Snack Time!

Fitting in a morning and afternoon snack can be cumbersome. Check these 15 Best and Worst Snacks 100 Calories or Less ideas from my Men's Health "Eat This. Not That." Click here for the scoop!

No Use In Crying Over Spilt Milk

Or is there ... when you drop the gallon of milk you just bought and it hits the hardwood flooring and busts in the entrance to your apartment. Awesome, right? Not so much, but that's kinda how my week is going. Thank goodness I'm gonna make it to Friday... or BUST!

So I've been pretty hardcore this week with my workouts. Monday I was feeling under the weather, and I hurt myself pretty good over the weekend. I was sober, mind you, and I some how still managed to whip out and do the splits while crossing the street. Some might say it's a talent, I call it a tragedy. Why you ask? Well for those who had to witness it, it was probably pretty funny ... hell I was due for a fall ... but bad for me because I totally scraped the shit out of my knee, pulled several muscles in my right leg, and scraped up a great pair of leather flats that I completely adore. Guess that's another tragedy ... oh darn got to spend money on new flats :)

Tuesday I did 40 minutes of cardio and 15 minutes of weights, and Wednesday I did 35 minutes of cardio and an hour of water aerobics, which by the way, my stamina is increasing and I'm giving the "mature" ladies in the class a run for money. This week we were introduced to flippers. I've never ever worn flippers, not even as a kid, but they do make you swim faster which is pretty cool; downside is insane cramps in your feet. What I like about the class is that every week we are focusing on a different part of the body and using different things to work those different parts. As a kid I didn't really like swim lessons because I could never get pass the intermediate level at the swim club in Fairfax, Ohio because I couldn't get my damn legs to do the breast stroke kick right. But I will say it's paying off in my water aerobics class. Since the College is on fall break the gym closes at 5 today and tomorrow, so I took it to the streets in the wind, rain and cold and busted out 3.6 miles like the good ol' days of summer. I really pushed myself walking today and made some record time - 47 minutes!

Shameless Product Plug Alert!

So I told my friend, Candy, I would promote some new products she found while grocery shopping. I have yet to try either of these, but she claims they are very tasty! She says that the chocolate syrup can be found in the organic/gluten free section of your grocery store and tastes just like the real thing. She suggests adding it to your milk in the morning for a little something extra. The Fudge Brownie mix is Weight Watchers approved, and you can have a 2" x 2" brownie for 120 calories and 0, that's right 0 fat. Check out their site here. Also, Hungry Girl gives the No Pudge review here for their Ice Cream products and here for the brownies!

So what have I been chewing on lately...

Breakfast: nada (bad I know ... but in my defense I didn't do grocery shopping until tonight)

Snack: took it to the vending machine ... Chex Mix (210 calories, 6 grams of fat)

Lunch: in celebration of fall break we did it up Mexican style at the Donner's. I had a fajita salad, and really didn't eat the rice and beans, but did indulge in chips and salsa (guesstimating on this, 700 calories, 25 grams of fat)

Dinner: Honey Nut Cheerios (I had more than the normal person should probably have, but I was hungry and as you can see I didn't have breakfast or other snacks today, 300 calories and 3 grams of fat)

4 glasses of water, 2 diet cokes

Exercise: 3.6 miles walked and then another 1.5 miles walking around the grocery store

So something I want to ask all my readers, what is your guiltless snack? The one thing I find challenging about dieting or healthy life style changes is becoming creative with food. I always get stuck in a rut with the same old foods. Thoughts? Do share!!!

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Got Burnout?

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