[un]Lucky number 13!
You know, I’ve never been a superstitious girl, but before we start today’s party, I just wanted to briefly mention the nasty bit of bad luck that I experienced this morning.
Remember this cup?
Well, it got a makeover…
… and just between you and me, I think it looked better before…
Sad face.
Lesson #1: Don’t try to carry too many things at once – it will result in casualties.
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I woke up this morning and immediately realized two very important things. First, the days are getting shorter – it’s no longer as bright outside when I wake up at 5 AM, which means that Fall is on its way. Yippee! Second, something was viscously gnawing on the walls of my stomach. Very ouch. Fortunately, breakfast came around shortly and tamed the beast in my belly.
Focus! Sorry. My brain gets a little fuzzy when I’m hungry.
Much better. Eggy bananafied steelies topped with almond butter and pudding. No more gnawing.
Unfortunately, the peace and quiet was short lived. About an hour and a half (wtf?!?!) after I took my last bite of breakfast, I started feeling that fatigued-and-agitated restlessness that I associate with hunger, so I had a [mid]-mid-morning snack…
[A few handfuls of blueberries and the last bit of cottage cheese in the container]
… which did an okay job at holding me over until it was time for my pre-workout snack…
I normally go the banana with almond butter route, but I just wasn’t feeling it this morning. Yeah, I’m kind of shocked too. Instead, I had a handful of dark chocolate drops (which is just a fancy name for “big chocolate chips”), a nectarine, and some vanilla almond butter protein frosting for dipping.
Today’s workout was Stage 2, workout A, of the NROLFW workout plan, and it whooped me. I have no idea why, but I started feeling so exhausted halfway through. I still managed to finish, but it definitely wasn’t one of my better workouts. I blame it on the lack of banana in my pre-workout snack…
Lesson #2: If it ain’t broke, don’t try and fix it.
I pouted for a little while, but my pity-party was rudely interrupted by the beast in my belly, who was once again demanding to be fed. Fine. Lunch is served…
[Salad beast, yogurt mess, mango protein smoothie]
And with that, the cranky-stank went away, and Amanda came out to play. Hooray!
*cringe* Sorry, I couldn’t resist. I also couldn’t play. I spent most of the afternoon and early evening getting some work done on the computer, while snacking, naturally…
[Chocolate pudding mixed with cocoa powder and topped with almond butter. Cookie dough ball]
… and reading [A Dog’s Purpose]. What? Like you’re 100% productive at work. Pft.
Lesson #3: All work and no play makes for an extremely boring day.
This book wasn’t much in the way of entertainment, though. I mean, it’s not bad, per say, but I find myself just wanting to get through it without being really interested. Lackluster at best.
Thankfully, dinner was a much more pleasurable experience…
[Sweet and savory eggy oats, topped with hummus, banana, and cottage cheese]
… and the rest of the evening looks to be pretty promising as well. I’ll be heading out to get one final look at my new condo before finalizing all the paperwork, and it’ll be mine in the middle of September. Eeeee. I still can’t believe it’s actually happening 😀 I’ll try to snag some pictures for you guys while I’m in there, but no promises… The current owners still live there, and I don’t want to violate their privacy.
I hope you guys are having a great night! Much love, until tomorrow.
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Do you ever have poor workouts? How do you handle them? Truth be told, I pout. At least for a little while. I try so hard to treat my body well, that I feel kind of cheated if it starts misbehaving.
And on a completely unrelated note…
I haven’t posted any recipes in far too long. What kind would you like to see? Something sweet? Something savory? A specific meal/snack? Let me know!
I definitely have less-than-stellar workouts sometimes. When that happens, I try to go easy on myself and modify however I need to and then let it go. Some days are just kind of fuzzy and sleepy and weird.
This is kind of unrelated to your post, but I’ve noticed that our reading styles are very similar – I liked all the books you said you enjoyed in previous posts, and I found “A Dog’s Purpose” to be mediocre as well. On that note, you HAVE to read “Lullabies for Little Criminals” by Heather O’Neill. It’s such an amazing book!! I know you will LOVE it. And it’s by a Canadian author as well, woot 🙂
Mmm….
Mmm, I love savory oats, I’m surprised that they aren’t more popular! I hope your final paperwork went smoothly and you sealed the deal with the condo!
oh noooo! it was an unlucky day for me too! I botched a recipe (too much lemon!), broke a trash bag in half on the floor (ew mess!) and dropped a dozen eggs on the tile. YUCK!
luckily its thursday now =) phew! no more shenanigans!
Aah crummy workouts are the pits! I pout too, for an hour or so, then just think ‘meh, eat some more carb / sleep more / drink more / sort out whatever I think the problem was’, and the next one is usually better 🙂
Banana, hummus, oats. I NEED to do that!
Yeah I find that with me it’s usually a sleep or hydration issue.
All of your food always looks amazing.
I swear, you could even make the uglyest of my meals gorgeous!!
I love your baked goods!!!
Aww poor mug! I’ve been having the same food for a while now and I was getting a little bored of it. Thanks to your awesome eats now I have new ideas! I absolutely love stealing ideas from you because everything turns out so delicious! I hate bad workouts. I get really frustrated and yes, I do pout too 😀 I usually do something else after to make myself feel a little better. Some extra ab work or 10-15 minutes of something else. I’d love to see more recipes absolutely! I’m all for snack!
Ahh sorry about the mug! But it’s just an excuse to go out and buy some new stuff right? 😉
I’d love to see more of any kind of recipes! I always love your eats!
Sorry you broke that cute cup 🙁 I would have been so sad!
I actually have a poor workout probably about once a week. I have a soccer game monday, so usually tuesdays I am so tired and worn out from my monday night game, that instead of just taking it off I try to push through a workout. It is always lackluster and lame though, and just makes me feel worse than I did before. I really need to just take that day off and do some yoga!
ahh sorry about the mug! I’ve done that a few too many times and I always think…why didn’t I just make a 2nd trip?…
Always love your WIAW’s! Everything looks soo delicious. I just finished eating breakfast and I’m hungry again 😉
I definitely have those days where I have poor workouts, but since it happens every once in a while I’ve just accepted them as off days where I’m not on my game. It could be due to lack of sleep, fatigue, not enough food…anything basically. I won’t allow myself to beat myself up over it because there are all those other days where my workouts go great.
I say Yes Please to sweet recipes 😛
Ahhh shame about your cup. It was so pretty too. I hope you find something just as good to replace it. Your eats always look so good!
poor mug! Delicious foods as always… I did my first stage 2 workout this morning… As tears/sweat was dripping down my face all I could think about was “Amanda warned me this was rough” haha my legs are like jello!
Rofl! Oh man, I know! Sometimes if literally feels like the big muscles in my legs are ripping. And the step-ups haven’t gone away!
what kind of dressing do you use everyday?
A yogurt-based dressing that I make at home. That’s actually one of the first recipes I was going to share. It’ll be coming in a post or two 😀
Oh no! Sorry about your mug! I hate it when that happens. 🙁 I’ve actually broken 2 of my favourite mugs in the past year. One time it was my fault and the other time my roommate’s boyfriend walked out of her room in a towel and scared me lol!
I definitely have bad workouts every so often. I think it’s normal! I mean, we can’t be at the top of our game all the time, right? I just reassure myself that my next workout will be better.
post some snacks please!!! and cup casualties are the worst! your smoothie makes me realize how my blender is out of commission…major kitchen casualty 🙁
I love your blog – even when you’ve broken a mug and your workout wasn’t how you’d want it, you still sound so positive. Makes me smile. 🙂
Can’t spend too much time sweating the small stuff. Pout it out and move on 😀
Hehe I like your little fuzzy and clear photo thing you did there 😛
Usually its only 2 or so hours after breakfast I start feeling fuzzy again and in need of a snack. Even if I have a huge breakfast, like my pumpkin oats.
Oh recipes are a good idea, I reckon just post some of your faves!
Even though Im vegan, Im sure I can get some good ideas from your recipes and veganise them if your using things like eggs.
Also. I LOVED THAT MUG.
Im almost as sad as you are that it broke 🙁
Your eats always look awesome! So sorry about your cup! It was so cute! I started A Dog’s Purpose a while back and I could not get into it AT ALL. I finally just gave up. I don’t think I even made it through 100 pages haha. Usually I can speed through books, so if I can’t get into it then I know there is something wrong. As for recipes- I’m game for anything! Perhaps a recipe for 1-2? I’m going back to school soon and part of my problem is finding recipes that I can tweak so that there is only enough for me 🙂
Oats for breakfast & dinner? Sounds like my kind of party 😀
Whenever I have poor workouts, I try my best to look towards to future and move on. There’s always tomorrow’s workout to improve on
Awww nooooo poor muggie!! Go and treat yourself to cute new one! 🙂
I always LOVE your eats Amanda, you totally inspire me and I STILL need to make sweet and savory oats – I promise you I will one day!! I’m especially all over that muffin of course 😛
Gah, I totally hate it when I have a bad workout. I get so frustrated because I make sure I treat myself well when it comes to fuelling/refuelling and then it’s like my body rebels against me GRR! I get over it eventually though and there is always tomorrow! 🙂
As for a new recipe, well you already know I want something sweet of course!! A muffin is an obvious one hehe! 😛 But maybe because I make so many of my own muffins I need some inspiration for a cookie maybe? Maybe a maple type cookie? I’m all over maple syrup at the moment..
Ooooh and I meant to ask you…what happened to that kabocha you had?!
Haha oh girl it’s STILL sitting on the counter. I know! I’m embarrassed. I was actually just looking at it the other day and thinking that something has to be done with it…
aw man! sorry about the smash! I smashed 3 ramekins the other day and there’s still glass on the kitchen floor. That dinner of yours looks very intriguing 🙂 must try egg oats some time xx
I must start trying lunches like yours, I love the idea of the salad with smoothie and cereal combo! I had a pretty crap workout yesterday and it really knocked my confidence – it was a run and I was slower than usual. I’m just itching to get back out and run again and put in a better workout next time round!
I’m always stuck on what to eat post and pre workout, and all of your snacks always look so yummy. If you have any easy pre-post workout snack recipies to share I’d be very greatful 🙂
My favorite pre-workout snacks are so simple, that I can’t really call them recipes 😆 I usually just have a banana with nut butter and some cottage cheese. And for post-workout, just one of the protein smoothies that’s already on my recipes page. I might have to get to brainstorming some new ideas, though…