slack·er
noun \ˈsla-kər\Definition of SLACKER
1
: a person who shirks work or obligation; especially : one who evades military service in time of war
2
: a person and especially a young person who is perceived to be disaffected, apathetic, cynical, or lacking ambition
— slacker adjective
Well, I beg to differ that I'm a slacker, however keeping up with this blog has proven to be incredibly difficult. The good news is that I actually did keep my food journal for most of the 2 weeks, but it was hard!
Let's trace my eating steps:
Wednesday, June 12th
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the fixin's (by that I mean non-fat creamer)
Lunch: Apple and a Larabar
Snack: Popchips
Dinner: Spinach salad with low fat dressing; spaghetti with 2 meatballs; 2 beers
Evening Snack: Peanut Butter Crunch Cliff Bar (not the best choice)
Thursday, June 13th
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the fixin's.
Run: 9.5 miles with a Cliff Shot at mile 5
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Jelly on whole grain white bread; apple
Dinner: Ham and Cheese on whole grain white bread; corn on the cob with a bit of margarine
Dessert: Brain Freeze's awesome peanut butter chocolate chip ice cream in a cake cone. Junior scoop!
Friday, June 14th (my mom's birthday!)
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the fixin's.
Lunch: Chocolate Chip Cliff Bar; Apple
Dinner: We had some friends over for dinner and I very much enjoyed a turkey burger on a bun with lettuce, onion, tomato, and ketchup. My friend brought over this amazing green bean, olive salad, with other stuff that I can't remember. AWESOME! A few Wavy Lay's with French onion dip; chips 'n Mexican caviar from Costco; 3 (ugh!!!) MINI Red Velvet Cupcakes with frosting; one Sierra Mist with Effen Cucumber Vodka (amazing and a must try!); and 3 Redd's Ale introduced to me by my friend, Liz:)
Saturday, June 15th
Disclaimer: I'm reading this now, and all I can say is "huh??"
Breakfast: Cliff Bar
Lunch: Devoured the rest of the Green Bean Casserole from the day before.
Snack: 2 Red Velvet MINI Cupcakes (so tasty!)
We headed to a friend's house to watch the Hawks game and I'm a SUCKER for appetizers!
Appetizers for the evening...
Wheat Thins served with a cream cheese spread and Jalapeno Pepper Jelly; Chips 'n Mexican dip; 1 piece of DiLeo's Pizza; 1 mini cannoli; carrots and ranch; 4 beers; a chocolate pudding shot
YES!! I will share the pudding shot recipe.
1 cup of whipped cream vodka
1 cup milk
1 packet of pudding mix (I used chocolate)
1 tub of cool whip
canned whipped cream for garnish (I omitted)
any other garnishes you might want
SQUEEZABLE paper shot cups
***If you are making pistachio, only use 3/4 cup vodka and add 1/4 cup of Amaretto (garnish with whipped cream & crushed pistachio nuts) **
Sunday, June 16th (Father's Day)
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the fixin's (by that I mean non-fat creamer)
Lunch: Scoops and Taco Dip; watermelon; sausage (no bun); potato salad; 2 Corona Lights
Dinner: Potato Chips; carrots; tomatoes; Polish Sausage; lettuce salad; a small Scotcheroo ( I will not give the recipe, because you do not want to know the calories!); Leine's Summer Shandy and 2 Redd's Ales
Monday, June 17th
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the fixin's
Lunch: Egg Harbor's Key West Crepes and they are great!
Snack: Apple and a Scotcheroo
Fleet Feet's Pub Run which I highly recommend!
Dinner: I had a piece of pizza; a salted caramel chocolate thingy; and a beer
Tuesday, June 18th
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the fixin's
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Jelly on whole grain white bread
Snack: banana
Dinner: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk (can't get enough!)
Wednesday, June 19th
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the fixin's
Lunch: 1/2 of a seafood 'n crab Subway salad
Snack: Luna Bar - White Chocolate Macadamia
Dinner of appetizers: Chips 'n salsa; 7 grain Kashi Pita chips with cheese; a 312 beer and 2 Bud-A-Ritas (spelling???)
I should say that a few of these evenings have involved watching Chicago Blackhawks games! And now I can clearly say that they are STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
Thursday, June 20th
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the fixin's
Run: 9 miles of heat and humidity. Enough said...
Lunch: Meathead's no bun grilled chicken with roasted peppers, avocado, lettuce, pineapple, pickle, and tomato
Snack: Chocolate Chip Cliff Bar and a coffee
Dinner: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk (I just can't get enough!)
Evening Snack I am so not proud of - Frozen Sugar Cookie Dough (Yes, I have those moments too!)
Friday, June 21st (this is where it all fell apart)
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk
Lunch and snacks: no idea
Summer Date Night Fun Run: The 3rd Fridays of the month from May thru September, Fleet Feet and FITT-RX get together, in conjunction with a restaurant in town for a run. Last month we were at Doc Ryan's, and this time we were at Pints. The idea is to get couple's out for a run together then have dinner and drinks afterwards. We had a fantastic group and met quite a few new people:) My favorite was listening to a girlfriend say to her boyfriend that she didn't know if she could go the entire 4 miles. He encouraged her to finish, and SHE DID!!! I was so excited for her! Times like that make me smile, and keep me loving what I do for a living. BEST JOB EVER!
Dinner: The Spartan Burger (substituted turkey burger) with waffle fries and a couple Summer Shandy's. I had a hot wing, and somebody ordered these awesome cheese covered waffle fries and I couldn't resist not having a few.
I know I said I'd do it for 2 weeks, and I was supposed to go to June 24th. It just didn't happen. Life Happens. It's all good, but writing the darn food down is so easy to do, yet so hard to remember sometimes. Also know that I drink lots of water; not just beer:) On a side note, I honestly can't remember the last time I drank skim milk. I cut it out about the same time I quit drinking pop.
Today is Monday, July 1st, and I'll write down what I ate today.
Breakfast: Pop Quiz!
Morning Treat: Elijah's Iced Nonfat Chai Tea Latte
Morning Treat: Elijah's Iced Nonfat Chai Tea Latte
Lunch: Egg Harbor's Joe's Healthy Skillet which has 490 calories. Not bad! The dry English muffin (with jam) was 180, fresh fruit, and water.
Snack: Apple
Snack: Skinny Pop while dinner was cooking.
Dinner: Johnsonville 4 cheese brat; brown rice; lettuce salad with tomatos, cucumbers, croutons, and ranch dressing. Let me just say that mixing the brown rice and brat was simply awesome!
Workouts of course are happening too! Over this time period, I'm continuing to run 3 times a week due to an upcoming 1/2 Marathon; got my ass handed over to me at the studio with Miguel's Cardio Boxing Circuit; TRX; and joining in on a boot camp or 2.
Tonight at bedtime, my son came down to tell me his agenda for the morning:
"Mommy, I'm going to get up early and do 8 push ups, 6 sit ups, and 4 Burpees." Atta boy! Another proud moment! Role modeling positive behaviors has its rewards! Now I just have to tell him that's his first set. He'll do 2 more after that!
"Mommy, I'm going to get up early and do 8 push ups, 6 sit ups, and 4 Burpees." Atta boy! Another proud moment! Role modeling positive behaviors has its rewards! Now I just have to tell him that's his first set. He'll do 2 more after that!
