I loved reading the feedback from yesterday’s post regarding the scale . To clarify, I do think weighing yourself serves a purpose… to tell you what you weigh. But it won’t tell you how much muscle you have (even those scales that tell you your percentage of body fat are WAY off 99% of the time) and like those Operation Beautiful notes say, it won’t tell you your worth. I used to get obsessive about the scale, which is why now I choose to mostly avoid it. And it works for me 
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- Work it, Caitlin!
Before I go into all the dEElicious foods I’ve been eating, because I really have had some awesome meals lately, let me tell you about yesterday’s jog. Jog? Brittany, don’t you usually stick to wogging? Why yes, yes I do, but yesterday when I pulled out my Couch to 5K app, it said today’s plan was for me to walk 5 minutes, JOG FOR 20 MINUTES, and cool down by walking for 5.
WH@T?!
How did we just jump from 5 minute increments of jogging to 20 flippin’ minutes straight?! I was nervous.
EekS!
But my running partner was fired up and stepped up to lead the way… oh to have the energy of that pup.. 
Follow me, Mom!
Five minute walking warm-up…
easy…
hear the ding…
begin to jog…
focus on the music…
don’t look at the time…
keep a steady pace…
jam out to Michael Jackson…
DING!
cool down.
AHHHHhhhH!!(@&%#(*#_)(#_% I DID IT!!!!
::balloons and confetti fall from the sky:: 
- Who’s the best runner in the world? MEEEEEEE!
I was SO proud. Given I jogged at a snail’s pace, and probably could have walked faster than my jog, but I DID it. I pretty much walked around for the rest of the day like I ruled the world. 
Ok, to food… I created an awesome lunch using leftovers (don’t you love it when you can do that?)
I started with a bed of spinach, leftover pasta, cherry tomatoes, and leftover pesto.
I microwaved it for 1 minute (which made me realize how long it’s been since I’ve used the microwave for anything… funny observation). Then I sprinkled in some feta and mixed it all up.
mmm.... nom nom nom!
A great thing about making a ton of pesto, is that you can use it all week long!
For dinner, I was feeling like a fiesta! I was on my own (Hubbs was working late), so I went meatless (sounds kinda scandalous, doesn’t it? ). I’ve noticed I’ve been eating less and less meat lately. I don’t know why… it hasn’t been intentional… but I haven’t missed it. Don’t get me wrong though, if you stuck a big juice (antibiotic free, grass fed) filet in front of me, I’d chow down!
Romaine, avocado, sauteed onions & peppers, vegetarian refried beans, salsa, light sour cream & some tortilla chips on the side (unpictured).
YuM.
Then there was this morning… for some odd reason I was wanting dessert instead of breakfast. And oH bOy, did I make a doozie of a “breakfast”.
I started with this:
from the farmer's market!
then made some of this:
& wanted to use these guys, too:
Enter:
French Toast Banana Wonderful!
Are you drooling yet?
It was awesome… and I think I may be full until dinner. We’ll see
Koda even went a little crazy when her nose detected the PB&Co:
sniff...sniff...sniff...
Aw, c'mon mom, puh-puh-puh-leeze?!
The only human food bug ever gets is peanut butter, so she goes a little crazy when she gets a whif!
I’ve been thinking about trying new food foods recently… on my list is brussel sprouts (can you believe I’ve never had them?) and millet (mostly because I don’t even understand what it is- haha ).
What food do you want to try that you haven’t ever had before?
I loved reading the feedback from yesterday’s post regarding the scale . To clarify, I do think weighing yourself serves a purpose… to tell you what you weigh. But it won’t tell you how much muscle you have (even those scales that tell you your percentage of body fat are WAY off 99% of the time) and like those Operation Beautiful notes say, it won’t tell you your worth. I used to get obsessive about the scale, which is why now I choose to mostly avoid it. And it works for me
Before I go into all the dEElicious foods I’ve been eating, because I really have had some awesome meals lately, let me tell you about yesterday’s jog. Jog? Brittany, don’t you usually stick to wogging? Why yes, yes I do, but yesterday when I pulled out my Couch to 5K app, it said today’s plan was for me to walk 5 minutes, JOG FOR 20 MINUTES, and cool down by walking for 5.
WH@T?!
How did we just jump from 5 minute increments of jogging to 20 flippin’ minutes straight?! I was nervous.
EekS!
But my running partner was fired up and stepped up to lead the way… oh to have the energy of that pup..
Follow me, Mom!
Five minute walking warm-up…
easy…
hear the ding…
begin to jog…
focus on the music…
don’t look at the time…
keep a steady pace…
jam out to Michael Jackson…
DING!
cool down.
AHHHHhhhH!!(@&%#(*#_)(#_% I DID IT!!!!
::balloons and confetti fall from the sky::
I was SO proud. Given I jogged at a snail’s pace, and probably could have walked faster than my jog, but I DID it. I pretty much walked around for the rest of the day like I ruled the world.
Ok, to food… I created an awesome lunch using leftovers (don’t you love it when you can do that?)
I started with a bed of spinach, leftover pasta, cherry tomatoes, and leftover pesto.
I microwaved it for 1 minute (which made me realize how long it’s been since I’ve used the microwave for anything… funny observation). Then I sprinkled in some feta and mixed it all up.
mmm.... nom nom nom!
A great thing about making a ton of pesto, is that you can use it all week long!
For dinner, I was feeling like a fiesta! I was on my own (Hubbs was working late), so I went meatless (sounds kinda scandalous, doesn’t it?
). I’ve noticed I’ve been eating less and less meat lately. I don’t know why… it hasn’t been intentional… but I haven’t missed it. Don’t get me wrong though, if you stuck a big juice (antibiotic free, grass fed) filet in front of me, I’d chow down!
Romaine, avocado, sauteed onions & peppers, vegetarian refried beans, salsa, light sour cream & some tortilla chips on the side (unpictured).
YuM.
Then there was this morning… for some odd reason I was wanting dessert instead of breakfast. And oH bOy, did I make a doozie of a “breakfast”.
I started with this:
from the farmer's market!
then made some of this:
& wanted to use these guys, too:
Enter:
French Toast Banana Wonderful!
Are you drooling yet?
It was awesome… and I think I may be full until dinner. We’ll see
Koda even went a little crazy when her nose detected the PB&Co:
sniff...sniff...sniff...
Aw, c'mon mom, puh-puh-puh-leeze?!
The only human food bug ever gets is peanut butter, so she goes a little crazy when she gets a whif!
I’ve been thinking about trying new food foods recently… on my list is brussel sprouts (can you believe I’ve never had them?) and millet (mostly because I don’t even understand what it is- haha
).
What food do you want to try that you haven’t ever had before?