Sea Salt and Salads

Sea Salt on salad is pretty much the best combo EVER!

Did you know? I didn't know... I feel like I've been deprived all my life.

Our lunch-y food stores are pretty depleted right now. Being the not-starving, but still pretty poor writer that I am, I tend to buy only what the hubby takes for his lunches and nothing for me, so I just "scrounge" for lunch. Today, I made a salad and used some plain penne in it for my grain.

The pine tree branch was giving me too much shade and totally messing with my shot.

Other stuff in there:

red leaf and butter lettuce

persian cucumbers

low fat string cheese stick

roma tomato

dark red kidney beans

and SEA SALT

Omg. Sea salt is amazing in a salad. You need to try it. Seriously.

On the side, I have a blueberry chobani and a clementine. I'm still eyeing the yogurt and fruit. The salad was big.

Now, I'm off to write my day away. I spent the morning dropping Ryan off at work and having coffee with a friend.

On the docket tonight is a nice long solo run (Ryan doesn't run on Tue or Thurs) and cuddle time with hubby. :)

P.S. Did anyone else think it was INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE that Crystal Bowersox didn't win American Idol?

(Source)

:( I loved her!!! Oh well. So goes it. That other guy was good too.

**Silly Survey**

Did you watch American Idol?

Will you miss Simon?

Crystal or Lee?

No-Fat Pumpkin Brownie Muffins

Well, this is what I have to say about the No-Fat Pumpkin Brownies... Meh...

I was expecting them to be awesome, but they were just okay. Basically you use a reduced sugar devil's food cake box mix and 1 (15oz can) Pumpkin. Mix and bake for like EVER. (No eggs or fat added.) They had a really strange consistency. Almost like a soft fudge. Like, I said, meh.

Last night's dinner was Havest Wheat Mac n Cheese w/green beans and kidney beans. All in a bowl. I actually made some chicken tenderloins, but I wasn't in the mood for meat. It was good.

I didn't try the muffin last night because I ate so much batter (batter is AMAZING... like chocolate-pumpkin moose). Is that how you spell moose you eat?!? So, anywho, this morning, I had a muffin, a pear and some scrambled eggs. I know. Weird combo.

I think my Nutrition test went well yesterday. I have my fingers crossed! I'm getting ready to go study for my upcoming Biology Lab test. Yikes! Wish me luck!

xoxo

--Mrs. Myers

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Hubby in the Kitchen: Reader-Inspired Turkey Burger Meal

Good evening guys!!! Thank you SO MUCH for all your wonderful comments on my Weight Loss Surgery post. I promise I will respond to them tomorrow (tonight is a worky worky night for me, sigh...)

I have alot of wonderful food to talk about tonight. Not only is tonight a Hubby in the Kitchen night, but I also made a wonderful two-part lunchie.

Today, I was at the office until 1pm. When I go into the office, I tend to eat a two-part lunch because I can't wait until I get home and fix it. It's just too long. My stomach starts wanting food at noon without fail.

So, today, I had a delicious white peach with Oikos Honey yogurt around noon.

Around 2 when I was home, I made a fantastic Broccoli-Kidney Bean wrap.

I also threw on some of the brown rice from last night's din-din.

Envelope Fold, of course

I also scrambled up some eggbeaters because I was low on protein.

It was SO good. The afternoon brought snacky goodness: a few pretzel twists and a frigo light cheesestick when I got home from class.

To my utter delight, I came home to this:

Mr. Myers hard at work chopping up french fries for tonight's dinner.

Oh! I almost forgot. Tonight's dinner was suggested by AZLinda of Linda Gets Fit.

Let's see, what's an easy hubby dinner....hmmm....men love to grill..so how about grilled turkey burgers, grilled corn on the cob, and baked sweet potato fries on the side...

Well, Ms Linda, Mr. Myers altered your suggestion a bit... We don't have a porch or balcony and had to give away our grill when we moved here (he was sad).

On the Menu at Chez Myers

"White Castle" Turkey Burgers

Baked French Fries

Corn on the Cob

Oh my wordness, so good. Prepare to drool.

For real, for real, he made these burgers better than I do! My man can COOK! I ate my burger bunless since the meal was already carb-loaded. And, yes, I do my corn on the cob "off the cob." This meal was heavanly. Even our roommate got in on the action. I really enjoyed this meal. Thanks, AZLinda, for the inspiration!

Since I'm doing Sparkpeople again, I thought I'd give you today's stats:

Calories: 1472
Carbs: 208 grams
Fat: 41 grams
Protein: 85 grams

This is a fairly typical day for me. Discretionary (no-count) calories include no sugar added popsicles and Diet Oceanspray. I'm also a grazer, so basically I realize I take in more than I realize. Unfortunately, this is part of my "deal," so I just roll with it. I would guess I take in around 200 calories more than I account for, which puts me in a very reasonable range.

Ok, so enough of all that food stuffs. Again, thanks for your comments on the last post. I will try to get back to you guys very soon.

xoxo
-Mrs. Myers

Vegetarian Dinner Victory!!!

Two Words... Busy.Day.

Wow. What a whirlwind of a day it's been.

After I left the office, I went to the salon, who is actually becoming a client of mine, so we talked shop a lot of the time, including my favorite part: the shampoo. The whole time I'm trying so hard to enjoy it while discussing marketing like a pro. sigh...

My hair came out cute, though it would be a rare feat for it to be captured well on camera. Good pictures of me are as elusive as Big Foot. Legend has it they've been spotted, but... well... the jury's still out on that one.

Much shorter with a side-swept bang

Can't tell much in the back

My little pink toesies!!!

When I finally got home, I was ridiculously starving. Lunch was leftovers. A turkey frank in the last orowheat whole wheat bun with some yellow mustard, a few cherries and a sugar cookie from my roommate.

After that quick (and LATE) lunch, I got down to work. I have so much crap to do that I decided if I was ever going to miss class, today would be it. I shouldn't have had the salon appointment today, but I had no idea how much crap would be in my email when I sat down at my desk this afternoon. Sigh... Worked straight until around 5:30-6. Then, made a quick dinner.

Broccoli-Kidney Bean Wraps

Steamed Broccoli Pieces
Kidney Beans, rinsed
Shredded Cheese (I used a light mix of white cheese, swiss, mozz, etc)
Red Pepper Hummus
Whole-Wheat tortillas

Spread the hummus on the tortillas (go light, so it doesn't ooze out when folding). Layer on kidney beans, broccoli and cheese.

[Hubby walks in at this moment and says What meat is going in those? No worries. I promptly sent him out of the kitchen, of course.]

Fold.

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

YUM! Guess who REALLY liked them?! Yep, hubby loved them. Yay! Score one for the hometeam! Since I don't eat red meat, I'm eternally low on iron (not dangerously low, but moderately low). I try to incorporate dark red kidney beans into my diet once per week. Broccoli also contains iron, so this is an excellent, iron-happy combination.

Unfortunately, the roommate brought home a new video game, so Ryan's dinner was spent doing this.

Mine looked like this:

Goodnight all. I'm about to finish up a few projects and curl up with my book.

See you all tomorrow, and I promise to remember my camera!

xoxo
-Mrs. Myers

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Mrs. Myers' Find of the Day:

She Shimmers: Baked Purple Potato and Sour Cream Creamsicles
I don't even know what to say... Ew?! Cool!? Completely Awesome! Truly unique. You know how I love concoctions.