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Archives for November 2011

Post 5k

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It turns out that running a 5k smack dab in the middle of 5k training is highly motivational! I did not want to run tonight one bit. My new phone (4S!) arrived at work late in the day, and to be quite honest, all I wanted to do was go home and get it all set up.

But I also remembered how great it felt to race and how it would have been even better if I ran a tad faster than snail speed. And running faster than snail speed means training.  Consistently.

I definitely felt faster today than I have to date and I attribute that largely to the Personal Running Trainer app. Every single time I feel intimidated by a new level, I finish to the tee. It’s almost like the app knows my body better than I do. Hmm…

I also haven’t had time to create any new playlists, so I’ve been alternating between the 7 I had created before DC and LA took over my life. Tonight I made a good choice with Week 1, Day 2, but I need some new stuff stat! I’ve started to memorize the lengths of each song and do weird lyric countdowns to predict when I’ll be finished (annoying!).

I <3 Sammies

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Don’t you love when you re-discover an old favorite?  I used to buy these rolls often when I lived in Dallas and they kind of got lost in my gluten-eliminating shuffle.  Now that I’m merely gluten cautious, I’m happy to welcome back the most convenient sandwich rolls ever!

More sammie ideas here and here.

I had planned on making this sandwich, but they only had the gynormo containers of basil at the market and I knew it would go to waste.  I decided to make a few other modifications as well.

I sprayed a small portobello mushroom cap, seed-gutted tomato halves, and whole garlic cloves with olive oil and then baked them on the top shelf of a 450 degree oven for 20 minutes.  While the veggies were baking, I mixed 1/2 cup of chopped spinach leaves, 1 tablespoon of Vegenaise, and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice together.  When the veggies were ready, I smooshed the garlic on the rolls and topped with the veggies and spinach mix.

I might have a new obsession with roasted garlic.  And if I were to do this sandwich over again?  I’d do the basil mayo from my old recipe and the whole garlic cloves from this recipe.

So I want to modify my first question to…

Don’t you love when you re-discover and old favorite and make it even better??

A Hungry Day, In Pictures

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Breakfast: Gala Apple with Peanut Butter

Snack: Spicy Boiled Peanuts

Lunch: Leftover Kale & White Bean Soup 

Snack: Hummus & Carrot Chips

Dinner: Roasted Portobello & Tomato Sammies

Dessert: Tofutti Chocolate Covered Flowers Pop

I was dominated by hunger today.  No matter what I ate, I was ready for something else.  I’m even eating green olives right now as I type!

But I don’t want you to think that my lack of fullness had to do with lack of meal satisfaction, because that couldn’t be further from the truth.  The leftover soup from last night with a piece of warm crusty bread and Earth Balance was a yumtastic lunch (so yum that I’m bringing some to the office tomorrow to share).  And!  AND!  The mini sammies that I made for dinner tonight were even better.  I’m getting so good at these babies I’m having difficulty remembering a time when I was intimidated by portobello sandwiches!

How do you curb your appetite on those super hungry days?

Soup Season

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I suppose that the end of daylight savings time is an appropriate start for soup season.  And my first soup of this season?  Kale and White Bean.  Yum.

I modified this Whole Foods recipe into something more fresh, more me. Their directions apply whether you make their quicker version or my fresher version.

FoodFash Kale & White Bean Soup

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

4 cloves of garlic, chopped

1 – 32 ounce box of vegetable broth

4 cups of chopped kale

2 large tomatoes, chopped

1 cup of sliced carrots

1 teaspoon garlic salt

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon sugar

2 – 14.5 ounce cans of white beans

White beans in soup eliminate the need for noodles, which means I’m a really big fan of white beans.  Mix noodle-less soup with hearty kale and carrots and, well…  you’ve got yourself a complete little dinner.

I was extra hungry after completing Week 4, Day 3 of my running app, but two bowls of soup and a Tofutti chocolate covered flowers pop filled me up quite nicely.  Looks like I’m bag on the health wagon!