i'm that girl

happy HUMP day my pretties :) i feel like this week is going by quite fast- yay for that!! this week has been another busy one so far- lots of work and school. blah. my mom is a caterer (can't remember if i have mentioned that before or not) so her season is just kicking in as well and i've been helping her in addition to all of my other commitments. i'm beginning to realize i'm somewhat of a work-a-holic- i can't decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing? thoughts? i mean i would MUCH rather being running around like a chicken with my head cut off than sitting around doing nothing. my favorite days at work are insanely busy ones with lots of work to be done- those slow, quiet days go by sooo painfully slowly. yuck.

okay, so sunday was spent being productive- laundry, bathing ollie, homework, etc etc. i did 70 minutes of cardio at the gym. on the way i picked up a much needed non-fat cappucino (with an

extra shot of espresso) from starbs.

holiday cups make me smile :) my smile would be even bigger if it was actually COLD out instead of this ridiculous 89 degree weather. it's very hard to get in the holiday spirit when it feels like the middle of summer. this cup says it all- i wish for a snow day...sigh...

sundays eating was kind of sparse during the day- i had an unpictured chobani and z bar for a late brunch and then nothing until dinner. i just wasn't hungry- very unlike me hah. dinner was nice and light.

amy's alphabet soup :) i felt like a little kid again- it was fab!

monday was an uber early morning- my mom had a huge breakfast and luncheon for our local hospital association. the alarm went off at 5, and let me tell you i am NOT a morning person. my first stop was for coffee, obvi. the event went great and i was done by 3. after working with food for hours the last thing i want to do is eat. i did snack on a zucchini muffin and a little bit of chicken salad at the event however. i hit up the gym for 80 insanely sweaty minutes of cardio and headed home happy as a clam :) i got even happier when i saw 2 packages on my doorstep...

package numero uno was from corinne at pop chips- she sent me a fabulous variety of pop chips to review for the blog. i cannot wait to try them after reading so many good things about them from other bloggies. thank you SO much corinne!

package numbero dos was from gabriela at une vie saine- she was kind enough to send me some seasonal clif bars (pumpkin pie, gingerbread, and cranberry orange nut) after hearing that i couldn't find them any where in my town. she also send me two cookies from magnolia's bakery in nyc (where she lives). gab you ROCKKKKKK! these cookies were INSANE and i cannot wait to try the bars. thank you thank you thank you- you made my week! ps if you dolls haven't checked out her blog, please do- i guarantee you will love it :)

dinner was a french salad made with love by momma sue- and 1 and half pieces of mulitgrain boule.

the salad was a mixture of fresh boston and bib lettuce with tomato, avocado, hard boiled egg, and a petit marmit dressing. twas ridiculously delish! as was the toast of course :) it was followed by a somewhat disappointed episode of gossip girl- i mean come on, couldn't they have created a better 3some then dan, olivia, and vanessa?!? i was thinking of something more scandelous- along the lines of chuck, jenny, and nate?!? i know- i'm bad.

tuesday actually started out with BREAKFAST! i woke up early and decided to have an unpictured bowl of cheerios with low fat milk and naner slices. nom nom. this kept me full until about 2ish, when i had an unpictured pumpkin yogurt with granola. sorry i was really bad with the camera yesterday! after work i did 80 minutes of cardio and rushed home for my ultimate tv night- 90210, the hills, the city, and styl'd. yes, i'm THAT girl- who likes THOSE shows. trashy tv is my guilty pleasure- ain't no shame in my game :) dinner was amy's tuscan bean and rice soup with some added sauteed mushrooms.

this soup was really good- but extremely filling. i only ate about half of the mug and then had a toasted arnie with a smear of jalepeno hummus. i was close to a food pregnancy when i finished. oopsey daisy.

today has been a fairly busy day at work. mid-morning i had pumpkin yogurt with a tiny spoonful of udi's. as you can tell i am LOVING the stonyfield pump yog! lunch was two tiny slices of unpictured veggie pizza with tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, and vidalia onions. i also had a few bites of greek salad. i cannot remember the last time i had pizza for lunch. it was SOOOOO good, but now my tummy is hurting. i just can't eat like that at lunch. oh well, ya live ya learn.

okay back to work, then gym, then studying. blah. xoxo that girl

tis the season

hello kittens :) NO, i have not forgotten about you- so please don't think that! the problem with living in a seasonal town is that one day it is dead and the next day is a whirlwind of hustle & bustle. i live in a small resort town on the east coast of florida and from May 1-Oct 31 it is painfully quiet. but THEN, once nov 1 hits- its like EVERYONE (aka the snow birds) are back in action. this past week has been insane- traffic, long lines at stores, long lines everywhere- you get my point. i had no time to even think about blogging. now, i'm not complaining- i much prefer the busy life than the slow one. i'm just going to need to figure out a time for blogging. anyways i took a few pics this week, so here is a little food porn for you lovies...

grilled swiss on an arnie with hummus & sauteed spinach, mushrooms, & onions and sweet potato fries on the side- YUM :)

chobs. nuff said.

oatmeal raisin cookie. oops, i mean luna.

veggie egg scramble with a toasted arnie with pumpkin butttahhhh. heaven.

PUMPKIN PIE YOGURT! i finalllllly found some at greenwise in palm beach :) topped with udi's. LOVED this.

hummus & swiss sammie with a few pretzel sticks and the left over hummus from the s. don't you die for the adorableee single servings of sabra that i found at bj's :)

okay dolls, sorry to be short today- i will be back to normal soon :) love you all.

happy halloweenie, belatedly

is it really monday already? boooo :( hope everyone had a fabulous halloween weekend! mine was nothing exciting, but it quite nice and relaxing. let's recap...

after work friday i headed to to the gym and had a quick snack on the way- a dr. kracker sunflower cheddar flatbread.

you can actually see the melted cheddar on the cracker :) sooo delish- another homerun for dr. kracker!

i did a quick 15 minute run on the treadmill (as a warm-up) and then did 45 min of strength. geez after not doing strength for over a week my arms had already lost some power!

dinner was a mug of amy's lentil soup...

this was my first time having the lentil soup (we all know i'm a fan of the veg barley!!) and it was sooooooooooo delicious! amy's never fails me. on the side i had a piece of flax toast with (drumroll pleasssseee...) PUMPKIN BUTTER! yes my loves, i FINALLY got my hands on some! it is sooo hard to find pumpkin butter without hfcs, but i finally found some at fresh market!

O FACE!

i had another o face when i had my bed time snack...

a deep chocolate vitamuffin :) nom nom! i had a quiet friday night at home with ollie watching scary movies- doesn't get much better!

saturday was a HoT and HuMiD halloween in florida! there were sooo many warnings on the local news to make sure and not overdress your children in their costumes because there was a chance they could get heat stroke. poor kids. i'm so over this weather. is it possible to be sick of the SUN?!? i would killllllll for a dreary, cold day! asap PLEASE!

since i knew i wasn't dressing up that night (i was the only one at my house so i had to hand out candy- no partying pour moi), i decided to semi-dress up for work. i put together a sorry attempt at a rhianna-ish outfit (current elliot cloud wash jeans, forever poufy shoulder top, chanel cuff, balenciaga heels).

don't laugh- i know, i'm white.

saturday morning was fairly quiet at work so obviously i ate my morning snack out of boredum...

love me some LUNA! i also had some crack- aka COTTAGE CHEESE.

i seriously could live on this stuff. and yes, i am eating it straight out of the container- i'm just classy like that.

i had packed a yummy lunch (aka pb&j), but forgot it at home. i don't function properly in the morning. i scoured the menu folder at work and decided i would treat myself (as it was halloween and diabetics shouldn't have candy). egg salad and a diet pepsi :)

holy moly- this ROCKED!

ollie (the pumpkin weenie) and i only had ONE tricker treater! okay well we may have had a few more but after the first i was over it and left out the bowl on the "honor system". when i removed it later that night there wasn't much missing. ugh- i don't want that many almond snickers lying around my house! ollie quickly pooped out...

please excuse his yucky looking manly parts. we need to get those taken care of.

jon and i decided to go see saw vi, so i whipped up a quick mug of pumpkin oats (with pumpkin buttttter!!!).

no measurements for this one- i just threw it all together. YUMMM!

the movie wasn't too "scary", but it was insanely GRUESOME!! the perfect way to end our halloween night. okay i also may have ended the night with one too many snickers. bad bad diabetic. needless to say i wasn't feeling to well in the middle of the night.

yesterday was the best day off i'd had in a long time. jon and i slept in (yay!) and then met friends at the beach club for lunch and pool time. another hot and sunny day. for lunch i had a whitney cobb salad with spinach, carrots, cukes, chicken, egg, bacon (couldn't resist), and toms with a sherry dressing. twas delish.

after about an hour or so by the pool we decided to go out on our friend sam's boat and go fishing! i haven't been boating in forever! i forgot how much i loved it! we spent the afternoon and into the evening on the river. it was GORG out! the sunset was beautifulllllll :)

we got in from the boat around 8 and headed to jon's parents for dinner- pork chops, salad with fresh shredded beets, and a sweet potato. another fabulous meal. i was STUFFED. with lots of bad eating and no gym this weekend, i feel gross. time to get back on track.

well, it's monday again- ugh. oh well, at least GOSSIP GIRL is on tonight :) back to work. ta ta lovies.

hallow's eve

bonjour mes amis :) sorry for the 3 day hiatus- i've missed you lovers! nothing too excited to report, so here's a brief recap of the past few days...

tuesdays lunch-

pb & j on flax and raspberrriiieesss (yes, i ate them ALL- so fresh and delish!)

gym for 70 minutes of cardio, followed by a MUCH needed pedi...

i forgot to bring my own polish (i was planning on chanel vendetta, which is a dark purp), so i found the closest color they had. yay for polished feet!

tuesdays dinner-

after having our legs and feet pampered, mom and i went to our fav mexi restaurant and split these amazingggg pork tacos with lots of guac. nom nom. i LOVE mexican food SO much- but alwayssss have a food baby afterwards (no matter how much or what i eat). blahhh. i've been feeling this one for the past few days. boo.

wednesday's lunch-

suprise, suprise! another pb&j- this one with chia seeds. i don't think i could ever get sick of this.

spent the afternoon at the gym for 80 min of cardio (65 on treadmill and 15 on bike)...

obviously you can see there was no running involved- okay maybe a few minutes here and there, but it was mostly speed walking on an incline.

after the gym i was ready for an afternoon snack so i hit up my goodies from dr. kracker :)

i tried them with jalepeno hummus and swiss cheese (HELLO nothing beats cheese and crackas!)...

okay the more dr. kracker products i try, the more i fall in love with them! these crackers were soooo crunchy and had the most amazing nutty flavor. i also love that these crackers aren't salty. i cannot wait to try the rest of my goodies!

dinner was a quick and easy collabo by momma sue- rotisserie chicken (which i dipped in hummus), sauteed califlower (YUM!), and the most amazing mini pumpkin muffins.

okay now usually i'm not a fan of store bought baked goods- i can make them better myself and not add so many bad ingredients. BUTTTT i have now found an exception (well, momma sue found them)- atlanta bread company's mini pumpkin muffins that mom found at sam's club. they aren't overly sweet and taste sooo homemade. i know there are only two on my plate, but i totes ate fourrrrrr :) muhahaha.

i also had an orange.

i don't have many pictures of yesterdays eat. this lazy butt forgot to take pics. lunch was an oats & chocolate fiberone bar and a cup of cottage cheese with chopped nuts and a few slices of a naner. i just read the ingredients of the fiberone bars and realized they have hfcs in them so i am going to try and pass on those in the future. afternoon snack was a few dr. kracker seeded spelt snackers with cheese.

loveeeddd these ones too- these had lots of sesame seeds on them, which i adore :)

gym was 70 minutes of treadmill, bike, and elliptical. i've been slacking on strength this week- i need to fix that!

i also hit up the spray tanning booth just in case i decided to dress up on saturday- homefry is looking quite casper-y these days.

din was a southwest sunshine burger (the last! booo hoooo) on an arnolds sandwich thin (my first!) with melted light swiss and jalepeno hummus...

i toasted the arnie and it was absolutely delish. i may or may not have snuck into the halloween candy and had two mini hershey bars ;)

TGIF!!! finallllly!!! geez this has been a long week (and post- sorry! is anyone still reading by now?!?)...

today started off with...

girl scout thin mints!!! ooops- i mean a chocolate peppermint stick LUNA bar. i swear these taste just like thin mints! YUMMMMMMM! and no hfcs :) yippee!

today i am sporting some fabulously flashy friday flats! say that 10 times fast ;) but seriously, how FAB are these swarovski encrusted giuseppe flats?!? loveeee these babies.

why does my left leg look tanner than the right? haa gotta love splochy spray tans.

okay my pretties i am off to find some lunch and get back to work. yayyy for it ALMOST being HALLOWEEN :) au revior.

z-bar virginity

sorry for the lack of postings my beauties, but i've been buried in school work :( nasty nasty. time to recap...

friday's lunch was a simple pb&j on essential flax bread...

i knew i had to be up early saturday morning (mom had that grand idea of having a tag sale), so i decided to lay low on friday night. first i hit up the gym for 75 minutes of cardio and then i met mom at too jay's for dinner...

we split a veggie quesadilla that had spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, carmelized onions, and peppers on a w/w tortilla. the flavor was good, but it was UBER oily and got soggy wayyyy too quickly. i felt yucky when we left :( so i decided to cheer up my stomach later than night...

pumpkin ice cream with halloween sprinkles :D clearly it is TOO hot in florida because the ice cream started to melt 2 seconds after i scooped it into my mug. blahhh. twas delish though (obvi)!!!

early saturday morning i helped mom set up her tag sale, but then had to rush off to my real job for the day. i had a morning snack around 11ish...

peach chobani with a spoonful of udi's! doesn't get much better, especially when eating it while browsing the pages of the new HERMES catalog. i die...

saturday was INSANELY busy at work. from 1130 until 530 i DID NOT STOP! i LOVE days like that :) i came home to find waldo taking a nap...

man oh man, he really lives the life. sigh...

saturday's dinner was a bowl of grape nuts with low fat (cow's) milk. weird dinner, i know. don't hate.

sunday morning i had to help momma sue again with the tag sale. i literally was giving stuff away just to get rid of clutter. mom would have a price tag of $20 on something and i would sell it for a dollar. i'm a great daughter, i know ;) brunch was a dunkin donuts mulitgrain bagel with ab and grape jam.

soo delish! and yes that is my 711 iced coffee in the backround, obvi.

we closed up shop at about 230ish, and i hit the gym for 70 sweaty minutes of cardio. after my workout i was semi-hungry, so i nibbled on my first z-bar...

this was AMAZINGGGGGGGG! the flavor and texture rocked! how have i waited so long to try one of these babies?!? i'm hooked now :)

dinner was uber simple- eggs and toast...

mom and i each split one piece of white and one piece of w/w (with blackberry jam and REAL buttah!). this was the most amazingggg artisian bread i have ever tried! YUM!

i spent the rest of the evening studying for my obervational behavior test. yuck.

monday was a typical long day. blah. lunch was an unpictured salad- nothing special. test was at 7 and was suprisingly really HARD. ugh i'm so over school. by the time i got home it was 850 and i had to make something rEaLLy quick before GG started. i popped open a can of organic butternut squash soup and threw it on the stove.

this was the perfect dinner to sip on while watching my beloved chuck :) and you know i hit up some more of that toast! holla!

i may or may not have had a bit more pumpkin ice cream later that night ;)

okay now it's tuesday and i have lots of work to do. be back later lovies.

pb&j

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coo coo for CaRaMeL

so wednesday turned out to be a nice and relaxing day off :) i started off the day with a new favorite of mine...

dannon caramel yogurt!! now usually i don't like any flavored yogurts such as this (they're too sweet and fake tasting), BUT this one is an exception! it has an extremely light caramel flavor and is absolutely DELISH!

mom and i decided to hit up the beach club for the afternoon because while most of the country is snowing or having cold fronts, this is what our fall looks like...

for lunch we decided to split a pesto chicken and spinach salad with goat cheese and a sherry dressing...

twas good, but had a bit too much goat cheese for our taste. lots o goat cheese at lunch time is just too rich!

dinner was an unpictured popcorn at the movie theatres. dragged mom to see "the stepfather" because um heLLo penn badgely is in it! she wasn't too sure about it, but we both ended up liking it. it wasn't all that "scary", but it def made us jump at parts! the guy was a big time creepo! andddd penn's body was BANGING! they showed him shirtless most of the movie so i was happy :D

since dinner wasn't much of a substantial one, i was still hungry when i got home...vita to the rescue!

doesn't get much better than snuggling in bed with a chocolate vitamuffin!

yesterday started off with an early breakfast from 7-11! yes, i actually ate breakfast! and yes, it was from 7-11. haaaaa.

cheerios with low fat milk (cow's) and half a naner on top. just shows you that you CAN eat healthy on the run. i forgot how much i love cheerios! yum yum.

lunch was nicely delivered to me by jon...

egg white omlette with tomatoes, cheese, and turkey sausage with a piece of w/w toast. SOO nummy! breakfast food is my all time fav (just not actually at "breakfast time"!).

last night i had an overnight babysitting job for 3 awesome girls! it's homecoming week at their school so we got to gossip all night about school happenings, boys, homecoming dresses, etc. made me feel young again :) and made me miss high school! for din they're mom had left us some beef and pea stew she had made. it had an awesome flavor, but was WAYYY too salty. i felt sooooo bloated and yucky this morning! i dropped them off at school and headed to the gym for a morning workout- YAY! finally! i did 45 min of cardio and about 10 of upper body stregth and then rushed home to shower and change for work.

i was a little bit hungry when i got to work so i had a chocolate brownie gnu bar :)

yummm! love this flavor!

TGIF lovies :)

FEED me

waldo is extremely flattered by all of your comments. fyi- he's single ladies ;)

so before i hit the gym yesterday i was a bit hungry and def needed some extra energy. enter the fiber one oats & chocolate bar.

this was absolutely amazinggggggggg! it tasted like an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie bar :) nom nom. i hit up the gym for 70 min of cardio (5 min bike warm up/65 min treadmill) and 20 min of upper body strength.

i got home to find a box full of goodies on my doorstep from...DOCTOR KRACKER!!!

they sent me a fabulous selection of samples of their flatbreads and culinary crisps to review- i can't wait :) of course i had to try at least one (but only one because i didn't want to spoil my din din). PUMPKIN CHEDDAR flatbread!

according to Dr. Kracker's website, "We toast this cracker while it’s baking to coax the “wow” out of those delicious organic pumpkin seeds, and to get that the most out of that unique, extra-crispy toasted cheddar flavor. Absolutely delicious." I AGREE! these were awesomeeeee! they were extremelyyyyy crunchy and had a fabulous nutty flavor. i could not taste much pumpkin, but that did not bother me. they would be fabulous with melted cheese on them :) thank you George at Dr. Kracker! i cannot wait to complete the full review!

while mom was making a delish salad for dinner, i decided to bake some muFFinS- whole wheat applesauce muffins from the back of the Hodgson Mill box.

i usually like to make muffins from scratch, but i saw this box at albertson's the other day and decided to give it a whirl. i used unsweetened applesauce instead of sweetened and added some flax meal for an extra kick.

and sprinkled some oats on top for decoration...

this recipe yielded 22 mini muffins. the VeRdiCt- i remember why i like to make muffins from scratch. they didn't even rise! (the picture above is pre-baking, but they came out looking the exacttt same way. poop.) these muffins were edible, but did not excite my taste buds in ANY way. blah :( total bummer.

dinner was a typical momma sue salad- romaine, shredded broccoli, tomatoes, shredded carrots, chickpeas, left over rotisserie chicken, red cabbage, and a few tortilla pieces.

sooo yummy- as usual. i also had a few Dr. Kracker Hummus Maximus Culinary Crisps with my salad. they were VERY crunchy and had an interesting flavor. they were good, but i think they had too many coriander seeds for my taste. not great, but definitely not bad- probably about a B-.

the perfect dinner to nosh on while watching GOSSIP GIRL! what did everyone think of chucks boy on boy kiss? didn't bother me- makes for good entertainment. i am liking the addition of hil duff to ze show- although she and dan are an awkward couple thus far. anyways, twas a good episode- can't wait for next week! yay for halloween episodes :)

todays lunch was pb&j with chia seeds on essential flax seeds bread and a non-pictured naner.

ffaaaaaaabbbbbuuulllooouuussss!

afternoon snack was peach chobani with raisin nut FEED granola. by the time i remembered to take a pic it looked like this...

we all know my feeling on chobani, BUT i have another FAV item...FEED granola! holy moly this rocked! the flavor was insane and it just tasted good for you (know what i mean?). thank you again to the jason's at FEED for the amazing samples- i cannot wait to try the blueberry almond and cranberry coconut flavors. anyone have any fab ideas on what to eat them with??

bring out the boots

hello beautiful readers :) ugh- is it really monday already? where did the weekend go? oh wait- GOSSIP GIRL is on tonight- can't be too bummed out!!! as for my weekend, let's see...

friday's lunch was half of an egg salad sandwich with lettuce and tomato that i split with one of my co-workers. i was so hungry that by the time i thought to take a pic- it was gone. oopsey daisy. we also split a banana chocolate chip cupcake for a late afternoon snack but it tasted more like a muffin than a cupcake. twas very strange.

did 60 minutes of cardio at the gym (bike and treadmill) and 20 minutes of strength. mom called me as i was walking out of the gym and said she wanted to see "couples retreat" and it started in 5 minutes so to meet her at the theatre. yes, i went to the movies in my gym clothes- sweat and all. classy, i know. she was late (as usual), so i quickly ran into hooked on subs to grab a salad to take into the movies with me (it's right next to the theatre- perfffeccct!). the movie was stupid and silly, but i enjoyed it, and my salad of course (and you KNOW i had some of momma sue's popcorn) :) i DEF want to go to bora bora asap (where the movie was filmed). when i got out to my car after the movie, there was the bigggggest grasshopper on my windshield- they are a sign of good luck!!! yay!!! perhaps i should start playing the lotto? haaa

saturday was a pretty busy day at work- yay :) i had a gnu bar for lunch...

LOVED this flavor!!! veryyyy orangey :) nom nom.

had dinner at grammy's with mom. 3 generations at the same table- always a good laugh!!! i had a small salad to start and then had the prime rib with sauteed eggplant and a sweet potato. i wasn't too hungry (very strange because all i had eaten all day was the gnu bar), so only ate about half of everything. deffff ate all of my eggplant though. i also had about 3 bites of red velvet cake that gram had for dessert. DeLiSh!

sunday morning looked like this...

it was actually CHILLY out (in the 60's)- so ol and i cuddled for most of the morning :) doesn't get much better than that!

mom and i went to brunch at our fav little hole in the wall diner- kountry kitchen. breakfast was an egg white omlette with tomatoes and cheese...

and lots and lots of coffee :)

we then had a mother daughter day and goofted around (aka hit up marshalls, dillards, albertsons, and publix haha). we def needed some groceries, so picked up this...

coffee, dish soap, apples, a pear, an ugly tomato, cottage cheese, rachel's yogurt (vanilla chai and lavender honey), vitamuffins, butternut squash soup, green beans, and a can of pumpkin.

after i dropped mom at home, jon and i took a nice 30 min bike ride (loving this cooler weather) and then did a nice 30 min run. we then went to his parents house for chili! yum yum!

once i got home my night looked mostly like this...

yes, that is the kitten (now named waldo). yes, he is in my AMERICAN GIRL wheelchair that i randomly found in a closet (ha). yes, i wrapped his leg in tp to look like a cast for no reason. and yes, i took a pic of all this. who am i? how old am i? and why do i find this funny? WHO KNOWS! lol that was my sunday evening...

this morning came way too quickly. bye bye weekend. at least it was still chilly out this morning, and you know what that means...BOOTS :) yes, i am wearing boots in low 70 degree weather. don't hate. todays boots are black chanel riding boots- TDF!

lunch was a salad from chesleas- romaine, chickpeas, edamame, red cabbage, egg, cheese, chinese noodles w/ a blood orange vinagrette. not too good today. i probably ate 5 bites and threw it away...and then stole some of andreas french fries. i need to stop all of this picking! a few fries here, a bite of cake there. not good! i need to work on that asap!

i'm off to the gym after work and then dinner and GG :) adios amigos!

life, part II

okay so to continue where i left off...wednesday was not only my day off, but it was jon and i's 3rd anniversary- wowzers, time sure flies when you're having fun :) i told him i did not want to do much to celebrate because i want a bomb xmas present so he should save his money (hey, at least i'm honest!). butttt, being that he is who he is, he got me 2 dozen gorg roses...

a lovey dovey card that just melted my heart, and the money to go SKYDIVING!!! okay now he's heard me say how much i want to do it, but now that the offer is on the table i'm kind of chickening out. he def won't go with me and i'm not sure if any of my friends would go either- and i'm def NOT doing it alone (how boring!). too bad ollie can't come ;)

we spent the day down in palm beach (i had to take care of something at chanel, so we decided to make a day out of it- yay!). we invited mom to come along with us and of course she jumped on the idea. lunch was at hamburger heaven (our FAV). i was a bad girl and had this...

a south boston patty melt- hamburger with grilled onions, cheedar cheese, and i added avocado on rye toast. with sweet potato fries of course! mom and i split so i didn't feel TOO guilty afterwards. it was awesomeeeee to say the least.

mom decided to get dessert to go, and we ended up with this...

the biggggggest piece of lemon coconut cake i have everrrrrrr seen! holy moly!

we spent the rest of the afternoon wandering worth avenue...window shopping the diamonds and estate jewelry is PAINFUL...poor jon was accosted by a man trying to sell him an engagement ring. i simply told the man i will only settle for a harry winston (i mean HELLO who does he think i am) and he told me "honey, rome wasn't built in a day"- haaa LOVED HIM!! got things taken care of at chanel and left with ONLY a lipgloss- who have i become? why am i so well behaved these days? boooo! no fun! i guess i should be proud of myself though. we then went to gander mountain (jon's fun for the day), which is an outdoorsy boy store. i was horrified when i saw the "girls" sections with pink shirts that had deers head on them that said "don't you wish your girlfriend could HUNT like me?". needless to say i felt QUITE out of place. buttttt, jon loved it (the store, NOT the shirt) and thats all the matters :) we then hit up the gardens mall for a forever 21 trip (got a few bf tee's- can't beat them for 4.50! holy poo!) and hit up ralph lauren (where i could have spent TOO much on jon) and another chanel. by this time we were all pooped and grabbed dinner to go- mom and i split a roasted turkey (right off the bone) sammie on this delicious oatbran bread. and then headed home. GREAT DAY to say the least!!!

yesterday started off with this...

followed by work, and then this...

pb & j with chia seeds on california complete protein bread. NOM NOM!

i had a huge test last night so no time for the gym- boooooo :( and the test was uber tricky! ugh i hate college. high school was soo much easier when all the question said was "choose the correct answer" and now in college it's always "choose the BEST answer"- soooo annoying because half the time all the answers would work but according to the teacher one is the best! rawr!

dinner was not until 930ish and was this...

oatmeal with flax, chopped nuts, cinnamon, and apples- YUM!

okay current at work starvinggg, so i'm off to grab lunch. ta ta lovies! TGIF :)

life, part I

I'M ALIVE! sorry i've been MIA- the past 6 days have been insanely busy with work, school, dog-sitting, gym, life, etc...school especially- why do teachers all have tests at the sammmmee time? drives me nuts! anyways, i'm back :) going to try to fill you in on as much as i can...

thursday night dinner- mom and i split this...

with a salad on the side...

VITA for dessert...

yummmm- chocolatey goodness :)

for lunch on friday jon suprised me with my fav- egg white omlette with toms and cheese from the best little hole in the wall diner...

hb's on the side- not so healthy, but oh so good!

afternoon snack was chobani obviously...

pomegranate is totally my FAV flavor! i love the seeds at the bottom- nom nom...

the rest of the weekend is a blur and was spent studying and doing laundry and such- YUCK!!!

so we'll start back with monday...lunch was a salad from hooked on (da bestttt!!!)...

turkey, cuks, toms, carrots, hot pepppppppers :) delish delish!

afternoon snack was my new fav- a GNU bar...

this bar was awesomeeeee! i loved the flavor and it was very light- only 130 calories!!

when i got home from the gym monday, i was excited to find a package on my doorstep...

from FEED!!!! jason was kind enough to send me samples of their blueberry almond, raisin nut, and cranberry coconut GRANOLAS :) jason, i cannot thank you enough! i'm stoked to try these granolas- they sound amazing!!!

dinner was simple- roasted chicken, green beans, sauteed spinach, and a mini bran muffin (made with love by momma sue!)...

tuesday's lunch was chobani and a gnu bar...

this flavor was just as amazing as the first! i am soooo excited to have found these babies (thanks fresh market!!)

dinner was a Kashi Caribbean Carnival pizza...

this pizza had "Plantains, mangos, kale and fire-roasted red onions with mozzarella cheese and a sweet & spicy guava-infused, Jerk sauce on stone-fired Kashi 7 Whole Grains & Sesame® with flax seed crust." OMG! soooo delish!

i will fill you in with yesterdays eats and happens a little later...back to work...ta ta lovies :)

over the top

okay i am so excited about my first giveaway and cannot wait to do more :) CONGRATS to lauren @ spotty prep goes healthy for winning the kombucha coupons! e-mail me your info to healthsavvyshopaholic@gmail.com so i can get them out to you right away! can't to hear what you think!

on another happy note- nicci @ nifty eats sent me this awesome blogger award!

thanks girl :) you know your blog rocks as well!!!

in order to accept it, i have to answer the following questions with only one word...

1.Where is your cell phone? desk

2.Your hair? wavy

3. Your mother? amazing

4. Your father? loser

5. Your favorite food? sushi

6. Your dream last night? shoes

7. Your favorite drink? water

8. Your dream/goal? reachable

9. What room are you in? work

10. Your hobby? shopping

11. Your fear? dying

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? successful

13. Where were you last night? gym

14. Something you aren’t? quiet

15. Muffins? tasty

16. Wish list item? berkin

17. Where did you grow up? new york & florida

18. Last thing you did? blogged

19. What are you wearing? clothes

20. Your TV? twister

21. Your pets? lots

22. Your friends? hot

23. Your life? crazy

24. Your mood? tired

25. Missing someone? yes

27. Something you’re not wearing? lipstick

28. Your favorite store? saks

29. Your favorite color? turquoise

30. When was the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? months

33. One place that I go over and over? work

34. One person who emails me regularly? teacher

35. Favorite place to eat? nobu

and nowwwww i get to pass this on to 6 other lovely bloggers (wish i could give it to you all!!!):

Allison @ Secrets of a Chocoholic

Lizzy @ salad.diva

Naomi @ One Fit Foodie!

Lauren @ giant scoops of joy

Leslie @ And Her Little Dog Too

Megan @ Megzz Wins At Life

you ladies rock :)

okay it's almost 5, got to get a few last minute things done at work and then off to the gym! ta ta!

my first GIVEAWAY

so tuesday's lunch turned out to be an old classic- pb & j :)

skippy's natural extra crunchy pb with blackberry preserves on california complete protein bread...mmmmmmm! just what my tummy was asking for...

afternoon/pre-workout snack was strawberry chobani with naner slices- SOOOO delish! the strawb/banana combo neverrr fails!

after work i hit up the gym for 90 minutes of cardio and headed home to unwind. when i got home i found an amazing suprise in the mailbox...

coupons from Synergy Drinks!!! I loveeeee Kombucha and cannot wait to use these babies!!! thanks GT Dave and Susan :)

to learn more about kombucha, click here...

dinner was a quick meal by mom- spinach and ricotta manicotti and salad...

so simple and absolutely delish! it went perfectly with 90210 :) i also snacked on some newman's own popcorn during the hills and the city. jon snacked on this...

blueberry CHOBANI! you know this stuff is good when even jon will eat it!

yesterday was my day off- yayy :) for the most part it was actually nice and relaxing...i spent a good portion of the day lounging at the beach club by the pool. fall in florida = 90 degrees; hot, humid, and sunny! for lunch i had the chopped spinach salad (again!)...

it is pretty much a cobb salad with spinach...roasted chicken, egg, bacon, tomatoes, & avocado with a sherry dressing that is absolutely to die for.

after the pool jess, mom, and i did a little shopping and got a snack- FRO YO :) i had sf/ff black raspberry swirled with lf chocolate- with sprinkles, obvi! ahh so perfect on a hot afternoon. we also stumbled upon a wine tasting...we had no wine, but spent an hour oogling over the french boy pouring chardonnay from his family's vineyard. sighhhhhh- he was yummy! we tried to snag a pic, but we're just not smooth like that.

i decided i HAD to make it to the gym, so i spent 8-9pm doing 45 min of cardio and 15 of upper body strength. i am really glad i went! dinner didn't happen until 930 and was banana nut bread oatmeal. i wasn't that hungry but knew that i should eat something, so oatmeal is always the perfect answer.

2 packets instant oatmeal, reduced fat milk, a generous scoop of wheat bran, half of a mashed naner, chopped nuts (i used pecans and walnuts), and the other half of the naner sliced. holy moly this was insanely good!

jon and i attempted to watch "year one" but it was ridiculously stupid so we only got through half of it. i do love me some michael cera though :)

this morning i decided to try the PomX Iced Coffee (that was so nicely sent to me by Blue at Pom) in Cafe Au Lait.

you can find the nutritional information here...

ummm i hate to say this, but this was a no go in my book. it tasted like watery milk with a weird plastic-y coffee taste. i cannot really even describe the taste- it was just funky. i am still looking forward to trying the chocolate and vanilla flavors though!

it will never replace this...

my daily iced nut blend with skim milk :)

so i've decided to do my first GIVEAWAY :) it's going to be a quick and simple (but DELISH) one...the first person to comment what flavor of kombucha they love or want to try will win 2 coupons for free kombucha...get to it lovies!! my favorite is the raspberry!!

fyi- check out missy's SILK HEART HEALTH giveaway!!!!

the power of pom

okay so i left off with me sipping coffee on sat morning...let's see for lunch saturday i had the other half of my tuna sub (my inner recessionista coming out- i usually don't do leftovers)...

it was actually even better the day after :) to my suprise, jon brought me an afternoon pick-me up...

a cranberry orange cookie (cookie saturday? hah)! anddd another coffee! yayyy!

after work i went home and did level 1 of the shred- i was bored and the gym closes at 4 on sats- booo! jon and i decided to do sushi for dinner- the perfect saturday night activity :)

i started off with a jumbooo iced green tea, obvi. they do these little designs out of the straw wrappers and use them as toppers- mine was a rose and jon's was some swirly wirly thingy.

for dinner i had the "four's company", which an appetizer sampler. it had two summer rolls (tofu and pork), a crisy roll, and steamed chicken and veggie dumplings (served with 2 types of sauce). my eyes were obviously bigger than my stomach because i only ate about half of it- twas delish though!

on our way home we stopped by blockbuster and picked up "the haunting in connecticut" and "observe and report". we also made a pit stop at carvel (i had never had it before) and got a medium vanilla soft serve for jon and i to split while watching a movie. we popped in the scary one first, obvi- i am a scary movie freakkk! love them! and opened our ice cream...

looks like a special someone wanted in on the deal too...we let him lick the cup when we were finished :) carvel was awesomeeeeee! and so was the movie!

i spent all day sunday at the beach club lounging by the pool with my mom and lunching with a friend from hs who was in town with her mom. it was such a relaxing, but HOT, day!! for lunch i had a chopped spinach salad- soooooo good and refreshing! we got home from the pool around 6 (good thing i wore lots o sunscreen!) and mom and i decided to go see "fame". yes, i am a movie geek- i just loveee going to the movies! we split a popcorn & diet coke and thought the movie was adorable.

yesterday was another typical monday- work, gym, gossip girl. i did 60 min of cardio and 30 min of strength and then went home, showered, and met my friend katy to pick up panera take out. we brought it back to my house and feasted on soup and salad while drowning our lives in the lives of the upper east siders. i had half of the chopped chicken salad and a cup of tomato soup. YUM! i ate every last bite :)

exciting happening of the day was when i got home to find a package from POM at my doorstep!

it was four samples of their new pomx iced coffee products! "POMx Iced Coffee is a delicious blend of Rainforest Alliance Certified™ Arabica coffee, a stimulating dose of caffeine, and the antioxidant power of POMx."

it comes in three flavors- cafe au lait, chocolate, & vanilla (new!). i cannot wait to try these babies! thanks blue :)

i am currently sitting at work trying to decide what i want to eat for lunch (story of my life)...this could take a while...ta-ta lovies!

ps- check out abby's amazing grass giveaway

whip it good!

so yesterday after work i went home and decided to bake :) i figured with all of the yogurt in my fridge i should make chobani pumpkin muffins (click for recipe). first i put all of the wet ingreidients in a mixing bowl...

mixed them, and then added the dry ingriedients...*i tweaked the recipe by using wheat bran instead of oat bran (they were out at the store) and did not use raisins (not a fan)*

i couldn't find my regular size muffin pan- grrr. the only thing i could find was my mini muffin pan and i didn't want to do that, so i decided on mini loaves...

baked at 400 for 20 min...

and VOILA!

OMGGGGGG you MUST try these! they are amazeballs (as Perez would say)! soooo moist and aren't too sweet! yummm! i had 3/4 of one right out of the oven and my mom had one later in the evening! she loved them (as a caterer, she is a harsshhh critic!).

after my baking sesh i realized i only had one hour before the gym closed (ahhh!). i sped over there and managed to get in a quick and sweaty thirty min of cardio in (bike and treadmill) and lots o crunches (via the ab roller).

on my way home i met my mom at our fav sub place, hooked on, for a late dinner. she had a blt on w/w and i had the "waist watcher" on w/w- tuna, melted provolone (a whit addition), lettuce, toms, carrots, cukes, hot peppers, vinegar, s&p, and oregano. i order a whole, but only ended up eating half...

just what the doctor ordered :)

my friend jess and i decided to hit up the movies for the 955 showing of whip it! wasn't it opening night? because she and i were 2 of 4 peeps in the hugeee theatre. i snacked on a few sour patch kids (i was having a sour craving!!). i LOVED the movie- i thought it was just an adorable, silly, feel-good movie! and ellen page rocks! i kinda want to go out and buy some skates now ;)

well it's saturday morning and i am currently at work snacking on some cottage cheese waiting for my coffee delivery! hope everyone is having a FAB weekend :)

ps- be sure to check out naomi's FIRST GIVEAWAY! and julie's candilicious suprise giveaway!

finally friday

can you guess what yesterdays lunch was???...yep, you're right- grilled cheese!!!

vermont cheddar and jalepeno monteray jack on california complete protein bread. ooey gooey goodness...total heaven :)

i also had an orange for an afternoon snack. this was an austrailian navel and it was ginormous!

after work i went right to the gym and did 45 min of cardio- i had to cut my workout short because i had dinner at my grammy's and didn't want to be late.

on my way home from the gym i ran into cvs to grab a few things and found this at the counter...

chocolate cookie caramel pecan smartfood!! i had a few pieces and it was soooo good!! very sweet, so those few pieces were just enough.

the fam, bf, and i had dinner at grammy's. no pics- didn't have phone or camera with me. i had the nicoise chicken breast that was with artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, and black olives sauteed in white wine. i had a sweet potato and spinach salad on the side. yummmmmmmmmmmmm! i also had a few bites of chocolate parfait for dessert. jon had to roll me outta there ;)

after dinner jess, ollie, and i did a nice 2 mile walk over the bridge. it was so beautiful out- but still warm :( boo!

for lunch today i ordered a tomato mozz wrap from cravings (a little cafe down the street) and it was absolutely disgusting and soggy! blahhhhh! i was too lazy and annoyed to bring it back, so i am currently eating this:

pineapple chobani with udi's and almonds. OMG this is insanely delicious! the pineapple flavor really talks to your tastebuds. it really tastes like fresh pineapple and is sweet, but not too sweet. chobani you ROCK! for all of you who have not tried this flavor, do so NOWWW :)

fyi- oct 1-4 is bloomingdales friends & family sale! this sale is in-store, as well as online. since you are all my good FRIENDS, i wanted to let you know that if you shop online at bloomingdales this weekend, use the code "friends" for 20% off :)