Oat cereal

1/4 cup oat bran
2 TB. Bob's apple cinnamon hot cereal
1/4 cup water
mix together
topped with
raspberry applesauce
Crofter's apricot all fruit spread
Tj's almond flax butter

Topped with a little soymilk, Tj's low fat mixed berry granola, dark chocolate chips.
I wanted a mix between oatmeal and cereal.

Running far and safe

I just got back from a morning run on a beautiful blue sky day. I even went for 8 miles. I haven't done 8 miles since last summer, which used to be my running average. But since I take the winters off, due to the rain and me being whimpy, and not wanting to be soaking wet. I felt great after the 8 miles, I've been doing 5 miles for the past 2 months and just couldn't seem to push past that. Now that I have, I can move on to training for my half marathon this summer.


Angela at Oh she glow's had a scary running encounter yesterday. You can check out the story on her blog. She is all well today, but it made me think about my own safety when running.

I always let Jeff know when I''m leaving and when I'll be back.
I always run with confidence and being aware of my surroundings.
I always cross the road if someone is on the side of the road in a car, for fear they could pull me in.
I always pick up the speed if a car slows down, or something doesn't feel right.
I always run in daylight.


Today I used my running belt for the first time since Jeff got it for me for Christmas.
I took my cell phone with me for extra safety.

I also had some water with me so I could stay hydrated.

Any running tips that anyone else has for keeping safe?

Hip hop horay it's Friday

Happy Friday!

1/4 cup oat bran
2 TB. Bob's spice n nice
1/4 cup water
1/4 tsp. chia seeds
mix together
topped with
raspberry applesauce
pure maple syrup
Tj's almond flax butter
dark chocolate chips


A mix of a few different granola's added for some crunch.
I took the last of all my granola's and added them together so I could use them up. So this is a mystery granola.

Bright sun shiny day

I woke up this morning feeling really sore all over. So sore that I decided that there was no way I could work out this morning. The best thing for my body was to let it rest and repair and schedule a run for Saturday instead (Saturday is my rest day).
I used my extra time to get a little more sleep to help my body with it's recovery.



1/4 cup Scottish oats
2 TB. Bob's apple cinnamon hot cereal
1/4 cup water
topped with pear sauce
Crofter's apricot all fruit spread
sliced raw almonds
unsweetened coconut

Topped with some Kashi whole wheat biscuits for crunch, and paired with some
blueberry white tea.
The sun's out and it''s going to be a beautiful day and weekend.

Power bowl

1/4 cup oat bran ( I still love this stuff and it's so cheap)
2 TB. Bob's apple cinnamon hot cereal
1/4 cup water
mix together
topped with
1/4 of a sliced banana
last teeny tiny dollop of raspberry all fruit spread and almond butter
1/4 tsp. chia seeds

Topped with crunch, Tj's low fat almond granola, one of my favorites.

I'm also enjoying a cup of my fruitty bianco green tea from Teavana.

Chili night

I was starvin Marvin when I got home. I had made some chili and put it in the crock pot before leaving for work. I was really anticipating coming home to some good chili. I was so hungry I wanted to dig right in.


1 can red kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can diced tomatoes
1 jar salsa
1 tsp. each of cumin, garlic, oregano, (1/4 tsp. )unsweetened cocoa, chili powder, salt and pepper
1 can tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste
2 cups water
cooked in the crock pot on low for 8 hrs.

Topped with a piece of crumbled low fat cornbread and a scoop of non fat Greek yogurt
(my new favorite substitute for sour cream, and it has a lot of protein).

Romaine salad with a drizzle of light balsamic vinaigrette.

Raspberry almond oats

Raspberry almond oats


1/4 cup oats
2 TB. Bob's spice n nice hot cereal
1/4 cup water
mix together
topped with
pear sauce
raspberry all fruit spread
sliced raw almonds
unsweetened coconut