Thursday, October 11, 2012

my less serious day: doggie balance

My sweet little pup is on a diet. The other night I made bacon for dinner and burned it. I fed my her a piece and her eyes lit up with sheer delight. Everyone, even my chunky pup, deserves a bit of balance in her life.

Wearing.

Dress: Old (TJ Maxx maybe?); cardigan: J Crew; boots: Steve Madden.

Doing.

This morning I hit my at-home stationary bike for a 35-minute ramp interval ride followed by a short walk with the pup. My skipped workout yesterday and stress-induced state encouraged me to leave work a bit early for a double afternoon workout: a 45-minute spin class followed by a 60-minute Body Pump class. I needed it.

Eating.


Breakfast was a bowl (x2) of Kellogg's All Bran, Cheerios, banana, and cow's milk.


Lunch (Part 1) was a romaine lettuce salad with grape tomatoes, carrots, sunflower seeds, and an Amy's Sonoma burger topped with ketchup and balsamic vinegar. Part 2 of lunch was celery and carrots sticks and peanut butter (un-pictured).

 
My afternoon snack was a homemade pumpkin-spiced granola and honey-Greek yogurt.


Dinner was basil and olive oil pearled couscous (Near East) tossed with a mixture of sauteed fresh corn and grape tomatoes topped with fresh basil and avocado. Delicious! A spinach salad topped with fresh figs, goat cheese, balsamic vinegar, and agave nectar on the side.


Dessert was Cascadiam Farms vanilla-almond granola.

Note: this post represents what happened in my world on Wednesday, October 10. 

16 comments:

  1. Aww, lucky pup! Whenever my dog gets a scrap of meat from my boyfriend (or if I take her with me to visit family) she absolutely flips out. WHAT IS THIS MOM THIS IS NOT AN APPLE CAN I HAVE MORE???? Haha

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  2. And all of a sudden I have this random craving for Cheerios ;) My puppy will do basically anything for leftovers... I don't blame her though, because as much as I love cereal, eating kibble every day and for every meal would get kind of old.

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  3. My dog loves her bacon too, heck I love my bacon!

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  4. that guy who didn't show up to your housewarming party but still has a present and wants to get lunch soon.Thursday, October 11, 2012

    Not a huge fan of the florals, but the food looks good!

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  5. L does not look like she needs a diet. :) But come to think of it, she was following my one year old around trying to eat any Cheerios that were dropped. The poor pup is starving!

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  6. YUM! Not being specific. It all looks great. Even the thought of the burnt bacon!

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  7. HAHA! How sweet!
    Popcorn is always hovering around my feet whenever I cook any type of food, especially meat. But he's definitely not on a diet because of his hyperactive lifestyle and excessive calorie burning haha ;)

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  8. Gah, I just love those Steve Madden boots! They look so good on everyone I have seen wear them! One of these days I am going to cave and get myself some. Kudos for making up your missed workout! That is dedication :)

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  9. Yummm your meals look so delicious! And I love your shirt!

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  10. Cute cardigan! I have those Steve Madden boots and wear them constantly! I had to put Charlie on a "no more human food diet" a few months ago....it was so hard to say no to him when I was eating something I knew he'd like, but I think he feels much better from sticking to mostly dry food.

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  11. All your meals look so delicious, i probably should look at blogs just before dinner, it makes me so hungry!

    My dog is on diet, he too loves bacon, sausages, cheese etc but it's become he has a sensitive stomach, the vet said that just plain boiled brown rice and plain chicken or white fish like cod is really good for a dog especially if they have a limited diet or need to lose some weight, it's also good to put some veg in their too.

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  12. Haha, love the story of your dog's balance in life! ... and I want your boots!

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  13. That outfit is so incredibly beautiful! I love it :) Wow your homemade pumpkin-spiced granola looks so delicious, I am craving granola after this post :)

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  14. I love that your puppy gets a little balance too ;D We all need our "bacon," whatever form it might take for us, haha. And that first picture has me wanting cheerios! That was always my favorite cereal. And wow, your granola looks even better than the store version!

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  15. I love your outfit - especially those boots! :)

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  16. I love your outfit! I need a cardigan and boots like that. :)

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