LONG DAY!

Whew...long day!!! I was at the Indiana Library Federation conference today! Everyone at the conference got this cute bag for free!! I was so pumped!! I used it to carry all my conference info, notebook and snacks. (we also got a flash drive, pens and TONS of materials on books and databases....woo woo! Super cool librarian swag. ha)

This morning I ate a big bowl of oatmeal and a cup of my pumpkin coffee!

I had a z bar at around 11 in between sessions at my conference. At 12:30 I went to an academic librarian's luncheon. I didn't take pics since a presenter was talking through the whole meal. It was really good though! It was at the Westin in downtown Indianapolis (Fancy!) There was a salad topped with carrots, cucumbers and cherry tomatoes. Our main course was chicken with asparagus and mashed potatoes. Dessert was AMAZING! A chocolate chip cheesecake. SO YUMMY! When the conference was over I ate an apple.
For dinner I ate some rotisserie chicken, backed zucchini and white cheddar mac and cheese. YUM!
Have a good night!!

New Couscous!

On my way to work I ate a chocolate brownie Z-bar. This flavor is the PERFECT dessert bar. 

At work I had a snack of peach yogurt with granola and raisins mixed in to hold me over until I got home at 9.
For my UBER late dinner I tried this new kind of couscous. 
I mixed in some reduced fat cheese, tuna fish and olive oil. I love mixing some cheese and meat into couscous. It is probably one of my favorite quick fix meals. I had a small side salad that I basically mixed in to give each bit a little crunch. This was a great combo and I really liked this couscous. 
Tomorrow and Thursday I will be at the Indiana Library Federation conference for work all day, but will do my best to get some photos of my eats! Have a good night! 

Tuesday Morning!

For breakfast I had oatmeal with a banana and some cinnamon.

After breakfast I worked on hw  (attempting to finish my project!!) and then had a snack of pineapple chunks before going to the gym. I got in some good cardio as well as squats and ab work. 

After the gym I ran a few errands and was STARVING when I got home. I ate a cracker while I was making lunch.
For lunch I made a black bean and corn wrap with carrot chips and some of my homemade cranberry applesauce (One of my favs!)
The wrap had black beans, corn, some mozz. cheese and lettuce. It was VERY good!

Best Clif bar!

 

I had to work from 3-9pm and had 2 snacks while I was there. The first was an apple:

The second was a spiced pumpkin pie clif bar. It was SO good!!!! I could taste the pumpkin spice, nuts, and raisins in it. There was also this really good icing type of stuff on the bottom. I am so going back to the store to get more!!
When I got done with work I was STARVING since I didn't eat any dinner. I steamed some broccoli and ate leftover chicken and rice from last night. It was basically a complete repeat. 
Now I am watching the hills and catching up on blogs......Good night!

Spaghetti

For lunch I made one of my favorites! SPAGHETTI SQUASH! I love spaghetti in general so I try to make it with squash during the autumn season as a healthier alternative. I had a glass of this new pomegranate lemonade. It was pretty good, but REALLY sweet. I didn't even drink the whole glass. It might be better diluted with some water.


I cut some red leaf lettuce for a salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing.

Then I made spaghetti squash with some marinara over it. I cooked the squash at about 350 for almost an hour. I topped it with some sauce from an already open jar of prego and VIOLA!

And for dessert I had my FAVORITE bar :)

On the way to work I tried this new water I had bought. It was called metro mint and I got the spearmint flavor. It is VERY minty tasting and hard to really drink a lot of. I can only take small sips and haven't gotten very far. I thought this might be a nice alternative to water since it had 0 cals, 0 sugars and 0 sodium. I think it is a bit too minty for me. They also have a peppermint flavor which might be slightly better or just as minty! It sure does make my mouth feel fresh when I drink it!!

Good Morning!

I'm excited for this week because I don't have to work until 3pm today or tomorrow (I am going to a conference later this week so my hrs. are kind of messed up) That means I have plenty of time to relax and work on hw in the mornings. For breakfast I had a bowl of Crispix with a banana in it. 

I wanted to try making some of my new coffee I got yesterday at STAPLES of all places! It was on sale and looked really good. It wasn't very punpkiny tasting, but had a good amount of spice flavor and will be perfect for the rest of the holiday season! 
I had a nice big cup while working on LOADS of homework. I have a giant project due on Wednesday that I am trying to finish up. 
While working away I had one of my Ryvita crackers with some french onion light laughing cow cheese on it. I REALLY like these crackers. They are light, but filling at the same time.

Bad news bears!

We had to go to a sports bar to watch the Bears game today. Living in Indianapolis, the bears game isn't on TV when the colts are playing at the same time. SO when it isn't on TV we have to go to a special Sports Bar that shows the games. While we were watching the game I had 2 Michelob Ultras. They were the best option of the beers they had there. [2.6g carbs and 95 cals. each] Sadly the bears lost....by A TON! Oh well, there's always next week :) When I got home I ate a piece of whole wheat toast with some strawberry preserves. 

For dinner Fiance made some grilled chicken with broccoli and cheesy rice. I only ate about 1/2 of the chicken, but all of everything else. I have a HUGE weakness for carbs. I love pasta, rice, couscous, EVERYTHING! I try to portion it out, but I just can't resist sometimes :)
And for dessert I just ate a frozen Reese's cup. I love frozen candy...it just makes it a much tastier treat :)
Now I am relaxing until the Girl's Next Door is on tonight!! Have a good one :)

Sunday, Sunday!

For Breakfast I had a bowl of strawberries and cream oatmeal with a cut of banana in it. :)

After breakfast fiance and I went to the gym, but I accidently forgot my gym shoes...oops! I did some ab work and then just swam some laps while he worked out. 

For lunch we made low fat all beef hot dogs. We ate them on whole wheat buns and I had some cut of pickles and onions on mine with ketchup and mustard. They were actually pretty good! One the side I had some canned pineapple chunks. 
For dessert I had a spoonful of peanut butter. 
Now we are off to run some errands and go watch the Bears game at a sportsbar!

Saturday afternoon/evening

Yesterday after work on my way to graduation I ate a Cliff bar to hold me over until I have time to eat a full lunch. 

 After graduation I went to a sportsbar with fiance and one of his friends to eat. I was STARVING so I inhaled my food before I really thought to take a picture. I got a veggie wrap which had grilled red and green peppers, black beans, lettuce and some ranch. It came with chips and a pickle. It was SO good! I would definitely get it again :) We also split a pitcher of blue moon while we there. Afterwards we went back to fiances and had some more drinks! I had a glass of this red wine (from a local winery)

And a woodchucks hard apple cider. Hard apple cider is one of my FAVORITE things to drink! I got really into it when I was studying abroad in Europe. I just think it has great flavor. This brand was pretty good, but my favorite is Strongbow. 

Rain, Rain go away....

It is rainy, cold and gross out today! I wish I could have just stayed at home in bed. This morning I have to go to work for a few hours and then head over to Graduation ( I work at a college) Hopefully it won't be too long so I can head home and read a good book while snuggled up on the couch later this afternoon. For breakfast I ate a bowl of cereal. It was a cheap brand knock off of special K with strawberries...Pretty good. I love when cereals have dried fruit in them. On my way to work I stopped at Starbucks for a little pick me up :) I got a Peppermint Mocha Twist with nonfat milk. It was SO good! I love peppermint and chocolate together and this totally hit the spot this morning.

(I was stopped at a red light when I took this!)