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Five Things Friday

Posted on June 25, 2011 by kissmybroccoli

Hello my little carob chips! How are you this evening? Probably frickin fantastic since we made it to yet another weekend! I swear, for the most part, I thought this week would never end, yet today went by in a flash! So, anybody got any big plans for this weekend? I’m on call, so that pretty much cancels out a lot of activities for me…so please…let me live vicariously through you! 😉

So, as I was thinking of an idea for tonight’s post, I realized that my evening can pretty much be summed up in pictures…

Gym time!

Tried out the arc trainer today for some cardio and then enjoyed making an a$$ out of myself in a small zumba class…oh yeah, this white girl has moves…

like a stick! :-/

Breakfast for dinner

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagain! 😉

Egg white omelet stuffed inspired by my pre-workout snack from the other day and topped with carob chips

Plain hummus, peanut flour, 1/2 a banana, and maple extract…

Mmmm!

A “surprise” visit from my man Dex

Maybe being on call this weekend won’t be so bad after all!

Oh, and I came home to this little gem!

Seems like the city of Clarksville is not a fan of my yard!

Apparently the weeds at the edge of my property are

“out of control”

10 days or I could get charged up to $350?!?!

Hmm, looks like Dex is gonna have to wait until I get back from Lowe’s 🙁

So, before I head out for the night to research the newest member of the broccoli household, I have some exciting news! How about some giveaway winners?

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway!

Ladies, email me with your addresses and I’ll get your Flax Sprinkles in the mail ASAP!

What is one great thing about your day today?

What are your plans for this weekend?

Posted in Breakfast | Tagged carob, Dexter, eggs, gym | 26 Comments

I Be Gyming

Posted on June 23, 2011 by kissmybroccoli

Goooood morning ~~Vietnam~~ blogworld! Two more days until the weekend…we’re almost there! Woot woot!

So last night, I went to the gym to do a little cardio before my friend was supposed to meet me for the Total Body Conditioning class. Note to self: the hill climbing program on the treadmill will kick your arse…especially if you’re only used to running on flat surfaces! Holy quadriceps!

Well, my friend had to cancel at the last minute, and while my first thought was just to forego the class and jump on an elliptical or something, I decided “eh, to heck with it” and went to the class alone and I ended up having a lot of fun!

I forgot how much I like “taking out my frustrations” on a punching bag!

“And that’s for that guy that cut me off in traffic…

and THAT’S for…”

😉

Today, I’m going to try a class that they’re demoing called Body Attack…hmm, doesn’t that sound like fun?! No? Well, I do tend to be a bit masochistic when it comes to workouts! Haha!

Help me with something though…I usually have my afternoon snack around 4 0’clockish, but the class isn’t until 6:30 (when I would usually get hungry again)…what’s a good snack that’ll hold me over until dinner without “saying hello” during my workout?

This was my experiment yesterday

1/2 a banana warmed in the microwave and mixed with 2 tablespoons of peanut flour on whole wheat toast.

Delicious buuuuuuuut not so tasty the second time…

or the third… 🙁

I’ve had bad experiences with bananas as preworkout snacks and apparently, using half of one doesn’t make a difference! I need something that will fuel me for about 30 minutes of cardio and then a 45 minute class without weighing me down. Suggestions? I’m all ears!

If you haven’t already, be sure to enter my Flax Sprinkle giveaway!

It’ll run until 10pm tonight!

Until then, I’ll be practicing my shaker skills!

Iiiiiii be ~~jamming~~ gyming, I be ~~jamming~~ gyming!

😉

Posted in Snacks, Workouts | Tagged flax, snacks | 18 Comments

WIAW: The Dairy Edition

Posted on June 22, 2011 by kissmybroccoli

Good morning peoples! Hope everyone is having a great week so far. Thanks for the advice yesterday on entering into the “forbidden territory” at the gym. I think I’ll try to work out in the morning on most weeks…I’d say all, but when I have to be at work at 6:30am, I know there is NO way I’m getting up THAT early!

I’m trying out my first fitness class tonight with a friend of mine. We tried to get into the Bodypump class last night but it filled up QUICK! So we’re going ~~pop a tent outside the room~~ get there super early for the Total Body Conditioning class tonight! Wish me luck!

Anywho! It’s Wednesday and I know what you came here for. Do you know what you came here for?…to drool over my food of course!

It’s time for another WIAW hosted by the beautiful Jenn of Peas & Crayons!

Be sure to head on over and check out all the links ups…

just don’t forget your bib! 😉

Breakfast (6:00am)
Greek yogurt, chia seeds, black cherries, and this granola

Looking all purdy before I ran out of time and had to throw it in some tupperware and take it to work…

along with coffee on the go-go!

Snack (9:30am)
A good, but not life altering Luna Bar
…the Chocolate Peppermint Stick flavor owns my soul!

Lunch (12:30pm)
Whole wheat pasta topped with cottage cheese, hummus, sundried tomatoes, and zucchini with some (unpictured) nooch for sprinkling
and for dessert, a JAAAuicy peach and a dark chocolate Adora disk

Served cold because I’m hardcore like that…
aka too lazy to go back to the break-room to use the microwave

But you know what? Cold pasta rocks! I’ve been having the same thing for lunch all week just with different veggies!

See, this is why I don’t plan meals…didn’t I just cook up a big batch of tofu for my “lunches” this week??

Pre-workout Snack (4:00pm)
Beauty and the beast 😉

Dinner (7:30pm)
Cheesy spinach eggs and buttered toast with
cinnamon and raspberry rhubarb sauce

I’m going to be so sad when that sauce is gone!

Oh, and sorry I’m not sorry for posting breakfast for dinner for the um-teenth time!

😉

There was also water involved in the course of the day…though not enough. I’ve been slacking again in the water department! Where’s Adam Sandler when you need him??

What’s the best thing you ate today?

Favorite Adam Sandler movie?
Definitely the Wedding Singer! Gotta love his “love” song! Lol!