Morning!
I woke up refreshed this morning after a good night’s sleep. I hit the gym for a great workout!! I consider it a good workout day when I get sweaty and red-faced and have enough time to do some weight lifting. All goals were met today. I warmed up on the squirrelliptical while I waited for a Stepmill to open and spend 30 minutes on that, and then moved on to do a set with upper body free weights and a few lunges.
Wednesday is my new cold cereal day since I’m more pressed for time and am using up our abundance.
Today’s Mix:
- 1 cup Kashi H2H
- 1/3 cup Trader Joe’s fiber worms
- 1/2 large banana
- About 6 sliced strawberries
- About 1/3 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup vanilla soy milk
- Tbsp wheatgerm
- A few pieces of walnut, almond + peanut
My mom bought me this cute K mug at Anthropologie while we were in Towson 🙂
The husband is brewing beer after work since I am gone all day. I left a little bear reading an antique cookbook for him to stumble upon in his bottle boxes. Hee hee!
I thought they were stunning! The whole day was kind of like a wedding – ceremony, reception, receiving line, ball – and white dress!
Peace, I’m out.
Heather says
OMG, I am so glad you posted a link to the Cybex trainer! I have been using one at my gym and had no idea what it was called. Arc trainer! But I like squirrelliptical better.
The Obamas looked beautiful and I love your new mug! So cute.
VeggieGirl says
Lovin’ these Anthropologie mugs that so many bloggers have!!
Kate in Austin says
Hi Kath- I’ve been reading for awhile and really enjoy your blog, but I haven’t gotten around to commenting yet. When I saw your mug in this morning’s post, I had to laugh because I’m drinking my morning tea out of the exact same mug right now!
Kristi says
Hi Kath! I just wanted to say that I LOVE your blog! It gives me so many new ideas, I especially love the different items you put in your oatmeal, keep it up!
allijag says
LOL – you guys and your bears!
I LOVE THAT MUG! I saw it at anthropologie, and wanted to buy it for myself (but it was right around Christmas time – I couldn’t buy it for myself before I’d finished buying all my presents for others) – LOVE IT!
Allison K says
oooh! Love that mug. I want one for my “k” last name!
Marisa (trim the fat) says
Anthropologie is the BEST store! So many interesting things!
Great job on your workout today!
Love the bear 🙂
Sarah says
Hey Kath! I was just checking out some of the updates to the blog, they look great! We seem to have a lot in common–I lost 30+ lbs during my final years at school, my husband and I also were married on June 2, 2007, I am left handed, and after graduating with my first degree in 2007 I have decided to go back to school to become a RD. I’m really excited about it! Anyway, love the blog–thanks, you are a true inspiration! 🙂
ashley (sweet & natural) says
I love all the lettered Anthropologie things! Agreed – The Obamas were a stunning couple last night. 🙂
caitlin says
love michelle 🙂
Philippa says
Kath, what a lovely blog you have – it’s utterly charming. I look forward to trawling through your archives and learning more about your story, it sounds like you’ve achieved so much! I am very inspired. And love your mug by the way, I too am a sucker for mugs. 🙂
Tanya says
That cereal looks great. I love your creativity with foods
Sarah (Tales of Expansion) says
awww, cute teddy bear surprise for husband!
whenever i eat h2h, it reminds me of waffles (a good thing!). i don’t know why?
Betsy in Pgh says
It’s depressing how much longer we have to wait for fresh strawberries up north. Gahhh
JENNA says
your new mug is really cute! Michelle obama looked so classy and beautiful!
zestycook says
Great Cereal… sounds like you had a great workout. But most of all… I love your post title. So clever you are Kath
zesty
kate says
i have that mug!
Lara says
I hope you do a beer post recap! I love reading about the homebrews 🙂
Meg says
Love your mug! So cute! Have a great day!
Heather McD (heather eats almond butter) says
Cute little bear. Nice touch. Love the mug, love Anthropologie, but I have to stay away…way out of my price range!
K says
They both definitely looked GREAT last night! I loved her white dress.
I should get that mug 🙂
brandi says
Cute mug!
Do you heat your milk or cereal up when you eat it? I just can’t even handle the thought of a cold breakfast in the winter – but it looks great!
Mel says
Awww you are too cute, leaving the hubs a little surprise. I’m sure he’ll love it!
Risa says
I have that same mug for my tea and coffee. I’m surprised they still sell it. I got it about a year and a half ago now.
Thanks for all your posts, they’re such an inspirations for healthy eating.
Rose says
Love the K mug 🙂
Too bad this was such a busy weekend – we could have met up in B-more. I live in Silver Spring, about 45 minutes away.
Sarah W. says
i love how cute you are – i’m sure your hubby will get a good chuckle out of the bear you left
ooh I LOVE Michele’s dress!
Amber says
You are SO cute!! Love the bear, make me wish i had stuffed animals still. I agree yesterday was fabulous, and go Mom buying the sweet mug!
Sara says
ha ha, you and your little bear are so funny!
Sharon says
Awesome mug! Very neat!
And tasty bowl of cereal!
Kate says
Your breakfast looks divine!!! I have all those things at home too so i will try that combo. I thought Michelle looked beautiful. LOVE that dress.
Biz says
Cute mug – you can’t have too many coffee cups in my book!
I loved Michelle’s dress too – much better than the one she wore here in Chicago, that red and black one?
Happy Hump Day all!
Katie says
Hey Kath – I am thrilled that I happened upon your blog (thanks to Sparkpeople.com) and have been reading through all of your past postings with great interest (shhh, don’t tell my boss! ;-0). I too share your love of oats and all things doughy! I am striving to wean myself off of processed foods and artificial sweeteners too. I am wondering – from all of your classes and research – what is your take on “natural” calorie free sweeteners like stevia? Do you use them? Thanks!
Diana says
That bear is so cute and I love the mug!
bobbi says
ok so love the mug, I so want it!!!
fitforfree says
I have the “V” mug! Love it!
and that bear reading the book totally cracks me up . . .
Marissa says
I love the mug!!
theoddbod says
yeah cheerios!
skinnyrunner says
i love that cup! i want one if only i didnt have 3700 starbuck mugs already…
Heather says
What a cute mug! Anthropologie has the best dishes and such.
I have to thank you for your Textbooks.com suggestion from a while back- I just bought a few books for class from them and they were MUCH cheaper than amazon… and they even had culinary textbooks! Woohoo 🙂
seelee live (for the love of peanut butter) says
Hey kath, the link didn’t work for the gym product :0(
but that bowl of cereal looks so yummy and filling !!!!!
Jen says
I LOVE the mug!!! 🙂 🙂
Beadie @ What I Ate Yesterday says
Creative bowl of cereal and v. cute gift you left for the husband!
runjess says
That bowl of cereal looks like my breakfast.
Loved her dress!
DaisyMay says
my roomates and i all have those mugs. you should get one for the hubbie as well.
Kath says
Kristi, Sarah + Philippa ,
Thank you for your comments!
brandi ,
Yes, I heated the milk and fruit this morning.
Katie ,
I used to struggle with artificial sweeteners:
Option 1: Consume artificial sweetners
Option 2: Consumer calories and affect blood sugar with sugar
What’s a girl to do!?
At that point the answer was obvious: Don’t sweeten things.
I have worked to try to like things as they are – coffee, tea and pumpkin. Sometimes I will use sugar, honey, maple or occasionally Equal on things, but I try to keep my everyday diet as unsweet as possible. That said, Stevia is probably “better” than some of the others out there since it’s 100% natural.
Heather ,
Glad it was helpful! They are great for selling back books too. They have a guaranteed buy back and the re-shipping is free. Try BookByte.com too!
Kath
Courtney says
Mmmm, your camera makes cereal look good. Makes me want a new one even more. Especially as the one you are using is an updated version of the one I have now.
Have you heard about the Peanut Butter Products recall? I was glancing at the list earlier and was surprised to find some CLIF bars and LARABARs on there. Yikes!
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm
lauren says
love your K cup…and anything from anthropologie for that matter. I have an L one that I stick my eyeliners and mascaras in!
Snake says
Bocker! Get out of there!
Shelby says
Love=
Cereal mess
K Mug
Squirreliptical
and Michelle’s Dress-stunning!
Red Head, Yellow Dog says
I loved her dress! I saw on good morning america that the guy that designed it is only 26!! and never even met her!
kitchenbelle says
Your bowl of cereal is heavenly! I am going to go home right now and make myself a “big mix” bowl. (That is what I call it when I combine every cereal and add fruit, nuts, raisins, peanutbutter and a squirt of honey!)