I’m so sorry to report that I am still a very sick lady. 🙁 I was doing a little better for a couple days and then I went downhill in a hurry. I suspected I might have a sinus infection, so last night I dragged myself over to the Instacare and left with some antibiotics. SoOoOoOoooo, I better get better soon! I’m am not very good at being patient.
I gotta say I feel a little bit like a hypocrite writing on my “Healthy Happy Mel” blog. Lately I’ve been more like “Deathly Ill, Mostly Miserable Mel”, but I am still trying to live a healthy lifestyle through it all. Amazingly enough, there is some good that has come out of my little sick spell.
First off, I’ve decided that when I am well I WILL NOT take my health for granted. I will remember that being able to exercise is a privilege and I will enjoy it even more!
I must also say that I’ve eaten pretty well this past week, but I have allowed myself a little more carbs than usual (I’ve needed the comfort food.) However, I just haven’t eaten a lot of food. I’ve been mostly “out of it” and sometimes fixing food seems like too much work so I’ve just had a light breakfast, light lunch, light dinner and sometimes a small snack and that’s it. I’ve lost 2 pounds this week! Wa hoo! 2 pounds might not sound like much, but I’m trying to lose my last and final 10 pounds, so 2 is huge for me! Yay!
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I had a very interesting breakfast today. I was just going to have a bowl of oatmeal, but when I looked in my cupboard, I saw this gem:
Rokit Fuel! I got this in a swag bag at one of my races and I’ve just hung onto it. It’s meant to be used during a run to help to refuel (kind of like Gu gel). You’re supposed to add a little water and then slurp it up. But, the thought of eating/drinking/slurping this up during a run makes me want to hurl. However, the ingredients are so amazingly awesome that I knew I needed to use it somehow. So, this morning I decided to use it as my “oatmeal” and it was awesome.
First off, check out the ingredients in this baby:
Everything in there is real and awesome. There is some pure cane brown sugar in there, which I wasn’t happy about (I would rather sweeten it myself), but overall it’s not bad.
So, I threw this in a bowl, added half of a chopped up apple and some water and nuked it for 2 minutes.
I served it alongside 3 egg whites topped with a little low sugar ketchup.
It was yummy and very filling. Oh, and on the front of this Rokit Fuel pack it says, “Not for Wussies. *Wussie (noun) A person whose pursuit of excellence is eclipsed by a total lack of discipline and drive.” Love that! I had to laugh.
I had an awesome lunch today too (had the same thing yesterday too!).
I made a couple lettuce boats; Romaine lettuce filled with deli turkey meat, tomato, avocado, olives and a little mustard! Yum! I served it alongside some Raspberry Chobani yogurt! Delish!
I gotta say I’m not a giant yogurt fan. I like it okay, but I don’t love it. I know that Greek Yogurt is killer in the protein department though. I’ve tried a few brands and liked them okay. I kept hearing about how good Chobani was, so I decided to give it a try! Holy YUM! I think I found a new favorite food! It was so thick and creamy and almost tasted like a treat! Chobani is a wonderful company too and they only put real ingredients in their yogurts! Love!
Well, I’m off to get my hair done. Yay! I hope it turns out cute….I’m in desperate need of cute hair!
Hope you are all happy!
I try the Chobani too and I do love it compare to Yoplait. But thanks for this post! I’m right there with you. I need to lose this last 10 lbs and have been just maintaining my weight because I just out burnt out. But you’re right, working out is a privilege! Best of luck to the both of us. Hope you feel better soon!
Thanks so much for you comment!!! It’s so nice to know other people are out there feeling the same way I do!! Good luck to you as well!