17 October 2011

Ready, set, GO!

Whoa, what a busy week! On my checklist:  Found a new apartment (we move Nov 1st), ran the Army 10-miler, and got crackalackin at my fellowship. Now that overnight shifts are a thing of the past (hehehe), I'm able to get on a more normal routine which means: waking around 6am, hitting the gym, and getting to work by 8. I think I like this.....  :)

Did I say I ran the Army 10-miler? My mistake... Seth and I ran the 10-miler! While he's not much of a long distance runner (was a pole vaulter/sprinter in college), he completely shocked me!! I can't believe how well he did! If I ran 10 miles without training I would be on crutches!

Post-race sweatiness


We fueled ourselves with His and Her Breakfast cookies (2 hours before the race)

Hers (aka maple-vanilla)
1/3 c oats
1T chia seeds
1/2 mashed banana
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
1t almond butter
1/4 c almond milk
1 T shaved almonds
few drops maple extract (can also use 1t maple syrup)
stevia, 1 serving
pinch sea salt
pinch cinnamon


His (aka PB & chocolate)
1/2 c oats
1/2 scoop chocolate protein powder
1/2 mashed banana
1 T peanut butter
1T shaved almonds
1T chia seeds
1/8 c milk
pinch sea salt
pinch cinnamon


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I cooked a lil bit....

Guilt-free Chicken Enchiladas (recipe)
(1/2 reg, 1/2 dairy-free)
This time I used low-carb wheat wraps. They were perfect!


Leftover enchilada filling makes the perfect Chicken Taco Salad...

(Topped with homemade guac and FF Greek yogurt)


Baked Italian-style cod (super healthy 'bread' topping)



This time I coated the fish in 3/4 can diced tomatoes, garlic powder, basil, oregano, s/p


Then added the topping (this time using sun-dried tomatoes over regular) & baked for 25 mins at 375F


 This would be this week's award winner :)



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Have you ever worked overnight shifts?

What's the best (or worst) thing you recently ate?

What dish should I "health-ify" next?






















8 comments:

  1. Congrats on the race, girl! I've never worked O/N shifts intentionally, but I have pulled all-nighters in the lab for experiments. not fun!

    Also, even though I've been veg for a year now, that enchilada chicken salad looks amaaaazing :)

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  2. Congrats on the race! Your chicken enchilada salad has my stomach growling right now ;)

    Jen@FoodFamilyFitness

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  3. Wow I can't imagine running that distance period, let alone not training for it! Your food looks quite delicious. I have never done overnight shifts and the best thing that I ate recently was... probably the oatmeal I've been eating every day of my life haha Nothing like a bowl of oatmeal to warm my soul

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  4. @eatmybeets.com Amen! I eat it almost every day in the winter :)

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  5. EVERYTHING in this post looks so delicious! I've seen breakfast cookies on lots of blogs, but never have they excited me...until tonight! I am *so* making a "hers" version (may swap AB for PB though). Thanks for the recipe! And I love me some enchiladas. I've actually been experimenting with dairy free cheeses and am actually beginning to enjoy them. Have you tried Tofutti cream cheese? I was surprised how "real" it tastes!

    Congrats on beginning a new chapter in your life! I can't wait to hear about everything you've been up to when we meet for dinner! xoxo

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  6. Yum, the fish dish looks delic! We have some swordfish that needs to be eaten, think it would be an alright alternative to cod?!

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  7. I'm starting to have to deal with some super early morning/late night working, but thankfully I haven't had to work overnight yet. Knock on wood.

    By the way, this is one of my first times reading your blog and I love it! I will definitely be stealing recipe ideas...

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