3-a-day pumpkin

Late brunch: leftover Egg Beaters garden vegetable (<1/2 cup) with 1/2 small bagel topped with pumpkin + Tofutti cream cheese... and crosswords


Had some of mom's avocado smoothie when they had lunch


Lots of walking. N = non-fat milk. WC = no whipped cream. PSL = PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE. Ch'yea.


I made my own once and it was fantastic!

Walden Farms calorie-free chocolate syrup was not bad. I liked their preserves and apple butter, hated the marshmallow dip, and would not take a chance on peanut spread (no fakes please). Think it'll go great on top of my Arctic Zero strawberry ice cream for tonight! The only one I haven't had is coffee... and pumpkin spice! :)


Late afternoon green juice and chicken for dinner finished with 1/2 a slice of whole wheat sandwich roll and PUMPKIN + Tofutti cream cheese. New batch made!

How do I sound?

It's my first vlog! My family thinks I'm insane...

So I'll usually be in pajamas or gym clothes. And I'll never have make-up on. Deal. Today it's pajamas because I did my Turbo this morn.

Oh yeah, got this idea from Adrienne. Here's how it was conducted - say these words then answer the questions:

• Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught

...and these questions, which got cut off???!!

• What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house? I call it teepee-ing and I've never done it or had it done to me.
  
• What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball? I used to play with them and wasn't afraid of it even though it's an insect: roly-poly.
  
• What is the bubbly carbonated drink called? As a child, soda water for my belly aches. As an adult, sparkling water for my cocktails.
  
• What do you call gym shoes? Sneakers
  
• What do you say to address a group of people? Surprisingly I didn't catch onto y'all, but I use you all in some contexts. I just say "Hey everyone."
  
• What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? Daddy long legs
  
• What do you call your grandparents? Something in Chinese
  
• What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket? I call it a grocery cart, but I never use one. I may use a grocery basket, but I typically juggle my items. At the end of the day, I take my items to the checkout line and never want a bag because if it was able to carry my things to the line, I can carry it to my car. I want to be eco-friendly. Sometimes, an employee will give me a basket when they see me struggling.
  
• What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? Rain showers
  
• What is the thing you change the TV channel with? Remote
  

Big deal: I got some Trader Joe's sunflower seed butter yesterday after deciding that Kath and Averie were good sources of nut buttery information. And they sure were. Delicious stuff.

(image from Cooking with Trader Joe's)

No picture of it on a half sandwich bun though because I misplaced my camera and was too hungry to look for it. :/

Planning labor

Mon, Sept 5
breakfast: < 1/2 c. Egg Beaters garden vegetable, 1/2 Oroweat 100% whole wheat bagel, pumpkin + Tofutti cream cheese
lunch: chicken
snack: mean green juice
dinner: chicken, 1/2 Nature's Own 100% whole wheat sandwich roll, pumpkin + Tofutti cream cheese
snack: 1/2 c. Arctic Zero strawberry ice cream, Walden Farms chocolate syrup
workouts: TurboKick at home

Tues, Sept 6
breakfast: Shakeology
lunch: chicken, 1/2 bagel, Tofutti + pumpkin cream cheese
snack: green juice
dinner: chicken shredded, Homeboy mango salsa
snack: yellow peach, 1/2 banana
workouts: step 'n sculpt, BodyPump, 30 Day Shred 1

Wed, Sept 7
breakfast: Trader Joe's pomegranate Greek yogurt
lunch: Bodhi Tree sweet & sour "pork," some pumpkin soup, a tad bit of brown rice
snack: vegan green tea muffin thingy from Bodhi Tree
dinner: green juice
snack: Shakeology, apple & Trader Joe's sunflower butter! :)
workouts: a bit of biking, strength training, TurboKick

Thurs, Sept 8
breakfast: Great Harvest egg whites and provolone on Dakota
lunch: Great Harvest big chunks of cinnamon chip
snack: green juice
dinner: Shakeology
snack: N/A
workouts: 30 mins ellip/biking, BodyPump, yoga

Fri, Sept 9
breakfast: Shakeology
lunch: Blogilates pho w/ chicken
snack: Great Harvest cinn chip chunks!, a lil fro-yo
dinner: Blogilates pho w/ chicken
snack: green juice, apple
workouts: 24SET

Sat, Sept 10
breakfast: Shakeology
lunch: hard-boiled egg whites (2), brown rice mac, goat cheese, spinach, cinn chip chunk
snack: 2 mini cupcakes
dinner: green juice, 3 shrimp
snack: 1/2 c. Fage 0%, figs
workouts: 40 min biking, No More Trouble Zones

Sun, Sept 11
breakfast: Shakeology
lunch: chicken, Great Harvest cinn chip
snack: green juice
dinner: Blogilates pho w/ egg whites, mushrooms
snack: 1/2 c. Fage 0%, figs
workouts: hip hop Hustle, 30 Day Shred 2