bits and pieces.

friends! how is life? mine is crazy but i love it. i hope you can say the same :)

i have all sorts of random stuff to talk about today, bear with me and my crazy mind.

let’s take it from the top and start with breakfast, shall we?

 

the return of the parfait a la k in a bowl!  1 cup oikos, 1 multibran vita (with the raisins picked out.. i hate them), handful of nature’s path flakes for crunch, and the last tiny drop of my mighty maple :(

time to get more mighty mapes! i love the bran vitas way more than the chocolatey ones. i am usually a savory person over sweet, so maybe that is why?

all mixed up.

this fantastic yogurt mess probably clocked in around 350 calories. usually would be more but it was only a little bit of peanut butter.

speaking of calories, check out this awesome website that shows you how much bang you can (or can’t!) get for your calorie buck…

click here for the website

i cannot for the life of me remember who told me about the website.. but if you are reading.. thanks!

300 calories:

wow. real eye opener, no? i think i prefer my BIGGER, healthier meals.. thanks.

while we are on the subject, here is another little bit of info~ a similar website that shows you how much of something you can eat for 200 calories:

click here for the website

all photos represent 200 calories and all plates are the same size:

broccoli

 

apple slices

jack in the box chicken sandwich:

snickers:

i love visual stuff like this. i don’t count calories, but i do love to check up on them every now and again. sometimes i am surprised by what i learn!

let’s see.. what else? how about lunch? ok.

sabra! it makes my life taste good. okay, i did have a few things to go with it.

when i eat arranged snack plates like this, i think of these two ladies. and i smile.

protein! chicken and turkey..

 

veggies! broccoli, carrots and cauliflower..

dippage! classic sabra…

good stuff.

i picked up my car today. i guess the air pump something or other was all jacked up. the warranty covered about $900 of it, subaru covered $360 of it and i was left with $360 out of pocket. i guess i shouldn’t cry about it.. but there are a LOT of things i could spend that $360 on that don’t involve air pumps for subarus. just sayin.

more bits.. more pieces.

bridesmaid dresses!

which do you like better? not the color.. just the style.

(disregard the cheesy ladder)

one:

two:

three:

i think i like #2 the best but unfortunately it doesn’t come in all the colors i need. but i might be able to change up the colors for the sake of the dress. we shall see.

the cool thing is, if i get one of these dresses~ the guys can get tuxedo vests to match. which is dope.

and want to know what is even more dope?

matching flip flops.

rad.

anyway. that is what is on my wedding mind tonight. along cakes. houndstooth cakes. yes.. it will happen.

in other wedding planning news, we have a tasting apointment with a caterer on saturday and i have my first dress appointment on monday. as usual, food before fashion :) you guys know how it is!!

 

cardio day today.

treadmill:

minute #	speed (MPH)	intensity (RPE scale)
0-1	4.0	level 4
1-2	4.5	level 4
2-3	5.0	level 5
3-4	5.5	level 5
4-5	6.0	level 6
5-6	6.5	level 6
6-7	7.0	level 7
7-8	7.5	level 8
8-9	8.0	level 9
9-10	8.5	level 10
10-20	repeat minutes 0-10	see above
20-30	repeat minutes 0-10	see above
30-35	4.0	cool down

total time: 35 minutes, total distance: 3.35 miles

stairmill:

minute #	level	orientation
0-1	8	facing front
1-2	8	facing right
2-3	8	facing back
3-4	8	facing left
4=5	6	facing front
5-6	6	facing right
6-7	6	facing back
7-8	6	facing left
8-9	7	facing front
9-10	7	facing right
10-11	7	facing back
11-12	7	facing left
12-13	8	facing front
13-14	8	facing right
14-15	8	facing back
15-16	8	facing left

 

total time: 16 minutes, total distance: 1.46 miles

total workout: 50 minutes, total calories: 429

i used up the last of my blueberries and spinach today. good thing ive got costco on the agenda saturday :) i sure wish i could buy greek yogurt and vita tops in bulk…

 

• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 scoop vanilla protein
• 1/2 frozen banana
• the gums
• blueberries
• spinach
• love

i also had a little PBJ toast lovin’ to go along with my green monster~

and now i am rambling. and talking to dude roommate who is stretching about the fact that i can’t touch my toes. and have never been able to in my whole life.

not ever.

total failure.

while on the topic of roommates, dudette roommate started a blog. right here! hi ceza :)

dang.. what other bits and pieces have i left out? let me think..

oh! tomorrow is my biggest sister’s birthday! but in reality, she is actually the littlest. she is either my same height or shorter than me (which is it? you’re not taller, are you, ree?)  anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARISA! I LOVE YOU!

tomorrow is ALSO national chili day. mmmm.. i think i may have to celebrate that one~ topped with a dollup of oikos and paired with a golden corn vitatop. heaven.

well i think that is enough bits and pieces for you to work with for now. be back tomorrow for flashback friday! only i have no idea what i am going to flash back to.. any requests?

Qs~

1. can you touch your toes? surely i am not the only one in the world who can’t…

2. what is your favorite kind of chili? i love pumpkin chili with lots of cumin.

3. i just realized that i asked a whole bunch of questions throughout this post. feel free to answer all those ones instead of the first two. actually, please do :)

xo. janetha b.

oh, p.s., i haven’t read blogs all week. forgive me.