Floors to sweep.
Bathrooms to clean.
Carpet to vacuum.
And of course, food to prep.
It’s New Years Eve, my friends, and I’m having a party! I’m not a huge New Years celebrator, but it’s an excuse to get friends together to eat, drink and be merry – and play some sweet board games. The trash talking has commenced and I’m ready to play dirty.
So yes, I’m back in Ottawa after a great Christmas at home which involved way too much eating, among other things. My mom’s mission is to make me gain five pounds every time I visit. Mom – success! The pants are a little snuggly and I’ve been feeling blah, so getting back into regular routine is going to be good.
I Eat
Once again, just some of the main course meals. Snacks in between were abundant. Plentiful. Gluttonous. Oh-so-Christmasey.
Breakfasts were mostly oatmeal.
This was post-turkey dinner so I had some SF cranberry sauce on top, along with blackberries + slivered almonds + peanut butter.
A fall themed breakfast followed, which makes perfect sense when it’s snowing and wintery outside… right.
I drowned my bowl of pumpkin oats with SF GF maple syrup and added a crumbled GF SF pumpkin muffin + blackberries + plain yogurt. I don’t think I like crumbled muffins on oats. It feels like a waste of baking when it’s smooshes up in your mouth like oatmeal does.
Muffins are now reserved for eating au natural and will only be put on oats when toppings are extremely limited.
Before work yesterday, I wanted an egg sandwich, so I had one, with a bit of bacon inside.
I went out for a sushi lunch with my sisters and wow, was it ever good. We checked out a place in Cambridge (Ontario) called Sushi California.
This was a dynamite roll + spicy salmon + rainbow roll.
The middle plate had yam roll + avocado/cucumber roll + California roll. The far right had a red dragon roll + Hawaiian roll. The miso soup was on the house!
I would say we out did ourselves. I would also say, well done girls! We ate just about all of this and we all liked it.
Two open-faced sandwiches with turkey + salami appeared the next day for lunch.
Yesterday’s supper tasted fresh and delicious, thanks for my timely delivery of my organic produce from Bryson Farms and leftover apricot glazed chicken from mom.
I baked squash (400F for about forty minutes) and had a side salad of mixed greens. Yummy in my tummy.
And dessert, oh dessert, was banana soft serve. Nothing says a cozy winter evening like a bowl of freezing cold ripe banana.
Oh yes, I so did! Topped with carob chips + almond butter + sliced almonds and I almost died after the first bite, right then and there.
Where are all the rest of the meals? Awkward flight times and other busyness left me eating snacks and I didn’t have as many “normal” eats.
I Move
I had been doing so well, but…
Monday – nothing!
Tuesday – a nice doggy walk. Unfortunately, it turned into me carrying Syd (not the chihuahua) down a long street because the salt on the sidewalks hurt her feet. She’s a heavy girl! I think that counts for strength training, right? 
This is her on the right – try to ignore how Lola’s eyes look like they’re about to pop out:
Wednesday – nothing! I was exhausted yesterday after little sleep and being back in the office.
Thursday – okay, let’s get back on track. I hit the gym at 6 this morning and did a 30 minutes treadie workout followed by 10 minutes on the bike. The sweat was rolling, tunes were pumping, and I felt great.
I am amazed at how much working out affects my mood. I’ve had some stuff on my mind lately, and it seems to bother me more when I fall out of my exercise routine. Today, back in the saddle, my head felt clearer and things seemed to feel less significant. I like that much better! Any one else feel this way, too?
Alright, I’m off to get ready for a fun night. Thanks for stopping by the blog – I hope your New Years Eve is a great one! And if a difference in time means you’ve already celebrated, I hope it was great!
See you in 2010,
Adi
