February 2012
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An Elliott Original?
Good GAWD I’m tired. Bar Method yesterday and today, plus 5 sweaty miles on the treadmill tonight has left me zapped of all energy.
Thank goodness dinner was already made tonight! The BF has class Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday right now so we make Mondays a priority to spend time together and make dinner. I wanted to make a really awesome recipe that I saw on Pinterest but I couldn’t...
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Starvin' Marvin
I hate days where I’m so hungry I’m about to eat my fist and it’s not even 11 o’clock yet. I just don’t get it- most days I’m completely fine until about 12:30 and then can eat lunch like a civilized person.
On mornings where I go to Bar Method before work I like to split up my breakfast into 2 parts so I can at least have something in my stomach before...
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The week ahead
Only 2 long runs left before the half marathon. Freaking out a little bit….ok, a lot!
I’ve been out of the long distance running saddle for awhile now, but when I left it circa June 2010 (oh hey, does that happen to coincide with me starting at a super busy start up??) I was feeling pretty good about myself. I’d just slaughtered (by my terms) the Nashville Rock N Roll half with...
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Stuffed Peppers and Easy Chicken
Two recipes to share this morning— I’ve been getting really good at making a batch of something to take for lunch for the week and planning my weekday dinners out on Sunday, too.
This week was a slam dunk. Not only are both of these recipes really easy, they’re super delicious, too.
Browsing Pinterest, I cam across this recipe:
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8.5 Miles and CHOCOLATE
Today I combined two of my favorite things: running (ok fine, jogging) and chocolate.
I’ve become part of a running trio with Kate and Blair and we all do our long runs together on Saturday mornings. The run was a little less than ideal- wind gusts of 25 MPH and snow flurries made for a less than happy Elliott, but we powered through and got it all done!
One of the best things about DC is...
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Bathing Suits
Y’all. I ordered this suit from J. Crew last week thinking “sure, looks great on the model but J. Crew bathing suits never really look good on me.” I figure I need a LOT of time to figure out suits for Hawaii.
But I may just order this in every single color. Seriously, amazing— the one shoulder makes it sexier than your normal one piece, and the ruching really does...
Embarrassed
I’m feeling kind of sheepish…. you know that feeling where you know you’ve done something wrong and then you want to make it right, but each day that goes on without making it right makes it harder to make right?
Yeah.
That’s where I am right now over not posting for over 2 weeks now. I could make up a million excuses (my computer faces people now and it’s awkward...
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Grocery List
And finally (holy lots of posts at once!) the split up grocery list this week. I forgot to make a guesstimate for how much groceries would cost this week, but all said and done it was just under $70.00! For two people that’s a pretty awesome week!
What I’m finding out is that I often have quite a few of the things that I need to make recipes now, so instead of having a huge grocery...
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Week Ahead
It’s that time again! Time to plan menus, workouts and grocery lists!
My second job fell through so it looks like I’ll continue to have NO excuse for squeezing in 6-8 workouts a week (that’s both a blessing and a curse I guess!) With Hawaii just over 2 1/2 months away it’s hard to conceptualize being in a bathing suit, but I know if I don’t kick my butt now I...
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Super Bowl Snacking
Why is it that Americans use the Super Bowl as an excuse to eat as much crap as possible? My family’s never been huge into football so growing up the Super Bowl was just about watching commercials, seeing the half-time show and then going to bed.
It wasn’t until I got to college that I realized people get NUTS about the game, and even more NUTS about the food they...
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My True Love
Sorry BF it’s not you (kidding, but this love is different).
I’m talking about my Soda Stream. If you’re unfamiliar, check out this figure:
Just beautiful. I’ve been a huge fan of sparkling water since my study abroad in Italy but it’s often expensive or not readily accessible. I’ve been lusting over this guy for about a year now, and finally my sister...
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1 Month
It’s been a month on South Beach, and I haven’t:
-eaten a piece of bread -had a soda -had anything fried -had icecream or fro-yo
And what I have:
-started grocery planning on a regular basis -cooked 90%+ of all of my meals -stuck to a pretty aggressive workout regimen -lost almost 8 pounds
Yes, almost. I have a feeling all of that wine in NYC and some baking I’ve been doing...