An Exciting Friday

Today is a VERY exciting Friday for me! I received an early b-day present from my hubby (YAY!!) and I get to announce the winner of The Great Giveaway contest!!! You can either scroll down now for the juiciness or check out my breakfast…the choice is yours!! :)

Breakfast was much healthier today than yesterday! I enjoyed another 1 cup serving of the Apple Pie Crock Pot Oats with a splash of French Vanilla International Delight coffee creamer.

I was sad to see the end of this today! Just a little note…before I put the oats in the microwave, I add about a ¼ cup of water to help rehydrate them. Works like a charm!

I made myself another green monster last night to enjoy while watching CSI. I didn’t take a photo of this one because it looked the exact same as the last 2! Another thing I’ve noticed since I started drinking one of these every night is that I’m sleeping better. Not sure if it’s a coincidence or if the smoothies are easier to digest than the dry cereal I had been snacking on. Sunday will be day 7 of my little mini test so on Monday I will post a full re-cap of my thoughts/changes/opinions of how the drink has affected me.

I snacked on some dried figs throughout the morning…
I’m really digging these little gems! They don’t compare to a medjool date in taste, but they are sweet and chewy. Most importantly, they’re MUCH cheaper than medjool dates. That alone makes them the perfect substitution in my eyes!

On to my early b-day gift because it relates to the gym which is coming up next! My hubby bought me an Ipod!! Now, I know this isn’t a big deal to most of you, but I’ve been using a crappy (and free) MP3 player which has no options. And, being a Mom, I tend to spend money on my kids before me which is why I’ve never gotten around to buying one myself. So this is a most awesome gift! And it’s my favourite colour….PURPLE!
It was all loaded up with my tunes and everything! Now I just have to learn how to use it. Seems pretty simple to navigate. I rocked out to ABBA during my workout today. I’m not quite that old, but I do love me some ABBA!

Speaking of said workout, I did 30 minutes on the treadmill and 20 on the elliptical. I tweaked my knee while running on Wednesday and thought about running yesterday at home but decided to let it rest. It was a wee bit bothersome today which is why I split time between the 2 machines. I still got a good sweat going, though!!

Time: 50 minutes
Avg Hr: 165
Max Hr: 175
Calories Burned: 488
Distance (on treadmill): 3.16 miles

Lunch was my delicious leftover pasta from Wednesday night. I bulked it up with a scoop of chickpeas…
Yummy in my tummy!! Lunch dessert was a nice juicy orange!

OKAY!!! Before I get on to dinner, I'll cut the chase and announce the WINNER of the contest!! After going through the comments and deleting the doubles, I had 128 to work with. I plugged the numbers into this site and got #27. So, who is lucky number 27 you ask? BEADIE from What I Ate Yesterday!!

Beadie @ What I Ate Yesterday said...

Hoooray!!! I would be most excited to try the hazelnut flakes!!!!

I have linked you on today's post and you have been on my blogroll for ages :)

March 2, 2009 8:35 AM

I have contacted Beadie already and she is more than thrilled to be the lucky winner! Thanks to all for participating! I've seen an increase in movement on the blog and have come across some new, neat blogs to read daily myself so I was a winner in this contest as well! A big shout out to all my new blog friends....thanks for checking in daily! I love reading all the wonderful comments I get on the blog. They truly put a smile on my face.

I went grocery shopping straight after work to get it out of the way before the weekend. It always feels so nice to have a fully stocked fridge! While there, I made sure to pick up the ingredients to re-create my goat cheese & mushroom sandwich from yesterday's lunch. The only bummer was that they only had peppercorn crusted goat cheese. I bought it anyways, but it didn't work as well.

To make the sandwich, I sauteed one thinly sliced onion until very soft, then I added mushroom's to the pan. I let it cook down for a good 15 mins. Here's what they look like done.
While the veg were doing there thang, I toasted an Arnold Thin and spread it with a thin layer of the goat cheese. This is where the sandwich fell short because the one I ate yesterday had a nice thick layer of cheese, but this stuff was just too spicy for that. I piled the topped up high on one side and heaped mixed greens on the other side...
A nice fresh salad finished the meal.
This was pretty darn good! And I'm FULL! But I did manage some room for a mint chip bar...
We're off to see a hockey game in about 5 minutes. DD won tickets at school so this one is a freebie! Anyone doing anything fun this weekend? I'm being summoned....okay....yelled at that it's time to go! I'll catch you all tomorrow!! Congrats again, Beadie!!

Bye for now!!