Thursday Fail

Seeing as last night I was alone in the apartment without internet, I couldn't update for Thursday. Fear not, Julien got the Internet to work this morning, so let's just pretend it's Thursday and get on with it!

Vs. Thursday~

Expectations vs. Reality

This one is hard. I'm going to say expectations. Because if that thing you expect comes true, then it's usually awesome! If not, you still have reality. For example, for Easter, my mom and grandma were expecting me to just show up in Illinois. The reality was, though, that I showed up through Skype for nearly the whole day. Win some, lose some. 

If you chose expectations: You're idealistic and entitled. 

If you chose reality: You're fatalistic and sexually charged.

(What did you choose?)

And here was my daily food intake. Not too shabby, then again, I only ate at home. Whenever I do that, I'm never over calories. I guess eating out is my downfall. 

I tried making this microwaveable, sugar free, chocolate cake thing I found on the MFP forums, but it was disgusting, so I threw it out and deleted the recipe. It was very spongy and moist... Not really my thing. 

The grocery store close to me was selling corn on the cob, so I bought one (.33 cents!) and had it last night. I didn't know it was corn on the cob season already. Isn't that more of a summer thing? You know, knee high by the fourth of July? Anyway...

Gym Stats

• Treadmill; 1.91 km; 17 minutes; 180 calories.
• Abs; 0 lbs; 25 reps, 5 times.
• Abs; 8 lbs; 25 reps, 3 times.
• Overall strength training; 12 minutes; 75 calories.
• Stationary Bike; 9.77 km; 33 minuts; 320 calories.
• Walking Chubbs; 22 minutes; 126 calories.

I decided to not run my usual 5K on the treadmill (for some reason) and instead do a different kind of cardio for the bulk of it. I tried the Weight Loss course on the bike while watching, "Nightmare Before Christmas" on my iPod. 

Recipe: Blueberry Muffins

Hoppy Easter! 

(get it, because it's a bunny...)

This fine Easter morning I decided to try out a recipe that has been sitting in the back of my brain, whispering, "try me... make me... I bet I'm delicious...." So, I did. Knowing I had all the ingredients already, I really didn't have a good excuse not to! I made the blueberry muffins from the Snack Girl website. The article is here! 

So, it's basically some whole wheat flour, granola, frozen blueberries, milk, eggs, and a pinch of cinnamon. No added sugar, no nothing! Bake fo 15-20 minutes in 350 (F) degrees, and BAM. Done. I don't think they're sweet enough for people who are used to eating store bought blueberry muffins, but I think they're delicious! The website which I got the recipe said they're 165 calories for one, but I calculated my own calorie count within My Fitness Pal, and the ones I made are only 131 calories! I think that's an epic win.

Recipe: Cadbury Cream Deviled Eggs

My Mother sent me this picture today.

What you need:
Cadbury Cream Eggs
Yellow Frosting
Red Sprinkles

(I realize this has nothing to do with eating healthy, but it's nearly Easter (my favorite holiday), so let's celebrate!)

What to do:
Put the Cadbury Cream Eggs in the fridge or freezer, so the inside-goo has a chance to harden up, and then cut them in half. Add yellow frosting (use your best judgement on the amount) to simulate the eggy-magic found in a deviled egg. Add red sprinkles to add a hint of colour and to simulate paprika. And voila!

I have yet to try one, but my Uncle Gene devoured them all in about 2 minutes, so they can't be all that bad!

Recipe: Dark Chocolate Drizzle Popcorn

You see the magestic goodness here -->

It's only 110 calories per cup. That's right! I was inspired by Snack Girl, which is probably my most favorite healthy website. She featured an article about DYI popcorn, and ever since I saw it, I knew I wanted to try it. You basically put 1/4 of a cup of popcorn kernels into a brown paper bag (like the ones you took to elementary school), tape it, and microwave it. Why would you ever buy expensive boxed popcorn ever again?! You don't need expensive air poppers, or other mechanisms, which is very nice.

Anyway, 2-3 minutes in the microwave and you have over 1 cup on popcorn! No added salt, butter, chemicals, etc.

She more recently featured this article, which involved the same popcorn and a dark chocolate drizzle. I had to try it! I finally found brown paper bags at my local dollarstore, and went to it. It was very easy to do. I guestimated 3 cups of popcorn popped, so I melted 3 tablespoons of chocolate, because the serving size was 1 tablespoon, get where I'm going? I've very excited to partake in this magic, as it it currently hardening. I'm equally excited that I can satisfy a sweet tooth for about 110 calories!

1 cup popcorn: ~30 calories

1 tablespoon dark chocolate: ~80 calories