I Don't Believe in Diets

May 2, 2012 - Barley Swine

2012-05-28T08:31:00.000-05:00

Jaime Eason Week 4 Day 3

Started out the day with this workout. Although I despise push ups because of how difficult they are, I do love bend dips and am getting pretty good at them. Overall this workout was pretty great.

Breakfast

I started the day off with some granola and Greek yogurt.

Lunch
Lunch was catered by free birds. I got a big salad bowl. Although I would not actually call this place Mexican food, it is a decent healthy(ish) option for lunch. At least one of the best options compared to what we normally get catered at work on Wednesday.

Barley Swine

Dean came into town to celebrate Mike's birthday early. Mike chose Barley Swine because we had heard such great things about it and we had been wanting to try it since it opened. We ended up picking out a lovely wine ad choosing one of everything on the menu. This place serves small plates that are intended to be shared. Although we were ambitious by choosing everything it wasn't too crazy or unheard of there in a group.

Here is the bottle of wine we ordered. I highly recommend it.

Here is the menu which does not also include the specials we ended up also getting when we asked for one of everything.

This was the cream of artichoke with gruyere fritters. I swear each bite we took at this restaurant was a party in our mouth.

These were the beets with a mole sauce. We loved this and the group next to us also raved.

They thought we were done with our plate when they walked over but I said to hold it because I wanted some of the sauce left. They said they would get me something to help get all the sauce off. Haha

This was one of the specials of the day.

This was the gulf shrimp and pork fat dish.

This dish had goat neck with buckwheat. This was possibly my favorite dish with the buckwheat. It was such a great contrast in texture that I was obsessed.

This was the chicken fried chicken egg with gay grits. This was definitely another favorite of the group.

This was the dish with the hoe cakes. The hoe cakes made this dish in a fantastic way.

The desserts were fabulous. I was full by the time we got them but not in a terrible way. I definitely had room for it, thankfully.

Overall our experience was fantastic. We had a terrific waitress, amazing food, and when asked if we could pick a favorite dish we couldn't decide. All of them were so amazing in their own way.

May 1, 2012 - Leftover Pizza

2012-05-27T08:44:00.000-05:00

Jaime Eason Week 4 Day 2

I loved this workout even though I didn't do the t bar row and replaced it with something else. The piece of equipment for it is always busy and is very intimidating. I ended up doing a row instead which is an alternative that is given.

Breakfast

I had a special k protein drink before the workout and then this lovely bowl of Greek yogurt with granola. I often forget that it isn't just a tasty breakfast and that it is also fairly good for me and has a Tom of protein for post workout. Yay.

Lunch

While making my pizza the night before I had a lot of leftover sauce and veggies so I just added it to some whole wheat pasta. It worked perfect for a lunch and kept me fairly full.

While eating lunch the man from pro flowers came by and presented me with these beautiful flowers. An intern I was managing, but had left for another internship, wanted to say thank you for the experience. Adorable.

Snack

For a snack I just had a hard boiled egg and some walnuts. This was a perfect snack and kept me full for a very long time

Dinner

For dinner I had leftover pizza and kale chips while catching up on some television. Random fact: my dogs love uncooked kale. I would never let them take my kale chips away from me.

April 30, 2012 - A Vacation Day at Home

2012-05-26T21:20:00.000-05:00

Jaime Eason Week 4 Day 1

I ended up taking an extra day off from work even though I was back in town because I 1) wanted to catch up on life and 2) I have a lot of available vacation right now.

I did this leg workout and really loved it. I used to not really get sore from leg workouts but this one was fairly intense.

Breakfast

Since I had the entire day free I knew I needed to get in a tasty breakfast. This was an egg sandwich with jelly. Heavenly.

Lunch

For some reason I was hungry all day. Perhaps because I was dehydrated or perhaps because I had tasty food available to me all day. Lunch was fairly early and included some fake chicken tenders with Greek yogurt ranch dip and a big bowl of kale chips.

Snack

One benefit from being at home was that I could make roasted carrots for a delicious snack.

Dinner

For dinner I attempted to make a calzone. Mine included pasta sauce with garlic and cottage cheese with mushrooms, basil and asparagus. This was heavenly. I also had a side of asparagus because not all of it fit into the calzone.

April 29, 2012 - A Lovely Stroll Through UVA

2012-05-23T08:45:00.000-05:00

Breakfast

I was starving when I woke up so I grabbed a piece of pizza before our scheduled brunch which was much closer to lunch time.

A Stroll Through UVA

One of my friends who went to UVA, who was also visiting with us, was previously a tour guide at UVA. She graciously gave us the whole tour around campus. We learned a lot about the campus and were able to take in the beauty of the campus. We were even able to see inside a dorm room because we ran into my friends friend who still lives there.

Brunch at The Horse and Hound

We met up with a bunch of friends at The Horse and The Hound in downtown Charlottesville. The menu looked fabulous.

I was in no way in a drinking mood, but sad really craving a bloody Mary. I ended up ordering a virgin one and loved every sip. Did you know that bloody Mary's have chicken broth in them sometime. I do now and made sure to ask if it had any in it. It didn't.

I ended up ordering one of their vegetarian lunches. They had me at sprouts and goat cheese. I ended up eating more than I should have because I was so hungry before it. I hate when that happens and am trying to work it out.

Wine Tour

Although Mike and I had to leave pretty early for our flight we were able to fit in a tour at a local winery. We did their sampler and then ordered a glass of wine.

We consumed our glass of wine while walking around the winery which had horses, corgis and beautiful views.

While away my friend who was dog sitting our pups sent us cute photos of our pups. Look how relaxed they are. Haha. She has a bigger dog and laughed at how our dogs sat around like cats.

Dinner

On our way home, in the airport, I picked up a sandwich and some snacks. I ended up only eating half of the veggie sandwich and just a bit of the snacks. The flight home felt very long, with a layover in Atlanta (ugh) but we made it home safely. I was very glad I had the the next day off!

April 28, 2012 - Time For The Races

2012-05-22T08:49:00.000-05:00

Time For The Races

Although the weather was daunting we were headed to the Foxfield Races. Mike was dressed up in his best horse race attire.

I intended to wear a cute dress but it as far too cold. I ended up wearing what is shown but also wearing a yellow rain jacket and polka dot rain boots.

Breakfast

My friend who now lives in Charlottesville hosted a brunch to get us started on the day. I had a scone, some scrambled eggs and a piece of toast.

We ended up having to walk about 2 miles to get to the event due to traffic so once we got their we split a beverage of wine. We ended up having a really great time at the races despite it down pouring on us. True it was quite ridiculous, and people were acting more crazy than any frat party I went to in college (to be honest I only went to 2), but I decided to indulge and have as much fun as I possibly could. I never did anything like this while in college so I decided to live it up.

Once getting home, mike and I napped until about 9pm. Then we convinced our friends with the rental car to pick us up some pizza because apparently all the delivery places were closed. So glad too because I was starving and the pizza was awesome.

April 27, 2012 - The Journey to Charlottesville

2012-05-21T08:48:00.000-05:00

Jaime Eason Week 3 Day 5

Even though my vacation started today I still fit in a workout. It was nice being able to sleep in but it was definitely a different crowd at the gym at 8am as opposed to 5am. Most of the people there were either in college or looked like they had part time jobs. Makes sense. Why would those people wake up at 5am to workout when they didn't have to. I wouldn't. Haha.

Breakfast

Since I had the luxury of not having to work I decided to make a breakfast that I normally don't have time for. I ended up making chocolate chip pancakes. Not the healthiest but definitely tasty.

Snack

For some reason I was craving pumpkin pie and I knew we had some in our freezer for awhile ago so I thawed it out, put it in the microwave and ate it. So good. Totally worth it.

The Journey to Charlottesville

I never went into detail about my trip to Charlottesville. So now is the time. I have a few friends who either went to Charlottesville or are currently going to Charlottesville. A bunch of my friends decided that we wanted to make a trip together there, and what better time to do it than the Foxfield Races. I had no idea what this was but was told it would be awesome. I had always wanted to visit Charlottesville, and definitely wanted to experience with a bunch of friends who know all about it. Yay!

Lunch

Mike, Teddy and I arrivedat the airport with plenty of time to make our flight. I am fairly neurotic about making sure I am on time and luckily they are both okay with being early to make sure I am not crazy. Teddy was also nice enough to pack me a lunch, of a fried egg bagel sandwich. Nom.

Snack

We had a layover in Atlanta for awhile so we went to the Sam Adams restaurant. The pals got a beer and I decided to just go with sweet potato fries. I can definitely tell you I did not eat all of this.

Dinner

We made it into Charlottesville fairly late and our friend was generous enough to pick us up from the airport. We stopped by a grocery store on our way home to pick up a few items we would need at the house we were staying at. Speaking of the house, we granted a house via home away and the house was absolutely amazing.

Once we got to the house and then unpacked we decided to head out to get some dinner. We knew a lot of places weren't open though so once we saw a crepe place we knew we had to hit it up.

Michael Definitely enjoyed his crepe.

My crepe was the hangover crepe. I got it because it reminded me of the crepe I got in Paris. Cheese, egg, ham. Mmm. It was a beautifully tasty crepe. I ended up giving probably about 1/3 of it to Michael because I just couldn't finish it.

The rest of the night we walked around main street and stopped into The Whiskey Jar for a beverage. It definitely felt like a cultural experience because it was such a cultures hock compared to Austin. I loved it.

April 26, 2012 - Boat Party

2012-05-20T09:23:00.000-05:00

Jaime Eason Week 3 Day 4

Started the morning with this workout. Usually leg workouts don't really affect me much because my legs are pretty strong but this one was intense. Perhaps I just wanted pushing myself hard enough before.

Breakfast

I had a special k protein drink before the workout then some cereal on the way to work.

Lunch

Lunch was the bahn mi buns from phonatics and then a coworker gave me a few sweet potato fries.

Boat Party

At work we met one of our quarterly goals and we got a boat party as a reward. We went in a boat and rode around lake Austin. It was a lovely day with good conversation. We also got some lovely snacks from Berry Hill including the guacamole and chips you see below.

Dinner

After work I went to target to find a rain jacket. I was heading to Charlottesville for the weekend for some horse races and would be outside all day in a predicted downpour. I surprisingly found one at target for a decent price.

Once I got home I had some leftover stir fry with peanut sauce. I ended up going to bed pretty early because the long afternoon in the sun.

April 25, 2012 - Business Dinners and Food Allergies

2012-05-19T08:00:00.000-05:00

Jaime Eason Week 3 Day 4

For some reason my triceps muscles are the ones making the biggest appearance so far. That makes these workouts more fun because I know I will actually get quick proof of the workout fast. I still struggled though this push ups (I do them standard) butt I am getting better each time.

Breakfast

For breakfast I had another bowl of yogurt with some granola from the farmers market.

Lunch

Today was one of our interns last days so we all went out to lunch as a team. We Ended up going to Le Madeline's for lunch because it can accommodate a decent group and has semi healthy options. I ended up choosing the veggie sandwich,tomato soup, and the pasta salad came with it. I was beyond hungry when I started and ended up eating most of it. I swear I am starting to realize that I need to eat a snack and never let myself get hat hungry because otherwise I make terrible choices.

Dinner

Dinner was at a fancy seafood restaurant, Mcormick and Scmicks. This dinner was for a business meeting and the business we were with we're treating us. They kept ordering things that were really expensive.with started with some appetizers, which included lobster claws, oysters, shrimp and more.

I felt very awkward talking about my food allergy there (chicken) because i didn't want it to bring awkward attention to myself. Explaining what it does to me when I eat it is awkward every time (stomach flu symptoms). Luckily the server asked if anyone had food allergies before the meal started ( I am sure by shellfish allergies are dangerous). I told her and she worked really well with me to figure out what I could eat. She even went back to the chef to ask him. The reason I believe this is because the first meal I had picked out, salmon in a Cajun sauce, she came back and told me that there's is chicken stocking the sauce so I need to avoid it.yay!

Instead I got the salmon without a sauce and a side of mashed potatoes. Luckily the potatoes did not have chicken stock in it (which happens often). It was overall a really nice meal and the food was really good. I doubt I could ever afford this place on my own though but it seems like as great fancy night out kind of restaurant.

April 24, 2012 - Green Beans!

2012-05-18T20:01:00.000-05:00

Jaime Eason Livefit Week 3 Day 2

Today was a back workout. The workout went well. The only funny part was when I tried the t bar row. I didn't realize they had an actual piece of equipment for this. I looked really funny trying to do it I am sure. Oh well. It is part of the process I think. Any new thing you try has to have some awkward to it right?

Breakfast

Before the workout I had a special k protein drink and by the time I got to work I had this lovely bowl of oatmeal with granola.

Lunch

For lunch I had a roast beef sandwich with a side of pop chips. Although simple, it was satisfying.

Dinnner

For dinner I had a sort of random meal. I made a peanut sauce with peanut butter (of course), some coconut milk, red curry paste and some basil. It was quite heavenly. I added it to some noodles and veggies. It was quite spectacular for no real plan in sight when I started it.

Garden update

Look! We have a few green beans! Mike and I have tried a few of them and love them! They are so good straight off the vine. So excited to try more.

April 23, 2012 - Work Celebrations

2012-05-17T08:43:00.000-05:00

Jaime Eason Week 3 Day 1 - Legs

This workout went really well. I still wasn't able to figure out the standing calf raise machine, but spoiler alert, I figured it out on my own a few weeks later. The lying leg curl machine always feels so awkward but hurts sooo bad.

Breakfast

Before the gym I had a slimfast, but after I had this bowl of yogurt with granola. Nom.

Lunch

Lunch was made from home. It was just some leftover black beans and a tamale. A pretty easy tasty lunch. Unfortunately I was pretty hungry throughout the day even after this. Ugh. I hate those days.

Work Birthday Celebration

It was a birthday celebration at work. I gave in and had a few bites of this chocolate cake and mini pecan pie. I was proud of myself for throwing at least half of it away. I should have just avoided most of it. This is what happens when I am really hungry though and don't eat a snack to control it. I go out of control at the first site of extra bad and tasty foods.

Dinner

I ended up grilling an italian turkey sausage with grilled peppers and onions. This was quite a tasty combo. Of course not as good as a pork sausage, but still fulfilled the craving.

I had it with a side of green beans. Oh how I am looking forward to eating the ones in my own garden. :-)

Then Mike surprised me with some roasted potatoes. Can't pass those up ever!

April 22, 2012 - More Games of Throne Marathon

2012-05-16T08:34:00.000-05:00

Breakfast

I started the day with a nice bowl of yogurt and some granola I got from the farmers market. It is pretty much the perfect granola.

Lunch

For lunch I had a sandwich with roast beef and cheese.

Snack

Dinner

In the afternoon my friend came over and Michael and I spent the afternoon/evening catching up on Games of Thrones. We had a great time and ate far too much queso. Definitely need to avoid that stuff for awhile. But it is so addictive. Definitely a trigger food, that's for sure. For dinner we had a tamale with black beans and salsa.

April 21, 2012 - A Funny Soccer Game

2012-05-15T08:58:00.000-05:00

Breakfast

The day started out with a lovely grapefruit.

Then an "egg in a hole" made with fresh farm eggs and a fresh slice of sourdough bread.

Snack

I was getting hungry before my soccer game so I had another piece of bread with nutella.

Soccer Game

The soccer game was at an awkward time, 130pm, and its awkward to eat lunch before and you are starving after. In order to stave off the hunger without wanting to vomit during the game I had this.

The game was funny. First, most people didn't show up and we didn't have enough players. Second, I forgot the roster and had to beg the ref to let us play anyway (I usually don't have to hold it but I was being temp captain for the day). Third, we ended up getting enough players by letting the other team have their friends play for us. Fourth, we were told the field wasn't booked and we couldn't play, but then after some debate they let us play. Fifth, halfway through the 2nd half we had to change fields because they had plans to paint the lines on the field. We ended up losing the game, mostly because we didn't have a real goalie, but we all had a ton of fun. The team we played with was super fantastic and light hearted. Yay.

Lunch

After the game was starving and for some reason all I could think of was mccdonalds. Yes, I never eat this. It was a weird intense random craving, and I needed food in my belly quick. Did you know they now put calorie counts on every individual item?

Dinner

I ended up just eating some cheese, meat and crackers with Mike while watching a redbox dvd at night. Perhaps not the healthiest day I have ever had, but felt nice. This plate is what we shared, not all of what I ate by the way.

April 20, 2012 - Finally a Day off

2012-05-14T08:22:00.002-05:00

Breakfast

Finally a day off from working out. I celebrated with some cereal and a non fat latte.

Lunch

This was a leftover pasta packed with corn, broccoli and a few other veggies.

Snack

Garden Update

Our Broccoli looks sad. I think its on its last day.

Mike and I had to thin out our beets. We planted a lot, knowing there was a chance not all would grow. Looks like all grew so we had to thin them out to give them room to grow. Luckily we can still make use of the plants we thinned out by steaming the beet greens. mmm.

Beet Greens!

Dinner

Dinner was some sourdough bread topped with jam, brie and ham, served alongside some garlic asparagus.

April 19, 2012 - First Night of Supper Club

2012-05-12T08:46:00.000-05:00

Jaime Eason LiveFit Week 2 Day 4

This day was all about shoulders and abs. My shoulders are probably the weakest part of my body. Doing the bent over rear delt raise kills me. Using just 5lb weights it almost impossible.

Breakfast

Mike made me french toast for breakfast. It was absolutely amazing.

Lunch

I ended up getting lunch with a few friends at Hai Ky. I got their pad thai even though I knew it would be generic. It was, but still good, for what my expectations were set at.

Snack

Supper Club

One of my friends set up a "supper club" where a bunch of ladies get together once a month, share a delicious meal based on a theme, and enjoy some good conversation. This week was make your standard potluck meal. Not sure we all followed the theme to the tee but we had some amazing food! One of these recipes was a smitten kitchen recipe and it was amazing.

April 18, 2012 - Need to Man Up

2012-05-11T19:38:00.001-05:00

Jaime Eason Livefit - Week 2 Day 3

This day was all about legs. I ended up doing all of these except the standing calf raises. Well I did calf raises but I can't get the stupid machine to work (to adjust to my height). I need to give it a try again somehow. Perhaps actually asking someone how to do it? I definitely need to man up and ask. I ended up just putting a 40lb barbell on my shoulders and doing calf raises that way. It annoys me though because I can do calf raises on a much higher weight.

Breakfast

Lunch

Lunch was catered by a BBQ joint. Because I told the office manager that I am vegetarian on catered lunch day, I was able to get a special ordered veggie burger and a side salad. Score!

Snack

Of course not the best for you, but for some reason these cure my hunger a lot more than protein rich snacks. I guess my body wants carbs? I guess I could find better carbs to eat. Will work on it.

Dinner

I ended up making a really random dinner. I combined pasta sauce with low fat cottage cheese, basil, garlic and what not into a food processor and used it as my pasta sauce. Then had some whole wheat pasta with some broccoli. Definitely made the meal more protein rich, and very rich tasting. I didn't even know what I was making when I started but it worked out nicely.

Later that night I had to make brownies for a gathering I was going to the next night. I had to do a taste test. :-) Unfortunately they came back a bit over done. I guess I am not used to having an oven that works well.

April 17, 2012 - Live Fire Preview Event

2012-05-10T09:43:00.003-05:00

Workout - Jaime Eason Week 2 Day 2

Today was was backs and biceps. I was able to do all of these. Doing the preacher curl made me feel kind of awesome.

Breakfast

Aside from the special k protein drink in the morning I had this breakfast taco for breakfast. A co-worker brought it in and I was starving and could not turn it down.

Lunch

Lunch was some more leftover brown rice, chana masala, ham and coconut flakes.

Snack

It was a dangerous day that involved oreos.

Then these cheezits. I definitely went far off my path but this muscle work is just making me starving. I guess that means my metabolism might be getting faster?

Dinner - Live Fire Event at Twin Liquors

I was invited to a Live Fire preview event, where we were there to judge and sample some maker mark drink mixes.

We started out with the Hill Country Sparkler which had pink lemonade, lemongrass syrup, chili and soda. This was by far my favorite.

Then the Breezy path, which had elderflower, watermelon and basil. This was a favorite of a lot because it tasted so fresh and light for the summer.

This had min, lemonade and fresh blueberry juice. This was also quite tasty.

They also served us some food from 400 Rabbits. I had this pulled pork sandwich with pickled veggies. This was delicious.

Then I had some chips, and home made pork rinds.

We also were served this pork posole. I asked if it had chicken broth in it, and it didn't, but they said their version at the restaurant did. Arghhhh. Why do they torture me with chicken in dishes with other meats? But I was glad I was able to try it without chicken broth bc it was delicious.

April 16, 2012 - Getting A Hang Of it

2012-05-09T17:14:00.002-05:00

Workout - Jaime Eason Week 2 Day 1

I am definitely getting consistent now with 5am workouts. Yay. This was the 2nd time I did this workout and it was still incredibly hard, especially the push ups. I really love tricep pushdowns though. No idea why, but I love them.

Breakfast

This was the light english muffins with peanut butter and honey. Nom.

Lunch
I made this random meal. It was just brown rice, chana masala spices, ham and coconut flakes.

Snack

Dinner
For dinner I made a turkey sausage with some grilled peppers and onions served with kale chips. I was really excited that I could have a "healthier sausage". Usually the only option is chicken sausage, but I was so excited that turkey sausages now exist. Yay.

While taking a photo I got a cute outake of the pups. See how disinterested in food they are. They are weirdos.

Dessert

April 15, 2012 - The Cabin In The Woods

2012-05-08T09:20:00.000-05:00

Breakfast

Mike and I got up early to watch The Cabin in the Woods at the drafthouse. While there, I ordered the huevos rancheros which were divine. The movie was also pretty fantastic if you love cheesy horror movies. If you don't then, probably won't be great for you.

Lunch

After the movie and a few errands, I settled down for lunch. I had a pita with ham, cheese and greek yogurt ranch served along side these pop chips. I ended up not being able to eat all of it though. I ate what I ate fairly quickly though because I had plans to meet with a few friends to find our outfits for the Foxfield Races.

Dinner

For dinner I ended up just eating my leftover cajun food from the day before. Still delicious the next day.

Of course I served it with some veggies' some broccoli. Ender wanted some clearly.

April 14, 2012 - Sprained Ankle (not me)

2012-05-07T08:52:00.000-05:00

Breakfast

Saturday started out with some french toast and breakfast sausage links. I had to be fueled well for our soccer game at 12.

Mike and I also shared these 4 mandarin oranges.

Soccer Game
We ended up winning our soccer game, but we had one problem; Michael sprained his ankle. Once we got back he iced it for a bit, and hung out with Steven (the brother in law).

We ended up going to Evangaline Cafe for lunch. Steven had never been and we wanted to show him how fantastic it was!I think he enjoyed it.

We ate lunch really late so I ended up not even eating dinner. Although I didn't eat much this day, I think I definitely had enough calories in the day from the cajun food.

April 13, 2012 - Chana Masala Craving

2012-05-05T08:41:00.000-05:00

Pre-Workout Snack

Workout: Jaime Eason Week 1 Day 4
I was much less sore by day 4, but definitely a bit sore still. I loved this workout a lot, but I am so weak in the shoulders. When trying to do the seated bent over rear delt raise I was having issues with 5lb weights. While I was doing it, and I kept saying "but there is no smaller weight!!". I ended up finishing but my form was probably not the best. I will get there finally.

Breakfast

Snack

Lunch at Austin Terrier
Our team at work was being rewarded for hitting our quarterly goals. We ended up going to Austin Terrier. Although I thought I ate enough during the morning I was beyond starving by lunch time. I think this muscle work really is already increasing my appetite. haha. The whole table shared these fries.

Then it was time for the hawaiin pizza with a whole wheat crust. It was quite delicious. I had about half even though I thought I should eat less. Whoops.

Dinner
After work I was having an intense craving for chana masala so I ended up going to Tarka to pick some up. Soo good. I wanted to finish all of it, but I resisted and gave the rest to Michael. The rest of the night was spent watching television with Michael and his brother.

April 12, 2012 - Beyond Sore

2012-05-04T08:27:00.000-05:00

Pre-Workout Snack

Workout: Jaime Eason Week 1 Day 3
This day focused on legs. I was able to do all of these except the standing calf raise. I can't for the life of me figure out how to make it adjust to my height. I tried to make it obvious I needed help but no one took the bait. I decided to just lift a barbell over my head and do them standing that way. The only problem was that I was so sore that I could barely lift the barbell over my head, and had to keep the weight at 30lbs, even though I can do a standing calf raise on a machine with 110lbs generally. It was kind of hysterical really. I ended up even having to take ibprofin because i was so sore. haha.

Breakfast
Time for some honey bunches of oats.

Snack

Lunch
I packed a nice pita pocket sandwich with salt and vinegar chips. Delicious.

Dinner
For dinner I had a bbq turkey salad with greek yogurt ranch, bbq sauce and more. It was heavenly.

April 11, 2012 - Soft Boiled Egg

2012-05-03T08:18:00.000-05:00

Pre-Workout Snack

Workout: Jaime Eason Week 1 Day 2

I started to feel sore earlier the day before from the previous workout but I powered through. I did the workout shown below. I love that I was able to use a lot of new equipment for this and had videos for instructions so I didn't have to look as clueless as I really am.

Breakfast

I ended up making my first soft boiled egg for breakfast on purpose. I ended up making this when I meant to make a hardboiled egg before but never on purpose. haha.

Lunch
Lunch was catered at work from firebvowl. I ate about half of this plate.

Snack

Tofu egg roll with peanut sauce

Dinner
After work I heated up some leftover ham, steamed some steamed asparagus and had a leftover roll. Perfecto.

April 10, 2012 - Jaime Eason LiveFitTrainer

2012-05-02T08:18:00.000-05:00

Pre-Workout Snack

Workout: Jaime Eason Livefit Trainer
One of my friends who is currently working to be a body builder, suggested I start out with the Jaime Eason Livefit Trainer program. Below is the workout I completed. Somehow I was able to do 72 push ups in total. Please note I did not do these the modified way either. I was shaking when I left. I am excited to have a plan, and one that I know is good (and free!). I also love that it will help to introduce me to a lot of new gym equipment and moves.

Breakfast

Once I got back from the workout I had a light english muffin, with an egg and jelly.

Snack
Some peaches n cream oatmeal

Lunch

For lunch I had some leftover butternut squash ravioli. This was still super amazing days later. I knew I wouldnt eat it in time so I put it in the freezer. It heated back up very well. Yay.

Uchi

After watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi, we got a $25 off discount at Uchi. We decided to take advantage of it as soon as possible while Dean was in town.

Teddy also joined of course.

We decided to eat family style, meaning we all picked things we knew the others would like and shared them all.

We started out with our individual servings of miso soup.

Next was a delicious roll.

Then some tempura seasonal veggies, including kambocha squash, green beans, sweet potatoes, and more.

We cooked some steak on a hot rock. So good.

Then another sushi roll.

For dessert we had jizake crème caramel brown butter sorbet with ginger. This was extremely lovely.

Then we had the peanut butter semifreddo apple-miso sorbet. This tasted exactly like a pb&j if you ate it in the right combo. It was quite fantastic.

Draughthouse
After dinner we went to the Draughthouse. They had their tuesday night special going on and we had a drink.

The beer I chose sounded good, but it kind of tasted like it lost all of its carbonation. Oh well. After 2 sips in I considered returning it but didn't feel like being a jerk. I have done that once before though.

April 9, 2012 - My Neighbors the Yamadas

2012-05-01T08:20:00.000-05:00

Breakfast

I didn't end up getting to workout in the morning because I went to bed so late. I thought I would have time to work out in the evening but forgot I had plans I already committed too. Oops. This is exactly why I try to workout in the morning.

I ended up having some cereal for breakfast.

Lunch
I met up with my friend for lunch at Zen Cafe. We both wanted to go because it was healthy ish and tasty. Yay. I got a bowl with brown rice, veggies, tofu and a coconut curry sauce.

Dinner at the Drafthouse
The plans I mentioned earlier that I had this evening was to watch the movie My Neighbors the Yamadas. It was only playing in theaters that one day and Michael really wanted to watch it. The movie was a lot different than I expected but it was adorable. It was filled with short stories essentially and was really funny.

April 8, 2012 - More Garden Photos

2012-04-30T12:26:00.003-05:00

Breakfast

I started the day with a quick cereal bowl with some bananas.

Garden Update

Our garden just keeps growing. Overall it is looking a lot more full.

Our carrots are exploding.

Our green beans are growing up very tall.

Our broccoli is sadly looking very sad.

The squash flowers are blooming.

The peas are growing up their trellis.

And the beets are filling in as well.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

After breakfast I met up with a few friends to watch Jiro Dreams of Sushi. This is a documentary about Jiro whose life goal is to make the perfect sushi. It is a fantastic documentary and made my heart happy. Another bonus is that you get $25 off at Uchi if you show your ticket stub. yay.

Lunch
After watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi Mike and i both wanted asain food. We wanted sushi but didnt have time to go anywhere nice because we were hosting a Games of Throne marathon. I ended up making a little stir fry dish instead with an egg on top. Nom.

Games of Throne Marathon & Easter Dinner

A few of my friends have been watching Games of Throne together and we were very behind. So we all gathered at my place, starting off with some pineapple drinks that Mike made.

After plenty of chips and hummus, I made a nice "easter dinner". I made roasted beets, sweet potatoes and carrots.

Along with some wild rice, ham and biscuits.

Do you watch Games of Thrones?