Just a quick pop-in from me tonight!

Despite having the week (or at least 4 days of it!) off, I have to go into to school tomorrow for a bit to give a commentary for IB. Basically we go in, are given a random passage/piece of poetry, have twenty minutes to annotate it, and then have to discuss and analyze it for another twenty minutes while be recorded. Talk about stressful!

So I spent the day prepping for that! That means nothing to exciting to share…except:

AN AWESOME GIVEAWAY!

Two giveaways in one week?! You bet!

(speaking of the other giveaway…the winner still hasn’t come forward and if they don’t by Saturday I am picking a new winner!)

And this one is unlike any other one I have ever done before! It’s for all you fashionista’s out there.

A couple of days ago, the nice people over at Shabby Apple offered me the opportunity to share with all of you some of their cute products! I wasn’t very familiar with Shabby Apple prior to them reaching out, but all it took was one trip to their website to know I like their stuff!

They seriously have EVERYTHING! Dresses to skirts to jewelry to swimwear! Even things for your home. And everything has a cool vintage feel to it…totally appropriate for the trends right now!

Some of my faves from the site:

I especially like the fitness gear…everything looks so COMFY!

I highly encourage you to check out the site for yourself! But let your wallets be warned…you might just fall in love with something!

Luckily, for one of you, the people over at Shabby Apple allowed me to pick one item for a giveaway!

Here’s what’s up for grabs:

A beautiful KEY TO WONDERLAND necklace!

Hand made in the USA baby! (oh YEAH.)

I have to admit, I’m a little jealous. I may even consider entering this giveaway myself…just kidding. Maybe.

THANKS SHABBY APPLE!

Here’s how to enter:

Mandatory-Like Shabby Apple on Facebook and leave a comment telling me you did so!

Follow me on Twitter

Tweet the following: “Score some fashionable finds from @Healthy_Helper! Check out her @ShabbyApple giveaway: http://healthyhelperblog.com/2012/01/27/not-too-shabby-giveaway/“

Link back to this giveaway!

Add me to your blogroll!

Answer the following question: What is your favorite accessory?

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You have until Sunday night to enter friends!

This giveaway is open to US readers only…sorry international friends!

Good luck everyone! Be back tomorrow for some more fun!

Kaila

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Plus it’s WIAW…so you still get all that usual fun with just some random Q’s thrown in! AND, there is a giveaway winner at the end of this post! So if you’re just here for that…keep on scrolling. But I hope you’ll stick around for the other shenanigans .

[thanks Jenn]

What I Ate:

[just a few pics this week…sorrrrry]

[I have been filling my french meadow bakery tortillas with EVERYTHING lately! They are seriously the best tortillas I’ve ever had!]

[pb and raisins…amazing]

[another new obsession…equally delicious with peanut  butter!]

[tuna-humus salad with a garnet yam!]

[ricotta and jam on wasa’s=delicious]

[Found this gem at the back of my pantry! Can’t believe I forgot about it! Love TJ’s!!!]

What I Worked:

The steady state was done at an incline of 10 and a resistance of 35. The intervals were the following:

Incline @ 5 for 30 minutes

Alternate:

1 minute-30 resistance

30 seconds-25 resistance

30 seconds-35 resistance

Repeat for 30 minutes!

Where I Was Featured:

These past few days the bloggy has been featured on a few sites/newsletters around the web!

Healthy Living Blogs

Elite Wellness

The Healthy Living Blogs Newsletter….thanks to Healthiful Balance

20 Questions for Wednesday:

1) What is one of your favorite ways to spend a Saturday?

A yummy breakfast. A nice long walk with Ella. A trip to the Farmers Market. A sweaty workout/run. A few of my favorite meals. And a movie and blogging to cap off the night!

2) List your top three favorite TV shows.
This is tough! I follow a ton of shows! But my top three of ALL time would have to be:

-The Office

-LOST (oh how I miss you!)

-A 3 way tie between: Parks and Rec/30 Rock/Modern Family
3) Would you rather be in pictures or take them?

I like being in pictures with my family to document memories and moments…but I’ve really developed a passion for taking pictures ever since I started blogging! I’ve really come to appreciate a good quality photograph!

 4) Why do you blog?

It’s my outlet for expression! There are so many parts of me I never felt comfortable sharing with others until I entered the blogging community! Now I have found so many people who share my passions and values and have developed such great relationships because of it! I also love the interaction and feedback…the comments sections is one of my favorite aspects!

5) Share five websites that you visit regularly…

-Twitter

-Daily Mile

-Pinterest

-Formspring

-Healthy Aperture

6) If you could have lunch with one person from your Twitter list who would it be?

Can I have a lunch convention? Cause there are SO many people I would love to meet! Not only would I love to meet all my blogging buddies in real life…but some of the celebrities I follow would  be pretty cool too! I would LOOOVE to meet ELLEN! Plus she’s vegan so I’m sure we could agree on a really yummy lunch place!

  7) List a few of your favorite snacks.

-cereal fruit bowls with almond milk

-sweet potatoes

-carrots with pb and rice cakes

-homemade scuffins

-veggies with dip

-yogurt messes

8 ) Do you have a pet? If so, what kind?

I think you all know Ella by now!

She’s my sweet, little yorkie!!!

9) Which three material possessions would you struggle to live without?

I hate to admit this stuff (it makes me seem so materialistic!!!):

-my computer

-my phone

-my TV

#firstworldproblems to the extreme….

10) What’s your favorite drink?

I actually don’t drink nearly as many liquids as I should! But when I do drink I reach for water, veggie juice, or almond milk!

     11) Do you enjoy cooking?

I LOVE IT! I only wish I had more time to dedicate to it! If I didn’t have school I could be rolling out recipes 24/7!

12) Do you have children? 

If you count pup’s as children…then yes (see question 8)! But honestly, I DO NOT want kids when I’m older! #sorryimnotsorry

13) What are your favorite hobbies?

-blogging

-being active

-baking

-acting

-writing

14) Would you consider yourself to be shy or outgoing?

I’m pretty outgoing I’d say! I love being in front of people, interacting, and having conversation! But don’t get be wrong… I love my alone time too and definitely embrace my inner “shy” person!

 15) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?

I would make myself be less hard on myself. I sometimes set to high of standards for myself and then cause my stress a lot of stress in trying to achieve them/live up to them.

16) Who is your favorite actor?

Don’t have one actually…there are SO many good ones out there. I really like Liam Neeson though! (Schindler’s List is one of my favorite meetings!!)

17) What’s the coolest thing you’ve done this week?

Only had one day of school

18) Do you live near your family or far from them?

I live really close to all of my dad’s family but my mom’s family mostly lives on the West coast. I’m jealous LOL.

19) List three of your talents. 

-Organizing

-Leading People

-Public Speaking

20) What is your greatest attribute?

      My drive and determination. When I put my mind to something, I get it done.

Thank you for indulging my survey loving self! Now a little reward for you all (or at least one of you!):

THE EAT SMART SCALE WINNER IS….

Lexi @ Cura Personalis Foodie!!!!

Congrats girl! Email me your info and I will get the scale out to you ASAP!!!

Thanks to everyone who entered/tweeted/linked about the giveaway!

Have a great day everyone!!

Kaila

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[went totally comfy for today’s outfit…uggs, leggings, and big, soft sweater!]

The Buffalo Public High Schools get off from school this week every year while make up state exams are administered! Luckily…I never have had to take a retake so I always just get a free week! SCORE. And lucky for my grade…this is the last year they are giving this week off to highschoolers…so we just made the cut!! Again…winning.

So let’s have a little weekend recap…shall we! There were plenty of things that made it one of the better ones in A WHILE!

-I got my last major essay for IB done!!

YES!!! Such a weight lifted off my shoulders. Granted I still have a few internal assessments and over 35 hours of exams to go…but baby steps people…baby steps. If you want to know what exactly the IB program is go here. That’ll give you an idea of how rigorous it is!

-I celebrated my dad’s birthday with a wonderful dinner and some nice family bonding!

-I prepped TONS of food for the week!

I make a batch of soup and some random side dishes every Sunday just to have a on hand for the week ahead. It makes packing lunches and making quick meals SO much easier!

-I got in a great outdoor run!

Seriously, I think we all need to give ourselves some praise sometimes and I have to admit, every time I complete a tough run outside…I feel really proud!

-Had a major grocery restock!

Gotta love a fully stocked kitchen.

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Compared to the weekend today was pretty much a bust at school. All I could look forward to was the upcoming days off and I pretty much zoned out all day! But surprisingly the day went pretty quick and I got out of school ready to start my vacation!

Got in a SUPER workout!

Might seem like a lot but I was SO energized today for some reason! I guess that’s what a few great days will do for ya! Plus I had a lot of magazines and TV shows to catch up on. Priorities people.  

Sweat Sesh Side Note: 

Has anyone ever seen someone workout in their work clothes? There is this lady who I see almost every time I am at the gym, in dresses, blazers, skirts, dress pants, etc. working out on the machines! It is SO bizarre! She puts sneakers on and then just gets going! I mean seriously…how long does it take to change into some workout gear?! I wouldn’t want to be sweating and getting all nasty in my expensive work clothes. To each her own I guess?

[she might as well have been wearing this!!!]

My gym is just plain weird.

Can’t wait to catch up on some much needed things this week and rejuvenate a bit before going head first into exam prep and such when I get back to school next week.

What was the highlight of your weekend?

What’s your favorite way to enjoy time off from work/school?

Need your help: I want to try the Arc Trainer tomorrow…but I’m a little intimidated! Does anyone have a good routine or workout for it that they’re willing to share?

Kaila

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HAVE YOU ENTERED MY GIVEAWAY YET!?!?! You have until tomorrow!!!

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He started the day with his weekly “brothers” tennis game and then came home to nice breakfast made by muah!

[a yummy breakfast burrito with salsa and black cherry greek yogurt with Sweet Cranberry Love Grown granola]

Dad’s Breakfast Burrito

serves 1

-2 eggs

-1/4 cup crumbled turkey bacon

-1/4 cup part skim mozzarella cheese

-1 laughing cow swiss cheese wedge

-1/2 avocado, chopped

-1/4 cup salsa

-1 whole wheat tortilla (the ones at Wegmans are DEEEElicious!)

Wisk the two eggs together with some salt and pepper. Heat a pan to medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Add eggs. Once they set a little bit, add the bacon and mozzarella cheese and scramble everything together. Once eggs are cooked through, remove from heat and set aside. Meanwhile, spread the tortilla with laughing cow, top with the egg mixture, then the avocado. Sprinkle a bit more salt over the avocado and either top with salsa or serve it on the side!

After breakfast, we pretty much relaxed for the rest of the day! I worked on some essay writing (which I completed…thank god!!!) and we snuck out for a little walk with Ella. But besides that it was pretty chill as you can see…

Someone needs a haircut! This week for sure.

Later on we headed to dinner at a local restaurant called Betty’s!

They actually specialize in vegetarian cuisine! But the menu offers meat  options as well! Perfect mix of both worlds.

A little ambiance…

To start we shared the Mediterranean Dipping Plate!

[Tabbouleh, lentil dip, humus, baba ghanoush, feta, olives, cucs, tomatoes, marinated onions, and warm grilled pita!]

So tasty.

We enjoyed our dinner’s in the dimly lit room over great conversation!

House Salad with fresh fruit added:

Vegetarian Shepherd’s pie with lentils, veggies, and potato goat cheese crust:

We skipped out on desert, as my mom and I had a little surprise for my dad at home…

[Chocolate Intensity cake with Dark Chocolate ganache!]

Needless to say he loved it!

Gifts and cards were also opened!

I got my dad some new, warm pajama bottoms and 4 restaurant.com gift cards! My mom and him have many date nights to look forward too!  

I love my Dad so much and am so lucky to have a person like him in my life!

I hope you had a wonderful birthday Dad!! Love you!

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Hope everyone’s Sunday goes well! If you haven’t entered my giveaway yet…GO CHECK IT OUT! There is a really cool food scale up for grabs!!!

Talk to you tomorrow!!!

Kaila

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So needless to say…I fell asleep early. On the floor. While reading blogs.

[I wish I looked that cute sleeping on the floor!]

I looked more like this…

 Ooooops.

But I ‘m here now! With two fun things to share! One of them being an awesome giveaway…so that makes up for my blogging fail right?

I thought so.

Before we get to the giveaway however, I wanted to revisit one of my most popular recipes. It also happens to be one of my FAVORITE dishes ever!

Sweet Potato Lentil Chili.

Ever since I made this for my family on Christmas Eve, a lot of them have been begging me for the recipe. I could have just referred them to my original post about it, but I realized I have really adapted the recipe since first making it! Lots of yummy changes that have only made the chili better!

So, I thought I would revise my original recipe and share with you some of the changes and tweaks I’ve made. Cause seriously…it was good before, but now its like, INCREDIBLE.

Sweet Potato Lentil Chili (updated version)

• 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
• 1 yam, peeled and cut into small cubes
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 bunch of kale, chopped
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup of mushrooms, chopped
• 1 small zucchini, chopped
• 1 32 oz container of veggie broth (low sodium if possible)
• 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
• 1 16 oz can no salt added diced tomatoes
• 1 can of tomato paste (no salt added if possible)
• 1 cup split red lentils
• 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, thyme, rosemary, cumin, basil, chili powder, cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, and dried basil

A few of my family members asked for an option with meat: I would recommend using a lean meat like Bison, Turkey, or Chicken! Any of the three would be great! Just brown it up and add it to the slow cooker with the rest of the ingredients!

Turn on your crock pot to its highest setting. Sauté potatoes, onion, garlic, celery, and peppers until soft. Place veggies in the cooker, followed by the kale, and the canned tomato products. Mix all the these ingredients up, then add the lentils, beans, veggies stock, and the rest of the veggies. Mix again until all the ingredients are evenly distributed. At this point you can add your spices or wait a few hours until all the ingredients are cooked down a bit.

Cook on low for about 8 hours or on high for about 6!

But you be the judge because everyone’s crockpot is different! Basically all the veggies should be soft as well as the lentils!

NOTE: This chili can be made in a normal pot as I suggested when I first posted the recipe! I just find that the slow cooker really brings out the flavors and makes it even more tasty!

YUM! I want some right now! Luckily I think I have a few servings in my freezer…can’t wait to thaw those out!

Now onto what I know you’ve been waiting for! THE GIVEAWAY!

Last month I reviewed one of Eat Smart’s Precision Pro Scales (here’s the link if you missed it!). It worked great and I LOOOOVED it for use when baking.

Well Eat Smart has generously offered to give one of my readers their very own Precision Pro!

Nice, right?!

Here’s how to enter:

• Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite type of soup/stew/chili!
• Follow me on Twitter and leave me a comment telling me you did!
• Ask me a question on Formspring and leave me a comment telling me you did!
• Add me to your blog roll and leave me a comment telling me you did!
• Link back to this giveaway on your blog!
• Tweet the following: “@Healthy_Helper giving away a @EatSmartScales Precision Pro Scale! Check it out: http://healthyhelperblog.com/2012/01/21/updates-giveaway/”  (you can tweet once per day for extra entries!)
• LIKE EatSmart Products on Facebook (link: http://www.facebook.com/EatSmartProducts)
• Follow them on Twitter: @EatSmartScales (link: http://www.twitter.com/eatsmartscales

You have until Tuesday to enter! GOOD LUCK!!!

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Today is my dad’s birthday so I will be spending the day with home celebrating!!!

Happy Birthday Dad! Love you!

I’ll be back with a recap tomorrow!! We’re going to an awesome restaurant!

Kaila

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I decided to still make my way to the gym afterschool as it looked like the snow was easing up a bit, but while I was inside its started to lightning and reeeeeally come down. Needless to say, it took me a half hour to get home…it usually takes me 5 minutes.

I hate snow.

But when it does snow, I feel like it gives me an excuse to be lazy, cozy up in the house, and explore the wonderful things on the internet. Come on…you know you like to do the same thing!

Here’s some of the things I’ve been enjoying as of late:

(note: all pictures are from linked sites unless otherwise specified)

Okay so technically this first one isn’t from the webs, but I HAD to share…

THE MOST KILLER ARM WORKOUT YOU WILL EVER DO!

Cause biceps are exactly what you’ll get after slicing 180 bagels!!! We’re having a bagel sale for Student Council tomorrow so I had to slice up every. single. bagel. You really can feel it after a while!!!

Now on to the legit fun from the web!

Recipes and Links and Pins…oh my!

Low-fat Granola Bars from Prevention RD

Apple Date Bread and Healthy Apple Pie from PeanutButterLover

A New Take on Chicken Fingers and Fries!

Single Serving Brownie from Foodie Fiasco

Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bagels from Texanerin

Cranberry Oat Bran Muffins from The Gracious Pantry

“You know you’re a food blogger if…”:Some funny truths with this one!

 18 Most Inspiring Fitness Mantras: They really are amazing!!

20 Best Body Weight Exercises

25 Ways to Run Faster

Hope this brought a little fun or info or something into your day to make it just a little bit better! Especially for all you battling the crazy ass weather out there!
I have a HUGE giveaway for you all tomorrow so make sure to stop back!!!

Kaila 

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And I also wanted to thank you all for the nice comments about the blogs new look! It took a while to get done and I think I am actually liking it. I am always up for a fun change every once in a while.

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Of course you all know what day of the week it is (or will be)…but for this WIAW I have something a little different for you! I have been getting great reader’s requests lately and I am trying to address all of them as best I can. Here’s the latest!

Hello! It’s really impressive how you can manage your time so well – good grades, the blog, and then have time to work out. Mind sharing time-management tips, or even how your average day goes? Thanks

GREAT question! Time management is one of the few skills I have that I am REALLY proud of (and thankful for!). Not saying that I don’t feel the pressure or let things fall through the cracks sometimes…but I like to think I do a pretty good job of keeping things in order.

I really attribute my organizing/time management skills to my parents and to the fact that I started acting professionally at such a young age. Juggling 5 hour rehearsals after school, leaving school in the middle of the day to perform, and keeping up with the rest of my life in the mean time definitely made me have to mature in the time management area a lot quicker than most people. But that’s not to say you can’t improve your time management skills! I think everyone is capable of getting things done and being productive…it just takes a little pre-planning!

For me it’s all about making time. If I decide I want to include something in my day, I make sure I get it done. I put aside time to accomplish it. Also, making to do lists really helps me…if its written down, its binding. I love that feeling of being able to cross something off my list.

But anyways…since its WIAW, I thought I would do a little ‘day in the life’ post to show how my days go and how I tend to fit everything in! I am choosing to show you how a typical school day goes because weekends are pretty much a free for all and I never really know how they are going to turn out!

[sorry about the boring food pics…lots of repeats this week!]

Wake Up: 6:00-6:30

One Tuesday’s and Thursday’s I have club meetings before school so I have to wake up and get to school earlier…the rest of the week I sleep in a bit.

Insert getting dressed, hair, and makeup-Literally takes me 10 minutes!

Breakfast: 6:30-7:20

Again depending on the day, breakfast is a little longer or a little shorter! I like taking my time in the morning with breakfast! I think its so relaxing to just sit and read blogs, catch up on the news, and chill before a full day at school.

Tip-To make my mornings a little less hectic I usually have an idea the night before of what I am going to make for breakfast the next morning. It prevents me from having to rush around and decide!

School: 7:45-2:20

At school I try to use my time as efficiently as possible. If one class is dragging and we aren’t really doing much, I always do work for other classes. This has helped me so much! I end up coming home some nights with NO homework (not lately, but it’s happened before!).

Return Home: 2:30

When I get home I am kind of “go-go-go” until dinner! I have to walk a few neighborhood dogs and Ella as soon as I get home.

Then I have a snack (starving at this point!), limit myself to a few minutes of internet stuff, and head off to work if I’m scheduled!

[Loving my scuffins lately! But this is only part of snack…I am a HUNGRY BEAST after school!]

On days when I don’t have work or one of the clubs I run after school, I like to get in my workout before dinner whenever possible, because the later in the day it gets the less motivation I have. Sometime I even split my workout into two parts (half before dinner and half after depending on how I am feeling or how much work I have to do!)

Depending on my snack (how it sits in my stomach), I figure out what I’m going to do and then usually get started by 3:30 or 3:45!

What I Worked Today:

Dinner: 5:30-6:00

I eat dinner kind of early by some people’s standards, but it works perfectly for me since I am able to refuel right after I workout!

Evening Activities: 6:30-onward

After dinner I make my lunch for the next day, answer emails, do homework, blog, finish my workout if need be, have a snack, and hang out with the fam! I follow a ton of shows on TV so, I always make sure to get everything I need done before they come on around 8 or 9.

What I’m Watching Tonight:

And that’s basically it! I don’t think its that remarkable or anything…but I guess my biggest thing is finding time to get done the necessary things and MAKING time to get done the things that are important to me.

There are many times when I could skip a workout or procrastinate on an essay, but then I remember how good I feel once I get those types of things done! That’s where my motivation comes from!

Other things that help me stay organized:

-prepping some of my food for the week on Sunday

-getting ahead on school work (I try to work on homework in school and get ahead on assignments that aren’t due right away)

-utilize a day planner

-taking advantage of your phone calendar/alarm system

Are you good at managing your time?

What’s your go to tip for staying organized?

What are the number one priorities in your day? Like what things do you ALWAYS make time for.

Kaila

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Me? I was actually pretty productive! I got up this morning determined to make it a good day. I knew I wouldn’t even have to try that hard considering yesterday. Started off the morning with a good workout (I was mentally in it but for some reason my legs fatigued a lot quicker than usual…even with the rest day!) and spent the rest of the day tackling some much needed school work. I swear…IT NEVER ENDS!

Well, tonight I have some interesting info to share with you all! A few weeks ago, some one on Formspring asked me a question about my injury. They asked whether or not shin splints were the same thing as shin tendonitis (which was what I was diagnosed with). I had never really thought of that before and I was curious to find out too!

So I did a little research:

Shin splints are defined as…

When I went to look up my diagnoses, Anterior Tibalis Tendonitis, all the sites I visited basically said the same thing:

Shin Splints=Tendonitis

I guess shin splints is the just the more commonly used term.

This may seem kind of redundant or like one of those “duh” things…but I am actually happy I looked it up! When I ran cross country people were always complaining of shin splints and I never knew what they were really referring to or how they felt. So when I got my shin injury, I never even considered having shin splints. But now that I know what I experienced is what they are, I know how to better treat and prevent them! Cause believe me…you get a lot more info when you type in shin splints as opposed to shin tendonitis!

Just a little tid bit!

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Switching gears for a minute….

It’s only fair, since one of you asked me a question…

[Hehe…couldn’t resist. I snapped this pic while I was walking Ella today!]

Okay but seriously people, I have a question.

Is it EVER okay to go commando at the gym!?!?!?!

Judging by what I experienced today…that’s a big fat NO in my book.

Maybe I am out of the loop, but do people actually do this? Is going commando while working out ‘a thing’? Enlighten me, cause I need an explanation for what I saw at my gym today!

There I am on the elliptical, minding my own business, reading about the latest celeb gossip, when all of the sudden a girl in very short, very loooose shorts gets on the stair stepper in front of me. Nothing to weird at first…but as soon as she started on the machine, YOU COULD SEE EVERYTHING. Her shorts swished and swayed up and down revealing her not secretive not wearing of underwear. It doesn’t help that I am short and the stair machines are a bit higher up, so I was at a prime spot for viewing…well…let’s just say, nothing I want to be looking at during my workout.

[I am surprised she didn’t have this shirt on!]

I mean it was pretty clear this girl was aware of her outfit…and it was also clear that other people could see the situation that was at hand. No one said anything to her…but it was pretty evident that it was making a lot of people uncomfortable.

I have seen people go braless at the gym before (curse you pointy boob lady!), but underwear-less??? I cannot imagine that being comfortable!

Anyways I did my best to ignore the scene in front of me and focus on my rag mag instead. The thing that gets me is, I never would have even thought of commando vs. non commando if her shorts would have been a leeeetle bit better fitting! I mean I just don’t go around thinking about people’s undergarments LOL! But this was just so IN YOUR FACE!

Sorry for the slight TMI in this post! But this was just really shocking to me!

Unclothed gym goer’s is just another thing I am gonna have to add to my list of gym pet peeves…a few of my other ones are:

-machine racers (people that compete with your resistance level/speed)

-“hardcore” ellipticallers (ya know those guys who go a million miles an hour and nearly break the machine only to get off 5 minutes later)

-perfume/cologne wearers (can’t breath!!!)

-“all up in my space” exercisers (there are a million machines open…but you feel the need to become my best friend for the day)

-people who don’t wipe down machines (hygiene people…nuff said.)

There are SO many more but I think I’ve tortured you enough for one night!

Thoughts? If you’re brave enough to comment

Is this a normal thing? Am I just a sheltered little gym goer LOL!?

What are some of your gym pet peeves?

Kaila

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[Me via Twitter today…]

If you follow me on Twitter you probably saw my various frantic tweets throughout the day. Yeah…like I said, not the best day ever.

But before I get into all that…

DID YOU NOTICE THE NEW LOOK?!

Hey, if I can’t figure out the whole self hosting/technologically impossible blog stuff…I might as well work with what I got! WordPress free themes and Picasa!

Both free and both pretty handy! So I did a little blog makeover. Still working out some of the kinks but I think I like the little change. It’s nice to keep things fresh ya know?

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Back to today. I actually don’t want to dwell on it to much because it was just that awful, but I do think I owe you all a little bit of an explanation with all my social media blasting!

I woke up with the best intentions of getting some school work done this morning, prepping some things for the week ahead, getting in a low intensity workout, and chilling out with the Golden Globes this evening.

Well that pretty much all went down the drain. Granted I did get most of my to-do list done, I pretty much felt awful ALL day. fatigue, light headedness, and then around 3 o’clock, the WORST pain I have ever felt in my life.

It came on so quickly. All this pressure in my lower chest and back. I was very close to going to the emergency room. I couldn’t stand up and really every position I tried hurt worst than the last. My parents were really worried actually because I could hardly talk let alone breath and the pain seemed to be getting worse.

After about an hour in excruciating pain (lots of yelling out and crying occurred ), the pain FINALLY started to subside a bit. Breathing became a little easier and I was able to find a more comfortable position on the bathroom floor.

I still have NO idea what caused this! It was so freaky, not to mention scary! In the midst of the really intense pain I really thought something serious was happening.

Have you ever experienced anything like this? A sudden on set of pain or discomfort?

So weird.

Needless to say, there was no way a workout was happening today. And I have to admit, that kind of compounded the bad day I was already having. I don’t really experience exercise guilt all that often but I am gonna be completely honest with you all and say that it was in full force today. And definitely reading everyone’s DM accounts didn’t help.

But ya know what….its one day! And a pretty crappy one at that! So now I am just trying to focus on the things I DID accomplish today and enjoy the rest of the night!

Cause hey, the days not over…and Ricky Gervais is doing a pretty good job of lifting my spirits right now!

Sorry for the uber wordy post…just needed to get some stuff off my chest. And thank you for all the well wishes and words of encouragement you all gave me today! It really got me through.

I am already looking forward to tomorrow being a really great day! It can only go up from here!!!

[it most certainly is]

How do you overcome a bad day?

Do you ever experience exercise guilt?

What was one positive thing about your day today?

Kaila

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Goodbye mild Winter, hello Mr. LakeEffect.

When you can’t drive your car down the street…

You can only sliiiiiiide.

When the space heater goes everywhere you go…

When the only motivation for workouts is having an obscene amount of magazines to read…

When you stay in pajamas and/or workout clothes allllll day…

When you cut yourself shaving…

[that awkward moment when the littlest cut WON’T stop bleeding!!!]

Come on we all know no one shaves regularly in the Winter…and its pretty evident I’ve been out of practice for awhile because I cut myself immediately! Darn you winter laziness.

When your Friday evening is filled with shoveling…

When you want to bake but have hardly any ingredients, but don’t feel like venturing out into the blizzard, so you use random ingredients in your fridge…

PHEW! Did you get through that one! Well if you did you’re in luck because the TERRIBLE weather got me in the baking mood today (I literally did nothing else…except eating—I did A LOT of eating!). I couldn’t decide whether I wanted something sweet or something savory so I decided to go with both!

I had bag of dried strawberries sitting in my fridge that needed to be used up so I planned the recipe around those!

Also, I wanted to try out that wheat bran I just bought!

May I present:

Strawberry Basil Scuffins

-satisfying sweet tooth’s and savory tastes alike-

• 100 grams of dried strawberries, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup wheat bran
• 3/4 cup flour (I used spelt)
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp baking powder
• a shake of cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Fill a small pot with enough water to cover the dried strawberries.Place dried strawberries in the pot and bring to a boil. Boil on high for about 5 minutes (or until the strawberries begin to appear soft and gooey). Using a slotted spoon, transfer strawberries to a bowl and mash up with a fork. Reserve cooking liquid.

Place remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix with the strawberries.

The batter should be a bit dry at this point. Add 1/4 cup of the reserved strawberry cooking liquid and mix to wet the batter.

Place 1/4 cup portions of batter on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and flatten with a fork. Bake for 20 minutes.

Let cool and enjoy!

I spread mine with some strawberry jam and was in heaven! SO yummy!

Hope your weekend is a little less frigid than mine is going to be!! Brrrrr. I can feel the cold!

Do you have snow in your area?

Sweet or savory?

Have you ever baked with buckwheat before?

Kaila

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