Real Food 4 Us
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About Me
I'm originally from New Hampshire, but going to college in Arizona. I absolutely love it here and will definitely stay here after I get my teaching degree. I love cooking and eating healthy food. I also love working out and consider it the best way to have "me" time and feel great. I live with my boyfriend (Chris) and my dog (Noah).Syndicate
Real Food 4 Us
The Biker
I go to the "gym" at my apartment complex several times a week. The "gym" is a small room with a couple treadmills, an elliptical, a couple stationary bikes, basic weight machines, and no fans.
Almost every time I go, I see The Biker. He's there when I arrive, and still there when I leave. I'm usually in there for at least an hour, so I'm estimating this guy is in there anywhere from 1 to 14 hours.
The only piece of equipment I have ever seen this guy use is the stationary bike, which explains why he is The Biker.
He wears shorts with a 1/4 inch inseam. I've been dying to ask him where he gets them, because all of my running shorts go halfway to my knees, and I've been thinking I should sex up my workout routine. He also wears sweatbands (headband and wristbands), and a tank top. Not just a sleeveless shirt, the kind where the sides hang down so low you can see nips.
He also brings a backpack. I have never seen him remove anything from this, but he always has it, and its always very full looking. Keep in mind that this is an apartment complex gym, that people walk to from their 15-feet-away homes. I bring my keys and a water bottle. I can't even come up with enough stuff that I would feel the need to bring that would Fill A Backpack.
The stretches. There is about three square feet of open floor space in this room, and boy does this guy take advantage of it. I have never seen a man bend like this, and it makes me really uncomfortable. Keep in mind the short shorts. Again, 15-feet-away apartments. I usually wait until I get back to my apartment to do any bending over or spreading my legs.
So now I betyou've lot your appetite you'd love to see some food pics.
Apple cinnamon flax waffle, morningstar farms sausage, scrambled eggs with broccoli, strawberries, syrup.
Leftover stuffed pork chop and broccoli.
Veggie hot dog and salad.
On another note, I really want to use wordpress, because I like being able to have separate pages for recipes and stuff. I downloaded it, but I have no clue where to go from there. So, if anyone has done this and can walk me through it, I would be really happy. And I would probably even start posting consistently...
Almost every time I go, I see The Biker. He's there when I arrive, and still there when I leave. I'm usually in there for at least an hour, so I'm estimating this guy is in there anywhere from 1 to 14 hours.
The only piece of equipment I have ever seen this guy use is the stationary bike, which explains why he is The Biker.
He wears shorts with a 1/4 inch inseam. I've been dying to ask him where he gets them, because all of my running shorts go halfway to my knees, and I've been thinking I should sex up my workout routine. He also wears sweatbands (headband and wristbands), and a tank top. Not just a sleeveless shirt, the kind where the sides hang down so low you can see nips.
He also brings a backpack. I have never seen him remove anything from this, but he always has it, and its always very full looking. Keep in mind that this is an apartment complex gym, that people walk to from their 15-feet-away homes. I bring my keys and a water bottle. I can't even come up with enough stuff that I would feel the need to bring that would Fill A Backpack.
The stretches. There is about three square feet of open floor space in this room, and boy does this guy take advantage of it. I have never seen a man bend like this, and it makes me really uncomfortable. Keep in mind the short shorts. Again, 15-feet-away apartments. I usually wait until I get back to my apartment to do any bending over or spreading my legs.
So now I bet
Apple cinnamon flax waffle, morningstar farms sausage, scrambled eggs with broccoli, strawberries, syrup.
Leftover stuffed pork chop and broccoli.
Veggie hot dog and salad.
On another note, I really want to use wordpress, because I like being able to have separate pages for recipes and stuff. I downloaded it, but I have no clue where to go from there. So, if anyone has done this and can walk me through it, I would be really happy. And I would probably even start posting consistently...
The Rasterbator
The other nght Chris had a couple of beers. Then he Rasterbated on the wall.
He used up all of the black ink. Turns out, rasterbating is an expensive habit. I could keep going, but I'll stop.
This was hanging in our hall. After a minor argument, it's now hanging in the garage.
Then I made some stir-fry.
Come on, mail lady...
I have the slowest mail lady in the universe. She's been here for hours. I know, because I've been watching her from the window. Probably doesn't help that she's talking on her cell phone the whole time she's distributing mail. Can't be as productive with one hand...
I made this amazing spinach-asparagus quiche the other night. It was pretty healthy, besides the store bought crust, which you can see a picked off the sides and ate before I even cooked it. It probably would have fallen off in the oven and caught something on fire, so I was just taking precautions...
Dessert oatmeal. Well, actually I had it for dinner last night. It contained oats, cocoa powder, SF maple syrup, strawberries, banana, and PB.
I made this amazing spinach-asparagus quiche the other night. It was pretty healthy, besides the store bought crust, which you can see a picked off the sides and ate before I even cooked it. It probably would have fallen off in the oven and caught something on fire, so I was just taking precautions...
Dessert oatmeal. Well, actually I had it for dinner last night. It contained oats, cocoa powder, SF maple syrup, strawberries, banana, and PB.
Sickening
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/hulk-hogan-family-jail-tapes-on-nancy-grace-part-2-of-4/2232205718
http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_audio/bolleajailcallpart2_1-2.mp3
Dear Nick Bollea/Hogan,
Glad to see you show remorse for turning your friend into a vegetable. You're right! You definitely don't deserve to be in solitary confinement. I think it would definitely be more suitable a punishment to throw you in with the rest of the prison population. After allyou were drunk and street racing it was just a car accident. Also, I'm sure that after hearing this tape, the judge will for sure decide to downgrade your punishment to house arrest. I mean, you haven't walked farther than 10 feet since you've been there! I bet your vegetable buddy and his family are totally feeling for you. Oh, but he was a "negative person" and is being punished by God. So I guess if that's the route we're going, you are in jail because you are being punished by God. Right?
P.S. Good luck on your post-jail reality show! I think "The New Nick" is a great name. I hope you're able to make massive amounts of money off of another family's pain.
http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_audio/bolleajailcallpart2_1-2.mp3
Dear Nick Bollea/Hogan,
Glad to see you show remorse for turning your friend into a vegetable. You're right! You definitely don't deserve to be in solitary confinement. I think it would definitely be more suitable a punishment to throw you in with the rest of the prison population. After all
P.S. Good luck on your post-jail reality show! I think "The New Nick" is a great name. I hope you're able to make massive amounts of money off of another family's pain.
Food, Finally
Here are some selected pics...
Feeding my mango addiction...
I'm obsessed with this bleu cheese/chicken/spinach salad combo lately.
Feeding my mango addiction...
I'm obsessed with this bleu cheese/chicken/spinach salad combo lately.
A Push to Finally Update
I've been tagged! Sorry guys, I've been pretty busy lately and I've also been eating some pretty uninteresting meals. I'll post some highlights, but you definitely don't need to see everything I've consumed during the past week in one post.
But anyways...back to the "being tagged"...
But anyways...back to the "being tagged"...
RULES: (1) Link your tagger(s) and post these rules
(2) Share 5 unknown Facts about yourself
(3) Pay it forward! Link 5 more bloggers and include their names in your post
(4) Leave them a comment on their blog and let them know that they've been tagged!
I was tagged by Julz who I am so excited to see posting again
The Facts:
1. I HATE frogs. I am absolutely terrified and disgusted by frogs and toads. However, I have absolutely no problem with snakes, spiders, or other "normal" things people are afraid of. In fact, I can't remember the last time I killed a spider. Usually I just pick them up and move them outside. I think it all started when I was about 2 and a frog jumped out of nowhere and landed on my foot. It was a very traumatic experience.
2. I graduated from high school a year early. This isn't because I'm a genius or anything like that, I just decided during my junior year that I would do anything to be done with it ASAP. I was in a pretty crappy relationship my first 2 years, and my 3rd year I got fed up with the drama and decided I wouldn't benefit from all that much from taking the AP and honors courses I had signed up for my senior year. I had already completed all my requirements except for 1 English class, so I took it online. When my mom and I met with my principal to discuss me graduating a year early, he refused. I ended up getting a diploma from some school in Maine. Hey, I was able to get into multiple colleges with it! Don't get me wrong though, I love school and have been very passionate about many of the classes I've taken. I really wish I had the flexibility in college to take a wide range of classes that I'm interested in, but unfortunately I can only afford to take ones relevant to my major.
3. My sister and I have the same birthday. May 13. The day she was born was my 2nd birthday, as well as Mother's Day. This is kinda cool, except for the fact that I have always had to share a birthday and it has never really been my day. Oh, and I was also born on Friday the 13th.
4. When I was in 3rd grade, my family and I moved to Idaho for a year so my dad could build a house for my aunt and uncle. My dad left a few months before me, my mom, and my sister. Then the rest of us took a train from NH to ID, which took 3 days. We lived in a pop-up camper until winter, when we moved into the partially built house. The town we lived in was called Waha, and was about 40 minutes away from any type of civilization. My uncle, who was helping my dad build the house, lived out of hs VW bus with his girlfriend. It was a really fun and crazy experience, but I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it if I was any older.
5. I tend to memorize numbers and whatnot without realizing it. For some reason, my head is filled with license plate numbers, phone numbers, nutrition information, and serial numbers. Most of it is pretty useless.
6. One more- I cannot deal with having dry skin. I also hate it when my fingertips feel dry. When I was younger, I used to constantly lick my fingertips, which my parents were starting to really worry about (at least I'm also a hygiene freak). I also put lotion on about 30 times a day.
I'm tagging Kootz, Cassie, Richelle, Ashley, and Ann
I was tagged by Julz who I am so excited to see posting again
The Facts:
1. I HATE frogs. I am absolutely terrified and disgusted by frogs and toads. However, I have absolutely no problem with snakes, spiders, or other "normal" things people are afraid of. In fact, I can't remember the last time I killed a spider. Usually I just pick them up and move them outside. I think it all started when I was about 2 and a frog jumped out of nowhere and landed on my foot. It was a very traumatic experience.
2. I graduated from high school a year early. This isn't because I'm a genius or anything like that, I just decided during my junior year that I would do anything to be done with it ASAP. I was in a pretty crappy relationship my first 2 years, and my 3rd year I got fed up with the drama and decided I wouldn't benefit from all that much from taking the AP and honors courses I had signed up for my senior year. I had already completed all my requirements except for 1 English class, so I took it online. When my mom and I met with my principal to discuss me graduating a year early, he refused. I ended up getting a diploma from some school in Maine. Hey, I was able to get into multiple colleges with it! Don't get me wrong though, I love school and have been very passionate about many of the classes I've taken. I really wish I had the flexibility in college to take a wide range of classes that I'm interested in, but unfortunately I can only afford to take ones relevant to my major.
3. My sister and I have the same birthday. May 13. The day she was born was my 2nd birthday, as well as Mother's Day. This is kinda cool, except for the fact that I have always had to share a birthday and it has never really been my day. Oh, and I was also born on Friday the 13th.
4. When I was in 3rd grade, my family and I moved to Idaho for a year so my dad could build a house for my aunt and uncle. My dad left a few months before me, my mom, and my sister. Then the rest of us took a train from NH to ID, which took 3 days. We lived in a pop-up camper until winter, when we moved into the partially built house. The town we lived in was called Waha, and was about 40 minutes away from any type of civilization. My uncle, who was helping my dad build the house, lived out of hs VW bus with his girlfriend. It was a really fun and crazy experience, but I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it if I was any older.
5. I tend to memorize numbers and whatnot without realizing it. For some reason, my head is filled with license plate numbers, phone numbers, nutrition information, and serial numbers. Most of it is pretty useless.
6. One more- I cannot deal with having dry skin. I also hate it when my fingertips feel dry. When I was younger, I used to constantly lick my fingertips, which my parents were starting to really worry about (at least I'm also a hygiene freak). I also put lotion on about 30 times a day.
I'm tagging Kootz, Cassie, Richelle, Ashley, and Ann
Not My Day
First I woke up with a sore throat and headache. At 3am. I've been driving chris to work this week, which entails getting way before a lot of people go to bed.
So since I didn't feel good and hadn't used up my 1 excused absence from class, I decided to stay home and relax.
As soon as I got on the computer and signed into my school account, I realized that I overpayed my tuition that was due last night by $1000. That $1000 was part of a home equity loan. Not good.
So I call up student services and ask them to cancel the payment. It turns out I have to drive all the way to campus just to sign a form. So I did.
Then they informed me I needed the loan account number, which they had told me on the phone I wouldn't need. I didn't have it with me.
So I ripped the form out of the stupod lady's hand and booked it back to my apartment. Apparently there is a very limited amount of time that I can do this, the wonderful lady informed me.
When I got home I filled out the rest of the form and convinced the guy in the office at my apt. complex to fax it for me. While he was doing that, I ate a chocolate cookie, which was amazing. No wonder most of the people who work in the office are, well, heavyset.
After that I called my sister to see if she got her birthday present that was supposed to be shipped 2 weeks ago. She hadn't.
I called amazon. Apparently it got lost. Lost??? Where exactly do packages end up when they are "lost?" So I talked to either a machine or human. I honestly couldn't tell. He/it put in a request for a replacement.
Then I realized my Teachers and the Law final was due tonight online. I hadn't really read the book, any of the handouts, or a single powerpoint. It took me about 4 hours to complete the 50 questions, seeing as I had to look up every single answer. Ohh and there were some really tricky ones in there. Like "Is it legal to have sexual relations with your high school students?" Apparently my high school teachers never took this class.
So since I didn't feel good and hadn't used up my 1 excused absence from class, I decided to stay home and relax.
As soon as I got on the computer and signed into my school account, I realized that I overpayed my tuition that was due last night by $1000. That $1000 was part of a home equity loan. Not good.
So I call up student services and ask them to cancel the payment. It turns out I have to drive all the way to campus just to sign a form. So I did.
Then they informed me I needed the loan account number, which they had told me on the phone I wouldn't need. I didn't have it with me.
So I ripped the form out of the stupod lady's hand and booked it back to my apartment. Apparently there is a very limited amount of time that I can do this, the wonderful lady informed me.
When I got home I filled out the rest of the form and convinced the guy in the office at my apt. complex to fax it for me. While he was doing that, I ate a chocolate cookie, which was amazing. No wonder most of the people who work in the office are, well, heavyset.
After that I called my sister to see if she got her birthday present that was supposed to be shipped 2 weeks ago. She hadn't.
I called amazon. Apparently it got lost. Lost??? Where exactly do packages end up when they are "lost?" So I talked to either a machine or human. I honestly couldn't tell. He/it put in a request for a replacement.
Then I realized my Teachers and the Law final was due tonight online. I hadn't really read the book, any of the handouts, or a single powerpoint. It took me about 4 hours to complete the 50 questions, seeing as I had to look up every single answer. Ohh and there were some really tricky ones in there. Like "Is it legal to have sexual relations with your high school students?" Apparently my high school teachers never took this class.
Craziness
I swear I've tried posting several times in the last few days. Every time I get on the computer I end up spending a ton of time doing homework, and then choose to go to bed rather than post.
I can't even remember what days I ate this stuff, but here it is.
An almost too ripe banana
I bought this crap for Chris, for special.
Veggies and dip
A mango, which i ended up just biting into instead of cutting it up. It's too much work to peel them. Luckily, I was home and could floss my teeth after. Otherwise, I would have been miserable.
Some cereal. I already picked out and ate the blueberry clusters.
Chips and salsa
An AMAZING toasted PB&J on italian bread from a restaurant
Fruit salad with mango. I'm addicted to mangos now. Luckily, they're on sale this week.
Salad.
Smoothie.
I didn't get pics of a few things. Actually, I didn't get a pic of anything yet today. I ate some strawberries and kiwi this morning and a pb cracker pack during class. When I got home I made a salad with some leftover chicken from last night.
I've been getting some sort of workout in most days. I also have been adding an extra 2-3 miles of walking to campus each day.
I can't even remember what days I ate this stuff, but here it is.
An almost too ripe banana
I bought this crap for Chris, for special.
Veggies and dip
A mango, which i ended up just biting into instead of cutting it up. It's too much work to peel them. Luckily, I was home and could floss my teeth after. Otherwise, I would have been miserable.
Some cereal. I already picked out and ate the blueberry clusters.
Chips and salsa
An AMAZING toasted PB&J on italian bread from a restaurant
Fruit salad with mango. I'm addicted to mangos now. Luckily, they're on sale this week.
Salad.
Smoothie.
I didn't get pics of a few things. Actually, I didn't get a pic of anything yet today. I ate some strawberries and kiwi this morning and a pb cracker pack during class. When I got home I made a salad with some leftover chicken from last night.
I've been getting some sort of workout in most days. I also have been adding an extra 2-3 miles of walking to campus each day.
Genius
No pictures right now. Chris just mopped the kitchen floor. I woke up and walked into the kitchen in my uncaffienated state and witnessed this. It really threw me off.
EDIT: My camera is in the kitchen. That's where I was going with this...
So when Kelly mentioned the people who read novels on the treadmill a few days ago I could totally relate. I HATE those people. I tried to bring a book into the gym a couple weeks ago. I read the cover and that's it. The bike was okay to read on, but I started getting a headache. The elliptical made me extremely motion sick. The treadmill...seemed like a death wish. I'm not one of those people who walk at 1.5 mph on the treadmill. Those people also drive me crazy, especially when I'm waiting for a turn on it.
So I decided to outsmart those novel-reading treadmill sprinters. I got the brilliant idea a couple days ago. Audio Books. That's right. While all those people are risking their lives by reading 600 page, 6 point font real books, I'm safely listening to my book on my ipod. Genius.
My workout yesterday consisted on 30 minutes on the bike and 20 minutes on the treadmill. I did some ab exercises on my living room floor while my dog attacked me. Probably because I was using his giant purple ball. I really need to get a stability ball.
EDIT: My camera is in the kitchen. That's where I was going with this...
So when Kelly mentioned the people who read novels on the treadmill a few days ago I could totally relate. I HATE those people. I tried to bring a book into the gym a couple weeks ago. I read the cover and that's it. The bike was okay to read on, but I started getting a headache. The elliptical made me extremely motion sick. The treadmill...seemed like a death wish. I'm not one of those people who walk at 1.5 mph on the treadmill. Those people also drive me crazy, especially when I'm waiting for a turn on it.
So I decided to outsmart those novel-reading treadmill sprinters. I got the brilliant idea a couple days ago. Audio Books. That's right. While all those people are risking their lives by reading 600 page, 6 point font real books, I'm safely listening to my book on my ipod. Genius.
My workout yesterday consisted on 30 minutes on the bike and 20 minutes on the treadmill. I did some ab exercises on my living room floor while my dog attacked me. Probably because I was using his giant purple ball. I really need to get a stability ball.
Dreaded Weakend
Usually I don't mind weekends. I don't like getting off my normal schedule, but I look forward to now waking up to the alarm clock. This weekend I have to write a 6 page paper on functionalism and conflict theory and the schooling system blah blah blah. I have a pretty easy time writing papers, but I'm insanely jealous of all the people who don't have to take summer classes and are at the beach, or even working.
My eating habits have been kinda crazy lately. Today I even slept through lunch time.
Yesterday I decided I'd rather have some time to breathe in the morning than go for a run. I started my morning with a bowl of oatmeal with banana and pb.
I had another banana for a snack after class before working out. I have to eat these things quickly because they're going bad really fast lately. Or maybe I should just not buy the biggest bunch I can find.
I made a salad for lunch after my workout. I had some spinach, tomato, leftover chicken, bacon bits, and reduced fat bleu cheese. It really was healthier than it sounds. I didn't go overload with the bacon and bleu cheese because a little bit adds a lot of flavor. I used a rasberry vinagrette.
For dinner last night I had some lasagna (frozen meal, but not bad tasting) with salad.
This morning I ran 4 miles, which included climbing over fences and dodging sheep. BEAT THAT.
Repeat breakfast this morning. Oatmeal, banana, pb.
When I got home from class today I had a banana and some carrots for a snack. I planned to go do a workout in the gym after that, but then Chris called me to let me know he was out of work, and I went to pick him up, since we're sharing a car this week.
When we got back I changed into my workout clothes. Then I fell asleep. When I woke up 3 hours later I wasn;t really in the mood to work out anymore.
For dinner I had a simple tuna sandwich and salad.
And DON'T WORRY. I made up for those calories I missed by sleeping through lunch and had a couple bowls of rasberry chocolate cheesecake ice cream.
My eating habits have been kinda crazy lately. Today I even slept through lunch time.
Yesterday I decided I'd rather have some time to breathe in the morning than go for a run. I started my morning with a bowl of oatmeal with banana and pb.
I had another banana for a snack after class before working out. I have to eat these things quickly because they're going bad really fast lately. Or maybe I should just not buy the biggest bunch I can find.
I made a salad for lunch after my workout. I had some spinach, tomato, leftover chicken, bacon bits, and reduced fat bleu cheese. It really was healthier than it sounds. I didn't go overload with the bacon and bleu cheese because a little bit adds a lot of flavor. I used a rasberry vinagrette.
For dinner last night I had some lasagna (frozen meal, but not bad tasting) with salad.
This morning I ran 4 miles, which included climbing over fences and dodging sheep. BEAT THAT.
Repeat breakfast this morning. Oatmeal, banana, pb.
When I got home from class today I had a banana and some carrots for a snack. I planned to go do a workout in the gym after that, but then Chris called me to let me know he was out of work, and I went to pick him up, since we're sharing a car this week.
When we got back I changed into my workout clothes. Then I fell asleep. When I woke up 3 hours later I wasn;t really in the mood to work out anymore.
For dinner I had a simple tuna sandwich and salad.
And DON'T WORRY. I made up for those calories I missed by sleeping through lunch and had a couple bowls of rasberry chocolate cheesecake ice cream.