numbered lists.
February 1, 2010
hello friends! i have been extremely busy these days and i contemplated not posting tonight, but then i realized that i only have four more days before i leave for jamaica and i am going to go through blogging withdrawals (sad but true) so i decided to stay up extra late and write a post!
for the sake of time efficiency and because i LOVE LISTS.. i decided to do tonight’s post as a number of numbered lists. what can i say, it is the meticulous nerd in me shining through ;)
numbered list #1: what i ate today.
- egg whites + onions + spinach + mushrooms & coffee @ 8:30 AM
- pulled chicken salad @ 12:30 PM
- protein smoothie (almond milk, 1/2 banana, 1 scoop protein pow, spinach, the gums) & a clementine (not shown) & a bag of steamfresh veggies @ 5:30 PM
- kashi bar & freeze dried apples @ 9:30 PM
- protein hot chocolate @ 11:00 PM
numbered list #2: the minutes of my workout today.
45 on the treadmill… 15 on abs…
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- 1 minute weighted ball crunches (12#)
- 1 minute weighted ball crunches (12#)
- 1 minute left oblique ball crunches
- 1 minute right oblique ball crucnhes
- 1 minute ball leg lifts
- 1 minute weighted floor crunches (12#)
- 1 minute weighted floor crunches (12#)
- 1 minute left side plank
- 1 minute right side plank
- 1 minute hanging leg raises
- 1 minute legs-against-wall/reach-to-ceiling crunches (12#)
- 1 minute legs-against-wall/reach-to-ceiling crunches (12#)
- 1 minute hand-to-toe crunches
- 1 minute side to side twists (12#)
- 1 minute plank
total workout: 45 minutes cardio, 5 miles ran. 15 minutes abs. total calories burned=413, max HR=174, ave HR=149.
numbered list #3: my goals for february. after jamaica.
- continue to workout 6 days a week with a 3 cardio+abs day, an upper body day, a lower body day and a total body day.
- snowboard way more than i did in january.
- finally finish unpacking/organizing my house and decorating my room, which was a goal i failed on in december.
- try more recipes~ both ones i find and make some new ones up! along with this, i would like to bake more.
- don’t buy ANY clothes. no ifs, ands or buts.
- develop the blog more.. new layout, more recipe/workout content, etc.
considering that i get back from jamaica on february 12 and the month will already be half over.. these goals should not be too hard to keep up with.
numbered list #4: things i have to do before friday at 4 AM.
- make a list of what to pack for jamaica (i love lists!)
- buy ridiculous amounts of adorable tiny travel items. the main reason i like vacations~ i am sure of it.
- pack for jamaica!
- find a good book to take (thanks for the suggestions!)
- write a recap on my jamaican me bikini ready challenge .
- take “after” photos for my challenge and post them with the “before” photos
- spray tan.. i’m pale!
- go to the post office to mail my secret bloggie valentine package! and some protein powder to this girl (i haven’t forgotten!)
- buy/make travel goodies for the flight and to keep in my hotel room.. any suggestions?! here is my list within a list of goodies i want to make and take:
- heather’s maple oaties
- super charge me cookies from ED&BV
- beek’s chia granola
- apples w/ individual packs of justin’s maple almond butter
- dried fruit
- homemade protein bars
- your idea goes here
numbered list #5: reasons i haven’t read and commented on your blog.
- i have to get everything in order at work so i can leave for a week.. which means working through my lunch break.. which means no blog reading
- i have been working on scheduling ALL of my fantastic guest posts in my publisher so they will auto-post while i am gone. turns out this is a much heftier task than i anticipated. oh well, it will SO be worth it! thanks to everyone for sending in your guest posts!
- i have lots of emails to reply to so that is taking priority over blog reading. if you are waiting on an email reply from me~ please, hold tight!
- instead of blog reading, i spent the evening hanging out with some friends at the jazz game.. gotta get some face time in with the homies before i skip town!
- i am getting as much cuddle-time in as possible with these sweeties before i leave on friday. (which means no computer time tonight) oh boy, i am going to miss them soo much!
numbered list #6: awesome bloggie photos i have received.
- reader megan’s yoatgurt! check out that baller drizzle:
- jess sent me another smoothie stache, in case you missed her first one:
- susan is reppin’ the mallow fluff with her protein hot chocolate ‘stache!:
- tina doesn’t mess around when it comes to smoothie ‘staches, check it:
- and i managed to muster up a stache of my own today :)
numbered list #7: national food holidays for this month. my thoughts in italics.
- berry fresh month i love berries but i didn’t think this was the month for them to be the freshest…?
- canned food month i see cans of garbanzos in my future.
- celebration of chocolate month now all you chocoholics have an excuse ;)
- great american pies month no comment here.
- national cherry month maybe combine this one with #4 and make a cherry pie!
- national fiber focus month every month is fiber focus month for me. gotta stay full!
- national hot breakfast month oatmeal, oatmeal, oatmeal. and the occasional waffle wednesday :)
- national grape fruit month citrus is SO, SO good right now! and grape fruit works wonders on your metabolism.
- national snack food month this is another one that is every month for me. i love snacks!
- potato lover’s month what is your favorite potato? sweet potato is mine.
- sweet potato month OMG this was made for me! yes!
- national shape up with pickles week (first week) uhhh, wtf?
- great american pizza bake week (second week) between the great american pies month and this one.. those americans better be cookin’ up a storm!
- kraut and frankfurter week (second week) hum.. probably won’t celebrate this one…
- national pancake week (fourth week) count me IN!
- oatmeal monday (second monday) that is on the 8th, people! i won’t be here to remind you so make sure you have your oatmeal on next monday!
wow. i won’t go into each individual day’s food holiday.. because i think the list above is already enough for you to swallow. pun totally intended.
numbered list #8: questions i want you to answer.
- what is/are your goal(s) for february? see list #3 for mine.
- what national food holiday are you most excited for this month? please refer to list #6 above. i am most excited about it being sweet potato month! the individual daily national holidays are pretty amazing~ i will be sure to keep you posted! heads up: tuesday is heavenly hash day, wednesday is carrot cake day, thursday is both homemade soup day AND stuffed mushroom day (OMG) and friday is chocolate fondue day! plan accordingly.
xo. janetha b.
p.s. happy birthday to my favorite kiwi~ matt! xo
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meals & moves 
haha every month is fiber focus for me too. cute pups! and yay jamaica soon!
but of course this one: celebration of chocolate month now all you chocoholics have an excuse ;)
GIRL you are leaving on a faboosh trip in like 4 days. get off your ‘puter, go pack, go get your life details tidy’ed up so you can cruise off into the sunset not feelin all frantic. feel free to disregard me of course :)
love u honey!!!!!!
Yes it takes for-ever to line up guesties, but then you are free to lolly-gag to your hearts content!
Can you find Primal Strips in Peanut Thai flavor? Soooo good and a great snack to bring with. (it’s veggie jerky and nummmmmy). KIND bars are good for travel. Snack packs of almonds, etc. or make your own.
Goal for Feb: get off computer by 9pm!
Photos of the doggies sleeping:::::Tooo cute. I’ll miss them too!! Their photos anyway!.
Totally understand the no-reading-no-commenting jazz. NOOOO worries! Enjoy.
PS I totally do lists for my trips- in fact I have a whole folder in my computer called Checklists. Then Travel Checklists. Then Travel San Francisco 01/10, Travel UK 10/09 etc. Saves my booty every time. So I just copy and paste and edit as needed for the next trip- rename- boom.
I’ll miss you!
PS Loved seeing your meals all in one space- really helpful- really cool.
Aww I can’t believe you’re leaving so soon! You’ll definitely be missed.
I love taking roasted soy sauce almonds with me when I travel. Great for snacking!
I love lists too! This post was great. Goal for Feb: do more yoga, read more, spend less time on the computer. Love the stache photos as always! :)
LOL every month is fiber month, damn right girl! I am the fiber queen :) love your eats, and the protein hot chocolate I need to try this ASAP! youa re a trooper for posting even though you weren’t feeling up to it, bloging is like an addiction isnt it?? but a good one! goodies for the hotel room?? protein bars, packets of PB or almond butter, nuts, beef jerkey, trail mix, string cheese (if you have a fridge) protein powder? I always pack food with me, cause you never know and I like to safe rather than sorry!! I love lists, If I am having a busy day i make a list of everything that needs to be done to organize my head, because I tend to think in crazy ways and forget lots (thanks mom!)
fav potato is sweet!! and oatmeal monday?!?! how bout oatmeal everyday? thats how I roll!
LOVE YOU GIRL!
If you like tuna or salmon those are easy to travel with. The little pouches. Plus everything Naomi said up there :)
My goal is to lose 4 lbs this month! I KNOW I can do it but I want to take it slow and keep it off for good.
Hooray! I eat sweet potatoes every day at lunch.
Love the puppies!!
I love lists, too. I make a ton of them EVERYDAY!! Goal for February is to get up a little earlier. I always work out in the morning but have been waking up a bit later!
I LIVE on my lists. I think I actually have a list that tells me I need to make my to-do list every day. Really, it’s a bit embarrassing. Have you used the Google List function in Igoogle? You should see my collection there. I have a Trader Joe’s List, a recipes I want to make list, a books I want to read list, a songs I want to download list….and it goes on and on! :)
Have fun getting pumped for Jamaica!!! I am soooo happy for you, and just a tad jealous. :)
Love you girl!
Great goals for February!
Wow- that is a lot of great days in feb !!
Jenna
Chocolate?! Pizza?! Done and done.
Feb goal is to keep upping my mileage (urgh) in preparation for the NYC half…again urgh…I mean YAY!
I am so jealous of Jamaica!!
Love all those goals!
Gah I bet you’re so excited!! :D I totally love the mini travel items, too. What’s with that?
Goal for February..start my half marathon training with a bang!
YESSS JAMAICA TIMEE!!!! I am stoked for before and after pictures–you’ve been working so hard!
So, I just finished a bowl of yoatgurt and am pissed. I’m so sick and tasted only 15 percent of it, I’d say. ANNOYING. It’s so delicious and cake batter-y.
Hmmm, my goals for February include less computer time, applying for a sh!t ton of jobs, reading things that satisfy my soul, saving money, eating deliciously and loving life. I always put “loving life” on every list I make to remind myself to live outside my goals, too.
Uh, I’m all OVA the sweet potato thang and the chocolate thang. YESSSS. OH!!! I watched your video from a few days ago at, like, 2am. You are the cutest thing alive.
Love you!!! xoxoxo
I love lists too! Because…
1. They make me feel organized
2. I can cross things off and feel accomplished
3. I’m a visual person and like to see things written or typed out.
4. It makes comments like this more fun :)
1. Goals for Feb:
1. read more
2. Exercise more
3. Figure out better meals for the boyf and I to eat together and STILL be healthy
4. Blog more!
5. More yoga and meditation! This girl is stresssed
2. Grapefruit month, Oatmeal Monday, And CHOCOLATE!!
xoxo
K
P.S. I will miss you on your trip; I am SO sorry I forgot to send you my guest post, I just found it on my comp! Too late??
All I have to say is that I don’t wait until February to celebrate chocolate.
Goals for February: LESS SUGAR. And no slacking on half training :)
Good luck with packing and have a great trip!
I literally thought yesterday: “OMG Janetha leaves for Jamaica on the 5th! I can’t believe it’s February” lol
LOVE all the foodie holidays…especially the hot breakfast, sweet potato, and oatmeal day! I will totally remember to celebrate for you :) And yea, WTF? Shape up with pickles?!?
1. Feb goals?? Oh gosh, um pretty much stay balanced and continue to do things the way I have been this new year! :)
Oooh I love lists, too! This was awesome.
And uh, sweet potato month? Heck yeah.
ah, your trip is so close!!! I have a list going for our trip, too :)
SWEET POTATO MONTH…come to mama!
i love your lists. they only convince me that we are perhaps the same person just stuck in two completely different bodies. i love all your goals – i need to make some of my own! i think some blog work, staying consistent with workouts and reigning in miscellaneous spending rank up there as the top 3.
yay for island time – <3 you! annndddd…i am putting the finishing touches on my guest post and will send that to you later tonight! sorry for the delay. but i love you!
Kudos to getting this post in despite your crazy business! I’v been slacking since saturday..but slacking means spending time with my parents who just got in from Aruba (sooo tan…) And spending tiem with my boyfriend who left this morning :(
Anyways…Your workout looked insanely good..almost good enough to motivate me to get off my butt ;)
Have fun with completing that to do list!
The week before vacay is always so exciting. Even though there’s a lot to do it’s still quite jazzy.
I love love love lists too! Grocery lists are my favorite kind though (wow, a favorite kind of list?? what does that say about me?).
I’m super excited to try your protein powdah girl! You are such a generous chica!
PS – a foamy latte stache pic is in the works : )
Janetha,
I’m jealous that you are going to my beautiful home. 3 MORE SLEEPS and you will be in Jamaica….This is what I use for my count down when I go at least 2x a year. Yeah, I’m a Jamaicaholic. Where are you staying? I usually stay in Ochio Rios (I have family in Kingston, St. Anns Bay and Port Maria). If you need a reliable driver, let me know.
You have a great list going so far. I’ve gotten much better at packing the night before (hehehe). I have my friends come over for a “Jamaica” party and help me pack. I make sure I pack outfits and then weigh my luggage because I refuse to give the airline a dime more. As far as packing goodies, the only thing I bought was larabars. I take this time to enjoy ALL the foods in Jamaica. And I tend to OD on Red stripe beers & rum punches and pay for it when I come to the US (ph balance way off).
Anyhoo, have a great trip and take lots of pictures. And please, please, take notes so you can do a trip report when you come back.
Sophia
I absolutely love making lists too. Nerds unite! That sounds like a killer treddy workout…might have to try it sometime. My Feb. goal is to kill the after dinner snacking, and I’m excited about it being chocolate month! Yes.
As a fellow list-lover, I am impressed. Lists WITHIN lists?! That just makes me happy.
I just did a post last night on my February goals :)
I’m pretty stoked about canned food month. Seriously, a legitimate excuse to make my lazy-girl chili? Perfect!
I saw your bikini plan and love it! Jamaica sounds likes so much fun- hope you have fun!!
I should make a February Goals list-this year is going so fast already!!!
I love making lists too!! :)
Don’t apologise for being busy- just know that you are missed! You must be pumped for Jamaica, no? I am excited to see all the guest posts!
I can’t believe you aren’t a kraut and frank person :(
Goals for Feb: keep on keepin’ on
Excited for: oatmeal monday…and the pickles. Hehe.
We have Shrove Tuesday in the UK, otherwise known as Pancake Day- do you celebrate that there? It’s HUGE here- every store is filled with pancake mixes/toppings right now.
I am SOOO a list person too!
1. Goal for February is to keep progressing towards my figure competition. I’m kind of week to week right now so planning a whole month out is too far.
2. Well chocolate lovers month would be my fav…but I most likely won’t partake…so i’m down with the sweet potato~!
jamaica is SO soon!!!!!!!!!!! i’m gonna be super jealous of your tan haha.
i’m pumped for national hot breakfast day fo sho
How dare they categorize oatmeal to one day, or even one month. INSANITY! Oatmeal every day should be the LAW!
Goal for Feb. is to keep focused, keep doing what I’m doing and lose some more weight. It’s goin supa dupa right now. :)
I need to stop buying clothes too. I’ll join you in that goal for February!
I need to send my secret bloggie valentine out ASAP! thanks for reminding me. :)
I’m excited for potato lover’s month!!!!
omg I’m eating yoatgurt for the first time. It possibly the most delicious thing I have eaten in forever! I adore you for introducing this concoction!
Nicole G
That pulled chicken salad looks insanely good! :) I love those little pupper faces – feel free to ship Penny to me, but you might not ever get her back! :) Dont go to Jamiaca – I’ll miss you too much!
I <3 list and mini things! Only a couple of the reasons why we're loverboats for life : ) I've already downloaded a few "list making" applications for my phone, so stoked! hehe
Yay for Jamaica (sooo jealous…I will miss you), stuffed mushroom day!!! (drooling just thinking about it), and great american pie month ; )
Your bangs are adorable. That’s my contribution for the day!
i think i gota a high reading this-i LOVE lists!! loved all these lists!! seriously adoraing your yoatgurt these days-GREAT pre workout snack! that pulled chicken looks so baller!
When is national list making day?
Have a great trip.
P.S. Your hair is amazing. I’m going to go to the costume shop and have them make me a Meals & Moves wig so I can feel like Pink at the gym.
ok that pulled chicken looks INCREDIBLE!!!! i wish i had a slow cooker :(
thanks for the foodie celebrationssss list. im gonna celebrate like all of those “holidays” fo sho
Here are my comments, in list form obvi:
1. You’re awesome
2. Have fun in Jamaica!
3. I want to kindnap your dogs. So cute! :)
4. That pulled chicken salad photo made me drool
that pulled chicken salad sandwich looks amazing – is there any bread in the there to really make it a sammie? lol
your going to have so much fun in jamaica!! im so jealous of you :)
love your pulled chicken salad!! wow that looks so good. I just might have to try it soon!
Wow! I didnt know there were so many foodie related holidays this month. Im going to have to borrow a couple things off this list for sure :)
A whole week devoted to pancakes?! I like that!
Your puppies are so darling! I can’t wait to get a dog!
I LOVE lists too! And a week of pancakes- you can bet I’ll be having pancakes every single day of that!
Jamaica sounds exciting :)
ah the list method is a bloggie’s best friend.
I have been <3ing fbook creeping you with the national foodie days as of late. Wish I could've devoted myself to crepe day today — does a whole wheat tortilla count?
you're haaaaaawt. <3
Not exactly what you asked for in terms of books but two of my favorites are She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Wells. Both are very entertaining!
Yum oatmeal day and pizza week!! I’m posting feb goals later on this week!
i love your lists! my goals for feburary would be to gain more weight so i can exercise more! and im def most excitied for oatmeal monday, ill be having a BIG bowl on the 8th;)
amy<3
What kind of heart rate monitor do you use? I am looking into a new purchase ;)
Ohgosh, getting prepared for a trip is so stressful!! Just think of the wonderful end result :) Obviously, I love that treadmill sesh. I also love pyramid-ing my cardio.
1. I’ve got four – work out no more than 6 hours a week (no overtraining this month!), say yes more, make more meals with leftovers, and eat more fat. Day #3 and I feel good :)
2. Shape up with pickles!! There is something wrong with me, I want to eat pickles on EVERYTHING lately. Maybe I’ll kill a few birds at make a pickle pie and pickled batch of oats ;)