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Took The Plunge

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So I took the plunge today… I tried it… yup, I tried spicy oats… after seeing them in their delicious form on Green Dog Wine’s blog, I couldn’t resist to try them and decided to stop being a scaredy cat!  Well, I must say I am a HUGE fan of them ~ I really wish I tried them sooner!

For my bowl, I used:

  • 1/2 c oats
  • LOTS and LOTS of buffalo hot sauce
  • 2 sliced american cheese
  • salt & pepper to taste

I popped it all in the microwave for 2 minutes, gave it a good stir, and then added more hot sauce.  It was so hot but I loved it.  It was such a nice change to eat something savory for breakfast instead of something semi-sweet.

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Mid-morning, I snacked on some pecan halves and an apple… I subbed the pecans in place of the almonds I’ve been having since i’m all out :)   It was a yummy texture & I felt like it kept me more full than the almonds, but I think that might be in my head!

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For lunch, I had a wide assortment of “courses”:  Blueberry Chobani, two clementines, and pb&j on Arnold’s bread.

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Mid-afternoon before I headed to the gym I snacked on a Pure Protein bar.  I never had the chocolate chip flavor before and thought it reminded me of cookie dough, I think I’m going to stock up on this flavor next time.

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At the gym I did 45 minutes of cardio on the elliptical.  When I got home, I did 15 minutes of Ab Ripper X.  It was tough just like before and didn’t get any easier.

For dinner, we had an easy one:  Target brand Archer Farms Margarita Pizza.  I topped it with a can of Italian Diced Tomatoes, garlic, pepper, and crushed red pepper.  It came out awesome!  It was thin crust and came out super crispy!

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We also had our standard mixed green salad on the side with Asian dressing.

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After dinner I had a caramel dolce sugar free Jello topped with grape nuts.  I haven’t had one of these Jell-O cups in a while and used to be hooked on them :)

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*Please say some prayers for a police officer that was killed in our area today in a traffic accident.  It’s such a sad story and I’m sure his family needs lots of prayers*

Favorite Way

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Before I get to today, I should probably tell you about last night’s “dessert”… I made strawberry banana ice cream (from a Vita-Mix recipe) and topped it with leftover white chocolate chips from Christmas… It was super yummy!

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Anyway, now onto today… Saturdays are typically my favorite day of the week and when I start them out bright and early with a great spinning class, it can’t get any better!

On my drive there, I had half a Clif bar like I usually do… I don’t know what happened to the picture though – my camera ate it!  Class was PACKED, but it was an awesome workout, burning close to 500 calories!  When I got home I did 8 minute abs & 3 sets of 15 push-ups, which was a toughie…

Now, as I write this to you, I’m finishing up a delicious bowl of oats.  This bowl included 1/2 cup cooked oats, pumpkin, flax, and cinnamon.  I topped it with raisins, Grape Nuts, and almonds.

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We have a showing at our house at 12pm, so I didn’t want to use our coffee pot.  Instead I stopped at Wawa and got a Hazelnut coffee.  It’s been a while since I had coffee from there, but it was so worth it.

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Now it’s off to tidy up the house one last time and then head out before the people get here!

Happy Saturday!