Breakfast

So life was back to normal yesterday.  Nora wasn’t here to do my hair and makeup.  The paparazzi weren’t waiting for me at the doors of my office.  Fans weren’t lined up to take my autograph. I walked into my office, went into the kitchen to put my breakfast together and that’s when I knew I was back to the grind.  The “clean” light was...

The other day I saw Tami make these banana oat bars, and a quick run down her ingredient list I thought I had just about everything to make them.  I thought they would be the perfect grab and go for my pre-workout meal in the morning.  No need to wait to toast an English muffin. I had to make a few changes, because I didn’t...

Yesterday was Day 3 of the “Cleanse” and I was up and out the door again in the dark.  The key for me is not to snooze – because once I hit the snooze, I could literally be back asleep in less than 10 seconds and before I know it an hour has gone by.  Another chili morning – there was frost on the ground!...

So guess what – I didn’t have a muffin or sausage casserole for breakfast yesterday!  I had about 20 minutes left before I had to leave, and I thought “I think I have time to make Nicole’s banana bread pancakes!” I of course modified to what I had on hand.  I started to follow her recipe and my batter was super thick – as in...

My breakfast was a repeat of yesterday – a Chobani poppy seed muffin and my coffee on the way to work, and a slice of the breakfast casserole later in the morning. Here is the recipe for the Chobani almond poppy seed muffins.  I couldn’t taste the lemon in the last batch I made, so I added TWO TABLESPOONS of lemon juice and the zest...

I had to drive back to my doctor office yesterday to do my fasting blood draw.  Which meant no food or coffee (I loves my Sweet Cream International Delight – a tablespoon is all I need).   I didn’t even think that I could have gotten my blood drawn at our local hospital and have it sent over – gah.  The traffic sucked – I left...

I am kind of kicking myself about not taking advantage of the summer weather and walking before work.  It just sort of wakes me up.  It was a brisk 57 degrees when I started out yesterday. There are a lot of hills in my neighborhood too, which gives me extra hamstring and quad work. I didn’t know how far I went until I got home...

While I don’t consider myself much of a baker, I do love muffins.  My favorite muffin though? Otis Spunkmeyer’s banana nut muffin.  Back in my fat days, I would hit up 7-11 on my way to work.  Most mornings I would get a Big Gulp of regular Dr. Pepper and one of these muffins.  But back then they had different sizes, and the 6.5 ounce...

Thanks for all your comments yesterday about our insurance.  I’ve got a call into our insurance broker to make sure that I am on the right plan.  I pay an extra $100 a paycheck for this particular insurance plan based on how much medication both Tony and I take.  When I called the insurance company directly yesterday, they are telling me that I have to...

Okay, so you know how I woke up late yesterday.  Like 30 minutes before I have to leave late.  Normally, this low maintenance girl is completely fine with that amount of time to get ready and out the door.  But I had none of my food prepared – I couldn’t just throw shit in a bag and figure it out later. I am following the...