6:45 is early these days!

Thanks for the suggestions! It seems like wordpress comes out on top?! I actually set up a wordpress account, but it is 10X more complex than blogger. More complex is good, but at the moment, I do not have time to fiddle around and get used to it. Therefore, for the time being, I will be sticking with what I know: Blogger.

Before going to the gym, I had a quick string cheese:
My friend was not feeling her best, so we skipped the second class and simply did a 20 minute Abs class (a great workout!) and about 30 minutes on the elliptical while watching King of Queens.

We then proceeded to walk around campus to make sure we knew where all of our classes are. The only one I was not sure about was Biology because I have never been into the BIO building!

Afterwards, we grabbed dinner at the dorms. I got a salad (not a great picture!) with romaine, spinach, broccoli, sunflower seeds, carrots and black olives (which all sunk to the bottom....hate that!). I have started to bring my own dressing pouches because they always put on too much dressing for me! I was soooo thirsty (and have been all day, despite all of the water I have been drinking), so I got a Sprite Zero with dinner (water was not appealing anymore.....too much today.....is that possible?! haha)
These are the dressing packets I bought. I also have the light Ranch and Italian varieties to keep things interesting! These are really great for on-the-go!
I just finished a 100 calorie bag of these little guys (pic courtesy of associatedcontent.com):

They always remind me of Coco Puffs! :)
My first class is Political Science tommorrow at 8AM, which means I have to leave my dorm by 7:35, which means that I have to wake up at 6:45! JOY!

I almost forgot! Despite my busy day of buying books, finding classes, making sure payment and what not was in order; I did manage to read the first chapter of the Healthy Skeptic. I can tell I am going to like this book. Each chapter starts with a comic (the first one is below).

The first chapter was obviously about health studies and what to believe, etc. There was alot of facts, starting way back in time and building up to today. I love that comic because it is so funny, yet true. Fad diet trends are all around us....no carb, no coffee....How about simply using balance when it comes to eating!?!

EDITED TO ADD: A big handfull of the Bear Naked Granola from earlier! :)

Craziness......Welcome back! ;)

I finally got my DIRTY car cleaned! I guess after sitting outside for about 4 weeks exposed to all of the elements implies that it would be dirty, but it was just filthy! I then went to the store and picked up a few things. I was so thirsty this morning I had to run down to the vending machines and get a water bottle (no worries anymore though because I bought 24 at the store today! haha).
My eats today have been kind of crazy and I have alot of things I need to get done today, so in no particualr order:

Apple (which was kind of frozen because we turned our mini fridge up too high....whoops!):

Yogurt with a handfull of Bear Naked Peak Protein Granola: (I really like the taste of this granola because it is softer than most. Almost like graham crackers or something!)

I am currently munching on a Fiber One Oats & Chocolate Granola Bar. I was reading Hangry Pants, but now I need to get going!!

Back in Action

I left these two babies this morning! :(

Back at school and ready for the semester! My friend and I printed off the Rec Center's schedule and we are going to try a number of different classes, starting tommorrow! Last semester, we simply went to use the treadmills or ellipticals, but I think more classes would be fun. The choices are things like cardio funk, cardio boxing, BOSU (?!), Zumba, Cardio Step, Body Sculpting and Abs (which I have done and really like!). Do you guys have any advice about which ones you enjoy (and what they are?! haha)

Anyways, the road trip was LOOOONG (duh!). We stopped a number of times to go to the bathroom, get a snack/drink, etc. We had to stop about half way in Dallas and look around in shops because it was raining horribly and the temperature was 32 degrees.....which = ICE! We saw about 5 accidents. While we were looking around, my friend had to buy some PJ/sweat pants because (coming from a hot climate), she was in shorts......needless to say, we were not exactly dressed accordingly! :). We set back out on the road (about 30 minutes later), the rain had let up and after driving for about an hour, the sun was coming out and things were looking up! The only issue is the FREEEZING weather; but that is what you get when you go to school in cold atmospheres! lol One good thing about long car drives is jamming to tunes (including the oldies) with your friends!

Before I left, I had a pear and some yogurt. By the way, I like this fat free thick and creamy yogurt; but if you don't mix it up enough, it is kind of chunky (not good)! Otherwise, A++!

However, an hour later (around 10AM), my friend Alexa was picking me up and I was very hungry so I ate the PBJ sandwich I made for lunch! haha I used Smuckers low sugar jam (with no artificial sweeteners) and the delicious Archer Farms Chocolate Peanut Butter on 100% WW Sara Lee Bread.
While on the road I had about 5 of Alexa's Baked Lays (not worth a picture!).
As a snack later, I ate a gala apple I had sliced and packed.

We made it to QT and the machine with my favorite thing was NOT WORKING. I was so mad. My favorite thing at QT is the frozen coffee drinks. There is a cappuccino flavor and a regular flavor and I usually mix the two. However, it was out of service (it was probably too cold for the average bear, but you are talking to the girl who could eat ice cream in the snow!). The first time I ever visited a QT was about a year and a half ago and my mom actually asked about the nutrition info for those frozen coffee drinks and they are not bad! I dont remember the calorie content, but the fat content is about 5% of the RDA for Total Fat and 10% of the RDA for sat. fat for a 12oz or 16oz serving (can't remember which)!

When we drive home for spring break that frozen coffee machine better be working!!! :))

I settled for a coffee concoction: 2/3 brewed dark roast, 1/6 toffee cappuccino and 1/6 fat free french vanilla cappuccino. That is another thing I love about QT....so many options!! I wish we had one nearby....I would be there everyday! It was very warm, yummy and filling.

We went to Scholtzky's for dinner (about the only thing we could find and we were both starving!). I got a vegetarian pizza and it was piled with veggies! I forgot to bring in my camera and it was too wet and cold to go get it (bad blogger alert!), but it was delicious! There was also a perfect amount (not too much) mozzarella cheese! MMMM!

And this is one of the many cars we saw with ICE hanging all over it! So funny (well, probably not for the person who owns the car...!)

I saved the not so good for last... I left 2 things at home: a t-shirt (no biggie)........and my camera battery charger! (eek!). However, no worries because my mom is sending it off in the mail first thing tommorrow morning, so it should be here ASAP! My battery is almost dead, but I think it may last me for food pics if I use it conservatively! Fingers Crossed!!!

I am TIRED and ready for bed! Tommorrow is my last day before school starts, so I will be running last minute errands. Have a good Tuesday!


Stay tuned and you will get to see how a college student truly eats while attempting to be healthy! When home, I snack more (plus it was the holidays); but now I'm back in action! (p.s. I love those comments bloggies!)

9 hour drive ahead!

Hey guys! I had a great time last night, enjoying the company of my family and dogs while I still could. Now I am getting ready and at 10:30, I will be hitting the road with my friend Alexa to return to school. I did take pictures of my eats last night, but it was nothing special and my camera cord is all packed away. However, my camera is out and ready to do a full report of today's eats. You will notice that I work out much more when I am at school, which is because I have a gym about 2 minutes away from me at alll times.

One thing I am super excited about is going to the Quik-Trip in Dallas. We always go to QT when we visit my family in KS and now I get to go when I drive to and from school! The best gas station for one reason.......which I will take a picture of and show you later tonight! Intrigue, no?

Enjoy your day! I have 2 hours until my friend will be picking me up!

P.S. Does anyone know how to change the time at the bottom of the post? It should be more like 8:30 ish, not 6:30. I found a drop down window of the different ways to state the time/date, but they all have 6:30 listed.........and it is not 6:30! haha

What is your favorite blog formatting? Is Wordpress or something else better than Blogger?!