I tried this recipe yesterday morning and not only was it healthy & delish, it was so filling! It kept me full from 8am-noon!
You’ll Need:
1 1/2 bananas, sliced & frozen
1/3 C. oatmeal
1/2 C. skim milk
1 small bottle Yakult
2 tablespoons peanut butter
dash of cinnamon
1-2 tablespoons of honey
Toss all ingredients into blender and puree till smooth. So quick and simple!
You can change this up and add some vanilla extract, or swap out the peanut butter for strawberries :).
I left work early to come to a doctor’s appointment.
I was referred here from my family physician and I’ve been nervous about this appointment. I hope all is well. And I hope it doesn’t seem like I gained 10 lbs. overnight from my huge lunch. I had an entire chicken pita (eaten in the span of 2 hours, but still) and a small fideo, a few Sunchips and agua de melon.
I went to Salads Plus, which is near the house but we never bothered trying it out. It took 30 minutes to get my food, with 10 of those being ignored at the drive thru till I got annoyed and got down. They redeemed themselves tho; the food was great. Makes me wonder if Siempre Natural and Salads Plus aren’t the same thing o_O.
(I’m babbling ’cause I’m nervous…)
I hope this doesn’t take forever. I told Emmos I would be home earlier than usual =/.
My babygirls came back yesterday and needless to say: I was BEAT by the time we were done with: homework, looking for apps on their iPads, cooking dinner, fighting with BOTH my SD cards (that like to ruin my photos on my S4, while I spoke with the boys), bathing the girls, and reading their books. I sent them off to brush their teeth and passed out on the sofa. I woke up to Jorge and the girls giggling trying to wake me lol. They got in bed, I got up and Jorge and I watched The Voice. Emily came back to the living room later to let us know Alaethia’s leg hurt. I love how they do that: if one doesn’t feel good, the other comes to seek aid. I love to see that they care about each other that way :*).
Grrr. I just realized I need to go to HEB. Maybe I should scoop up the girls, go to the park and then go to HEB? It’s turned into such a beautiful day :).
Update: I’m editing to say this is quite an odd experience. This used to be my doctor’s office back when Eenan and Jaylen were babies. Hadn’t been here in over 12 years, so I had to update my info. It was so weird to turn over the medications I’m currently taking and let them know why I’m here.
2 things dawned on me with a lurch from my gut, as it has a lot lately:
OMFG. I’m getting old. I’ve turned into my mother!
Update #2: So. After being scared for several hours and my heart jumping into my throat every time I heard footsteps getting closer to the exam room and then being bombarded with tons of information: I’m okay. Hopefully it stays that way.
Today was the epitome of Lazy Sunday.
Jorge and I woke up around 10:30am and I whipped us up some whole-wheat pancakes with fruit (and 2 eggs over-easy for him, heh).
We watched The Spiderwick Chronicles after breakfast. My Jaylen had wanted to watch that one for a long time, so I texted him to let him know what channel it was on, heh. I miss my babies so much :(. This feels like the longest week, ever.
We lazied around some more and then debated on getting out of the house. The morning had been rainy and cool, but it had warmed up so I didn’t mind getting out for a while. I looked up vintage shops, and remembered about some pants I wanted to buy that were on sale for the last time at Old Navy, but both seemed too…taxing.
We decided we were hungry so we called up Javi to see if he wanted to do something. He was busy so we ended up at Cheddar’s. I ate things my doctor would probably frown upon if she found out, but I love Cheddar’s menu :(.
I had my favorite drink, the Maui Margarita. I was 1/3 of the way through when I tell Jorge, “Hmm. This usually hits me right away. I’m surprised it hasn’t since I haven’t eaten since the morning.” Spoke too soon, ’cause 2 minutes later, my head was woozy LOL.
They brought us our appetizers and then our food like 2 minutes later. It was the fastest we’ve ever been served, anywhere!
I had the honey-dijon chicken with mushrooms; OMG, it was heaven. And edamame and broccoli cheese casserole. I could have done without all the cheese I consumed today, but I’d been behaving pretty well. I think?
We were going to Jr.’s after lunch but we stopped by the house to pick up Lisa’s cardigan I’d brought with me 2 nights ago and to drop food off to Mom. I sat on the couch for a bit while I spoke to the kids and made the mistake of putting my head down when I got off the phone. I passed out, and apparently Jorge passed out in the room. Stupid food!! We wasted like 2 hours!
So we go to Jr’s to watch The Walking Dead. OMG. This episode. I can’t even. It was so messed up and so sad. Waah. I just got sad remembering it again. Jaylen and Eenan called me as soon as the episode was over so we could discuss it. I love those boys!! Eenan sounded a little…quiet. I don’t know if his somber mood was because of the show or if it’s something else =\. Maybe he’s a little upset about going back to school tomorrow?
We came home when the show was over and we’ve been lazying ever since. I got hungry, which is amazing considering how much food I ate >_<. My love made me a peanut butter and banana sandwich :).
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Peanut butter and banana sandwich (and skim milk)[/caption]
I froze some bananas for my smoothie tomorrow. I hope I wake up early enough to flat-iron my hair and make my smoothie. Eh, I’ll pro’lly just rock a high bun like Friday. I’m sad we have to start the week again tomorrow (i.e.: go back to work, heh). I don’t have too much going on, except for Wednesday, but I have to work on my tutorial and make sure I have everything ready for the program. It’s going to be a good week! My babies come back home tomorrow <3!