There are many, many things that I love about the Fall season:
- The fresh Fall air
- The colors in the trees
- College football
- Pumpkin
- Apple picking
- Fall fashion
etc…
I also love all of the *specialty* items that come out in Fall. Like pumpkin-flavored goodies and cinnamon-spiced drinks and lattes. Over the past two days, I got to try two Fall-inspired ice creams and I loved them both!
Monday night I tried Baskin’s Robbins Trick or Treat Oreo . Holy yum! This vanilla ice cream is loaded with black and orange goodness – orange filled Oreos, Butterfingers and Baby Ruth.
Tuesday night I tried something even better! Hubs picked up a container of Edy’s Slow-Churned Pumpkin Ice Cream ! What I loved about this was that it was sooo rich and sooo creamy and was packed with pumpkin pie flavors. Plus, what’s even better is that a half cup serving is only 90 calories!!!! Hello new best friend.
QUESTION: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FALL TREAT?
Aside from my Monday night splurge at Baskin Robbins, I also enjoyed a ton of fruits and veggies on Monday (which is why I felt it okay to splurge in the first place).
Strawbs and yogurt (no granola today):
Big veggie salad with edamame. And some pretzels for snacking.
My sister, brother-in-law, Hubs and I grabbed dinner at a local neighborhood spot before Baskin Robbins. I ordered this amazing fall-inspired salad that came with sliced pears, toasted walnuts, dried cranberries, baby arugula, goat cheese and raspberry vinaigrette. The flavor combination was outstanding! I seriously could have licked the plate. I must recreate this at home!
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Current Shabbott’s Habit : Bye-bye artificial sweeteners
No Splenda in my coffee
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Shabbott’s Habits already met
1. Drink more water – finished March 9 & still going ~ 65 oz
2. Move it or lose it – goal met April 5 ~ 4 mile walk outside
3. Breakfast of Champions – goal met May 3 ~ Strawberries, yogurt
4. Sleep like a baby – goal met May 31 ~ 7 hrs
5. Say Yes to Fruits/Veggies – goal met June 28 ~ 1.5 / 3.5
6. No Wait for Weights – goal met July 26 ~ Day off
7. Empty Out Empty Calories – temptations = Baskin Robbins
8. Take your vitamins – goal met September 26 – Took them!
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Aside from my Tuesday night Pumpkin-ice-cream-eating-fest, I also enjoyed some great and healthy eats.
Go-to breakfast: Yogurt, strawberries, granola.
For lunch I made a turkey, cheese, lettuce and tomato sandwich on a toasted bagel thin. Carrots and Red Pepper strips on the side for crunch.
For dinner, I whipped up a new Fall-inspired soup recipe [coming soon!]. Gingered buttercup squash soup….mmmmmm….look at that color! Served with a piece of foccacia from the Farmer’s market.
Post-dinner I munched on some chocolate-covered rice cakes with my pumpkin ice cream.
Oh, and what else did I do today???
BOO-YAH! 6 miles baby. And some other stuff…
- Chest, Chest press machine (3 x 15 reps w/60 lbs)
- Chest, Peck deck (3 x 20 reps w/60 lbs)
- Chest, Cable cross-overs (3 x 15 reps w/70 lbs)
- Back, Lat pull-down (3 x 15 reps w/70 lbs)
- Back, One-armed rows (3 x 15 reps w/30 lbs)
- Back, Reverse peck deck (3 x 15 reps w/40 lbs)
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Current Shabbott’s Habit : Bye-bye artificial sweeteners
No Splenda in my coffee
_______________________________________________________
Shabbott’s Habits already met
1. Drink more water – finished March 9 & still going ~ 70 oz
2. Move it or lose it – goal met April 5 ~ 6 MILE RUN!!! yipee
3. Breakfast of Champions – goal met May 3 ~ Strawberries, yogurt, granola
4. Sleep like a baby – goal met May 31 ~ 7 hrs
5. Say Yes to Fruits/Veggies – goal met June 28 ~ 1.5 / 2.5
6. No Wait for Weights – goal met July 26 ~ Chest and Back
7. Empty Out Empty Calories – temptations = Pumpkin Ice cream
8. Take your vitamins – goal met September 26 – Took them!
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There are many, many things that I love about the Fall season:
etc…
I also love all of the *specialty* items that come out in Fall. Like pumpkin-flavored goodies and cinnamon-spiced drinks and lattes. Over the past two days, I got to try two Fall-inspired ice creams and I loved them both!
Monday night I tried Baskin’s Robbins Trick or Treat Oreo . Holy yum! This vanilla ice cream is loaded with black and orange goodness – orange filled Oreos, Butterfingers and Baby Ruth.
Tuesday night I tried something even better! Hubs picked up a container of Edy’s Slow-Churned Pumpkin Ice Cream ! What I loved about this was that it was sooo rich and sooo creamy and was packed with pumpkin pie flavors. Plus, what’s even better is that a half cup serving is only 90 calories!!!! Hello new best friend.
QUESTION: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FALL TREAT?
Aside from my Monday night splurge at Baskin Robbins, I also enjoyed a ton of fruits and veggies on Monday (which is why I felt it okay to splurge in the first place).
Strawbs and yogurt (no granola today):
Big veggie salad with edamame. And some pretzels for snacking.
My sister, brother-in-law, Hubs and I grabbed dinner at a local neighborhood spot before Baskin Robbins. I ordered this amazing fall-inspired salad that came with sliced pears, toasted walnuts, dried cranberries, baby arugula, goat cheese and raspberry vinaigrette. The flavor combination was outstanding! I seriously could have licked the plate. I must recreate this at home!
_______________________________________________________
Current Shabbott’s Habit : Bye-bye artificial sweeteners
No Splenda in my coffee
_______________________________________________________
Shabbott’s Habits already met 1. Drink more water – finished March 9 & still going ~ 65 oz
2. Move it or lose it – goal met April 5 ~ 4 mile walk outside
3. Breakfast of Champions – goal met May 3 ~ Strawberries, yogurt
4. Sleep like a baby – goal met May 31 ~ 7 hrs
5. Say Yes to Fruits/Veggies – goal met June 28 ~ 1.5 / 3.5
6. No Wait for Weights – goal met July 26 ~ Day off
7. Empty Out Empty Calories – temptations = Baskin Robbins
8. Take your vitamins – goal met September 26 – Took them!
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Aside from my Tuesday night Pumpkin-ice-cream-eating-fest, I also enjoyed some great and healthy eats.
Go-to breakfast: Yogurt, strawberries, granola.
For lunch I made a turkey, cheese, lettuce and tomato sandwich on a toasted bagel thin. Carrots and Red Pepper strips on the side for crunch.
For dinner, I whipped up a new Fall-inspired soup recipe [coming soon!]. Gingered buttercup squash soup….mmmmmm….look at that color! Served with a piece of foccacia from the Farmer’s market.
Post-dinner I munched on some chocolate-covered rice cakes with my pumpkin ice cream.
Oh, and what else did I do today???
BOO-YAH! 6 miles baby. And some other stuff…
_______________________________________________________
Current Shabbott’s Habit : Bye-bye artificial sweeteners
No Splenda in my coffee
_______________________________________________________
Shabbott’s Habits already met 1. Drink more water – finished March 9 & still going ~ 70 oz
2. Move it or lose it – goal met April 5 ~ 6 MILE RUN!!! yipee
3. Breakfast of Champions – goal met May 3 ~ Strawberries, yogurt, granola
4. Sleep like a baby – goal met May 31 ~ 7 hrs
5. Say Yes to Fruits/Veggies – goal met June 28 ~ 1.5 / 2.5
6. No Wait for Weights – goal met July 26 ~ Chest and Back
7. Empty Out Empty Calories – temptations = Pumpkin Ice cream
8. Take your vitamins – goal met September 26 – Took them!
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