I much prefer working in the morning to the afternoons. It makes the day so much more productive. I was able to roll over a 401K into an IRA, go to Trader Joe’s, hit the gym and spend quality time at the children’s library and eat an enormous amount of bread today.

When I got home there was the best present a carb loving girl could ask for. Two loaves of Dave’s Killer Bread, specifically, Dave’s Flourless Sprouted Wheat Bread – the best sprouted wheat bread I’ve ever had straight from Andrea in Oregon. Really. Other sprouted wheat breads are bearable, but they are always dry and full of air. Not this bad boy. It’s wonderful because it’s softer and chewier than most sprouted breads and it’s seedy on the outside. I love seeds and I am so excited to have two loaves.

Thank you Andrea for sending this to us. Love Mark & Heather.

I can’t even lie. I’ve already had three pieces of this bread. First with some Naturally Nutty Vanilla Almond Butter. Ya know, just to test it out. 

Then with a hummus, spinach and cucumber sandwich for dinner. I will really try not to eat all of this bread in three days, so I can enjoy it for as long as possible.

Have a good night!

Last day to enter my Element Bars Giveaway. Don’t forget that there are three ways to enter!!!!

Boys and girls. Don’t ever pay full price at the Gap. Things go on super sale too quickly for that. Remember these shorts I tried on two weeks ago? Yep, half price yesterday. Yippee! I used to only get shorts that came to my knee, but I tried these on in a moment of spunk and kinda liked ‘em.

What else?

My chocolate breakfast yesterday didn’t hold me over very long (not a lot of substance there), so I soon assembled a big bowl of Greek Yogurt, strawberries and flax. My favorite thing about strawberries is how each one, each bite of one even, has a unique taste. Some bites are super sweet, some a little tart. I just love it! 

I’ve also become obsessed with Dijon mustard and broccoli. I’ve been putting loads of (microwave) steamed broccoli on my salad and loading up on Dijon mustard and apple cider vinegar. It’s fantastico!

Many people commented on the sugar content of the NaSoya Silken Creations from my breakfast smoothie yesterday. Specifically, everyone noticed the large amount of sugar and small amount of protein in a serving. I completely agree, but wanted to point out that a typical 6 oz. container of fat free flavored yogurt has more sugar (about 26 g compared to 18 or 20) and only about 4 more grams of protein (7 g compared to 3). Interesting, right?

That said, I it is probably better for a treat or dessert, so I embraced that thought and made some brownies with the rest of the package. I followed the recipe online, but reduced the amount of sugar, used whole wheat flour and used 1 T of oil instead of butter. They were similar to No Pudge Brownies – a little cake-like. Mark really liked them – there are only 3 left!

Mark and I snacked on these while completing the Firefly series. The last episode is ridiculous. There’s a creepy spaceman in a red leather suit and it’s just awesome! And yes, I watched the entire hour long 14 episodes in 3 days. Don’t judge, I’m tapering!

Some other notes:

• Check me out – I’m Mara’s Guest for Dinner, which means I revealed a “recipe” for this delicious dinner.

• Because I finished Firefly now I can watch the movie, Serenity.
• I am picking up my race packet for the Brooklyn Half Marathon today – definitely a first! Are you running this race? Let me know!!!!!

Finally, thank you for the positive feedback on my previous post. I like to be honest and open because I am just a normal person who had these problems and I figure someone reading might relate.

I would love to hear your story of self-acceptance regardless of where you are in that journey.