Hungrier and Hungrier

I know I have only started my exercise program this week at the Y, but it seems that ever since I started, I have become hungrier as the days go by.  Yesterday before lunch I had to make this as a snack to tide me over until lunch:

It Sunbutter and banana on Healthy Nut Bread.  I was so hungry I bit into it and realized that I needed to get a picture.  It was delish!!!!

Do any of you find yourself super hungry once you have started an exercise program?

Unitl next time, stay strong and eat healthy!!

Spinning and Hydration

I've been missing in action lately, but its because I've been up to some new things.....

Let me first say that my legs and butt are tired and sore!!!  I joined the YMCA over the weekend and then on Sunday I participated in a SPIN class!!!  Now I have taken two or three SPIN classes before but I forgot how intense they are.  The seat was REALLY bothering me so the next time I have to make sure to pick up one of the seating pads.  The class was one hour and by the time we hit the 45 minute mark, I was ready to collapse!  The instructor was good and I believe he said that we should be drinking 40 oz of water (or sports drink) throughout the class.  Now to me, that's ALOT of water in one hour.  I only had a measley 16 oz bottle of water with me.  I will make sure when I go back (yes, I am going back for more punishment and pain) that I have my 32 oz bottle with me.  Hey, its a start. 
Let me show you some things that I have been eating lately:

For breakfast I have been eating oatmeal.  Throughout the blogosphere I've noticed that people put some kind of nut butter on their oatmeal.  So, since I received some samples from Sunbutter, I decided to put a little bit on mine.  I tell ya what, I really am beginning to like this sunbutter.  The taste of it mixed with the oatmeal was great!

For a snack, I had a banana and some strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries.

I'll be back with more later.  Oh, I just love to buy different bags so here is the latest.  I love it!  Its not too big and not too small.  Its from Timbuk2.

Its my little treat to myself.  Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy!

Sunbutter And Random Eats

Finally I am feeling better.  I was down and out for about 2 weeks with this darn cold\strep throat issue.  Since its late and I have to get up early for work tomorrow, I am going to show some of my food choices from the past days\weeks.  I hope to get back to "normal" posting soon.

I made a salad with romaine lettuce, radishes, carrots, dulse, buckwheat, and some avocado.

Almost forgot to take a picture of my veggie and cheese sandwich from Great Harvest Bread Co.  It was fantastic!  I will definitely get this again.

Random cheese and organic whole wheat crackers for a snack along with this:

I really liked the creaminess of this yogurt.

Some curried vegetable and chick pea soup....yummy!

I finally opened this organic sunbutter that was sent to me as a sample from Sunbutter.  I tried it on some toast and wasn't sure that I liked it at first, however, the more I ate it, the morre I began to like the nutty taste of the sunflower seeds.  Its definitely something I could get used to.  I plan to try some in my oatmeal and will let you know how that is.  I also want to try some on a banana since that is usually how I like to eat my nut butters.  I definitely think this is a good alternative for someone who is allergic to peanuts.

Ok, that's all for now.  Hope you enjoyed.  Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy!

Quick SuperFood Breakfast Post

Since I've been sick all week, I am behind on all of my errands so this is going to be quick.  Little Girl is still sleeping so I have a couple of minutes to get some things done.  Breakfast must be quick and since I am not too hungry I decided to try this out:

sorry for the blurry photo.  I take these photos with my phone so sometimes they are not too great.  Anyway, this bar hit the spot!  It is definitely my favorite.  I love the peanut butter taste and the crunchiness is the bomb!!!  Ok, gotta go....Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy.

Feeling Kinda Bleh....Still Attempting to Stay Healthy

Its been a couple of days since I posted.  Reason being is that I haven't been feeling too great.  My throat is killing me and I think my ear is infected.  So, I have just been laying low.  Today when I woke up, I wasn't too hungry so I chose this:

Its one of the samples that I received from the Amazing Grass folks.  It really did the trick because I wasn't hungry for a couple of hours.  It had a really good chocolatey taste and also had some great crunch.    Later on in the afternoon I had this: a nice smoothy which included frozen berries, a banana, chia seeds, cacao nibs, some collard greens, and this:

I could really taste the difference by adding this Berry Flavored Drink Powder to the mix.  I made more than I intended to make so I am saving some for later.

What do you eat\drink when you are feeling a bit under the weather?

Until next time stay strong, and eat healthy!

Amazing People.....Amazing Grass

I love the blogging world.  There are so many people out there willing to share their healthy habits and lifestyles.  I am glad to have found so many informative and fun blogs.  They help to keep me motivated and wanting to have a better lifestyle.  I even started exercising this week.  I wake up a half hour earlier in the morning and get on the treadmill.  Then I use exercise bands to work my arms.  So far, its going well although my foot was killing me the other day.  I think it was because I hadn't worked out in awhile and the weight I am carrying is not helping my feet.  Sometimes they just hurt.  It was hard for me to get around at work because everytime I got up, my foot was in excruciating pain.  I won't let that stop me though.  It feels much better today.
The people at Amazing Grass were kind enough to send me these samples(note, I am not getting paid for this.  These are my opinions only):

I was so excited to try them.  I have already tried two of the drinks:

I tried the Wheat Grass and the Berry Flavored Drinks.  It says to mix them with your favorite juice, water, orin a smoothie.  Since I am always pressed for time, I used water to mix them with.  I wasn't too crazy about the Wheat Grass but I think it would be much better in a smoothie.  Since the benefits of Wheat Grass are so profound, I will definitely drink it again.  I really enjoyed the Berry Flavored one.  The subtle taste of the berries really came through and made this a great drink for me.  It  also says that it will "jump start your day" so I will see how many energy levels maintain throughout the morning.  Can't wait to try the energy bars that they sent.  I will let you know what I think about those also.  Yesterday morning for breakfast, I had this:

Its a Flax Muffin that I picked up from Whole Foods the other day.  I could only eat a quarter of it though because I realized that it had coconut in it and I am not a big fan of coconut.  Funny part is that the little bit I did eat really filled me up.

Then for my mid-morning snack I had these:

Two juicy clementines.....Yummy!  When lunchtime came around, I was pretty hungry.  I was so glad I had packed this:

A nice salad with romaine lettuce, arugula, dulse, hemp seeds, and some buckwheat groats.  In the back is some yogurt with strawberries and goji berries.  Then there are some organic cheddar mix that has crackers and pretzels.  This kept me full for the rest of  the day.  When I got home, I was exhausted and really not sure what to eat for dinner.  The only thing I could come up with was veggies so I had some steamed broccoli and a sweet potato.  Sorry no pics.  It was late and I was tired.

So, I think overall my eating for the day was good.  Sure I ate some cooked food, but I also had some raw stuff mixed in.  I am not sure that I can do 100% raw, but I feel if I incorporate more raw in my diet that I have been, then I will be doing better.  Each day, I aim to get headed in the right direction as far as eating goes.  I haven't seen much change in the numbers on the scale, but I am determined and I know that it will come.

Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy!