Saturday Craftiness

Met with my "chicks" today. I am working on a cowl for little one when we go out jogging together. (Well, I jog, he gets pushed, you know what I mean.)

Saw these wonderful inspirations:

These boots look like knitted lace!

Knitted socks from Prada

Love this pillow



Loving the ribbed tights with the loose knit sweater and boots.


For those of you who want to cruise and knit (or crochet or spin) check out http://www.craftcruises.com/featured_cruises.php. Probably the only way I could handle going on a cruise.

Wondering how to make those children's foam pads a little more decor friendly? Check out Sarah's blog here.

Saw my yoga ball pouf (okay, these isn't a yoga ball in it, but I still love the design) here.


Food blog post here.

Fabulous Friday - Fashion, food, and a fantastic voice!

I wasn't quite sure what to feature today until Kelli Harker from Soul Reflection sent out her newsletter. She shows us how to pull off the sweater, legging, and boot look. The link to her video newsletter is here.

Yesterday I happened to be in the car over the lunch hour and am I ever glad I was. The topic was weight loss and what has worked for you. One caller recommended the Dietitians of Canada's website for their recipe analyzer. Yay! I hardly ever eat any processed food, so to find a tool that will figure out calories for me using my recipes, Hurrah!

Thanks to Jay for sending me this fabulous link. Move over Amy Winehouse, Adele is going to whoop your butt! Check out her video here.


This week's food is here.

Karma is a B*****

Last week I had discovered that the coyote is the karmic enforcer, reminding us that whatever we do to others will be done to us. Yes well, that karmic enforcer bit me on the behind last week.

I am always bugging my hubby about speeding especially through school and playground zones. Not only could it be dangerous, but who wants to pay over a hundred dollars to the city? Not me! This has always been a sore point in our relationship. Well guess who got a speeding ticket last week? I should have paid more attention to that damn coyote. I really should have paid more attention to the road signs. CRAP! I never speed. I used to, but since having a baby and having him in the car, it's just not worth it.

So I made a deal with my hubs. If either of us get caught for speeding it comes out of our fun money. That way it financially hurts the person who was speeding instead of the family's savings. I don't like to call it an allowance because I am to old for that. Hubby and I get an equal amount of fun money in a week and ALL of our discretionary spending comes out of that. Even eating out. You wouldn't believe how much money we save since we stopped thinking of eating out as grocery money.

Peace has been restored and I can finally relax and let him drive the way he wants to.

I have made a change to the food posting. I am making one post and adding to it all week, but I will continue to link it here.

Food Feb 2-8th

WEDNESDAY

1/4 cup of yogurt, 1/2 cup of brown rice cereal, 1/2 banana, 4 strawberries

cheeseburger wrap, 1 hamburger patty, 1/8 cup of cheese, 1/4 tomato, 3 leaves of

lettuce, pickles, 1 tbsp of sugar free ketchup, 1/2 tbsp of mayo, mustard

1 large bag of movie popcorn

 (yup, I ate the whole thing with two times to the butter dispenser. gasp!)

corned beef lettuce wraps with dijon mustard and 1 cup of carrot parsnip soup

1/4 cup of almonds

2 apples

PLUS 1 banana

BEVERAGES

 1 cup of skim milk

1 venti iced decaf latte with 2% milk

2.25 litres of water with a splash of apple juice

 THURSDAY

2 egg omelet with 1 cup of spinach, 4 slices of deli ham, & 1 tbsp of butter

1 hamburger patty, mustard, 1 tsp mayo, 1 tbsp sugar free ketchup,

 1/2 tomato & 4 pickles with 1 cup of carrot parsnip soup

2 carrots and 1/4 cup of almonds with spices

2 apples

1/4 cup of almonds

PLUS:

1 1/2 cups of grapes

1 large serving of McDonald's Fries (ugg! my belly felt so gross after)

Beverages:

2 litres of water splashed with apple juice

2 decaf earl grey teas with sugar and lemon

1 venti iced decaf latte

FRIDAY

1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1 cup brown rice cereal, 4 strawberries, 1/2 banana

corned beef wrap, 1/2 red pepper, 1/2 cup sprouts, 1 1/2 tbsp feta dip

1/8 cup almonds

1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1 cup brown rice cereal, 4 strawberries, 1/2 banana

1/2 a bag of smart food popcorn (bluch)

1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1 cup brown rice cereal, 4 strawberries, 1/2 banana

Beverages:

1 grande iced decaf latte

2.4 litres of water with a splash of apple juice

SATURDAY

1/2 cup of yogurt, 1 cup of brown rice cereal, 1/2 banana, 4 strawberries

1 banana & 1 apple

2 carrots

8 slices of shaved deli ham, 18 crackers, dijon mustard

2 carrots

1 cup biriyani, 1/8 cup mango chutney

1 apple

1/8 cup of almonds

1 1/2 cups of grapes, 1/2 square unsweetened chocolate with xylitol

8 crackers with 1/8 cup of cheese

BEVERAGES: 1 Xlrg decaf coffee with milk and cream

1.8 litres of water splashed with apple juice

SUNDAY

 (I don't know how this day got away from me)

Breakfast: 1 cup of gluten free style "cream of wheat "

with 2 tbsp sugar free apricot jam and 1/4 milk

Ham wrap with 1/8 cup of cheese, 1/3 red pepper, lettuce,

alfalfa sprouts, dijon mustard and 1/2 cup noodle & broccoli bake

1 cup of milk

Dinner:

2 cups of decaf coffee with cream

1 large romaine, red pepper, tomato and egg salad with oil & vinaigrette

with 6 garlic prawns

1/3 portion of gluten free pasta in a chicken cream sauce

Beverages: 1.5 litres of water

MONDAY

Started the day at 3:15 (whimper!)

packed my usual yogurt cereal & fruit plus 3 apples

Deli ham wrap with lettuce, sprouts, mustard

1/2 cup of noodle and broccoli bake

1 1/2 cups of grapes with 1/8 cup of walnuts and

 1/2 square of unsweetened chocolate with xylitol

2 carrots and 8 crackers

1 cup of biriyani with 1/2 cup of squash and 1/8th cup mango chutney

 broccoli noodle bake and 1 carrot

Plus: 1 banana

Beverages: 1.8 litres of water

2 Earl Grey tea with xylitol & lemon

1 glass of skim milk

TUESDAY

1 cup of hot cereal with skim milk, 1 tbsp of sugar free jam

 and earl grey tea with xylitol

usual cheeseburger wrap with 4 pickles, 1/4 tomato

3 leaves of lettuce and condiments with 2 carrots

Kale chips (quite yummy!)

Because I ate another helping with 2 carrots

and another with two carrots

1/2 banana & 1 apple

2 cups of quinoa salad (yummy too!)

ingredients: black beans, spinach, cucumber,

yellow pepper, mango, green onions

Beverages: 1 x-large decaf coffee with cream & milk

1.2 litres of water splashed with apple juice

Wednesday's Check In

It has been a week since I started food blogging and boy what a difference it has made. The first few days I was REALLY hungry. It was also kind of irritating that my dear Aunt Flo came to visit (sorry if that is too much info, but it does affect your energy and your cravings). Here are the good and not so good things that I learned this week.

Good:

1. I do get my daily recommended servings of fruits and veggies per day.
2. It is so helpful to take photos of what you eat. I wanted to indulge and snack so many times, but I stopped because I didn't want to have to post it.
3. I learned to eat when my little man eats. I have him on a 8, 12, 4,8 feeding and that's when I eat too. If I need a snack I try to drink a milky tea instead or have fruit.
4. Pureed veggie soups are a WONDERFUL way of getting full and having your veggies too!

Not so good:

1. I eat more fruits than veggies, which might seem like splitting hairs, but I would like to change that balance.
2. When I am tired I get hungry. Hoo boy. This will be a hard one to overcome because having an infant means you're tired.
3. I rely too much on processed meat. I love having wraps, so I'm not changing that, but I should change up the fillings more often.
4. I need to figure out a way to make sure I drink more water. Tea is great, decaf tea is better, but it's still not water.

I can also proudly report that I did take it easy since Sunday. No major stretching sessions, no yoga, no walks. I rested. This is HUGE for me. So I will see how tonight's practice run goes. Again, I, Katrein, promise to run at my own pace, listen to my body, and never run with two different socks again.


Check out this article about food cravings from Steven and Chris' website: http://www.cbc.ca/stevenandchris/2011/01/what-your-cravings-are-trying-to-tell-you.html

Tuesday's food is here.

Tuesday's Food

1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1/2 cup brown rice cereal, 4 strawberries, 1/2 banana

chai tea with xylitol & skim milk & 2 apples with 1/2 a square

 of unsweetened chocolate sweetened with xylitol

cheeseburger wrap with tomato, pickles, lettuce, 1 tbsp sugar free ketchup,

1/2 tbsp mayo, mustard, 1/8 cup cheese, 1 hamburger patty

1 cup golden winter soup

1 cup golden winter soup with 1 carrot

wrap with 7 slices of corned beef, red pepper, dijon mustard, 1/3 avocado, lettuce

chai tea with xylitol & skim milk

1/2 banana with 1/4 cup of almonds

1 apple