Healthy Fit Runner

Since it was my birthday on Monday I have been online shopping/browsing for a while for the perfect present. I'm a purse hoarder/lover and knew that's what I wanted. But I'm very picky and like quality ones. So enter Anthropologie, which I've never been to but heard so much about through other bloggers. This is what I found and ordered for a reasonable price because I'm a bargain girl too!

So I had no intentions of disappearing from blogging but life got in the way again!  My mom surprised me last Friday night by flying into town for the weekend for my birthday since  I couldn't exactly be 4 hours away from home being 37 weeks pregnant!  We went shopping Saturday with my MIL and got some fun baby stuff, then went out to dinner: Mexican of course because I've been craving it like crazy.
Monday my actual 25th birthday was a good day in general. Started off rocky with an emotional pregnant woman breakdown. Went to work but was sent home and told to rest. I took a nap for the first time in forever and it felt great!
That night we went out to dinner again for my birthday, Mexican of course. Guacamole has never tasted so good. Still craving a margarita though:(
Tuesday was another doctors appt. where I was put on 1/2 days for work and was checked to be 2 cm dilated!  I'm really hoping that I go a little early because of how much pain I'm in and the no sleep I'm getting.
Wednesday my husband and I toured the hospital, although I already seen it and it's really small. It will be perfect and I can't wait to get it all over with. Also got a cortisone shot and some pain pills to get me through the next 2-3 weeks!

Food lately, besides Mexican, has been normal me:     
       Breakfasts - arnolds thin bun with peanut/almond butter with a grapefruit
        Lunches - apples, cantaloupe, plums, any other fruits with some cottage cheese and walnuts/trail mixes
         Dinners - salads consisting of lots of hot sauces, salsas or guacamole! and of course ice cream for dessert!

Pictures of meals will start again tomorrow, but in the mean time I got a package yesterday in the mail from a company that sent me their products I'm assuming to review on my blog. I wasn't contacted by them, just randomly sent their products. But I've these on other blogs recently so I'm really excited to try this!

Terra Chips in 4 delicious flavors with the coolest chip bowl I've ever seen or a soon to used as Margarita holder when I can have one!
I've never had kabocha or carrots in chip form, but it sounds pretty good along with Mexican exotic vegetable flavor. Right up my alley as of lately.

Blue potato chips and the original, my husband was very skeptical but I can't wait to dip in with some salsa!

Off to watch my Minnesota Gophers play some football. And enjoy the cool weather here in Iowa!

Leianna

Do you watch college football? Favorite team?

Have you tried Terra chips?


 

And the Zevia winner is
 Lauren from "SayWhatyouNeedtoSay"
E-mail me all you information at leiannahellinga(at)gmail(dot)com

I'll be back later today with some day off fun. I'm going shopping and possibly out to eat tonight because it's my birthday on Monday!

Leianna

Today was a beautiful day here in NW Iowa, sunny, hot and so perfect for running. But since I can't run I choose to walk. Over the past 2 months I've had to learn to give up my beloved running and take up walking. It was really hard at first for a hard-core runner like myself, but I feel better and better everyday. When I'm cleared to start running again I will definitely be right back into and maybe go a little crazy but for now it's all about the baby:)
When done walking today I found a fun package on my front door step. A package from Zevia full of their wonderful diet pop varieties. I love this product so much and have reviewed it once before on this blog so when Margaret contacted me again to give it another review I was ecstatic to say the least!
I'm addicted to diet pop in general so having an all-natural kind made with stevia makes this love even sweeter! The varieties I got to sample were Twist, Orange, Cola, Black Cherry, Ginger Root Beer and Ginger Ale. I already tried the root beer today and my husband (who doesn't drink pop) wanted the black cherry so bad so I let him have it. Of course I loved the root beer flavor, brings back so many childhood memories! My husband fell in love with the black cherry flavor and asked where we can buy it. I hope I can find some at Hy-Vee this weekend because I will be buying more already.
Click this link to see where Zevia was recently found and the famous person now endorsing it!


*My wall of Zevia sent to me free from a great company*

So this is the fun part: A GIVEAWAY of one mixed 6 pack of this delicious pop. All you have to do is:

1. Tell me your favorite diet pop flavor, if you've tried Zevia I want to know which one you like?
2. Add me to your blogroll or google reader and leave a second comment telling me this.

This contest is open to U.S. Residents only and will run through Friday, August 27th @ 9pm central time!


One more thing. I took a picture of my breakfast for tomorrow that I pre-planned tonight. I love bread with peanut/almond butter and have it every morning with some grapefruit. So tomorrow it will be a Joseph's wrap with some Skippy peanut butter all rolled up. Just thought it was a fun looking roll-up!
Have a great Tuesday, Leianna and Baby Claire
 

I have a confession to make: I LOVE COOKIE DOUGH! And when you are a pregnant woman craving something you have to give in. Although a lot of people probably think I'm crazy eating something with raw eggs, I will say I didn't eat the whole packages! I really just needed to taste it and top it with peanut butter. Craving satisfied. I was reading Evan's(FoodMakesFunFuel.com) post this morning and he had a recipe for cookie dough without eggs. I died and went to heaven. After realizing I had all the ingredients and made it in 5 minutes flat. It is now chilling in the fridge with the addition of peanut butter! Here is his exact recipe: 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 cup flour 1/2 tsp. salt 3 tbsp. milk (I used almond milk) 1 tsp. vanilla I can't wait to dig in soon! Another fun thing today I thought I would show you all is my cupboard of food. Standard but I like seeing everyone's else's so I thought I would share mine. I have lots of nut mixes, dried fruits, croutons, crackers, bars, gummies, flax, wheat germ, baking supplies, sea salt, pepper, cocoa powder, canned beans, pizza crust mixes, quinoa, and of course my favorite: nut butters! I think I have 3 or 4 jars right now plus 4 Justin's Almond Butter packets. What is your confession today?