Kitchen Remodel

Haven't been posting because I have been cooking.  Living without a kitchen for 2 1/2 weeks wasn't easy.  At least I had my fridge!  Here are some before/after pics.




Got to "love" that 80's tile.



LOVE the granite counters!



That huge cabinet?  Not a pantry - a water heater!



Water heater is still there, but less prominent.







Report for 9/15

Food & Exercise Diary for Wednesday 9/15
Breakfast - Banana, GF orange cranberry muffin, glass of ABVU, calcium supplement & mutli-vitamin.
Snack - Mixed nuts, dried cranberries, honey roasted sunflower seeds.  YUM!
Lunch - V8 juice, hard boiled egg, celery, carrots, broccoli.
Exercise - 30 min on stationary bike, squats w/ bicep curls, ball crunches, planks, etc.
Snack - Apple, pepitas.
Dinner - Homemade beef chili, carrots, pickle.  Scoop of vanilla icecream with caramel sauce.  Definitely a splurge.  Can you tell I've had a MAJOR insatiable sweet tooth recently?

Body Stats
Lbs - 98
BMI - 17.9
Chest - 32.5
Waist - 24.75
Hips - 32.5
1/2" increase in boobs and waist.  Hmmm....  sweet tooth indulgences showing through?

Report for 9/14

Food & Exercise Diary for Tuesday 9/14
Breakfast - Pear, GF orange cranberry muffin, small glass of ABVU, calcium supplement.
Snacks - Celery, brown rice cake.
Lunch - Salad with lettuce, garbanzo beans, tomato, broccoli, balsamic and apple cider vinegar.
Exercise - 30 min on stationary bike.  Lunges, ball hamstring curls, etc.
Dinner - Apple.  Salad with tuna (spiced with red curry), lettuce, broccoli, red bell pepper.  Slice of GF zucchini bread.

Report for 9/13

Food & Exercise Diary for Monday 9/13
Breakfast - Banana, hard boiled egg, calcium supplement.
Snacks - Carrots, apple, brown rice cake.
Lunch - Gatorade.  Salad with spinach, lettuce, garbanzo beans, tomato, celery, onion, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinaigrette.
Dinner - Starving after work, stopped by Raley's Grocery.  Chicken fajita salad: chicken, pepper, red onion, tomato.  Broccoli slaw: broccoli, cauliflower, celery, raisins, sunflower seeds, light dressing.
Exercise - 30 min on stationary bike.  Weight lifting including squats, bicep curls, ball crunches, etc.
Snack - Some popcorn.

Report for 9/12

Food Diary for Sunday 9/12
Breakfast - Banana, hard boiled egg, GF zucchini bread slice, calcium supplement & multi-vitamin.
Lunch - Salad with romaine lettuce, tomato, jicama, green bell pepper, broccoli, pickle relish, pepitas.
Snack - A couple strawberries and a slice of apple.
Dinner - Dinner with family.  Cranberry juice, BBQ turkey and beef kabob with grilled peppers, onions, zucchini.  Small piece of chocolate-peanut butter cake.  The dessert was a splurge.  I have had an insatiable sweet tooth recently.

9-11 Remembered

9 years ago I was home alone, preparing to leave for school.  I was a senior in high school then.  My dad called me and somberly told me to turn on the TV.  I remember sitting on the floor in front of the TV, absolutely mesmorized as I watched the events of 9-11 unfold.  I was late to school, but the teachers understood.  I watched the news coverage in the band room with friends, some who were concerned about family and friends living in NYC.  A morning that I will never forget.

Food & Exercise Diary for Saturday 9/11
Breakfast - Homegrown pear, GF orange cranberry muffin, hard boiled egg, calcium supplement & multi-vitamin.
Snack - TJ's dried fruit bar.
Exercise - 30 min on stationary bike.  Weight lifting: lunges, push-ups, etc.
Lunch - Salad with romaine lettuce, jicama, carrots, green bell pepper, pepitas, salsa.  Side of baked beans, TJ's blueberry juice.
Snack - Carrots with ranch.
Dinner - Homemade biscuit, homemade vegetarian chili, celery.  Cup of hot chocolate, slice of GF zucchini bread.

Report for 9/10

Food Diary for Friday 9/10
Breakfast - Banana, cocounut jam muffin, TJ's 100% cranberry juice.  Calcium supplement & multi-vitamin.  Starbucks Soy Chai Latte.  A splurge.
Snacks - Apple, carrots.
Lunch - Salad with spinach, lettuce, hard boiled egg, broccoli, celery.
Snack - Pepitas, V8 blueberry pomegranate juice.
Dinner - A few corn chips, rosemary pork tenderloin (see recipes), cantaloupe.  Dessert with family.  Scoop of peanut butter cup icecream.