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Mimosas at Noon

MissyMaintains — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:02:13 +0000

Good evening! Hope everyone had a nice weekend! I started my Saturday off with an early IntenSati class! Saturday is usually the only day of the week that I don’t take it so I figured I’d change things up a little. It is always nice to take class with a new teacher every once in a while. It was really fun and totally worth waking up a few hours early for! After class, I headed to Astoria for brunch with Marina! She moved there last week so now I have another blog friend in Queens! I decided to introduce her to a good restaurant near her apartment called Grand Cafe. This restaurant was the first one in Astoria that popped up in my head because I knew that brunch comes with a free alcoholic beverage AND coffee!! Can’t beat that!!

I got a Mimosa and several cups of coffee! I don’t usually combine the two but could not decide between waking up and getting drunk! Why not both? I like anything that gets me buzzed.

Nothing beats vodka at 12:00 in the afternoon! Well, warm muffins right out of the oven might be right up there with the alcohol!

I started off with the dark one. Dark bread usually means healthier, right? Wishful thinking! The muffin was soft, fresh and tasted like cinnamon! So good! I also tried the poppy seed muffin after breakfast. I can’t let muffins go to waste! It was the perfect dessert!

I ended up ordering a spinach and goat cheese omelet with whole wheat toast.

I liked that they give us the option of ordering mixed greens, home fries, or french fries. I went with the greens since my muffins and toast satisfied my carb addiction for the day. The omelet was perfect and not oily like most diners. My only complaint about Grand Cafe was the poor service and the fact that they charged us an extra $1.50 for egg whites!! I loved the food and the techno music playing in the restaurant so I would definitely eat there again despite the steep prices!

I am off to bed since I plan to wake up for more IntenSati in the morning! I am slightly addicted! In my next post, I will talk about the 6 hour Sati/life coaching workshop I went to on Sunday! I will also have an updated schedule of when and where I am teaching! I plan to teach every week in February!! I will also announce the winners of my RelaxZEN giveaway! Don’t forget to enter! Have a great night!

Staying Healthy at Big Events!

MissyMaintains — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:45:35 +0000

Hello! Hope everyone had a nice weekend! The hot weather made me happy! My weekend consisted of a Bat Mitzvah, drinking at night, and relaxing. Sounds good to me! Let’s talk about how to make some healthy choices at an event like a Bat Mitzvah with many unhealthy, tempting options all day!

That morning I went to the gym and did 45 minutes on the elliptical. It is always a good idea to get a nice workout in if you think you want to indulge at the event. I think it is totally fine to have a few treats at events like this since you most likely don’t get to eat this stuff every day. I also knew there was an open bar so I tried to go for the healthier options during the event! Always have to save room for those drinks!

After the service, there was tons of cookies, brownies, and fruit. I was starving for lunch by this time so I did not want to fill up on too many cookies. Instead I opted for fruit, coffee, and a piece of the chocolate below.

The chocolate tasted like Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies! Amazing!

Once it was time to eat I ran over to the salad bar first and filled my plate! Strawberries are amazing during this time of year! I love summer.

Eventually I made my way to the open bar. I started with a glass of wine. No, that is not ice cream next to my wine. It is mashed potatoes! So pretty. They also had bacon, cheese, sour cream, etc. to top over the potatoes but I skipped all of that.

I also had a piece of chicken stuffed with spinach. I had a small piece of steak as well for some extra protein but don’t know what happened to that picture!

There was also a pasta bar, pizza, chicken fingers, and ravioli. I was still a little hungry so I opted for another salad with some fries on the side.

I had a Blue Moon as well! (Or maybe 3 of them).

They had a “make your own sundae” bar for dessert. I was stuffed from 3 Blue Moons so I skipped dessert. Sometimes alcohol is my top priority!

I took the train back to New York just in time to meet some friends from college! They were all visiting from Maryland. I hadn’t seen a few of them in 3 years so it was an amazing time!We met at a Tapas restaurant in the Village called Sala. I had a few glasses of Sangria, a salad, and shrimp dish. It was really nice there!

We continued on to a few more bars. Dori joined us for the festivities! We enjoyed some $14.00 (crazy) pear and mango martinis at a beautiful rooftop bar! I had to warn all of my Maryland friends that drinks would not be $3.00 like they were used to! Gotta love New York!

Dori and I ended the night with omelets at a diner at 2:00 in the morning! I am thankful for Twitter because it helped Dori and I remember the events that occurred that night!! See @dysterious’ timeline if you are interested. It will give you a nice laugh.

Sunday was a lazy day. I went to Piu Bello for a nice greasy lunch to cure the hangover.

I got the Vegetarian wrap with avocado, goat cheese, and olives. I kind of forgot there were olives in there and had to pick them out! They are my least favorite food. Other than that the wrap and fries were both amazing! It felt great to sit outside in the 80 degree weather! I consider moving to Florida more and more every day.

Piu Bello is known for their gelato so I got Cookies N’ Cream!

I got home and spent the rest of the day checking out computer desks at Simplydesks.com. I will be doing a review of an item from the website very soon! I can’t decide between a new office chair or little portable laptop desk! We’ll see.

Great weekend! The Bat Mitzvah made me miss my own 10 years ago! I gave out really cool boxers that said, “I had a Sunsational time at Missy’s Bat Mitzvah! I’ve always been obsessed with tropical hot weather! One of these days I will get some pictures on here from that day. I had thick bangs and braces. Typical.

1) What are your tips for eating healthy at a big event?

2) What was your 80′s hair style?

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Juice Time!

MissyMaintains — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:33:00 +0000

Good Morning!!

What a weekend it was! Thank you for all of your nice comments regarding my photo shoot for Shape! I am beyond excited about the whole thing! I had a pretty relaxing weekend after such an awesome Saturday morning!

After brunch, my friend and I decided to go to the movies since it was so gross and rainy outside. I brought a few snacks since we decided to see 2 movies. I knew we would not be eating again till around midnight!

We saw Law Abiding Citizen and then Couples Retreat. They were both very good!

We got out at 12 and looked for a place to have a late dinner. We were thinking about doing Saki and sushi but the restaurant was closed already. We finally decided to eat at UNO which was open till 2. We both hadn’t been there in at least 10 years!

I started off with a Blue Cosmo: Stoli Blueberry, Ocean Spray 100% Juice Cranberry & Blueberry Blend, Cointreau, & Lemon Juice.

Yummy!

I found the perfect wrap for dinner!

I think it’s funny that they say the calories are between 550 and 960. Maybe because they give you a choice between veggies and fries? I chose veggies so hopefully mine was closer to the 550!

It was delicious! The roasted veggies were so good. I kept adding more and more in the wrap since they kind of stuffed most of it with lettuce.

I also enjoyed some my friend’s fries. He got a Firecracker Grilled Chicken sandwich.

We also had Bud Light Limes before we left.

I passed out right after dinner since I was up since 5:40 in the morning!

Sunday

I bought lots of organic veggies from Whole Foods on Friday so I could start using my juicer finally! I decided to make the boy and I fresh orange juice!

I only had 3 oranges and we barely got 1 glass out of it. Next time I will buy a lot more! He was very impressed with the juice! It was so refreshing!

I used the pulp for my dying plant!

Not sure if it will work but it is worth a try!

I also made an omelet with Laughing Cow and a slice of toast with Crofter’s superfruit spread.

I wanted something sweet after so I made a baked apple with cinnamon, pumpkin butter, and chocolate chips!

Oh and whipped cream too! Haha forgot about that.

I cleaned all day and made a great dinner! I am going to wait till tomorrow to post about dinner because it involves a giveaway!

Today!

I had a very productive morning already! I woke up at 5:50 in time to make juice and go to the gym!

I decided to keep it simple for my first time and used cucumber, pear, and celery.

It was pretty good! It gave me lots of energy for my workout! I did 50 minutes on the elliptical and 5 minutes of abs. I got to work starving and made a bowl of apple cinnamon McCann’s Irish Oatmeal with a banana and black tea. Yum!

Well I am off to get ready for lunch! I brought a tuna and LC sammy with Michael Season’s Cheese Curls! I am excited!

Monday Question of the Day! (Must win this vacation!)

Bachelor Seeks Help with Time Management
Q: I am thinking about hiring a life coach to help me better manage my time. You see I am about to turn 40 and my work schedule keeps me in the office and on the road most of the time but this routine is growing tired. Now that I am hitting this milestone in years I would like to spend time enjoying life and hopefully find someone with whom to share it. Can a life coach help me out and if so can anyone recommend someone good who also does phone sessions?

Thanks for all of your help so far! I’ve been getting some great responses! Have a nice day!

Live the Life You Love Event #2!

MissyMaintains — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:48:00 +0000

I had another great night last night! Let’s just say lots of drinking again! More on that later!

Breakfast was the usual oatmeal with cinnamon and a banana. I did not bother with a picture because I don’t think you need to see the same bowl every day! Lunch on the other hand was amazing!

I’ve been bad this week about packing my lunch. I am sick of turkey and have been drunk every night so I obviously never feel like making anything else! It is nice to treat myself to lunch out every now and then anyway since I pretty much bring my lunch 90% of the time!

I went to Hale and Hearty Soups to get the same amazing salad I had the last time I was there!

It contained mixed greens with carrots, cucumbers, edamame, goat cheese, broccoli, and avocado. I had low-fat carrot ginger dressing on top. HEAVEN!

I munched on a few Zesty Ranch Corners for the side. Better than the huge white roll they gave me!

This was seriously one of the best salads I’ve ever had. They chop it all up so the avocado makes everything all moist and delicious! It is a lot cheaper than salads at Westside Market too; I think around $7.00? Not bad for all of those toppings.

I did not bring lunch again because I am kind of craving the same salad again! We’ll see!

As I was sitting at work, I got a delivery of 2 giant boxes. About an hour later, I got a 2nd delivery of another giant box. An hour after that, I got a 3rd delivery!!

The first thing I thought: How was I going to get all of this home??

The first package was from Applegate Farms.

Organic Chicken Strips and Chicken Patties! Yum!

The next box had every type of hot dog possible! There was also some turkey bacon in there hiding under the hot dogs!

I had no clue what to do because they were in dry ice and I knew I was not going home right after work! Luckily the boy was at my apartment so I begged him to take a little 45 minute subway ride here to bring the food home. He agreed!

I asked him that before the other 2 packages came! It worked out perfectly! The next one was….MY JUICER!!!!

So excited! I will start using it next week since I won’t be in New York this weekend! I was worried about getting it home when I ordered it but luckily the boy was already on his way!

The 4th box was extremely heavy! I am not going to mention what was inside yet because the company sent 10 too many so I am waiting to see what happens first! A major giveaway could be a possibility if they let me keep everything!

The boy arrived and I offered to get him a cab back to Queens since 4 heavy boxes would not possible on the subway! It worked out because I was able to take the cab with him to get dropped off at Saks Fifth Avenue just in time for the Live the Life You Love event!

Oh yeah, I snacked on half a Larabar before the event since cheese and crackers are not the most filling dinner!

I got there and met Jaclyn since she decided to come at the last minute! It made it a lot more fun than last time since I had someone to chat with the entire time! We immediately grabbed some complimentary cocktails and headed over to the food! Beautiful spreads again!

I filled my first plate with lots of fruit!

We sat at a table with our cocktails and chatted away!

She gave me half of her raisin bread. It was delicious!!!

Within minutes we went back up for round 2! Another cocktail plus raisin bread, cheese, and crackers!

And another cocktail. Best drink ever!

The event was a lot of fun! The theme of the night was Health, Mind, and Body. The following people gave short little lectures:

Personal Fitness Guru: Amie Hoff

Certified Nutrition Specialist: Susan Weiss Berry

Health Expert: Jennifer Wider

SexPert: Cathy Beaton

The night ended with some awesome gift bags! I got Jaclyn all excited because I told her the gift bag came with a bottle of the NUVO drink. This time it was not included but we worked our magic and each got a bottle

We also got a few Clarins products, Kiss My Face samples, a running key pouch, and….VIBRATORS!! So great!!

I took the subway home and met the boy at the movies because he saw Zombieland while I was out. I had to pee soooo bad so we stopped in a McDonald’s before heading home. They made us buy something in order to use the restroom so he got a small order of fries.

Yeah, drunk Missy split them with him. How could I not?? So good!

We were both slightly hungry still when we got home so I made a salad with some popchips and hummus. I guess the fruit and crackers just didn’t do it for me. I am pretty proud of myself for making a salad while drunk instead of ice cream or 10 bowls of cereal!

Fun night! Tonight I have yet another exciting event involving bloggers, healthy food, and more drinks!! Stay tuned for a recap tomorrow!

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Time to Do the Friday Dance!

MissyMaintains — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:29:00 +0000

Hello! This is what I would be doing if I was not in an office right now!

I had to! I can’t believe my sister is getting married this weekend! It has not set in yet! I am very excited but still have a lot to do! Tomorrow I am getting manicures and pedicures with all of the bridesmaids. I can’t wait to get my hair and makeup done too! It is fun being a girly girl sometimes!

I did pretty well yesterday with food except for a few little cheats here and there.

I got to work and made eggbeaters in the microwave. I made double the amount I made last time so that I would actually stay full.

There was also a chunk of Laughing Cow hidden somewhere in there. I had Tazo Awake tea as well.

I brought delicious almonds to snack on later in the morning.

These things are addicting! They are so crunchy so I pretty much ate the whole bag at once.

Lunch was another turkey and ham lettuce wrap. Recycled pic because I completely forgot to take a picture of it! I had veggie chips on the side.

I might have stopped at The Lite Choice for some fro-yo too! It was 1000 degrees outside and I saw that they had banana fudge so I needed it!! That might be my new favorite flavor!

I had every intention of going to the gym after work. I was going to go to a 6:30 spin class. At 5:30, my friend from college messaged me and told me she would be in the city for happy hour. She lives in Jersey but I have not seen her since we graduated in 2007! We were roommates and best friends so of course I passed up the gym to see her and have a drink!

We met at a cute outdoor bar called The Frying Pan. It was on a boat docked by the Hudson we so we were rocking a bit!

It was packed!

Amanda and I!

It was crazy because she lost 30 pounds since the last time I saw her! I had no idea! During college, she was trying to help me gain weight at one point. I was trying to help her lose weight. We would cook healthy dinners together but she always struggled to lose the weight. She said she got sick and lost some of the weight but has been able to keep it off since. I am very happy for her.

I was good and only had 1 drink. Amanda does not drink so I wasn’t about to get drunk alone! I had a vodka soda with a splash of cranberry.

I want to go back to that bar because they had amazing looking sangria! I did not see it till after I ordered but there was soo much fruit in it!

Since I did not go to the gym, I decided to do some walking. The bar was at the 23rd street subway stop so instead of getting on there, I walked all the way to 50th. I was soaking wet from the heat but it felt good to get some activity in.

I got home around 10 starving for dinner! I made a Morningstar Farms burger with mushrooms.

I also made frozen broccoli in the microwave since I was too hungry to sit there and steam it. I added spray butter and Parmesan. Eating that made me realize how much better fresh broccoli is!

I dipped everything in hummus of course.

I had whipped cream and carob chips for dessert! Maybe a few extra handfuls of carobs after

I also had 2 Vegan Carob Banana cubes! Thanks to Diana, I am discovering all of these amazing snacks at Integral Yoga Health Food Store! I’ve been going there a few times a week during my lunch hour just to browse (and maybe buy Kombucha), but I never knew half of these treats existed!

I get off at 4:00 today so I plan to do some cardio and then go to Core Fusion! I am reserving a spot now so that way I can’t back out for the 3rd day in a row! I will be staying in a hotel in long Island for the next 2 nights (3 day weekend oh yeahhh), but I may post one more time before I go. If not, have a great weekend!