Finding Fit at 30

Insane in the Membrane, Insane in the Brai May 13, 2009

I swear I’m losing my mind! I’m even more scatterbrained than Lindsey Lohan on crack! I go to my purse to look for my phone to upload the pics I took today of food and can’t. find. it. anywhere. I dump out my purse. I dump out the bag I carry to work. I search my car and even call my co-worker to check a couple of desks at work. It’s nowhere to be found and now I’m freaking out. I envision myself leaving it on top of the car while putting my stuff in the backseat and driving off. It’s not even the fact that it’s a $400 phone (well, now iphones are $200, I think). It’s that ALL of my contacts, notes, calendar, etc. is in there! I was just getting ready to drive back to work to check the parking lot and I find it sitting right here on the desk by the computer. People, I just took a picture of food with it! I was just sitting right by it! Meaning I’ve just used it within the past 20 minutes. What is wrong with me, seriously? I’m amazed I can find my way home sometimes.

OK, so now that the phone is found, on to some serious bus-nass, food. Last night I actually cooked! I know, weird, right? I picked up a salmon, feta and spinach burger from Whole Foods and picked up some Buffalo Blue Cheese Chicken Burgers for Todd (BTW, they look and smell awesome, makes me wish I ate chicken!) but my salmon burger was the bomb.com seriously. I just pan fried it as per the meat counter guy’s instruction:



I also made sweet potato fries with banana ketchup. I know, sounds gross but it’s really good, even the husband likes it. I got the idea of banana ketchup from my favorite restaurant here in Omaha, McFoster’s. This restaurant is unlike any other in Omaha and it is so awesome. OMGsmackyomama good food. They just serve some different stuff, like banana ketchup. Considering Omaha has more restaurants per capita than anywhere else, you’d think there’d be more places with a menu that serves mainly vegetarian fare. But there really isn’t anywhere else you can get some sort of tempeh dish. There are plenty of steakhouses though! Anyway, regarding the ketchup, I just mixed in some banana flavoring with some ketchup. I didn’t measure it out or anything but it goes really well with sweet potatoes. Here is all of last night’s meal:

I also threw some broccoli and homemade chipotle hummus on there since I’m really trying to eat more veggies. Oh, and milk to drink. Yes, it’s in a Shrek glass. My husband LOVES Shrek. Weird you might say? Maybe, especially since we don’t have any kids. He ate at McDonald’s every week just to get a full set of those stupid glasses. I won’t lie though, I really like the movies too.

I’m really surprised to say that’s about all I had to eat yesterday. I had a green smoothie for breakfast and half a chocolate chip kid’s Clif Z bar. Oh they’re my favorite! They taste like chocolate chip cookies! Well, for the most part.

Well, I should wrap this up. I’m off to visit my padre (oh yay!) and then to the gym for some cardio. I’m taking the day off from running as it’s a “cross training” day on my little schedule my friend mapped out for me. She is already signed up for the CB Half and I’m still debating. I’m still pretty new to running and haven’t run anything over 5 miles. I guess the worst that happens is I’ll have to walk some of it. I really need to just commit to something and quit putting it off but 13 miles is scary!