Dear Blog

..No I haven't forgotten you! And I promise to update more than once a week! How is everyone?! The past week has been pretty much the same old..lotsa work, some P90x , some swimming and a great St. Patricks Day get together. First off a review...the lovely people from Betty Lou's Inc. sent me a HUGE package of goodies to review. They have a great mixture of healthy, yummy snacks..some are Gluten free, Vegan and Organic..thee is pretty much something for everyone! So far the samples I have tried have been amazing!




Almond Butter Balls..YUM.These are so good..and filling! I had one after my workout the other day and it was amazing. Not to sweet and lots of great Almond Butter flavor :)




Organic Chocolate Spirulina Patties. Ok, these are my fave so far! They taste so much like Amazing Grass' Green Superfood energy Bars..but in patty form! These are absolutely delicious.

So far that is all I have tried, but I am looking forward to trying all the rest..there are cookies, fruit bars and some protein shakes!
Check out the website at Betty Lou's

I saw my nutritionist on Tuesday and she said I am making great progress :) I do need to add a few more calories a day, but other than that I am right on track :) I want to stay on track like this :) I feel so good and healthy, summertime is coming and that is usually the hardest time for my eating. I don't really know why, maybe it's the heat and I'm really not that hungry? But this sumer I am determined to keep this up :)

I went to a St. patricks Day party on Wednesday, it was a blast, here are a few pics






Right now I am enjoying a lovely day off from work :) My work is being painted today so we didn't have to go in :) So I am going to enjoy a nice bowl of oatmeal and go swimming this afternoon and some P90x this evening.

I am so happy that it is the weekend! and it is sunny here in Vancouver :)

I hope it is sunny where you are :) I am going to make a HUGE effort to update everyday!..maybe even twice a day ;)

Have a great weekend everyone!



xoxoxoxxooxox

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Allo Allo

Today was literally a hell day. I could not find a camera within my budget, my laptop was constantly shutting down on me randomly all day. I was so afraid that my mac book was dying on me too. It seems to work fine now though. So more camera shopping tomorrow, I really need one for my upcoming trip to Europe! I decided to make oats this morning with pumpkin..OMG, this was delicious! kept me full for so long too!! I then when to a killer spin class with my friend. Ahh, those bikes are brutal. My butt was so sore after 45 minutes! I think I might take a yoga class, but I am not flexible in any way. For those who do yoga? Do you have to be very flexible? and what kind of yoga class would you recommend to a beginner?

When I came home from spinning, i made a HUGE green monster, this time I used the Amazing Grass Pomegranate, mango Infusion. This one is my fave so far. It as so delicious. I love this stuff.

My friend was over for dinner, here's what she made, it was a pasta with broccoli that wasn't very good :(



Not a great pic, but it was taken with my camera phone, which is really crappy!
The great part of dinner was WINE!



I drank a little too much and got a little tipsy :)

It is now 10:30 at night, and for some reason I am drinking coffee!! I was really craving it.

We are supposed to be having some mega hot weather in the next few days...36 degrees!! Ahhh. Looks like a good time to head to the beach!

Annnddd, I dyed my hair blond again! the dark wasn't coming out fast enough and was starting to look really red. So here is a pic from my night out last night with the new hair color



Feels good to be blond again !!!


Will update tomorrow..hopefully have a new camera!! Have a great weekend xoxoxo

PS, I just read that Larabar has 3 new flavors coming out..Tropical Fruit, Peanut Butter and Jelly and German Chocolate Cake! I so want the PB&J one!!

Camera Blues

Good morning all! Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. MY best friend just left town, so I spent most of the time with him and all my other friends :) And..My camera decided to quit on me :( I have to go buy a new one tomorrow :( It's a Cybershot and it's only 2 years old, but when I turn it on, the screen just stays white, and it wont take any pics..they all just turn out white :( Crappy. It managed to take 1 pic, and then it did that. I didn't drop it or anything, so it's frustrating.

On to other things, the folks at Amazing Grass sent me a box load of sample goodies, which O should have taken a pic of before my camera dies. Since I haven't gotten around to trying Amazing Grass yet, I was soooo excited !! I tried the Amazing Meal Chocolate Infusion in my green monster yesterday..OMG it was delicious!!! I will definitely be purchasing one of these for sure. I absolutely loved it. I gave my friend a sip, and she thought it was delicious. I also tried the Greensuper food energy bar in Chocolate..YUM. Sooo good! I really love these. I will be purchasing for sure. I also used the cool amazing grass tumbler, I love it ! :) I can't wait to try the rest of the stuff. Thank you Amazing Grass! I felt so great after drinking my smoothie..so energetic!

Yesterday was a super hot day here in Vancouver..almost 90 degrees..ugh. I managed 45 mins on the treadmill though. Needless to say, it was a sweaty workout. I was wondering, do you all do cardio everyday? or do you do 1 day cardio and then maybe weights? I don't know.. I think I might be doing too much cardio. My calfs are really sore and my shins are starting to act up again. I do take days off of working out, but all the other days I incorporate cardio.

It's a cloudy cool day here this morning, which is kinda nice after that heat. It is supposed to get hot again tomorrow though. I made oats for breakfast, I haven't had oats in ages, I think I ate far too much cause now I feel nauseous. Ha ha,. they were good though. Dinner is going to be an Amy's California veggie burger and sweet potato fries. So excited! I love dinner :) I'm off to read your blogs and then head to the pool for a swim. I leave you with the one pic that I took with my best friend before my camera died :(




Have a great Thursday!!! xoxxooxoxoxoxoxooxoxoox

I'm Back !!

Long delay in posts was because my Macbook was broken, it just wouldn't start up, and when it by chance did, it would die within 2 minutes! ugh, so frustrating. It's all fixed now though :) I seriously could not live without my computer. So this is kind of a beauty/food post. I got some messages in my inbox asking what kind of beauty products I use :) That's very exciting!! And I will tell you :)

For my hair..I use Pantene Shampoo..just plain old Pantene because it seems to wok best for my hair. After I use the Pantene shampoo, I use this Leave in Conditioner
. I love it, it makes my hair sooo soft. And because I have mega frizzy hair, I also use this, Bumble and Bumble DeFrizz This stuff is so amzing. It's not greasy at all!

For Foundation, I use kind of an expensive one, I didn't actually buy it myself, I got it with a gift certificate to Sephora, I seriously don't think I would ever pay $55 for a foundation myself. I use Dior Nude. I am in love with this foundation, best I have ever used! I use it sparingly though because it is so expensive. I don't really wear face powders, fo a blush this is what i have been using for over a year now and probably will be using it for the next 20 years! That's how much I love it. Benefits Thrrob. Great blusher!! and my fave lipstuff is MAC Lipglass in Prrr and Vaseline's Rosy lips.

So that's my basics. I generally just use Drugstore brand mascara and I'm not too much of an eyeshadow girl. If I do wear it, it's MAC eyeshadow in a very light color.


Now onto the food. I have been trying really hard to find the perfect veggie burger. I have tried so many and they have mainly all been alright, but nothing amazing. So tomorrow night I am going to attempt to make a homemade black bean burger. I got the recipe from the Whole Foods website.


Serves 6

These easy-to-assemble burgers can be shaped ahead of time and cooked off when you’re ready to eat.
Ingredients

1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 egg
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or granules
Salt and pepper to taste
Hot sauce to taste
1 to 2 tablespoons olive or canola oil
6 whole wheat hamburger buns
6 green leaf lettuce leaves
2 tomatoes, sliced
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced

Method

Put beans in a large bowl and mash well with a fork. Add egg, yellow onion, bread crumbs, oregano, basil, garlic powder, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Mix well to combine then shape into 6 patties.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Arrange patties in a single layer (working in batches, if needed) and cook, flipping once, until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, about 10 minutes total. Transfer to buns, top with lettuce, tomatoes and red onions and serve.


I'll let you know how they turn out! I had 2 huge green smoothies today! I added ice cubes this time. They are even more delicious with the ice cubes. Tomorrow is another day at work :( Blah. I was thinking about pickin up some of that Amazing Grass superfood that everyone is talking about, so I can add it to my smoothies. Can anyone recommend a flavor? And let me know how they taste? thanks!! Hope you all have a great and healthy week ahead!! xoxoxxo