{"id":7241,"date":"2009-07-27T14:45:25","date_gmt":"2009-07-27T18:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=7241"},"modified":"2009-07-27T18:44:18","modified_gmt":"2009-07-27T22:44:18","slug":"july-27th-2009-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/07\/july-27th-2009-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"July 27th, 2009: Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys!\u00a0 I got up this morning and crossed my fingers hoping that there would not be another oatmeal debacle because I was armed with a banana this time.\u00a0 I made oats and did not add blueberries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_oats.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7248\" title=\"Oatmeal \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_oats-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Oatmeal \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_oats-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_oats.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instead I added some blueberry rhubarb sauce that I made yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7243\" title=\"Oatmeal and coffee\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Oatmeal and coffee\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_breakfast.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With coffee and after the pick I swirled the sauce all through the oats.\u00a0 And the oats were fabbo!\u00a0 My banana was a little under ripe but it still made the oats creamy smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Then I got dressed and headed out to the girlie doc for routine maintenance.\u00a0 Does anyone like doing that?\u00a0 I doubt it.\u00a0 I think I might switch docs though.\u00a0 Where I go to now is a huge office with multiple locations and lots of doctors.\u00a0 I never see the same person and it feels very impersonal.\u00a0 They are also an obstetrician&#8217;s office which means the only magazines they have on hand are either mom mags or pre-mom mags.\u00a0 What about the rest of us?\u00a0 Highlights doesn&#8217;t do it for me.\u00a0 Pfffftttttt!<\/p>\n<p>After my checkup I headed over and picked up my race packet for this week!\u00a0 Hooray race!\u00a0 I&#8217;m actually getting pretty excited for it now.\u00a0 Before I was like, &#8220;Eh, whatever.&#8221;\u00a0 But now I&#8217;m all, &#8220;Yes let&#8217;s race!&#8221;\u00a0 The race packet is pretty weak and the technical shirt I got is huge.\u00a0 Um, it&#8217;s also a men&#8217;s size.\u00a0 What about those of us that aren&#8217;t dudes?!<\/p>\n<p>I was feeling very marginalized today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7246\" title=\"Me holding race bib \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_me_race_bib-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Me holding race bib \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_me_race_bib-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_me_race_bib.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>OH yeah you know it! Number 1 all the way!<\/p>\n<p>When I made it back home, I started lunch prep because I was hungry and all I could focus on was VEGGIES!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_salad.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7249\" title=\"Salad \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_salad-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Salad \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_salad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_salad.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No playing around today.\u00a0 It was all about the <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahLovIN\" target=\"_blank\">Hugh Jass<\/a> salad!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mixed greens<\/li>\n<li>Shredded carrot and parsnip<\/li>\n<li>Cucumber<\/li>\n<li>Broccoli<\/li>\n<li>Beets<\/li>\n<li>Corn<\/li>\n<li>Peas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With roasted tomato dressing that I made.\u00a0 I had some tomatoes that turned but I didn&#8217;t want to throw them out.\u00a0 I roasted them with some red onion, garlic cloves, and green pepper.\u00a0 Tossed in the food processor with red wine vinegar, olive oil, and grainy mustard for a lovely dressing!\u00a0 It&#8217;s a little on the thicker side but it goes over the salad nicely.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_smoothie.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7250\" title=\"Smoothie\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_smoothie-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Smoothie\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_smoothie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_smoothie.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SMOOTHIE said in my best grunty animalistic voice.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not pretty so you don&#8217;t want to hear it, I promise! <img src='\/images\/wink.gif' alt=';)' \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5C Unsweetened cranberry juice<\/li>\n<li>.5C POM<\/li>\n<li>1C water<\/li>\n<li>Spinach<\/li>\n<li>Carrot and parsnip<\/li>\n<li>Frozen blueberries<\/li>\n<li>Frozen peaches<\/li>\n<li>Frozen pineapple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perfection!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_melons.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7245\" title=\"Watemelon and cantaloupe \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_melons-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Watemelon and cantaloupe \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_melons-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_melons.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Melons!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7244\" title=\"Smoothie, salad, and fruit \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_lunch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Smoothie, salad, and fruit \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_lunch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_lunch.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh my goodness this lunch was perfect! And I kicked that salad like it broke into my house.<\/p>\n<p>Before lunch I was feeling like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7252\" title=\"Me off balance \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_me_tilt-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me off balance \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_me_tilt-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_me_tilt.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Totally off balance and outta sync.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s not like I ate crap either, you all saw what I ate Saturday and Sunday.\u00a0 It was because I had little to no raw fruits and veggies.\u00a0 I have come such a long way in a year with my eats and learning about my body. And listening to what it is telling me.\u00a0 I would not label myself a rawist or raw foodie.\u00a0 Mostly because I hate labels, why put limits on ourselves?\u00a0 Just do whatever and enjoy it! But I will say that I&#8217;m a huge believer in incorporating more raw foods into one&#8217;s diet.\u00a0 Even if it&#8217;s just an apple or a carrot once a day.\u00a0 Something not processed or altered in anyway but fresh and real.<\/p>\n<p>After my lunch I felt like this!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7251\" title=\"Me strong and energized \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_me_strong-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Me strong and energized \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_me_strong-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-27-09_me_strong.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Big difference!\u00a0 Strong and full of energy!\u00a0 As soon as I started eating I could feel myself start to become more balanced inside again.<\/p>\n<p>Alright, I&#8217;m off like a thong that&#8217;s too tight!\u00a0 I&#8217;ve got so much to do and get done I need to focus on organizing the crap outta my life right now.\u00a0 Catch you for dinner!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys!\u00a0 I got up this morning and crossed my fingers hoping that there would not be another oatmeal debacle because I was armed with a banana this time.\u00a0 I made oats and did not add blueberries. Instead I added some blueberry rhubarb sauce that I made yesterday. 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