What I Changed Wednesday

Hey guys and gals!

Well, it’s that time of week again…time to get your drool on and celebrate another
What I Ate Wednesday!

Before we get started, I just wanna say a big thank you to Jenn for putting this party together each week…especially now with the hustle and bustle of the holidays upon us!

Oh, and did you see? Jenn was featured in Foodbuzz’s Top 9 the other day!!
How exciting is that?!

Congrats girlie!

Alright, so let’s crank up the music and get this food bash going!

All of the pics are from what I ate on MONDAY with breakfast being the only exception. You guys already got a glimpse of my delicious breakfast sandwich in yesterday’s post but today, I wanted to try changing it up a bit…

Plus, I opened the fridge and had a mini panic attack when I realized I was all out of eggs! 😉

No eggs…no problem!

Just fry up some tofu coated in cinnamon and coconut flour!

Since I didn’t have the warm, gooey egg yolk to act as my sandwich glue, I drizzled a bit of maple syrup on top of the tofu before smooshing my bread slices together, relaxing back in my chair, and savoring my creation!

I enjoyed my breakfast alongside a mug of 1/2 caff coffee and my (unpictured) multivitamins.

I also had another cup a few hours later before heading into work (last week of night shifts!). I know it’s probably a mental thing, but I swear if I don’t have coffee right before I go into work, I feel like a complete zombie.

I ended up eating my lunch/dinner/whatever you wanna call it in two parts…half around 11:30pm and the other half around 3am.

I had a bowl of mixed veggies with some dippage and a sandwich thin spread with sunflower seed butter.

Oh, and about that dip…

Since the Sabra hummus was a bit more than I bargained for in the spice department, I decided to change things up and mixed it with some Greek yogurt, nooch, and fresh ground black pepper.

It was perfect…toned down the spice just enough to appreciate the flavor!

Snack time happened a couple hours later and I grabbed my trusty standby for stopping hunger in it’s tracks…sometimes change isn’t necessary!

I really wanted something warm when I was leaving work in the morning. Usually, I’ll have some tea from my stash that I keep in my locker, but to change things up, I decided to try the Teeccino that I bought last week.

The first time I tried it, it was just ok, but I had some today and it’s definitely growing on me. I think I just need to play around with the water to tea ratio.

When I got home, it was time for bed!

The last couple of days, I’ve gone without a snack before bed, but then, once I wake up, I’m STARVING! I figured this morning it was time for a change so before I face-planted into my pillow tucked myself in for the night day, I fixed a bowl of puffed millet with peanut flour and raspberries with almond milk.

Just enough to keep me satisfied without filling me up too much.

As far as water goes for the day…I did not have nearly enough! Something I’ve been trying to work on lately. It’s just so hard to remember to drink water while working the nights shift when my brain is occupied with more important things…

Like staying awake!

What is your go-to before bed snack?

What changes do you make to your meals to keep thing interesting?

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M is for Monday

Happy Monday friends!

I hope you all had a good start to the week…at least it’s a short one right? Well, unless you have to work on Black Friday…or you’re one of the crazies who actually go out and shop on Black Friday.

*Shudder*

My sanity is worth far more than any amount of money I would save.

So I thought I’d catch you guys up on some recent happenings around here annnnnnnnd, since I’m a sucker for alliteration, rhyming, and all things nerdy when it comes to writing, I made a theme!

My M‘s on a Monday!

Music

Remember when I mentioned that I spent most of yesterday downloading new music? Well, it’s been about three YEARS since I’ve updated my iTunes library and now? Now, I have a crap-ton of new songs…and a much lighter wallet! :-/

Mmmm!

Oh yes, you read that right…that would be my latest cheese discovery at Sam’s club! Any one else stake out the cheese section at grocery store just waiting for a new arrival? Just me? Surely not!

I had an idea to do a goat cheese and egg sandwich for my breakfast today…the bacon just happened to be an afterthought…a BRILLIANT afterthought! The combo of the salty bacon, drippy egg yolk and sweet cheese was amazing. I’m so having this again tomorrow!

Motivation

That would be an actual Google search by me today…I’ve had a hard time staying motivated to work out. Pretty sure it has something everything to do with the fact that my body has no frickin’ clue what’s going on with my sleep schedule since I’ve been on night shifts, so today, I looked to the web for a little kick in the ass gentle nudge to get me going.

Honestly, spotting that hottie in the bottom right corner was enough to get me to drool all over myself lace up my sneakers and hit the gym, but here are a few others that stood out:

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Ok, so that last one is just in there for giggles…but hey, it’s true ain’t it? 😉

I ended up doing 30 hard minutes on the arc trainer and 15 minutes of upper body with free weights before calling it quits and guess what!

I felt GREAT!

Endorphines are always the best motivation!

Missing my {work} peeps

This is my last week of night shifts and as much as I do like working with the people on this shift (much more laid back and relaxed), I’m starting to miss all my daywalker friends. Also, this past week was Radiology Week…aka the anniversary of the discovery of x-rays and I kinda feel like I missed out on the fun.

The hospital does a good job each year with celebrating “our” week and always gets us a a small gift…this year it was the cute little lunch box with a removable dish!

I can’t wait until next week so I can catch up with all my co-workers…and then start complaining about the day shift again! 😉

My new car

As you guys know, since Vickie’s untimely death a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been on a hunt for a new vehic-a-mobile. Well, I think I have finally narrowed it down to two!

2007 Ford Edge

or a

2008 Nissan Rogue

Both cars have a sunroof, power everything, and a reasonable price. I’ve driven both cars, but I’m waiting for a transfer of an Edge from another Carmax that has a few more frills than this one for the same price before I make my final decision.

Funny I just realized how similar they look to good ol’ Vickie! 🙂

Which car do you like better?

What is an M for your Monday?

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Coconut Cravings & a Kick in the Mouth

Hey guys!

So it’s good to know I’m not the only Twilight fan out there!

I hope you all had a great weekend! And I hope you’re all done with your Turkey Day shopping…all the grocery stores around here are caaaaa-razy! Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only a few more days away?

What dish are you looking forward to most?

So today was a rainy, gloomy, couch-bumming kind of Sunday.

This was my view from the back patio:

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas winter! :-/

Even if it wasn’t Pancake Sunday, it would definitely still be a lazy pancake eating sort of morning.

With absolutely no intention of changing out of my pj’s until having to go to work tonight, I decided to let Pinterest tell me what to make.

Ahh, the trusty pancake board! 🙂

I had a mad craving for some fluffy coconut pancakes, so I was super excited about trying Gina’s Coconut Paleo Pancakes only a quick look through the fridge threw that idea right out the window…

I had one egg!

So I decided to whip up a batch of Adrianna’s Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes instead…only halfway through following the recipe to a tee, my coconut craving took over!

Pumpkin COCONUT pancakes!

I added 1/4 cup coconut flour to the batter, omitted the chocolate chips, and added enough milk to thin the batter.

They were PERFECT!!

And you know what the best part is?

The recipe was HUGE and now I have LEFTOVERS!!

Woo hoo!

After breakfast, I spent the rest of the day making a good sized dent in my couch while giggling over You Tube videos, amping up my iTunes library (a small feat I may add since it’s been about 3 years since my last music download), and a little blog reading.

Then it came time for lunch!

As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemakers Program, I was sent a coupon for a free Sabra product of my choice so I took it as an opportunity to snatch up a flavor I’ve been eyeing for months.

I typically buy the GINORMOUS containers of Sabra from Sam’s Club, but unfortunately, they only have original, spinach & artichoke, and roasted red pepper.

It was time for a little switch up!

My lettuce-less salad

So what’s the verdict?

Break out the friggin’ fire extinguisher!

Whew!

I would like to think that I have developed a good taste for spicy things over the last year or so, but holy hot peppers!

Delicious flavor, but I will definitely be mixing this with some more chickpeas to tone it down a bit! 😉

What is your favorite hummus flavor?

Are you a fan of spicy food?

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