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Stand Up Desk + WIAW

January 21, 2015 By Laura

Do you realize how much you sit?

It makes my hips hurt!

I’ve gone through a lot of “hacks” to have standing desks.  At one job I stacked up Girl Scout cookie boxes to set my laptop on.  When I’m at home working, I use the condo gym to build a treadmill desk.   I can’t stand to sit still.  Standing up while I’m working helps to improve my focus.  Hey!  Something shiny!

Homemade standing desk

When my boss suggested I look into a “real” standing desk, I was thrilled.  After some research, VertDesk offered to hook me up with one of their adjustable height desks.  Talk about not sitting still – I was bounce-off-the-walls elated.  The VertDesk even has a push button control to make height adjustment easy.  My co-workers can adjust it to their height and use it and, if I ever DO decide to sit, I can simply push a button to lower it.

We’ve all seen the articles about how sitting is killing us… but why exactly is a standing desk beneficial?

5 Standing Desk Benefits… 

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Competition Prep 10 Weeks Out + WIAW

January 14, 2015 By Laura

I’m on the wagon.

Seriously. 9 days sober.

It’s finally time to get back on the stage.  I took a year off from competing to grow and it paid off well.  I put on about 15 pounds (20 at my highest)… and a decent amount of that is muscle.  Looking back at pictures from a couple of years ago, I can’t believe I was that tiny!

2015 Progress

I was hoping to be able to do Physique, but I’m not big enough yet so I’m staying with Figure.  Maybe next year…… 

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Filed Under: Fitness, Strange But Good Tagged With: breakfast, dessert, dinner, figure competition, lunch, seafood, Sizzlefish, snacks, WIAW

One Big Christmas Party

December 29, 2014 By Laura

Christmas as an adult is the best.

Not that being 8 was bad either…

My sisters, my mom, and I are of the age where we’ve become friends.  This makes Christmas one big party.  We weren’t interested in gifts as much as we were in hanging out, cooking, eating, and getting toasty toasting.

My sister came from Portland with her puppy, my grandparents were there, and Vegas was in town.  All of us packed in for 48 hours of fun.  Here’s how we do it in the ‘burbs of Atlanta:

Charcuterie

Christmas Eve charcuterie and cheese board while dinner cooked.

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Ho Ho Ho, Ho + WIAW

December 24, 2014 By Laura

Tis the season…

To bake all the foods.

Cookies, fudge, Devil’s food cake, ricotta cheesecake, malted walnut pie… you name it, I’ve baked it.  I’ve been baking like a fool!  Or maybe a ho ho ho?

hohohoho

#dessertwhore

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Filed Under: Strange But Good Tagged With: breakfast, dessert, dinner, lunch, Pappy Van Winkle, pumpkin, Sizzlefish, snacks, strange but good, tofu, whiskey, WIAW

Thai Peanut Baked Tofu + WIAW

December 17, 2014 By Laura

Don’t fight the festive.

My former Grinch-self is kicking me in the shins.

As advertised, Vegas and I got a tree.  Vegas did the lights (after a debate over whether wrapping or running lights up and down is better).  We hung ornaments.  There was Christmas music and champagne.

This, after being opposed to Christmas decor of years.  My former self thought it was a waste of time and money, not to mention messy.

Our tree

My new smiley-self loved every minute of it.

(And that’s not just the wine talking.)… 

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: breakfast, Christmas, dinner, lunch, peanut flour, quest bar, seafood, Sizzlefish, snacks, tofu, vegan, WIAW

A Case of the Tuesdays + WIAW

December 10, 2014 By Laura

Total monkey.

There’s nothing more distracting than wanting to be somewhere you’re not.

Actually, I don’t really care where I am.  It’s more about who’s with me.  The company makes the location.  Which is why yesterday I had a case of the Tuesdays.

Case of the Tuesdays

But now it’s Wednesday.  The next sunrise I see will be with Vegas.  With the first Christmas tree I’ve had in 5 or 6 years.  And flowers.  I bought a poinsettia for the first time ever.  Who am I?!

ATL sunrise

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This WIAW I turned out a lot more prepared-looking than it felt!  Either way, it was good.

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Read on for my eats, and then check out Jenn’s blog for everyone else’s delicious creations!

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Breakfast:

After my morning cocktail, I ate my morning sludge.  While baking a pie.  ‘Tis the season!

Breakfast was a concoction I’ve been eating a lot lately.  TVP and oats made with carob powder, cinnamon, chcolate liquid stevia, and an egg white.  Topped with blackberries. It’s actually really good!

TVP Carob Oats

Mid-Morning Snack:

Arugula salad with raw zucchini, pepper, and fresh lemon juice with my Sizzlefish salmon. I really love salmon.  Would it be acceptable to eat it every meal?

Salmon and Arugula

Lunch:

Shredded up no-salt deli turkey with red bell pepper and tossed with salsa, nutritional yeast, and balsamic vinegar.  With one of my Apple Carrot Protein Muffins for dessert.

Turkey Salad and Muffin

Mid-Afternoon Snack(s):

I was feeling a bar.  Have you guys tried Think Thin bars?  I think they changed formulas… for the better!  I got this at Whole Paycheck Foods (obvi).  That Pumpkin Spice.  Get.  It.

Think Thin Pumpkin Spice

Dinner:

This… well… it was a little hurried.  But whatever.  Corn tortilla topped with red peppers, egg whites, nutritional yeast, and one tasty local #yolkporn moment.

#yolkporn

Dessert:

Milkshake Greek yogurt bowl topped with popcorn, chocolate chips, and cocoa powder sauce.  I used the new Quest vanilla milkshake protein powder, which I love.  It was an excellent post-workout dessert.

Milkshake Greek Yogurt Popcorn Bowl

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Is it just me, or has this been the longest week ever?  An. Tici. Pation.  (Name that movie.)

What is your favorite oatmeal mix-in?  Besides nut butter… too easy! 😉

What’s your favorite holiday decoration?  I love having a real tree – they smell so good! 

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: breakfast, dessert, dinner, lunch, protein, Quest, quest protein, snacks, Think Thin, WIAW

Turkey Goat Cheese Lasagna [Recipe]

December 5, 2014 By Laura

Tradition has never done it for me.

Shocking.  I know.

I’ve mentioned before what a terrible Southerner I am.  I don’t like fried okra, creamed corn, or cornbread (with the exception of this recipe)… I can leave 99% of the traditional Southern stuff behind.  This includes traditional Thanksgiving food.

This year I fled to Arizona where these were the new classic appetizers:

Classic. And klassy.

Classic. And klassy.

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Filed Under: Recipes, Strange But Good Tagged With: dinner, strange but good, Thanksgiving, turkey

Pumpkin Pie Protein Ice Cream + WIAW

December 3, 2014 By Laura

Winning is my favorite thing.

Really… everything is a competition.

I saw this sign walking to a meeting yesterday and literally laughed out loud.

I was wrong

Sometimes being wrong isn’t SO bad.  I’d decided never to date again.  Vegas has ruined me.  So… I admit it.  I was wrong.

But I am still never, ever having babies.  Take that, Universe.

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This WIAW I ate a whole lot random food after getting stranded an extra day out West.  First time in my life I missed a flight!  Didn’t feel like a mistake after I made it though. 😉

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Read on for my eats, and then check out Jenn’s blog for everyone else’s delicious creations!… 

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Filed Under: Recipes, Smoothies Tagged With: breakfast, dessert, dinner, lunch, protein, pumpkin, quest bar, snacks, WIAW

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