Last night I decided to blow my to-do list off, throw the girls in the car and head over to my friend Janna’s house. I haven’t seen Janna in a looooong time and I couldn’t wait any longer!
The girls had a great time playing with their boyfriend Charlie while Janna made me “vean food.” We munched on yummy strawberries, bananas, hummus, pita and pepper while sipping on homemade sweet tea.
We may have sat on her couch and watched a DVR-ed marathon of 16 and Pregnant. Yes, we are just that cool! 
This morning I was excited to try the Ezekiel sprouted whole grain English muffins. Ryan suggested I try them when Whole Foods was sold out of my standard ww muffins. They’re good! They are definitely very hearty. I had mine with some Smart Balance, jam and a side of strawberries.
Lunch today was improvised from an almost-bare kitchen! I’m leaving for New Jersey early Friday morning, so I’ve been rationing my produce and letting certain perishables run dry.
I love my spring roll wrappers because they stay fresh for so long. I topped five with a smear of lentil-based hummus, spinach, bean sprouts, tomatoes and a few hunks of avocado. They were delicious!
Trying to Tri
I can’t end this post without telling you about my at-home-tri workout I did yesterday morning. With a little bit of pre-planning, here’s what went down:
- 3 mi. bike to the gym
- 500 m. swim
- 7 mi. bike home
-4 mi. run
It was so much fun! I was happy when my legs were fresh for my run instead of tired from the other sports. Not only was this workout fun, but it gave me confidence for my half Ironman coming up next month!
What You Eat Why
When I started out to eat healthier (or I guess better), I was already not eating red meat. I had stop eating red meat as a dare in high school during my freshmen year. I won, however it made me nausea every time I smelled red meat or tried to eat it.
Now lets come to present day. About a year ago I stumbled upon a magazine called Oxygen that preached about the CLEAN EATING DIET…you basically are staying away from process foods. I worked as hard as I could to follow this way of life and literally lost 51lb.s of fat all while gaining muscle. I believe that this has truly helped me and will continue to live this way.
-Shevanne
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Sometimes a night with the girls is just what you need to recharge the batteries! Your dinner spread looks awesome. Great job on the huge brick workout yesterday! I've got a huge one planned today and I will use you as motivation!!!
I miss nights out with the girls!
That english muffin looks divine
A good old girls night is so much needed from time to time. In fact, I think girls nights should be included in the weekly schedule!
Glad you had a great time girl.
Yay for coming to NJ!
oh i love girls night! what a blast!! such fun eats too <3 love love love this!!!
xoxo
mmm…love ezekiel english muffins so much! Great job on the mini tri! The summer rolls look tasty.
Great job with the big workout! I just ran my first marathon in January at Walt Disney World and it was an amazing experience! Here's the training schedule I followed if you're interested. http://www.fitandfabliving.com/index.php/overall-fitness/1468-you-can-run-a-marathon-too.html
Great workout. I love days when your workout is just awesome. You feel so accomplished.
ha! Love girls' nights with bad TV marathons – total blast!!
Smart to ration off your food – I worry i'm going to have a lot of produce to toss before we leave town – SAD!
you feeling ready for the half ironman? it's no joke i tell ya.
that's a great brick! have fun in NJ
Hanging out with friends can be a total mood lifter – it looks like the two of you had fun together.
I'm a big fan of both the Ezekiel muffins and spring roll wraps. Now that it's getting warmer I need to bust my wraps out.
i love impromptu girl time! and dang girl, that is one hard looking workout you did!