Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Too Much Ice Cream

Oh eee! It’s been H-O-T this week and I LOVE it!! Temps have been soaring in the mid 30 range which is more my style. I’ve always said I was born in the wrong part of the world because I hate being cold and love the heat. The fam, however, can get quite cranky so I conceded and put the air on yesterday. The only issue I’ve had is that I’ve been eating more ice cream than usual and my belly is NOT happy about that! I don’t bring my IBS up on the blog much because I pretty much have it under control. After YEARS of dealing with symptoms I know what I can and can’t get away with. Dairy is my major trigger if eaten too many days in a row. That is also why I mostly stick to goat’s milk products and almond breeze….much easier for me to digest. But I “fell off the wagon” recently and have consumed ice cream 5 out of the last 7 days. And I feel nasty because of it today. Ugh…But I have eaten some great food over the past 2 days so let’s get on with it, shall we?!

I decided a cool bowl of Dorset cereal with extra blobs was in ordered for breakfast:IMG_2397
This was eaten after I put laundry in and watered my plants. It’s so nice to have Monday’s off!! :)

I got the kids settled at Italian school by 9 and then made my way to Pilates. It’s fun to be in the studio in the morning! I kinda chuckled to myself when I walked in because at 36 yrs old, I’m a good 20 years younger than the rest of the class! LOL!!! It’s all good, though. My butt still got kicked. Actually, we did a lot of arm work and I can certainly feel that today. I had an hour to myself after class and I spent that catching up on blog reading. I’m not quite there yet, but close!! I sipped on a iced coffee made with coffee (of course) and Boathouse vanilla chai:IMG_2398
Next up was making and packing lunches for the 3 of us to eat on the road to DS’s hockey session. I toasted a WW English muffin and topped it with hummus, grilled zucchini and an Yves veggie burger:IMG_2399
Perfect for on the road eating!

The facility that I took DS to not only has a rink but a whole loft area with different stations containing synthetic ice. He loves going and was pretty cocky that he didn’t lose any of his skating in the past 2 months he’s been off the ice. I cracked up when he fell on his butt with the first 2 shots on net he took. He chuckled, too. I took 2 pictures before DD and I went to the mall area to shop:IMG_2401 IMG_2400
Before we left I bought us froyo. I tried what they called an “Asian” blend; lychee green tea:IMG_2402
I’d never had lychees before and was surprised at how sweet they were. The matcha tamed them down, though and this was a delightful snack. We had a few more errands to run before we finally made it home at 3:30. The kids crashed on the living room floor and I plopped myself down out on the front porch with a book and very cold water.

We did some salmon fillets on the BBQ for dinner which was fantastic. I paired my piece with the rest of the corn/edamame salad from the other night.IMG_2403
This made for a perfect hot summer’s day meal. And dessert? Ice cream. Ugh…thinking about it today gives me the heebie jeebies! The kids picked out 2 fun new flavours:IMG_2405 IMG_2404
I went with a scoop of the root beer float kind which was just OK. It had hard bits of root beer “candy” in it which becomes a real bother after the second spoonful.IMG_2406 Even DS decided to “spit” them out. Other than that, the flavour was pretty bang on. As for the other kind? I have no doubt that I’ll love it; I just don’t think I’ll be ready to eat any before it disappears! HA! My hubby and I sat out on the deck until after 10pm enjoying the night. I brought out some Lesser Evil popcorn to nosh on…IMG_2408
LOVE kettle corn….to bits! I had to hide the rest of the bag or it would be gone by now. HA!

It was up early and back to work again today. I found it still too warm for oats so I enjoyed a cool bowl of Nature’s Path cranberry ginger cereal with blueberries:IMG_2411 IMG_2409
Work was busy and I felt like I got a lot done. Now that we are on reduced hours for the summer I only get 45 minutes for lunch which equates into 30 minutes in the gym. Before heading over I ate a new (to me) bar; Taste of Nature in the Caribbean Ginger Island flavour.IMG_2412
This was really good. Much like a Kind Bar in that it was packed with nuts and dried fruit. The ginger flavour shone through brightly, too. I have another flavour to try so I’m hoping it’s as good!

I hopped on the elliptical at the gym and bumped the resistance up from my usual level 3 to level 5. I plan to keep inching it up over the summer.

Time: 30 minutes
Avg Hr: 155
Max Hr: 172
Calories Torched: 315
Distance: 3.3 miles

I enjoyed a colourful salad for lunch consisting of beet greens, romaine, salmon, tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles and sweet onion dressing:IMG_2413
Later on in the afternoon I inhaled a pint of raspberries:IMG_2414

My hubby had to work late tonight so I warmed some leftover pasta for the kidlets. Then I made myself an egg “sandwich” using a scallion from the market, a 1/3 cup of egg beaters and a LC cheese wedge. I stuffed this into a hotdog bun thin. I also ate carrots and hummus:IMG_2416

Yummy egg close up coming at you!IMG_2417

DD and I took KC for an hour long walk on a trail after dinner. It was so serene! And he was one tired pup when we got him home! LOL Once I hit publish here I’m going to go spend chill on the deck. Tomorrow’s mid week already!!

Bye for now!!

15 comments:

  1. Love the sound of that root beer ice cream! YUM!

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  2. I love the heat and humidity too- I can't get enough. You're welcome to come visit down here ;) I love your travel sandwich- such a yummy combo. Caribbean Ginger Island? That sounds like a jammin bar. I hope your belly feels better! I love that tomorrow is already Wednesday

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  3. ps- I just realized I wrote "I Love... " way too many times haha

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  4. yes.... diary seems to trigger IBS, that's why I keep them just as occasional treats!
    ice cream tastes so good during summer, i totally can see why you couldn't resist ;)
    yeah~~~ mid-week tomorrow!!!

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  5. My stomach unfortunately hates ice cream! I've given up on it for the while.

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  6. The idea of root beer ice cream makes me happy, but I can picture the little chunks and I know I'd either be spitting them out or my teeth would rebel! The lychee green tea ice cream would be a winner though! That I must try!

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  7. i think the heat doesnt help the situation either! seriously, whenever i have too much of something or too much of something sweet/rich AND its hot out, i get major depressive and loathing lol.. delicious homemade vegetable only soup and broth helps so much.. even in the heat <3

    xoxo

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  8. It's just fine to enjoy some ice cream during the summer heat! You gotta give your body what it craves..plus, you exercise and keep in shape so it's all good. :)

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  9. I've always been interested in trying Pilates, however our town doesn't offer many fitness classes, and if they do, they are usually at times when I can't go!! And all of the yummy-looking ice cream sounds like it just might be worth a belly ache!

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  10. I've been eating a ton of ice cream too! I don't know if it's pregnancy or summertime. Ryan asked me to run in to town with him today and all i could think of was this way a way to score a dairy queen sundae!

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  11. I'm the same way with ice cream -- too much and I do not feel good! Hope you're feeling better, Krista!

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  12. oh look at all that ice cream; so tasty!!!

    glad you've had a good few days; DS looks like he's having fun!

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  13. Thank goodness I live in la where it doesnt get humid cause I cant stand humidity, to each his own....
    that ice cream looks good, I just made a frozen yogurt-ish thing in my new ice cream maker on my own blog.
    I love that you said you inhaled the raspberries, I too tend to inhale fruits I cant get enough of, Sadly, I'm pretty good at inhaling chocolate and cookies!

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  14. Wow everything looks insanely fabulous!

    xo

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  15. I've seen that Yogen Fruz has that matcha blend, but I've never been in the froyo mood when I've been at the mall, so I have yet to try it. But we all know I love my matcha, and lychees are awesome too, so perhaps I'll have to make a special trip.

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