Goodbye Earl and Hello Weekend!!!

Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone!! Hope everyone is enjoying this last bit of summer, I know I will be! We usually start to close up the pool by the end of the weekend but since this summer has been so hot we are thinking of leaving it open for a bit longer…fine by me! :D

Yesterday, we eagerly awaited Earl to see what he had in store for our northeastern coast line! All we saw inland was a little bit of rain and waking up this morning to see the news, looks like he didn’t even stop to say hello! Rain and wind with little damage on the coast, no biggee!!

I did the 30 Day Shred yesterday, no running scheduled. For breakfast and snack I had a bowl of cereal and then a banana. And for lunch I had plain greek yogurt  with granola and fresh berries!

Dinner was so-so, pizza of course since it was Friday. I had to admit all the while I was putting this pizza together I couldn’t help but try and think of a backup plan…I didn’t have one!

This recipe is from Fitness Magazine and it’s for Thai Chicken Pizza. Click here to get the recipe! The main ingredients are chicken, red pepper, scallions and a peanut butter sauce with mozzarella cheese, of course!

It was easy to put together, the only thing I wasn’t  crazy about was the sauce. The base of it was peanut butter, I used Barney butter and I just thought it was a little too overwhelming! I never thought I would complain about too much peanut butter, lol!! Another thing I wasn’t crazy about was pre-baking the crust, just another step that bugs me when I want to be in and out of the kitchen!

Here’s the finished product..

Looks good, right? It actually wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Hubby loved it but in my opinion, it just doesn’t old a candle to Buffalo Chicken Pizza,  just sayin’!! :)

Off to get this beautiful Saturday started, date night with hubby tonight! :D

Enjoy your day!!!

Heat Wave

I am so over this heat wave!!!!!!!!!! Fall  hurry up and get here!!! But before that Earl please go away and do not harm anyone or anything!! I will not be affected by this hurricane because I am more inland but if anyone is PLEASE stay safe, my thoughts are with the people in NC…
I did the 30 day shred this morning, I really enjoy this video! It’s just a quick 20 minutes to get my heart pumping and energy up to start the day off on the right foot!
Breakfast was a bowl of Go Lean and Cheerios with fruit, morning snack was a banana!


For lunch I made myself a bowl of plain greek yogurt with granola and fruit, it’s so pretty I almost don’t even want to eat it! :)

And dinner was tuna wrapped in a whole wheat wrap with salad mix and veggies. I am really getting sick of these quick sandwich/wraps but there is no way I am heating up the kitchen in this weather! I JUST WANT TO COOK A REAL MEAL!!!! :D
Today was my second run, hubby and I waited til it was almost dusk to head out, despite the temp we had a great run. I’m really enjoying it and I completely understand everyone that commented on my last post about running with a partner who is faster. Poor Keith was almost doing a power walk just to stay with me. lol He’s not complaining so neither will I !

‘Night!

Surprise!

Holy cow where has the day gone?! Sorry this is going to be another quick post, getting back into school routine is tougher than I thought!  Teachers sure don’t wait to start shoveling out the homework!  Grrrr!
I have to tell you about my first run last night, it went great! Loved it and I am really looking forward to my next one. Don’t think I stretched enough because I was a little stiff this morning. One of the best parts about my run was, I had a surprise partner…my hubby! Not sure if he’s in it for the training or wants to keep me company but either way is a bonus for me! :D
Here we are after our first run last night!

It has been so hot here, my appetite has gone down the tubes! If it’s not water or fruit I don’t feel like eating. One more day of this heat and our temps will be down.  I am really looking forward to the fall with the cooler weather, hearty soups and baking with apples and pumpkin!  Mmmmm!!!
Breakfast and lunch were the same, cereal and yogurt with fruit and some granola. Dinner was fast and light, toasted ham sandwich with spinach and tomatoes with some veggies cut up.

I like my toast a little burnt….just sayin’ ;)
Do you like to run alone or with someone or a group?
I am off to hit the hay, hope everyone had a great day! 
Did not intend for that to rhyme! lol
‘Night!