I’m so sorry to report that I am still a very sick lady. 🙁 I was doing a little better for a couple days and then I went downhill in a hurry. I suspected I might have a sinus infection, so last night I dragged myself over to the Instacare and left with some antibiotics. SoOoOoOoooo, I better get better soon! I’m am not very good at being patient.
I gotta say I feel a little bit like a hypocrite writing on my “Healthy Happy Mel” blog. Lately I’ve been more like “Deathly Ill, Mostly Miserable Mel”, but I am still trying to live a healthy lifestyle through it all. Amazingly enough, there is some good that has come out of my little sick spell.
First off, I’ve decided that when I am well I WILL NOT take my health for granted. I will remember that being able to exercise is a privilege and I will enjoy it even more!
I must also say that I’ve eaten pretty well this past week, but I have allowed myself a little more carbs than usual (I’ve needed the comfort food.) However, I just haven’t eaten a lot of food. I’ve been mostly “out of it” and sometimes fixing food seems like too much work so I’ve just had a light breakfast, light lunch, light dinner and sometimes a small snack and that’s it. I’ve lost 2 pounds this week! Wa hoo! 2 pounds might not sound like much, but I’m trying to lose my last and final 10 pounds, so 2 is huge for me! Yay!
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I had a very interesting breakfast today. I was just going to have a bowl of oatmeal, but when I looked in my cupboard, I saw this gem:
Rokit Fuel! I got this in a swag bag at one of my races and I’ve just hung onto it. It’s meant to be used during a run to help to refuel (kind of like Gu gel). You’re supposed to add a little water and then slurp it up. But, the thought of eating/drinking/slurping this up during a run makes me want to hurl. However, the ingredients are so amazingly awesome that I knew I needed to use it somehow. So, this morning I decided to use it as my “oatmeal” and it was awesome.
First off, check out the ingredients in this baby:
Everything in there is real and awesome. There is some pure cane brown sugar in there, which I wasn’t happy about (I would rather sweeten it myself), but overall it’s not bad.
So, I threw this in a bowl, added half of a chopped up apple and some water and nuked it for 2 minutes.
I served it alongside 3 egg whites topped with a little low sugar ketchup.
It was yummy and very filling. Oh, and on the front of this Rokit Fuel pack it says, “Not for Wussies. *Wussie (noun) A person whose pursuit of excellence is eclipsed by a total lack of discipline and drive.” Love that! I had to laugh.
I had an awesome lunch today too (had the same thing yesterday too!).
I made a couple lettuce boats; Romaine lettuce filled with deli turkey meat, tomato, avocado, olives and a little mustard! Yum! I served it alongside some Raspberry Chobani yogurt! Delish!
I gotta say I’m not a giant yogurt fan. I like it okay, but I don’t love it. I know that Greek Yogurt is killer in the protein department though. I’ve tried a few brands and liked them okay. I kept hearing about how good Chobani was, so I decided to give it a try! Holy YUM! I think I found a new favorite food! It was so thick and creamy and almost tasted like a treat! Chobani is a wonderful company too and they only put real ingredients in their yogurts! Love!
Well, I’m off to get my hair done. Yay! I hope it turns out cute….I’m in desperate need of cute hair!
Hope you are all happy!