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Pizza and Beer!

MissyMaintains — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:10:55 +0000

Happy Friday! Let’s start things off by choosing the winner of the Omron GoSmart Pace/Distance Tracker Giveaway!

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The winner is….Mari! Congrats girl! Hope you enjoy your new pace/distance tracker!! Just in time for your birthday!!

Back to yesterday….

I was craving cereal in the morning so I stopped at the nearby deli for some breakfast ingredients.

I can’t be trusted with large boxes of cereal so the single serving Kashi bowls are perfect! I made a delicious yogurt mess!

The deli has a new kitten! So cute!

I’ve been bringing lunch every day this week. I made a turkey and cheese wrap with Food Should Taste Good chips and cucumbers on the side.

After work I had another intenSati class! The class was actually a special event hosted by Well+GoodNYC. Anyone who is a subscriber to their newsletter was invited to attend intenSati for free last night! It was perfect for me since I am not allowed to do the Warrior Challenge! The class was really fun and led by Natalia, my favorite teacher. She always has so much energy and keeps letting me on her guest list! Love her! The Well+Good girls gave away a Lululemon gift bag at the end but unfortunately I did not win. One of my blog readers was at the event too so she came up to me to introduce herself. That always makes me feel special! I think the Well+Good girls took a lot of pictures during the class so I will be sure to let you know when they are posted (unless they are extremely embarrassing)!

**Edited to add: Here is the link to the article! You can see me in the 2nd picture!

After class Mari and I walked over to Whole Foods for some dinner! I made an awesome salad!

It contained avocado kale salad, seaweed salad, broccoli, beets, peppers, eggplant, tofu, and more! We sat outside and people watched while eating. We got some very weird looks while taking pictures of our food!

I probably should have went home and went to bed after that because I had another 6:30 am intenSati class planned! I got invited to the W Hotel so I ended up going out for some drinks instead! I had 3 Stellas by the end of the night. I totally planned on just having 2 drinks but the bartender brought me out a free one. No complaints here!

Next thing I know, it is 1:30 in the morning and everyone decided they wanted some pizza! I could not resist a slice when I saw this:

So good!! Probably not the best idea to eat that at 2:00 am when I had plans to wake up at 5:00 am for a workout! I obviously woke up feeling dehydrated and nauseous so I decided it would be smart to sleep for another 3 hours and skip intenSati for the morning! There is a free outdoor intenSati class at 5:30 tonight so maybe I will take that one instead! I definitely still want to work out at some point today after all the pizza and beer last night! I’m not sure what else is going on this weekend but I do have an 8-mile hike on Sunday! The best part is that there will be a wine tasting at the end of the hike! Talk about a motivator! Can’t wait!

1) What are you looking forward to this weekend?

2) What was your favorite workout this week?

Yoplait Light Gift Pack Giveaway!

MissyMaintains — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:00:55 +0000

A few weeks ago I received a wonderful gift pack from Yoplait and MyBlogSpark.

It contained a cute insulated lunch tote, coupon for a free cup of Yoplait Lite, a travel utensil set, and a food journal. You will have the chance to win the same prize pack below! I have to say I am in love with my lunch tote! It keeps my food cold for hours on days when I hit the gym in the morning! It is pretty stylish too! Now I will talk a little about Yoplait Lite.

From the Yoplait website:

If you’re looking to side-step familiar decadent treats while keeping calorie counts in check, Yoplait Light and Yoplait Light Thick & Creamy can help. Now there are two new ways to outsmart temptations with Red Velvet Cake and Blueberry Pie, two new taste bud-tantalizing Yoplait yogurt flavors debuting in the dairy aisle this month (Yoplait Light offers 32 total delicious flavors).

With a smooth and creamy texture and 100 fat-free caloriesin each 6 oz. cup, Yoplait Light and Light Thick & Creamy can help keep you on track with your goals. In addition, each serving contains 20 percent of the recommended daily value of calcium and vitamin D. The classic sweet-inspired flavors, Yoplait Light Red Velvet Cake and Yoplait Light Thick & Creamy Blueberry Pie can help to help satisfy your cravings for dessert without the excessive calories.

I used to eat Yoplait all the time as a kid but stopped buying it because of the artificial sweeteners and high sugar content. I decided to try it one more time since I had a free coupon. I went with the Blueberry Patch.

I would never normally purchase this over my usual Greek yogurt because….

Sweetened with aspartame..no thanks. For someone who watches calories and does not care about chemicals, this yogurt is perfect. It has just 100 calories per cup.

I also choose Greek yogurt because it has 15 grams of protein where as this has 5 grams. On a more positive note, I do love the taste of Yoplait Lite!

It is creamy and has delicious blueberries throughout the yogurt. As a child this was definitely my favorite because of the flavor. I had no idea what high fructose corn syrup was back then though! Yoplait does suggest that this yogurt is great for people who would normally choose a piece of blueberry pie over a lower calorie snack. It is 100 calories rather than 360 for the pie.

Giveaway Time!

One lucky winner will receive a Yoplait Light “Outsmarting Temptation” gift pack, which includes:

Insulated gourmet lunch tote
Food journal
Travel utensil set

How to Enter:

1. Leave me a comment telling me your recommended tips for outsmarting temptation!

2. Tweet this giveaway. Write, @MissyMaintains is giving away a Yoplait Light gift pack! Enter here: http://bit.ly/9EoeLi

3. Become a fan of Missy Maintains on Facebook. Suggest to 5 friends if you already are a fan and let me know below.

4. Link back to this giveaway on your blog and let me know below.

I will choose a winner next Tuesday, April 20th. Good Luck!

Stop & Shop Yoplait Greek Yogurt Giveaway!

MissyMaintains — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:23:01 +0000

Are you searching for a snack that’s perfect for channeling your inner goddess? Look no further than your local Stop & Shop for new Yoplait Greek yogurt. With 0 grams of fat and just 130 calories, Yoplait Greek yogurt is a guilt-free indulgence that will also help keep you strong and active.

A few weeks ago, I received the Honey Vanilla and Strawberry Yoplait Greek yogurt to try.

Each cup contains 12 grams of protein – two times that of the leading yogurt – and is available in four delicious flavors, including Strawberry, Blueberry, Honey Vanilla, and Plain. In addition, Yoplait is the only leading brand of Greek yogurt with Vitamins A and D.

I tried the Strawberry first.

It had a very creamy consistency. I really enjoyed the sweet strawberry flavor as well. I added some Kashi cereal and it made the perfect night time snack!

I tried the Vanilla next.

I added some banana and more Kashi cereal. I did not love the vanilla flavor. It tasted kind of fake to me. I have to say I enjoy Vanilla Oikos a lot more! I would definitely be willing to give the Yoplait blueberry and plain a shot in the future! They are all great options if you are looking for a lower priced Greek yogurt.

Giveaway!

One winner will receive 4 free coupons to purchase Yoplait Greek yogurt and a $20 Stop & Shop gift card!

How to Enter:

1) Leave me a comment telling me which one of the following flavors you would like to try: Strawberry, Blueberry, Honey Vanilla and Plain.

2) Tweet this giveaway. “@MissyMaintains is giving away Yoplait Greek Yogurt & a Stop & Shop Gift Card! Enter here:

3) Become a fan of Missy Maintains on Facebook. If you already are, please suggest to 5 friends and let me know below.

4) Link back to this giveaway on your blog or refer a friend if you don’t have a blog!

I will choose a winner this Friday, April 2nd.

Good luck!

*Disclaimer: The product, gift pack, information and additional gift pack to give away were all given to me from Yoplait and Stop & Shop through MyBlogSpark.)

Veggie Burger Competition

MissyMaintains — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:36:53 +0000

Happy St. Patty’s Day! I’m not Irish but do enjoy holidays that involve green beer Who else agrees that we should have off so we can drink all day? Okay…going to change the subject now because I am getting thirsty over here! Time for a little food recap of yesterday! I pretty much lived on veggie burgers and fries! No complaints here.

No burger for breakfast but I did have a delicious Fage yogurt filled with banana slices and Cinnamon Puffins.

I had a lot more Puffins throughout the morning! They are addicting!

I met up with a friend for lunch and we decided to try Bill’s Bar and Burger in the Meatpacking District. It is always packed when I walk by so I figured it had to be good! It was very cute inside with a bar, high tables, and fun music. I was very happy to see that they had a veggie burger on a whole wheat bun!

It came with a delicious roasted red pepper sauce and pickles. The burger was okay but nothing special. I seemed to be a fried veggie burger which kind of defeats the purpose. The normal burgers also just looked like something you would see from a fast food restaurant. We were expecting something huge and juicy. Oh well. The fries were okay but kind of boring!

I think it is always packed there because the beers during happy hour are only $3.00. I would go back there to drink but not just for lunch.

I met up with another friend for dinner! Anyone remember Amanda from this guest post a while back? Since that last post, she gained about 5 pounds and looks great now. We were roommates in college but hardly get to see each other so I was very excited about dinner! We decided to go to Vynl. I started off with White Cranberrytini. It had Kettle One, white cranberry juice, lemon, and one more thing but I can’t remember.

It was nice and strong

I thought about getting a salad for my entree but none of them seemed too exciting. Then I saw that they had a new veggie burger on the menu and had to get it! I did not care that I had one at lunch when I saw how good this one looked:

VYNL Roasted Veggie Burger *sweet onion, carrot, mushroom, red bell pepper, asparagus, sweet potato, tofu, black bean, spinach, lentils & chickpeas blended together and topped off with goat cheese on toasted multigrain bread. **

Now that is a veggie burger!! It was 100 times better than the one I had at lunch! I loved all the goat cheese they spread on there! And those fries….also better than at lunch. I love when they are crunchy and well done! I ate about half of them and let Amanda help me with the rest! Delicious! Vynl definitely beats Bill’s Burger!!

1) What is your favorite place to get a veggie burger..or your favorite brand?

2) What are you doing for St. Patty’s Day?

Drink some green beer for me

$50 Safeway Gift Card Giveaway!

MissyMaintains — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:38:08 +0000

Today I would like to talk about Yoplait Fiber One yogurt since it has to do with a lovely new giveaway that starts today!

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In case you’ve never heard of Fiber One Yogurt, here’s a little bit of background:

• Yoplait Fiber One 50-calorie yogurt is the only leading nonfat yogurt with 50 calories and 5 grams of fiber.

• Available in four flavors – Strawberry, Vanilla, Peach and Key Lime Pie – Fiber One 50-calorie yogurt is a delicious snack that is good for you, contributes 20% of the recommended daily value of fiber and is a good source of calcium as well as vitamins A and D.

• Instead of munching on boring lower-calorie foods, you can now snack with zero guilt on Fiber One yogurt, a tasty way to help watch waistlines and keep calorie counts in check.

• Yoplait Fiber One 50-calorie yogurt is available in the yogurt section of grocery stores nation-wide including your local Safeway family of stores including Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi’s.

Best-selling author and food expert Lisa Lillien, AKA Hungry Girl, has given her “seal of approval” to the new Fiber One yogurt, the only leading nonfat yogurt with 50 calories and 5 grams of fiber (20 percent of the Recommended Daily Value). It is also a good source of calcium and vitamins A and D, making this a guilt-free and all-around great choice for dieters and those watching their weights. Each cup includes the creamy, delicious tasteyou expect from Yoplait, and you don’t have to feel guilty about enjoying it. Fiber One is available in a variety of flavors including, Strawberry, Peach, Vanilla and Key Lime Pie (see what Hungry Girl thinks about the new yogurt here!

Giveaway Time!

One lucky reader will win a $50 Safeway (also good at Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s) gift card that you can use to stock up on Fiber One yogurt and enjoy the everyday values that Safeway has to offer!

How To Enter:

1) Leave me a comment telling me how you get your daily intake of fiber.

2) Link back to this giveaway on your blog and let me know in a separate comment.

3) Become a fan of Missy Maintains on Facebook! Please also suggest to at least 5 friends. You may suggest it to as many people as you like. Let me know below.

4) Tweet about this giveaway. Write, “@MissyMaintains is giving away a $50 Safeway Gift Card! Enter here: http://tinyurl.com/y8vaddh”

I will choose a winner this Monday, March 8th at 10:00 am.

Good Luck!

Disclaimer: The VIP coupon, gift card, information and additional gift card to give away were all given to me from Safeway (Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi’s) and Fiber One through MyBlogSpark.)

*This coupon offer for a free cup of Fiber One yogurt is not valid in some states, including Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, and Tennessee.

Testing the Cottage Cheese

MissyMaintains — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:32:32 +0000

Morning! It is time for a little food recap since I haven’t done one yet this week! I have a few reviews to do as well. Let’s start with my breakfasts for the week!

Breakfast!

A few days ago I received a cool water bottle and bag of Pomegranate Power from Navitas Naturals.

About the Pomegranate Power:

A pomegranate powder made from the dried and milled juicy seeds of sustainably grown fruit. This product contains just one ingredient: pomegranates. Raw, kosher, gluten-free, vegan, and 100% organic.

I decided to add it to my oats on Monday!

I also added some Oikos and FitNutz Peanut Butter. This was a great combination. The pomegranate added a nice tangy, fruity flavor to the oats. I am using my water bottle at the moment too!

Yesterday I had some extra time to get to work after Core Fusion Yoga so I decided to stop at this new deli and get an egg sandwich.

I got egg whites, spinach, and feta on whole wheat bread. Really good! They were pretty generous with their eggs! I will be stopping there more often.

Today I decided to try adding cottage cheese to my oats (hi Julie!) Julie and I tweeted about how I must try it with lots and lots of cinnamon and Stevia for my first time!

I tried cottage cheese once last year and wasn’t crazy about it but now I am giving it another shot. It always looks so delicious on the blogs! I actually really enjoyed it in my oats today! It made them nice and fluffy. I will be trying it more ways this week!

Lunch!

Dori told me that she’s been bringing hummus and frozen veggie wraps lately so I decided to try one out for myself! I actually haven’t bought frozen veggies since I got my steamer but they really are much easier to make. They don’t taste as good but are handy for when I don’t have 10 minutes to sit there and steam a bunch of veggies.

I added Sabra hummus, sprouts, and an asparagus, squash, mushroom, cauliflower mix to an Ezekiel wrap.

I also had some Mary’s Gone Twigs on the side. I loved the wrap! I actually brought the same lunch every single day this week Nice change to my turkey sandwiches.

Dinner!

Dinner on Monday did not occur till 10:00 at night since I was at Core Fusion Cardio all late! I wanted something fast and found this in my cabinet!

All I had to do was stick the packet in the microwave for 2 minutes. I also made some edamame and salad.

I had about half the packet of rice and a lot of edamame (more than above). The rice was just okay. It was kind of mushy. There was a second option of cooking it with water which I think I would do next time to make it more moist. The edamame was great of course! I just boiled it and added a little salt.

Last night I got home from work and my heat was broken. It was 66 degrees in my apartment so I knew what I was having for dinner!

The nutritional stats are a lot better than some other soups I’ve tried in the past.

Nutritional Facts

Serving Size: 1 cup

Servings Per Container: 2

Serving Weight: 245 g

Calories: 100

Calories from Fat:20

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 2.5g

Saturated Fat: 0g

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 0mg

Sodium: 290mg

12%

Carbohydrates: 20g

Fiber: 2g

Sugars: 4g

Protein: 2g

Organic: 100%

Vitamin A: 50% • Vitamin C: 10%

Calcium: 4% • Iron: 6%

I had the whole can so it was 200 calories and 580 mg of sodium. Most soups are over 1000 mg of sodium for the whole can so I was happy with this. I added some frozen vegetables to make it more interesting.

It was delicious! It was very smooth and creamy and did not taste salty at all. I munched on some Dr. Kracker Apple Crisps as well. Definitely my favorite flavor.

That’s it for food! I have a fun giveaway starting tomorrow so stay tuned! Be sure to check out Mari’s popchips giveaway! I will leave you with a few questions:

1) What is your favorite way to prepare veggies (steamed, roasted, frozen in the microwave??)

2) What is your favorite way to eat cottage cheese?

Dripping Hummus?

MissyMaintains — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:41:15 +0000

Hello and Happy Friday! Let’s start with a little recap of yesterday! I went back to the usual oats with banana and Chobani since I had no time to cook an omelet.

I added some extra oats in so that I could stay full! It did the trick.

While eating breakfast, I received an e-mail from Energy Kitchen about a new wrap that just came out! It is called the California Wrap: a whole wheat wrap with hummus, avocado, roasted red peppers, and alfalfa sprouts. (382 calories). The wraps are only $5.00 this month so I knew I needed to try it!

I also got some Glenny’s Olive Oil, Garlic, and Feta Cheese soy crisps for the side. This flavor was really good!

The wrap was okay but not as good as I was expecting. The guacamole and hummus could have been much creamier! The hummus was actually dripping from the wrap!

For $5.00 it was fine but I don’t know if I’d go out of my way to get it again. I will stick with their breakfast wraps!

After work I went home and picked up Daisy. She is getting fixed on Monday in Philly so I had to take the train to Jersey and meet my dad half way. I’m doing it in Philly because my vet is a complete rip off! Daisy was sad to go

I don’t want her to be gone for a week! Very depressing. I missed waking up to her on my pillow this morning. She sleeps on my head every night. Oh well..has to be done.

I was starving by the time I got to Trenton and had 5 minutes to grab something. I got a slice of veggie pizza and ran back on the train.

Delicious! It had spinach, broccoli, cheese, mushrooms, and tomatoes. I got back around midnight and passed out. Core Fusion did not happen this morning but I plan to go after work instead!

I am pretty excited for the weekend! It is my first 2 days of school at Institute of Integrative Nutrition! I have it Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 5. I love nutrition and helping others so I am excited to become certified! I’ve heard great things about the school so it should be a wonderful experience. I will do some recaps of what I learned after each class! Stay tuned…

1) What is or was your major in school? If you are out of school, did you make use of your major?

2) What is your favorite pizza topping?

1) Mine was Business Marketing. Of course the business portion was very helpful for my jobs out of college. The marketing aspect is very helpful for blogging!

2) Goat cheese, mushrooms, spinach, and broccoli!

Don’t forget to enter my snackTAXI Giveaway!

Bloggers at Blossom

MissyMaintains — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:45:25 +0000

Hope everyone is having a nice Saturday! I just got back from a little bloggy meetup! More on that later

Last night I had a lazy dinner because I was so exhausted from waking up at 5:30! I picked up some Subway and watched the Olympics for the whole night.

I got a 6 inch whole wheat with turkey, ham, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, sweet peppers, and mustard. I have chocolate Food Should Taste Good chips on the side. Oh..can’t forget that Bud Light Lime! Nice relaxing Friday night!

This morning I woke up at 9:00 for Core Fusion. I was starving when I woke up so I had a little pre-workout snack.

I had a spelt cake with peanut butter and jelly. I love the spelt cakes! They are like rice cakes but with only 3 ingredients and just 20 calories for one!

This little snack (plus a coffee) did the trick!

I met Dori at the Central Park location for class. Dori had her stuff in a locker and I was about to put mine in there too since there were no other lockers open. It was a madhouse today! This woman came up to her and asked for the locker. Clearly we were using it. She looked pissed and walked away. Saturdays always seem to be psycho day at Exhale. Dori and I made sure to reserve a spot on the bar since some lady stole Dori’s spot last week!

The class was really good! The teacher was so nice and played great music. I felt like I could actually handle abs today which never happens.

After class, I headed into Chelsea to meet Marina and Maggie at a vegetarian restaurant called Blossom! I met them both before but they never met each other so we decided to have brunch together. Blossom was very cute inside and was surprisingly not busy at all. There were so many delicious looking options on the menu. All 3 of us ended up going with the same thing since we saw someone else eating it.

We got the Tofu Scramble: Fresh tofu sautéed with onion, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, and soy sausage. Served with toast and salad.

This was delicious! It tasted just like eggs! I really want to learn how to make tofu like this. I loved the soy sausage chunks too! Yum. Maggie and Marina headed off to Whole Foods but I decided to go home since I knew I’d be tempted to buy everything in the store!

I got home and had a little snack since I was still kind of hungry from such an intense workout this morning. I had Brown Cow Vanilla yogurt with grapes.

It did the trick! I am off to go shower because I am probably going to an opera tonight! My friend from work is actually the star in a show called Bluebeard’s Castle and I’ve been dying to hear her sing. Should be fun.

What are you doing tonight?

Have a good one!

Tequila in the Snow!

MissyMaintains — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:44:40 +0000

Good Morning! Hope everyone had fun in the snow yesterday. If you are from somewhere warm, I am jealous. I had a nice half day!

I got to work and made baked apple yogurt oats.

Nice change from the usual banana! I got the lovely half day e-mail after breakfast and made my way home at 1:00. I stopped at the food store to stock up because I thought I was not going to leave my apartment again.

I made a nice turkey and cheese wrap for lunch. I had Food Should Taste Good chips on the side!

I sat around and watched the snow with Daisy. She has a new obsession with the windows.

My roommate had off from work too so we decided to go to the movies! We were a little early and 5 Burro Cafe was across the street so we ended up splitting a banana margarita! We had to warm up somehow in the cold

We saw Edge of Darkness which was pretty good. We decided to do a double feature so we saw Legion after. This was the worst movie ever. Do not waste your money.

We left and Forest Hills looked like a ghost town! Not one restaurant or store was open! We decided to see if 5 Burro was still open and it was! They said they never ever close! I had one more Apricot Margarita!

Sorry you guys are probably sick of seeing these drinks all the time. I am done with them for a while (maybe)! They are no good for my waistline haha. I also woke up feeling like I had a fever. Probably not smart to run around in the snow with tequila in my system! What else is there to do on a snow day though?

We came back and played with Daisy in the snow!

I had to…it was her first snow storm!

Fun night! I am now chugging coffee so I can wake up a little! I had the subway ride from hell…2 guys battling at 8:00 in the morning. They were rapping at the same time really loud for the entire hour. Good thing I had my music! 2 other guys also got arrested for punching eachother. The subway stopped for 10 minutes at every stop too so it took foreverrr to get to work. Blahh.

How was your commute? How do you get to work/school? Have a good day!

Snow Day!

MissyMaintains — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:27:06 +0000

Hello! Today is a nice day since I just got an early dismissal e-mail! I get to leave at 1:00! Gotta love snow days! It is also my dad’s birthday so happy birthday dad! I will do a little recap of Monday and Tuesday before I head home!

Monday morning I went to Core Fusion before work. I tried out a new teacher since they just started offering morning classes at the location next to work. I really liked her. She changed up a lot of different moves which kept things interesting and challenging at the same time. It was nice being right near my work instead of near Central Park when I was done. I got to relax in Starbucks for a half hour and read a book with a nice cup of coffee.

I got to work and had the usual oats with bananas and yogurt. Lunch was the usual turkey wrap so I won’t bother showing you again!

I got a text before leaving work asking if I wanted to grab a margarita from 5 Burro Cafe after work. Of course I agreed since I am pretty addicted to that place! I decided to go to the gym for a little since I can’t expect to lose any poundage with margaritas all the time! I did 40 minutes on the elliptical and then headed over to the restaurant.

Mango and Lemon margarita! I love my new dolphin!

At the blogger meetup a few weekends ago, Julie got the Grilled Shrimp salad and it looked amazing! I decided to try out the Lobster salad instead of my usual fajitas!

It was amazing! Definitely one of the best salads I’ve ever had. There were huge chunks of juicy lobster, peppers, avocado, and onions. I might be getting this every time from now on!

My friend got the beef tacoswhich looked really good too! I may have had some of that melty cheese!

5 Burro is seriously the cheapest place to go if you want a quick buzz! One margarita for just $8.00 did the trick! Going on a Monday was a pleasure too. There was no wait and barely anyone in the restaurant! Good to know!

Tuesday

My oats looked extra good so they seemed blogworthy!

They were extra filling too! I was craving a nice big salad after my huge bowl of oats so I went to Hale and Hearty for lunch.

I got edamame, chickpeas, broccoli, cucumbers, and carrots with low-fat carrot ginger dressing. I also had some Cheddar popchips on the side. Love that flavor! I realized after I bought the salad that they charged me for chicken instead of chickpeas. So annoying but I was too lazy to go back and complain about $1.15. Oh well!

I’ve been bad about showing you snacks but I had a pear and a Kashi bar later in the afternoon. I had plans to take 2 Core Fusion classes after work so I knew I wouldn’t be able to have dinner till 10:00 at night! The first class I took was called Music Yoga Flow. I met Dori and Kristine at the Soho location. Dori was already there taking Core Fusion Open so I got to wave to her while she was stretching her legs. It was fun watching the class for once. There were lots of moans and groans!

About Music Yoga Flow (from Exhalespa.com)

This class is geared for students looking to have a great time in a consistent flow from pose to pose. Set to great music, including rock, reggae, hip hop, blues and world beats, each flow class offers an inspiring message and a deeply relaxing finish.

This description above is very accurate. I really enjoyed the music during the class. It was a great mix of songs that I actually knew. I can’t say that I loved the class just because I am not a yoga fan. I keep trying to like it but I can’t relax. My mind races and I always feel like I would rather be doing something else. If I were to take a yoga class at all, I would choose one like this. We did a ton of planks and some pushups so I liked that it actually felt like a workout. I don’t think I would run back to the class anytime soon though. I only have so many classes in my package so I prefer Core Fusion Open much more!

There happened to be a Core Fusion Open class right after so Kristine and I stayed. I really loved the class. Once again, the teacher played really great music. I get so much more into the class when they play loud dance music. My weights actually felt a little light last night so I think it is time to upgrade! Core Fusion is working! I could actually handle abs more than normal too. Usually I feel like I am the only one who can’t stay in the C-curve for very long. Last night she had us put our legs in the air first and then put them on the ground and this seemed to help me. The time went by very fast too!

As I was leaving, a bunch of girls started chatting about how Core Fusion helped them lose inches from their legs! They said it is better than any personal trainer at a gym. I completely agree. I think I could actually afford to join the Soho location in the future (it is a lot less than the other locations) so I might consider it once I use up my packages. We’ll see!

I got home around 10:00 at night so I was quite hungry for dinner! I tried to keep it light since it was so late. I made 1 egg and 2 egg whites with a salad and hummus.

I wasn’t satisfied so I had a Vanilla Chobani with some dark chocolate covered cranberries. Sorry no picture! It was very delicious though!

I am off to go venture home in the snow!

1) Do you have a snow day? Are you staying in or playing outside?