Couch Time

I’m watching Survivor: Heroes & Villians while I type this so forgive me if I’m scattered or out to lunch.  I’ll save the commentary but leave you with these notes so far:

• I still heart Boston Rob even if I’m not supposed to
• Stephanie is still hard core. I love that she’s back yet again
• We’ve already seen boobs from Sugar and Cerie
• We’ve already seen medical twice in the first 30 minutes
• Amazingly enough, some of the girls learned from previous seasons and are wearing shorts instead of just bikinis

It's a totally good night for me to have the big couch and TV to myself.  I’ve been grumpy most of the day.  Up early, sore shoulder, missed workout, long day = cranky Jaime.  FH is down in his den watching some man-stuff on his computer.  :)  Probably safer for him there.  ha!

This afternoon I tried to snack my way to happy.  Popchips! 

Salt & Pepper flavor.  I liked the peppery kick.  nom!

Also an unpictured homemade granola bar, and a big handful of raisins…

And a Candy Cane Tootsie Pop courtesy of Kat:

I finally realized I was really thirsty so once I got my hands on my sippy cup I felt better.  Water is almost always the answer to snacking!

Dinner was just leftover Mexican Lasagna Casserole with more quickie guacamole…

The snack cravings continued so I tried to keep it healthy(ish).  Chocolate to the rescue!!

UCAB heated on the stove and mixed with half a packet of hot chocolate mix…

Deeelish!!

Along with my first ever Deep Chocolate VitaTop.  Y’all were right!  These are definitely the best ones.  So moist and yummy.  :)

I knew I was saving the chocolate ones for a reason!

These seem to have finally hit the spot and now I’m curled up with my Snuggie, my sippy cup, and the remote all to myself.  Sometimes it’s the simple things, eh?

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Sludge

I fell asleep on the couch last night.  FH went to bed early and I took the opportunity to curl up on the big couch and watch a little TV.  Next thing I knew it was 6am and I could hear FH getting ready for work.  oooops.

Decided that today I should start off with a big ol’ green smoothie.  I’ve been a little short on fruits and veggies the last couple of days, so it’s nice to cram a bunch into one meal.

As mentioned, I can’t get Amazing Meal locally so while I procrastinate ordering some online I grabbed a couple of packets of Vega Complete Whole Food Health Optimizer at Planet Organic.  I’ve heard mixed reviews about Vega, but it’s good to be your own judge.

This morning’s smoothie was definitely not my best.  I had two things working against me… the Vega… and my inability to read cartons when shopping.  I accidentally bought the unsweetened Original instead of unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze.  Trust me, this is HUGE for me.  I find the vanilla is what can make or break a green smoothie.

Anyway, into the KA went:  1/2 frozen banana, the Vega, 2 heaping handfuls organic baby spinach, 2 tsp flax meal, 1 scant tbsp White Chocolate Wonderful (I was looking for something to make up for the lack of vanilla), about 8oz unsweetened Almond Breeze.

The result?  Sludge.  Not necessarily the worst green smoothie I’ve ever made…but certainly not the best either. 

The problem?  Don’t know whether to blame the Vega or the almond milk.  I’m going with a 50/50 split.  I do have another packet of Vega in a way fun Vanilla Chai flavor so we’ll try again! 

After I choked down that salad in a glass, I couldn’t wait to tackle my coffee…oh bliss!

And when lunch rolled around (I will say that the smoothie held for about 2 hours…not too shabby) I wanted a do-over breakfast!

Repeat of the fantabulous Chocolate Coconut Banana Oats.  Deeelish!! 

Since I already used flax in my smoothie, I decided to skip it in the oats and added chia seeds instead.  Just let them steep in the milk/water right from the beginning and by the time it boiled they had started to gel. 

 

Totally made up for the sludgy mess from this morning.

Now I have my weekly conference call…during which I shall drink up a litre of water.  Too bad really…it’s snowing lightly outside and I’ve been dying to drag the Rebel out into the elements and take pictures of something other than food!

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