I think if Oprah new about Banana Soft Serve it would be on her list of favorite things!

How is everyone eating only one banana at a time? It’s hard to do!

Anyway, back to last night. We had friends over for board games and snacks. We played Cranium and Fluxx.

In this scene Chrissy and Mike are writing three words related to “Will Farrell,” but Mike got confused and wrote words about Will from Will & Grace. They had no matches.

Delicious local Colorado chips from Kristina at Nikes and Ponytails

I think board games are so much fun!

This morning I woke up and had a Banana Burrito with Naturally Nutty Chocolate Sunflower Butter.

I also enjoyed more Amazing Grass.

I helped Mark pack for his Mexico work trip and then took him to the airport.  When I got home I went for my first training run (new training schedule!) and came home and stretched before heading out to Whole Foods to pick up a few items. But there was a kink in my plan. Apparently, the lights in Mark’s car were on and I forgot to turn them off when I came home from the airport.  In my car I never turn the lights off, so I don’t think about that. Anyway, the battery died and the car was not budging. We can’t park on the street after 2AM in our town, so I needed some help. First, I called my dad. Even though he is 3.5 hours away I expect him to fix these things. He could not, so I called Mark’s brother. He came over and helped me start the car, so I could move it off the street. I was happy because (1) I didn’t break Mark’s car; and (2) Mark will not get a gigantic ticket for parking on the street.

In the midst of all that I just took my car to Whole Foods and got a salad and Vanilla Oikos.

The guy in front of me at Whole Foods got 12 Kombuchas and got a 10% discount for buying a whole case.

So that was the rest of my weekend. Tons of fun and a little drama. Hope you had a great weekend!

Did everyone see Caitlin’s post today about Operation Beautiful? Please check it out if you haven’t already. It’s something I truly believe in and I cannot wait to meet Caitlin this summer to talk about it more!

She asked people to leave positive messages anywhere and everywhere. I did my first one tonight, and although it’s a more private place than some of the others, it’s still important.

It’s on my fridge. I might not be the tallest, skinniest, funniest, richest, fastest, strongest, prettiest or whatever person, but whatever I am, I am always enough and so are you!!!! I am not lying when I tell you that almost every day I tell myself that all I can do is be the best me. I can’t and won’t compare myself to others anymore. It’s something I’ve been working on since writing a letter to myself in November.

Like Caitlin, I believe negative talk is pointless at best, and more often it is destructive. I believe the same applies to comparing yourself and to other people. Scenario 1: you are thinner than the girl next to you on the treadmill. Big deal. Are you a better or happier person because of this? Sorry, but no. Scenario 2: You are not as thin as the girl on the next treadmill. Big deal. Are you a worse or unhappier person because of this? No, but you’ll probably feel bad for at least the rest of the time you are next to this girl. You are obsessing about it and not paying any attention to your run!

This afternoon, Mark posted an interview with Bethenny Frankel. I enjoy her because I enjoy her honesty and ridiculous nature. I read her book Naturally Thin, and while I do have some trouble with what she lists as an appropriate amount of food for a woman, I am not her diet judge. I did, however, have one fundamental problem with her book: the title. I get the irony or pun of the title and I don’t care. My problem is with her use of the word, “thin.” I could be hypersensitive or nitpicky. More than likely, I am both, but to me the word “thin” invites, maybe even requires, comparison: thin, thinner, thinnest. The word “thin” doesn’t really have a meaning on it’s own – something is either thinner or thicker than something (someone) else.  I would have preferred Naturally Your Best Self, but I guess that doesn’t sell books. Telling people they can be thin sells books, telling people they are enough really doesn’t.

Moral of the story: YOU ARE ENOUGH!

I love talking about this kind of stuff. It’s my favorite thing to blog about. If you do too, bring it! And check out Caitlin’s post and Angela’s post on saying "goodbye to the body obsession.

New Milk Experience

I had my first taste of Almond Milk today! The deal is this. I bought organic cow milk, Mark used some in his cereal and had a headache for two days. Clearly, that is not going to work for him. It’s v. strange because he can eat cheese and yogurt with no incident. Anyway, I picked up some Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, which by the way contains soy!!!!

I had it in my coffee and in a bowl of Hanger Management Muesli w/ bananas.

I thought it tasted very similar to soy milk, which is a little dusty maybe? I can’t explain it. Dusty isn’t bad, it’s just more earthy than cow milk in my opinion.

I also had a whole thing of watermelon w/ breakfast. I am convinced I could eat an entire watermelon in one sitting.

Have a great night!