Inspired by this wonderful blog today, I bought some canned garbonzos at the store and whipped up a quick and easy batch of hummus tonight. This was my first batch in a real food processor–so easy and the results are great! I used one can of ‘zos, some of their liquid, olive oil, garlic powder, cumin, red pepper flakes, salt, Nature’s Seasons, toasted sesame seeds, and a touch of vinegar (no lemon juice on hand). Yum-yum-yummy! I ate a small serving with half of a toasted whole wheat pita.
During dinner outside at Fajitas, I looked up and saw this cloud…it kind of looks like a duck!
Today I finally got new shoes. My footsies have been hurting a bit when working out, so I stopped by Portland Running Co. and had the assistance of a knowledgable expert in selecting my new shoes. Turns out that I overpronate, and these babies are more supportive toward the arch to help prevent that. The guy also recommended that I go up a half size to allow more room for my feet to expand while working out. Say what?! Go up to a size 10?! Oy vey…watch out for my massive feet!
I know it has been a long time since I posted regularly, and there are lots of things I’ve done and eats I’ve had in that time frame. My eating was off for about two weeks, and has been back to almost “normal” for about a week now. I’m not consuming as much fruit and veg as I had been, but I think I’ll be back there soon.
Today’s lunch: egg/eggwhite omelette with broc, carrot, tomato, red bell pepp, avocado, and some cheddar. The cheese was an impulse add…not necessary. 1/2 of a whole wheat burger bun toasted with some Smart Balance Light. Excellent!
Peach marionberry pie from Lee Farms after dinner at my dad’s last night. Mmmmmm. I visited the Lee Farms store with my daddy-o and also got some marionberry doughnuts :0
This past Wednesday I was fortunate enough to attend a blogger meet up with Andrea, Sarah, and Nate. So much fun! We all had a blast talking about food, life, blogs, and more. Considering I’d never met Sarah or Nate we all chatted like chums and shared a great evening together. Thanks, guys! Lookin forward to more blogger misbehavin! 🙂
(L to R: Andrea, Nate, Sarah)
At one point Sarah said something that struck me–she pictured that I was not as fit/healthy as I am from the way I speak about myself on the blog. This confirmed for me that my negative body image comes out more than I realize, and that I need to be more positive about the progress I’ve made. I’m glad she said something, cuz otherwise I probably would have continued being a negative nelly. Thanks for being so honest and open, Sarah! I appreciate it greatly 🙂
I finally tried banana soft serve yesterday. It was good, but for some reason I pictured it not tasting so banana-y. Yeah, I know, it’s made from bananas, but still. Good stuff, tho! I bought some super dark chocolate and thought of mixing in some gratings next time.
Pancakes! Don’t get too excited, I’m using up a box of Bisquick. I doctored up the mix with ground flaxseed, and cinnamon, then topped ’em with a little SB Light and real maple syrup.
About a week earlier I enjoyed the blueberry version of these:
While Erin was in town I had all sorts of drama going on, but we finally managed to have a lunch date at Blossoming Lotus. I enjoyed a Mediterranean wrap with cashew hummus, cucumber, kalamata olives, lettuce, tomato, and I had them add avocado. So good! I think Erin was jealous of my burrito butt 😉 Hehe!
If you ever get the chance to hang out with Erin–DO IT! This wonderful lady has been a glowing presence in my life for over ten years, and I don’t know where I’d be without her. Seriously. She is such a good listener, counselor, partner in silly crime, domestic diva, and a hundred other fabu things. And she’s gorgeous 😉 I love her to death! Miss you love pie!
While my aunt was in town I made a yummy dessert inspired by June’s Gourmet Magazine. I cooked some blueberries and maple syrup together, stirred in a little lemon juice, whipped up some cream with more maple syrup, and crushed some ginger snaps. Those were all layered in some cute dishes and topped with some fresh blues. Yum!
Let’s see…what else shall I post for you…
My bee house has residents! See the blocked holes? A bee carefully sealed those holes and someday soon I’m sure we’ll see baby bees emerge. (I actually have no idea what will happen…this is the first year I’ve had a bee house.)
On the way to the blogger meetup the other night I popped into Dave’ Killer Bread Healthy Bread Store to pick up some surprise goodies for us all. I picked up Sin Dawgs and Ginger Meltaway Cookies. Oh. So. Good. Turns out Andrea also stopped by there on the way! Great minds think alike 😉 We all made out like bandits with Dave’s goodies that night, and I’m still working on the Sin Dawg (pictured below).
Whoa, this season of Real Housewives of Atlanta looks intense! Lots of fights and yelling. May be too much d-d-d-drama for me!
Since this blog isn’t exactly a progressive sensical stream of thoughts, let’s review some other random goodness:
-The Food Network has a show called “What Would Brian Boitano Make” coming out soon. Does this call up crazy South Park memories for anyone!? “What would Brian Boitano do…” (sing it!)
-Velveeta was invented by Kraft in 1928 as a convenient way to have “cheese” when most people didn’t have iceboxes. In 1953 they created Cheez Whiz, and in 1966 EZ Cheese came on the scene. Aren’t you glad you know these facts now?! Some people make brownies with Velveeta in them (a moistening secret). Ew.
-Did you spill your glass of cola on the floor? No worries, just grab the Smart Mop, clean it up, and “in these tough times wring it back into the glass and it’s ready to drink all over again.” How economical!
-I might be moving! Finally! Don’t want to jinx anything, but I’ll keep you posted as details develop. I hate living in the SE Portland metro area, and yearn to be back in SW Portland like none other.
-The IKEA catalog arrived in the mail yesterday. It’s the paper form of crack, I tell ya.
-I only get B.O. when exposed to sunlight for prolonged periods of time. No amount of working out or sweating releases the odor, but the sun does it 100% of the time, deodorant or no. Have you noticed this before?
-This post is getting long. Time to wrap it up!
Later!
The Quest to be Fit 