I couldn’t think of a post title. Sorry bout that.
I just realized I forgot to include a snack picture yesterday–how dare I leave that out!! It was an afternoon delight consisting of 1/2 cup Dannon Light & Fit vanilla yogurt, 1/2 a large banana, 1 tbsp slivered almonds, cinnamon, and my last dried fig. Tasty!
On to Monday… hmm, woke up groggy as hell and stuffed up. I think I might be allergic to my Christmas tree. Not sure tho, could be a cold sneaking up on me.
My oats were rather normal, but not as sweet as usual b/c I didn’t have any more pumpkin spice Silk. 1/4 cup steel cut oats, 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, 1 tbsp slivered almonds, 1 tbsp raisins, cinnamon, dash of salt. Still good tho.
I ate this rather late, and had a second cup of coffee that gave me a bit of an unwelcomed buzz. It made me a little anxious given everything going on (end of year business stuff, Christmas season, etc), and my allergies/cold/whatever were making me feel poopy anyhow. I ate lunch around 1:15 while working. Wrap with low fat tortilla, 2 slices of turkey, 1/2 wedge LCL, spinach, and broc slaw. I ate about 1/2 cup ff/lf cottage cheese mixed, and a few pcs of the apple. I heart cottage cheese 🙂
Off to acupuncture I went, and was glad to do so. I figured Randy could calm me down with some strategic needling. I had a balancing treatment today, which involved putting needles up and down my spine on either side to positively influence my chi and body systems. Sounds kooky but is totally relaxing and works. He also did some needles for my tight calf and anxiety/PMS. After the needles come out I got a great Chinese back massage, and a little linament at the end. I smelled like an old fart, but sure felt good–totally relaxed and wishing I could just curl up with a cup of tea and rest.
But, back to work I went. My stomach freaked out a tad and felt horrible for a few hours. Possibly a side effect from the needles, or my allergies/cold wreaking havoc on me. I was hungry, tho, so I had my d’anjou pear, some Stacy’s pita chips, and some lemon blossom herbal tea. The pear was a little weird–the skin texture/mouthfell wasn’t so great, and the taste was mixed between sour and sweet. Odd. The chips were nummy.
My tummy didn’t settle down for a long time, and I felt rather funky for awhile. Finally around 5:30 I had a few apples before we left work, and the tum settled a bit. We knew we were going to “see Maria” tonight at Fajitas, and I almost didn’t want to go since I still felt weird. Thankfully that went away on my drive home and I had my usual Casuela and tortilla soup at the restaurant.
A little macro action for ya on the pics lately. Check out the white meat chicken, avocados, fresh jalapeno, and cheese in my soup. Super-yummy! Love the detail of the super-close-up pics.
I was a tad full afterward, but not in a gut-busting or guilt-inducing way. The tum started aching awhile after dinner, and still hurts a tad now. I hate the tummy aches I’ve gotten a few times over the last month. They don’t seem consistent to any one type of food, restaurant, or otherwise. It reminds me of how my stomach hurt after I had the stomach flu way back when–painful, slightly nauseous, and uncomfortable. Bleh.
Chris and I are enjoying a fire now. It only took forever to get started, tho, since the wood provider sold us wet wood and said it was dry. Grrr. Speaking of dry, it is really dry here right now!. My hands are tight and miserable. Supposed to snow this weekend and be really cold for a few days on either side. Brrrrr!
I’m a tad out of whack as you can tell…sorry for not being my usual smartass funny self! Hopefully I’ll return to normal soon:) Hope you all had a great Monday!
The Quest to be Fit 