Friday, July 13, 2012

Start Your Engines Race Fans!

So friends...it's about that time! Race weekend is upon me!

Friends are rallying. Family is arriving. There's a celebration dinner tonight...and my nerves are creeping up on me! I'm a bundle of emotions! Scared...Excited...and I'm practically bouncing.

Is there a little blue pill for this kind of performance anxiety?

I am really looking forward to crossing that finish line...and will be thinking of every single one of you who have encouraged me along the way.

Stay tuned!




Monday, July 2, 2012

Food Glorious Food!

Well...I'm not talking about Hot Sausage and Mustard, but I felt like writing about food today. It's been a while since I've shared some of the delicious things I'm discovering, so I thought it was about time for a strictly yummy post.

These are a Few of my Favorite Things...

Snacky type Discoveries:


Edamame -  It's not for everyone, but I love every salty delicious morsel. These little poppers are filling, and from what I understand, quite good for you. Warm, cool, doesn't matter...I don't even mind that I have to work a little bit for my food.






Smart Balance Peanut Butter - This is a new Fav. It tastes fresh roasted and is about a smooth and creamy as you can get. As I'm training for the Triathlon, a good ole' fashioned PB&J Sandwich has become quite the little savior for me. I usually eat it on whole wheat bread with sugar free Jelly. (I learned the hard way not to put it in the Fridge...gets too hard, too fast...learn from my mistake...LOL)






Deep Chocolate VitaTops - Oeey Gooey Delicious Healthy Goodness from the Gods. I've had them for a pre-training breakfast and as a desserty type snack after dinner. You really can't go wrong here. I also just learned from a friend that if you put low fat ice cream in between two of them and freeze it for a little while, it becomes a bit of an ice cream sandwich! Heck Yeah!  







Now for Some Fast Food Finds:

Wendy's Grilled Chicken 'Go' Wrap - This simple little thing is cheap and yummy. Grilled Chicken, Lettuce, and Honey Mustard wrapped up in a tortilla. I usually ask for no cheese. So good, and so low in calories I almost always get two of them with a side salad.









Thai Lettuce Wraps - These babies have pretty much become my favorite...anywhere that serves them...in particular Nothing But Noodles. So long as you don't over-do it on the Peanut and Soy Sauce they're fairly waist friendly. I usually ask for extra veggies. Who can go wrong with chicken and veggies wrapped up in Lettuce?





And Last, but Not Least...my ALL TIME favorite GO-TO Drink


Arnold Palmer Light - I have ALWAYS loved this type of drink. To me there's nothing more refreshing then the mix of cold sweet tea and tart lemonaide. But the regular kind is seriously high in the sugar department. Not this bad Boy. Low in calories, sodium, and sugar. Yumma-rific!




I hope you've enjoyed the randomosity of this post...I'm nervously anticipating the triathlon, but wanted to write about something different. For those who are actually reading these...hope you're all having a good summer!  Until next time, STAY COOL!