In & out of labor

I worked Saturday, but had Sunday and Monday off.  Wee!

Let’s fly through Saturday so I can show the fun stuff. 

I got up at 4:30 am to work out.  It was mediocre since I had a headache.  I don’t know that my heart rate got up since there wasn’t any cardio going on, but I did some weight stuff, resistance bands, and yoga/stretching for 30 minutes. 

My headache disappeared once I drank a few glasses of water (and a mug of almond milk/coffee).  My half-caf-java was followed by the above breakfast of vanilla soy yogurt, banana, Udi’s GF granola. 

Whole Soy & Co. soy yogurt is as good a brand as I’ve been able to track down.  It’s organic, non-GMO, and the ingredients don’t scare me.  I prefer Stonyfield’s O’Soy but I haven’t seen it in stores in a while. 

At work I had oatmeal with almond milk, dried apples, goji berries, and cinnamon.

Work was fine.  Just a normal Saturday (slower than a week day) with two nice patients and one crazy one. 

Kyle was at a friends house for this season’s Fantasy Football draft and was sending me updates of our roster throughout the afternoon.  I think our team is pretty good this year.  We have another draft next week, for a different league.  I know, I’m a geek.  We are co-managers in one league, but have our own teams in a different league.  Let the sh!t talking begin.  :)  

Other snacks: Banana Bread Larabar, carrots & apple (both eaten with Justin’s peanut butter), & FSTG multigrain chips.

The other tupperware above is holding my lunch sammie, which I made with half a Udi’s GF bagel.

I stuffed it with leftover strata.

 

I actually tried to pick out the kale, veggie and tofu parts so I wouldn’t be eating bread on bread. 

After work I picked up Kyle and a few other drunk boys and dropped them off before making myself dinner. 

I wasn’t that hungry, so I settled on a big smoothie.  26 ounces to be exact. 

It was simple.  Just frozen strawberries, almond milk, and soy yogurt.

It tasted like strawberry ice cream that was in the prime stages of melting.  However, it did leave me freezing cold.  Sweatshirt required.  Maybe it’s getting me into the fall mood?

I had tea to warm me back up, and crystallized ginger for dessert.  I’m happy to report that Whole Foods is stocked back up – although I got 6 bags on my last trip to Trader Joe’s so I’m set for a little while. 

The rest of the weekend was a mix of fun (bridal shower, girly dinner date) and mellow (sleeping in, tv time with Kyle).

Here’s a photo recap: 

Royal themed party, complete with pearls and fascinator hats.

I wore flowers in my hair, but there were some very impressive hats!

 

I think I made up for my uninspired head gear with my shatter nail polish.

 

I know this lovely lady would appreciate them. 

Food-wise it was such a snoozer of an AM.  Following a semi-lame 20 minute run I had spinach, bananas, and USV almond milk blended into creamy soft-serve form.  

Then the bride-to-be picked me up and we drove to Fullerton for her royalty themed shower.

 

There’s no better ice breaker than speaking with a British accent when you are meeting people for the first time.  I felt like an idiot for the first 5 minutes, but once I made the commitment (and had a glass of wine), I channeled my inner Kate Winslet and went for it.

  

 

 

 

Pips in British?  Why those would be seeds.  Who knew?  I also learned that a dummy is a pacifier and a nappy is a diaper. 

 

  

 

I knew only one person (Cindy, the bride) going to this party, so yes, I was nervous about the food scene.  The fact that Cindy was once a member of a bacon-of-the-month club didn’t bode well for me…so I had a Larabar and a KIND bar in my purse.  I was pleasantly surprised though, to find there were plenty of options for me.  Even the lychee fruit custard (above, left) was made with almond milk. 

Egg & tempeh salad on millet bread.

I like the flavor (dense, with crunchy millet parts & a slight corn bread taste) and nutritional stats (vegan, GF, fruit juice sweetened)…but I’m not so keen on the price.

At the moment, I’m looking up GF bread recipes for a breadmaker.  Six dollars is a bit extreme for a loaf of bread. 

And yes, if you have been paying attention, this weekend has been GF for me.  I’m experimenting and I’ll share more details once I know more later.