Long Weekend!!

May 24, 2013Jackie Uncategorized Leave a comment

HAPPY FRIDAY!

And happy LONG weekend to you as well!!

Last night for dinner, my mom made her delicious BBQ shrimp pizza.

I also had a salad to add some volume and nutrients!

So melty and good!

After dinner I ran some errands and came home and straightened up my room! I also caught up on some Married to Jonas on Demand. They’re really cute. Plus I think Joe Jonas is hilarious. (He is cute too).

After a good night’s sleep, I woke up starving! I had my usual breakfast to tide me over once I got to work!!

Since I am going away this weekend, I wanted to make a salad today that would use up my goodies in the fridge!

TJ’s whole wheat pretzels on the side!

I also had a greek yogurt and apple this afternoon!

Since we got out of work early for the holiday I am pumped! I just swung into Old Navy and got a jacket since I am so unprepared for this sudden chill! The other day it was so hot and humid here! Now its back in the fifties and COLD! Where are you summer?

What are you up to this weekend?
- We’re catching up with some great friends!

Day off!

May 23, 2013Jackie Uncategorized Leave a comment

Happy Thursday! I was off from work today and I have definitely made the most of it!

Quick recap!

Mike made me dinner last night! He made us taco salads (we kind of like them…a lot).

His and hers salads:

Did anyone else watch Modern Family’s season finale last night? I thought it was cute!

Since I was off today, I had breakfast ~~in bed~~ on the recliner.

Then I headed off to Trader Joe’s! These mints were a total impulse buy! Anyone else had them before?

I had to hurry home and put my groceries away because I wanted to get to the 10:15 yoga class at the gym. Once again, so relaxing!

I got home a little after 11 and saw that Jillian Michaels was a guest host on the View so of course I had to watch some of it!

When lunch time rolled around I knew I had some avocado to use before it went bad so I had another taco inspired salad!

This afternoon was spent cleaning out my room and organizing some of my summer clothes and shoes since this weekend really screams summer for me! There also just happened to be a Real Housewives of New Jersey marathon on Bravo which made my day. I got rid of 2 bags of junk. That always feels so good!

I am heading to the gym to do the elliptical while I watch Ellen. Multi-tasking? I could get used to this stay at home gal thang!

One more day of work before the long weekend… Anyone doing anything fun?!

Deliciouss delicious wrap… So delicious I said it twice.

May 22, 2013Jackie Uncategorized Leave a comment

Hey Guys!! I hope your Wednesday is going well! Mine FLEW BY today because work was so busy! One minute I looked up and it was time to go already! How did that happen!?

Lunch yesterday was delicious! I was trying to use up some leftovers and made a pasta bowl with egg noodles, chicken, marinara, and baby bellas! So good!

After work last night I went to a great Yoga class at my gym to unwind. I should really get in a better habit of this! I was so relaxed!

Dinner was chicken in the crock pot with buffalo sauce! Steamfresh rice and veggies on the side… of course that is some ranch! You cant have buffalo without ranch!!!!

After dinner, I took a nice 2 mile walk with my mom and chatted! Love girl talk!

Who else watched Dancing with the Stars last night!?!? I can’t believe I fell asleep before the end… go me…

Breakfast today was back to the 2 ingredient pancake! It keeps me so full for so long! Perfect for busy days like today!

Now here is the star of the show!!! My lunch was a whole wheat wrap with mashed avocado, grilled chicken, tomato slices, spring mix, and happiness. I loved this lunch! It was so satisfying! I also had some TJ’s pretzels and an apple! Healthy can taste good! Who knew!?!

My workout today was 30 schwettyyy minutes on the bike while reading Gone Girl on my Kindle… the book is slow to start… anyone else read it?

I also did some upper body strength training but it wasn’t anything to write home about!

Tonight I am heading to see Mike! I hope we have a quiet and relaxing night!

Tasty Tuesday-Smoothie Edition!

May 21, 2013Jackie Recipes Leave a comment

With the warm summer months quickly approaching, sometimes it is nice to start your day on a cool foot! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE hot breakfasts a la 2 ingredient pancakes and oatmeal, but on this hot and humid morning only something cool would do the trick!

This healthy smoothie is a complete breakfast in a cup! This entire meal comes out to about 330 calories with a whopping 26 grams of protein! Woo!

To start, pick the base of your smoothie, I use Almond Milk and I also used a container of greek yogurt for some protein and added thickness!

Next, pick your fruit flavors! I used frozen strawberries, blueberries, and a banana. You can use fresh too but the frozen option allows you to use less ice cubes!

Since my mornings are on the go, I pre-portioned out and measured my ingredients the night before, stored them in a baggie, and popped them in the freezer!

You need to add a protein to this so I used my Muscle Milk light Vanilla Cream Powder. Just one scoop!

Don’t worry you don’t need to add any heartburn relief meds…

Next, throw all the ingredients together in a blender, or if you are lazy like me, your Magic Bullet! Let that do the work for ya!

Once it is fully combined, pour the creamy mix into your favorite tumbler and you are good to go!

I had mine on my way to work!

Ingredients:

1 small banana
Muscle Milk Light Protein Powder 1 Scoop
Frozen Strawberries 1/3 cup
Frozen Blueberries 1/4 Cup
Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt Vanilla 1 container (6 oz)
Almond Milk 1/2 cup

Blend until desired consistency!

Enjoy!

TJ’s for the win… again!

May 20, 2013Jackie Uncategorized Leave a comment

Hey Hey! Monday is here again!

Last night after dinner and the movie, Mike and I watched the Billboard Music Awards! Taylor Swift had such an awesome performance and we LOVED the Band Perry break into the drums during Better Dig Two’s performance!

I got a great night’s rest and was ready to start my week off right!! I even straightened my hair today… for not being a morning person that is a huge accomplishment for me! Bonus points here! This Baltimore humidity has made this a new requirement every day!

Breakfast quesadilla to the rescue!

For lunch today I had this TJ’s reduced guilt Mac and Cheese with a side salad.

OMG was this delicious. I am definitely buying more of these packages on my next trip!!!

This seriously tasted homemade, it is so much better than any SmartOne or Lean Cuisine I have ever eaten!

My afternoon snack was a yummy apple.

I did upper body strength training during my lunch break and just 15 minutes on the bike to warm up. I am going to go to the gym tonight for the first time in weeks to do some cardio! Woo!!

Even though the weather is going to be hot and humid here this week I am excited! It is finally starting to fell like the beginning of summer! Bring on the tanks and shorts! In fact, I am off to the gym in a tank top now! Yippee!!!

Tune in tomorrow for a fun new Tasty Tuesday!!!

It’s gonna be COOL!

Reminder!! Email me nachoavgrunner@gmail.com if you are interested in my 10K bib for the Zooma Race in Annapoils June 1!

Party and a Pizza

May 19, 2013Jackie Uncategorized Leave a comment

Last night we went to a surprise engagement party for one of our great friends!!

I’d say she was surprised!

We had a lot of fun and I really can’t wait for their wedding, it is going to be beautiful! Come on May 2014!

Today Mike and I had a lot of lacrosse to attend to. He played in one game and coached in another. Luckily the rain held out!

We wanted something delicious for dinner so pizza it was! I stocked up at TJ’s the other day for cheese, whole wheat dough, and sauce! Mike and I jazzed it up with some other fun toppings too!

Grilled peppers and onions:

Buffalo chicken too!

We started the meal with healthy salads as well! Needed those greens today!

Final product:

Hot sauce for the win!

Now we are settled on the couch with Here Comes the Boom! I hope this movie is funny! Its going to be a relaxing Sunday night for sure!

Saturday Activities

May 18, 2013Jackie Uncategorized Leave a comment

Happy Saturday afternoon!

Last night was a girls night! We had some snacks courtesy of my trip to TJ’s!

Some chips and dip!!

There were also some beverages.

I wanted something sweeter last night so I blended frozen strawberries with the Skinnygirl Marg! I loved it!

Eats and drinks followed up by watching the Silver Linings Playbook. I wasn’t a fan really.

This morning I got up early to get my car emissions’ tested. I made a breakfast quesadilla to fuel me.

After running some errands I went on a nice 3 mile walk!

For lunch today, Mike and I went to Qdoba. I had a good salad!

We bummed around all afternoon and I watched Breakfast at Tiffany’s– Love that movie. I also painted my nails and couldn’t decide on a color so I used 2…

Off to a fun evening of festivities — I will share tomorrow… shhh it’s a surprise

What did you do today?!?

Nacho Average Runner

My journey to find the healthy balance between food, fitness, and fun!