Chicken Hater

Slow, forever dragging, stupid Mondays. You bother bother me! This past weekend flew by way too fast and I was not ready to deal with grownup reality this morning. The office felt like a frozen morgue again. As is typical for Mondays in our building. I should bring a fluffy blanket or a robe to work and wrap myself up in it while I type away at my desk. I wonder if they would get the hint? Would they even notice?

Moving on.....

BREAKFAST (meal #1) at 9:00am.

A steamy bowl of the good stuff, naturally.

• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup wheat bran
• 1 1/2 cup water
• tons of cinnamon
• dash apple pie spice
• dash sea salt
• Splenda to taste
• 2 tbs PB2
• Navitas Naturals cacao sweet nibs

While enjoying this tastiness, I found myself browsing hairstyle pictures online. Ann and I have hair appointments on March 5th and I'm not quite sure (other than coloring it dark) what route to go with the cut. I'm thinking DRASTIC! Ann always says I'm the rebel of the family. Perhaps I should prove it! My hair is VERY long (too damn long) right now and I find myself leaning towards the styles below. IF I can manage to grow enough balls by then and actually go through with it.


So uhm yeah... I'm sort of freaking out about it.

Our IT department was ALL over my office today. They decided to rewire the entire building (it's a nightmare) to avoid future issues and crashes etc... I would love to know why they chose to do this on a Monday instead of the weekend. I'm just saying. They're cutting into precious "find hairstyle" time!! Clearly work was on the slow side today.

LUNCH (meal #2) at 12:15pm.

I made a delicious veggie wrap with green and yellow bell peppers, spinach, bread & butter pickles and a wedge of light Laughing Cow swiss cheese. All rolled up into a honey wheat FlatOut.


I also had a Tanjelo and some more veggies on the side. I'm having one of those HUNGRY days again! BEWARE!


We decided not to leave the building for a break today. I spent it sipping green tea in my office while reading blogs and searching for more haircut ideas. I'm clearly going to obsess about this deeply until our appointment. It's a little Birthday treat to myself. I'll be turning the big 3-3 the day after the SCISSOR MADNESS. EEEEK!

SNACK (meal #3) at 4:15pm.

I indulged in a protein and carb packed yogurt mess. I have one more container of my beloved Oikos left at home. I could just cry. CRY!

• 4oz container of plain, 0% Oikos
• 1 banana, sliced
• sprinkle of Navitas Naturals cacao sweet nibs
• 1 tbs of Back to Nature chocolate delight granola

I thought 5:00pm would never arrive today. By the time it did I was already changed for the gym and ready to GO. YAY! (I was excited about getting to leave, not the idea of sweating for the next hour and a half).

WORKOUT!

Seated Chest Press (plate loaded)

60lb x 15

60lb x 15

50lb x 15

High Row (plate loaded)

100lb x 15 (3 sets)

Inclined Chest Press (plate loaded)

30lb x 15

30lb x 15

20lb x 15

Lateral Pulldown with straight bar (cable)

60lb x 15 (3 sets)

Seated Chest Press (cable)

50lb x 15 (3 sets)

Row Machine (cable)

60lb x 15

50lb x 15

50lb x 15

Rotary Torso Machine (cable)

30lb x 15 - per side (2 sets)

Elliptical Cross Trainer, 20 minutes, 1.75 miles, 252 calories

1-2 min., (level 6)

3-4 min., (level 7)

5-6 min., (level 8)

7-8 min., (level 9)

9-10 min., (level 10)

11-12 min., (level 8)

13-14 min., (level 10)

15-16 min., (level 8)

17-18 min., (level 10)

19-20 min., (level 8)

SNACK (meal #4) at 7:15pm.

I decided to try another one of the Jay Robb protein packets that I received last week. They haven't disappointed me yet.

• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze
• 1 Tropical Dreamsickle flavored Jay Robb protein packet
• 2 cups spinach
• 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
• 1 banana
• 1 packet Splenda

So good, so green, so pretty, so delicious!

Nick was already chilling on the couch waiting on me to get home so we could watch more Dexter. The show is like crack! We were up until 1:00am last night watching it with blood shot eyes. I'm not even sure if I blinked during the last 30 minutes. I was tired as heck but I didn't want to miss anything. HA!

DINNER (meal #5) at 9:00pm.

I haven't cooked chicken in a few weeks. You see, Nick is a self declared chicken hater. I should clarify. He only hates it when it's not deep fried and dripping with grease. HOWEVER, I thought a chicken breast salad sounded really good tonight so he's just going to have to deal with it! ;)

I pan seared the chicken with Pam, black pepper, garlic powder, cayenne and Morrocan seasoning until golden and then popped them into the oven at 400 degrees for about 15 min! They came out juicy and perfect! I sliced the breasts into bite size pieces and lay them on a bed of spinach. I topped it all with cherry tomatoes, creamy avocado, sugar snap peas Kaia Foods sweet curry sunflower seeds and a drizzle of spray butter.


The salad was delicious! Nick enjoyed it too. Operation Chicken Hater, Annihilater is in full effect. The second phase shall commence sometime next week. Details to follow.

Alright my lovelies, time go hang with my other man (Dexter) now. Have a great night!

XO
Ildie

To be a kid again!

I want to be a kid again! I want to spend all day at home in my pajamas, drinking chocolate milk. I want to enjoy a full day of super sugary cereal highs fueled by the Cartoon Network! I want Barbie's outfit picking and coordinating for her "sink" pool party to be the most stressful part of my day. I want to stay in bed and draw with crayons and read Tiger Beat magazines all day long. I want to spend hours brushing the luscious tails of my awesome My Little Pony collection. WHY was I in such a hurry to grow up? WHY?


Sadly though, I had to deal with grown up reality and got ready for work. Nowhere near as much fun as a Tom & Jerry marathon!!!

BREAKFAST (meal #1) at 9:00am.

The usual GROWNUP breakfast of sweet deliciousness.

• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup wheat bran
• 1 tbs ground flax
• 1 1/2 cup water
• Splenda to taste
• 5 drops vanilla custard Capella Flavor Drops
• Tons of cinnamon
• Dash pumpkin pie spice
• Dash salt
• 2 tbs PB2
• 1 tbs sugar free peach preserves

Oh-So-Good! I gawked out my drafty office window while enjoying this warm bowl of goodness. I could smell the impending snow creeping closer and closer with each passing minute. Nothing was falling yet but I sensed that danger was near! An hour later my worst fears came true!


IT WAS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE! It's like we're being punished for not having a lot of snow in Jan. Why do I live in Ohio again? Hmmmm.......

LUNCH (meal #2) at 12:00pm.

I brought in the leftover sauteed peppers and onion mix from last night and made a nice little wrap out of it. I used a honey wheat FlatOut.


Accompanied by a lovely blood orange and tanjello combo.


We did not leave the office for a break today. We decided it would be best to skip our break today and take off at 4:00 instead of 5:00. This way I can avoid the crazy rush hour traffic and have a safer drive home. I guess the roads were getting pretty slick out there.

SNACK (meal #3) at 3:00pm.

I had my snack an hour earlier than usual. I was HUNGRY! Greek yogurt addiction attack averted! WHEW!

• 1 4oz cup plain 0% Oikos
• Red Bartlett pear, sliced & microwaved for 1 min.
• Dash cinnamon
• 1 packet Splenda
• Sprinkle of Back To Nature, chocolate delight granola

I can sum up my drive home for you in two words. IT SUCKED! It took me 40+ minutes to make it home and it usually takes me 15. BAH! I changed into my gym clothes and hopped on the bike to let some steam off.

WORKOUT!

1-5 min. (level 4)

6-10 min. (level 5)

11-15 min. (level 6)

16-20 min. (level 7)

21-25 min. (level 8)

26-30 min. (level 9)

31-35 min. (level 10)

36-40 min. (level 9)

41-45 min. (level 8)

46-50 min. (level 7)

51-60 min. (level 6)

Only a lousy 215 calories burned. WOW. (lame)

14 miles pedaled total.

I did what I could with what I had to work with at home and anything is better than nothing. I wish I could afford a NordicTrack Pathfinder. One day... One day... I would love a home gym!

SNACK (meal #4) at 6:00pm.

I indulged in another Mighty Green Goddess Smoothie. This stuff is addictive!

• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze
• 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
• 1/2 frozen banana chunks
• 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
• 2 cups baby spinach
• handful of ice
• 5 drops orange creamsickle Capella Flavor Drops
• 1 packet Splenda

Yep, this still my favorite combo to date. I guess being a grownup isn't so bad after all. I'll drink this over a regular, unhealthy, sugar loaded milkshake any day!

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard
And they're like
It's better than yours
Damn right, it's better than yours

Sorry, had a stupid moment with a song that is now stuck in my head (Milk Shake by Kelis)...


HA! Moving on.

DINNER (meal #5) at 8:00pm.

It was another No Carb evening in Babushka Land. Once again I found myself sauteing a huge pile of veggies for dinner. I used broccoli, sugar snap peas and carrots this time. I drizzled them with teriyaki, Thai hot chili paste and a bit of sugar free apricot preserves. I like the sweet-heat combo.

Then I decided to make a MASSIVE sunny side up egg. How did I do this? I whisked together 3 egg whites poured them into a frying pan (sprayed with Pam) and then added one whole egg to the middle.

I tossed the veggies on top of the egg (which covered the whole plate by the way) and left the yolk in the center open for dipping purposes.


Random I know but FREAKIN DELICIOUS! I'll be making this again for sure. I shall call it...... Eggie-Veggie.

A bit later I was having a snack attack. What the heck? haven't had one of these in WEEKS!

SNACK ATTACK SNACK (meal #6) at 10:00pm. OH MY!

I decided to make a quick yogurt treat. I added pineapple slices and sugar free peach preserves to a bowl with plain Oikos. Healthy and just the right amount of sweet to cure my craving.


I think I'll go curl up on the couch now and zone out with a bit of TV. Will the snow ever stop falling? BLEK! I sure hope I don't have problems with getting to work tomorrow morning!

Have a great night lovelies!
XO
Ildie