In between spin and running.  Protein drink and lots of water!

Great Thursday!

Another great lunch!

Egg/Avocado Salad

HOLY CRAPOLA! 

My only words to describe the deliciousness that is in every scrumptious bite! And RIDICULOUSLY healthy for you! All the healthy fats a body needs! And full of protein - OF COURSE!

I only took 1/3 of it at first. Thought I would split it between THREE meals. Um no......I went back in and got the other part of my half. :)

Here's the DL on it:

Kcal - 423

22 grams of carbs

27 grams of fat (Remember, the GOOD FAT - it is made of avocados!!!)

18 grams of protein

543 sodium (a little higher than I would like but still well below my 2200 daily allowance

4 sugars! That's it! ONLY FOUR!

Want the recipe?
4 hard boiled eggs

1 avocado

1 Tbsp of light mayonnaise - now, if I wouldn't have been out of greek yogurt, I would have used that instead - MORE PROTEIN BABY! 

Scallions - however much you want

Then I put it on red lettuce and one mini pita pocket - get rid of this if you are wanting to cut carbs - I am running later so I am good with the ratio for my lunch. To add a little bit of color, cherry tomatoes - even though I am totally feeling the greenness.

Oh, and a little bit of salt and pepper. NOT MUCH! 

Cut that entire recipe IN HALF! Otherwise, you are going to consume over 800 calories for one meal. :-/

Enough said on that. Otherwise, I am going back for more. And I MUST save this for lunch tomorrow! Maybe skip the pita bread :) 

Buen provecho! 

#healthyandhappyeating

Darjeeling - Reminds me of Darling......

And every time I pull my tea cup out to make tea, I always say to myself (or to my puppy) "Daaahhhling!" 

But the tea that is in it isn't Darjeeling, it's green tea mango. One of my absolute favorites. Probably the tea that got me really loving loose leaf tea and not wanting to ever drink out of a regular prepackaged tea bag again! The smell is overwhelming in a calming fashion. It simply releases any tension in my soul and lets out only goodness. 

I started drinking tea because I have read enough studies saying that it is SUPER good for your health --- and anything to help my health, I am going to go with! But now, I drink it because I like it. A lot! 

I think everybody should drink loose leaf tea....and I think that if you just found the right one, it would be very easy to have a cup or two or three a day. Easy! 

Well, on to our health! 

#happytea

Lunch! YUMMO!

LUNCH~I love putting together creations. 

Here's how I planned this out. I had plenty of fruit for my breakfast and added a few more pieces in my morning snack of Greek yogurt so I needed to make sure I was getting some extra veggies in on my lunch. 

Oven roasted turkey breast with Muenster cheese on top of a bed of red lettuce and "part" of a mini pita bread ( I couldn't bring myself to eating the entire pita) - Oh, I layered the pita with garlic hummus. I ate it with a fork so I didn't eat all of the bread. GOOD IDEA, HUH?!!!!

Passing those calorie savers along to my friends. :)

Thanks to my running buddy, Amy, I had sugar snap peas for my side. I wanted something crunchy. She told me to throw some in boiling water for 2-3 minutes and then immediately dump them in iced water. WOW! Super delish!  Great side....kind of sweet but totally nutritious! 

Here's the DL on it:

331 kcal 

31 carbs

25 protein

12 fat

4 sugars

WHAT!? Yep! That healthy and only took me about 5 minutes to prepare.

If you are packing for lunch and don't have a stove to heat up the turkey and cheese, eat this baby cold! 

Buen provecho

My Momma

BONNIE JEAN

Probably the most amazing woman on this earth. Honestly. She bends over backwards for me. For my family. For my brother. For anybody who asks. She doesn't judge. She truly is somebody you want to be in your life. 

My Mom has a laugh that is contagious. You can't help but laugh with her! 

I have to write this blog about her and give this minute to her because she deserves this and so much more! 

I like this picture that I took of her last Sunday. We were having a late lunch with my brother and husband because my bro was heading back home in a few hours. It was a beautiful afternoon. Not hot. Not cold. Just perfect. Mom and I have learned that we both like sangrias. Not every day (as they aren't the healthiest drinks haha!) but occasionally....on our dates. We always get one or two...sometimes three. 

I look forward to my time with her. Alone. Just us. We talk about our kids, our husbands, our lives, and we laugh and, of course we wouldn't have McCreary blood in us if we didn't cry!

I have always had a bit of jealousy -  not bad jealousy ---- that's such an ugly word - but a little bit of it anyway- of her visits to see my brother. She would go out there (he lives in the DC area) and stay with him for days. They would go out on the town. Have fun together. Have dinner together. Drink together. Just enjoy each other. And I know that I get to see her whenever I want. It wasn't ever that. Most of our visits were family events, holidays, birthdays, etc........Not just hanging out. I made that change last year when I decided that I could make that happen right here in Ohio. Even if just for an evening. And it's amazing! Our next date is Mother's Day. Haven't decided yet on a location but we know that we will be having mimosas and a great brunch!

To get to my point ---> I can't wait to have her out to Arizona with me! How much fun is that going to be! 

So, to finalize my thoughts on my beautiful Mom ~ I couldn't ask for a better person to be my mother. She was my rock growing up. She is my rock as I am grown up. I love her and only feel so lucky that she is MY MOM!

Life is good!: Life is so very good!

Life is good!: Life is so very good!: I am sitting in my home office, my puppy at my feet, green mango tea in my teacup, and listening to the birds chirp outside my window. The h...

Life is so very good!

I am sitting in my home office, my puppy at my feet, green mango tea in my teacup, and listening to the birds chirp outside my window. The house is pretty quiet. The sun is on it's way to settling in for the night. I am peacefully content. This is me, tucked away in my amazingly beautiful home in Ohio. 

But I sit here, trying to focus on a healthy lifestyle program for a client, and all I can think is, "how much am I going to miss this?"  Arizona isn't so far away. I might be living there by this summer. 

Funny how the world changes - in the blink of an eye. 

Am I going to miss the sounds of the birds that I know so well and replace them with other sounds? What about smells? Different zones, different plants, right? 

I KNOW that I am NOT going to miss winter. NO WAY! Not in Ohio! Rumor is that Arizonians swim on Christmas Day! WHAT!!!! Yep, that will be me and yep, that will be posted on every social media that I have connections. 

I can't imagine not living within 30 minutes of my parents. Or 5 minutes from some of my best friends. I have always been one to completely surround myself with my close people that how will be I be without them so near? 

Thank God for technology! 

I have to say that I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT wait to be out west. Every part of my being, for the last three months, have been consumed by this thought....especially on those super icy cold days here in Ohio. 

Valley of the Sun ~~~ I cannot wait to call you Home.