A Little Pep In A Cup

Having not slept well (worse than usual), I decided I needed breakfast a little early this morning, so I'm having it now has I type, but that's for tomorrows post....on with yesterday.

Yesterday I had apple pie al a mode...well, almost. I had leftover apple pie, heated in my toaster oven with vanilla yogurt on top, making it just a tad bit healthier.

 

 

Lunch or breakfast #2, either way it was good. I had a spinach & sun-dried tomato omelet with a sprinkle of Parmesan (just because I have the good stuff, I hate the powder) and half a toasted poppyseed & onion bagel.

 

I'm actually using up my entire bag of spinach this time. Normally I can never get it all eaten before it starts getting squishy. One person eating an entire bag of spinach can be difficult. The key, I think is in cooking some of it. This is one of my favorite ways of eating eggs, but eggs are something I have to be in the mood for.

 

Another cup of coffee yesterday. I assume had something to do with me not sleeping well. I only had half a cup. I made it into a peppermint mocha with cocoa and peppermint syrup. I got it a little too sweet, but not bad. I'm use to working with a whole cup. I really miss my coffee, but I need to get some decaf.

For dinner I made crab cakes, my Cajun crab cakes.

 

I also had a big salad with my crab cake. My salad had spinach, iceberg, cucumber, broccoli, tomato, carrot, onion and spicy ranch dressing, yum. This was really good. Crab cakes are one thing I eat that I have help eating. The men in this family are allergic to vegetables, no, not really, but you would think so.

 

I'm experimenting with eating patterns, the time of day at which I eat, to improve energy and sleep, so that I can avoid coffee and stop craving carbs. I've been reading some on the internet. I received a link in a "Women to Women" email newsletter about eating for adrenals, more energy, better sleep, so I thought I would give it a try and see if that helps. I'll let you know how that works out. Now it's time to close. Don't forget to leave a comment. Say hello. Subscribe, follow me on twitter. See ya tomorrow!

Hot Breakfast

After getting up this morning, I wasn't sure what to have for breakfast. I finally decide on........not a fortune cookie, that's just what I had to tide me over until I got breakfast fixed.

 

This is what I had for breakfast. Yes, a waffle, but not your average waffle. It's a Jalapeno Popper Cornbread Waffle with warmed jalapeno jelly drizzled over it.

 

This was even better than I had hoped. A delicious warm, cheesy, slightly sweet cornmeal waffle with a little heat from jalapeno. A great meal for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. I chose to eat warmed jalapeno jelly with mine, but it can be served with a drizzle of honey, with fried eggs, with Taco Bean Soup, or a bowl of chili.  

 

Lunch wasn't a much to brag about, although it was good, it was a repeat of yesterday. I had another crab cake sandwich on a slightly burnt multi-grain bun. It didn't look nearly as good today, but not bad.

 

Another highlight was my dinner salad. This evening I had a Mandarin Orange salad a variation of my Strawberry Mandarin Spinach Salad. Here I left out the strawberries, and I used honey roasted cashews from Yoder's.

 

What's on the plate

A Tiny Bit of Organic Baby Spinach

A Tiny Bit Of Dole's 7 Lettuce Blend

Iceberg Lettuce Salad

Green Pepper

Red Onion

Feta Cheese 

Mandarin Orange Sections

Honey Roasted Cashews

Strawberry-Mandarin Orange Spinach Salad Dressing

 

I recently added the Feta to the recipe, which I've had and loved for a while. It adds a little salty flavor for that sweet-salty combo which I crave frequently. This salad is also good with just plain nuts. I've used a variety of nuts without the sugar.

This has been a long day. I kind of shortened things a little and left out the uninteresting happenings of the day, since I wasted too much time this evening, thinking the posts I had to do wouldn't take as long because I had done some of the waffle recipe page ahead of time. I was wrong. So now I'm finally done and soooo ready for bed. Cya tomorrow. Happy Sunday!

See Food, Seafood

Carb cravin' this morning. All I've thought about lately was bread, so the first thing I grabbed this morning was half an everything bagel with cream cheese. I love them all toasted and warm, spread with cream cheese. That's another thing I've wanted lately is cheese. The feta I had the other day is the best, salty and satisfying. I could eat the whole container full. Cream cheese is one of my top faves for cheese as well. I thought about having feta and a crab cake on my bagel this morning, lol.

 

I just couldn't resist a bite while it was still warm and crispy.

 

I took advantage of another sweet juicy navel orange. I don't know that you can tell from the picture, but this one was almost red, it was such a dark orange on top. I've never seen one so dark. It was my last one. I will have to pick up a few more, the next time I go to the store.

 

I was also craving bread the last time I went to the store. I bought a package of huge multi-grain sub rolls from the Walmart deli. It may not be the best you can buy, but I still love their deli breads.

 

The crab cake craving didn't go away. I had one of the crab cakes that DS, Lucas made for dinner last night, today for lunch on part of on of the large sub rolls. Lucas was not a big fan of the tuna DH & I had.

 

This reminds me of a flower for some reason, sort of a cross between a rose and an African violet. Do you see it or is it just me, lol? I had spinach, red onion and mayo on my sandwich with some carrot chunks along the side.

 

This was a super yummy sandwich.

For dinner I had half of my leftover piece of tuna broken up over a salad. The tuna managed to hide the salad underneath. 

What's on the plate

Organic Baby Spinach

Dole's Seven Lettuce Blend

Carrot

Green Bell Pepper

Broccoli

Red Onion

Broken Up Tuna Steak

Chow Mein Noodles

Old Cape Cod Fat Free Toasted Sesame Soy & Ginger Vinaigrette

 

All evening, I've been craving more food. All I've wanted to do today is eat. I did exercise a little. I would really love to have an exercise class to attend everyday or at least 5 days a week. Lindsay and I had a ball at the Zumba class, of course, I think I would like to have 2 or three different classes to go to, so that it wouldn't get boring. It was nice having someone to go with that I knew. Thanks Lindsay. Now, I'm off to bed, yoga first.

Great Day For A Girls Day Out

Today started off well. I got up feeling pretty good. I did a few stretches, some yoga poses and did some exercises using my 5lb. weights to strengthen muscles in my upper arms and upper back. Then had breakfast and a big glass of water.

What's in the bowl
Chobani pineapple Greek yogurt
Ground flax
Multi Grain flakes
Kix
Cheerios
Banana sliced
Unsweetened coconut flakes
Pecans chopped

This was very good and would be a great substitute for pie. I think half a banana would be plenty. This was very filling.

 

My Mom and my two Aunts called and invited me to go shopping with them today. Although I probably should have stayed home and took advantage of the good weather to get some more yard work in or done some house work, I excepted. I took a quick shower and even got some cleaning done before they got her. Go me!!!

We went to the Carolina Mall. We shopped a little and then we had lunch in the food court. They all got lunch at Chic-fil-a. I passed and got mine at Sbarro. I had spinach and mushroom pizza and a Caesar side salad (romaine, croutons, and Caesar dressing).

 

The pizza was good, but I hated that the spinach kept getting stuck in my teeth. Note to self....spinach pizza is better eaten at home.

 

The salad was just ok, nothing special, romaine and croutons. Sbarro does get brownie points for vegetarian options.

 

They also get points for offering bottled water. I love being able to get bottled water instead of soft drinks. 

We had a really good day. The sun was out, it wasn't too hot or too cold, we looked and shoes and clothes, I got 3 nice t-shirts, cheap, I got pizza, which I've kind of been craving and I'm pretty sure we got in a good deal of exercise walking. Yes, I call that a good day. I also got a Starbucks decaf Peppermint Mocha Latte, which I forgot to get a shot of. You know I always miss something. In case you didn't notice, I also almost forgot lunch. (See my partially eaten pizza & salad above.)

I wasn't done running when I got home. We ran out and pick up a few things at the store. Back at home, I had the last of my leftover crab cakes, potato salad, also from Sunday and some steamed broccoli with a little sun dried tomato vinaigrette. The vinaigrette also got on the crab cake. It tasted pretty good that way. I did the small plate trick, but I wasn't sure I could pull it off with the amount of potato salad I had left. I hated to leave just a spoonful or two, luckily if all fit on the plate.

 

Well, I guess that's it for today. I hope you had a good day too. What do you consider a good day? Tell me anything, well almost anything, I like to keep it G rated, lol. I know you're out there, I can hear you breathing.

Trying To Eat Right And Get Motivated

 

It's a Chobani morning. I really love this stuff. I'd almost forgotten how thick it is. 

 This morning I had the peach one of my favorite Chobani flavors.

What's in the bowl

Chobani peach

Ground flax

Multi grain flakes 

Cheerios

Kix

Nectarine diced

Blueberries

Walnuts chopped

 Super yummy and very filling.

 

I went with Lindsay today as a ride along while she ran some short errands, so that she didn't have to get both kids in and out of the car. The kids did pretty good and we were back before too long. I completely forgot my camera and my phone. Lexi and I had a snack, I'd brought along. I brought water to drink, some Chex type snack mix, peanut butter crackers, a banana, and an apple. I ate some of the snack mix and Lexi ate half the banana, half the apple, some snack mix and a few peanut butter crackers. On the way home we came across some sheep in the road. We made sure someone knew they were out and we were on our way. Lexi was ready for a nap and Mary was ready to eat, so they dropped me off and went home. 

When I got home I had one of the crab cakes and the slaw from Sunday with some black beans from my kicked up canned soup. It looks like a lot, but it's on a small plate. It tricks the eye, huh?

I decided to go for a small lunch since I had a snack and still had a piece of pie to eat. This was good, but the coconut was the best.

I also went slightly smaller than usual on my salad for dinner. I put it in a bowl to limit the amount. What tricks do you use for portion control?

What's in the bowl

Romaine

Spinach

Cucumber

Grape tomatoes

Onion

Yellow Bell Pepper

Mushroom

Broccoli

Carrot

Mozzarella

Croutons

Ground flax

Light Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette

It was cooler today and I'm afraid the last sunny day until Saturday. I kind of wish it wasn't, but we really could use the rain. Hopefully I can squeeze in some more yard work, while I'm in the mood. I've also been doing some stretches, a little yoga and working with my 5lb. weights, being careful not to over do since my back was bothering me some. Apparently it was just stress. I would think pain from a pulled muscle would last longer. I'm just glad it's better. I'm feeling like a have a little more energy, but I'm still not feeling motivated. I'm hoping that the more I do, the better I will feel. How do you stay motivated?

Dinner With Our Very Own Chef

Hope you enjoyed your Sunday.  I slept late, enjoyed it.

 

Trail mix bagel with peanut butter and fruit 'n' fitness snack mix on top. 

 

 No time for 'puter checkin'. No tweets, or FB status updates. Just enough time to get ready, eat breakfast and out the door. 

What I missed getting a shot of today was the chicken. I knew it was there, but got sidetracked and totally forgot. I also missed the fresh broccoli. I don't know what happened there. It was on the table with everything else, but it totally escaped me. Maybe it was camera shy and ducked out of the shot.

What I did get - the beef roast. 

 

BBQ Pork

 

Crab cakes from The Fresh Market. Reminded me of tuna salad or deviled crab with the little pickles in it. They were good. 

Buns for BBQ or whatever.

 

Southwestern beans

 

Broccoli Cornbread

 

Pea Salad

Salad, sliced cukes, tomatoes

 

Potato Salad

 

Pasta Salad

 

Mashed Potatoes

 

Coleslaw

My Plate - A dab of this and that

Crab cake, broccoli cornbread, broccoli, cucumber, beans, slaw, pea salad, pasta salad, potato salad.

Meal Intermission - Grand baby photo shoot

There were cameras going off left and right. I really should have gotten a shot of everyone else.

 

 

Chef Lexi - Quite the little camera ham.

Now for dessert. PIE. I did manage one piece and a bite of the other two.

Peanut Butter Pie

Coconut Cream

Banana Split Pie

I had coconut cream. One of my favorites. I used to buy little fried coconut cream pies, sort of like the Hostess fruit pies. I forget the brand, but can't seem to find them anymore. They are probably too rich for me now. I don't eat as much sugar as I used to. 

Dinner #2 Leftover Southwestern beans changed up a little for variety with a little chipotle powder, paprika, a MSF veggie burger and Mexican blend cheese, also a piece of the broccoli cornbread.

I know this was kind of short, but I'm still having some back pain and it's very uncomfortable sitting up typing on my laptop. I'm gonna try to relax some before going to bed early. I had a visit with my scales today. They told me, I've been eating too much and that I need to cut back. My jeans have been telling me, but I've been in denial. I've got to get back to summer salads and fewer desserts. I just had to buy ice cream yesterday as if I don't get enough sweets. I'm going to try to do better, but it's not easy.