So if you weren’t bored enough the first seven times around, I’ll tell you again what it’s like to walk a day in my shoes. Meaning I’ll tell you about everything I put in my mouth. Last time I got a great email from a guy telling me that him and his girlfriend both really liked post and it was nice to know that I wasn’t swimming in my pool of champagne and money. Wouldn’t that be nice? I dig champagne. And I dig money. Sadly, I have neither.
Anywho, let’s start the day off right. I went to my car in the morning and was welcomed by a huge poo sitting on our lawn. First off, f*ck whoever left a human size poo on our lawn. My flip flops I sport daily are probably 6 or 7 years old, they slide around easily. I could have had poo all over my feet. Secondly, I really hope it wasn’t a human who made that poo. And third, do you ever come across poo that you question if it’s a dog vesus a human who left that behind? Either way, that poo was real gross. And all those thoughts flew through my brain within 8.2 seconds within seeing the poo.
I did not take a picture of the questionable poo. You’re welcome.
After seeing the poo, I thought it was probably time for breakfast. Started off with eating some leftover broccoli and cauliflower paired with leftover crockpot shredded pork inspired by Nom Nom Paleo. And ate a couple tablespoons of Nikki’s Coconut Butter-Vanilla Cake Batter flavor. Then I washed that down with a cup of tea. I know what you’re saying. Wtf Juli, you hate tea!? And yes, I do. I don’t like tea at all. BUT for the month of October, I have given up coffee. Why? Well because Holly of Holly Would if she Could is doing the same thing and it inspired me to try it out. She mentioned that she has had skin issues and has tried every last thing, so giving up coffee is her next experiment. As you know, I’ve had issues with my skin as well. After cutting out nuts and sugar and doing oil cleansing for the past 3-4 months, it has gotten a ton better. But still not perfect. And since coffee is very acidic and creates a higher acidity in our bodies, that can sometimes lead to acne. So I’m eating more vegetables and drinking more tea to bring my body down to more of a acid/base balance. I’m drinking honey ginger green tea and it’s decent. Still tastes like dirty water. And please don’t tell me to just add a bit of honey to it. I understand that. What doesn’t taste better with a little honey in it? Come on.
After doing some emailing, social media-ing, and checking out a couple blogs, I ran some errands. Bank and grocery store were on the list that day. I did not put make up on, or change the clothes that I slept in, or even fix my hair. Regretted that decision once I looked in my rear view mirror. Jeez Juli, jeez.
Once I came back home, it was cookbook recipe time. Thus why I’m writing yet another post about what I shoved in my face. Not as much time to cook for the blog. So while I cooked, I ate a stalk of celery with some sunbutter on it. Probably 2-3 dips. Maybe 4. Whatever.
Then I made some stuff with shrimp in it.
Then I showered. Big day.
Then it was lunch time. LUNCH TIME!!! I ate some leftovers from a couple recipes that I had made for my cookbook the day before. It included some pork skewers and spaghetti squash mix. Can’t give you much more detail than that. Sorryfornotbeingsorry.
Then, on my way to the gym, I grabbed a giganto iced green tea from Starbucks because it felt right. Drank probably a quarter of it. Then got my workout on.
Not a great workout day. I felt like poo. Similar to the poo I had seen earlier that morning. That poo doomed me.
My workout with Jason included finding a heavy push jerk into a split jerk. Then on the minute, every minute for 9 minutes, we did 3 squat snatch followed by 25 double unders. Then we topped it off with a 7min AMRAP of 100m sprint and 10 burpees. Let’s just say, Jason mentioned that I was struggling through the burpees. Thank you Jason, I’m aware.
THEN I worked from 5:30-8:30. Missed the latest episode on New Girl. And The Mindy Project. I don’t want to talk about it. I’ll be watching them both today on OnDemand so please do not mention anything that happened. Or I’ll hate you forever.
Between classes, I was SO happy to find out I had an apple buried in my purse. My stomach began to eat itself. It was only 2 weeks old. It looked real sad though. I was ready to bite into a mealy apple, but it was awesome. I freaking love honey crisp apples.
I forgot to drink the rest of my tea damnit damnit.
After work, of course I was starving, so as I reheated some leftovers, I snacked on some coconut cream concentrate aka coconut butter. Whatever I could scrape off, I ate. Then I had exactly what I had for lunch. Spaghetti squash mix and some pork skewers. And Laura shared some plantain chips. I ate all her leftovers. I goddamnloveplantainchips.
I then watched Chopped as I did the normal social media round up. Facebook, Twitter (I suck at Twitter), blogging, etc.
And just so everyone knows, when I drove home tonight, I’m pretty sure I ran over the squirrel from last week. Yes, he’s still out there. And by that, I mean, I’m completely sure I ran over him. Twice. It’s really stinky out there. Stop hating me for running over him. He was murdered by his own kind.
Funny that you mention poo. The last 2 days I have spent all day researching infectious diarrhea for one of my classes, fun. The good thing, I have had zero appetite, the bad thing… well the poo.
My appetite is back and you just mentioning honey crisp apples has my mouth watering. Where do you find honey crisp right now?
whole foods!!
Yay! Thanks!
Market Spice tea. Do it.
It sounds like you like New Girl as much as I do – have you tried Go On. It’s Matthew Perry’s new show. And it’s hilarious.
Hey JB! JB here as well! I understand your tea loathing, took me awhile to get used to the dirty water as well. Here is a friend’s etsy shop that changed my mind on a lot of it. Her fruit blends are AMAZING! She also dries all of her own fruits too, pretty neat! Anyway, good luck!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBleedingLeafTeaCo
~Jbac
Best tea ever that saved me from coffee cravings is Good Earths Sweet and Spicy tea. So good.
JB- quitting coffee might do the trick. I had a crush on coffee for years, would easily make (and drink) a pot a day, sometimes more. I had TERRIBLE acne. One day I found out that the oils in coffee beans can cause break outs, and I switched to tea. Ever take a close look at the coffee bean hopper? The sides are COVERED with oil. Anywho, I have been crazy break-out free ever since. I was looking at photos of myself from my coffee-drinking-years the other day, and couldn’t believe I walked around looking like that all the time. Hope it works for you!
You’re great. I tell everyone about your blog.
Ok, so I totally sympathize with the skin issue thing. I’m 24, Italian, and live in Virginia. Being genetically prone to oiliness. and living in a freaking humid state is a death sentence for the complexion, but the only cleanser that has completely worked and has literally left me zit free is oil-free and soap-free and is made for sensitive skin. It’s cheap too, like 8 bucks for 16oz. Neutragena Sensitive Skin is theeee best, swear on my life it will probably work for you too. And you won’t have to go to sleep looking like you rubbed candle wax all over your face 🙂