Days 329 & 330: 4 miles, New Enchilada Recipe & New Panini Recipe

Before I get started I had mentioned how I straightened my hair and it's feeling super bouncy at work! I think Mica Pie requested a pic so here goes! (please not the awful bathroom lighting!! hehe)

K - back to it! Wednesday was just a wash you guys! I woke up exhausted and SORE, worried I wouldn’t be able to work out. Work was draining – I ended up going out to lunch with a co-worker which resulted in me ordering a grilled chicken sandwich (no bacon; honey mustard on the side) and fries. Yes, fries! I didn’t eat them all but still. I even had some bread/butter on the appetizer – eek! It was yummy though but I felt AWFUL when I got back to work and my tummy was too upset for gym time. So I skipped BOTH workouts and went straight home and got in bed. I’m such a loser! Haha I didn’t even had dinner. I had a few bites of the pasta Austin cooked and some of those yummy jaleneno crunchies and that was it! I watched SYTYCD and passed out! I ended up at 1,786 calories, 217 carbs, 57 fat grams and 97 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.

Thursday I woke up feeling SO much better. I worked from home, got lots done, and got to see Austin during lunch! I made a new Panini from Our Best Bites!! We call it a Turkey, Artichoke & Swiss Panini. Here’s the recipe for 1 large sandwich (one serving):

First, make Garlic-Herb Sandwich Spread: ¼ cup fat free mayonnaise, 2 tsp minced garlic, juiced squeezed from ½ of a lemon, ½ tsp lemon zest, 1 tbsp fresh basil, ¼ tsp dried rosemary, ¼ tsp dried oregano. Put in a food processor and process until smoothed. Makes 3 servings.

Then use the following:

½ tsp olive oil

3-4 roma Tomato slices (2" diameter)

2 slices Hormel Natural Choice turkey (36 grams)

2 slices Whole Wheat Tuscan Pane (87 grams)

Artichoke hearts, quartered and marinated (25 grams; about 4)

1 slice light swiss cheese (I used Jarlsberg lite)

Spread 1/3 of the garlic-herb spread on each slice of bread, then layer cheese, turkey, tomato and artichoke hearts on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Put top on. Brush outer sides of sandwiches and grill on Panini maker (or George Foreman!) until golden brown. Put on a microwavable safe plate and cook for 40 seconds or until cheese is fully melted. Remove, cut in half and serve. Nutritional Information: 374 calories, 51 carbs, 11 fat grams and 25 protein grams. It was SO good! The NI is up a bit on this one because I used much more bread (57 grams last time), but it was fab and FILLING. I had mine with a ½ cup of Amy’s Tomato Bisque (Austin had the rest of the can - 1.5 cups - and a larger Panini!).

After lunch we went back to work, and when I finished I headed straight for the gym with my HRM to walk 4 miles – here’s the workout:

Mile 1: (incline 3; 4.1 mph) burned 87 calories

Mile 2: (incline 3/2; 4.0 mph) burned 98 calories

Mile 3: (incline 1; 4.1/4.0 mph) burned 90 calories

Mile 4: (incline 0; 4.0 mph) burned 90 calories

TOTAL: 365 calories burned in 1 hour walking 4 miles – woo! GREAT workout – wearing it made me want to walk faster and at more of an incline – love it! I raced home, did some cleaning then got to work on dinner: Enchiladas with Chicken in Verde Sauce from Cookinglight.com. Here’s our version of the recipe for 2:

2 tbsp chopped onion

2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

1 garlic clove, minced

3 oz. salsa verde , divided

5.5 oz. cooked chicken breast (browned in pan; diced)

1.5 oz. fat-free cream cheese, softened

½ cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth

4 (6-inch) corn tortillas

Cooking spray

1 oz. fat-free cheddar cheese, grated

¼ tsp chili powder

Preheat oven to 425°. Combine onion, cilantro, garlic, 2 oz. salsa and cream cheese in a blender; process until smooth. Add chicken and process again. Bring broth to a simmer in a medium skillet. Working with one tortilla at a time, add tortilla to pan; cook 20 seconds or until moist, turning once. Remove tortilla; drain on paper towels. Repeat for the other 3 tortillas, then lay them all out. Spoon 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture down center of each tortilla; roll up. Place each tortilla, seam-side down, in an 8x8-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Pour remaining salsa mixture over enchiladas; sprinkle evenly with cheese and chili powder. Bake at 425° for 18 minutes. Nutritional Information: 291 calories, 2 fat grams, 30 carbs and 28 protein grams.

They were SUPER yum – very light! If I made this again I’d probably add a side of black beans for more protein. I laughed when I found only 2 fat grams – all of that fat free stuff you know? This recipe, with all of the salsa/cilantro/etc. made all of the other ingredients taste fatty (if that makes sense) and I LOVED cooking the tortillas in the chicken broth – SMART – made them taste authentic. Anywho! After dinner we decided we’d done enough – time to have some wine! We had a couple of glasses, and I made a bowl of strawberries/grapes and we sat outside and played music (heart outdoor music; Austin set it up to where we control the computer upstairs with our music through our iPods through the outdoor/indoor spreakers!!) Such a nice way to end the night!!

I ended up at 1,753 calories, 257 carbs, 39 fat grams and 76 protein grams. Not bad – especially considering the wine and the 365-calorie-burning- walk!! Here’s what I ate. So I’m already slacking on my ST – grrr! Today I’ve got to do 5.5 miles, legs and abs. Tomorrow I’ve got to do 4 miles, biceps, back and abs (to get back on track). Wish me luck!! Happy Friday – can’t wait to catch up on your blogs!!

Day 328: Panini Recipe, Movie Review, 3.5 Miles and Ab Workout

Today was a pretty good Tuesday! Got lots of work done, walked 3.5 miles during lunch, worked more then headed to Trader Joe’s & Kroger for more contraband – fabulous! I had a few of these on the way home (well actually between stores):

Um, fabulous! Very funky and different - like spicy fabulous cheetos. I'm a FAN! Here’s some of my other eats from my very carby day...

Yogurt on the way in. Sigh. Traffic.

Breakfast protein - woo! Gotta love an English Muffin.



Hummus & Pita.... more carbs!




Lean Cuisine - boo on me for not making/packing a lunch last night.

WHOA – the lean cuisine didn’t even kind of fill me up. I forgot about that problem. Blah. Anyway. I’ve been craving a Panini. But who has ever heard of a healthy Panini? Panera, Corner Bakery, etc., have paninis with like 700+ calories. Frightening. Well I was over at Our Best bites and was like oh wow – that Panini looks GOOD. I made the (short) 5-item ingredient list and decided I’d check the products out at Trader Joe’s and if it seemed not too calorific I’d give it a whirl. Well I found the products, and decided to follow these directions from Our Best Bites for dinner! I call it Caprese Panini with Turkey. Here’s the recipe for one sandwich:

2 oz. (57 grams) Trader Joe’s Whole Wheat Tuscan Pane

2 oz. (56 grams) Hormel Natural Choice Deli Turkey

1 oz. (28 grams) Trader Joe’s Fresh Mozzarella (2 slices)

30 grams tomato (1/2 small roma tomato; 3 slices)

5 basil leaves

¾ tsp olive oil

Salt & Pepper to taste

Pour olive oil in a small bowl. Use brush to spread on one side of each slice. Top one side with turkey, slices of tomato, basil, and slices of cheese. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Put top on. Brush olive oil on outside of sandwich (now all 4 sides have olive oil!). Put in panini maker (or George Foreman grill like me) for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat. Drop in microwave for 40 seconds (to help it gel together; melt cheese). Cut in half and serve. Nutritional Information: 277 calories, 29 carbs, 10 fat grams and 22 protein grams.

Putting 'em together




Ready to eat!

Yay!! It was super filling, too. Next time if I’m more hungry I’ll have it with a cup of Amy’s Chunky Tomato Bisque (120 calories; 3.5 fat grams; 21 carbs and 2 protein grams). But for dinner tonight, I just wasn’t that hungry! After Panini I got my stuff ready for tomorrow and settled in with He’s Just Not That Into You. Eh. I didn't love it but I certainly didn't hate it either. I just wanted it to be cuter, and more funny, but it was kind of painful to watch Jennifer Goodwin's character be so awkwardly needy, and watch Jennifer's character be so bitchily suspicious. At the end of the movie I just had to accept that it was a character study and NOT a feel-good chick flick. I did LOVE Ben & Jen Anniston together (cute!), and it was nice to see E in that role. Scarlett -eh - not a fan of her character. So, I guess it's good but just KNOW you're not going to feel very good after - I was more sad - like crying. haha After the movie I took 10 minutes to knock out our ab workout for the day.

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It was a shorty, but a goody. I'm trying to do abs 3 days/week so this was a nice workout knowing there are more abs to come! I might step this one up next time, i'll see what Stacy thought first. I ended up at 1,693 calories, 234 carbs, 50 fat grams and 78 protein grams – not a bad day! Especially with the 3.5 miles factored in – woo! Here’s what I ate.

Day 227: 4.5 miles, ST Workout is ON, too many carbs, Carbilicious Recipe

Blah. Yesterday was such a Monday. Bad things:

• It was Monday
• I didn'twant to be at the office.
• It was hot. Like ATL summer hot... and muggy.
• I was super hungry for crap (i.e. candy, cookies, cakes. hehe)

Good things which far outweigh the bad - woo!)

I weighed 115! (been 116/117 for a while!)

I wore a new skirt and am LOVING my new hair. I straightened it and it was super choppy and layered. Yay!! Don't you love the feeling of good hair??!

I (nervously) brought TJ's waffles (frozen) to work, a pack of strawberries, a yogurt and a container of fat-free syrup... it turned out great! (still missed my daily egg though.... and this breakfast came out to like 80 carbs - wowza!)

I walked 3 miles during lunch (HRM says I burned 187 calories)

I got lots of Kisscut read - which is good because I need to read the book

In looking at what I ate whilst at work I see that my carbs are WAY too high today (like 200 before 5 p.m.) and protein is too low for me (only 47). MUST get breakfast sandwiches back in!

Me and Stacy started week 1 of our new workout!! Lots more ST and STILL 21 miles of cardio - i'm pumped! So glad I made these little 'guides' last year for me and Monica - i've got to make lots more though and will definitely be looking to your blogs for exercise inspiration!

Here's our planned work outs this week! (click to make larger)

Here's what we did today: broken down

WOO! Here's how it worked out!

Lunch cardio: 3 miles – 45 minutes; 187 calories burned

After work cardio: 1.5 miles – 23 minutes; 117 calories burned

After work strength training: chest/shoulders/triceps - 39 minutes; 180 calories burned

ST - specifics

Nosebreakers (triceps): 20-pound EZ bar; 1 set of 15; 2 sets of 10

Lying dumbbell presses (chest): 8-pound dumbbells; 3 sets of 15

Upright rows (shoulders): 8-pound dumbbells; 3 sets of 15

Bench press (chest): 45-pound bar (2 sets of 10); 30-pound bar (1 set of 10)

Seated overhead tricep extensions (triceps): 8-pound dumbbell; 3 sets of 15

Chest flies on bench (chest): 5-pound dumbbells; 3 sets of 15

Bench dips (triceps): body weight; 3 sets of 10 dips

Dumbbell Front raises (shoulders): 5-pound dumbbells; 3 sets of 15

Stability Ball ABCs (shoulders): light ball; ABCs once with each arm

Total Workout: 4.5 miles; ST chest/shoulders/triceps

Total Time: 1 hour & 47 minutes

Total Calories Burned: 484

After our workout I raced home and threw together a yummy, carbilicious favorite: Spaghetti with Chicken, Mushrooms & Basil. Here’s what I cooked for 2!

4 oz. spaghetti noodles (dry)

8 oz. chicken, uncooked, chopped

5 basil leaves, diced, divided

30 grams Fat-Free Mozzarella, divided

20 grams Fat-Free Feta, divided

2 tsp olive oil

150 grams mushrooms, chopped

1 tsp reduced fat parmesan, divided

Minced Garlic, ½ tsp

¾ cup Trader Joe’s mushroom spaghetti sauce, divided

Set pot of water to boil. Cook spaghetti 10 minutes, drain. While spaghetti cooks, set large pan on medium heat. Spray with nonfat olive oil, and add 1 tsp olive oil. Once hot, add garlic. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly, then add mushrooms. Stir for 4-5 minutes until soft, then add ½ cup spaghetti sauce. Reduce heat to low, add ½ of the basil, and let it sit for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. While sauce simmers, get out a small pan and set it over medium heat. Add 1 tsp olive oil. Once hot, add chicken, sprinkle with salt, and cook for 4-5 minutes until no longer pink. Once cooked, add to mushroom/red sauce and increase heat to medium. Add cooked noodles, and add ¼ cup spaghetti sauce. Stir for 2-3 minutes until mixed well. Remove from heat. Divide into two servings, top each with parmesan, then feta/mozzarella and the rest of the basil. Serve. Nutritional Information: 466 calories, 52 carbs, 8 fat grams and 46 protein grams.

It was yum, yum, yummy – I’m so glad I’m getting comfortable putting things together on my own, and I’m loving my birthday basil plant! I don’t even want to know how much $ we’re saving having that plant! After the show me and Austin did the usual: watched some TV, cleaned a little, cooked a little - then it was time for blogging + watching bad TV (me) and video gaming (Austin). I ended up at 1,765 calories (great!), 278 carbs (eek!), 37 fat grams (great!) and 96 protein grams (yay!). Bad carbs!! Here’s what I ate.

Day 326: New ‘Hot Pocket’ Recipe, New Lemon Chicken & Cilantro Rice Recipes, 4 miles with HRM, Austin’s back!

Today I got up at 8 a.m. ready to go! I did junk around the house all day, had another herbed greek chicken salad, then made a new recipe last night from Our Best Bites – Homemade Hot Pockets!! I’m so glad I found the site – I’m going to make lots of their recipes. Here’s the recipe for this one (tweaked for us):

8 oz. Trader Joe’s plain pizza dough; divided into 2 servings

4 oz. Oscar Meyer deli selects ham; divided into 4 servings

½ cup Kroger fat-free cheddar cheese, grated; divided into 4 15-gram servings

½ tsp olive oil; divided into 4 servings

Flour to sprinkle on pan.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Divide dough into two 4-ounce piles. Roll into two small rectangles on a cookie sheet sprinkled with flour. Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut each rectangle in half making 4 smaller rectangles. Leaving a margin on both sides, add ham and cheese. Fold the left side over the middle, and then the right side over that. Starting at the bottom, tightly roll the filled dough stretching it gently to make a tight seal. Repeat with the other 3. Bake for 10 minutes, then smear 1/8 tsp of olive oil on the top of each pocket, then cook for another 5 minutes. (Go HERE to see step-by-step rolling directions in photos). Nutritional Information: 371 calories, 53 carbs, 6 fat grams and 23 protein grams. If you're curious, here's what they look like on the outside - yes, I definitely need to work on rolling them better!

They were SO yummy – loved, loved them! Very doughy and fabulous! I will definitely be making these again – no doubt. She said they’re good to freeze and heat up in the microwave too – nice! Also – her pictures have her making them with her children – cute! After lunch and more sitting around, I sucked it up and headed to the gym for a I went to the gym for a 1-hour walk – here’s how it worked wearing my HRM for the first time whilst working out!!

Mile 1: 4 mph; incline 3 – 76 calories
Mile 2: 4 mph; incline 2 – 77 calories (153 total)
Mile 3: 4 mph; incline 1 – 70 calories (223 total)
Mile 4: 4 mph; incline 0 – 65 calories (288 total)

Just for fun, here's what the treadmill said I burned... CRAZY, right?! 300 calories more than I did - those things are SO off!


After treadmill me and Austin literally pulled into the house at the same time - he's back from Nashville - woo!! I heated up some of the new hot pockets for him (he loved 'em!) then I made myself a bowl of strawberries and we settled in for some West Wing!! Later I perused some cooking blogs and found one called Closet Cooking– lots of great recipes! I made one for dinner – Lemon Chicken! Here’s the recipe adapted for us and for two servings!

1.5 tsp bottled lemon juice
1 tablespoon chicken broth
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tsp light brown sugar
1 tsp honey
½ tsp sriracha chili sauce
8 oz. chicken (cut into bite sized pieces)
½ teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon ginger (minced)
½ clove garlic (minced)
2 green onions (chopped)
1 handful cilantro (chopped)
½ tablespoon sesame seeds (toasted)

Mix the first six ingredients in a bowl. Place the chicken into mixture and marinate for 10 minutes. Heat the oil in a pan. Add ginger and garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute. Add the chicken reserving the marinade (use a slotted spoon). Saute chicken until cooked, about 3-5 minutes. Add the reserved marinade and simmer until the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 7-10 minutes. Add the green onion and cilantro, stir for 1 minute and remove from heat.>Serve on rice, and top with sesame seeds. I served it over Aggie's Kitchen Cilantro Rice – a recipe of hers I’ve been wanting to make! Recipe below makes 4 servings, so I saved 2 servings for our lunch tomorrow. :)

1 cup Basmati rice, uncooked
2 cups cold water
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp olive oil
large handful of fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
2-3 green onions, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Combine rice and water in a large microwavable covered dish. Add a small drizzle of olive oil and garlic to rice. Place in microwave and cook for 18 minutes. Do not take off lid during cooking process. Once it is cooked, fluff rice with a fork and taste for doneness. (If at this time it's not cooked well enough - it should be - just add a small amount of water and cook for a few more minutes) Toss in chopped cilantro, green onions, salt and pepper. Stir. Nutritional Information: 359 calories, 6 fat grams, 44 carbs and 30 protein grams.

Some of the products I used! Rice from Kroger, Sesame oil from Kroger and minced ginger from Whole Foods

The chicken in its marinade

SUCH a delicious meal! Very light but super flavorful. Next time I may make more chicken, or serve it with a soup or something (just to get the calories up closer to 400 or 450). After dinner we just hung out and got stuff ready for tomorrow. I’m SO GLAD Austin’s back but SO SAD that tomorrow is Monday!! I ended the day at 1,739 calories, 241 carbs, 38 fat grams and 109 protein grams. Here’s what I ate. I hope you all had wonderful weekends!!!

Day 325: HRM Arrival, Product Review, Meximelt Recipe, New Haircut

Yesterday, AKA my straight chillin' day, in a nutshell!

Emailing with my Mom

We were both little home bodies yesterday so we pinged back and forth all day! She sent me some pics I'd never seen from a wedding I was in during May - I love this one of me and Austin!

Breakfast/Lunch

I made another herbed greek chicken salad - nom nom nom.

Pre mixed

Post-mixed

Haircut

Drove down to Buckhead, got all nostalgic (i'm such a loser), and got my hair cut by Kelly. Love her! She always styles it super fun, too - this time she made huge soft curls with a big round brush. Makes me happy. I always get dressed up for hair appointments (no make up but cute dress). I don't know why but I do. Here's a pic of the hair once I got home. Forgive the lazy eye. I'm sporting a t-shirt Austin got me when he was in NY last month - it says 'Hello My Name is Regina Phalange.' hehe

Whole Foods

This paycheck stealer is located right next to Van Michael on West Paces Ferry. I wondered in looking for some items I couldn't find at Kroger/Trader Joe's/World Market. I found the minced ginger! Woo!! And I got a few other goody's including strawberries I was craving and these noodles i've been dying to try per Hungry Girl's insistence: Shirataki Noodles. I then stumbled into the hot food section hungry. DANGER! I opted for a slice of pizza. I wanted it - I got it - with spinach and mushrooms. Then I headed home, eating my slice! (note: had a hard time figuring out the pizza - so I had to estimate on Spark People giving it 600 calories; 80 carbs and 18 fat grams).

Day of Slack

I was home, I was full, I was happy. I took a pic of my hair (above) and got in bed with Reuben and a Tivo full 'o crap shows! (my movies didn't come in :( ). I blogged and watched the last season of Gilmore Girls. I also watched the CUTEST show - Drop Dead Diva! Anyone watching? It's on lifetime! It's only 2 epis in and they're available online (at lifetime) if you're interested. It's going to be a staple of mine - fo sho.

Playing with Polar

So I got my HRM out - EEEEE!

Reuben is a fan of it! haha

I had ZERO desire to work out and test it so I played rock band and found that drumming on expert burns 10 calories/song. Not bad!! Also - I wore it between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. - 2 solid hours of sitting in bed - and found that I burned 90 calories/hour. I don't know if this is good or bad. Hmmm. Either way - love the little guy - best present ever, Austin!! Can't wait to wear it whilst walking and/or doing ST!

Noodle Testing

That evening it was time to test the noodles. I followed the instructions to a T making sure they were super dry (used TONS of papertowels), and then I followed Hungry Girl's 'alfredo' recipe which is basically 1 tsp fat-free sour cream, 10 grams laughing cown, 2 tsp parmesan and salt and pepper. I had a bite and it was disgusting. Like, i almost spit it up! I thought whoa... well - now I know it's a little different. I'll try another. No sir - not for this chica. I tossed them and put together a simple Chicken with Green Salsa Meximelt (based on the chimichanga from last week):

3 oz. chicken (cooked in olive oil spray; then pulled with two forks to shred it)

1 mission carb balance tortilla

1 tbsp fat-free sour cream mixed with a little oregano & cumin & minced garlic

10 grams fat-free mozarella, shredded

10 grams fat free cheddar, shredded

2 tbsp green onions, diced

1 1/2 tbsp green salsa, divided

Put everything above in the tortilla, saving 3/4 tbsp of green salsa. Wrap it up, and toss it on the George Foreman for a few minutes. Take it off and serve with the remaining green salsa on the side. Yum. Nutritional Information: 267 calories, 25 carbs, 3 fat grams and 30 protein grams. Not bad! Would be yum with a side of black beans!

After the noodle fail and meximelt success, I settled back in bed to watch a few How I Met Your Mothers, and then passed out at 11:30 (as Austin was getting ready to go out! haha). I ended my day 'o slack and somewhat day of crap eating at 1,800 calories, 220 carbs, 46 fat grams and 115 protein grams. Here's what I ate. I hope you all had fabulous Saturdays! That was my first night spending the night in our house alone - not too awful!! Today i'm going to go to the gym, do some chores around the house, read and run a few errands. I hope to make a new recipe at lunch today that i'm SUPER excited about!! I can't wait to test the HRM on my 4-mile walk - woo!

Day 324: Strength Training + 5 miles + How We Roll (in photogs)

Friday I had a great day!! Super productive at work and I got a lot done personally (picked up a prescription, got stamps, got the invitations I ordered for a friend’s shower, mailed some bills, etc.). Yay!! During lunch we walked 3.5 miles, and after work we walked another 1.5 miles – and started strength training!!! WOO!! I developed a weekly plan to try to get my butt in GEAR!! I was crazy sore (legs are OMG sore), so we did back/biceps just to get it started. Here was our workout!

Dumbbell rows (back): 10-pound dumbbell; 15 reps/3 sets

Standing dumbbell curls – arms out (biceps): 8-pound dumbbells; 15 reps/3 sets

Cable curls (biceps): 15-pound setting; 10 reps/3 sets

Lat pull down machine (back): 45-pound setting; 15 reps/3 sets

Roman Chair (back): no weight; 15 reps/3 sets

Close grip EZ bar curls (biceps): 20-pound bar; 10 reps/3 sets

Yay – I’m so excited to have a strength training buddy! After our workout I headed to REI to pick up my HRM – WOO!! It’s SO CUTE! Couldn’t wait to play with it! but I had to – time to get home, get Reuben ready and get over to Shana/Lincoln’s! With Austin in Nashville it was awesome to have a cozy place and fun peeps to chill with !! Me and Shana worked on her book club blog then it was time to drink/chill! I had so much fun! It’s like I see Lincoln a lot, but I don’t talk to him much because him and Austin are always talking! So it was fun to hang out with them as a couple – good times! I even got to see some of Shana’s yearbooks (yeah – we go there!) – she looked exactly the same! Oh my – awesome! While we didn’t take pictures last night, I thought I’d share pics from last week at their place… a glimpse at how we roll if you will....don’t judge. :)

Yes, a bad ass shot glass. It says so.

No idea what i'm doing...

Austin gets a little competitive - even in drinking games!

He is Gwen Stefani but didn't know it - love it.

I believe I was Corey Haim. I failed at determining my identity.

Who doesn't cut aluminum with knives whilst under the influence?

The baby puppers partaked in the fun (Shana's Shalie is a shih tzu - say that three times fast; my Reuben is a shih poo)

Shana's a pro

I'm not... but I love a challenge

My face: oh shit, we're really doing this? Don't you love Lincoln's brilliant idea of aprons to keep clean? I heart.

Drinkin' with Lincoln. Always a blasty those crazy Marr's!

Yeah… that’s how we roll. So we had our last drink and were like let’s go to bed! And it was 4:45 a.m. DANG – when did that happen? Time flies by right? So I ended up at 2,362 calories, 208 carbs, 67 fat grams and 118 protein grams. Here’s what I ate. Yup… the alcohol definitely got me! And I really didn’t need to eat the same heavy meal for dinner that I had for lunch – it was just already ready (Austin forgot to take it with him). So with food alone was at 1,830, and then fat was over too – eek! Oh well!

Today I’m just straight chillin’. Me and Reuben slept in until 11, then I had a yogurt and we headed home. Now I’m in bed watching Gilmore Girls, about to start getting ready for my hair appointment!! (thank GAWD – my hair grows way too fast – SO annoying). Hope you all have happy Saturdays! I’ve got blog reading on my list for today – woo!