Another day, Another Headache

Yes, I still have this nagging headache :( I went to bed early last night and boy oh boy was my head throbbing. Woke up at 7am and yup, it was still there. I had to go to work for 4 hours with it today too :( that was brutal. It actually started feeling better at around 10am, that is until I had a client come in and she reeked of cigarette smoke, needless to say, that brought my headache back really bad. I am so sensitive to cigarette smoke. So after work, I stopped off at the pharmacy and picked up some Aleve, which seems to now be doing the trick, Advil did absolutely nothing for me. So another day, no exercise because of this. Hopefully it's completely gone by this evening so I can go for a jog/walk.

This morning I had a HUGE green smoothie..it made enough for 2 full glasses. Boy was I full. I used 3 cups of Organic spinach, Almond Breeze, Flax seeds and some frozen blueberries. Soo good :)

For the first time today I tried a Chobani yogurt, I Finally found a small organic store that carries it! soooooo good! I loved it! I'm definitely buying more :)

Right now I am making a turkey chili with Kidney beans and black beans :) I'll let you know how it turns out! I'll update later on my headache status :) xo

Vitamins :)

Ugh, what a day. I have had a headache all day :( It just wont seem to go away. I guess it's time to pop some Advil. I generally avoid painkillers or aspirin, but I think I may need them this time. I couldn't even exercise today because of this darn headache. Even after a 2 hour nap it was still there. I did manage to get to Whole Foods though. Got more than I needed ;) This time around I got 3 bags of Spinach! I go through it so fast. Tons of organic bananas, Hummus, Kale, Almond Butter, Wraps, Avocados, Coffee!!, Almond Breeze, Tons of Lara Bars (I already went through the box that I got at Costco!) and some Salmon Fillets, which I'm going to make tomorrow :)

I was in the Vitamin Aisle with my friend and I realized that I take absolutely no vitamins at all! I do get a lot of vitamins from the foods I eat, but I'm wondering if it is enough? Should I be taking a multi vitamin? I was at a loss, because there were so many different vitamins! I don't know what I should or shouldn't be taking. What vitamins do you all take if any? what would you recommend? Thanks!


Off to take some Advil and a bubble bath to relax. Here's to hoping that this awful headache goes away :(

Good Evening!

Wow, I just went to the POM website, and they now have POM Iced Coffee! The flavors are Chocolate, Iced Chai, Cafe Au Lait, and Caramel. I really want to try these! I hope they are in Canada soon! Maybe they have been out for awhile but this is my first time hearing about them. And look at these cute little bottles!


I love Iced coffee! I drink a lot of the POM juice and the other day I just tried the Tangerine flavor. It was so good! I love this stuff!

I've noticed that a lot of times when I get thirsty, like really thirsty, I crave carbonated drinks. I usually don't drink them, but I sure crave them, even more so than water. I used to drink a ton of diet coke. I haven't drank it in over a year but I sure do crave it a lot. It's very odd.

Today was miserable weather wise. Raining all day and very chilly. Yuck. I stayed indoors for the most part, did some cooking, I made an awesome chili, with tons of kidney beans and some leftover black beans that I had. Now I use meat in mine, lean ground turkey. I really want to make a vegetarian chili though. I just need to find a really good recipe for one. The chili was delicious, as was my homemade black bean burger last night. I prefer the homemade over the store bough most definitely!

This evening I was energetic and a little bored so I did level 2 and 3 of the 30 day shred. Now I'm really sore :( If it wasn't raining I would have for sure gone for a jog. Tomorrow is a shopping day, for lots of produce, again. I run out so fast! Spinach and bananas go so fast in my place. I was also thinking of trying cantaloupe in my green smoothie tomorrow. Hopefully it's good :) Off to relax and watch a movie now, going to watch Confessions of a shopoholic! Have a great night!! xo

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

Good Afternoon!

Ugh, yesterday was such bad day. I woke up with the worst sinus headache ever. I had to go to work with it, around hour into my shift I had a massive nose bleed! Now I have never, ever had a nose bleed in my life, at least not that I can remember. It lasted about 10 mins. Oddly enough, after my nosebleed stopped, my headache went completely away! How weird is that?

I have today off of work, and it has been a lovely day so far :) I had an awesome green smoothie this morning with 2 cups of spinach and 1 cup of kale. also had a bowl of Kashi Go lean. Kashi does not have many of their products available in Canada :( No Kashi Heart to heart, no Kashi Cereal biscuits, no oatmeal, No Kashi U or kashi Honey Sunshine :( all which I want to try. We also don't have the Go Lean Chewy bars or any of the Kashi frozen foods :( Ahh, i want to try them all!


I had such a great workout this afternoon, I did level 3 of the 30 day shred and 40 mins on the treadmill. I'm going to do some core exercised tonight and maybe some weights :) On my way to the store now, I am, once again, out of spinach, Kale and bananas. Hope u all have a great day!!! xo