Monday, November 25th, Cardio & Cafe

Good Morning Botts:

It is COLD out here today!  We got a small chance of snow/sleet mixture coming our way but hopefully if will change into just cold rain.  Temps are suppose to get up to 41 degrees.  I had a great weekend, did some shopping and yesterday made a big pot of veggie chili with cornbread.  Yep!  it was good.  I am confessing that I also made some Nutella Crescent Rolls.  They were delicious and will not be showing back up at my house this year!  My eats for today are:

Breakfast:  Coffee & Miralax

2nd Breakfast:  Oatmeal

Snack:  Fiber One Bar

Lunch:  Quest Brownie Bar

Snack:  Vitatop Brownie

Dinner:  Veggie Chili

Snack:  Vitatop

​Exercise:  Biking inside

I hope everybody has a great start to this short work week.  I know we get busy during the holiday season, but please remember those vits and fluids to keep up going strong!

Good morning! I miss snow, watching it fall but not driving in that is. Nuttela crescent rolls? Those sound yummy. Today I will be running around the house picking up and finish packing. We are heading to my moms soon for turkey day. It's going to be a busy few days!

my eats

b: apple spice oatmeal, coffee

s: cheese stick or pita chips and laughing cow cheese wedge

l: 16oz protein shake

s: ? 

D: leftovers so maybe spaghetti or tacos

about to pour my water and take my vits. Hope you guys have a greats day!

Pinterest equals Nutella Crescent Rolls.  I have got to get off line, but they were yummy!

Pinterest is the best! I could (and have) spent hours on there. Thank goodness that there are crash issues with my iPad so I can get work done lol!

Good morning BOTTs.

I am excited that this is a three day workweek, especially since it's followed by a four day weekend.  (:

The weekend was "nice", I think the weather lingered around 70 during the days.  I am envious about the real holiday weather that you all seem to be having!  Enjoy it for me!!!  

Breakfast:  greek yogurt

Snack:  protein shake

Lunch:  tuna stuffed tomato

Snack:  string cheese

Dinner:  fish (of some kind) and veggies

Snack:  SF hot cocoa and apple w/ peanut butter

Have a great day!!!

Gaby

If I could box it up I would surely send it up to you!  Enjoy that wonderful weather that you have!

Cold here, too.  We had 3-4 inches of snow this weekend plus the wind was awful......makes it even colder!  I made potato soup and it was yummy!   Not doing much more cooking until Wed. My work week ends tomorrow at noon and we are heading to Fort Worth to be with family.   I will cook a lot on Wed. And Thursday......we are expecting 28 for Thanksgiving !  I love Thanksgiving !    Not just the food, but being with family.  I have already been talking to myself about my food choices this week.......protein, protein, protein....good thing I like turkey !   I am also allowing myself some dessert, just not a whole piece !  

My eats for today......breakfast.....coffee w/ miralax........an apple.........2 oz. chicken breast

                                  Lunch.........the boss brought some green chile pork stew, so I will have some of that

                                  Snack...........baked chips

                                  Dinner...........potato soup

                                   Snack......... Going to need more protein, so I will make a protein shake

ya'll have a great day !!

BRRRRRRRR.......I don't like being cold. It makes me grouchy. Plus it makes my knees ACHE.

I spent way too much time outside in the cold on Saturday for a neighborhood oyster roast. It's our big end of the year event. We have a lot of homeowners in the neighborhood who use their houses primarily as weekend getaways and summer homes. So this is the weekend that they al come down and winterize everything. It makes me sad. The neighborhood will seem like a minature ghost town for the next few months. It was a great event but boy did my knees ever put up a fuss Saturday night and yesterday. Bad enough that I had to call it quits at TJMaxx while I was out for retail therapy with my cousin. I never cut my shopping trips down unless the money has run out. lol

Today is going fairly well:

Commute: Coffee

Breakfast: Apple-Cinnamon-Oatmeal Muffin  (Pinterest Recipe from yesterday)

Lunch:   6 inch tuna sub from subway (tossed the bread after 2 bites)

snack: cheese & crackers

Dinner:  Ham, green beans & sweet potato (leftovers from weekend)

One of the things that I like best about Thanksgiving is the leftovers. I'm headed to the oldest son's Wednesday afterwork so we cooked a ham and all the traditional side dishes Saturday afternoon (yet another reason for the knees to hurt). This way we could have Thanksgiving with my youngest and both of David's kids. Now I don't have to cook again until I get to the oldest son's house- he's a sous chef who loves to cook as much as I do so it'll be fun to play in the kitchen with him again.

Get those vitamins and fluids in. Mine are in and the tea is going down fabulously. Stay warm my friends. Try and check on the neighborhood animals and the elderly in this weather. A little care and concern goes an awfully long way.

- Iris

Sounds like a wonderful time you are going to have.  Good reminder about our pets and our neighbor's too.  I hope your knees get to feeling better soon.  This cold weather doesn't help them any I know.  Have good one.

I love a good pot of potato soup!  I hope you have a safe trip traveling to Fort Worth and wow that is a big family.  Y'all should have a wonderful time and what a spread of food you will have.  I have envy about getting off Tuesday.  I am not off until Wednesday but it is a four day weekend.  Enjoy your snow!