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March 30, 2010 · 9:25 am

Chocolate Winner!!!!

Yep. We have a winner. Read on to find out who it was!!!! (And don’t just quickly scroll to the bottom you naughty bloggies.) 😉

Sorry for the lack of update last night. I went from Express Sculpt, right to a meeting, right to KidFit, right to Spin, and then right to Yoga. Aye yae yae! (I’m not entirely sure how to spell that phrase, but I am assuming it is at least somewhat correct.)

Moving onnnnnn.

Breakfast this morning WAS going to be:

These guys looked alot different than my normal oats:

I looked on the back, and these suckas take 25 minutes to cook…..FAIL!

I will have to cook these beauties when I have more time. Went with the always classic standard:

Made my classic banana/chia base….and added some mixed dried berries, and a drizzle of AB on the top:

Yummmmmmmmmy.

Steph and I are going to run shortly…and this will be my first run since the Florida Half!!!! Darn you Physical Therapists and making Blogger Boys take off *3* weeks from running. Ah well, my knee seems to be completely healed, so I guess he knew a thing or two. 😉 Also stopping by my happy place, aka Earth Feezy…and getting some lunch! What a perfect day!

Wish me luck on the run, I am a nervous wreck about the ole knee.

Now…….lets remind ourselves of what the chocolate winner is going to receive:

3 oz. Bars:

1.4 oz. Bars:

Milk Chocolate Treats:

24 Individually Wrapped Squares

Can you say WOW?!?!?!?!

So who was it?!?!?!?

Hmmmm…..

Oh yea!!!

Lucky number 14……Ian!

Congrats, Ian! Shoot me an email (Tramey1@gmail.com) with your shipping address, so I can send out this little box of joy!

Thanks so much to all that entered and especially all the cute animal pictures!!! The folks at ESC were so thrilled with the participation and enthusiasm!!!

Well…off to tackle Tuesday head on starting with a run! Have a great day bloggers! Today involves alot of “me” time……my question to you is:

What do you do with your “me” time? When do you get the most of it, and why is it important to you?

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March 8, 2010 · 3:25 pm

Monday-niac.

Mondays are insane!!!! My Monday actually began last night, when I got some advice from Jill about what to do with my new Chia Seeds:

As I see the chia pudding post above, you HAVE to do it and put it in your oats; 1/4 cup almond milk and 1 tbsp chia seeds. wisk and let set on counter for 20 min, then pop in the fridge overnight. Add to your oats in the morning and they will be super creamy, and full of Omega 3’s!!

Soaked those babies in the Almond Milk, and stuck them in the fridge to work their magic overnight!

Did I mention that I pink fuzzy heart Almond Milk?!?!

Please overlook the outfit. I was dressed for bed, ok?!?!?!?!

So while I slept, the chia worked it’s magic powers. Woke up this morning early and headed to my first of four (yikes) classes of the day! Yoga was first, and the kids were adorable, as always. We are really getting into some complicated/tough poses for an adult, let alone elementary kids…they are doing great!

Came home to find that the chia/milk mixture had thickened beautifully!

I added this mixture to my friend, Mr. Quaker:

Coincidentally, these were not your everyday oats. I had an almost empty jar of Almond Butter, which meant only one thing! Oats In A Jar!

It was the normal oat process. With added dried berries for yum factor.

Made the oats, and then I added them to the AB jar…plus the Chia mixture.

YUM-tastic. Just when I thought oats couldn’t get any better! The Chia seeds gave the oatmeal such a creamy consistency, it was fabulous! Bravo, Jill. You know your stuff sister.

Did I mention that my house is slowly becoming overpopulated with pups?!?! My brother is in town, which means his Boxer, Abby, is staying with us! Check this big girl out:

She is adorable.

She fits right in with the rest of the crew.

Poor Sam just keeps to himself, and tries not to get trampled by the dinosaurs

After I finished breakfast, and tended to the pack of wild beasts…it was off to the YMCA for Express Sculpt. I try to incoroporate a full body workout in 30 minutes using basic equipment. Here was todays agenda:

Heavy Bar Squats

Heavy Bar Chest Press

Leg Lifts (with tons of holds and circles)

Bicep Curls with Medium Bar

Walking Lunges with Medium Bar

Overhead Press/Sqaut Combo with Medium Bar

NO Weight/Equipment Arm circles (shoulders…killllls after 100 or so)

Abs/Cooldown

’twas nice.

After class I came home and threw together a Mexican inspired lunch! Started out with a whole wheat mini pita pocket, sliced her open…

Then added some beans/salsa/cheese:

Baked those babies until they were crisp. In the meantime, I steamed some broccoli/cauliflower to have on the side. Once everything was browned and steamed, I plated up the open face Mexican pizza, and then veggies smothered in Salsa and Nutritional Yeast:

Finished off with an Attune and a big green pear!

Well, it is time to go do some High School Yoga, and then rush over to the YMCA for Monday night Spin. Made a new CD, I will give ya the tracks tomorrow. Some good jams going down! 😉

Oh yea, who wants free yogurt?!?!?!

Thanks so much for voting, and a big thanks to Stonyfield/OIKOS for making this giveaway possible.

Remember, the winner receives: