Sunday Things

Yup!  It's Sunday again and I am sitting this late morning typing what has already happened and what I'm going to do the rest of the day.

I woke up early - seriously there is no surprise there!  I ended up getting out of bed around an hour later - roughly 7:15am.  I let the pups out and went to the bathroom myself.  Stryker is waiting at the door, so I let him in.  I figure the Big Dawg is behind the garage since I don't see him.  He typically likes to run around in the morning.  So I turn around to head back to the kitchen and I notice the gate is wide open!!  I freak and run upstairs to grab my sweats and yelling at D that the gate is open and I don't know where Jack is.  He runs downstairs and outside calling for him.  He was standing by the new car, he didn't go any farther!  

Dodge Challenger

I was in such a panic!  We live four houses from Woodward and that is such a busy road.  Holy Cats!!  That could have been horrible!!  So my adrenalin pumping I fed the pups and Nostrand and head to the gym for my Sunday Run - still too cold for me to just go out.  Maybe soon.

This was the second half of my run - if you're a runner you know what I'm getting at and why I had to split it up!  I was there for about an hour and varied my speed.  So I was good and sweaty when I left.  I still need to foam roll and stretch - but will get to that soon.

I made my way to Dunkin Donuts and picked up D an iced caramel coffee with cream, a double chocolate donut for him and a glazed blueberry donut for the pups and Nostrand to share.  I figured the blueberries would give them antioxidants - LOL I know it's just plain crazy - so let's move on.  One day I am hoping for an awesome paleo donut or gf.  Either way - I just think I want one or a bite.  I probably would hate it and I spent too much time thinking of it!

I got home and started my breakfast.  Before I left this morning I had 2 slices of organic roasted turkey deli meat cause I was a little hungry since I was up for a while already.  I cooked up 2 slices of bacon and then sautéed brussel sprouts, red pepper, avocado and cauliflower in with the bacon grease.  I actually needed to add a little more.  Once it was all cooked I added cashewgurt from Forager and mixed it for a little change.

I did do my stretching and then I began to pack things up to take to GoodWill.  There for sure will be more.  So I packed it all up in D's car and off I went.  I did mix up my shake and took it along with eat since I knew it was going to take me over an hour.  Plus I needed to stop off at Trader Joe's and pick up a few groceries, since I'm broke....  I do need to order more supplements too.  UGH!  It never ends does it?!

When I got home I had to pack more things up to ship since D and I had a few things listed on Ebay that ended today.  That was a shit storm!  UGH!  It's the worse part!  Oh well, I got it done for the most part.  D got home as I was bitching.... I told him dinner would be in a hour.

Here is what I made and it was super good!  I called it the burger bar since you just grab a little of everything!

A piece of bacon cooked in cast iron, then added bacon grease to cook the grass fed burger.  Cooked radicchio in the grease with red banana, sweet potato fires, tomato, avocado and McClure's pickles.  I haven't been as hungry as I had been, which is good.  But, I need to "re-evalute" what my meals have been containing, I know I haven't been getting too many calories.

D took the car for a quick drive after dinner, I think he really likes it!  When he returned we took the pups for a quick walk.  I'm finishing up this post and relaxing.  All things are prepped for tomorrow.  Early morning workout and work - with many stops on my way to work and at lunch.

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Week Wrap Up! + Spicy Plantain Chips

I ate spicy plantain chips.  They weren't spicy, that's not the issue.  My issue is now my stomach doesn't feel the greatest.  Not so bad that I think I'm going to be sick, just that thing that happens after you ate something you already know doesn't sit well with you.  I know it was the plantains since this was the only "new" thing I ate today and was feeling fine the whole day.  Needless to say I threw the rest away after I had already eaten a serving.  

I probably should have stuck with plain plantain chips.  Lessen learned, right?!

I'm trying not to A) Beat myself up for eating things - that's anything and B) Not mentally counting my calories!  If you have ever read Chocolate Covered Katie she made a post today about what she ate in a day.  It looked like a lot less then what I eat and she's vegan and she totaled it to 3000 calories.  Go check out her site.  

Earlier today I was suppose to go out with my boss to a couple of our members and have lunch.  Of course, just as she gets to work I get the call that the main member we were seeing cancelled.  So no lunch for me.  I made a stop at Papa Joe's since I was picking up pasta for D and got some veggies to go with my chicken thigh I had at home.

It was pretty good!

This is my typical morning trying to fix my breakfast and actually make it to the table.  Don't forget about the grey and white kitty that will be at the table waiting for my plate!  Constant battle for my food in the morning.

I an effort to try more things I came across red banana's.  Besides being small, I don't know what makes them different from regular bananas.  No, I didn't Google it either.  Possibly Saturday morning I will have it with my new dairy free yogurt I just found on sale at Whole Foods.  Forager cashewgurt! LOL

It was pretty good (I ate this Friday morning)  I mixed it with grilled chicken and sautéed shredded cabbage and Sriracha Brussel sprouts.  I know it sounds pretty odd, but so good.

It wasn't as thick as I was hoping but still pretty darn tasty.  As far as the red bananas I did have one Saturday morning between workouts.  It's pretty much a plantain, just smaller.  I sliced it up and sautéed it and added it to chopped bacon, brussels, red cabbage and red pepper all cooked in bacon fat and mixed up with with some cashewgurt.  So good.  Come on now, do I really eat anything that isn't good?!

I guess what I label as good someone else would label as disgusting, like the hubs!  LOL.... he thinks my food stinks.  His opinion and that's ok.  I fix him other things while my food is cooking.  Weekends are easy since he is eating cereal.

So, it's Saturday.  I'm wrapping up the week and things have gone pretty good.  I got up this morning and did 30 minutes of kickboxing had some breakfast and lifted for around an hour in the basement.  I kinda like doing my Saturday mornings like this.  Sunday I will still go to the gym when it opens at 8am and run.  I'm tight on cash - meaning I have zero until the end of the week so I don't think I will be going to opening day of the farmers market here in Birmingham - kinda of bummer.  Ok, not kinda of, it really is!

On the protocol front, I have noticed I have some good breakouts around my chin.  I'm trying to figure out why.  Is it too much peanut butter?  From the spicy plantains?  Not enough water?  In general detoxing?  So I haven't had peanut butter in a few days.  I have had cashews, in the form of yogurt, but this was after it already started.  I'm not sure if nuts in any form cause the same reaction, i.e. yogurt versus whole nuts versus nut butter.  So all I can do is pull things out or just pull back on how much I have certain things.  Nuts never came up on my allergy testing so who knows the gut is a crazy thing!  My digestion has been pretty good, no issues there.  My energy is good along with my mood and no brain fog.  So winner winner there.

I think that about wraps up the week, generally speaking.  I should probably post more often rather then putting the week into one.

So on that note, I will probably do that tomorrow.  Will see where I go and what I do!