flashback friday round five.

oy vey! so happy it is a 3 day weekend!

first off, i think from reading all your comments on my last post that it is safe to consider the liquid that comes packaged and boasts that it is from almonds, rice, soy, coconut, hemp etc can officially be called "milk".  thanks for having my back on that, i can’t wait to tell my boss.

i also wanted to mention again, since there have been a lot more readers since my pronunciation post, that the way you pronounce my name is ja-NEE-tha. so the "ne" sounds the same as the letter "b" in "janetha b."  and for the record, my name is a hard one to have. thanks mom ;)

so, this morning was off to a rocky start when i got to work and the boss was on a rampage about all sorts of random issues.  i grabbed some coffee and knew there was not time to make my morning oatmeal. grumble.

i guzzled sipped on the water and sipped on guzzled the coffee in hopes to tame my tummy until i could get a meal in.  eventually.. that did happen!

meal 1: reeses PB cup protein oats a la k @ 11:30 AM<—yikes

i saw the lovely k whip up a batch of oats with the addition of PB2 and chocolate PB2 in this post and i knew i had to give it a try.  i cooked my oats on the stove and added the usual scoop of vanilla protein powder.  then i drizzled both PB2 and chocolate PB2 on top.. it was stellar!

i worked some more and dealt with all the crap that has been going on this week at work.  i don’t know why all these problems have to happen right in the middle of me needing to get the financials prepared for the 2008 taxes.. but i guess it is true what they say: when it rains, it pours!

enough about work though, i am off until tuesday!!

in between meal 1 and 2 i ran some errands and hit up the post office to mail my share yourself package and a little birthday cheer to ellie and i also mailed miss GDW a check for our hotel room for the FOODBUZZ FESTIVAL! yayer!

meal 2: turkey rolls, veggies & hummus @ 3:20 AM

so this is random. it is what i had at work in the old fridgarino so this is what i ate! i like that there are 4 different colors of veggies though :)

oh! funny thing. my red pepper is a boy!

i don’t think i will name him. i will eat him instead.

i was off work less than two hours later and was heading straight to the gym so i had a little something to power me through my workout. i guess we will call it a meal. sure, ok!

meal 3: toasted nuts’n’cranberry luna @ 5:15 PM

i would review this for you but i gobbled it up before i could think to take photos.. so, maybe next time. i liked it a lot though, for the record.

upper body workout!

i asked julie for some tips on back exercises the other day so i happily incorporated her suggestions into my workout. thanks julie!

3 min warmup @ 8.0 mph treadmill

bicep cable curl

• 12 @ 35#
• 30 seconds jumping jacks
• 10 @ 40#
• 30 seconds jumping jacks
• 8 @ 45#
• 30 seconds jumping jacks
• 6 @ 50#
• 30 seconds jumping jacks
• 12 @ 35#

21’s with dumbbells

• one set w/ 16# total weight

v rope pullback

• 12 @ 40#
• 50 ball crunches
• 10 @ 50#
• 50 ball crunches
• 8 @ 60#
• 50 ball crunches
• 6 @ 70#
• 50 ball crunches
• 12 @ 50#

reverse dumbbell flyes

• 12 @ 16# total weight

overhead cable tri extensions

• 12 @ 40#
• 10 dumbbell (16# total weight) pullovers on stability ball
• 10 @ 45#
• 10 dumbbell (16# total weight) pullovers on stability ball
• 8 @ 50#
• 10 dumbbell (16# total weight) pullovers on stability ball
• 6 @ 50#
• 10 dumbbell (16# total weight) pullovers on stability ball
• 12 @ 45#

tricep cable pulldowns

• 12 @ 35#

overhead dumbbell shoulder press (seated)

• 12 @ 16#
• 20 oblique crunches on stability ball
• 10 @ 20#
• 20 oblique crunches on stability ball
• 8 @ 24#
• 20 oblique crunches on stability ball
• 6 @ 30#
• 20 oblique crunches on stability ball
• 12 @ 20#

dumbbell lateral raises/front shoulder raises

• 12 of each, alternating, with 10# total weight

dumbbell chest press

• 12 @ 30#
• 10 @ 35#
• 8 @ 40#
• 6 @ 45#
• 12 @ 35#

dumbbell flyes

• 12 @ 16#

and then for kicks i did this cycle three times through:

while sitting on decline bench and holding a 5# dumbbell in each hand or over chest~

• 20 crunches with twist
• 20 bicep curls
• 20 dumbbell butterflies

then i rode the bike for 20 minutes while reading the oxygen abs issue.. i am going to whip out some killer ab workouts soon! i will show you!

the end.

meal 4: broccoli basil couscous + tuna, cottage cheese & grape tomatoes @ 7:30 PM

i took last night’s dinner, which had no chicken left in it, and added some tuna and cottage cheese for protein.  i then added some grape tomatoes for an added bonus.

you can see the recipe for this couscous by clicking heeeere.

that is all i have had, i will eat again tonight though and share that with you tomorrow i am sure!

time for flashback friday round 5!

two years ago today i was in california on a family vacation.  i have 2 sisters and 1 brother, they are all married with kids~ i have a total of 7 nieces and nephews.  so with my parents that makes it a total of 16 people.  not easy to finagle a family vacation, but we try to do it at least every other year.  we like to pick vacations where it is easy to be together yet at the same time do our own thing.  arranging a vacation where 16 people all do the same thing the whole time is impossible!

so this time around we picked oceanside, callfornia as the destination and my mom found a sweet house that had tons of bedrooms and bathrooms and a HUGE kitchen.  it was located right on the beach and just a short walk from the pier.

 

i like to highlight food if i can on my flashback friday posts.. and what do you know, i was a budding food blogger before i knew it!

there is a reallllly fabulous coffee house in encinitas called the pannikan that my brother and sister law raved about.  they visit their friends in the area often and so they know the sweet spots!  i ordered an iced coffee & a bagel.. let me tell you, fanciest bagel i have ever encountered!

that tri-color tower is sun dried tomato, cream cheese and pesto.  and look how fabulous the red delicious apple half is sliced. i was super impressed!  and it was, of course, delicious.

one night at the house my sister busted out her chocolate fountain and we had a fondue party with lots of dippers including fruit, pretzels, marshmallows, graham crackers, cheesecake and everyone’s favorite: cream puffs!

as you can see, my mom couldn’t wait for us to load the fountain and had to enjoy a dipped cream puff straight from the melting pot of bubbly chocolate.  this is one of my favorite photos of her. of. all. time.

yum.

one of the days we went to disneyland.  it was a lot of fun to see how excited the little kids were to meet all the characters.  oh and excited the grown up janetha b was to meet tigger ;)

my mom and i ate the infamous disneyland turkey legs while there… honestly they were not THAT great.

we are rarely ALL together since my sister and her fam live in the bay area and not in utah, so when we do get together we have to have family photos taken.  it is an ongoing joke about how we don’t want them to visit us ever because then we will have to get family photos.. it is always such a pain in the butt! but it is all about the memories, i suppose.

i had to leave early to fly back to the SLC to take a test.  yeah, i was studious at one point in my life!!  it was a fun trip, the older i get the more i realize how important spending time with my family really is.  they are all my best friends!!

did you participate in FBF? let me know and i will post a link tomorrow! i know that ellie and susan have already put their FBF posts up!!

ok, now this post is exxxtra long! don’t lie, you love it ;)

have a great night everyone, and happy 3 day weekend if you have one!

Qs

1. favorite vehicle for chocolate fondue? creampuffs. for reals.

2. best family vacation you ever went on? kauai was my favorite thus far! it was maybe 4 or so years ago?

xo. janetha b.