Obviously it’s been a while – now that I’ve graduated (!) and have a lot of time on my hands, I’ve started up a new blog – Graduate Gourmande. Please head over there and switch your subscriptions!
January 24, 2010
Yogalicious
Posted by Brynne under Breakfast, Exercise, Lunch, Snacks | Tags: apple, banana, cereal, chobani, crackwrap, eating out, eggs, Greek yogurt, gym, orange, popcorn, restaurants, salsa, spinach, wrap, yoga, yogurt bowl |[8] Comments
Good afternoon!
Little did I know that yesterday when I achieved a new yoga pose for the first time (wheel!) that it was National Yoga Day! Little things like that make me happy :0)
Yesterday at the gym I rocked out on the elliptical for 45 minutes, did some planks, crunches, and yoga moves in the mat area. When the middle aged woman next to me whipped out a HEADSTAND and several other intense yoga poses without toppling over, I threw out a few wheels in celebration. She didn’t seem to notice. I held back an intense desire to strike up a conversation about yoga with her and ask her to be my guru. After one ab machine, I gained the courage to do a couple arm machines – um … arm extension is awkward. I started out with 30 lbs. = HAHAHA I managed to get out 12 reps, then switched to 15 lbs. for 12 more reps, and down to 10 lbs. for the final set. I legitimately have no arm/upper body strength. Really must work on this. I also did 3 sets of 12 reps on the overhead press, again on a sad 10 lbs. Barely got them out. To make myself feel better about my lack of arm strength, I sped through a mile on the treadmill, incline 1, in 9 minutes.
After stopping to get my beastly eyebrows waxed and literally pick up apples, oranges, and carrots at Big Y, I headed on home to make lunch.
Buffalo crackwich with spinach + a pink orange!
January 22, 2010
Chocolate PB2 Review
Posted by Brynne under Uncategorized | Tags: PB2, peanut butter, Product Review, strawberries |[2] Comments
Hola!
I know I have been absent, but for good reason – I’ve been having a life! Yes, I almost forgot what it was like to go out and have fun and be busy (in a good way!) I’ve been loving being back at school the past few days, which is definitely bittersweet. When I wasn’t loving school last semester, I was happy to be graduating in May. Now, I am definitely feeling nostalgic and sad about leaving this place and my sorority. I don’t have very many pictures of my eats, because they’ve been in the dining hall, on the go, or taken with my Blackberry – and of this, I will spare you. Until I can get back into the swing of living and blogging, I give you a review for Chocolate PB2!
Oh, and, since I became obsessed with PB2 and ran out of my sad little two sample pack, I ordered my jar. I think it’s in the mailroom waiting for me now. Friday just got better.
Chocolate PB2 with frozen strawberries
January 19, 2010
Last First Day
Posted by Brynne under Dinner, Exercise, Snacks | Tags: apple, burrito, carrots, gym, tea |[3] Comments
I need to head to bed, so we’ll do this quick and in a time-blocked manner. My plan changed a bit from what I posted yesterday!
7:30am – Wake up, blow dry and straighten hair, get ready for my last first day of classes!
8:30am – Breakfast with some of my sisters: Cheerios, banana, rice milk, and coffee to go with skim and Splenda.
9:30am – Nutrition Through the Life Cycle. Moves fast, but prints slides and posts them online. Love this class already.
11am – Stand in line for 45 minutes to get refund check from Bursar’s office. Worth it.
11:45am – Read the first chapter of my nutrition book for review. Get overly excited about RDIs and vitamin intake. Diagnose self with 92348429 deficiencies. Realize I am a hypochondriac. Eat my packed lunch from yesterday – spinach, hummus, raisin wrap and an orange. You already saw it.
12:30pm – Medieval English Literature. I just “learned” this all in Brit Lit. Beowulf again, oh joy.
1:00pm – Get out of class super early. Head to bank to deposit mad moneys. Curse the weather yet again – instead of predicted snow, it is raining. And very cold. I decked out in snow gear, not rain. The two are very different.
1:20pm – Head to cafe to read more nutrition, play with my friend that works there, and drink an Awake tea with skim and Splenda.
1:25pm – Wonder when my nutrition book will tell me to stop inhaling Splenda.
3:30pm – Emotion in Literature and Film. Spend 1.25 hours going over a syllabus I can understand, as a senior in college, by myself. Die inside a little. Munch a Spooky S’mores bar whose picture my Blackberry ate.
4:45-5:20pm – Wait for bus. In lieu of waiting for Blue line, get on Green line to get to Red line stop.
5:45pm – Finally get on a bus home. Surprised I haven’t started crying. Maybe I have, and mistook it for rain.
6:00pm – Eat some dried apricots.
6:30pm – Head to off campus gym with sister for free week from her membership.
6:45pm – Join off campus gym. They have TVs, air conditioning, classes, and a spa-like bathroom. I want to be friends with the front desk girl.
6:50pm – Ellipticize for 30 minutes on level 10 of rolling hills. Realize I am now technically paying for 3 gym memberships. Acknowledge my hardcore-ness.
7:25pm – 3.1 miles in 28:44, half on iPod, half on The Office. Wonder if weight lifters next to me are judging me for laughing out loud. I love you, Jim.
8:00pm – Stop at CVS to buy bright purple lock for new gym. Feel even more hardcore.
8:45pm – Finally eat dinner. Focus not on taste, but talking with friends. Feel like a real person again.
love.burrito Veggie Fajita (review soon) + carrots with roasted red pepper hum
9:30pm – Be amazed that there is hot water this late in our house/condo/dorm.
10:00pm – Eat organic piñata apple.
10:29pm – Hit publish. Apologize in advance for super lame, Blackberry picture filled post.
January 16, 2010
I’ll be back tomorrow afternoon/night, after a crazy day of moving back into school but including my favorite activity of grocery shopping. In other news, I just ate the best (and seedless!) orange EVER and am currently watching Over the Hedge. It is animated and revolves around talking animals. Also, Sherlock Holmes is really, really great! See it! The fact that it included Rachel McAdams and Jude Law was only a plus. A large one.
January 15, 2010
I’ll have a real, full post up later tonight or tomorrow. Yesterday morning I found out one of my friends from high school passed away a few days ago, so I’ve been dealing with that – spending time with friends and going into the city today for her service. This has really woken me up to a lot things, for a lot of reasons. If you pray, please keep my friends and her loved ones in your head. If not, that’s okay too, I’m not much of a prayer myself. Just think good thoughts. I hope you all take some time today to live and to enjoy and appreciate what we are given each day.
January 13, 2010
PB2 Review!
Posted by Brynne under Breakfast, Exercise, Lunch, Snacks | Tags: apple, blueberries, eggs, english muffin, granola, Greek yogurt, gym, PB2, peanut butter, Product Review, pumpkin, pumpkin pie parfait, tuna, wrap |[5] Comments
Good afternoon bloggies!
First of all, head over to Iowa GIrl Eats’ Amy’s Kitchen giveaway to win some yummy Amy’s products!!
Last night I had a delicious pumpkin pie parfait for dessert!
- 20 minutes on the stair mill at level 5, rolling hills setting
- 20 minutes on the elliptical at level 7, random setting
- 1 mile run in 9:29:
- – Lap 1 at 6.0mph, incline 2
- – Lap 2 at 6.2mph, incline 1.5
- – Lap 3 at 6.4mph, incline 1
- – Lap 4 at 6.6mph, incline 0.5
Healthy tuna salad with iceberg in a Joseph’s wrap with frozen blueberries
Boots by Steve Madden
Outfit by Italy street market, Hanes, Forever 21, and American Apparel
Fuji with PB2!!!!
Taste: I tried it on its own first – not exactly like peanut butter, but pretty close, and good in its own way. On the apple, I couldn’t tell the difference at all! 5/5.
Texture: Exactly like creamy peanut butter. 5/5.
Fill Factor: With an apple, I’m satisfied and sure it will hold me until dinner. 4/5.
Ingredients: “Roasted peanuts, salt, and sugar.” Nothing funky at all! Could do without the sugar, but no biggie. 4/5.
Nutrition: Per 2 tablespoons, 50 calories, 2g of fat (0g saturated, trans, and polyunsaturated, 1g monounsaturated), less than .1mg of cholesterol, 80mg of sodium, 3g carbs (0g fiber and 2g from sugar), 6g of protein!. 4/5.
Overall: Loved it! I’m so happy I tried it out – I’ll definitely be ordering a jar! I can’t wait to try it in other things! 5/5.