Mes Petits Chous

Hey guys! Happy Tuesday. How are you? Thanks for your great comments, as usual, regarding the half marathon walk. You guys are amazing, truly. Sometimes I fear that I leave you hanging too often. I feel such a connection with you guys but have a hard time responding specifically to your comments unless I have your email – silly blogger. Feel free to email me at eatingtorun@gmail.com if I never get to a question you asked or if you’d like to ask one outside of the restrictions of blogger.

Things are going pretty well around here. The weather has been absolutely terrible. I usually try not to complain or let it get me down, but it feels like so long since we have since the sun here in New England. It’s also unseasonably cold – I actually saw my breath yesterday! What.is.the.deal? Needless to say, I’ve been a wimp about biking into work. Hopefully I’ll have a lot more time over the summer to ride in.

Regardless of the weather, it’s been a pretty exciting time. While I officially finished my classroom requirements for my masters degree in December, the graduation ceremonies and celebrations have been going on this month. We had our fancy gala a couple weekends ago, a recognition ceremony last week, and commencement is on Saturday. My parents will be coming to town to attend and I’m so excited for them to finally meet my beloved classmates.

In terms of exercise, I haven’t run since my 10K a couple weeks ago. Right now, I’m totally ok with that. I am really enjoying being able to exercise when and how I please. I bought a few Jillian Michaels dvds (30 Day Shred, No More Trouble Zones and Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism). So far, I’ve only used 30 Day Shred but I love the idea that I can get a high intensity workout in in about 20 minutes at home and then can be on my way. I’ve been doing a good job with my yoga goal, but I have skipped a few days – mostly if I’m super sore from Jillian/strength training or can’t find the time.

My eats have been fairly standard lately. I haven’t been doing much in the way of innovative cooking, I think because of my packed schedule. Today was a pretty standard day of eats, of which I took pictures of!, so I’ll share:

Breakfast was simple – just my favorite 9 grain bread toasted and topped with pb, chia seeds, dried unsweetened coconut, banana and cinnamon. Yum.

For lunch, I packed a delicious and colorful salad – organic spring mix, carrots, red bell pepper, sundried tomatoes, edamame, avocado and roasted garlic dressing. I had some organic wheat crackers on the side as well. They taste just like Wheat Thins but don’t have the scary ingredients.

A bit later, I had some unpictured cashews…but the star of my afternoon was this Kashi dark chocolate oatmeal cookie. So good.

Because I didn’t have much time after the gym and before French class, I heated a super tasty Amy’s frozen meal – Cheese Tamales Verde beefed up with broccoli and salsa.

Yum.

And now I’m off to speak the language of love. But, before I go – just a fun fact. In French, the term “petit chou” – little cabbage – is a term of endearment. I learned this in high school and for some reason just love it.

Bon soir, mes petits chous. :)