hey guys. how was your thursday? i am SO so SO So glad tomorrow is friday. and not to rub it in or anything.. but i only have five more days left of work until jamaica :)
i am home all by my lonesome tonight. both of my roommates are in colorado for a snowboarding trade show and marshall has ALL the dogs at his house~ even my roomie’s dog! marshall has the day off tomorrow so he took all the pups so he could play with them tomorrow. SO.. i am home alone in this new house for the first time ever. how boring! usually i don’t mind being alone but it is nice to have a pup or two around ;)
before i tell you about today i have to show you the most fabulous protein berry ice cream i made last night!
droooool.
i might have to make some more tonight. this was LOTS of ice, 1 scoop vanilla pro pow, 1/2 cup frozen berries (the triple berry blend from costco), 1/2 cup almond milk, splash of water, xantham & guar gums.
yes, it was super amazing.
thursday!
i woke up a tad early this morning so i took advantage of the situation and made myself some french pressed coffee before hitting the road~
i mentioned in my last post that today was national blueberry pancake day.. so of course, i did what any normal foodie would do, made blueberry pancakes for everyone at work!
i used some kodiak cakes whole wheat, oat & honey pancake batter and fresh blueberries~
i love this pancake batter. i know it is very popular across the country but i am happy to say that it is made by lehi roller mills which is local! gotta represent the local companies when you can :)
pre flip..
post flip..
all stacked up!
for MY pancake, i mixed 1/3 cup of prepared whole wheat, oat & honey batter with 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder and made ONE BIG PANCAKE with fresh blueberries baked right in..
meal 1: protein blueberry pancake @ 9:00 AM
topped with a bit of sugar free syrup..
OH. i want another one just looking at this! i loved it! protein packed and perfectly fluffy AND fruity. what more could i want?
oh yeah. more coffee. i had lots of that today.
i was a little worried that my pancake wouldn’t keep me full for long but it surprisingly held me over for four hours!
meal 2: grilled flatout egg wrap + veggies @ 1 PM
i have been trying to make do with what i have in the work fridge because i don’t want to grocery shop before my trip. this wrap had 1 slice turkey, 3 egg whites, 1 wedge of laughing cow and some sugar free ketchup.
innards:
i grilled it on the stove and it toasted up quite nicely!
i didn’t want to eat too close to my workout but i knew i had to have something before the gym, so i made myself have a snack before i was hungry.
meal 3: yogurt mess @ 3:45 PM
this had 1 cup 0% plain oikos, 1 TB PB2, 1 TB chocolate protein powder and a sliced banana.
it was an upper body workout day and my arms hurt as i type this. i rocked the weights today.. here are the details:
- 5 minute warmup on elliptical
superset 1: chest, biceps & triceps three times through
| move | weight | reps |
| decline dumbbell chest press | 20# dumbbell each hand | 15 |
| seated dumbbell 21’s | 10# dumbbell each hand | one set of 21 |
| decline skull crushers | 10# dumbbell each hand | 15 |
superset 2: shoulders & back three times through
| move | weight | reps |
| seated shoulder press w/ twist | 15# dumbbell each hand | 15 |
| single arm dumbbell row | 20# dumbbell | 15 each arm |
superset 3: chest, triceps & biceps three times through
| move | weight | reps |
| incline dumbbell flyes | 10# dumbbell each hand | 15 |
| face down incline kickbacks | 10# dumbbell each hand | 15 |
| dumbbell hammer curls | 10# dumbbell each hand | 15 |
superset 4: shoulders & back three times through
| move | weight | reps |
| upright cable row | 30# | 15 |
| standing cable v rope row | 50# | 15 |
superset 5: triceps & biceps three times through
| move | weight | reps |
| straight bar cable pushdown | 50# | 15 |
| cable curls | 40#, 35#, 35# | 15 |
superset 6: chest & shoulders three times through
| move | weight | reps |
| barbell bench press | 50# | 12 |
| lateral & front raises standing on one leg | 5# dumbbell each hand | 12 each way |
set 7: back three times through
| move | weight | reps |
| wide grip pulldowns | 50# | 15 |
- arm bike for 5 minutes
the end! total workout 1 hour 5 minutes.
do you guys ever use the arm bike? it is awesome. i was introduced to it when i was in physical therapy after breaking my humerus. old lefty still gives me a lot of grief (i have a titanium rod in there) and so i like to do the arm bike from time to time. it is a good workout! if your gym has one i suggest you give it a whirl.
i came home and recharged with the most voluminous green protein smoothie evvvvver!
meal 4: yum @ 7:30 PM
in the mix:
- 1 cup almond milk
- ice
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 3 cups spinach
- xantham & guar gums
‘stachtastic and straight from the gym. yeah, i was holding my wine glass with a death grip. so what?
i came home to a FABULOUS surprise! one of the greatest people in the whole wide world sent me a package of goodies!
AHHHH! danica! you are such a babe! danica knows that i can eat candy now that it is a new year (i didnt eat a lick of candy all year last year) and so she sent me some yummy treats :) i think the BEST part of the package was the SEXY SOCKS!
ahahaha OH MY GOSH can you even believe she found these? it cracks me up after my post about the old dude saying my gym socks were sexy :D
of course i had a little sample of the dark chocolate crisps from trader joe’s~ i’ve been eyeing these every time i go to california!
super good! and one crisp was just enough to satisfy my sweet tooth! at less than 20 calories a pop, you can’t beat that.
oh yeah i forgot to tell you guys.. i lost the ball to my blackberry the other day. it was just flat out missing:
ugh. grumble.
so~ i have been without a phone since monday! but TODAY i got my new one.. the motorola droid:
i am going to fiddle with this and see if i can figure it out. anyone have this phone? do you like it?
well.. that sums up my night! and now i am typing this. pretty boring post, i know. sorry~ that’s all i’ve got!
sigh.. nobody sent me any smoothie ‘staches! come on people, i need all the entertainment i can get.
tune in tomorrow for flashback friday.. oh, and it is national corn chip day.. yeah~ i know SOMEONE will wanna celebrate!
Qs~
1. what is your favorite kind of pancake and pancake topping? i love love love pumpkin pancakes with maple almond butter topping!
2. when your meal timing is off and you either have to eat when you aren’t hungry or go a long time without eating and get to the point of HANGRY, which do you choose? i almost always force feed myself because i know when hunger strikes it will not be a pretty sight ;)
xo. janetha b.
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Beautiful pancakes! My favorite is good ol’ banana with pecans:)
I have been on the look out for their mix! looks great!
I don’t have that phone but it looks soooo cool. ENJOY!
PS pretty lady: I had BLUEBERRY PANCAKES TOO! Thanks for letting me know! ;)
Yum, I don’t like bloobs all that much but your p-cakes look amazing.
Yay for Jamaica in 5 days!!!
1. Oatmeal or banana pancakes. Toppings: Cottage cheese and apricot preserves or chopped pecans and maple syrup.
2. Um I’m always hungry, so I’m always eating :)
So nice of you to make everyone pancakes! Blueberry pancakes are definitely my fave- eaten plain. They’re my grandpa’s specialty! And I’, big on the preemptive eating :)
Just sent you my Guestie. LMK if it’s ok.
The Droid phone, I seriously looked at that thing 2 weeks ago when MY TRACKBALL on my Blackberry crapped out. I ended up just getting another crackberry.
And the Im too sexy for my socks….Skylar (age 35 mos) sings the following: Im too sexy for my shirt, toooo sexy for my shirt. Her father taught her that one. Nice. She sung it for Madeline today at our blogger meetup.
My nails. No real secrets but I get at least one or two nice comments per week about them, so thank you!!!
Your hair is rocking. I can totally tell you got your color freshened up. It looks awesome!
The choco TJ;s crisps, never knew about those, now I do :)
Wow Jamaica is so soon!!! I am jealous!
1. I am not much of a pancakes person, but I like protein pancakes the best
2. It so depends. I hate getting to the point of HANGRY, so often I would just grab something small
I am so jealous of your work kitchen!
1. what is your favorite kind of pancake and pancake topping? Plain, with maple syrup
2. when your meal timing is off and you either have to eat when you aren’t hungry or go a long time without eating and get to the point of HANGRY, which do you choose? I *should* choose to eat before hungry, but today I chose the other, which was a disaster
I love blueberry pancakes with a drizzle of REAL maple syrup!! if only i had pancake mix here at school…
and i would definitely prefer to eat a little if i wasnt hungry.. you don’t want to be anywhere near me when i’m hangry!
I need to get my hands on some Kodiak mix. I thought you weren’t doing white flour? Is it whole wheat or something? A lot of people I know are getting the Droid and I’m jealous. My turn!
~ The Nutrition Nut
P.S. Are you doing a Jamaica Diet review soon? =)
you must be so pumped for jamaica!!! i’m going to be stopping off there on my spring break cruise in a month! can’t waitttttt!!
there’s something so comforting about pancakes. i love the added protein in them, because usually they don’t fill me up for too long :( your eyes are absolutely gorgeous by the way!!
i adore white chocolate chunk blueberry waffles! (a fav restaurant of mine makes this combo). but when i make them i love a little syrup and a lot of almond butter.
The pancakes look so pretty!! I absolutely love mine with maple syrup and almond butter. So good!
I almost never go hangry (because that isn’t a pretty sight either) and it’s not too difficult to force-feed myself because me loves eating.
FRIDAY! yay!
I had berry protein ice cream last night too!!! Yum! and those pancakes looks fab!
Fav pancake: banana, fav topping: peanut butter or yogurt!
amazing pancakes!!! I think these are my favorite toppings, just like what you made. :)
I used to follow a meal time schedule… but now I eat when I’m hungry which is not surprisingly the usual meal time if I’m on a normal day. it’s so much fun eating when you’re hungry ;)
Oh I love that smoothie in the wine glass, my kind of style!! I am a sucker for any kind of nut butter on my pancakes. Maybe because its melts into one big “gooey”ness. Usually when I am not hungry but know I won’t be able to eat for a while, I drink something. Juice, almond milk,kombucha etc. and maybe greab a little hadful of nuts. Its better than nothing. YEA FOR FRIDAY!!
I’ll say it again … I LOVE your hair!! Favorite pancakes are the banana cream ones from eat drink and be vegan…I love whipped cream on top of any pancakes!!
Way to celebrate National Blueberry Pancake day! They look scrumptious! Better than IHop!
I can’t wait to make some pancakes this weekend, so I’m a little behind on the holiday, but who says you can’t celebrate a food holiday 2 days after is occurs, right?
I am so jealous you got the Driod. I am just anxiously waiting my contract to run out (in April) and then I can get mine! LOVE this phone! ;)
Hope you have a wonderful Friday my love! :)
beautiful ice cream and beautiful pancakes! gorgey, gorgey, i love the ice vream color!
my fave pancakes are pumpkin pancakes with raisinettes cooked into them. it is such a super breakfast treat. try them! when i have plainer cakes, i don’t really care for maple syrup or butter, so i just eat ’em dry or use some fruit.
i force myself to eat. i go from 0-bitch really, really fast when i get hangry. it is NOT pretty. so i eat for the sake of those around me.
HAPPY FRIDAY!
Er your restraint around that chocolate is AMAZING. I would have definite dug into the Ferraro Rocher…so yummy! My favorite pancakes are flapjacks – those big flat ones – with lots of real syrup – YUM. Oh and yes I have to force myself to eat – otherwise no one’s safe.
Those pancakes look so good! I’ll be celebrating belatedly tomorrow when we always have a blueberry wheat pancake breakfast post gym :)
My favorite pancake is either pumpkin or blueberry. With syrup! Have to have pancakes with syrup. And I don’t ever like to get HANGRY so I always eat. Nomnomnom!
I’m in love with your protein ice cream! I have to get some of that guar gum and xanthan stuff!
Your pancakes are perfect!
Cracking up at the sexy socks! I remember that old man post!
Oh pancakes, how I love them! :D I definitely need to make some this weekend.
Question 1: Pumpkin pancakes all the way! With pure maple syrup and some walnuts. So good!
Question 2: Deifnitely force feed myself. I hate having hunger headaches and drowsiness. Blah!
Happy FRIDAY! :D
I just found your blog and love it! I will be trying your protein ice cream.
My favorite topping for pancakes is apple slices heated up with pumpkin, raisins, and pumpkin pie spice.
That smoothie looks soo good- i might have to make one today!
Yummy pancakes- you got me craving them!!
Jenna
jb! where do you find that sugarfree ketchup?! i need to get some! :)
Yum! That berry protein icecream and the pancakes look amazingly yummy <3
Only 5 days till jamaica! So lucky!!
I like wholewheat pancakes or traditional buttermilk pancakes (NEVER have these) with lots of ooey gooey canadian maple syrup :P:P
I’m not going to lie and say that oats and egg pancakes are my favorite and I eat them plain because i’m a rockstar. Cracker Barrel’s Maple Pecan pancakes are the BOMB!!!! They are a little crunchy on the outside OMG..drooling thinking about them.
I’m with you, I got ahead and eat or something bad will happen later.
How sweet of you to make everyone pancakes!!! Yours looked amazing!!!!!!!!
I have to make that protein berry icecream tonight for dessert!!!!!!!!
My favorite pancakes are pumpkin!!!! I just love them!!!! I love sugar free maple syrup on them, that stuff is like crack to me, lol!!!
Have a great weekend girl!!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo
Word. Force feeding. It’s just better to not be hungry than to be HUNGRY, know what I mean? I just love my daddy’s pancakes. Not form mix, not too fattening and perfect with apricot jam. He is making them for me when I go to WYO for my b-day next weekend. Want to come? Actually, I think you’ll be in Jamaica–much warmer! xoxo
omg HOW did you transport all those pancakes?! Lucky coworkers :)
LOL love the death grip on the wine glass. I do that too and don’t even realize it. Or I’ll be SO into what I’m eating with one hand, that when I stop, and only when I stop, do I realize I have my other hand clenched in a fist. Anyone else do that? Or am I just a huge weirdo?! lol
Have a great weekend, doll!
Hello cutie with the green moustache!!! Pack me in your suitcase! You’re gonna have so much fun in Jamaica, but when do you not know how to have fun?! That pancake looks scrumptious and like it should be in my belly. That yogurt mess can get in my belly too. And those chocolates!!! I love Ferrero Rocher!
1. I love German pancakes (they’re flatter) topped with cinnamon, apple sauce or apples, and confectioner’s sugar.
2. Hm… I usually take something to snack on with me. But if I’m in a situation where I can’t do that then I’ll eat something beforehand and also something after. Because if I eat too much when I’m not hungry then I get…. gassy O_O lol, but who doesn’t? Oh wait! My dad because his stomach is made out of iron!
XOXO
dang, those pancakes look perfect! I need to work in your office :) And you should tell those Kodiak people to sell their mix in Virginia! It sounds awesome.
For sweet pancakes, I love real maple syrup. But I also love adding an egg on top :)
I AM going to send you a smoothie stache! for real! I just haven’t made a smoothie in awhile. ok that’s a lie, I did make one today but it came out super thing cause i used a lot of water. tomorrow it will happen!
Polly’s Oaty Cakes are one of my fave bloggie recipes everrrrr. I like to top them with mashed bananas and almond butter!
Who ever said not to eat pancakes bc they won’t fill you up? I think pancakes are one of the tastiest and most filling meals – more pancakes I say! Glad your pancake did the trick ; )
I think we’re taste twins and everything in the post looks fantastic, especially that berry ice cream and the pancakes! I also agree with your fave pancakes (but I might add chocolate chips too, hehe). I usually wait to be truly hungry, then sneak a protein pancake in my purse (I have gotten goofy looks for pulling that out)!
You are a crazy pancake maker! I made carrot cake pancakes this morning and they were blobby and burnt. Still good though!
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Are we going to get to see some before and after pictures for your jamaica challenge? I’m dying to know if all your hard work has paid off!
I tend to not eat unless I’m hungry. If it’s before a workout though I make sure to force down a quick snack. :)
Your blueberry pancakes look ridiculous! My favorite is adding banana and pumpkin right into the batter. It makes it SO moist. I’ll have to make them again soon. It’s been way too long!!!
I would love to send you a smoothie stache picture, but I don’t really make smoothies. I could, but I lack the guar xanthum whatever gums. I’d love to try those, but I’m not into forking over the money just yet when I have so many other snack options that I love. One of these days!
Your haircut is so cute by the way!
1) I love thick, hearty even slightly undercooked pancakes. I also love Polly’s Oaty cakes because they meet all of the above requirements, and I actually prefer whole grain or buckwheat pancakes to white flour ones.
2)It depends. I will snack on something before I go to the gym if it’s at an awkward time. Last night I wasn’t really hungry but it was 7 and I stayed at the gym until 9 so I had some water and an orange pre departure, and it held me over very well until my very late dinner.
Have a great weekend!
OMG all that candy…I don’t think that would last 2 days in our house (you know because the hubbie would eat it all :))
I want you to come to my office and cook pancakes for us…pretty please?
Oh and FYI I lost to trackball to my blackberry about a month ago…you could have still used it, you just have to learn the shortcuts. Wow I am ghetto. I should have that thing replaced. I’m embarrassed.
Isn’t danica the best!! She is such a sweetheart! I like the berry smoothie/creamy yummy
Hey Janetha!! nice stache
1. fav pancake and topping – blueberry pancakes with maple syrup and whipped cream
YUMMM
2. I always eat a little before I’m hungry if I have to. If I go too long without eating bad stuff happens.
I’m a force feeder…I hate being hungry. Your hair looks superduper blonde in that pancake picture! Was that your valentines package, or just cause?
Woohooo!!! You got your package!!! The crisps are my FAVORITE thing in there, I think…on and the SOCKS! I was totally cracking up when I got them and I am pretty sure the clerk didn’t quite get my excitement over the socks.
HOLY YUM to EVERYTHING all day! I want ice cream, blueberry pancakes and your wrap now…..drooling over it all!
I HAVE A DROID TOO!!!! The saddest thing I had to give up was BBM, but, I LOVE it. It’s different from a Blackberry but it’s fun. I cannot wait to hear what you think of it….between my sis and I though, I think we figured out a ton of stuff about it. You can also get the book online to download/read since the little pamplet they give you doesn’t say much.
Anyway, text, call, email, messenger or what not if you want to know anything about what I’ve learned about it (I still never found time to review my droid LOL but have listed a few things I’ve LOVED as I went along.)
Ok..done ~ Happy Friday!!!
I love that berry smoothie/ice cream – looks so good. You’re so sweet to make pancakes for all your coworkers.
1) I love gingerbread pancakes and almond butter is the best topping – I don’t think I’ll ever go back to maple syrup.
2) That’s a tricky one – I guess I do both. Some days I can sit with my hunger but others are just too hard to go for too long without food. Even just a few bites will hold me over in a pinch.
Is it really only 5 days till jamica already?? wow that went by fast!!
And that pancake looks so yummy! I’ve always wanted to make one big pancake but I’m not the best at flipping so I usually just make little ones.
And the arm bike.. LOL you never fail to make me laugh!! I looked up the name of it once.. it’s called an ergometer or something I think!
i texted you my numba last night! i hope you got it!
pancakes = lovely. i think i love a good schmear of peanut butter, a sprinkle of cinnamon and a drizzle of syrup. perfection!
anddddddd…i hope you have the most wonderful weekend ever! love you lots my lady, and can’t wait to see you rockin’ that hawt bikini bod in jamaica!!!!!!
My apartment always seems so much bigger and quieter when my dog isn’t there. Loooove blueberry pancakes. Those are my fav and answer to question #1.
As for #2, I would rather eat when not hungry than to be HANGRY (and I get very very hANGRY when I don’t eat) :)
LOVE the smoothie face, this one is a great one! Mine is coming soon =)
I am SO jealous of your coworkers. Blueberry pancakes for all? You are the sweetest foodie ever =)
I love Blueberry or Chocolate Chip pancakes, with real maple syrup!
I try to always be prepared with a snack, because when I am hungry, I am HUNGRY and need food asap!!
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s FBF!
xo
K
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