Quick Lunch

I didn't leave myself very much time to make lunch today, so I made everything quickly. I reheated three feta and spinach spanikopitas that Casey had last night for dinner in the microwave.

I also steamed myself a bag of edamame using the microwave.

I also seasoned them with sea salt. Yum!

Finally, I ate two mini low-fat bran muffins...one at lunch and one as an afternoon snack. I buttered the one I had at lunch, but left the second unbuttered. These muffins were so good they didn't nead anything extra!

Now I'm off to work then straight to my CPR recertification. Wish me luck!

Study Day?

I don't work during the day today, so I was able to skip our long walk before morning program and sleep in a little bit longer. I gobbled up half a container of fresh raspberries for breakfast.

Along with a slice of cracked wheat toast with Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter and a hint of honey on top.

I hurried off to program where I had part of a banana cream cheese wrap, and was back home in no time. Zeke and I went on a nice long 45 minute walk before returning to the apartment.

It was time to get my study on! Say what?! I have my CPR-C recertification tonight and I want to brush up on my knowledge before the course.

Depending when the children get picked up from program tonight, I may be a few minutes late getting to the course. Uh oh! I'm keeping my fingers crossed everyone gets picked up early today.

I snagged a medium sugar-free vanilla iced coffee made with milk on my way home from morning program to keep me awake during my study session. Slurrrp!

Now it's time for me to hit the books! I'll see you back here for lunch.

Home for a Rest

I decided to go home to my parents' house today after the morning program. I had to use their scanner to submit an application for a summer position and I also needed to pick up a hair net for my riding lesson tonight. I decided to make a day of it and bring Zeke with me. He loves "grandma and grandpa's" house!

But let's backtrack a little... Before the morning program, I made myself a bowl of Raisin Bran which actually had very few raisins. Instead, I poured a drizzle of The Peanut Butter Co's Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter. Yum!

The peanut butter added just the right amount of flavour to the bland bran flakes to make this a very tasty breakfast!

I drank yet another iced coffee on my way to my parents' house. Reuse an old photo? Don't mind if I do!

When I got home to my parents' house, I made myself a small lunch. I made a ham sandwich on one slice of whole wheat bread along with some raw carrots and sugar snap peas.

Everything was delicious, but pretty basic. I had a small bowl of plain Special K cereal with skim milk a few hours later to tide me over until dinner tonight.

I plan to take Zeke for a long walk in town before heading back to my apartment and then to work. I'm looking forward to my second show jumping development riding lesson tonight. The first one went so well last week! I'm so excited to get back into show jumping!

Bag It All

I'm halfway through my crazy busy day and it's all downhill from here. Yay! Here is a recap of my eats so far today...which seems like so much food when your lunch, dinner and snacks all need to be bagged up and taken everywhere with you for the day.

I ate the bowl of oatmeal and berries at home, but all of my other meals today were thrown into a Lululemon bag and dragged with me from job to job. Check out my supplies for the busy day. Lunch, bag of alternate work clothes, bag of riding clothes...and an iced coffee, of course!

I munched on an apple and half of a cherry Larabar during my retail shift from 9am to 2pm. I needed a little something to get me through the morning considering I had breakfast at 6am.

For lunch, I ate half of a small Remark Storemade Weight Watcher Salad.

If you haven't tried this stuff yet, you need to...now! I saved the other half for dinner tonight.

I also ate one hard boiled egg and one egg white that I squished into a tiny little container. Hey, at least they fit!

I also had a small handful of raw almonds for lunch along with the eggs and salad. With all that protein, I should be satisfied for the entire afternoon!

Off to the next job...

Thor is Upon Us

During our usual walk this morning, it sounded like the god of thunder was upon us! I had to cut our walk short because the skies were threatening to rain and I didn't want to be 30 minutes away from our apartment when it started. Turns out Thor is all talk because it's been thundering all morning and it still hasn't rained. Weird!

I made myself a bowl of protein-packed oatmeal by adding in some egg whites to my usual soaked oats. I also tossed in a small bowl of fresh raspberries and blackberries on the side.

And now I must begin my crazy 15-hour day. Wish me luck!

Movie Theatre Snacks

I almost always bring my own snacks to movie theatres. I don't usually like their selection, but I would also prefer to snack on healthy options rather than junk food unless I'd really like to treat myself.

Tonight, Casey and I went on a date night to see The Avengers (for a second time, in my case). We brought along a small container of fresh raspberries, a bag of sugar snap peas, and some Brookside Dark Chocolate Almonds as our snacks.

I ended up devouring nearly all of the raspberries on my own, I ate half of the sugar snap peas while Casey ate a good portion of the other half, and we both ate the entire bag of Brookside Dark Chocolate Almonds. Oops! I guess it's not too bad considering what a bag of popcorn could have cost us...nutritionally, that is! Plus, these movie snacks were my entire dinner. I didn't have time to eat beforehand, so I snacked through dinner.

This picture always makes me laugh!

Overall, it was a very good night! I think The Avengers was even better the second time around, but that might have been because I was watching it with Casey.

I have a very busy day tomorrow. Between the before and after school program, I have a 5-hour shift at my retail job. After all that, I head straight out to the barn to teach therapeutic riding lessons before riding my own horse, Ginny. Phew! I'm exhausted just thinking about it. Time for me to rest up for a busy day ahead!

I've Finally Got One

What a busy morning! After the morning program, I had to take some extra craft supplies back to the head office, bring Casey's work phone to him at work (he forgot it this morning), went grocery shopping for program, and stopped by Best Buy to get a new printer. Phew! I was hoping to fit in a workout, but it looks like today will have to be an active rest day. No complaints here!

After such a busy morning, I needed a big lunch. I munched on apple slices with cheddar cheese, broccoli and cauliflower with roasted red pepper hummus.

Everything was so delicious! I munched away as I installed my brand new printer. I've survived for over two years without one, so it was about time I sucked it up and spent the $40 on a basic printer.

Zeke didn't find printer installation too interesting, so he decided to spend some quality time with his toys.

We're heading out for another half-hour walk before I have to head off to work. Casey and I have a date night scheduled for this evening. He hasn't seen The Avengers yet and since I have a "buy one get one free" coupon that expires in three days, we decided to see it tonight. I'm really looking forward to it!

Question: Have you seen The Avengers yet? Did you enjoy it? Are you a fan of movies based off of comic books?

A Hearty Breakfast

I got a good night's sleep last night, so I woke up feeling incredible. I took Zeke for a 30 minute walk before getting ready for work and preparing my breakfast.

I made myself a big, hearty bowl of cinnamon raisin oatmeal with egg whites for extra protein. They were delicious and super filling! I can't wait to make try this kind of oatmeal again.

Don't ask why this picture is upside down. Wacky camera!

That's it for now! Time to go to work...

An Excellent End

Dinner tonight was an excellent end to an excellent day! Casey and I picked up a pack of Sicilian Sweet Sausages on our trip to Remark. They looked interesting and we were both wanting to try something new.

We cooked up all three sausages using our mini George Foreman grill and also roasted up some asparagus for me and brussel sprouts for Casey in the oven.

The asparagus was incredible! I seasoned them with a bit of extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, and pepper before roasting them in the oven at 400 degrees for roughly 20 minutes.

The sausages were also good. They were a little dry for me, so I ended up eating half of the sausage without the bun and passed the rest to Casey. Even just half of that sausage without any bun was quite filling. I'm glad I didn't try to stuff myself after all of that asparagus.

After dinner, Casey and I took Zeke for a nice long walk through a cemetary near our house. It was nice and relaxing, but we had to hide out under a tree during a brief downpour. It only lasted about 10 minutes and then we were on our way again. Our last, including the wait, ended up being an hour.

When we got back, we were both craving something a little sweet for a nighttime snack. We each had a bowl of frozen mixed berries with a Nesquik Plus drizzle on top.

I know Nesquik Plus isn't exactly on the healthy foods list, but it's better than regular Nesquik. It adds a nice sweetness to the otherwise tart berries.

All in all, a terrific day!

Free Car Wash!

The skies opened up during my pilates class and finally we got some much-needed rain! I felt incredible after pilates. Sometimes the weaker I feel after a good workout, the stronger I feel. I'm officially in love with both the springwall and jumpboard. I can't wait to see what next week has in store!

I drove home in the thunderstorm and my car got a good washing. I was very happy because it needed a rinse!

After pilates, Casey and I headed out to pick up a few more groceries for the week ahead. I was pretty hungry, so I grabbed a small handful of raw almonds to much on.

I grabbed yet another complimentary cup of tea at Remark and enjoyed a few samples as we shopped!

I was craving apples and cheese again today, so I incorporated them into my lunch. I sliced up a small gala apple along with a few slices of extra old cheddar, monteray jack, and smoked mozzarella cheese.

I also threw in a few florets of broccoli and cauliflower that I dipped in a tablespoon of spinach veggie dip. Yum!

My stomach was very happy with me after this delicious lunch. I also have a yummy dinner planned for tonight, so time to start leaving room!