Smoothie Season

Between my greens soup and the two smoothies I've had in the past 24 hours, I think I'm just hoping that the fluids, spinach, and berries will kick this cold ASAP!

I had an early brunch with a friend this morning and then we walked through the farmers market to pick up a couple of things and enjoy this gorgeous weather!

Not wanting to waste the day, I ran a few errands, mainly so I could take advantage of the sunshine! I ended up walking about 3.5 miles today and it felt good to move and stretch my legs. Now I'm icing my toe for good measure.

All I wanted for lunch was a smoothie with:

• 1/2c unsweetened almond breeze
• 1/2c seltzer
• 1c frozen mixed berries
• 1.5c baby spinach
• pinch of cacao nibs
• topped off with sliced almonds for some crunch

A while later I had a salad with romaine, carrots, cucumber, olives, a bit of feta, and topped it with some dill and pepper. Plus a serving of potato chips that are in the house for Passover. I usually just munch on a few but was in the mood for some crunch. I miss my GF whole grain products!

Not sure what's on the agenda for the rest of the day. It kind of depends on my foot and how I'm feeling!

Cold vs. Allergies

I was really hoping that the allergy medication I bought on Thursday would have cured my feelings of ickyness when I woke up yesterday. Alas, after 8.5 hours, I was still feeling achy and congested.  I still chugged along as usual and made it through the work day.

I fueled up with another yogurt mess. The exact same as I've had all week - once I find a filling breakfast, I tend to stick with it.

I munched on an apple on my way to have lunch with a friend who works on campus. We ate and caught up which was really nice!  I had this plate x3 = dab of cabbage salad and 1/4 of a veggie stack with red bell pepper, carrot, portabello mushroom, and maybe some pesto? It was delicious!

 (pardon the smartphone picture)

I snacked on the last portion of my greens soup later in the afternoon.

When I got home I was really not feeling well. I took some medicine and snacked on a pear topped with cinnamon and AB.

Dinner was a weird mixture of: salad, carrot and parsnip fries, and a macaroni and cheese with 1/2c of Passover pasta, parsley and basil, and ~1/8c parmesan. It was warm and comforting, oh so good.  I little bit later I had about a cup of veggie broth with a bit more pasta.

I then called it a night. 11 hours of sleep later, with dreams including running a 10k, losing my right sneaker (the only one I can currently wear bc of the cast), and being at a Bar Mitzvah, I'm still feeling pretty ick. My guess is that this is a virus or cold and I'm trying to get in my liquids!

Breakfast was an egg white with provolone cheese and hot sauce and an apple and berries with cinnamon.

Not too much on the agenda for the day - just trying to feel better!

Thank Goodness it's Almost the Weekend

Tuesday and Wednesday at home just seemed to fly by. The only thing that really put a damper on things were my allergies - I felt like I had a cold both days :-/

I flew back to DC yesterday afternoon, threw together a quick egg white omelet and went to bed. Sadly, I couldn't fall asleep for 3 hours so needless to say when I woke up this morning, I was more than tired.

I had a yogurt bowl with 1/3c Greek yogurt, pear, 1/4c berries (blueberry and strawberry) all topped with cinnamon and 1/2T almond butter. (had the same Wednesday at home)

I stayed pretty full for the morning at work and then hunger attacked my around 11:15. My stomach needed food then and there! By the time I could escape to pick up a salad, it was 11:45 and I didn't eat til noon. I was one hangry girl. I had a monster salad with spinach and romaine, beets, bell peppers, carrots, broccoli, artichoke hearts, and balsamic vinegar.

That held me over for a couple of hours and then I picked up a plain baked potato, which I topped with salt, pepper, a bit of cheese, and hot sauce.

Ran to the grocery stores after work - my fridge was pretty bare! I did manage to eat a pear w/ AB and some potato chips in between since I was hungry again.

For dinner tonight, I whipped up a Spring Greens Soup, inspired by this recipe. I sliced and roasted my mushrooms for the topper (along w/ a bit of parm) and added a large stalk of kale and tsp of spirulina. I also subbed in vegetable broth instead of chicken. It was really tasty! Light, fresh, and filling. The leftovers will be a great lunch for tomorrow!

Alongside the soup I had a salad and a roasted sweet potato.

I just finished roasting some carrots and parsnips to have on hand and am pooped.

Hopefully I'll stay awake for Grey's Anatomy and then it's early to bed for me. Hooray for Friday being so close!