friends! how is life? mine is crazy but i love it. i hope you can say the same :)
i have all sorts of random stuff to talk about today, bear with me and my crazy mind.
let’s take it from the top and start with breakfast, shall we?
the return of the parfait a la k in a bowl! 1 cup oikos, 1 multibran vita (with the raisins picked out.. i hate them), handful of nature’s path flakes for crunch, and the last tiny drop of my mighty maple :( 
time to get more mighty mapes! i love the bran vitas way more than the chocolatey ones. i am usually a savory person over sweet, so maybe that is why?
all mixed up.
this fantastic yogurt mess probably clocked in around 350 calories. usually would be more but it was only a little bit of peanut butter.
speaking of calories, check out this awesome website that shows you how much bang you can (or can’t!) get for your calorie buck…
i cannot for the life of me remember who told me about the website.. but if you are reading.. thanks!
300 calories:
wow. real eye opener, no? i think i prefer my BIGGER, healthier meals.. thanks.
while we are on the subject, here is another little bit of info~ a similar website that shows you how much of something you can eat for 200 calories:
all photos represent 200 calories and all plates are the same size:
broccoli
apple slices
jack in the box chicken sandwich:
snickers:
i love visual stuff like this. i don’t count calories, but i do love to check up on them every now and again. sometimes i am surprised by what i learn!
let’s see.. what else? how about lunch? ok.
sabra! it makes my life taste good. okay, i did have a few things to go with it.
when i eat arranged snack plates like this, i think of these two ladies. and i smile.
protein! chicken and turkey..
veggies! broccoli, carrots and cauliflower..
dippage! classic sabra…
good stuff.
i picked up my car today. i guess the air pump something or other was all jacked up. the warranty covered about $900 of it, subaru covered $360 of it and i was left with $360 out of pocket. i guess i shouldn’t cry about it.. but there are a LOT of things i could spend that $360 on that don’t involve air pumps for subarus. just sayin.
more bits.. more pieces.
bridesmaid dresses!
which do you like better? not the color.. just the style.
(disregard the cheesy ladder)
one:
two:
three:
i think i like #2 the best but unfortunately it doesn’t come in all the colors i need. but i might be able to change up the colors for the sake of the dress. we shall see.
the cool thing is, if i get one of these dresses~ the guys can get tuxedo vests to match. which is dope.
and want to know what is even more dope?
matching flip flops.
rad.
anyway. that is what is on my wedding mind tonight. along cakes. houndstooth cakes. yes.. it will happen.
in other wedding planning news, we have a tasting apointment with a caterer on saturday and i have my first dress appointment on monday. as usual, food before fashion :) you guys know how it is!!
cardio day today.
treadmill:
| minute # | speed (MPH) | intensity (RPE scale) |
| 0-1 | 4.0 | level 4 |
| 1-2 | 4.5 | level 4 |
| 2-3 | 5.0 | level 5 |
| 3-4 | 5.5 | level 5 |
| 4-5 | 6.0 | level 6 |
| 5-6 | 6.5 | level 6 |
| 6-7 | 7.0 | level 7 |
| 7-8 | 7.5 | level 8 |
| 8-9 | 8.0 | level 9 |
| 9-10 | 8.5 | level 10 |
| 10-20 | repeat minutes 0-10 | see above |
| 20-30 | repeat minutes 0-10 | see above |
| 30-35 | 4.0 | cool down |
total time: 35 minutes, total distance: 3.35 miles
stairmill:
| minute # | level | orientation |
| 0-1 | 8 | facing front |
| 1-2 | 8 | facing right |
| 2-3 | 8 | facing back |
| 3-4 | 8 | facing left |
| 4=5 | 6 | facing front |
| 5-6 | 6 | facing right |
| 6-7 | 6 | facing back |
| 7-8 | 6 | facing left |
| 8-9 | 7 | facing front |
| 9-10 | 7 | facing right |
| 10-11 | 7 | facing back |
| 11-12 | 7 | facing left |
| 12-13 | 8 | facing front |
| 13-14 | 8 | facing right |
| 14-15 | 8 | facing back |
| 15-16 | 8 | facing left |
total time: 16 minutes, total distance: 1.46 miles
total workout: 50 minutes, total calories: 429
i used up the last of my blueberries and spinach today. good thing ive got costco on the agenda saturday :) i sure wish i could buy greek yogurt and vita tops in bulk…
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 scoop vanilla protein
- 1/2 frozen banana
- the gums
- blueberries
- spinach
- love
i also had a little PBJ toast lovin’ to go along with my green monster~
and now i am rambling. and talking to dude roommate who is stretching about the fact that i can’t touch my toes. and have never been able to in my whole life.
not ever.
total failure.
while on the topic of roommates, dudette roommate started a blog. right here! hi ceza :)
dang.. what other bits and pieces have i left out? let me think..
oh! tomorrow is my biggest sister’s birthday! but in reality, she is actually the littlest. she is either my same height or shorter than me (which is it? you’re not taller, are you, ree?) anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARISA! I LOVE YOU!
tomorrow is ALSO national chili day. mmmm.. i think i may have to celebrate that one~ topped with a dollup of oikos and paired with a golden corn vitatop. heaven.
well i think that is enough bits and pieces for you to work with for now. be back tomorrow for flashback friday! only i have no idea what i am going to flash back to.. any requests?
Qs~
1. can you touch your toes? surely i am not the only one in the world who can’t…
2. what is your favorite kind of chili? i love pumpkin chili with lots of cumin.
3. i just realized that i asked a whole bunch of questions throughout this post. feel free to answer all those ones instead of the first two. actually, please do :)
xo. janetha b.
oh, p.s., i haven’t read blogs all week. forgive me.
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I LOOOVE the visual representation! It makes the Snickers and JAck in the box burger look SO sad :(. It’s great to realize that I actually do find myself looking at the apple and wanting to eat it instead of the junky stuff.
As far as the dress goes, I like #3!
1. I can’t. I can do the splits in all 3 ways (left right and middle) but I Cant touch my dang toes. I blame it on an inflexible lower back. I injured it back in the day and its been tighter ever since.
WOW that is soo crazy about the calorie thing!! seriously! i think it is super interesting too. i am a volume eating so i would def chose the broccoli over that darn snickers bar..but chocolate is SOO good!!
i like the 3rd dress! great for a warm wedding :)
1. YES!
2. white bean chicken chili!
love you boo!
Great visuals!
I like dress # 1 best. (But that’s mainly because I’m always uncomfortable in a strapless dress. #2 is very pretty, too. And I also like #3. I guess, I’m not much help…).
Love Sabra hummus. I have to pick some up again! :)
Those visual representations are wonderful!
I love the second dress, but I am a big fan of strapless and not everyone is.
I could never touch my toes. Didn’t really ever think I would be able to. BUT, I have been doing Pilates about twice a week for about the last 6 months and finally last week I TOUCHED MY TOES! Major accomplishment for me – regular stretching/Pilates/Yoga and I bet you could too! :)
I love visuals like that! Makes you think, doesn’t it? Problem is with me, when I get a plate of the unhealthy food, I shovel so quick my stomach doesn’t even see it coming. Much better to do that with bigger healthy meals, or else I’d eat 4-5 servings of the crap meal!
If not the second dress, than the third. I love halters…but I guess it really depends on the body shape of your girls, one is the most universally flattering one if you have a range. But I like three.
I get upset if I lose my stretch and can’t wrap my hands around my feet! I’m pretty flexible considering I don’t do yoga regularly.
I love your placemat, and I like the first dress the best!
i agree with the commenter above me, that placemat is awesome! and i vote for the purple. love that your bridesmaids will be wearing flip flops, you cool kid you. haha you picked out the raisins, typical. natl chili day?? omg! i don’t know if i’ve told you this already but i recently became OBSESSED with chili, i’d only had it 3 times in my life but on super bowl weekend i had some amazing veggie chili and my life has been changed forevr. i hope i remember to celebrate manana!
I love that you posted these food comparisons I think it is really an eye-opener. And if I may my favourite bridesmaid dress is the second one :)
Awesome visual representations!
I like dresses 2 and 3. The strapless or the halter.
Yes, I can touch my toes.
I used to be able to touch my toes but since hurting my back I definitely can’t at the mo! Breakfast looks so tasty! x x
Long time reader, first time commenter. I love your dedication to your blog. I personally prefer the 3rd dress and I have always been able to wrap my hands around my feet.
T’m definitely a volume eater so seeing the comparisons is awesome, thanks!
Oh that website looks right up my alley :) Love stuff like that!
My vote for the bridesmaid dress is #1. Classic style and I bet it would be flattering on a lot of different figures.
Oh, and Matthew was happy when I read him your questions today. He can’t touch his toes either ;)
I REALLY like dress #3, super cute and definitely one that girls could re-wear. I have actually been looking for something like dress #1 for my wedding- would you mind sharing where you found it? It is kinda similar to my dress, so thought it would be cute to coordinate with my bridesmaids.
Enjoy the tastings!
~Christie
the 1st dress, in purple b/c for those that NEED To wear a bra or want to, it’s the easiest to get the girls under wraps with :)
thank you for your email today…I reorg’ed my reader. I actually omitted things and added others, but not it’s totally alphabetized and if i want to click thru, i will, and if i dont, i wont. part of my issse was my reader had gotten these weird sections in it, and i didnt know how to un-do them so i just kinda started over and i have lots in there but like you, it’s def divided into my own little “categories”. you helped me sooo much today :) thank you!
can i touch my toes? you mean while balancing on my forearms with my legs wrapped behind my head? yes. I can. :) sorry to be a smartass but i had to! xoxo
I like dress #3, very sexy! :)
I can touch my toes… heheh…
same chili as your favorite
nice comparing meals… eyes opening definitely!
Wow that calories thing really shows a lot. Who would just want to have a little portion when you can have a bigger plate of yummy food; you’re parfait looks amazing by the wayy! I haven’t tried vita tops everyone always eats them ill have to pick them up and try! For dresses I would say number three! It is very flattering looking, what colors were you thinking? I can’t touch my toes! And my favorite type of chili is just having it plain with brown rice or with blackbeans in it ! :)
I LOVE the second dress! It is so cute, and I actually like the color too. Hopefully you can work something out!
I can touch my toes. After 18 years of dance, cheerleading, teaching classes and doing fitness routines, I am flexible!! :)
I LOVE the part of your blog where it compares the 300 calorie foods. That’s what I’m always trying to stress to my clients – you don’t have to be hungry when you’re trying to lose weight!
I LOVE the fact that you don’t count calories! :)
I LOVE your food pics… :)
All 3 dresses are really pretty to me – I can’t choose! I thought I’d throw this idea out there. I didn’t do it, but when I look back I probably would have if I’d thought about it. I was in my best friend’s wedding back in Aug 08 and she had all of her bridesmaids wear the same COLOR and LENGTH dress, but she had us choose our own styles. They were all from the same store and it was such a great idea, because one of the girls chose a halter top dress, which I don’t look good in, I chose a strapless and someone else chose a regularly strapped dress. It was great because we still looked uniform with the same length and color dresses, but we got to find dress styles that suited our bodies.
Not saying you have to do this – just an idea!
Remind me to tell you about my dream you were featured in last night…it was INSANE!! I’m sorry I don’t have time to type it out now! It was kind of funny though..
Dress number 2 for sure! I can touch my toes but thats years of gymnastics and cheerleading so I am flexible, like Jessica said above! You need to video your wedding and put it online so your bloggies can watch. That would be COOL!! My bridesmaid has espresso colored dresses with flip flops. They looked the dress 2. Very versitile. Our lives are crazy, but I think that is normal these days. YEA for you for keeping sanity. haha!
Hello Sexy Bride to be!!!!!!
Loving the calorie info!!!! I wish more peeps knew those stats!!!!
Ummmmmm I love hummus and am loving your lunch platter with it! Yum!!!!
Second Dress rocks!! Loves it ! Flip Flops are baller!!! Its hard to pick bridesmaids dresses that flatter everyone!!!
Yay for your dress appt !!!!! U might find the one that day, or it might take a couple more other places, I got my dress a month ago, Im not getting married til next year, but just knew it was the dress!! U will know too when u find it!!!! So exciting!!
Love ya girl!! Thanks for the comment on my blog : )
I have the same heart plate too, loves it!!!
I like dress two the best:)
I’m eating apple pie proats right now and thinking of ya!
I love the third dress best – it’s got a bit of a retro vibe which I dig.
1. Yep!
2. I don’t discriminate when it comes to chili. I love it all!
#3 dress all the way!!
But #2 is the runner up
Ooh I like #3 the best…but they’re all adorable…!
I can touch my toes – lots of kiddie ballet I guess…um a chili day hurray! Since it’s a full on winter wonderland here I might just need to have some…my favorite is good old bean, beef and cheese!
I like #2, but if not 2, #3! And I LOVE the idea of matching flip flops! I have always wanted that if my wedding was outside =D
I love those plates of food- you can get SO much more bang for your calorie (and nutritional!) buck with healthy foods!
I can touch my toes, but I have been doing yoga for many years and could not before!
And I LOVE white chicken chili!
xo
K
My dad had a book like that site that he was obsessed with for awhile…I remember the pictures were totally 90’s though haha. I love dresses 2 and 3 the best!
I like any kind of veggie chili, with lots of avocado and salsa on top!
I like dress number 2!
I’m definitely a volume eater!! I want my plate as full as possible for as little calories as possible thankyou :) Although, I must say, a teeny little Snickers for 200 calories is always worth it. I’m a sweet over savoury gal, can you tell? :P
Dresses: I also love #2. It’s a lot more “fun” for a July wedding. But #3 is my backup. Love the flip-flop idea too. Nicer to their feet while they have to awkwardly stand up front while you say your vows ;)
1. No. I have crazy gazelle legs. I can barely fit them on a bus, let alone reach my toes.
2. My mom’s vegetarian chili! She puts lentils, TVP and a whole whack of other goodies in it. It’s a different mix every time, but always just as good as the last.
Happy Friday JB!!! xoxo
ahhhhh wedding planning excitement!!! I LOVE IT! :)
im in love with dress #2. hands down my fav! then again, i’ve always like strapless for weddings.
i also can’t touch my toes unless i stretch for a reaaaaaallllly long time. which usually, after working out, i dont have the patience to do it. terrible, i know.
i love that you’re so busy with fun and exciting things! (well, wedding & house hunting at least :)) makin moves girlfren!
<3
I love all those dresses. Maybe you could get all three styles in the same color for your different ladies. Either way, I LOVE the flip flops! ANd love you. We need to catch up. xoxo
I’m a visual person too. Thanks for the website.
I like dresses 2 & 3. So cute!
I love the dresses!!! I had five bridesmaids and I had them decide on the dress – 3 liked one and 2 liked another, so we did both dresses, but in two different colours! The groomsmen wore a corresponding tie/vest and the pictures look awesome! And this way everyone got to wear what they liked!!!
Sweet website! And since I’m more of a volume eater as opposed to a density eater, I love being able to eat more for less calories!
I would go with dress #1 – I think it would be the most flattering on a variety of women. The flip flops are fabulous too!
Yes, I can touch my toes and I love white bean chicken chili.
I like the first bridesmaid dress. Word of caution from my wedding, strapless dresses don’t always work well if the maids have larger chests. There were a lot of sizing issues with my strapless dresses. And it is definitely no fun to be pulling on your dress top all evening.
I loved the food comparisons. I have seen the one on Spark People before and it is definitely eye opening. Give me more food any day!
I like #2 too, but they’re all cute! Love the flippy floppies! And YESSSSSSSSS to the houndstooth cake!! Boss.
I can baaarely tough my toes, and it’s painful. My hammies hate me.
Happy Friday!!!!!
Visuals like that definatly makes you think when ordering and preparing food huh? I am currently learning to be a little more lax on the whole calorie counting bit, while maintaing that it’s about healthy food all together.
The 2nd dress is definatly my fav! Go flip flops…that so rocks!!
Numbers 2 and 3 are sex-ay with the low backs! I happen to love strapless dresses, so I’d favor numero dos. They’re beautiful!
I LOVE the style of numero 3! It’s a halter..but with a twist. I loves it :D
I can touch my toes all day, but my hips are sooo tight!
I LOVE #2 and #3 and they’d be cute to have mixed together, too. I love how the skirt floats away in the back.
Cannot touch my toes and I’m kinda relieved that a girl has fit as you can’t either! Although I’d really like to be able to… I need to make increasing my flexibility a priority.
I think the styles of #2 and #3 are very similar. Maybe you can have #2 for the girls that have the chest to hold it up and #3 for the girls like me that don’t have the chest! :)
Love that you will have a houndstooth cake!
As far as the dresses, I really like #3. The neckline is cute and original. As far as the toes, I can do it if I’m standing up, but not sitting down. That makes me extra weird, I think.
I love #3. I kind of want to buy it myself. :)
And yes, I can touch my toes.
I gave you a super-duper award on my blog yesterday. :)
The comparsion is crazy!! I definitely love me some volume.
2nd dress is stunning but I have a thing for strapless dresses anyway. ;) The cut is great though.
Yup, I can touch my toes. All that ballet in “my youth” and yoga is pretty helpful ;).
That website is super cool, although not as cool as that glittery heart plate! I can touch my toes (not as easily as I used to). I like ED&BV Cocoa Coconut Chilli. I like number 3 the best for myself but I think number 2 looks more like Your style.
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Number 2!!! Thanks for the websites!! They are GREAT!!
I actually really like option #3, but to be honest, I feel like it depends on the bridesmaids. Some body shapes and sizes look better in different dresses, if that makes sense. So I’d go with whatever is most flattering on the ladies.
I can sort of touch my toes. I can, but apparently not properly according to what I’ve learned through yoga – I compromise my spine a bit to do it. But I’m getting there!
Nicole G
usually i’m a lurker – but I gotta say all the dresses are so cute! Damn – I want to be in your wedding. You should see some of the dresses I’ve had to wear. I vote for dress #1. I like #2 the most from the front, but the back looks a little poofy, at least in the pic.
In grade school whenever we did the fitness tests, I could never do a single pull up or push up, but I dominated the sit and reach. I still do my splits at bars – it’s all I got – and I still can’t do pull up or real push up.
I’m infatuated with that yellow dress. Seriously. If you don’t get it for your bridesmaids hit me up with the site cause I want it fo’ mahself! and the sandles are bomb. Uncomfortable shoes are totes overrated.
love you jayjay!
Option one or three- strapless doesn’t look good on everyone- option one looks good on everyone and they’ll probably wear it again if you get it in a reasonable colour (who needs reason when you get married)- depends on the theme..
Have you been to oncewed.com yet? you’ll love it!
going there now.. thanks!
ohh i like dress 3!! We had that and the only problem was the girls with eh hem large girls
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