Hey there. Sorry I’ve been MIA, but I sort of needed a little time out. Things have been a little too fast paced lately and by the time saturday rolled around I found myself exhausted. I came home from work and I did something different, I did something I never do, I took a nap. Haha. I know what you’re thinking….. 
But Briana was sleeping over her grandma’s house and hubby was still at work. Somehow my motivation to work out left me and I found myself cuddled in bed. It was awesome, I slept for 3 hours.
I have been eating super healthy and I am happy to announce I lost 5 lbs over the last two weeks. All in time for our trip to Dominican Republic. So let’s see what I ate.
Over the last week Kurt and I had smoothies everyday for breakfast. For this one I used fresh pineapple chunks, a banana, a mango, one kiwi and some mint leaves. To make my life simple I put all the fruit into the blender the night before, then added vanilla coconut milk in the morning and blended into a yummy concoction. I’m sorry but I was in such a rush I had no time to take a picture of the actual smoothie. But I promise it was absolutely delicious. Briana loved it too.
For lunch I had a great salad combo. I used leftovers of Tabbouleh salad and fresh mixed greens topped with mushroom slices, carrots, peas, broccoli, asparagus, imitation crab meat and low fat ranch dressing.
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The weather has been really crappy and although I drink a lot of water, lately I’ve been drinking a ton of tea just to keep myself warm. I sip green tea all through out the day.
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For dinner I made Beer, Shitake and Barley Stew full of winter vegetables and shitake mushrooms. This is the best beef and barley soup I have ever had. Can not wait to have some for lunch again tomorrow. Be sure to check back, I’ll be posting a recipe.
Right before bed I had another cup of tea. This time I made it with Matcha Green Tea powder, honey, lemon and mint leaves.
I think I actually fell asleep on the couch right after I had this.
Check out other great eats over at Peas and Crayons.
