Well…absolutely no teams that I care about made it to the Super Bowl.  I dislike the Steelers and am just neutral towards the Packers.  I might just sit out the Super Bowl this year and spend my time being more productive!

As the games became more depressing to watch more tequila was ordered.  We watched the first game at a new bar called The Distillery.  It is a nice, simple sports bars with A LOT of TVs.  I ordered the sliders (unpictured) and they were okay.  Not life changing, but only $5.

After the Bears game we moved onto a little dive bar near our friend’s new townhome.  When I go out on the weekends I try to keep a rough drink calorie estimate in my head.  Basically I like to eat a lot, so if I am going to go overboard with calories I would rather them be in the form of solid food.  Not that I always follow that logic.  Especially after a few shots.  Anyway, I know that I had had a frozen screwdriver, margarita (on the rocks), Strongbow (in a bottle!), and shot at our first bar.  Once we hit the second bar I was pleased to find they had Budweiser Select 55.  This is a nice way to enjoy a beer with friends and not go overboard.

This sign was in the bar.  It is either really fun or really sad depending on how you look at it.  My husband and I then proceeded to loose at darts.

We got home and were starving!  Besides it being past our usual dinnertime being tipsy always seems to make me hungry!  The closest thing I could find to drunk food was some Cheddar Rice cakes.  The hubby and I laughed and made a “You know you live with a healthy living blogger when….” joke.

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We popped a BBQ Chicken pizza into the oven and snacked on some crackers and Laughing Cow (again funny drunk food snackage).  I ended up eating 3 slices of the pizza!!  I like this pizza but for some reason it is just not as satisfying as pizza with a nice thick doughy crust.

I also made us  side salads.  I figure eating a salad equals out all the alcohol and refined carbs. Right?

And to end our weekend we enjoyed dessert!  Amazingly I haven’t had dessert all week so we got Sweet Lola fro-yo.  I tried their new berry flavor and was impressed at always!

I also enjoyed a couple of these Anna’s Chocolate Mint Thin Cookies. These are a really thin, crisp cookie that tastes like a girl scout thin mint!

Needless to say I woke up this morning feeling less than stellar.  I rarely ever drink or stuff my belly so full right before bed so I woke this morning needing water and a good workout!

It was raining so I hopped on my stationary bike, drank down a bottle of water, then enjoyed a nice big Green Monster for breakfast!

Time to start the week and do all my homework before class!

P.S. Purdue dominated in true GameDay fashion!

Today was full of lots of good eats.

Lunch started with a bag of new wraps.  Flat Outs.  I actually made a wrap instead of pizza, which is my favorite use for these.

My wraps would probably hold up better if I didn’t fill them to maximum capacity.  Of course, if they weren’t filled to maximum capacity I wouldn’t like them as much.

On the side were some veggies and light ranch.  These cucumbers were okay, but I am already craving fresh veggies from my mom’s garden.

Study snacking included a cup of hot chocolate, handful of pretzels, Cliff Z bar, and a handful of Wheat Thins.  (Study snacking 5:  Karissa’s will power: 0)

Dinner was a homemade pizza.  Pre-made pizza crusts are one of the best quick dinner options.  It literally took me 10 minutes to throw this pizza together and 10 minutes for it to cook.  My half is heavy on veggies and very light on cheese.

Toppings:  spinach, onions, lots of mushrooms, Boca burger bits, and a sliced chicken sausage on the hubby’s side.

I enjoyed a nice big veggie slice.

On the side I finished up some pre-cut apple and veggie slices that needed to be eaten.

After dinner, I enjoyed another protein cake.  Given the proximity of bikini season, I should really cut out the desserts and snacks but I just honestly don’t care this week.  I have been too frazzled to care.

You can almost smell the chocolate-y goodness can’t you?

Strawberry stuffed Protein Cake

Use Chocolate Protein Cake recipe found here

When you add in chocolate chips add in a small diced strawberry.  Cook as usual.

Flip out upside down onto plate. Cut protein cake in half.  Smear small amount of strawberry jam and place a layer of sliced strawberries.  Replace top and enjoy!

5 Hours From Now…

I haven’t really mentioned it before but I am really interested in competing in a triathlon.  I followed Caitlin’s triathlon training over at Healthy Tipping Point and just kind of got hooked on the idea.  Since I don’t have a bike and haven’t swam farther than the nearest pool lounge, I decided to do a little more research before I started invested time and money.  I figured the best way to see what it was all about was to go to one.  The hubby and I are volunteering at a Gateway to the Bay Sprint Triathlon at Kemah tomorrow.  Just reading through the course description this evening I started to get Tri-envy! I want to compete, I want to conquer.  For now though, we are volunteering.  We got our assignments this week for the bike course.  Report time:  4:30am.  YIKES!  Kemah is about 30 to 40 minutes away too.  Needless to say I should be asleep because we are leaving in 5 hours!

On that note, I am going to bed!

Any exciting plans for the weekend?

After the Tri, we are going to grab lunch, run a couple errands, and I will then chain myself to my desk until Monday morning at 9.

I was really excited for my run this morning because there was hardly any traffic and only a few people out on the trail.  (Note to self:  run at 8am on Easter Sunday more often)  I had planned a 9 mile run, but within the first mile I knew that wasn’t going to happen!  It was unearthly humid!!!!!  I am entering my second summer here in Houston and still cannot believe the humidity!

I could actually feel myself running into particles of moisture.  Gross.  I ran slow.  Slower than I have in a long time.  I honestly couldn’t breathe.  The air was too thick to breathe and the allergies were horrible!  After 59 minutes and 6 miles I threw in the towel!  My hat was so completely soaked that sweat was pouring into my eyes…YUCK!

Anyway, it is hot here.  And humid.  But time to recap the weekend anyway.

Saturday started with a nice 6 mile run.  Finished in 54:50.  Not too shabby.  I wasn’t pushing too much, just enjoying the run.

During Saturday errands we stopped at Whole Foods to find this sweet deal:

Buy 1 Get 1 Free take and bake pizzas.  Yum!  These things are so huge!  Clearly I had a slice of this monster for lunch Saturday.

Dinner was a HUGE sweet potato with vegetarian beans and cinnamon.

The hubby and I also split a sliced apple with dinner.  Yes, more cinnamon.

After dinner I couldn’t beat my sweet tooth.  I gave in.  I will conquer my sweet tooth this week-hopefully!

On the plus side I made this delicious protein cake!

Chocolate covered strawberry protein cake

1 scoop Lean Dessert Protein-Chocolate pudding

1 tsp baking powder

3 Tbsp egg substitute

1 Tbsp applesauce

about 10-15 mini chocolate chips

Strawberry jam of choice

I used a bigger, shallow Pyrex bowl to cook in.  Spray with non-stick spray.  Add in wet ingredients.  Mix in dry ingredients.  I use a small whisk to make the dough fluff up a bit.  Sprinkle mini chips on top of mixed batter. Microwave about 2 minutes depending on microwave strength.  Take out and cover with strawberry jam of choice.

*I bought Smuckers sugar free jam yesterday because that was all that WalMart had–YUCK!  This had nothing on Polaner’s sugar free with fiber.  I will have to go to Kroger and get the good stuff next time!

Trooper has been a real spit fire this weekend!  Here he is protecting his squirrel.

Easter Sunday started with pre-run fuel…

Kashi Go Lean Truly Vanilla packet with banana, AB, and sprinkle of Honey Nut Cheerios.

Then I went on a run through a tropical rain forest, erh, went on a run around Houston.

I got home (showered first, no worries) and then unwrapped this baby.  All I can say is… WHY DIDN”T I BUY THIS SOONER????  Ahhhhhh….felt so good on the leg muscles.  This thing probably would have helped a lot when training for my 3 halfs.  Oh well, I am enjoying it now!

Lunch started with this WalMart find.  Just 100 calories for this monster sized wrap.

Stuffed the wrap with hummus, mushrooms, cucumbers, onions, and pickles.  On the side some pita chips.  The wrap tore a little bit while I was eating it (when doesn’t that happen?), but I loved the slightly chewy texture.

Currently snacking on a bowl of fruit, writing this post, and starting homework.  If you haven’t noticed I am a massive slacker when it comes to school.  I just really dislike all my classes this semester so I have no motivation whatsoever!  Off to read, read, read!

Anyone do anything special for Easter?  Family traditions?

Clearly the hubby and I don’t do a lot of holiday celebrations.  We live 1,000 miles from our friends and family so there isn’t much of a point.  We just did what we do every other Sunday.  (I didn’t get any Easter candy…disappointing but good for the abs)

To top off my 12 hour school day yesterday I came home to find a broken microwave!!!!!  How am I supposed to eat???????  I don’t have time to turn on the oven and we haven’t grocery shopped in 2 1/2 weeks.  Needless to say, I will be living off cereal until the microwave is fixed!

Good thing the hubby picked me up some milk!  We have never bought the Light version, so he decided to give it a try.  Since I will likely eat cereal for a meal today…I shall let you know!

My hubby also picked himself up this pizza for dinner last night.  Maybe he subconsciously knew our microwave was broke!

I threw a little bit of spinach on while he wasn’t looking!

I ate the last of my salad with 1/4th of leftover Boca burger.  Why did I put a 1/4th of a Boca Burger in the fridge?  I don’t even remember what I did with the other 3/4ths.  I also stole a piece of the hubby’s pizza.  I love CPK.  (He got them on sale for 3 bucks because there is no way I am paying 6 dollars for frozen pizza!)

In other news, I have come up with an AMAZING protein cake recipe!

Apple Cinnamon Protein Cake

3 Tbsp egg substitute (or egg whites)

1 Tbsp applesauce

1 scoop vanilla protein

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon (or more if you are like me)

1/8th tsp/dash vanilla extract

Desired amount of finely diced apple (I used about 2 Tbsp)

Spray microwave safe dish with Pam.  (Obviously I did not do this in the photo above…oops)  Add wet ingredients–eggs, applesauce, vanilla.  Add in protein, cinnamon, and baking powder.  Use small whisk or fork to mix ingredients well.  Try to get rid of all lumps. Add diced apple to batter and microwave 2 minutes.  Adjust time for your microwave.

Anyone else think this has already been the longest week ever???