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Hola my awesome blog buds!  What’s shakin’?

The time has finally come for some product reviews!  Shall we dive right in?

The kind peeps over at Chobani sent me some lovely samples, upon my request!  (That’s all it was…they’re not paying me, I just requested some samples!)  I was delivered about 10-12 yogurts in this really cool freezer pack!  I was given strawberry, blueberry, peach, pineapple, and vanilla (I think?) to sample!  I was especially excited about the pineapple flavor, as it is super tasty.

My thoughts? I LOVE Chobani!!  They are my absolute favorite Greek Yogurt (and any kind of yogurt, period!) out there!  The fruit flavored 0% yogurts (Peach, Blueberry, and Strawberry) all have great chunks of real fruit at the bottom, along with a yummy fruit sauce.  The texture is ultra thick and the protein is unstoppable in these babies! 14g in the fruit flavored yogurts! That’s unbeatable, compared to a lot of yogurts that only boast 6-7g.

The vanilla flavor is one of my personal favorites.  I’ve had Chobani before this, but the vanilla never ceases to amaze me!  The texture isn’t as thick, but is still is thicker than normal  yogurt.  The vanilla flavor is a great base for mix-ins like peanut butter, granola, fruit, etc.  Eating it alone almost always makes me a little thirsty though…that’s a head scratcher!

The brand new pineapple flavor lived up to it’s reputation!  Being 2% definitely kicks it up a notch in the texture and flavor departments!  I’m not a huge pineapple flavor fan, but this blew me away!  The texture was so much creamier than any yogurt I’d ever tasted, and the pineapple was subtle, and a perfect addition!

Overall, Chobani yogurts get two giant thumbs up in my opinion!   Thanks Chobs, for the awesome samples!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT!

The awesome workers over at Pom Wonderful contacted me and asked if I would like to sample some of their new Pomx Iced Coffees! (Again, this is not a paid review!  I do this because I just like the products!)  Now I’m not a huge coffee drinker, but I’m not one to turn down free samples sooooo, I gave them a shot!  I’ve heard awesome things about Pom Wonderful products, so I was eager to see about these iced coffees.

 

From the website…

“Chock-full of caffeine, POMx Iced Coffee is one buzzy beverage. And with a daily dose of POMx – The Antioxidant Super Extract  – it’s also one of the healthiest. In fact, when it comes to antioxidant power, nothing comes close to POMx. Learn more about POMx.

While POMx Iced Coffee is brought to you by the pioneering people behind POM Juice, there’s something you should know: our coffee tastes absolutely, positively nothing like pomegranates. That would just be weird.”

I was sent two bottles each of Chocolate Pomx, Vanilla Pomx, and Cafe au Lait Pomx. These bottles boast 10g of protein each which is awesome for a coffee drink, and kinda sorta makes up for the massive amounts of sugar in them, right?

I tried the Chocolate flavor first, and was actually pleasantly surprised!  I was expecting it to have a stronger coffee flavor then it did!  In fact, it was quite a strong chocolate flavor!  This was right up my alley, as I don’t drink coffee, and only like the flavor in small doses!  I split this bottle between two days (even though one bottle is a serving and only has 190 calories).  It was pretty tasty, although it did leave a bit of a coffee/chalky taste in my mouth for a few hours afterward.

My next flavor to test out was the Vanilla. My reaction to this flavor is very similar to the Chocolate flavor, except there was more vanilla flavor than coffee, rather than chocolate.   Other than that, there wasn’t much difference between this one and the chocolate flavor.  Tasty; I approve!

I admit, I have not tried the cafe au lait flavor yet!  Oops! I keep forgetting there are still in my fridge and I figured a review was in order regardless.  I promise I’ll give an update as soon as I try that flavor

Thank you Pom Wonderful, you rock!!

 

How is everyone doing?

Were these reviews at all helpful/informative?

Life…True Life

MTV must have been feeling sly today, as I’ve watching back to back to back to back episodes all involving drugs or alcohol!  Although these types of episodes kinda scare me…I also find them very fascinating so I watched them all.  It definitely reinforces my values that drugs just are not for me…ick!! So scary.

Anyway!! What’s up ladies!? How’s everyone’s loooooong weekend going?  Happy Columbus Day or Happy Thanksgiving to my loves in Canada!!

Just wanted to pop by and say haaaaaaaaay and give you all a little peek at what I’ve been munching!

Some yummy homemade banana break with cinnamon sprinkled on top for breakfast!

Brussels sprouts roasted in the oven with EVOO and sea salt! Soooo good!

Lots of edamame

Frozen veggie mediterranean pizza, split with my Mom

Spaghetti squash cooked in the oven, topped with lots of parm! YUM!

A preview of an upcoming product review!!

As you can see; I’ve been eating well! School’s been dominating my life, along with work, as usual.  But I got to spend some time with the boy this weekend, and we have some fun anniversary plans coming up at the end of the month

Happy Weekend everyone!!

<3

How To…

Lose A Guy in Ten Days! Who doesn’t love this movie!?  Although the title of my life lately should be…

How To…eat a lot of chocolate

How To…study your bum off most nights of the week

How To…slack on the gym and sleep in instead

How To…be kind of a crappy blogger

I feel like I say this often, but I’m sorry I’ve been away!  Life has been kicking my butt!  I think my new goal is going to be blogging once a week.  As much as it stinks…my eats aren’t that exciting on a day-to-day basis, and I’d much rather spend my time reading all our your amazing blog posts, then posting my own if they’re mega boring.  Sooooo, once a week it is.  But reading and commenting will continue regularly!

I did manage to capture my breakfast and lunch for you all today…

Green monster, sans protein powder this time. Haven't been having these as much lately because it's so chilly in the morning!!

La Tortilla Tomato Basil Wrap (delicious!) with 2 microwaved egg substitute, 1 Gardenburger, 1 Laughing Cow Light cheese wedge, spinach and a squirt of ketchup

Very tasty eats!  Dinner was a bowl of pumpkin oats!  I finally found (well, my Mom did!) some pumpkin!  The stores near me have been out of it!  Sadly, my oat bowls just haven’t been ringing my bell lately.  I need to get back into my oat groove soon, as they are my fall/winter breakfast of choice!

You all have oat bowls that leave me drooling…any tips/suggestions on some new, fun combos??

My best friend is coming over in a bit..we live in the same town and barely see each other!  We’re both so busy with work and school that it’s rare.  So we’re having a fun old fashioned…sleepover! Complete with dark chocolate M&Ms, hummus (Sabra shout out!), and pita chips, and maybe a baked good of sorts!  We’re gonna watch our fave movie to watch together…Mean Girls!! (You GO Glen Coco!) so I’m pretty excited.  Especially because tomorrow looks something like this:  gym, clean, study/hw assignments, laundry, get stuff ready for the week.  Major UGH.  I definitely could use some unwinding tonight!!   Hope you all are having a fabulous weekend whatever you’re doing! :-*

Uggs!

Hey everyone!  Just a little post to check in!  The usual eats (and sweets!) have been happening, as well as the exercise!  I’ve actually decided to train to run a 5K!  I can’t wait! I’m a bit nervous because I’m definitely not much of a runner per se, but I’m going to be following the C25K plan that so many other bloggers have tried and enjoyed, so we’ll see how it goes!  I’m starting with Week 3 actually, as I already exercise consistently and am not a “couch” potato!  Although the plan advises against skipping weeks, I’m finding Week 3’s run to be challenging and a good place to start for me!  I’ll keep you all posted!  How’s everyone’s Tuesday going?

My amiga Heather over at Health, Happiness, and Hope contacted me asking if I would share this with you guys!

It’s an Ugg Boots giveaway!  I personally don’t have a pair, but I sure wouldn’t mind getting some if they’re free!  Just by posting this picture on a post on your blog, you’re entered to win a pair each month!  Pretty sweet!  So do yourself (and Heather!) a favor, and re-post this in yours!  She’s also holding a contest for her readers just for helping her out!  It ends tomorrow, Wednesday September 23rd so make sure to leave those comments!!

Thanks everyone!!

The Shortened Version

Hey all!  How’s everyone?  I’ve been keeping up on blog reading, so I pretty much know where everyone is at, but it’s always nice to hear more!

And to all my knew readers (I have a few!)….hello Keep commenting!  I love it!

My weekend visiting my old college with my boyfriend (he graduated there too…a year ahead of me) was a blast!  We had a LOT of fun (maybe a little too much!) and met up with a bunch of friends that I’ve missed so much all summer   I definitely want to try and get up there more often!

I’ll give you all a little recap (didn’t take many pics) of each day, and throw some random pics in of some meals that I’ve been chomping on…not sure the exact dates, but I did eat them, promise!

Last Thursday: Classes allllll day.  Green monster and a Luna for breakfast, Chobs, Apple, and a half pb & banana on wheat for lunch, dinner with my bf at a diner.  I had a turkey melt with sweet potato fries (had been craving ALL day!)

Friday: Made the trek to our college!  Rained all day No park picnic like I’d hoped!  Breakfast was a quick English muff with PB and jam, and some Pom Chobani.  Lunch was sushi!! I do have these pics!  It’s a great (and cheap!) sushi restaurant that I love and miss!  We ordered a big roll (forgot the name) with shrimp, avocado, and a bunch of great stuff in it!  We also got a California Roll, Salmon Roll, and Spicy Tuna Rolls to share, along with miso soup and tropical green tea.  SO good, and peferfectly filling!

Dinner on Friday…we grabbed some loot from the grocery store (our hotel room was AMAZING with a kitchen and living room!!)…I had an Amy’s Spinach and Feta Pocket (my first time trying these…so good!), and I feel like there was something else but I can’t remember!! Keeping it light!

Friday night…kind of a blur Lots of drinking ensued. And some Butterfinger ice cream…right outta the carton.  Enough said!

Saturday:  It was a slow starting morning.  Breakfast turned into lunch at Panera!  I had a multi-grain bagel with regular cream cheese (outta veggie booooo!) and a hot Chai Tea Latte made with skim milk! mmm.  We were saving our appetites for….Never Ending Pasta Bowl at Olive Garden! My boyfriend and I always have the NEPB together every fall…it’s a tradition, and I love it   Although, we were both still feeling a bit icky so while breadsticks, salad, and flatbreak appetizer were consumed, the “never-ending” pasta was really half my bowl of angel hair with 5 cheese marinara.  Excellent though!  No pictures (I honestly forgot!) and dessert was eaten later back and my house (choco fro yo with M&Ms and Reeses cups) while watching Last House on the Left (ewww gory!)

Sunday: The last day before he left   We lesirely got ready this morning and he made a hugh jass omelette, and I had a tiny bowl of cereal…Kashi Go Lean! with soymilk.  And a couple omelette bites with ketchup.  Yum!   We had a craving for pizza later in the day so we split a medium pie, 1/2 white pizza, 1/2 margherita.  Tasty and delish…I had 2 slices.

Overall, qutie the indulgent weekend.  But I actually didn’t do too poorly, considering other weekend trips   It was great to spend time with everyone; I miss you all dearly!

Monday, yesterday, and today (Hump Day!) were back to normal eats.  Green monsters for breakfast, Luna as the 2nd part of breakfast, veggie burgers or yogurt/cereal mixes for lunch…simple dinners like oats.  And minimal desserts!  I REALLY am trying to step it up a notch on the weight loss :-\

I hope everyone has a fabulous rest of the week!

Homemade chili with cheese from my Mom

Janetha's Chickpea/cottage cheese/ranch seasoning mix! So good!

Oats in a Naturally More Jar

Amazing Grass Review

**I’m leaving Friday morning for a weekend trip to my old college!  I haven’t been there since I graduated in May, and I have three friends having birthdays this weekend!  My boyfriend and myself are headed there and I CAN’T WAIT!  I need to relax, be with friends, and have some drinks!!   To tide ya over until a weekend recap of sorts, here’s a product review!*** Have a great rest of your week, and weekend folks!  I’ll be reading, no worries!

About a month ago I requested some samples from Amazing Grass, after seeing them all over the blogworld.  I was intrigued by all the energy bloggers seemed to get from these little packets and bars, and the veggies packed in there certainly didn’t hurt!

When I received my Amazing Grass package in the mail, it by far exceeded my expectations!  I thought maybe I’d get a packet or two; I had no idea I’d get the full package I’d seen floating around the blogosphere!  I was ecstatic!

I received several packets of the following:

Organic Wheat Grass Powder

Green Superfood Blend

Berry Green Superfood Blend

Chocolate Green Superfood Blend

Amazing Meal Original Blend

Amazing Meal Pomegranate Mango Infusion Blend

Amazing Meal Chocolate Infusion Blend

Organic Green Superfood Whole Foods Energy Bar

Organic Green Superfood Chocolate Whole Foods Energy Bar

Cool Amazing Grass Shaker!

Organic Wheat Grass

According to the Amazing Grass Website:

“Wheat Grass: Whole leaf wheat grass powder when grown, processed and stored under optimal conditions is considered one of the most potent leafy green vegetables available. Wheat grass powder is an excellent concentrated food source of beta-carotene, calcium, chlorophyll, fiber, iron and vitamin K. It is also a very good source of protein, vitamin C, vitamin B-12, folic acid, vitamin B-6, trace minerals and contains all essential amino acids. Dehydrated wheat grass has been used for over 50 years as a vitamin and mineral supplement.”

The Organic Wheat Grass packets that I was sent were awesome!  These probably had the most “grassy” flavor of all the flavors I tried, which makes sense.  These gave a little something extra to my morning smoothies, for only 30 calories.  Can’t beat that!  When you don’t want an overpowering fruit or chocolate flavor, I highly recommend these.

Green Superfood

Amazing Grass says:

“A full spectrum of alkalizing green superfoods, antioxidant rich fruits, and support herbs unite with Acai and Maca to provide a powerful dose of whole food nutrition. Complete with pre & probiotics and digestive enzymes to ensure rapid nutrient absorption and healthy digestion.

Green SuperFood: All natural and organic ingredients include organic wheat grass, organic barley grass, organic alfalfa, organic spirulina, organic spinach, organic chlorella (cracked cell-wall), organic broccoli, organic pure acai from Sambazon, organic maca, organic carrot, organic beet, raspberry, rose hips, pineapple, green tea, acerola cherry, organic flax seed powder, apple pectin fiber, F.O.S. (from chicory root), L. acidophilus, alpha and beta amylase, protease, lipase, lactase, cellulase, siberian eleuthero root and peppermint.  100% Vegan.”

The Green Superfood packets I got were also good!  I felt like these were a slightly less grassy version of the wheat grass.  Tasty and packed full of nutrients.

Berry Green Superfood

Amazing Grass says:

“A full spectrum of alkalizing green superfoods, antioxidant rich fruits, and support herbs unite with organic Acai and Goji berries to provide a powerful dose of whole food nutrition with a delicious berry taste. Complete with pre & probiotics and digestive enzymes to ensure rapid nutrient absorption and healthy digestion.

Berry Green SuperFood: All natural and organic ingredients include organic wheat grass, organic barley grass, organic alfalfa, organic spirulina, organic spinach, organic chlorella (cracked cell-wall), organic broccoli, organic acai from Sambazon, organic maca, organic carrot, organic beet, raspberry, organic rose hips, pineapple, organic goji berries, green tea, acerola cherry, organic flax seed powder, apple pectin fiber, F.O.S. (from chicory root), L. acidophilus, alpha and beta amylase, protease, lipase, lactase, cellulase, siberian eleuthero root, peppermint and other natural flavors. 100% Vegan.”

I enjoyed these Berry Green Superfood packets a lot.  I thought the berry flavor added just enough sweetness to the smoothie to not be overpowering, and you didn’t taste any grassy taste at all!  Thumbs up!

Chocolate Green Superfood

Amazing Grass says:

“A full spectrum of alkalizing green superfoods, antioxidant rich fruits, and support herbs unite with organic Acai, Maca and Cacao to provide a powerful dose of whole food nutrition with a delicious dark chocolate taste. Complete with pre & probiotics and digestive enzymes to ensure rapid nutrient absorption and healthy digestion.

Chocolate Green SuperFood: All natural and organic ingredients include organic wheat grass, organic barley grass, organic alfalfa, organic spirulina, organic spinach, organic chlorella (cracked cell-wall), organic broccoli, organic dutch cocoa, organic redwood cocoa, organic cacao, natural chocolate flavoring, organic acai from Sambazon, organic maca, organic carrot, organic beet, raspberry, organic rose hips, pineapple, green tea, acerola cherry, organic flax seed powder, organic oat fiber, apple pectin fiber, F.O.S. (from chicory root), L. acidophilus, alpha and beta amylase, protease, lipase, lactase, cellulase, siberian eleuthero root, peppermint and organic sea salt. 100% Vegan.”

My thoughts on the Chocolate Green Superfood? A-mazing.  I am a chocolate girl at heart, so these were spot on for what I was looking for in a smoothie.  I love anything chocolate, so these added a great dose of that (plus greens!) to my morning monster, without a ton of cals and fat. 

Amazing Meal Original Blend

Amazing Grass says:

“Amazing Meal Original Blend is a powerful and satisfying blend of Green SuperFoods, plant based protein, phytonutrient rich fruits & vegetables, digestive enzymes and probiotics. For a nutritional breakdown see below.

10 grams of complete protein, 6 grams of fiber in every serving.

Full spectrum of Green SuperFoods – wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa & kale.

Organic Super Fruits – Goji & Açaí berries.

Great source of chlorophyll, antioxidants and essential fatty acids.

100% whole food nutrition – no fillers or isolated vitamins.Main Ingredients

Protein Blend – 15,000 mg
Organic Hemp Protein Powder, Organic Rice Protein
Greens Blend – 3,100 mg
Organic Wheat Grass, Organic Barley Grass, Organic Kale, Organic Alfalfa

Antioxidant Fruit & Vegetable Blend – 2,800 mg
Organic Açaí, Organic Carrot, Organic Blueberry, Organic Goji, Organic Rose Hips, Organic Maca, Organic Banana

Organic Flax Seed Powder – 500 mg
Digestive enzyme blend – 20 mg
Other Ingredients
Organic Guar Gum, Organic Madagascar Vanilla”

The Original Blends (also in Chocolate and Pomegranate Mango Infusions–nutritionals not listed here) were probably my favorites of the pack.  The original blends added 110 calories to my smoothie, plus 10g of protein and some fiber!  These helped my smoothies keep me more satisfied throughout the morning and added some great flavor too!  While the Original Blend added a bit of a grassy taste, the Pom Mango and Chocolate Infusions added some great flavors, and really kicked the green monsters up a notch or two.

Organic Green Superfood Energy Bars

Amazing Grass says:

Our Green SuperFood Energy Bar – Chocolate is a premium blend of nature’s more nourishing and delicious SuperFoods. One caddy contains 12 – 60 gram bars.

230 calorie bar 9 grams of fats (healthy omegas) 5 grams of protein. 27 grams of sugar nly 2 grams is from the cane sugar) 37 grams of carbohydratesWe’ve taken our alkalizing Green SuperFood, with antioxidant rich fruits and vegetables and combined them in a bar that will satisfy your hunger and deliver nutrients to your body the way Mother Nature intended…unprocessed, organic and delicious.

These Superfood Bars were awesome!  Although the taste wasn’t 100% typical of a nutrition bar (much more…earthy) I really enjoyed it!  Even though they aren’t huge, they are dense, and you can taste (especially in the regular flavor) the earth I guess!  I preferred the chocolate one (obviously) but liked them both a lot!  I’d probably buy them occasionally if I saw them in stores, and they were on sale.

The overall thoughts

Overall, I am extremely grateful to Amazing Grass for giving me the opportunity to sample all of their wonderful products!  Each and every one was a bit unique in flavor (and sometimes texture!) and I can definitely feel the health benefits seeping into my bloodstream haha.  These were great products, although a bit expensive.  I liked the products, but unfortunately cannot afford to purchase these products (except maybe a stray packet or two) in bulk As much as I would love to have these infusions in my smoothies on the regular; it’s just not something I can afford right now Sadness!  I definitely recommend trying their products at least once though, so it might be worth the splurge for you if you can get your hands on some.  And the cute shaker that came with the samples is awesome and completely spill-proof!! Can’t beat that (especially if you’re klutzy )  My rating?  Two big thumbs up! Thanks again Amazing Grass for the opportunity to sample your lovely goods!   Feel free to send some more if the whim every strikes haha

It’s a Wonderful Life

Finally, it’s time for a recap!  It’s about time, right?  Sorry about that ladies; I’ve just been so busy!  Graduate school and work combined is a bit more than I bargained for, but I believe after some adjusting, I’ll manage.  It will be a long road these next 2 years, but a girl’s gotta do what she’s gotta do to get that Master’s degree, ya know?? I do apologize in advance for the lack of posts that I’m positive will happen within the next few months.  I barely have time to hit up the gym combined with school/work/studying, let alone blog, that sadly posts will only be about once a week But I love blogging too much to give it up completely (as I realized on my prior hiatus), and I read/comment daily, so I’ll be around, never fear!  As always you can contact me at balancemycake@gmail.com if you need me in between posts!  Okay enough chit chat, more food pics!

Blueberry Chobani, Kashi waffle with PB and mashed banana

California Club Pizza on Honey Wheat Dough at California Pizza Kitch with the boyfriend!

Greek Pizza, minus the chicken, at CPK

Creamy hummus appetizer with pizza pita wedges at CPK

Lots of green monsters

Lots of Lunas

Mmmm fresh melon!

Oatmeal mess with oat bran, wheat bran, PB, jam, banana, cinn...

Spinach salad with Sabra hummus and a Morningstar Farms Black Bean burger

Obviously these aren’t all my meals for the past week or two haha.  I’ve also consumed lots of fro yo, Adora calcium disks, Quiznos/Subway, etc.  I’ve had a bit of trouble keeping up with working out as consistently since school started.  I have tried VERY hard to maintain my 5-day a week workouts, but with school I”ve been getting about 4 a week.  Which I’m okay with, if I tweak my eating habits a bit to improve them.  I’ve just been craving sleep lately (no surprise there) so that’s been winning out more times than not with 5 am jaunts to the gym.  It’s all about balance though, so I’ll figure it out!  If it’s four days, it’s four days, something’s better than nothing! My classes have been going well, although one or two are going to be particularly challenging.  One is the traditional challenging…it’s statistics so it’s just hard, but the other challenges me because it takes me out of my social comfort zone, so we’ll see how that goes.

How have you all been?  I’ve been reading your blogs, so I mostly know, but anything else going on?  How has everyone that has recently started school (of any kind) faring?  How do you manage school, work (whether it’s a part-time/full-time job, athletics, activities etc.) working out, and spending time with your family and friends? Do you find it difficult to manage?

I took a cue from the lovely Janetha B. and will most likely be having her cottage cheese/chickpea/ranch seasoning mix tonight!  I’m intrigued!

Have a great rest of your (hopefully long!) weekend, and I’ll talk to you soon

Oh yeah, and don’t forget that my good friend Kristin of KristinsNibbles has moved!! PLEASE update your Google Readers/favorites to reflect this:www.kristinsnibbles.wordpress.com, or it won’t work!! Save it as this!

IMPORTANT!!!

My good friend Kristin, who writes the KristinsNibbles blog, has switched from Blogger to WordPress and it’s giving her some major issues!!  If you have Google Reader, you must re-subscribe to www.kristinsnibbles.wordpress.com, even though she has the domain name kristinsnibbles.com.  It just won’t come up in Reader that way for whatever reason.  So, if you want to see her new posts (and contests soon I hear!!) make sure you update your Readers/favorites lists/whatever to www.kristinsnibbles.wordpress.com

Thanks everyone!!!

Energizer Bunny

Hey all!  I am SO ridiculously swamped with reading/HW for grad school that I have barely enough time to sleep, let along blog!  I never knew how much work graduate school would entail, especially combined with my job!

I’m hoping to do a recap/update this weekend sometime (3 day weekend holler!), so bare with me a little longer everyone!

I’ve been trying to keep up with Google Reader and I had to hit the dreaded mark all as read button a few times recently *shudder.* It’s an awful feeling when you don’t even have time for blogs!

I’m on a break in between classes, and I need to get back to work.

I HAVE been reading, not really commenting much, but I’m still here!!

TTY all soon!

Update!

Hey everyone! I know I’ve been MIA for a few days, and sadly I will be for a few more!  I am currently sitting in my university library in the midst of my 12 hour school day.  After a 20 minute internet struggle…here I am!

I’d love to update you with some food pics, but honestly they’re saved elsewhere, and they’ve been pretty boring!  I’ll give you a quick rundown of what I’ve been chomping on:

Green monsters (in the evenings)

Sourdough bread with Smart Balance

Veggie pizza (frozen and delicious!)

Chicken sausage! (First real piece of meat in months (TWSS?)

Waffles and whole wheat bagels with PB/J/Banana/Flax

Lunas

Chobani (bought the Pineapple, just gotta try it out!!!)

Handfuls of TJs PB Pretzels and Trail Mix here and there

That’s about it!  Told ya eats have been boring! Not NEARLY as many fruits/veggies as I prefer but at least I”m getting some in with my daily (now nightly!) green monsters.

I’ve only had two classes so far (one yesterday morning, one this morning), but so far they’ve been okay.  This morning I had a statistics class (grad level WTF!?) but my professor is so nice, that I think it’ll be doable for a non-mathematician like myself

I’m grabbing some lunch with my friend at this awesome veggie cafe up the street that I’ve heard great things about!  I already have reviewed the menu and have some ideas picked out (Helloooo baked falafel!?) Then I’m off to two more 3 hour courses, back to back. Oy vey.  And they’ve totally been keeping us the first day the full time.  I know, I know, if we only meet once a week I should stop my complaining.  At least they give us a break to stretch!

I’m taking a half day at work tomorrow and heading out to see le boyfriend for a day and a half

I can’t wait!! Makes this loooooong day seem so much more worth it!  And a very big THANK YOU to those of you that wished me luck on my first day!! SO sweet; you guys rock!

Needless to say, I won’t be posting this weekend (maybe Sunday), but I’ll try to capture as many pics as I can for a recap.  I’m on the road to being a very busy gal, but I won’t leave you all hanging!

Have a fantastic day!!