Happy September everyone!  Is it cold where you are yet?  It’s definitely not getting any cooler in South Florida!  It doesn’t feel like fall here quite yet.

I never really liked hot sauce. I was always kind of afraid to have my mouth feel like it was on fire. But now, I love it! My husband and I went to breakfast last Sunday and I had a bagel with egg and bacon… and hot sauce. Now, I’m pretty much obsessed and thinking about ways to put hot sauce on everything.  I’m not exactly sure why I all of a sudden am obsessed with hot sauce, but the first thing I did was took a chance and tried it.  (By the way, I love the Crystal Hot Sauce the best!)

There was this show called Food Revolution a while back, and celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver went to a town in West Virginia to change the way the kids ate at school. They ate mostly processed foods that were already cooked and then frozen. The kids also drank flavored milk that had tons of sugar in it! Jamie wanted to introduce foods that weren’t preserved, such as vegetables, and encouraged cooking fresh food on premises. It definitely posed a challenge to the cooks in the schools as they were cooking for hundreds of kids. Cooking food from scratch for that many people was definitely difficult. But it was done.  When the kids tried the food, they were really skeptical, so Jamie decided that he would make it fun and anytime someone tried something new, he would give them a sticker saying, “I Tried Something New.” It seemed to really encourage the kids to try new foods, and maybe even really like it!

So my point really is that you should always try something new, when it comes to food. If it’s good for you, make it an experiment. Try adding a new vegetable to the mix.   Make a dish with a vegetable that you never ate before.  Try cooking a dish you’ve always wanted to try but never got to it. Go out and try something different. There is just so much food out there to obsess about because it tastes so good! You’ll never know – you may really love it!

Got a favorite food you’re currently obsessed with?  Do tell!

I think I’m really enjoying making these video blogs! Here’s another one that I made today when I was cooking dinner. Why not make a video about food and what I’m making for dinner. It’s pretty long (8:33 – oops!) because I was being chatty. And I used iMovie to put the pieces of video clips together. It was a lot of fun!

Hope you enjoy the video and feel free to let me know what your favorite dish is to cook!

So last week’s summary:  Not too bad for getting back into the working out groove.  I did 3 DVD aerobic workouts and 2 other workouts.  The other 2 workouts comprised of manual labor, like helping Glen putting away his boat and bringing stuff into the house.  Not sure how much that counts as exercise. so technically, I’d say I did 3 aerobic workouts which is not too bad.

I’m happy that Glen is getting into working out with me, and not only that, he’s leaning towards eating healthier now.  We went to Whole Foods over the weekend and picked up a few snacks such as Dry Roasted Edamame, Brown Rice Marshmallow treats (more on those snack in another post) and Whey Protein shake powder.  Today we tried one of the Protein Shake powders and may I say, it was really really good!  We tried the Jay Robb Vanilla Whey Protein and added 8 frozen strawberries and about 2 1/2 cups of almond milk.  After blending it looked very much like a strawberry shake, and it was really yummy!  I think I am really into using frozen fruit rather than ice.  Now when I go grocery shopping I’m all about using frozen fruit (without any sugar added of course) for my smoothies!

Another weekend over, and another week starts!  The weekend goes by way too fast!

Sorry I didn’t post yesterday. Today I’m leaving for NYC and yesterday was all about tying up things at work before I left, and doing laundry. I was able to run while the laundry was going and I was planning to do another day of the Couch to 5K, so I headed off to the gym in my community. I did my five minute walk and got to the gym, only to find out these two guys were in there smoking cigars! The gym is in a clubhouse and it was so bad I couldn’t run in there. I was better off running outside, as humid as it was. So I went to the other end of the neighborhood, running and walking until I got back home, which is at the end of the other side of the neighborhood. My total mileage was a measly 1.48. Better than nothing, I guess.

Here was my meal yesterday -

Coffee and oatmeal with Panda Puffs and some Vanilla Rice Milk

Lunch was some rotisserie chicken, potato salad and some Panda Puffs for a snack.

Dinner was some pasta with broccoli and chicken breast in alfredo sauce.

This morning I had some oatmeal with Agave Nectar, a small portion of potato salad, and a cup of coffee with creamer and Agave Nectar.

I STILL haven’t finished packing, and although I’m only going to be there until Sunday, I’m just being laggy.  I gotta leave the house by 11am to catch my 1pm flight, so I better get off the computer.  I won’t be posting until I get back since I’m not going to bring my computer.  But I’ll definitely bring my camera! Have a good weekend everyone!

I was off to a good morning, I had breakfast – egg whites and oatmeal with honey and flaxseeds, and a cup of coffee.

Then I packed my lunch which consisted of soup, a whole wheat pita with turkey, soy pudding and Kashi Cinnamon Harvest Cereal.

I got to work and worked, and got home and to my surprise my mom made my favorite potato salad.  So yummy.  I had a little and then went to Publix with my sister.  For some odd reason I started feeling nauseous and so did my sister, so we thought maybe it was the potato salad.  I don’t know.  When we got home we both threw up and I still feel really yucky.  I was planning to exercise but I just don’t feel too well.  I’m pretty mad about it though.  Have you ever had one of those days where you knew what you were going to do then something unexpected happens?  That’s me today.  That means tomorrow I have to work out twice as hard to make up for it.  At least after I get out of work tomorrow I am on vacation!  Yay!

For dinner I had an odd dinner – some rotisserie chicken from Costco and some Peanut Butter Panda Puffs.  The Panda Puffs were in the organic section of the cereal aisle and I saw it on someone else’s blog.  I had to try it!  It kind of reminded me of peanut butter Cap’n Crunch cereal but not as peanut buttery.  I’m sure they’re yummy in Soy Milk!

BTW, the soda in the background isn’t mine, my sister left it there, along with other stuff you may see there.  She’s making cupcakes.  And you can also see the potato salad my mom made.  I really hope it wasn’t the reason I got sick.

Off to rest I go.  I haven’t done that in a while, but my body says I need it.