Category Archives: strawberries

4-miler and food in bowls

I konked out early last night and didn’t see the end of the game, but I really needed sleep.  I actually got about 7.5 hours and that makes me super happy! :mrgreen:   Today was a run day outdoors, so I ate breakfast first while I waited for the day to warm up some.  I cooked up some banana oats with PB and blueberry jam!  Yum!

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I got some McCann’s quick cooking oats and those nutritional are the same as rolled oats.  Not sure why that is, but they cook quicker.  I love McCann’s, too – must be the Irish girl in me 😀

After working for a while and seeing the temp creep into the 40s, it was time to go out for a jog.  I don’t like waiting so long to shower, but I don’t want to do it twice in a day.

Distance:  4.22 miles

Time:  42:57

Pace:  10:11 per mile.

Felt pretty good and I was sweating profusely.  I can’t believe how much I sweat even in the 40s!  I just had a technical shirt and jacket on.  I’m a salty sweater, too.  (Sorry)

I had a fun lunch today.  We have packs of animal crackers and Teddy Grahams from Halloween, so I added some to my lunch – Everybody into the pool!

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  • 1/3 cup pumpkin
  • 1 container of Chobani vanilla yogurt
  • Craisins
  • Teddy Grahams

Steady working today and was able to finish early!  Yay, love those days.  My afternoon snack was a latte and one of those granola bars.  While I was making my latte, someone stole my seat….

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Dinner was a mix of pan sauteed broccoli, chicken, and a laughing cow cheese wedge.  Looks like butter, doesn’t it? 😯

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I realized that all my meals were in a bowl today!

When I was cooking dinner, I grabbed the strawberries and found this:

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Now you all know *I* wouldn’t put back 1 strawberry.  Good thing we had another pound in there 😀

Had a pretty good eating day today.  I did have some cashews and FSTG chips while cooking dinner.  The run made me extra hungry today.

Off to the airport tonight.  John’s mom is coming in for a very brief visit for the next couple of days.   Her flight gets in at 10 p.m.!

Question:  Are you a profuse sweater when you exercise?

GT Express and strawberry jam

So slow for work today.  On the bright side, I am getting a lot of projects done today!  With all my blueberries, I knew I wouldn’t get through the rest of the strawberries (we got 3 pounds), especially with John gone.  So I made jam with about a pound of strawberries.  It was so easy!

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  • 1 pound of cut up strawberries
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 2 tablespoons frozen apple juice concentrate
  • couple tablespoons of pectin.

Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.  Then mash with a potato masher until the desired consitency.  It made about an 8 ounce jar.

Had to sample – yum!

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My folks picked me up and we went out for yogurt!  Mine was flavored with rum and cheesecake.  Yum.

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So, a few years ago I fell prey to an infomercial – the GTexpress 101.  We call it the Xbox though – not really sure why, but the name stuck.  I was wanting a grilled type of wrap for dinner, so pulled out the machine from the cabinets!  I kind of forgot about it.  Anyway, I pan fried some broccoli, then added it to the wrap with some cooked chicken breast and some smoked gouda.  Then 5 minutes later – dinner!  It was really good.  Dinner by candlelight.

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Stuffed full of goodness!

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So,  might get back to weights tomorrow, but not sure.  My Y membership ends on Friday, and not sure if I will have the $$ to start the new membership just yet.

Question:  Have you bought from an infomercial?

And are you ready for some football?????  I am!