Mexicano Cravings

Well I'm almost caught up on my posts. The internet at the house has been very spotty for the last week or so and I haven't been able to upload any of my pictures to Blogger or Flickr to complete any of my blog posts. Last night after lab I finally had enough after waiting 30 minutes for my pictures to only half upload and decided to look into getting the 3g hotspot service for my Droid Incredible. The hotspot is a new feature offered since the new 2.2 system update but of course additional charges apply. (you are killing me Verizon) Since I don't actually pay for internet at the house I decided to spend the $20/month and check it out for awhile to see if I like it. Plus I'll be able to have internet service on my labtop wherever I go now. So far so good. It's not quite as fast as I would have hoped but it gets the job done. I'm still not completely sold but we'll see how it goes.

I was feeling the pumpkin fever for breakfast yesterday. I made 2 batches of rolled oats on Tuesday morning and had the second serving yesterday. I've decided not to blog about my Tuesdays due to my very LONG day of work and then class until 10:30PM. By the time that I drive the 30 minutes home, get settled, and catch up with the bf I just don't have time to upload the photos (which are usually some time of leftovers) and write a detailed blog.

Oat Mix:

1/2 cup rolled oats (pre-cooked and warmed in the microwave at the office)

1/2 cup vanilla soy milk

1 tsp chia seeds

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 Wegmans whole wheat pumpkin muffin

1 Tbs Pumpkin Butter (info to come)

I had a banana to try to fight off the crazy cravings in my head (not my tummy) after a conversation with work peeps about a local restaurant. I wasn't even hungry after the pumpkin gloriness from the morning but I was hoping that it would help.

No such luck. By lunchtime I was sick of fighting the urges and by that time I really was hungry and didn't pack lunch so I took a trip across the street and came back with this...

Can anybody guess where this is from?

Chipotle!

Probably not the healthiest choice for lunch but with lab in the evening and the strict no food policy in the lab I was able to justify a big lunch to myself and I haven't had Chipotle in over a month. It was worth every bite. Nutrition Facts from Chipotle Nutriton Calculator. Holy Sodium!

I wasn't very hungry after my lunch so I decided to stop at Starbucks

Grande soy, no whip, pumkin spice latte

It was gone before I pulled in the parking lot on campus. mmmmmm so good.

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Happy Thursday! Tonight I have the trainer after work and then I'm headed to support some friends for the Susan G. Komen  3 day walk for the cure at Boozin for Boobs at Riptide by the Bay in Fells Point. Stop by and show your support if you are in the area!

1718 Thames St

Baltimore, MD

Purple Meatless Monday

First let me start by saying GO RAVENS!  Congrats to my boys on their win over the Jets. It wasn't a pretty win but it was still a win! Yaaaay!



The day began with some instant oatmeal w/ chia seeds, pumpkin butter, granola, cinnamon, and vanilla soy milk. I am NOT a fan of the instant stuff. Bleck!

Our firm was given a catered lunch by Panera from our process serving company. Unfortunately I didn't bring lunch and wasn't going to pass on the opportunity to get a free one. The conference room smelled of lunch meats, onions, and warm bread. Maybe not appetizing to some but I wanted in. As much as I wanted to dive in the smorgasbord of sammies I refrained from the turkey, italian cold cuts, tuna and chicken salads, and went with a half of a veggie sandwich on sundried tomato bread, a side of greek salad, a pickle, and a small piece of the multi grain baguette.  

The sandwich was OK. There was a strong cilantro flavored spread that I wasn't a big fan of but the bread was wonderful. Cut a little thick so it was hard to get into my mouth but it was soft and oh so fresh.

I also had one of these. I tried really hard not to eat the whole thing because it was humongous but by the end of the day there wasn't a crumb left. Shhhhh

Of course we had to go out to our favorite football spot JD's Smokehouse and we had to get there early to get a good spot so there was no time to make or eat dinner beforehand. On the way to JD's I stopped to take a picture of my snack for my walk to the square. Larabar yumminess.

Somebody else decided that it was time to take a picture too. Busted taking a picture of my food. Hehe

As much as I wanted to have one of the guy's chicken wings I stuck to my Meatless Monday goal and ate my Margherita Pizza. It was garlicky and crispy and surprisingly good considering where I was. It was a fine choice and I'd probably order it again. Maybe for more MNF games.





blurry pic from my Droid. poor bar lighting :(

  Overall Meatless Monday was a success especially with the Ravens win. It really wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be but it was a challenge to make good choices with the catered lunch and dinner at a bar but it can be done with a little will power.