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I’m still recovering from my 10k yesterday…the knee started to hurt towards the end and is def stiff today (boo).  I did ~25 minutes on the elliptical to loosen up this morning and will have a rest day tomorrow.  

*debating* paleo for like a week…maybe in january to detox.  The hard part would be giving up my bourbon…I enjoy sunday night cocktails! 

This week is haphazard with the eating because of Thanksgiving / days off / working from home Tues/Wed. 

Monday: Sushi with a friend

Tuesday: Leftovers (defrosted some soup I made last month)

Wednesday: Chicken stir-fry

Thursday: TURKEYTURKEYTURKEY and some other stuff (read: STUFFING and PIE) 

Friday: TBD 

Can we say how excited I am that THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING.

I resisted an impulse buy of a 7 foot christmas tree at Costco this weekend (ok the boy resisted for me).   I think I can sell him on a smaller (cheaper!) one from Target. 

Given the cold weather is upon us here in SF (read: it’s below 60 degrees), I went into comfort food mode.

Sunday: Chicken & Dumplings (for the record, I use skinless boneless chicken breasts and it’s still amazing) 

Monday: Leftovers (this soup is soo much better as leftovers) 

Tuesday: Fancy-pants work dinner at Wayfare Tavern

Wednesday: Slow-cooker chicken fajitas 

Thursday: Leftovers 

Friday: Grilled Rib-eye (if we don’t end up defrosting / eating it Wednesday instead) 

Phew that was a fast week of mostly* healthy eating.  I’ve been good with workouts and did a 4.6 mile run on Saturday at just under a 10 min pace.  Those hills are killer!  

I gotta make sure to get at least a 5 miler in before the Awesome ‘80’s 10k in November.  Although, I think my team will be focusing more on the costumes than the race ;) 

Also…pumpkin totally counts as a veggie, right? 

Sunday: Whole wheat pizza with lotsa veggies 

Monday: Leftover pizza 

Tuesday: Crockpot Turkey White Bean Pumpkin Chili 

Wednesday: Leftover chili 

Thursday: Baked Falafel with a side Salad 

Friday: Dinner with coworkers (aka a ‘non-official’ work dinner) 

Saturday: BBQ at my friend’s place 

*Mostly if you ignore the cider + pumpkin cupcakes I made for my friend’s birthday on Saturday

Holy crap you guys…it’s OCTOBER. 

I somehow missed an entire month of menus.

I promise to try and get better….September somehow got super busy and I ate out away more than I should have.  It’s amazing how a couple of weeks of crap can impact the way you feel.  I’ve made an effort the last few days to eat better and I’m already feeling a difference.  

Sunday: Eggplant & Barley CousCous

Monday: Leftovers

Tuesday: Chicken + Dumplings

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: Braised chicken + Mushrooms  with polenta 

Friday: Either more leftovers or pasta with sausage, peppers, zucchini, eggplant, carrots (aka all the leftover veggies from the week)

After a busy week(end) of seeing tons of friends who were in town for our classmates’ wedding this weekend, I was pumped for a lazy Sunday (no PIBB or Red Vines for me though…reference, anyone?!) 

As an aside, my friends’ had their wedding catered by Food Trucks…which was just plain awesome.  I sampled:

Fins on the Hoof: Lamb sandwich = delicious 

Old World Food Truck: I would hunt this place down again just to eat the chicken schnitzel…winner of the night in my opinion.  The latkes weren’t bad either. 

And no wedding would be complete without cake (or cupcakes as the case would be) brought from Kara’s Cupcake Truck!  I’m a sucker for cream cheese frosting, so my favorite was the carrot cake. 

Which leads me back to my lazy Sunday.  I had aspirations to cook dinner this evening…but earlier today was convinced to eat at the new Roam Burger place in my hood. I got the original burger and it was like an upscale version of an In and Out burger aka awesome…and quite frankly, I am still stuffed 6 hours later.  Therefore, no cooking tonight…perhaps just a snack. 

For the rest of the week:

Monday: Dinner out with a friend (I think we’re getting salads…much needed after this weekend!) 

Tuesday: Asian Spinach Salad

Wednesday: Quinoa with Sweet Potato, Pesto and Kale

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Friend’s Birthday - dinner TBD  

VMworld Survived! 

To see some of what I did last week, check out: 

http://www.consumerizeit.com/blogs/consumerization/archive/2012/08/29/vmware-horizon-mobile-will-do-app-wrapping-for-ios-vmworld-video.aspx

And with the completion of VMworld, I bring you normal eating again. ha, just kidding, this week is packed. 

Saturday: Chicken sausage with sautéed spinach and brown rice 

Sunday: Broccoli cheddar soup with pretzel rolls! 

Monday: Leftovers

Tuesday: Sloan on the Road - aka school alumni activities 

Wednesday: Pasta with sausage, mustard and basil

Thursday: Dinner with friends from out of town 

Friday: Leftovers 

Please excuse my regularly scheduled programming while I’m working at our company conference this week. 

Dinners are undetermined as of today.  

See previous post re: Wedding Cake. 

I haven’t seen a grocery store this weekend and with an ominous work e-mail I received Friday, I’m not sure I’ll have time in the near future to make it to one…

So with that information, I give you the “menu” this week

Sunday: Soup

Monday: Chicken stir-fry 

Tuesday: Eggs?

Wednesday: Out with a friend 

Thursday: ????

Friday: ?????

The days are slipping by…how is it already mid-August?  This weekend was pretty excellent. 

Friday night drinks and dinner with the ladies and hiking + beers in Marin on Saturday. And today? Today has been for errands, and perhaps a run in the late afternoon. And some thinking. I haven’t had time to myself to think lately. 

Sunday: Steak sandwiches with the leftover carne asada  ETA: Japantown dinner with my cousin who happens to be in town.  Steak for lunch tomorrow! 

Monday: Both out 

Tuesday: African Sweet Potato Soup with Black Beans 

Wednesday: Chicken Fajitas 

Thursday: Leftovers of sorts

Friday: Off for the weekend to celebrate two of my friends getting hitched! 

Another week, another menu!

Super busy week coming up.  I made a big pot of risotto with spring veggies this afternoon because between work/personal commitments, the boy and I likely won’t be seeing each other much.  This also means he’s likely to eat something better than a bowl of cereal for dinner. 

Sunday: Leftover proscuitto pizza from last night!

Monday: Out of me, risotto for the boy 

Tuesday: TBD…either pork loin + green beans or out for me and risotto again 

Wednesday: Out for the boy, risotto for me

Thursday: Either that pork loin or Carne Asada + arugula/beet salad 

Friday: Carne Asada