New Hairrr! and a Small Grocery Trip

Hello loves!

Hope everyone had an amazing Thursday! I know I was pretty busy all day. As the title says, I got a haircut (finally!), and I also picked up a few things I needed from Whole Foods and Sunflower Market. But first things first: my hair.

I don’t know how my parents got so lucky to have a child like me. I’m clearly the coolest one out of my siblings.

Here’s a serious picture

I decided to get the bangs last minute! I wasn’t sure if I wanted them or not, but I decided to do something a little different.

Moving on to my groceries. I haven’t posted any of my grocery trips in a while, so I figured I could do that today.

I got some Puffins, oats, black beans, frozen brown rice ( I know, I’m lazy), frozen veggies, bananas, jicama, Chobani(!!), sweet potato, cucumber, grapefruit, peaches, pink lady apples (!!), a Luna bar, and Larabar Uber bar that didn’t make it home.

I really love grocery shopping! I wish I could go every day, but that would definitely not be good for my car or wallet.

Moving on to some things I ate today.

Breakfast:

Almond butter and banana slices on toast. Coffee on the side.

Snack:

Uber bar with an Iced green tea from Starbucks. This was soo good! It reminded me of pecan pie filling. I will definitely be buying this again.

Puffins! with an organic banana and almond milk.

Dinner:

Tacos! Filled with chickpeas, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and topped with salsa. So stinking delish! My mom fried the corn tortillas in a little canola oil. So good.

Anyways, I will definitely try to keep up with my blog! I hate going MIA for so long!

Also, good luck to the OKC Thunder tonight! Game 3 against the Spurs! We need this win! Love my boys!

Later!

THUNDER UP!! <3

 

Getting Back on Track Isn’t Easy, but I Have a Plan

Hey hey hey y’all!

Sorry I’ve been missing again. I really need to get this blogging thing back on track too. Not only that, but you know how I said I was going to get back on track with my healthy eating? Well it’s been a little difficult. Staying at my parents’ house is not the same as having my own space, and they have too much unhealthy food. Luckily, I’m going back to my apartment Monday because my summer class starts on Tuesday! I’m so thankful that one of my friends decided to take it with me too so it will be nice to have him be in there and so I can have a study partner! I know the class will be hard, but at least it will be bearable with him in there too.

I’ve also been working…a lot. Since I won’t be able to work during the week this summer, I was trying to get as many hours as I can before I go back to school. I’m glad I love most of the people I work with, and the people who come into the pharmacy.

Today, I didn’t have to work, so I woke up, had breakfast, and watched The View and Anderson! I’m also trying to cut back on my caffeine intake, and I’m also trying to replace my morning coffee with tea. I really love teas, but I also love coffee except the fact that it stains my teeth. So I’m definitely trying to take myself off of it.

Moving on to my Plan of Attack to get back into my healthy habits.

1. Focus on eating mostly whole foods, and limit processed stuff.
2. Sweat at least 30 minutes everyday.
3. Cut out night-time snacking
4. Focus on other things to do so I won’t be snacking all day long.

I’m just going to focus on a couple of things for now so I don’t set myself up for failure. I’m also going to plan my workouts and write them in my planner.

Moving on to some recent eats. I’ve forgotten to take pictures of  most of my meals, but I’ll show some of the delish things I’ve eaten the past couple of weeks

oats in a jar! Iced coffee in my Lilly cup that my best friend, KATE got me! She’s the best friend everrr!

Dr. Praegers burger on wheat bread that I was clearly in a hurry to eat.

My favorite yogurt topped with almonds! Chobani is just amazing!! <3

Also, did I ever tell you guys that Kate asked me to be her MAID OF HONOR?! My girl is getting married, and she wants me to be her MOH! I was so excited that I almost cried! She asked me by giving me some vegan cookies! So sweet!

She’s the BEST!

Anyways, I’m going to try to catch the last part of a soap opera that I’ve been watching with my parents.

Later!

I’m Baaccckkkkkkk and Getting Back on Track with My Eating

Hey hey hey!!

How’s everyone doing!! Sorry I’ve been gone for over a month! I got super busy with finals, completing my 1st half marathon(!!), and just hanging out with friends! I was trying to keep up with my school work since teachers always pile up everything the last few weeks! I just wish they would spread it out better over the semester so everything wouldn’t be crammed in at the end. I finally finished school last week, and it feels so great to take a break. Unfortunately, I will be taking a summer class so my break will soon come to an end! On the bright side, I’m actually a little excited for the class. Crazy, I know!

I will definitely do a whole post on recapping my 1/2 marathon. I didn’t want to carry my camera during the race, so I don’t have very many pictures. I do want to say that it was one of the craziest/most exciting things I have ever done! I definitely want to keep running 1/2 marathons. I’m not quite sure if I’m ready to train for a full marathon though.

I’ve been really caught up watching the OKC Thunder! They are doing soo good! It’s so exciting to watch. I really hope they win the championship! I know they still have a way to go, but I know those boys can do it! The San Antonio Spurs are the next opponent! I’m so excited!

After my half marathon up until a couple of day ago, my eating had been way off. I was eating things that I normally would not have eaten, then moving back home definitely didn’t help since my parents keep sweets around. Looking back now, I don’t even know why I was eating all those sweets! I don’t even really like the stuff they keep around, but I found myself quite often reaching for some of the stuff they had. I don’t really use the scale often, and I just determine where I am by the way my clothes fit. Last week, I felt pretty bloated and my shorts that used to fit loose after my half marathon were starting to feel snug which isn’t a good sign. I finally decided to step on the scale Monday morning to see where I’m at. I noticed I gained about 5 lbs since that last time I weighed myself. That isn’t bad except during high school I let myself go and gained about 20 lbs. I was never happy with the way I looked so I really don’t ever want to let myself get back to that point. It was one of the lowest points I’ve ever had. I always felt sluggish and I hated going shopping for clothes. My mom and I also fought a lot because she would try to help me control my eating, but it would just end up making me be very frustrated with her. I would also diet, and it was just a vicious cycle that I never want to go through again. Anyways, I’ve been focusing on eating whole foods again which always keep me satisfied. One thing I still need to work on is the mindless snacking that happens at night. I feel terrible when I eat too late and then go to bed. I also want to lay off the sweets for a while. After giving up chocolate for Lent, I didn’t even really crave sweets anymore which was amazing because if you know me, you know that dark chocolate used to be my absolute weakness. It was terrible! I want to get myself under control again. Right now, I’m mostly going to focus on my eating, but also fit in some gym time. Exercising definitely helps me handle my days better.

Today’s eats:

Breakfast:

  

oatmeal with cinnamon and stevia. topped with honey roasted PB. SF vanilla iced coffee because I’m out of almond milk.

Lunch:

Dr. Praegers burger on flax bread with hummus, ketchup, tomato, spinach. Jicama and baby carrots on the side. Unpictured side of watermelon.

Dinner:

Lean Green Bean’s Mexican loaded sweet potatoes!! These were soo delish! I substituted lentils for black beans, brown rice for quinoa, and spinach for lettuce because I didn’t have the other things at home. I will definitely make these again!

I also had a side of organic cantaloupe. So yummy.

Well I’m off to do some studying, reading, running, and I’m thinking of making the Fitnessista’s protein ballz.

Later guys!

Weekend in Dallas

Happy Monday!!

Hope everyone’s weekend was great! I had an amazing time in Dallas! We arrived at our hotel around 4:30, and we got ready to go to the birthday party. We, of course, had to make a quick stop at Whole Foods since I probably wasn’t going to be able to eat much of what they were going to serve. It ended up being a pretty meat heavy dish with chicken, brisket, and pork along with mashed potatoes, and a piece of broccoli. I enjoyed a delicious salad from the Whole Foods bar. I didn’t take a picture so I wouldn’t freak people out, but it had tofu, a lentil salad, and some fruit on top of some greens. It was soo good! I also have a Luna bar on the side. I was pretty hungry all day since I ran 9 miles yesterday morning. My cousin looked gorgeous in a yellow dress! It was such a cute quinceanera. It lasted until about 2 a.m, but since I have a grandma bedtime, I was tired by 9, and around 10 I decided to go sleep in my parents car.

Yesterday, we went to do a little shopping before heading home! This is pretty much the only reason I decided to go to Dallas. We ate at the Corner Bakery in Northpark Mall, then headed into Lululemon. I wanted to look for a running shirt so I can wear for the half marathon. Here is what I bought:

Running shirt, water bottle, floral headband, and socks! I wanted to buy everything in the store, but decided to show some self-control.

After we finished in Lululemon, we headed over to H&M.

After that we headed back to good ‘ol Oklahoma. It was a short, but fun trip, and it was nice just to get away for a couple of days.

Now onto some random eats from this weekend:

Delicious salad from Corner Bakery

Almonds from Starbucks. I also had an iced skinny vanilla latte.

Time to start a new week! Hope everyone has an amazing Monday! I’m hoping to be productive since I have a test tomorrow. Bye!!

Dallas Bound!

Hey hey hey!!

Hope everyone is doing amazing! I’m currently sitting in a car on the way to Dallas! I’m really excited to get away for the weekend. My cousin is having a quinceañera (15th birthday party) tonight. My parents asked me to go with and I agreed to go only if they would take me to Lululemon! I want to get some headbands and maybe see if I can find a shirt to use for the half marathon.

Last night, I finally went to see the Hunger Games with Kate and her fiancé! It was so good! I was also glad to finally meet her fiancé in person! He texted me before he proposed to her so I could see the ring! But I had never met him in person! It was awesome!

Since I knew I wasn’t going to be able to do my long run tomorrow, I woke up early today so I could get it out of the way and not worry about it. I ran 9 miles on the treadmill because it stormed last night, and I really didn’t want to deal with the wind this morning. I watched Saved by the Bell as I tackled my run. I decided to take a Cliff shot gel with me and some sports jelly beans. Pretty sure the few people at the gym loved my face when I first tried the Mocha gel. It wasn’t my favorite so I don’t think I’ll buy it again. I was able to stomach the fruit punch sports jelly beans but they were too sweet. Ever since I gave up chocolate for Lent, I haven’t wanted too many sweets. I don’t mind because my sweet tooth used to be terrible! Sometimes it was even uncontrollable, but now I don’t even really want sweets. Anyways, the sports beans did give me energy which was a plus and I didn’t even use the whole package. I might take some of those with me for the half marathon.

After my run, I went home, showered, and packed. I also ate some carrots with my niece. Oh, and I had ordered a dri-fit t-shirt from the marathon when I registered, and it arrived today!

It’s just white with the “in training” logo. It made me even more excited about the half marathon!

Since I ran this morning, of course I’ve been hungrier than usual. I ate some carrots after my run, then I stopped at Starbucks for some oatmeal and an iced skinny vanilla latte. delish.

I also had a piece of a petite cherry tart. It was delish, but it was too sweet so I didn’t finish it. My mom told me that I needed to eat it because I needed the sugar after my long run. I told her a banana would be better. She’s always encouraging me to eat sweets, but I know better.

Well I just wanted to check in with you guys! I’m going to work on some homework or read the second Hunger Games book, Catching Fire. Bye!

Running In My New Shoes

Hey!! I feel like I’ve been missing for a while because I kinda have been. Sorry! I just haven’t been feeling well, and I’ve had homework to do. Not many things have been going on, just the usual. I’ve been eating some pretty good food, training for the half marathon that’s in about 2 1/2 weeks (!!!), and school. Oh I almost forgot to tell you guys that I FINALLY REGISTERED FOR THE HALF MARATHON!!!  

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I was going to register in March, but then I got sick during spring break, and I didn’t run for like a week and a half so I didn’t know if I was going to be ready to run it. I got my new shoes on Friday, and Sunday night, I registered for the Oklahoma City Memorial half marathon! I’m super excited! I’m also a bit nervous because this will be my first half marathon. I’ve been wanting to run for about 2 years, and I finally decided at the beginning of this year that I was going to run one this year. I figured that if I didn’t have time to train for the one in April, I could always train for one in November. Luckily, I was very determined and motivated to do it as soon as possible. It really helped that I started my blog because a lot of bloggers definitely motivate me to keep going everyday by just seeing what they do whenever they run or workout!

I’ve been running in my new shoes since Sunday, and I’m happy to say that they are AMAZING!! I absolutely LOVE them! I’m flat-footed and I overpronate so it’s sometimes hard for me to find a good running shoe that doesn’t have a high arch because they’ll hurt my feet. Jeremy, from Red Coyote Running, did an amazing job at helping me find a great pair of running shoes! I ran outside on a concrete trail Tuesday, and I loved the shock absorption my Lunar Eclipse shoes had. Tuesdays run was one of my best runs to date. I cannot get over how comfortable my shoes were! I’m definitely ready to tackle my first half! If you can’t tell, I’m reallyyyyy excited! haha. Also, my Yurbuds are amazing during runs! I usually have a really hard time keeping headphones in my ears, but these are awesome! They don’t fall out during my runs which is great because the last thing I want to worry about is if my headphones are going to be falling out every 5 seconds.

Here are some of my recent eats:

Ezekiel toast topped with almond butter and an organic banana

Whole Foods roasted veggie pizza topped with mozzarella cheese. Side of baby carrots, jicama, and cucumber slices.

Dr. Praegers burger on Ezekiel bread with lettuce, tomato, and organic ketchup. Side of baby carrots, cucumbers, sweet pepper, snap peas, jicama, and a pickle.

Oikos organic greek yogurt topped with organic strawberries and Kashi Go Lean cereal.

These are my roommate and I’s study snacks! Haha mine are the iced latte, water, apple, veggies, and Kashi bar. Hers are the Sonic drink, animal cookies, Reeses, and crackers. We eat different foods.

Hope everyone has a great Thursday!

 

New Running Shoes!

Yesterday was such a good day! Why, you might ask? Well because I went to Red Coyote Running in Oklahoma City and got a new pair of running shoes!! I’ve been wanting to go there so they could suggest a good pair of shoes since I overpronate. I was finally able to yesterday. I hadn’t planned to go yesterday, but I had time so I decided the last minute to just head over there. When I got there I asked if they could do an analysis of my foot so they could help me find a good running shoe. I’ve been running in my Nike Frees, but my feet start to hurt on my longer runs, so I don’t think they would be very comfortable to run in for 13.1 miles. The worker who helped me was Jeremy, and he was so nice and knowledgable. He asked me to hope on the treadmill and find a comfortable pace. About a minute later, I stepped off the treadmill, and he played back the video and showed me what my foot was doing. After that, he went to the back and brought me 3 pairs of shoes that I could try on. The first pair was Nike Lunar Eclipse. He let me take them outside of the store to try jogging in them on the sidewalk. I really loved how these felt on my feet. They felt like my Nike Frees, but with more shock absorption, which I liked. The next pair was some Brooks running shoes. I don’t remember what kind they were, but when I tried them out, I didn’t like them as much as the first pair. The third pair was some Mizunos that were pink and black. I liked how these looked, and I liked how I felt when I ran in them. The only thing was that they felt narrow on my heel. I ended up choosing……

Nike Lunar Eclipse!

I LOVE THEM!! I also love that they have purple on them. I also bought some socks and a pair of Yurbuds. I cannot wait to use them on my next run!

Now onto some of yesterdays eats!

  

Ezekiel bread topped with almond butter and an organic banana. A Braums iced SF vanilla latte.

Cucumber, jicama, and strawberries for a snack before I headed home.

  

My mom made shrimp cocktail, lentils, and a bunch of other good food since it was Good Friday!

I got hungry after going to Red Coyote Running and Whole Foods so I ate a Larabar and had a tall decaf skinny vanilla latte.

Later on, I had a bowl of cinnamon Puffins with almond milk and some dessert my mom had made.

I also went on a walk with Kate, which was amazing since we had a lot to catch up on.

That was pretty much my day yesterday! I’m off to tackle an elliptical workout and another walk with Kate!

xoxo

Inspiration Board and April Goals

Good morning y’all!! Thank goodness it’s Friday! I’m soo ready for the weekend! I only have 3 classes standing in the way! Are you guys doing anything this weekend for Easter? Tomorrow, my mom, dad, and I are taking my nieces and nephew to an Easter egg hunt and to the see the Easter bunny. It should be really fun! I love seeing the kiddos get excited, and they have been pretty ready to the Easter bunny. Then on Sunday, my parents and I are going to church. I always love going to church. I feel like my week is not complete without it!

I’ve been meaning to show you guys my inspiration board that I made at the beginning of January, I just keep forgetting to post about it. I got this idea from The Fitnessista . My friend and I both made one and put all of our 2012 goals on it so it can remind us everyday of what we want to do.

Some of my goals are to eat clean, run a half marathon, and to get awesome grades. I also added a lot of quotes for inspiration. I placed this right by my desk so I can take a look at it everyday and be reminded of what I’m trying to accomplish. It’s always good to keep your goals in sight, so you don’t forget about them. I like having this where I can see it everyday so I don’t forget it, and let another year pass by where I don’t complete my goals.

I also like to make goals each month. My April goals are: drink more water, work my core, and write down what I eat. I think I’ve been slacking on my water consumption, and it’s sooo important to stay hydrated especially since I’m training for a half marathon. I’m also bad about strength training and doing core exercises. It’s terrible. I don’t know why I just don’t do them. It isn’t hard, but I just skip them so I’m definitely going to make it a habit during April so it’ll stick with me. The only reason I’m writing down what I eat is because I’ve noticed that I do a lot of mindless snacking. Most times it isn’t because I’m hungry, it’ll be because I’m bored which isn’t good. So I really want to work on fixing that. I would love it if you guys helped me stay in check with my April goals, so if you have a twitter follow me and tweet me to remind me. twitter.com/jessdgomez

Yesterday, I had a really awesome 5 mile run outside! The weather was about 70 degrees with a slight breeze. It was absolutely amazing. I walked a couple of times, but I was really proud of myself because this was my first full run that I’ve completed since I’ve been sick. I’ve run this week, but I was actually able to run what the training plan told me too. I also bought Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown so I can get strength training in. I got it off Itunes because I didn’t want to run out to Wal-Mart all sweaty after my run. I feel like a sweaty, smelly girl with messy hair is probably going to be frowned upon in public. I’ll just stay home and save everyone’s eye sight. haha Also, this could ruin any chances I might have at finding a boyfriend, unless he likes a sweaty, smelly runner, but most guys like girls with good hygiene. I know I like a guy with good hygiene. Anyways, back to what’s important: Food.

Eats:

Breakfast:

I went out to Braum’s so I could try their iced lattes. I got a sugar-free vanilla with skim milk. It was pretty good. I also had a slice of Ezekiel toast topped with 1 tbsp Almond butter and 1/2 banana.

Lunch:

Ezekiel toast topped with tomato, spinach, and a boiled egg. Side of jicama, baby carrots, and cucumber. (unpictured).

Snack was some fro yo from the frozen yogurt place at my school. I had strawberry fro yo topped with strawberries, banana chips, and butterscotch chips. I also had half of a pita with almond butter. Oh and a deviled egg that my roommate and I made.

Dinner: Sweet potato with organic ketchup and mixed veggies on the side. For dessert, I finished the Ben and Jerry’s greek fro yo banana peanut butter. I needed to refuel after my 5 mile run.

Hope everyone has a great Friday!! Bye guys!

Health Fair

Hey hey hey!!! Hope everyone is doing great!

Yesterday, I had skipped my first class because I was really tired. I made it to Immunology and Nutrition. In Immunology, he went over notes, like usual. In Nutrition, we finished watching Food, Inc. I love my nutrition class! Our teacher not only teaches from the book, but also tries to show us other things that are going on in that are food related. We’ve also watched some episodes of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. He tries to show us it’s not only about the nutrients, but we also need to pay attention to where our food comes from, and read the labels so we know what’s in it. I totally agree with him on how we need to know where our foods comes from and how it’s made. I try to eat as many whole foods as I can. I will have the occasional treat, but I try to eat to be healthy. After we finished watching Food, Inc, we went over to the Student Union where there was a health fair going on. Our teacher wanted us to go check out every booth that was there. Some of the booths were my school’s Kinesiology department, the Wellness Center, the Athletic Dept, the Psychology department that had posters up about body image, and WHOLE FOODS MARKET! I thought it was so cool that they had someone from Whole Foods was at my school. The girl with Whole Foods gave us some recipe cards, a store calendar, and a really cool reusable bag.

My friend and I loved the bags! They’re amazing! It was a pretty good event overall.

Here are some of yesterdays eats:
Breakfast:

an organic egg on Ezekiel bread with spinach and tomato.

Lunch:


Tropical green monster: blenderfull of spinach, 2 scoops of tropical Vega, 1 packet Stevia, 1 cup almond milk, 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup strawberries, and 1/2 cup of frozen pineapple.
Side of jicama.

Snacks:

Whipped cottage cheese topped with 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup strawberries, and a couple of pieces of pineapple. Not my favorite combo, but it was okay.

Dinner:

Dr. Prager’s burger, organic potato (x2) with organic ketchup and organic bbq sauce. Side of mixed veggies.

Dessert:

This was soo good!! I’m in LOVEE!!!

Hope everyone has an amazing day!!

The Great Run That Didn’t Happen

Hi!! So remember on my last post I said I was going to tackle a 4 mile run? Yeah, that didn’t happen. I went out completely ready to dominate my run only to be crushed after mile 1. Okay, so I might be a little dramatic, and I wasn’t completely crushed, but my running pride was a bit hurt. I decided to run outside because it was beautiful! I headed out, and I started okay. About 0.5 miles, my legs started feeling really heavy. It also didn’t help that the wind was like 100 MPH. I ended up stopping after a mile and walked another. I came home feeling really defeated. I know I shouldn’t have set high expectations for my run especially since I had been sick and hadn’t ran in a week and a half. I know I set myself up for failure. I now know from experience that all runs aren’t going to be perfect.

Sunday night I decided that I wanted to try to run as much as I could. I had about 8 miles scheduled, but I told myself that I would just listen to my body and stop if I needed to. I made it 5 miles!! After the first mile, my body remembered what it was supposed to do which was awesome. I stopped at 5, but I know I could have totally tackled the 8. I’m so happy that I had a great run though.

I also ran 3.5 miles yesterday morning before my class. I was a little tired, but they weren’t terrible. I’m going to use this week to build my mileage back up to where I need to be.

The past couple of days I’ve spent studying for my Organic Chemistry test that I had last nighy. I’m trying to make an A in it, so I have to put in a lot of time. I have to keep reminding myself that I only have like 5 weeks left of school so I need to keep going. IT’S ALMOST SUMMER BREAK!!

Recent Eats:

Egg sandwich on Ezekiel bread, 1 whole egg, and some cheese.

Dr. Praegers burger on Ezekiel bread with spinach, tomato, and ketchup. Side of baby carrots.

I’ve eaten a lot more food than this, but since I studying for my test has taken most of my time, I kinda forgot to take pictures of the rest of my food.

I hope everyone has an awesome Wednesday! Bye!!