X-Rated Holiday Fun?

Saturday, December 14th

Breakfast:  In case you forgot...Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; almond milk; frozen blueberries; coffee with pumpkin spice creamer.

Lunch:  Southwest Salad (the bag from Jewel) and I added chicken.  I ate maybe a 1/3 of the bag, and I never put the full amount of dressing on.

Snack:  Ate about a tablespoon of Nutella right out of the jar

Dinner:  We had our FITT-RX Holiday Party.  Tons of really great food...mostly appetizers

I consumed:  5 beers (why don't I just get it out there), 2 potato skins with sour cream; 2 crackers with cheese; 3 crackers with this awesome blueberry cheese roll thing; 3 apple slices with baked brie; 4 chips and quacamole; a handful of dark chocolate pretzel crisps; a handful of chocolate popcorn; a few veggies dipped in a jalapeno yogurt dip; 2 pieces of pizza.  All over the span of 4 1/2 hours or so.

Secret Santa gifts were brought anonymously and we all picked numbers to see who got to go first. Basically, 1 goes, then 2, yada, yada, yada...but there are options to steal gifts.  Gifts could be stolen up to 2 times, and if yours got stolen you could steal someone else's or pick from the land of unopened gifts. Any who, I stole some scented soaps to which then they got stolen.  So I chose to pick from the pile of unopened gifts.  I see this beautiful velvety feeling red box.  Looks so beautiful, PURE, and innocent.  It is begging my name.  As I open...here is what I get.

Balls Key chain

Tampon Flasks

Midget Man Love Doll that is NOT wearing underwear

I see these amazing, wonderful, HORRIBLE gifts and the first thing I do of course if blow up the doll!  Yes, he IS amazing...NOT!  But it was a good laugh, and the commentary during the blow up process was priceless.  Thanks, y'all!  I promise this gift will be traveling...so we'll see who gets it next!

We hang for a while, then head over to the Snuggery to meet friends for a drink (Vodka Tonic).  We only stayed for a few minutes, because we had an early morning the next day.

December 15th

We get up early and off we go to my son's hockey game in Hoffman Estates.  To get the troops rolling we promise Dunkin' Donuts to jump start their engines.  A success...

Breakfast:  Dunkin' Donuts Sesame Bagel with cream cheese and a coffee with skim milk.  Now let me tell you...they slather on cream cheese.  Holy cow...I always ask for just a little bit of cream cheese, but they never listen.  I bet there was close to a 1/4 cup of that stuff on the bagel.  I scrape most of it off and eat it.  It wasn't very good.  :(

Lunch:  1/2 Nutella and banana sandwich

Dinner:  Baked Pasta and an apple

Dessert:  I baked my Christmas cookies today.  12 dozen lemon zest cookies, and a couple dozen meringue cookies.  I ate 3 of the first and 2 of the second.  Oh, and let's not forget the lemon zest cookie dough. LOVED...I will stop at that.

December 16th

Breakfast:  The "usual"

Snack:  Apple

Workout:  Today, I worked out alone at the studio.  A rare occurrence, but much needed.

Tabatas:  Box jump burpees/Rowing; Bike/Push ups;Battle Ropes/Mountain Climbers; Plank.  Then 1 set of assisted pull-ups; side planks (1 minute each side), and 4 v-sits (20 secs each).  Workout lasted approximately 30 minutes.

Lunch:  Rotisserie chicken; brown rice; grape tomatoes

Snack:  Nuts over Chocolate Luna Bar

Dinner:  My husband's work party was at a Chicago Bulls game.  We were in a box which meant....THE DESSERT CART!!!!!  Love, love, love...the dessert cart.  I had pulled pork (no bun), potato chips and these amazing dips they serve, a small helping of macaroni and cheese; amazing salad (most of my plate), and a chicken wrap.  During the game, I had 3 beers and a couple bottles of water.  To top it off...look below.  I ate 1/2 of it.  The piece was monstrous.

Yes, that piece of carrot cake IS the size of the basketball court.

December 17th

Breakfast:  The usual

Snack:  Apple

Lunch:  Rotisserie chicken; brown rice; grape tomatoes

Dinner:  Chicken Quesadillas and 3 meringue cookies

I always drink water, but never write down how much.  I need to be better and watching my water intake.

December 18th

Breakfast: You know...

Lunch:  Jen and I went to NU Crepes and split the BBQ Chicken and the B5.  The B5 is a breakfast one that's on the "healthier" side.  I'm sure still loaded with calories with the actual crepe.

Snack:  Peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a piece of string cheese

Dinner:  My usual breakfast and 2 meringue cookies.  Those cookies are soooooo good.  Dang!

December 19th

Breakfast:  same

Lunch:  I met some friends for lunch at Pazzi di Pizza.  It's located in Elmhurst and really good if you want to catch a great lunch or dinner sometime.  I had some bread with olive oil, a veggie panini and a side salad. Oh, and I got talked into (peer pressure) a glass and a half of wine.  

Snack:  An apple with peanut butter

Indulgence:  3 meringue cookies....CRAP!!!

Dinner:  That night I participated in a cookie exchange.  I bring 13 dozen, I bring home 13 dozen.  This is where my blog goes downhill.  My goal is to get rid of these as quickly as possible before I eat everything!!! At dinner, I had a small piece of a chicken enchilada roll, salad, and a couple really good turkey, cheese, and cranberry quesadilla triangles.  I had 2 beers and some caramel and cheese popcorn.  Then, I go home and taste test 4 different cookies!

Done for the evening...stay tuned...
Jill

Elf brought crap...

Tuesday, December 10th

It is the holidays after all, and our elf, Bob, decides to do silly things.  What he did today is NOT silly.  In fact, he broke a huge rule in our house...he bought POP TARTS!  Now my kids know that they get Pop Tarts only when we are in a hotel.  That's it.  Well this bugger brought them to my kids today!

Bonus points if anyone knows whose Christmas card is under the box!

Workout:  I participated in the 5:40am boot camp with our FITT-RX clients.

Breakfast:  Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee; pumpkin spice creamer

Lunch:  I polished off the leftover lasagna.  I couldn't leave a 1/2 portion in the 9X13 pan, so I opted to 1 big piece.

Snack:  Mini Cashew cookie Larabar

Workout:  I taught Boot Camp Express at 4:00, and had a blast participating with everyone!  They kicked ass.

Dinner:  I ate my cereal concoction (again...), and had an orange.

Late night snack:  Popcorn

Wednesday, December 11th

Bob, our Elf, decided it would be a great idea to bring the kids Nutella from the North Pole.  Mom doesn't buy it, so he did.  Just an FYI - my son decided to put an order in for the next day...potato chips.  Won't happen...

Not our elf, but of course if you google it, you'll find an elf with Nutella!  And what's up with the cat?

Breakfast:  Yes, you all know...

Lunch:  I had a Green Monster smoothie.  My Green Monsters are mixed in my food processor.  Throw in 2 tablespoons peanut butter (I used chocolate PB2 today), 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, 1 cup almond milk, and 3 cups spinach (I only had 1 cup or so this time).

Workout:  Jen and I went to Flywheel Chicago for a Spin Class.  Super cool place in the Gold Coast that kicked my butt.  It was 45 minutes of me trying to keep up with everyone else.  No Joke!  I bet I was consistently 20-30 RPM's behind every time he asked us to ramp it up.  WOW...can you say "leg burn?"

Snack after the workout:  Apple

Snack:  Chocolate Peppermint Stick Lunabar; string cheese

Later snack because I was starving:  I dipped pretzels in cream cheese and strawberry basil jelly.  It's awesome and usually supposed to be an appetizer for a party.  Not this time!

Dinner:  A piece of pork roast with brown rice and brussel sprouts.

Dessert;  Mint chip ice cream

Thursday, December 12th

Breakfast:  Same

Morning Snack:  Peanut Butter Cookie Mini Larabar

Workout:  TRX with Carrie and a workout with Vince. Nice double workout today!

Lunch:  Due to my double workout, I found it appropriate to eat a Nutella Banana Sandwich on whole grain break.  Better yet, I only ate a half sandwich.  It was amazingly good!

Dinner:  Leftover pork with brown rice.  Our neighbor shared some of their freshly made gingerbread.  It was awesome!  I had one piece.

Late night snack:  Pretzels with cream cheese and strawberry jam.

Friday, December 13th

Breakfast:  Same as always

Lunch:  Rotisserie chicken (maybe a cup's worth) apple; piece of gingerbread

Snack:  Coconut Chocolate LunaBar

Not sure what happened this afternoon, but apparently what's written down is Blue Moon, Henry Weinhards beer, Pirate's Booty.  Perhaps, a late afternoon snack on a Friday??

Dinner:  Chipotle Sofritas bowl made "My Way", and iced tea; a piece of Gingerbread

Later that evening:  3 pieces of Two Brother's pepperoni pizza...I blame my husband.

The food log from this day was definitely a Friday the 13th!

ET and DA BEARS!

December 6th

Breakfast:  Same ol', same ol'  Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee; pumpkin spice creamer.

Workout:  TRX Boot Camp aka another beating from Jen

Lunch:  Kale Smoothie from Mariano's and a caramel apple sample that was the size of half my pinky finger.

Snack:  S'mores Luna Bar

Dinner:  Tator Tot Casserole (2 helpings cause I made it AWESOME!)  It was a combination of mixed veggies, chicken, and cheese topped with Tator Tots.  Water

Impulsive move:  15 Reeses Pieces;  I believe the last time I ate Reese's Pieces, ET was still in the theatres!

Still cry every time...

That evening we had a Christmas party and we met friends beforehand for a couple drinks at Francesca's in Elmhurst.  I had 2 pieces of fried calamari (ate because it was staring at me), a very dirty martini, and a Texas Mule.  At the party, I had 3 beers.  Food wise, I indulged in 4 crackers with jelly and cream cheese (this concoction will show up in later posts), a handful of candied walnuts, a handful of chocolate pretzels with walnuts on top, and a brownie.  Have I mentioned I love sweets?

December 7th

Breakfast:  Same.  Shocker.  Tea (never drink tea, but it sounded better than coffee)

Lunch:  Apple with peanut butter; Turkey and cheese sandwich

Dinner and fun:  That day we went to see our friend play hockey at the Allstate Arena.  Afterwards, we headed to Toby Keith's in Rosemont.  Had 3 beers there, along with a 1/2 carrot (all that was left), a hot wing, mozzarella stick, and I think a fried zucchini.  Then we headed to a Mexican place nearby where I had a margarita, chips, salsa, guacamole (let's just say lots), and shrimp enchiladas, beans, and rice.

We headed back to Elmhurst and ventured into the Snuggery.  We ordered one of those whatdoyoucallit, tall thingys and polished it off together.  It was maybe 2 or 3 beers a person.

To cap off the evening, I ate 3 frosted sugar cookies that our sitter made with the kids.  So good!

December 8th

Late Breakfast:  blah blah blah

Snack:  Lemon Zest LunaBar (awesome)

Dinner:  Lasagna, southwest salad from Jewel, and a piece of Focaccia bread; 3 sugar cookies

Late night snack:  Orange

December 9th

Breakfast:  same

Lunch:  Leftover lasagna, southwest salad, and a piece of Focaccia bread.

Dinner:  We went to the COLDEST BEARS GAME I have EVER been to.

Thank God the company was great!  Bears win!

Before the game, I had amazing chili, one piece of great steak, about 8 chocolate peanut clusters (ugh), chips and guacamole (before it froze), and 3 beers.  At the game, I had 2 beers and hot chocolate.

Beer froze within minutes...no joke.  Went to the warm ladies room to thaw and drink it.

If I had to say anything about restarting my food journal, it's definitely making me eat more fruit and second guessing my food choice and amount I eat.

Enjoy your weekend!  

Jill

Holiday Food Journal, Chipotle, and a trip to McD's

What started the "IDEA"...

I've been journaling since December 3rd, and wasn't sure if it would actually make it to blog form.   I challenged myself to a Holiday Food Journal, and probably one of the dumbest (and smartest) things I ever considered.  Every time I do this to myself, my hope is that others will consider to do the same, or at least become more mindful eaters.  That's all.

Tuesday, December 3rd

Workout:  It was Tabata Tuesday at 5:30 am Boot Camp...I participated in maybe 80% of it.

Breakfast:  Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen raspberries and blueberries; almond milk (this will probably be the same breakfast every day...if it's different I will let you know.)

Coffee with Pumpkin Spice creamer.

Workout:  4.5 mile run

Lunch:  Jen and I went to NU Crepes and split The Blonde and The Cali (no ham); coffee with 1/2 & 1/2

Snack:  Greek yogurt with less than a tablespoon of honey

Dinner:  Turkey burger on bun; ketchup; pickles, and I cooked up some spinach with red peppers and salad dressing (oil spray so veggies wouldn't stick); 1 tator tot; water

Wednesday, December 4th

Breakfast:  yada yada yada

Elijah's Almond Cafe au Lait with skim milk (recommended by the owner and so good!)

Morning Snack:  apple

Workout:  Vince...for those of you who know...you'll appreciate...30 minutes of pure "fun".

Lunch:  Chili

Afternoon Snack:  Luna Bar Chocolate Nut Brownie

On the way to hockey practice:  I did a HUGE NO NO!  I picked up the kids from Religious Ed and forgot to pack a snack for the ride to hockey.  We (gulp) drove through the McDonald's drive thru.  I can honestly say that I do not remember the last time I did that.  Needless to say, the kids were happy.  I grabbed a iced vanilla coffee to go.

Dinner:  I grabbed whatever I had and mixed it together.  Ingredients:  Quinoa; turkey burger, cream of mushroom soup, and mixed vegetables.  Ate probably a cup of the meal, then mixed Chocolate PB2 together and dipped a banana in it.

Thursday, December 5th

Breakfast:  yep, same

Morning snacks:  banana; apple; blueberry Luna Bar; couple nuts, and a small piece of white chocolate

Lunch:  Sofritas bowl from Chipotle.  If you don't know about Sofritas...I love it.  Heck, even my husband liked it.

Let me share a little about a typical Chipotle experience.  It's typical for me, not sure how it is for you...here goes...

Before:  In a bowl, I would mix brown rice (they put a large amount in bowl), black beans (probably 1/2 the amount of the rice), chicken, fresh salsa, sour cream (they plop a huge amount all over what's already in), cheese (too much in my opinion), and quacamole (OMG...the serving is huge), and whatever lettuce they can fit in the bowl which is not a lot.  FYI:  Guessing the price of avocados has gone up since it used to be FREE.  Now you get charged.

After or in my words...Jill's Way...In a bowl I ask for a smaller amount of brown rice (maybe 1/2 cup), black beans (I say a lot and they'll put in about 3/4 cup), sofritas (tofu and it is the consistency of ground beef and tastes a bit like chicken with a spicy kick...good stuff), fresh salsa, a little sour cream (maybe a tablespoon), cheese (sprinkled on lightly), quacamole (maybe a 1/4 cup)...ticks me off that it costs the same amount, but it's sooooo much less of it, and lettuce (I get so much more, and usually ask them to put more on since there's more room in the bowl now.

Healthier and it's so good:)  You don't want to see my face when they put too much sour cream and guacamole on...has anyone seen my "look?"  Just ask my husband...or one of the guys at the studio.

Snack:  sugar snap peas (larger lunch always equals smaller snack, or vice versa)

That evening we had an event at Fleet Feet called Diva Night.  It was so much fun and the turnout was fantastic.  Kudos to Ashley and Jason for putting on such a great event for the deserving women of Elmhurst and surrounding communities.

Of course there was food and wine, and I did not have dinner yet.

Diva Night food and drink:  1 glass of red and 1 glass of white wine; 2 appetizer size tortilla wraps, 2 small pieces of cheese and 2 olives; crackers with hummus.  Appetizers are the devil...I pick and pick and pick and pick...

Later that evening, I headed over to a friend's house.  I had a couple beers, cheese, crackers, hummus, pretzel chips, and a chocolate chip cookie.

Not the best of nights, but not the worst:)

That's the end of what I'm sharing on this post.  I can guarantee you some interesting food choices, and with the holidays comes more alcohol.  YEP...I still can't believe I'm doing this.

Until next time...make healthy choices and get your workouts in!!!

Jill