Oh what a glorious start to the weekend already! We were finally able to get the dogs out for a nice 5K wog this morning! Sun was shining, not too much wind. Chilly at 32 degrees, but I was cozy in my awesome birthday beanie from the talented Cindy!
If you say the words “WOG”, “WALK”, “PARK” or really any phrase that starts with “Do ya wanna go for a _____??”, Rascal perks right up! Look at this face!
I LOVE starting my days outside almost as much as the dogs do!
It’s amazing what 5 days of eating and exercising back in my own routine again has done! I was experiencing a bit of digestive stress during most days of school, and I attributed it to a combination of things: rushed eating, too many types of foods in one meal, and STRESS! This week after being back to my more simplified approach to meals, I feel great. And I’ve been fortunate to get to work out every day. I am back to using my “no slacker tracker” and so far all 5 days of March are filled in! I’ve done 250 minutes of exercise in 5 days. Perfect! A little strength training, some cardio, some iron yoga (Bob’s yoga yesterday means sore traps and obliques today!).
I did do a little running Thursday night with my friend Jen, but other than that none of my cardio has been running much over the past months. I thought I might miss running more, but I don’t (yet). I think when spring fever sets in I might be itching to throw on my five-finger shoes and hit the trails.
Before I switch gears to some food talk, I want to send a big shout out to Sunshine Burger for putting my blog post on their Facebook page and Twitter yesterday. It’s always such an honor – and I love that it creates conversation with some new folks!
So one of the meals I showed you in my last post was the Tempeh Spinach stirfry with Kelp noodles. A classmate gave me a package of kelp noodles on her last day here because she was moving back to her home state and she knew I was excited to try them. I have yet to find them in my local Whole Foods or Vitamin Cottage, so I might order them online. They are by a company called “Sea Tangle“. 
OH. MY. These things ROCK! It’s like eating zero calorie food! OK maybe not ZERO. But SIX, which is practically ZERO! A full 4 oz serving of these noodles is only 6 calories! When cooked they remind me a little of rice noodles. And they are a sea vegetable, which you all know I believe to be a fabulous addition your diets.
These are a great way to get that “noodle” feel into a meal without breaking the carb or calorie bank with regular noodles. Even gluten-free noodles (while better for us than refined wheat noodles) still add up fast in calories if you aren’t careful with portion size.
I will definitely be experimenting with these more in the future, because I love noodly meals!
Have you ever had kelp noodles? What’s your favorite dish to eat them in?
Hope that you have a SUPER Saturday!
– Shari B. =)
If you started reading the blog after October, we had quite the fun time with 
Recorded “Mad Men” would have to suffice.
