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Last Chance to Be Productive

November 9, 2012 By Laura

Friday.

 

That day of the week where you can make a final push to get your work done and start Monday with a clean inbox.  Your last chance to be productive for the week.  Or you should screw around on the internet reading surveys like this.

 

Everyone seems do have done this Last Chance survey this week.  I think the first place I saw it was on Brittany’s blog.  I’m joining the party today!

 

Last food you ate?

Vitamix money shot

A post-workout protein shake.  Butternut-Cherry Bomb.  I started making this 2 years ago and it remains on of my favorites.

 

Last beverage you drank?

Water.  I drink 120 oz a day.  Constant peeing.

 

Last workout?

Leg day!  It was my FIRST workout post-competition (except for some walk/runs).  I was so thrilled to get back in the gym that I didn’t complain that it was legs.  Next competition is March!

 

Last thing you pinned?

Alexandra’s Spunky Monkey Pumpkin Pie.  Protein, peanut flour, and pumpkin.  Does it get any better?

 

Last text message you sent?

A text to my trainer complaining that I now have to take 2 weekly rest days.  Lame.

 

Last blog you visited?

Some random blog while in search of a homemade cottage cheese recipe.

 

Last tweet you sent?

A reminder to ever my NuttZo giveaway!

 

Last place you visited?

The ATM.  I walked through the drive thru on my way back from the gym.  Only slightly concerned I was going to get mugged.

 

Last time you did ab work?

Wednesday.  It was my last “off-plan” day.  Normally I’m not allowed to do much ab work, so before I got my new training plan I planked.  Am I really that neurotic?

 

Last show you watched?

Grey’s Anatomy is on as I’m drafting this post.  It’s a half-assed effort at watching… I’m paying more attention to writing this.

 

Last thing you baked? 

Mama Pea’s Pop Tarts.  Last Friday I promised I’d make the post-competition.  So glad I did.  Instead of her strawberry filling, I made a pumpkin-cinnamon center.

 

What is the last thing you Instagramed?

My new Harbinger weightlifting gloves.  A little post-competition treat to myself!

 

Last item on your to-do list today?

Review an Excel model in advance of a client call.  It’s as much fun as it sounds.

 

Do you like sprints, or do you like steady state better?

If I have to be on a treadmill, sprints.  Outside I like to steady run and watch the scenery.

 

Do you need coffee to get going in the morning?

No.  I like my morning cocktail (apple cider vinegar and FitMixer Aminos), but I do prefer to have a cup after lunch to warm up (why must they keep it so cold in my office?!) and get me through the afternoon.

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Don’t forget to enter to win a jar of NuttZo nut butter! Click here to enter.  Contest ends Tuesday at midnight!

The end of the day can’t get here fast enough because Allie and Heather are coming to spend the weekend with me!!!  So.  Excited.

Pick one (or 2 or 3…) and share your answers!

Do the powers that be keep your office at arctic temps?

 

Filed Under: Baking, Fitness, Products, Recipes, Weights Tagged With: breakfast, figure competition, legs, protein, quiz, smoothies, vegan, vegetarian, workout

Nuttzo Over Nut Butter + Giveaway

November 8, 2012 By Laura

Lame jokes are my favorite.

Q: What did the fish say when he hit a wall?

A: Damn.

I’ll spare you more jokes and get right to the point. Remember my post competition treat of choice? 

NuttZo was a big treat for me because I hadn’t been “allowed” nut butter on my training plan for a while, and because at ~$15 it’s a pricey jar of creamy, nutty deliciousness (worth every penny, btw).

That’s not a problem for one of you… The lovely people at Nuttzo have offered to give away a jar of the good stuff!  this is a jar of the Original flavor (my favorite).  It contains peanuts, cashews, almonds, Brazilian nuts, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, hazelnuts, sea salt.  All organic.  No added sugar or oil.

Other reason NuttZo rocks: 

  • Legumes + nuts and seeds = a complete protein (all your amino acids)
  • Provides 50% of your DV of ALA Omega 3 per serving (650 mg)
  • A 16-ounce jar of NuttZo Original provides 14 servings – less than $1 per serving of organic nut-nutrition

 Receive up to 4 entries by:

  1. Follow me on Twitter or Subscribe to the Sprint 2 the Table RSS feed or email
  2. Tweet: You could say something like: I’ve entered to win a jar of nut butter in the @NuttZoCEO giveaway at @sprint2thetable http://wp.me/p16jDn-1hN  #giveaway
  3. Be Social: Facebook Like NuttZo, Pinterest Follow Me and/or Pin Something of Mine, Instagram Follow Me
  4. Comment: What is your favorite way to eat nut butter?

Please leave a *separate comment* for each entry!

Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on Tuesday, November 13th.  The winner will be announced on Wednesday, November 14th.


Just in case you need some ideas for using nut butter, here are my top 5: 

(Note: many of these call for peanut butter or peanut flour, but you can sub in NuttZ or your favorite nut butter.)

1.  Nut Butter & Aggs 

All-time favorite breakfast invention.

 2. Nut Butter-Baked Oatmeal 

Perfect on a cold morning.  Like now.

3. Chili Nutty Tofu

Lauren can vouch for me – baked tofu is fantastic fluffy goodness.

4. Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

These are only 100 cals and have just 2g of sugar.  And you’d never know it.

5. Sweet Potato Nut Butter Ice Cream

To my fellow addicts: this is also amazing with pumpkin. 

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I get my new nutrition plan today… I’m at once relieved (this has been a junk food bender) and sad. 

What’s the most #strangebutgood way you eat nut butter?

What is your favorite lame joke?

Filed Under: Baking, Breakfast, Giveaway, Products, Recipes Tagged With: breakfast, dessert, dinner, giveaway, gluten-free, nut butter, Nuttzo, oats, protein, tofu, vegan, vegetarian

Semi-Normal Eats + WIAW

November 7, 2012 By Laura

Freedom.

 

 

It makes me happy.

After a week of boring, #stinkypee eats, lean white protein and asparagus are NOT What I Ate Wednesday. 

 

My post-competition trip to Whole Paycheck Foods was the stuff of dreams.  I had a list and nothing but time.

2 hours later I emerged from Whole Foods almost $200 poorer and without a single piece of meat in my cart.  I even skipped the bacon (the line at the meat counter was too long).

Of course I had to fuel up properly before making this epic grocery trip.  Toad in the Hole made with P28 High Protein Bread and a local farm egg.  Cooked in truffle oil and topped with sriracha.  Welcome back, #yolkporn. 

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I’m so happy to get to post a semi-normal What I Ate Wednesday!  I say semi-normal because It has been a busy day and I didn’t get to be quite a funk with my foods… and I went to an election night gathering… so I had a bug ‘ol treat dinner.  Woot!

Also different is how my meals are labeled.  No “Meal 1, Meal 2,” etc. this week!  I ate a proper Breakfast-Lunch-Snack-Dinner.  I’ll have another meal plan soon, but these are my days “off” before we start training again.  I hate to admit it… but I kind of missed eating more meals!

Check out my semi-good habit eats below, and then click here to head over to Jenn @ Peas and Crayons to get to see how everyone else ate on Election Day.

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Breakfast:

Somethings will never change.  I started out with my morning cocktail (mix of Apple Cider Vinegar, Glutamine, and Fitmixer Aminos).

This was followed by my TVP “Oatmeal” done up apple pie-style.  I add apple pie spice and mixed in fresh apple at the end.  Topped with a peanut butter drizzle and cinnamon.

 

Lunch:

I brought my leftover’s from last night’s dinner to work.  Roasted brussels, cauliflouwer, and baby bellas.  I tossed then in salty fish sauce, red peppe flakes, and coconut oil pre-roasting.

 

The noodles are kelp noodles.  I heated them in hot water to soften and toss in a pad thai-ish sauce.  I’m enjoying my freedom from measurement, but here are the ingredients for the sauce:

  • Peanut flour
  • Unsweetened almond milk
  • Grated ginger
  • Lime juice
  • Cayenne
  • 1 drop lemon Stevia

 

Still trying to get my protein in (and because I wanted them), I had a bag of Veggie Pizza Protein Puffs from Kay’s Naturals.  I ordered online; click here to find them and get 20% off your order. 

 

Snack:

Pumpkin hummus, cauliflower, and edamame.

Eating carbs mid afternoon still feels so scandalous!

Dinner:

I spent the evening with my friends Todd and Jeff watching the election results like some people watch football games.  If people watch football with Malbec and cookbooks…

 

Election Day = pizza night!  Mellow Mushroom pizza (side note: I worked there in college for a hot minute) with meatballs, red peppers, and feta cheese with a side salad.  

Look at this plate and that glass of wine above.  Then multiply it by 2.  It was a 2x dinner.  

 

Dessert:

A celebration bowl of pumpkin ice cream (real ice cream – full fat and yummy) topped with a crumbled cinnamon muffin and chocolate syrup.

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The protein count for the day: KIDDING!!!  I have NO idea.  Freedom from numbers.

What’s the most you’ve ever spent on groceries?

Did you do any election night partying?

 

Filed Under: Breakfast, Recipes, Wine Tagged With: breakfast, dessert, dinner, election, figure competition, hummus, Kay's Naturals, lunch, oats, peanut flour, protein, pumpkin, snacks, vegan, vegetarian, vote, WIAW

Learn Something Every Day

November 6, 2012 By Laura

You learn something new everyday.

Some days you learn lots of “somethings.”

#1 When it comes to hotels, trust but verify.  Especially when I comes to hotels.  Next time I choose.  And it will NOT be La Quinta.  That place is filthy.

#2 If someone wants to keep your bikini bottoms in place by sticking them to you skin with craft glue, say no.  I lost at least 2 layers of skin peeling my bottoms off.

At least I had my post-competition Nuttzo treat to make me feel better.

#3 Cupcakes and greasy cheese after following a very strict diet will give you a rumbly in your tumbly. #sorryimnotsorry  

Thank you to Jenn Hendershott for having these backstage!

There are no pics of the nachos… but I ate 2 plates.  The first plate had tofu on it.  I also drank a beer.  Or two.   Thanks to my cousin for coming out to cheer me on a for sponsoring my post-competition treat-fest.

#4 Fake eyelashes feel like little aliens on your eyelids.

#5 Never say never.  Just 5 years ago if you had told me I’d be walking across a stage in stripper heels and a bikini doing a fitness competition… I would have laughed in your face.  This former beer-guzzling girl refused to wear a bikini for years (it took me until grad school to do so willingly).  Anything is possible. 

#6 Keep it simple.  Sometimes there’s nothing better than toast with peanut butter and sliced banana for breakfast.  Don’t fight it.

#7 When the heavyweight winner stops to get 3 BBQ sandwiches and a milkshake on the way home, do not be surprised if he doesn’t offer you a bite.

I was perfectly happy with my Subway egg and cheese sandwich.  Mmmm… eggs…. add avocado, jalapenos, and tomato.

#8 There are no excuses.  The man in the picture below is in a wheelchair.  This is his second competition.  Any time I think about slacking or making an excuse, I’m going to remember him and the “sticktuitiveness” he displayed.

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The professional pics aren’t up yet, but I’ll post them when I get them.  You guys are going to be SO sick of me…

Can you tolerate a sub-par hotel?  I’m a hotel snob… my idea of camping is the Holiday Inn. #sorryimnotsorry

What have you learned lately?

Filed Under: Fitness, Products Tagged With: breakfast, dessert, dinner, figure competition, inspiration, Jen Hendershott Big Shott Bodybuilding Classic, Nuttzo, workout

My 1st Figure Competition

November 5, 2012 By Laura

Where am I?

Did this weekend really happen?

Friday I almost wrote a whole post on how there’s no way I’d place in this competition.  It’s my first figure competition, I’m too small… and frankly, I didn’t want to get my hopes up.  I like winning.  I dislike disappointment.

I promise to share more later, but I’m still reeling and trying to get organized for the week!  Here’s the short version…

We loaded up the car and headed to the 4th Annual NPC Jen Hendershott Big Shott Bodybuilding Classic and All Women’s Fitness, Figure, and Bikini Weekend.

See my asparagus?

Upon arrival, we headed to the host hotel for check-in and the first 2 layers of tanning.  If you ever really want to step outside your comfort zone, sign up for pre-show spray tanning.  I was naked in a room of 20-ish other women waiting in line to get strayed by the tanning guy (yes, a guy… he was really great/professional though).  Once you got sprayed, you then had to stand in front of a fan drying until your next coat.  Did I mention it was cold?

I looked like an oompa-loompa, and modesty no longer exists in my vocabulary.

The pic above if from the next morning – my sweet hair stylist was texting me asking for pics of my hair and coaching me on how to do it up.  Love. Her.

We had an athletes meeting before the competition where Ms. Jenn Hendershott explained to us the order of events and introduced the photographers.  It was nice to have a relaxed gathering before things got crazy!  She’s standing on the stage we would be walking across in just a couple of hours!

The competition is 2 parts: pre-judging in the morning, and the “big” show at night.  The tough thing is, all the decisions (except overall winners) are made at the pre-judging.  So you have to go the whole day sticking to your diet so you still look good on stage that night, but knowing there’s nothing more you can do in terms of placing.

It turns out I DID place.  4th in Figure Class A!  I’m still a little shell-shocked.

More pics to come when we get the professional shots in!  It’s safe to say I’ve been bitten by the bug – I cannot WAIT to start building and growing for my next show (hopefully March).

Below is a pic with the women from my gym (we ALL placed in out categories!) and our trainer, Steve.  I wish I had one with the boys!  Abdul took 1st place in his Men’s Heavyweight Class and 2nd in the Men’s Heavyweight Open!

Jenn (Physique), Christina, (Bikini), Steve, Jhoi (Bikini), and Me

More details and the post-competition download (read: sugar-fest) to come!!!

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Thank you so, so much for all of the emails, tweets, texts, comments, and Instagram support this weekend.  each one made me smile.  I’ve never felt such support from a community before… I can’t begin to express what that meant to me.

How was your weekend?  Anything exciting to report?

When was the last time you stepped outside of your comfort zone? 😉

Filed Under: Fitness Tagged With: figure competition, Jen Hendershott Big Shott Bodybuilding Classic, workout

Pinning Away Post-Competition

November 2, 2012 By Laura

First I have compete.

But I just realized I get to go grocery shopping.

I can’t hide my excitement for being able to go to the store and buy whatever I want.  Thinking in terms of protein + vegetable + carb for each meal goes out the window.  Not measuring everything that goes in my mouth.  Not caring that Sriracha has 100mg of salt.

Post-competition I get 4 days of unrestricted eating.  It’s the stuff of dreams.  And it will NOT involve chicken, tuna, or even swordfish.

It’s not even about the “junk” food.  I really do prefer to eat clean.  What I miss is being able to nothing think about it.  If I want a piece of toast slathered in real peanut butter, I’m going to EAT it.  If I want a runny egg, it’s going to get in mah belly.  Don’t worry – there will also be wine and chocolate cake.

In all my excitement, I’ve been perusing my pinned recipes and plotting my indulgent eats.

Here are my Top 5:

 1. Homemade Pop-Tarts 

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Mama Pea has never steered me wrong before, and her Healthier Pop-Tarts have been on my radar for way too long.  Who needs that processed crap?!  I’m thinking a s’more flavor… or pumpkin pie.

2. Sweet and Salty Milkshake

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I love and hate Kristina all at once.  This sweet-toothed genius have been posting non-stop fabulousness ever since my diet got super-strict.  While I’ve drooled over everything, her Salted Caramel Baileys Milkshake is #1 on my list to try.

3. Cheesy Winter Souffle

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This Pumpkin and Feta Souffle caught my eye a few days ago.  The winter squashes are not quite as appealing to me right now (they’ve been one of my 3 carb choices), but I’ll make an exception since this have feta cheese and heavy cream.  Rich and salty… mmmm…

4. Cheesy Fruity Bacon

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Bacon will indeed return!  These Peach, Bacon, and Gouda Sliders on Pretzel bread will make a tasty cold-weather lunch.  Peaches may be hard to find… but I think this would be just as good with apples or pears.

5. Pancakes

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These will be coming straight from the pancake queen herself, Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli.  She is coming to ATL for a visit next weekend!  I promised a weekend of ATL-syle indulgence… but she has to make pancakes Saturday morning.  I don’t care what flavor she chooses (pictured are her Tiramisu Protein Pancakes).  I just want her ‘cakes.

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 I’m on my way out of town today to compete.  AHHHHH!

What is your favorite indulgence?

What would you take to snack on immediately following a competition?

Filed Under: Baking, Recipes Tagged With: breakfast, dessert, dinner, figure competition, pancakes, Pinterest, smoothies

YO-RUN-GA and One Chore a Day

November 1, 2012 By Laura

Who’s sick of my repetitive posting?

 

I know I am!

Today we have my friend Kat back (see her intro post here) to talk about how she fits it all in.  As I said before, she may be the only person I know who’s even busier than I am.  Today she has so great tips on how she does it all, and encouragement for those of us who struggle to stretch (I have TERRIBLE discipline here!).

Meanwhile, I’ll be eating asparagus and packing for this weekend’s competition!  And packing my post-competition treat of choice:

$15 nut butter.  I think I earned this one.

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I’ve been so excited to post again! Ever since my first post, I’ve been brainstorming, writing down ideas, taking pictures of my food and random self portraits, like me in a mirror at the Stonewall Bar Association Awards dinner on Thursday night (who am I?).

I have a TON to share with you guys, but I will have to pace and limit myself.  Really, I should write a novel, but who has the time!?

 

If I learned anything from my 30-day-challenge, I learned it was super hard to fit in as much running as I like while doing at least one yoga class a day.  Solution?  Yo-RUN-ga.

Yes, running incorporated with yoga.  I had to run commute the 5-ish miles to and from yoga, or show up to yoga about 30-45-minutes early, throw my mat down, and go for a short run.  I also made a couple of run dates immediately after yoga to make sure I fit them in.  I had to cut back to running about 40 miles per week during the challenge, but I would be insane without running.  As most of you know (and some have pointed out), you make time for what’s important.

Like I tell my sister when I give her a pep talk, you don’t have to run/walk/workout/lift for an hour to get a workout.  You can spend 15 or 30 minutes, and you’re still beating someone who is sitting on the couch!

 

 

A friend of my from my Ultra-running group, GUTS, had a status update one day that said “Yo-RUN-Ga”… I didn’t get it.

My thoughts exactly:  “I would never do yoga. I don’t like it, I don’t have the patience for it.”  (Editor’s note: That is my sentiment toward yoga!)  And look at me now!

 

My attempt at a self portrait after running to yoga last week.

 

What changed?  That friend who started to yo-run-ga got me to come to her yoga studio, Atlanta Hot Yoga (yes, all the classes are hot, even the flow classes—I don’t like classes that aren’t hot).  I started on a 20-day Groupon, and I was HOOKED!  I realized that yoga is really great for ANY athlete. I was stretching for the first time (a lot of runners are notorious for lack of stretching), I was sweating my ASS off (a clean sweat), it caused an increase in my metabolism, an upping my immune system, and I was “coming down” for a minute.  Honestly, it’s an escape, where I just think about my breath, and not my go-go-go lifestyle.

I also set an intention as part of my practice, which helps me to work on things I typically wouldn’t just work on—patience, seeing beauty in myself and others, accepting imperfections, getting out of my comfort zone, “just being here”—sitting with a feeling that might be uncomfortable and accepting it, and being grounded and strong.

 

 

Besides, run-commuting to yoga, work, and various other places, one of the other major time-savers that I practice is one-chore-a-day.  I don’t know when or how it started but it works!

I almost never have to clean my whole apartment.  (Editor’s note: Good… can you come clean mine?)  Sometimes my one chore is as small as picking up my bedroom, emptying the dishwasher (my least favorite chore ever), a load of laundry, a quick sweep of the floor.  If you make a decision to do ONE chore a day, whenever you do a bigger clean, it is much more manageable and takes far less time.  Cleaning the bathtub is a prime example of something that if you put off too long will take twice the amount of time.  (Soap scum gets stickier over time, doesn’t it!?!)  I get to mine at least once every week and a half, and it takes me about 5 minutes to thoroughly clean.

This really helped me last weekend when I had to go to three yoga classes, shop for a bridesmaid dress for my cousin’s wedding, attend a wedding in Tennessee (my beautiful friend Kelly is a WIFE!!), and still get all my school work and other work in!  Yay for a clean kitchen and freshly mopped floors! Although, what I really need to do is give my cats a bath!  Seriously, they’ve been giving me the, “Mom, we need some more attention, please,” faces all too frequently lately!

 

 

I am already looking forward to my next post! You have no idea the amazingness of the 15-page single-spaced Word document with ideas that has accumulated on my computer!  All fun stuff! I hope you want to tune-in again!

In the coming two weeks, I will be dog-sitting for a friend, taking the MPRE, going to Arizona to bridesmaid for my cousin’s wedding, writing a 14 page paper and a 35 page paper, and still going to class and working. AYE!!!!! But I seriously love the way I feel when I get it all done!  Yay for sleep!  (Editor’s note: And having a celebration dinner with me!!!)

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Kat’s Questions:

What keeps you sane when you are busy? Running? Comfort Food?

What is your least favorite chore?

Have you ever tried something you didn’t think you would like and end up loving it!?

Are you totally excited to hear about Laura’s competition next week!?!??!

 

Filed Under: Fitness, Guest Post, Running Tagged With: figure competition, Kat, Nuttzo, peanut butter, running, workout, Yo-Run-Ga, yoga

The Most Boring Food Post Ever (WIAW)

October 31, 2012 By Laura

You don’t want to go to the bathroom after me.

Anyone else having Ace Ventura flashbacks?

In the final week before my figure competition, I’ve cut out all that is good.  My only vegetable is asparagus.  Asparagus is like body building super food.  It is low in sodium and sugar, high in protein, and a natural diuretic. My pee stinks.  I don’t think I’ll ever eat asparagus again.  Until the next competition.

See my veggie drawer at the bottom?  That’s nothing but asparagus.  I spent $40 on asparagus.  Other items in the fridge include sweet potato, spaghetti squash, chicken (5 ways), swordfish, and tuna.  All of these are pre-cooked so I can eat in a hurry.

Below I’ll chronicle the 7 exciting meals I have to shovel down… but first a little inspiration.  Monday I asked what quotes or songs inspired you to push through, and Alexandra shared to following quote:

“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.” – From “The Last Lecture”

This really resonated with me, and inspired me to keep pushing all day.  If it were easy everyone would be doing it!


This Halloween-themed What I Ate Wednesday is downright scary.  Repetitive meals terrify me.  That’s exactly what today’s post is.  Sorry.

Check out my freakishly boring eats below, and then click here to head over to Jenn @ Peas and Crayons to get to see some more exciting Halloween treats.


Meal 1:

In effort to shake things up, I have been drinking my morning cocktail out of champagne glasses.  It’s almost like a mimosa.  But not.

For breakfast I am allowed a protein (chicken or white fish), oatmeal, and 10 blueberries.

Yes, I said 10.

Thank god for last week’s Cinnamon-Flax Chicken creation.  I think this is the only way I can eat breakfast protein.

Served with oatmeal, which I flavored with almond extract, vanilla, and an ass-load of cinnamon (that’s a technical term).  And 10 blueberries.  10.

Meal 2:

Asparagus.  Protein.  Spaghetti.  Squash, that is.  I only get carbs before 2 pm now (at meals 1-3).  My carbs can be oatmeal, sweet potato, or winter squash.

Here I roasted some asparagus to go with my spaghetti.  While that was cooking, I made a quick sauce of lemon juice, rice vinegar, cilantro, and 1 drop of lemon Stevia (a little goes a long way).  For my protein, I had a serving of my pre-cooked chicken.  This one was done on a grill pan with a Mexican spice blend (sodium-free, obv).

It wasn’t half bad!

Meal 3:

I swear I don’t know what I’d do without Swordfish.  The asparagus I could do without.  At least I get 1/2 tsp olive oil at lunch.  I drizzled my meal with Sweetwater Growers‘ Habanero-infused olive oil, and topped it with fresh basil.

Swordfish and asparagus

Since it is Halloween, I decided to get festive for my carb at lunch.  No candy for me this year, but who needs that when you have sweet potatoes?  (I’m totally lying – I’d kill someone for a Halloween cookie right now.)  

I turned my ‘tater into a pumpkin dessert by mashing it with a little water, lots of cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and maple extracts, and a few drops of liquid Stevia.  His face is made of oats and his stem is – what else – an asparagus tip.

Meal 4:

Seared tuna steak with a green onion, ginger, and lime sauce.  More asparagus. This time in soup form.  I’d like to work on this recipe and post it… it’s not ready yet.

Meal 5:

Surprise!  More asparagus, this time sauteed with garlic and red pepper flakes.  Topped with 1/2 tsp Sweetwater Growers‘ Rosemary-infused olive oil.  And Swordfish.  I miss nighttime carbs.

Meal 6:

More chicken, this one grilled in a Mediterranean spice blend.  And I shook things up with… WHITE asparagus.  Eaten raw with a sprinkle of cumin.  Despite its phallic appearance, I normally love white asparagus; however, at this point I hate all things asparagus. 

White asparagus is nearly identical to green nutritionally speaking, but it is white due to having been kept out of the light.  The flavor is slightly milder then green, and it’s a little softer.  They sort of taste like endive to me.

Meal 7:

No more dessert for me.  Sort of.

Dessert chicken, anyone?  In the South people eat chicken and waffles for breakfast sometimes.  Gladys Knight has a famous restaurant based on the concept!  With this in mind, I tossed this chicken with a little maple extract and cinnamon before baking.  Then I sprinkled everything with more cinnamon… even the asparagus.

Not bad.  Would be better with a waffle.  And syrup.  Mmmmm… sugar…


It’s also Foodie Penpal reveal day!!!

Emily sent me a delicious box of goodies.  At least I think they are delicious… since it’s not asparagus, I can’t eat it until after I walk of that stage Saturday night. 🙂  That chocolate granola is coming with me though!! 

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The protein count for the day: 192g.  The sodium count: 602.8mg (all from the protein!).  The sugar was 17.7g.

Driving home from posing practice last night I was stuck between a Krispy Kreme truck and a Pabst Blue Ribbon truck.  I subsequently gave the universe the finger.

Do you like asparagus?  Does it make your pee stink?  I heard it doesn’t affect some people!

What is your favorite Halloween candy?  I like Reese’s.  Or Snickers.  Frozen.

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: asparagus, breakfast, dinner, figure competition, lunch, protein, pumpkin, snacks, sweet potato, WIAW

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