Canes Game

For Christmas, my brother gave us Carolina Hurricanes hockey tickets. Matt and I are huge fans, so it really was a fantastic gift. Plus, it was Jordan Staal bobblehead night! Thank you, Derek!

We got to the game and quickly realized that we had some pretty sweet seats:

Since the Pats were playing at the same time at the Canes, I had to wear my Pats gear under my Hedican jersey. Devastating game. 

                         

As you may remember, I had joked about forgetting an epic kale chip picture. Well, here it is. Make fun all you want, these kale chips are fantastic. 

Matt and I trying to decide on whether to get a Fitbit Force or a Fitbit Flex. I have a FitBit Zip and I like it. We've read about some of the issues each device has (rashes, people losing them bc they think they have clasped it correctly etc), but I've heard that most of my friends that I actually know love theirs. 

Since 2009, we have participated in the Angels Among Us 5K that raises money for brain cancer. If you are interested, you can join our team, "Take That, Tumors!" or donate to our team. We are hoping to raise $2,100 since it is the 21st year. 

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Fun Weekend!

What a fun weekend! I actually did more than eat, sleep and run! We went to opening night, the International Festival, and celebrated our friend, Ryan's birthday with pizza and cake. 

Friday night we headed out to the PNC for opening night and met up with Jess and Ryan after eating at Assagios for dinner with Julie, Moseley and Stella.The Cane's lost (what else is new) but we had a great time. Stella did so well at the game, I was so impressed! Julie and Moseley are raising a great kid! 

I woke up on Saturday morning and headed to Shelley Lake for my 10 miler. I shocked when I saw a sign a mile or so in saying the trail was closed! Whhhaaattttt?! I don't do well with change at all, but I sucked it up and just ran. I ended up having to call Matt bc I got lost, so I' m not sure my time, but I felt good. Whenever I run at Shelley Lake, I feel like I'm in a really weird Disney movie, I see the weirdest animals: possums, snakes, geese, foxes and none of them look friendly. I'm supposed to do 24 miles next weekend, but I might just do 20, we'll see. After that, tapering begins! 

After my run, we headed to the International Festival at the Convention Center in downtown Raleigh and it was a lot of fun, We tried food from Brazil, Poland, the Philippines, and more. There was lots of singing, dancing and cultural booths. Very cool! 

Today was super lazy and I loved it. We slept in, went food shopping, napped and watched football and hockey. 

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Fevers, Vomiting and Cramping...Oh My!

Yeah, my weekend went to crap when I suddenly got sick at work on Thursday. It really came out of nowhere and it wasn't pretty. All I did this week was watch Bones, football and eat Ramen noodles.

My sixteen miler did not happen and I feel anxiety every time I think about it. I wanted to run three today but Matt wasn't having it. I will start back up tomorrow and readjust my Sat long runs. 16 miles will just have to wait another week or two. 

I'm not going to lie and say that I'm feeling prepared for this marathon, bc I'm not. I'm watching my weight like a hawk and I swear to the universe that if I gain another ounce, I will kill someone. I'm getting heavier and slower and it is freaking me out bc I DO NOT want to be disqualified for being out on the course all day. I want my medal and my marathon jacket! 

I'm getting pretty determined since falling ill, so I've got a nice nutritional plan going on and I got this yoga dvd to start this week:

Fun fact about me: I can't touch my toes. Embarrassing. I should make it a goal to accomplish by the end of the year. Huh, which is sadder, the fact that I can't touch my toes or that I actually have a goal for touching my toes by the end of the year? 

Here's to a healthier week!  

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Bloody Confusing

It has been another nice and relaxing weekend here. We got all our grocery shopping done, watched some hockey, tried some new recipes, worked out and I actually slept in til 10am. I think maybe I was super tired bc I'm usually up by 7:30am on weekends.

We tried recipes this weekend: Cashew Chicken, Chocolate Marshmallow Fudge and Red Velvet Cake. 

The Chocolate Marshmallow Fudge was the most memorable and most confusing.  First I got condensed milk instead of evaporated milk and Matt had to help me figure out how much to decease the sugar measurement to keep the point level the same. It was super confusing and I was pissed that I didn't get the right thing, so I decided to make a second batch and went out to the store to get evaporated milk. There were eight different types of evaporated milk and I bought them all! I was so worried that I'd get the wrong thing again, so I figured better safe than sorry. I started my second batch while Matt was cleaning up and then....blood everywhere. Matt cut is finger on the can of condensed milk and there was spatter on the counter, sink, floor.....yuck! It bled for while and I was worried that he would need stitches, but it looks ok now.

Anyway, both batches of fudge came out completely different! The first batch with the condensed milk came out how I pictured it.

The second batch, made just like the recipe, came out like chewy candies, not like fudge.

I liked both batches, but the 1st one was actual fudge. So, who knows! 

Last night we tried Cashew Chicken  and it was ok. I do not think it was worth 10 points and we replaced the white rice with brown rice. It did have a great flavor and I tried bamboo for the first time! 

The last thing I made was the Red Velvet Cake  from LaaLoosh.com . I haven't tried it yet, but it was pretty easy to make, even for me. It has Diet Dr. Pepper in it, and I'm not sure how I feel about that bc I don't like soda and feel that it is unhealthy, BUT it was only 8oz. 

I also tried Vita Muffin Tops and they are really good. They are three points apiece.

I guess that's it! I'm going to watch the Pats kick some ass! GO, PATS! 

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Happy Hockey Day!

I'm so happy that the Canes play tonight, hockey is back. I have a lot of reservations with the lockout and everything. I'm a big hockey fan, but the lockouts put a huge damper on the sport, it's really sad. I want not to want to watch (ha, that was a mouthful!) but I love hockey. I hate that this was about the fan's money and the fans suffer. I guess keep forgiving, but never forget? I don't know. I'm tentative, but I'm happy hockey is back and I will watch with my Ray Whitney t shirt on.

Onto other news, I'm down another 2.1lbs for a total of 4.8lbs in about two and a half weeks. I'm happy for the loss, but I'm dying to hit my first goal of 10% loss. Fingers crossed it will be within the next two weeks. I'm a bit worried about losing my lean body mass bc every week it gets a little bit lower. Not sure why bc I do weights for 30 minutes three times a week plus a crazy amount of squats daily. Maybe not enough protein? Not sure.

This weekend I'll be trying three new recipes: Chicken Cashew Chicken (10 points), Red Velvet Cake (4) and Chocolate Marshmallow Fudge (2pts per per piece). I'm excited to try all of them. I've got some recipes for Superbowl Sunday that I want to try as well like baked chicken wings and a few different dips, but we will see. Normally, I just splurge and eat taco dip, but the whole thing has about 4,000 calories, so I'm a bit hesitant now-haha.

My dad is ok but he got hit by an alleged drunk driver last night. WTF is wrong with people?! He could've killed my dad and who knows who else. He could've ruined our lives bc he had to get behind the wheel hammered. Fucking idiot. I think my dad is more upset bc his week old truck is busted up.

I'm hoping to make my flight to New Orleans in the next two weeks, I've been watching prices like a hawk. I'm so excited to go there with my friends, take in all the sites and try some new food.

So, I guess that's it. Here's to a great weekend! Here are a few pictures from the last few days:

My nasty smoothie--YUCK! Not sure what I'm doing wrong, but the last few smoothies I've made are so disgusting! 

We made chipotle beef in the crockpot and it was good. I thought it was a bit too spicy but the leftovers are growing on me. This meal was 7 or 8 points, I believe.

Turkey meatballs from Trader Joe were great! I can't wait to have them again! I think it was one point per meatball.

Chicken tacos, one of my favorite meals! 8 points!

2 Point choices at work:

I have been drinking out of my Pats mug all week, can't wait for the game tomorrow! 

My babies

Guinness was driving us crazy last night until Matt picked him up, then he got all "Blue Steel" with the camera.

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