious t-r-o-u-b-l-e!
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Okay gotta catch up now…
After my wonderful brunch of 3 Ingredient Oat Flour Crepes yesterday, I hit up the gym for a cardio and strength circuit workout.
Specifically, elliptical and upper body weights.
I made a plan before heading down so I had something to ‘complete.’ 40 min. elliptical + 9 arm exercises:
It was actually beneficial for me to have a workout written out because I was having a hard time staying motivated. I was just going through the motions, EVEN though I was watching Bobby Flay make delicious sandwiches.
Well, good thing I had the motions written out 
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Post workout, I had a quick snack before walking over to the bank, which is conveniently located next to Trader Joe’s.
Like Whole Foods, TJ’s is just a few steps away (as are Target, Barnes and Noble, Harris Teeter and plenty of other stores too!!).
I brought Garmy with me to see if TJ’s was closer than WF’s. Yep, round trip it was 1.27 miles compared to the 1.75 miles to WF’s.
I didn’t buy much there (notice I went to the bank before going to TJ’s)…just some salad mix, pecans, sunflower seeds onions and a tomato.
I needed ingredients to make my Green Pea Guacamole! Thanks for all of your compliments on my creation yesterday.
I had about 1/4 of this spread before dinner.
Dinner was more of my Poppa’s cooking:
Cod with greens and tomatoes:
Celery and dried tofu:
My plate: Portions of everything on a bed of lettuce and red bell peppers.
+ more chips and Green Pea Guacamole
And then I had even more of everything….and then some….
The past couple of days, I’ve been waiting for my mom to come home to eat dinner as a family. Well, she’s been coming home rather late (!!!) and I’ve been one hungry hippo. Not only has this caused me to nibble on random junk, but I’ve been ravenous at dinner AND I’ve been getting crazy sweet cravings post dinner that seem to never end.
I had a double dessert meal last night consisting of A LOT of chocolate, a chocolate chip cookie, dried fruit, biscotti + almond butter, and 1/2 an orange. Yikes.
Lesson learned: Don’t make your stomach hold out for dinner especially after a workout. A small snack will not last. It will only lead you to eat more and more and more later on. I’m thinking 2 smaller meals would work better…or just getting started on dinner early.
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omg tat dinner looks SO healthy and fabulous! what greens are under the cod? it looks like swiss chard or bok choy and im sure either would work but whatever it is, it looks amazing!! and the celery cooked, so good!!!
awesome job on that workout and love that you wrote it down, I do the same thing so I stay motivated and also have a plan so im not all over the place! I also love splitting up the cardiop like that! it makes the workout FLY by!!
TOFU STIRFRY!!!! just like how my mom makes it! with celery!
still wanting to come eat with you and your familia…haha
So true! If I don’t eat when I’m hungry, I end up eating waaaay too much.
I just get started on dinner early, even if it is 5:00! I am a grandma
Aww, sweet of you to wait so that you can eat with your mama
I need to start writing out my workouts– I always wing it, and especially with the weights, I feel like I just wander around doing random things.
I’ve learned the same exact thing recently! It’s always hard for me to eat right after a workout if I know that dinner is soon to come but I keep reading about how eating within one hour you workout is crucial in making sure you reap the full benefits of your workout! All of this food looks amazzzing. So jealous you get some home cookin’!
Man, your Pops seems to be one heck of a cook! I want to come over for dinner~ hahaa!
~Christie http://rollerkoesterrun.wordpress.com/
your dads food definitely reminds me of my eats back home! yum
I totally agree. Whenever I try to “hold out” when I’m hungry, it leads to disaster!
That’s why I tend to have dinner early and a small snack sometime later before bed. Works for me
And how you went in TJ’s and came out with that amount of stuff… i’m blown away by your strength girlie
Love the cod with greens and tomatoes! It looks divine! I agree with you about not waiting to eat when you’re starving. It just makes you need to eat more overall!
Your daddy is quite the chef!!! All the seafood he’s been cooking looks absolutely amazing!
Seriously, your dad’s cooking looks amazing. It always makes me want to make lots and lots of seafood and vegetables. Yum!
i was wondering if you ever did not do a 60 minute elliptical session.. haha sounds like you had quite the work out post crepes (they still are looking good to me)
Hihi, I wish I could eat at your family dinners. Your food looks awesome
I hear ya about the ravenous evening appetite. I need to take care of my snacking habits stat!
I WANT YOUR DAD’S COOKING! Oh my DAYS does that look good!!
I try never to let myself get too hungry now, cos I know it’ll inevutably lead to me rushing my food,e ating more than I need and feeling gross! Nay good
your home meals make me miss home!! I love that celery smoked tofu combo!
oh.. that greens & tomato with cod looks delish~ your Dad is great cooker!
Oh, I am missing some Trader Joe’s goodness…as well as Whole Foods! I totally would have broken the bank if I had gone. =P
I have to have a plan before a workout too. And I love mixing up the cardio and the weights in the same workout. It makes it go by so much faster.
How nice to have TJs and Whole Foods a short walk away there!
Writing things down always helps me get them done, too! And I’m with you on the schoolwork denial over break. I’d rather just ignore it! Enjoy the rest of your time off!
I like to write down what I’m gonna do in the gym too if I’m not doing just cardio. Otherwise I feel like I’m just flitting around and not getting much done.
That cod looks SO tender and flakey. Drool…..
Whenever I’m home my ad gets home super late and its sooo hard for me to not just snack away til he gets home. Half the time I end up snacking too much trying to wait, and the other time I cave and just eat! If I know I have to wait awhile to eat a real meal after a workout, I have a decent sized snack so I dont start munching on my arm!
If it makes you feel any better, I have done absolutely ZERO work since last Thursday…
your dad can cook for me anytime
that dinner looks amazing!
I loved your crepe cake recipe! I am all over that for a breakfast soon!
I know what you mean about waiting for people. In my case, I’m often waiting (and waiting) for those I live with to wake up so we can eat breakfast together. On days that I’m really hungry, this leads to me picking at all kind of things and semi-ruining my “appetite” for the ‘normal’ meal that I was *really* craving, like a big bowl of oatmeal. A light, reasonable snack may be a good compromise… but waiting is the worst!
papa knows how to cook!