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A Fall Feelin’

Happy 10/11/12 blog friends!

It’s starting to feel a bit like fall around San Diego (well, ya know, we do experience minor season changes!). We’ve had a few months of pretty hot weather, but today there was a bit of chill in the air and it was actually rainy. I felt strangely happy to wear a sweatshirt this morning while talking Harley for a walk. Even though I grew up in the Northeast, I’m not a person who loves to live in a place with 4 seasons. I definitely don’t mind it being warm and sunny most of the time here (actually, I LOVE it!), but it is nice to have a bit of a change of pace!

Before I get to my ‘What This Vegetarian Ate Today’ rundown, I wanted to note a blog update. I’ve had multiple people tell me that they’ve had issues with subscribing to my blog, and I’ve been trying to find a solution for a couple of weeks. You’d think this would be an easy, but not so much! However, I have implemented a new subscriber tool that you can find on my sidebar. Once subscribed, you should be getting an email every time I publish a blog post. If anyone is having problems with this still, please email me to let me know!

Due to the fact that I need to go food shopping, my eats today were more random than usual. I know that everyone out there can relate! I must make up a food list and get to the farmer’s market and grocery store ASAP, but until then, I will continue to be random with my meals and snacks…

Breakfast was my recent favorite yogurt combo – an apple cinnamon Greek yogurt + a small chopped apple sprinkled with cinnamon + 1/2 serving of cashews:

Lunch was an oatmeal bowl: old fashioned oats with warmed frozen strawberries & Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter:

Ick,  my apologies for the unattractive oatmeal photo. It was kinda tasty though!

Post-workout, I had to refuel quickly while running out the door to a doctor’s appointment. I grabbed a cheese stick, a Tiger’s Milk bar, and a handful of almonds:

For dinner I whipped up whole wheat penne with my favorite marinara sauce (Newman’s Own) & string beans:

Now I’m snacking on mango as I blog, and that’s all for my Thursday eats!

I’ll leave you with one of my favorite quotes: ”The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or  break a company.. a church.. a home. The remarkable thing is, we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is plan on the one thing we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you, we are in charge of our attitudes.” – Charles R. Swindoll

 

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