{"id":3285,"date":"2009-02-04T15:32:23","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T19:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2009-02-04T15:32:23","modified_gmt":"2009-02-04T19:32:23","slug":"february-4th-2009-breakfast-and-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/02\/february-4th-2009-breakfast-and-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"February 4th, 2009: Breakfast and Lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello bloggies!\u00a0 I lied, I ended up having a glass of white last night!\u00a0 When I was in the kitchen putting together my little snack, Scott informed me we also had a bottle of white still open and that was from last Thursday!\u00a0 Dang!\u00a0 So I went with that since it has been open longer.<\/p>\n

\"drunk

drunk fishies<\/p><\/div>\n

My very large glass of wine (eep!) and some fishies(which are whole grain).\u00a0 I did not eat that entire bowl, just the top part. :D\u00a0 We started the Pens game from Saturday.\u00a0 Lordy is all I have to say about that.<\/p>\n

Around 9pm or so I headed upstairs to read and by 10pm was passing out.\u00a0 I hit the hay only to get a sort of crap sleep.\u00a0 I woke up around 2:30 and it took me over an hour to fall back to sleep.\u00a0 Boo.\u00a0 I still got my butt up at 6am this morning.\u00a0 I woke up to frigid temps and more snow. :\/\u00a0 It wasn’t a bunch of snow, just a dusting, not even 1\/2 an inch but just the fact that we had more snow is so very meh.<\/p>\n

\"no-lame-oh

no-lame-oh here <\/p><\/div>\n

However I did not have to eat lame oats this morning!\u00a0 Because we had picked up some bananas last night.\u00a0 I will say that the banana was still a bit underripe so it didn’t make the oats as creamy or sweet as usual.<\/p>\n

\"brekky

brekky <\/p><\/div>\n

I beefed up the oats with a 1\/2 TBSP of ground flax (I love the way flax makes the oats look!) and 1\/2 a scoop of vanilla protein powder.\u00a0 Mix-ins were cranberries and dark chocolate PB<\/abbr>.\u00a0 Oats eaten along side some morning coffee + creamer.\u00a0 The coffee was super strong this morning.\u00a0 Ooo I could only have about 1\/2 of the mug.<\/p>\n

I did some bloggity stuff and posted the first OHC contest<\/a>!\u00a0 Feel free to join if you haven’t already, it’s for some free food!<\/p>\n

\"kisses

kisses <\/p><\/div>\n

Then it was time for my run.\u00a0 I had a bad run today guys.\u00a0 I totally let the weather defeat me.\u00a0 It was cold for my run this morning, 11degrees with a windchill of 9degrees.\u00a0 That sucked but wasn’t as bad as the ice and snow dusting.\u00a0 We still have tons of ice leftover from our last storm and the dusting of snow today did not help the situation.\u00a0 Instead of providing traction, the snow was so light and fluffy that it made things more slippery.\u00a0 There were times my pace was only slightly faster than a walk.\u00a0 And times I actually had to stop and figure out which way was less slippery; the road or the sidewalk where people didn’t shovel.\u00a0 Meh.\u00a0 I let it get in my head and I ended up only doing a short 2.5 miles today.\u00a0 I should have put my yaktrax on but I assumed things would be okay.\u00a0 I was so wrong.\u00a0 I almost turned back and headed home early but pushed though.\u00a0 I might not get a run in tomorrow so I had to make sure I got one today.<\/p>\n

When I got back home, I drank a bit of CS<\/abbr> and then hit the shower.\u00a0 That made me feel loads better.<\/p>\n

Perspective<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have a couple of topics in mind for a focus on perspective, but today’s is on running distances.\u00a0 It’s interesting how time, training, and practice change everything.\u00a0 Less than a year ago I wasn’t even running except for three minutes at MT<\/abbr> class a few times a week.\u00a0 Then I started running on my own and I remember when I broke the 2 mile mark.\u00a0 How happy and excited I was to be running 2.5 miles.\u00a0 I felt very accomplished and proud of myself.\u00a0 That was my standard everyday run for a while and I was okay with that.<\/p>\n

Oh how things change.\u00a0 Now I consider a 2.5 run a “bad” run or my “super short” run.\u00a0 I have to remind myself how it was when I started and not to forget that just being able to run is a great thing.\u00a0 Even a “crap” run is better than no run.\u00a0 At least I am out there moving and grooving.\u00a0 Running is a good thing and good for you no matter the distance or time.\u00a0 I must not lose that perspective.<\/p>\n

After my shower, I was a little snackie so I made a fruit plate of sorts.<\/p>\n

\"dried

dried fruit goodness <\/p><\/div>\n

2 prunes and 5 apricots.\u00a0 I ate everything save for one apricot.\u00a0 But that didn’t really satisfiy my hunger and eventually I had to go in and make lunch.<\/p>\n

\"lunch

lunch 'n munch <\/p><\/div>\n

Favorite salad with a side of remaining apple slices and 1\/2 a wheat english muffin toasted.\u00a0 Topped with a morningstar sausage patty that had 1\/2 a slice of swiss on it.\u00a0 YUM!\u00a0 The salad had:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Romaine<\/li>\n
  • Green apple<\/li>\n
  • Cucumber<\/li>\n
  • Carrot<\/li>\n
  • Blueberry granola<\/li>\n
  • Cranberries<\/li>\n
  • Walnuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Topped with a maple balsamic dressing.\u00a0 So good!\u00a0 I did not eat the extra apple though.\u00a0 After lunch and cleanup, I braved the cold and took Rocky for a walk.\u00a0 Even though today is super sunny, it is super cold outside.\u00a0 It was 14F when we headed out for a walk.\u00a0 I had to keep it really short because it was just too cold with the wind blowing.\u00a0 He came back to get all snug in the sun streaming in through the office window.<\/p>\n

    \"Sunny

    Sunny Rocks <\/p><\/div>\n

    I’m thinking today is a good day for tea!\u00a0 I saw that some of you have tried the new ‘Bucks tea lattes, are they caffeine free?<\/p>\n

    Got some worky and bloggy stuff to get done.\u00a0 Catch ya laters!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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