Hello everyone! How are you guys doing? I am well! Today is my Friday, so that is exciting news! This week has been so busy I am ready to wrind down a little bit, for sure!

Yesterday after work, I headed to my part-time job for a meeting. When I got there I realized the AC was not on and it was about 90 degrees. It was a miserable sweaty hour and 20 minutes that I was there. In that time I somehow managed to loose my keys, I think the heat made me delirious! By the time I left there and got home it was 7:30 pm. After being a power house of productivity and having a very long day, a run seemed unappealing! So I didn’t go.

I went to talk to my mom about my wedding stuff and pick up my little pup. My mom told me earlier on the phone that she had a surprise for me and I was eager and excited to see that it was. When I got there, she surprised me with the most adorable Tory Burch flats!!!Here is a picture of the exact ones:I LOVE THEM!!!!!

Dinner needed to be something quick, I was so hungry! When I went to take picture I realized I left my camera at work FAIL! But I made do with the iphone, not the best quality, but at least you get some pictures right? I took this bad boy out of the freezer and heated it up

While it was cooking I steamed some edamame.

I really, really love eating edamame out of the pod! Isn’t it so fun?!

I headed to bed early this last night because I had a 5:15 am wake up call!I was wiped out from a busy day and passed right out. I slept like a baby and actually felt great when the alarm went off! I hopped out of bed, put on my workout clothes and headed to Healthworks Beach Body Bootcamp. While on my way there I snacked on a banana.

Like Oscar’s bed in the background that he NEVER sleeps in?

Bootcamp was fun today! There were a lot of different drills, sprints and TONS of ab work, which felt great. It was hot and muggy, but I still felt fantastic. I was a sweaty, dirty mess after and hopped right into the shower and got ready for work. On the way into work,  I stopped at Starbucks and got a turkey bacon, egg white sandwich on a whole wheat English muffin.

I also had a grande skinny vanilla latte (hello, yummy!), but I deleted the phone picture by accident. It was probably not great anyhow!

I got to work by 7:30 am this morning! HOLY COW! I think this is the earliest I have ever been at work. It was nice to be alone for a while! I got a lot done! Around 10 am I broke into my snack. I had some leftover edamame from last night! It was fun to eat

Clearly, by this point I was reunited with my camera!

Lunch came around 12pm while working! I had a leftover turkey burger from Tuesday night’s dinner with laughing cow cheese on whole wheat bun with some salad.

It hit the spot!

Today’s Outfit:

My hair looks like a hot mess in this picture…sorry! The dress is from Arden B and the silver sandals are Steve Madden.

Giveaway!!!

Back my popular demand and because of participation in Healthworks Beach Body Bootcamp ,  Tazo tea is giving a lucky reader the SAME fun gift pack I gave away  last week!!! WOOP!

To enter this giveaway, post a comment about your 5 favorite things about summer!  You have until Sunday at 4pm to enter!

My five Favorite things about Summer:

1. Flip Flops
2. Running outside
3. Sundresses
4. Ice Cold Beer
5. 4-day work weeks

Have a great Thursday!

Hello! Well, I have been so productive in the last 24 hours it is insane. What did I do you ask? I have:

• completely crossed all the BIG work to-do’s off my list
• sent my readers their readings (except for the prayers of the faithful which I need to write)
• created all my wedding tables
• organized the tables
• made an appointment for my make up trail
• made an appointment for my FINAL dress fitting
• sent many, many wedding related e-mails
• Created final time line and sent to all vendors
• Planned almost all of ceremony (except some music…meeting with the organist Sunday to work that out)
• Wrote up all the wording for our ceremony program
• Worked with Wicked Bride for all things paper

I am like a little machine! I am feeling relieved to get a lot of this stuff done!

Last night, I arrived home from work to find Adam had completely cooked dinner. Nothing like coming home to a delicious, home made, healthy meal awaiting you. Adam made us turkey cheese burgers on grilled whole wheat buns with sweet potato fries. I topped my burger with mustard and pickles and had some organic ketchup on the side for some fry dipping

Once dinner was over it was down to business! Adam and I along with our parents got together at my mom and dad’s to do the dreaded seated plan…dum da dum dum dum!!! I have heard tales of the horror of this task from many a bride! I know we were all dreading it but it needed to be done. However, it was actually a fairly stress-free experience, if you can believe it! We were all calm and got the job done! We make a good team In about an hour and a half everyone was seated and we were all still friends

I celebrated with a new chocolate bar:

I had two squares. I have never had the chili chocolate, but have heard good things. It was ok, I did enjoy the little spicy kick. But, it cannot hold a flame to the sea salt one.

Breakfast this morning was also awesome! I had two whole wheat waffles topped with some vanilla greek yogurt, berries and some sliced almonds. Coffee as well!

This is one of my favorite summer breakfasts. I used to eat them with with a fork and knife. But, now I just eat them with my hands and embrace the mess.

I got A LOT done at work today and worked through lunch. Lunch was a giant salad with tons of veggies and left over chicken, brown rice, quinoa and grilled veggies. It was filling and delicious, I loved all the flavors.

I have been so hungry all week and today was no exception. I had two small afternoon snacks. First was a kids z bar- chocolate chip. My fav!

Second was a mall container of melon:

Today’s Outfit:

All TJ Maxx and the sandals are Kate Spade I heart them!

Well, I have a few things to finish up here before heading to my part-time job to done some work. See you all later on

Hello there bloggy friends! How are you guys doing? I am well Well this morning I slept in a little later than usual and loved it. I took a look at my workout schedule and realized today would be the best day for a rest day and gladly slept later! When I did get up, I made some delicious oatmeal!

Oats:

• 1/3 of a cup of oats
• 1/3 of a cup of organic fat free milk
• 1/3 of a cup of water
• 1/2 of a banana

Toppings

• Maple Syrup
• Cinnamon
• Crushed Raw Almonds

I love adding whole nuts instead of nut butter sometimes, it adds a little crunch to it. Sometimes I need to mix textures! You know, keep it interesting?!

Adam and I ran a few wedding errands before I headed to work this morning. We filed for our marriage license (which I will pick up on Friday) and picked up our rings. It is currently taking all of my inner strength to not run home and wear it! I am trying to remind myself that I can wear it in 17 days and I HAVE to wait until them. But it is so pretty! Adam has the hidden and locked away! BOOOO to him for being so responsible!

Lunch was provided by work today!  I had a veggie sandwich with baby romaine, portabello mushrooms, roasted red peppers and mozzarella cheese. There was some antipasto was served, I had a little of the cheese ang veggies!

Not going to lie, it was delicious! This afternoon, I have been been non-stop hungry! There were a number of small snacks.

And…not going to lie, I am still hungry! I know, what is my deal???? Crazy!I am thinking a little ice coffee action for the walk home and then dinner…Adam is cooking tonight. One of the many, many reasons he is my soulmate!

Today’s Outfit:

Floral dress (Forever 21), Gold Sandals (Coach), Brown Cardigan (TJ MAXX).

Well, lovies, I have got to scram! I have big plans tonight of a quickie dinner and then creating our seating arrangements with Adam, my parents and Adam’s mom! It is going to be difficult and stressful…I may need a glass of wine of a beer to get me through! Just sayin’!

Hello! Well my day is finally winding down! I am ready to relax for sure!!! I was really busy at work all day. I was also having one of those days where I was non-stop hungry!

My afternoon/pre-workout snack can in pieces throughout the afternoon. First I had a piece of an energy bar.

About 2 hours later I had a lemon yogurt. When I was a little kid, my mom used to buy me lemon yogurt all the time. I always had to get the kind with a re-sealable top since I could never finish an whole individual container in one sitting. Oh how times have changed

After work I met up with Ashley for a run and Body Pump. While walking to the gym I sipped a medium iced coffee with cream.

Yikes…looks like the trash is overflowing!

Ashley and I got to the gym, changed and hit the pavement. We ended up running 2.71 miles in 27 minutes. It was a tough run for me, it was hot as hell and I felt fatigued and crampy. I had to stop and walk twice, which is rare for me. Luckily, Ashley was fine with doing it. We were so hot we welcomed the cool down! After the run we headed back into the gym for Body Pump. I had not done Body Pump is almost a month! WHO AM I?! Well, I will tell you I felt it! I think the combination between the steamy run beforehand the month off made for a really hard workout. I basically got my ass handed to me. I felt like the first time I tried Body Pump I was sweaty and sore. I felt like jelly all over. When I was done, I was a sweaty mess, just gross!!!  I am glad to be back at it After my workout I was so hungry I thought I was going to gnaw my own arm off! So I had a small granola bar to tie me over.

After my workout I hopped on the train and worked for about an hour at my part-time job, then stopped at my mom and dad’s to pick up Oscar and talk about some wedding details. By the time I got home it was close to 9 pm. I got in the shower and made a quick dinner. I made a giant salad with pretty much a little of everything in my fridge in it. It contained:

• Spring mix
• grape tomatoes
• cucumbers
• carrots
• reduced fat feta
• leftover brown rice and quinoa
• Leftover chicken and grilled veggies from last night

I heated up the chicken and veggies from last night. I liked the hot and cold mixture. I washed it down with a little bit of the Tazo passion tea.So refreshing on a summer day

I ate the whole thing! Now I am sipping a little chamomile tea while blogging. I am trying to get back into my nightly chamomile tea to help me sleep well. I used to have a cup in bed every night and it was so helpful.

Well, to bed I go. I have an early morning tomorrow! See you in the am

Hello! Is it just another manic Monday for you too? It sure is for me! Last night I had a plan to get up a little before 6am and do a quick run before work. Well, when I was still lying awake at 2am I decided I needed the extra sleep. I couldn’t sleep last night at all, I blame the afternoon coffee I had at about 6:30pm. Oh well!

Breakfast was a yummy bowl of cereal, yes, I am still on a cereal kick! I had 1 cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch and organic fat free milk with some blueberries and strawberries! I guess I am still on a cereal kick!

While walking to work I sipped a large iced coffee!

Speaking of walking to work. New Balance sent me a pair of their Rock & Tone shoes to try out. I decided since I don’t walk as exercise too often, they would be perfect for my 3 miles back and forth to work everyday. So I tried them out today!

They are kind of silly looking (and looked even sillier with a skirt). But, I will say, they look A LOT better looking than the other toning shoes I have seen around. Obviously, I have only worn them for one day so I don’t know how well they tone. But, they certainly take a little getting used to, the rocking motion feels strange and fun all at the same time. I will let you know what I think as the days go on. I am excited about this since I have been intrigued by toning shoes since they came out. 

Work and life in general has been super hectic today! Around 10:30 am I had a snack of dried apricots.

Lunch was eaten right at noon, I was so hungry! I had a turkey, lemon hummus and lettuce sammie on a whole wheat wrap. On the side I had some kettle baked salt and pepper chips and some delicious fruit salad made up of all the fruit I bought at the grocery store this weekend! I looooove summer fruit!

Today’s Outfit:

Black and Gray plaid skirt (Target), White top (Express), Blue cardigan (Gap), Black peep toes.

Well, I have got a lot to do. Tonight’s plans include a shorter run and Body Pump with my friend Ashley and a little work at my part-time job, followed by some wedding stuff. See you all later on!

Hello! Well, I am sure you have noticed my absence. It really seems like I have been spinning my wheels lately. As much as I want to and try to get out of my rut, I keep someone getting deeper into it. Once I feel like things are going to look up, something stressful hits me and knocks the wind out of me! Well, I spent the weekend with a few of  my girlfriends. We have all sort of been dealing with stressful things and needed to spend some time just hanging out and doing nothing together. That is exactly what we did! I didn’t take many pictures as blog post prep just didn’t seem important! Sorry, but it is true. I woke up this morning with a renewed since to getting back to my “normal” self. The last few times I have tried, I still wasn’t feeling it, so it never worked! This time I am truly ready to be “back”. As always you guys rock with being patient and understanding!

I woke up this morning feeling energized for the first time is 3 weeks! This energy actually lasted throughout the day. It is safe to say she is back I had a little breakfast after walking Oscar. I had some vanilla greek yogurt and a mix of low fat granola and Kashi Go Lean. I wanted fruit but we were clean out!

It was fine, but would have been wayyyyy better with a little fruit. Please look at the expiration date on the yogurt!

That’s the day of our wedding This got me so excited!

After breakfast, I gave my dad a call to wish him a Happy Father’s Day and we decided to take my grandpa to the beach to walk a little and for some lunch. Myself, mom, dad and Pa all got into Dad’s car for a low-key Father’s Day celebration. We stopped at Kelly’s for lunch and ate on the beach. For my lunch I got a garden salad topped with a light vinaigrette and a small clam chowder. Kelly’s is known for thier chowder and it was awesome!

After lunch with my family, I cleaned up my apartment, worked on some laundry and headed to the grocery store for the first time in almost two weeks! I bought tons of fresh veggies and fruit! I feel awesome now that I have a house full of healthy and delicious options! I had an afternoon iced coffee.

After grocery shopping, I cleaned and organized our apartment more. I have been feeling the need today to purge things we don’t use or need. Adam’s sister-in-law joked with me that it must be some pre-martial nesting ritual! Ha! While organizing and waiting for Adam to get home from work, I snacked on a pickle! I used to live on these as a kid!

Once Adam got home, we started on dinner. Dinner was all done by grill. Tastes like summer! We had grilled corn on the cob, marinated veggies (marinated in fat free italian dressing) and grilled lemon pepper chicken breasts.

I love these veggies! They are perfect for the summer. They are so easy and flavorful, I am excited that there are leftovers! I actually loved everything about this meal. It was our first grilled corn on the cob of the summer, I topped mine with black pepper and Earth Balance. It was super sweet! I liked the chicken but got really filled up on the veggies so I only ate about half of it and saved the rest.

I spent the evening working on some wedding stuff, cleaning more and doing some laundry. I feel fully ready to start a new work week now!

In Other News:

1. The winner of the Tazo Tea giveaway is SARAH! She wrote:

I love that your blog gives a realistic view on living a healthy, whole life. You seem to strike a good balance of having fun and living healthily and you portray that really well!

Happy Birthday!

Thanks Sarah, that was such a sweet comment! Please shoot me an e-mail with your mailing address to foodfitnessfashion@gmail.com and we will get that right out to you! If you didn’t win, don’t fret! Tazo plans on doing some more giveaways over the next couple weeks!!!! Hooray!

2. My friend Wicked Bride has started a stationary blog! Click here to check it out! The current post is actually our wedding invites if you guys are interested and seeing them!

Well, time to relax and get ready for bed for this little lady! Get ready to see a lot more of me back to my healthy, active and positive self! Yipee!

I sat down at my computer, logged onto WordPress and wrote my very first blog post! I had no idea who I was writing to or if anyone even cared to read it. I just wrote about my day. At first just my close friends and family were reading and then it slowly other people stumbled upon it and started reading.

Over the past year this blog has taken me on a fantastic journey. I have documented my meals, my workouts, trainings, my outfits, and my favorite documentation of all- my races!!! You guys have watch me struggle through 5k’s and smile through a half marathon and so many other races in between! I have written about my ruts, “funks”, happy times and sad ones. I have received so many comments and e-mails from readers, some who shared their success stories with me , some who thanked me for inspiring them and a few negative Nacey’s .

I have made some great friends!

Attended a number of blogger meet ups including HLS 2009, Fitbloggin ’10 and the Healthworks Blogger Bash!

This blog has given me SOOOOO many amazing opportunities! (remember when I had lunch with Gary Hirshberg?) It has had it ups and downs and I love looking back at the evolution. Whether you have been a reader from day one, or this is the very first post you have laid eyes on- I thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading, commenting, emailing, starting discussion, lending support or just sitting back silently and enjoying I am so grateful to have such great readers!!!!

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY Food, Fitness, Fashion! Here is to many, many more!!!!

What better way to celebrate my blog’s birthday than a jar oatmeal?!

Like the Birthday candle?! I added some fresh bananas and strawberries for a yummy fruit and nut taste

I had coffee this morning with my co-worker Esmeralda, I got a grande skinny vanilla latte. Delicious!

Today’s Outfit:

Black wide leg capri’s, Red short sleeved jacket, white t-shirt (Forever 21), leopard print flats (who knows they are at least 4 years old), silly red head (my co-worker Wendy).

Birthday Giveaway!!!

In honor of my participation in Healthworks Beach Body Bootcamp and my Blog’s Birthday, Tazo tea is giving a lucky the SAME fun gift pack I reviewed on FFF last night!!!

To enter this giveaway, post a comment about your favorite thing about Food, Fitness, Fashion. I am hoping some of you that have reading for a while will come out and enter to win?! Come on…this is a great giveaway! You have until 8am Friday morning.

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Hello! Well, I spent my weekend reflecting about my “funk” and how I was going to drag myself out of it. I did even more reflecting yesterday and realized a few things:

1. I just have to grab the bull by the horns and decide to climb out of it and get back to myself.
2. My life is pretty stressful as of late and that is really causing me to be in a “funk”
3. I have HUGE post race blues and need to work on a new training goal to get myself out of the “funk” (cough cough someone is toying with the idea of a 30k (18.6 miles))
4. What I consider a “funk” is how many, many people actually go through their entire life. So I should not be so hard on myself.

So this morning, that is what I did. I got up and made the choice to not be so funky!!! And guess what?! I feel better already. I quickly reminded myself of my goals on how to get back to my old (from two weeks ago ) “me” and I was on my way:

• Drink more water
• Plan my workout schedule at the beginning of the week
• Get in 5-6 days of workouts
• CLEANER eating
• Get at least 7 hours of sleep a night
• GET MORE HOUSEWORK DONE (check- I cleaned all day yesterday)
  
• Get my wedding stuff done and enjoy doing it
• Rest when I need it so I don’t get into this “FUNK” again
• Find something to train for

I have Officially Declared My “Funk” Over!!!

I was still a little funky this weekend so there was not that much working out or eating or cute outfits for that matter! I know, who am I?! But, I do have one day I need to fill you in on!!!! PARADE DAY!!!!

For those of you don’t know (which I bet is most of you) Bunker Hill day is celebrated in Boston every year on June 17th. The Sunday before the 17th my neighborhood, Charlestown, celebrates this holiday with many festivities- including a 8k (5 mile) road race and a large parade. For those of you who want to learn about the history behind Bunker Hill Day, you can find more information by clicking here.

Sunday morning I got up early and make a pre-race breakfast. A mini whole wheat bagel with natural peanut butter.

I quickly got dressed and headed to the start line. Sunday was my friend Melissa’s 31st birthday and as her birthday gift I promised to run the race beside her and be her pacer. This was Melissa’s third road race and her hardest course yet. She wanted to beat her 5 mile PR of 54:00 by at least a minute. Of course I knew with a harder course she would need more encouragement. What better way to get that from spectators and other runners than with this fabulous shirt?!

My friend Jill and I spent Saturday night cooking for my BBQ on Sunday and making Melissa’s shirt. It read : “It’s My Birthday Give Me A Hi-Five”. She loved it! Here she is with our friend Ash (and some creepy guy that jumped in?!) at the start line!

Melissa was a trooper she ran faster than she ever has before. The first mile of the race she set a new PR for fastest mile! All along the route people were yelling “Happy Birthday” to her and high-fiveing her! She had a lot of friends along the route cheering her on and I know that helps. She powered up both of the two steep hills along the course. Towards the end, she was feeling tired. She set a goal and was determined to get there, Ashley and I ran beside her the whole time chatting with her. The last quarter mile, all of a sudden Melissa sprung into a very fast sprint that I struggled to keep up with.

We crossed the finish line shaving two minutes off her time and creating a new PR! GO MELISSA!!!!!!

All smiles at the finish line!

Melissa’s cheering section!

Little Birthday Tribute!

Enjoying some post race beers

It was a great race, I was so proud of Melissa and so glad I was able to run right beside her on her birthday  After the race (and a few post race beers) I hopped in the shower, welcome guests and watched the parade (with more beers ). The parade was great this year!

After the parade we had a number of guests back for a BBQ. We started off with some healthy munchies. Hummus and whole wheat pita chips, kettle chips and onion dip (made with greek yogurt and onion soup mix) and Ashley’s homemade guacamole and blue corn chips. I had a little of everything while putting out the “real” food.

The boys dug right in too There was TONS of food. I had some lime and cilantro turkey, some of my whole wheat pasta salad and my potato salad.

There were also many beers had that day Of course the celebration of Melissa’s birthday continued!!!

I had Monday off-like I said I was still in my funk and barely ate. I actually spent the day cleaning my apartment. This morning I was determined to get my life back to normal, and I think I did!!!

Breakfast was some coffee (obvi).

I was so excited to try the new strawberry banana flavor of chobani!!!

I topped it with some fresh strawberries and bananas, it was yummy and a nice change.

Lunch was eaten while working and was provided by my “new” office. I had a veggie sandwich and some fruit salad. The sandwich was a portobello mushroom, mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers and arugula on a whole wheat roll!

I had a busy day at work that made it FLY BY! It is hard being in between two offices, it is a juggling act, but it makes the day fly by and I am really enjoying it. After work I headed to my part-time job where there was a lot of work to do. When I got home Adam had started dinner – love him . We had some cookout leftovers (there are TONS!). Adam grilled up some of the turkey tips we never got around to cooking. I had some oriental and lime and cilantro turkey tips and some leftover pasta salad and salad. Plan of seeing a lot of these leftovers- I am going to try to get creative with it so you don’t get bored.

EDITED TO ADD: While cleaning up and doing laundry, my “salt tooth” hit hard. I snacked on a few handfuls of these kettle chips. I HAVE TO GET THESE OUT OF MY HOUSE…addicting!

Today’s Outfit:

Black linen embroided dress (Amichi), White Tank (Gap), Black thong sandals (Target).

In Other News:

The fantastic people at Tazo teas in conjunction with Healthworks Beach Body Bootcamp sent me a fun beach pack.

It was a mini cooler with a beach towel and samples of their all natural no calorie teas How cool is this little pack (literally). All of these teas are brewed from real tea leaves and botanicals and naturally sweetened with stevia. They are all caffeine free too! They come in three varieties: Passion, Zen and Refresh. Passion is a blend of hibiscus, lemongrass, and rose hips. Zen is a green tea that also had flavors of lemongrass and spearmint. Refresh is a blend of peppermint and spearmint with a pinch of tarragon.

So, after dinner tonight Adam and I did a little taste test!

They are all awesome! The are refreshing and sweet. I loved the Refresh,it was my favorite. I have been really into mint teas lately and this one was so good. After the taste test I finished it off. Adam’s favorite was the Passion, he likes Passion tea a lot.

Well, it is official I am out of my funk, feeling great and really back!!! Night! See you in the morning!!!!

Hello! I hope your Saturday is going well!!! Mine is off to a good start! I had a great night last night! Around 8:30 I headed to Max and Dylan’s for Tina’s surprise party! It was fun to watch all her tweets last night knowing all along what the plan was The party was held in a private room and it was decorated so nicely with fresh flowers!

Wall of Tina

It was so great to meet Tina’s friends and family. They were all super friendly. Since I didn’t really know anyone, I really appreciated how welcoming they were. I actually had a long conversation with Mal’s dad about books. Yeah, I am a huge nerd. He recommended some new authors for me to check out Tina, you are very lucky to have such great friends and family and you are a very loved lady!!!

While chatting with Tina’s family I had some buffalo dip and a small piece of flat bread pizza.

And a few beers.

Tina was so surprised! I love the look on her face in this picture!

I was so excited to be part of her surprise and hear all about her cooking class. So cool! Her husband Mal did a great job keeping everything a surprise and making her day special. It was great to finally meet him in person as well. Can you please check out these amazing cupcakes?!

See the ones on the side of with the strawberries on top? I ate half of one of those it was was awesome!!!!! It had whip cream frosting and strawberry filling…AMAZING!

Happy Birthday, Tina! I hope you enjoyed your birthday party!!!!

As I write this post I realize I never actually ate dinner last night….bad girl! As I am climbing out of my funk, I MUST remember to eat. This forgetting to eat thing has not been good for me, I just get so busy I forget to eat!

So you better believe I remembered to eat a nice big breakfast!!!!  I made a breakfast burrito with egg whites, hot salsa, organic cheddar and black beans on a flat out wrap.

It was messy and I had to eat it with a fork and knife. I ended up just eating the filling and not much of the wrap, I got too full. The black beans and hot salsa really made this burrito extra yummy!!!!

There was also some iced coffee too

Well, we are having a big BBQ tomorrow, so I have to get to the grocery store and get cooking. See you all later on today! Have a fantastic Saturday

Hello everyone! I am sorry I have gone missing again. To be honest, I have just been a little “off” for the past two weeks or so and I didn’t really know how to address it. Nothing is wrong, I am totally fine. Just tired I think. Maybe post-race blues? I have not really had the desire to work out, or really even eat much (remember how I forgot to eat breakfast a few times last week and this week and had cereal for like every meal). I don’t really feel like cooking. I have certainly not been drinking enough water, which is affecting my energy level immensely. I have also been really tired and when I get home from work and the gym, the last thing I want to do is blog. So I took a few more days off from blogging and rested. I am feeling  much more rested and I think I am coming out of the “funk”.

I think it had a lot to do with going full-speed ahead for over a year non-stop and now I am just tired from it all. Working two jobs, school, planning a wedding and training have really worn me out. I think that after the Half Marathon, I mentally saw it as a great time for a rest and I took that rest. So, now that I feel rested I have set some new goals for myself. The aren’t goals as much as going back to my old healthier habits.

• Drink more water
• Plan my workout schedule at the beginning of the week
• Get in 5-6 days of workouts
• CLEANER eating
• Get at least 7 hours of sleep a night
• GET MORE HOUSEWORK DONE
• Get my wedding stuff done and enjoy doing it
• Rest when I need it so I don’t get into this “FUNK” again

I am feeling more rested and ready to enjoy my “normal” life again. I am excited to get back into my healthy habits and back into blogging!! I write about this because, I am sure you have notice my absence here and there and that I have been “off”. I also write about this to show you I am not perfect, I get tired, grumpy and run down too. I need to take a break just like everyone. I appreciate that you are all so great about it

I am not going to go over the last few days because honestly, I was so tired and worn out I didn’t eat that much and what I did eat was nothing to wrote home about…a little boring!

This morning, I didn’t eat breakfast, I was tired and not hungry. I spend a LARGE part of the afternoon at my wedding reception venue going over details and realizing I still have a LOT to do!!! Yeah, I am going to be a busy, busy girly!  After the meeting my mom, dad and I went to the Warren Tavern for lunch.

I had a Stella while chatting about the to-do list with my mom and dad.

I also got some french onion soup and the monument chicken salad.

I ate all of the soup and part of the salad. The salad was so delicious! It had tons of fun things in it, I loooooooved green beans. Well, I have a fun night planned but first to tackle the mountain of laundry in our bed room! Have a great night!