day 'o grazing

Seriously, meals were kinda a lost cause today...I was doing random errands all day so I was in and out of the apt and grazing (like a cow?) the whole day long. Not that being busy is an excuse, because when it comes down to it, I was just lazy.

I started the day with some java x2. Mmmm...stevia and ff vanilla creamer included.

After coffee I had a bunch of soy bacon (some of which I photographed below) and headed out for a very important mission. Operation denim. I love shopping and hate it at the same time, especially for jeans.

Also, I had some santa cruz organic lemonade this morning. It is tart and sweet but doesn't leave that lemony taste in your mouth. In fact it is quite good, I think next time I'll buy their raspberry lemonade flavor.


After hours of browsing I returned home with less $$ and more clothes, so I guess it was a success? While I was out I snacked on both raisins and yogurt covered raisins :)

I also grabbed a soy latte on the way home (no surprise). Then I polished off the last of the hummus with the end pieces of the Ezekiel bread.

...and here I am mid grub sesh


Next up: gym! Nothing to report here, my work out is just so not interesting...


Dinner was more snacking. Nibble here. Nibble there.

Ok, here is (or what was) a MONSTER bad of yogurt covered pretzels I picked up on the way home from the gym. I literally ate the entire bag of them, which could have been anywhere from 50 to 75...I swear, once I discover something I like, it is only a matter of time before I go and overdose. I am definitely on the fast track for that, I can tell it is only a matter of time before that happens. Now I'm bouncing off the wall.

But still snacking...yes, that's Kyle in the background doing some cooking of his own.

Dessert (aka more snacks) included coconut date rolls (the most decadent things EVER) and half a bag of dried salty edamame. Since I am a lazy ass, I have no pictures, but let me just say, these coconut date rolls are like rich dense pieces of heaven. In the words of Ms. Ray, YUM-O!

Ok, off to pack my lunch for tomorrow and watch heidi klum (project runway).

lucky pennies

Here's the thing - I am very superstitious. The reason this is stupid is because at the same time I am very logical and I always look for rational explanations for everything. I can't explain why I still believe in good luck or random events being "signs" but I just do. The reason I am mentioning this is because on the way to work today I found 2 (not 1, but 2!!) pennies heads up. I always pick up pennies if they are heads up, and I never pick up pennies that are tails up (which is weird, I know), but I just think they are good luck. And as if that isn't bizarre enough on it's own, I actually think it is bad luck to pick up a tails side penny and even worse bad luck to walk past a heads up penny and not pick it up. I will refrain from elaborating on all my other freakish superstitions, but the moral of this story is that I knew today would be a good day since I had 2 heads up pennies in my pocket.

And it WAS a great day. I had such an easy patient load (only 3 patients, 2 of which I discharged by the afternoon) and jcaho didn't come. What more could I ask for. Plus I got to work with my fav peeps today. Other than that, my meals were the same as they are every other day I work (I am so boring lately).

Lunch was the same: sando (Ezekiel bread, greek yog, honey must, smart deli meat, and lettuce) and silk soy milk latte

Snack was the same: berry smoothie power bar

After work I hit up starbucks for a subway ride/pre-gym treat. At this point, I was really feeling unoriginal with my ordering. So I got a grande iced coffee in a venti cup, and then dumped soy milk in all the extra space. In the end, the drink wasn't that different than my other orders, but oh well.

At the gym, I "ran" on the elliptical for an hour, stretched for 10 mins and traded in my ab workout for grocery shopping. Here are the goodies I got:

I was almost out of smart deli "turkey" meat so I got more of those. Also, I wanted another little silk vanilla soy milk, and I had to replete my supplies (propel H20, split pea soup, and yogurt covered raisins). I also grabbed tofu chunks for dinner tonight (more on that later).

I made a pita stuffed with a tofu salad for dinner (ingreds shown above). I took a spoonful of ff greek Chobani yogurt to spread in the pita pocket, then I loaded it up with cherry tomatoes, and the tofu salad I got from our whole foods. It has tofu chunks, edamame, corn, and a variety of spices, and is SO good. It was kinda hard to take a picture of because it was exploding, so I was doing everything in my power just to hold it together. The rest of the tofu that didn't fit in the pita I ate on the side :)

I was still hungry, so I had the tofu I got at the store. This macro and vegan product is by Karen Sisters, and is all natural tofu with a cabbage/carrot/ginger salad on the side. To be honest, the salad isn't that good, but I know ginger is good for the GI tract so I ate it anyways. I didn't have the sauce though (on the side above).

I may have had a handful or 2 of yogurt covered raisins for dessert, too.

work workity work

Today was no different than any other work day. Nothing thrilling to report. I made my lunch the night before (see below), which consists of the same delish sando I always make and a mix of raisins and yogurt covered raisins. And, naturally, I stopped at Starbucks on the way to work to grab a soy milk latte. How lame is it that I actually look forward to days I work now simply because on work days I treat myself to soy milk lattes. Today I was pretty sure jcaho was coming to the hospital (yuck), so I finished my drink before I entered the hospital (leaving me without a latte to sip on throughout the morning). So of course my stomach was growling by 9 am, making me bust out the raisins from my lunch early.

By lunch time I was hungry with a capital h. I went to starbucks to grub on my sandwich and grab another soy milk latte. I even refilled after with plain soy milk. I think I have had about a gallon of soy milk today!

My snack in the afternoon/evening/pre-gym was another very berry smoothie power bar.

Side note: I always forget about the fact that I have a couple(ish) glasses of apple juice while I'm at work since we stock it in the fridge. I tend to disregard it because the cups are so small, but I guess when you have 5, that is kinda a lot of juice...

Anyways, I went to NYSC uptown after work and the elliptical FLEW by since I was watching the new ep of gossip girl (I will hereafter refer to it as gg, not to be confused with the same abbrev that previously referenced gilmore girls). Fabulous work out. Mega-stretching. Minimal ab work.

I had a very fall dinner. This cool weather makes me want warm comfort food.

I heated up frozen peas and added organic split pea soup to it.

I love Health Valley's soups. And even though the photo makes dinner look gross, it was definitely good. Very veggie-ful.

After 2 bowls of soup I snacked on salty dried edamame (had to get some protein in) and finished off the bag I opened the other night.

v is for voracious

I was so excited as I woke up today because it was sunny and (more importantly) I knew I had a full day of football ahead of me. I just love fall so much. Kyle and I gradually made our way to the couch, enjoying a lazy start - Kyle made a fresh brew of coffee and dug into the weekend edition of the FT, while I did the crossword. The coffee didn't disappoint, it's a Starbucks blend (naturally) to which I added Stevia and ff vanilla creamer and lactose free skim plus. For the record, let me just say, my attempt(s) at making my own soymilk latte at home have been complete and utter busts. So, while I am absolutely beyond addicted to them, I can't justify spending the $$ on days when I am at home and perfectly capable of making my own coffee. So, that said, I had 2 cups of what you see below this AM, and I was quite content with them.

For brunch I had another cute little silk soymilk bottle and a breakfast sando. One of the pieces of bread myseteriously vanished (in my mouth) while I was cooking, but other than that I used all the ingredients seen below.

Smart deli soy bacon, egg beaters, and ff Chobani greek yog.

Layering up (left) Open for business (right)

Here's me enjoying a crispy organic apple (while diligently tracking our fantasy football score on my comp in the background) in the afternoon.
I headed off to the gym around half time of the Giants vs Bengals game. So my workout FLEW by since I was immersed in the game. I did minimal floor mat exercises after running because the game went into overtime and I wanted to get home to watch it! I should probably have stretched a bit longer but se la vie.

Later on I had this snack of chocolate silk soymilk. Mmmmm...

Kyle and I also went on a walk before dinner, and since we stopped in at my new fav (uptown) health food store while we were out and about, I couldn't help but grab some yogurt covered pretzels. They are SO good! It is hard to tell from the photo, but there are approx 30+ and I ate them all (duh)!

I was not that hungry in the PM, so dinner was kinda weird. I had the last of the 7 sprouted grain bread with hummus.

And then later I had another few slices of the new loaf of bread and 2 apples. Kyle thinks it's weird, but apples dipped in hummus are good (really!) so I had 2 of them. Btw, I bought another loaf of the same live sprouted grain bread. Talk about a gluten free dinner!

After laundry, I snacked on these while watching the late night football games (I forgot the Emmy's were on too, oh well).

Gotta pack my lunch for tomorrow now, since I have work workity work!

Sabado Sin Lactosa

Here is my lunch that I packed the night before. Same old sando, gummy snacks that I doubt I will eat (they don't really look that good?) and an apple and raisins.

On the way to work (did I mention it's Saturday) I picked up a treat to get the day started off right (you guessed it, a steamy starbucks soy latte). Because I was so productive and efficient in the AM, I was able to jump outside for a quick break (yes, it was to grab another soy latte - guilty). I have a PROBLEM!!!!

Lunch came a bit late since I had to discharge 2 patients before I could get away for my break. I hit up the 'bucks for ANOTHER soy latte as I enjoyed my sando and a crossword. It was quite a relaxing lunch as a matter of fact...I think that's why I don't mind working weekends. In fact, I am starting to actually prefer them, it's so nice to do rounds early because then the rest of the day is kinda mellow...(since very few procedures take place on weekends).

Not pictured: My afternoon snack of a berry smoothie flavored power bar (yum! favorite flavor)

After work I hit up NYSC, I think this may have really settled the Equinox vs. NYSC matter once and for all. For the 2nd day in a row now, I have chosen to go to NYSC over Equinox (since I have the option to attend either this week only). I finally remembered to ask when my present membership expires and it isn't until October 29th (I didn't remember it being so long after I moved to nyc - I really mooched off of Kyle's membership for a while)!

So on the way home I picked up some goodies for dinner...

silk soy milk = LIQUID LOVE

I was pretty lazy by the time I got out of the shower and preparing food just was not about to happen...so naturally I went with my "go to" dinner (cereal!!). Maybe it's not wheaties...but it's still the dinner of champions.

I had 3 (massive) bowls, and when I say massive, I mean it. I opened the box and judging by the weight of it after I was done, there was some SERIOUS damage done (well over half the box, no question). Oh, and I had the vanilla silk soy milk with it as well as the rest of the other soy milk carton. Full, check please.

Sweet dreams!

Addendum

I forgot to write about a new recipe I tried today because I cooked it for Kyle (so it is not vegan and has dairy). I made up the recipe for the most part.

Ingredients:
broccoli
green pepper
Spanish onion
4 eggs
1 can condensed milk
shredded 4 cheese mix
Pillsbury pie crust


And here's the end product...

A delicious quiche with rave reviews - Kyle has already informed me that this meal is a must repeat. I love it when recipes work out the first time and I don't even need to tweak them for the next try.

soylicious

Here's how the day started...COFFEE!!!
After that, I was enjoying my day off doing a whole bunch of NADA :)

Then I decided to make some lunch before heading to the gym (it was 1 pm after all...). So I decided to go with a new twist on an old fav. Smart deli soy bacon, egg beaters, and ff Chobani greek yogurt all in a pita pocket! These whole wheat pitas are the cutest things! It was so good.

The box for the smart deli soy bacon looks different, but it is the same thing.

Here's the yummy stuff sizzling on the stove - delish!

And here is the pita with the egg beaters and ff Chobani

And voila! The final product with the soy bacon added in :)

So then I did some errands, yadda yadda yadda...time for the gym. Work out was alright, nothing too amazing. I am still sore and I don't even know why? I still stretch more than anything else, and yet I feel so tight always. So I did the elliptical that is more like a stair stepper. I didn't do a very high level of intensity, but whatever. I did some ab stuff after that followed by even MORE stretching. Followed by MORE errands around town, which naturally ended with....a starbucks run!!!

Notice the "S" and "L" which stands for soy latte, but let me just say, I have been calling this new obsession soylicious, so that's what the letters mean to me.

And later on, I wanted another, but felt guilty for spending the $$ so I tried to make one on my own. It was NOT good. I had like 3 sips, and then dumped it. Now I appreciate Starbucks even more.

Dinner was a sando with hummus and Gary Null's veggie burgers.

Added together, they make a yummy sandwich, so I had 2 of them.

Work tomorrow (on a Saturday) boo.