High Emotions, Nerves on Overload

Sorry for going MIA yesterday. It was quite an eventful day and I just felt the need to take a break.


Toly’s dad was admitted to the hospital Monday evening due to chest pains. Thankfully, he is okay; however, it’s always unsettling to have a loved one in the ER showing symptoms of a potential heart attack. We are just so glad to know that he is home now and recovering from a scary experience.


Moving on to today, I started my day with a scheduled 5 mile run. I’ve been keeping the training very light this week in comparison to my usual training weeks, and I plan on only doing 2 more miles before my ½ marathon on Sunday. I’ve been doing some cross training with hill walking, ET and Yoga, so the change of pace has been nice.


I’ve been noticing that this week, I’ve been feeling just a bit off. I’m not really sure if it’s due to my emotions and nerves with the upcoming race, but my stomach has been a bit unsettled and I’ve been lacking my normal state of energy. Hopefully, whatever it is, it will be gone by the weekend, because I need to be at my very best.


Aside from feeling slightly uneasy, I’ve continued to nourish myself with a good amount of carbs and protein this week. I feel that I do a good job at getting these nutrients in daily on most days, but this week, I am especially being cautious of including them into most of my meals or just adding a bit more than I normally would.


Lunch was a full balance of just about everything. Salads are ideal for incorporating almost every food group into one single meal and I made sure that this one did just that.


Romaine, cabbage, cucumber, radish, avocado, roasted broccoli and brussel sprouts, BBQ Tofu, and strawberries. Quite delicious and nutritious.


After putting in the hours at the job, a commendable BFD was in order. My girl Katharina, also reminded me that today was in fact Wednesday, just in case I may have been a bit mixed up with the short week. Don't worry girl, I was all over it tonight!

PS- Check out her awesome giveaway here!


On the menu: Egg sammies with home fries


Mine was egg whites mixed with some pesto and Dijon on Cinnamon Raisin bread with spinach, goat cheese and pumpkin butter.

Toly’s was eggs, ham, bacon and muenster cheese on Cinnamon Raisin bread as well.

Here is a shot of these masterpeices being constructed....

And here they are hot off the grill....

The home fries were customized for our liking.



Butternut squash and spinach with red onion for me and Parmesan Potato for Toly…

One may think that the combinations of all of these ingredients would be rather odd for an egg sandwich, but I assure you, it’s fabulous!



Pumpkin butter and goat cheese is a spectacular pairing and I don’t think I could eat my eggs whites without a little Dijon cooked in. The Cinnamon bread was also a lovely accompaniment.; subtly sweet but a perfect contrast for the savory eggs.



And before I sign off, I need to reveal to you all the most likely culpret to my recent tummy troubles....


This may be no Raw Banana Soft Serve, but let me tell you, it's pretty freaking unbeleiveabe. And even though too much dairy upsets my stomach, I just can not seem to stay away from this container. It needs to go away fast!




Oh and this little beauty has made a remarkable entrance in my life...


Now put these two things together, and you can only imagine a sinfully amazing experience. I'm gearing up for this treat tonight and I suggest you do the same.


Alright, I think I need to turn in early tonight. Some extra sleep this week is probably a good idea. See you all tomorrow!