I’m glad most of you seemed to appreciate my honesty related to pregnancy and the experiences that encompass the first trimester. It was interesting to read the comments of both those that have and have not been through a pregnancy. I hope I didn’t put off too many of you who haven’t yet. 😉 Those of you who have, I loved reading how your experiences were all so different. It actually made me consider the fact that so far this pregnancy is exactly like my first one with Makenzie. Hmmmm….does it mean anything? Probably not. Especially since my gut already tells me this one is a boy.

I also want to reiterate that as much of a pain it can be sometimes, I know it doesn’t last long (I should be feeling on top of the world around July 4th) and it really is an amazing thing to experience. I love it! Even the “can I lay on the couch with some pizza and a bucket” parts.

Let’s move on to today shall we? I have to admit it was a pretty rough one. So far, the icky stuff doesn’t hit me until after lunch but this morning it came much earlier. I stuck to the banana, PB, and coconut oats combo I had the other day for breakfast because “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.

Basically, if I can stomach something once I will keep eating it until it no longer appeals to me. Don’t judge the lack of variety. I have limited options right now, so this rule works. Or tends to work. I started feeling awful shortly after breakfast. I ended up skipping my workout and just going on a quick walk with Makenzie & our dog Roxy around the neighborhood. Quick means 15 minutes so I could avoid feeling the need to hurl in our neighbor’s grass thanks to my increased sense of smell and the horrible aromas coming from their yard. Do they have dead bodies buried there? Perhaps ignorance is bliss and I shouldn’t say that. My neighbors are creepy.

After the walk, I crashed on the floor with Makenzie and some of her favorite books to tide us over until naptime. I was very happy for naptime so I could sit and do nothing. Or choke down the leftover half of my banana from breakfast while beginning this post.

I just continued feeling worse and worse as the day wore on. I curled up on the couch with Makenzie for some more reading and even a bit of TV watching. I want to know how my kid knows who Elmo is. She normally watches one 30 minute episode of some show each day and it is NOT Sesame Street. Darn gym daycare with a TV room. I bet she spends the entire hour I’m working out planted in the front row. She did get some activity today. In the form of dancing and helping put a smile on my face with her mad moves. That child can’t sit still the rare occasion I have the radio on and its playing Lady Gaga.

We broke from playing Ginger Rogers to have lunch. Katie – you are my hero! The “Almost Meatless Sloppy Joes” recipe is a lifesaver. I can stomach it and it’s a nice way to sneak in a bit of veggies and other healthy items. I enjoyed some leftovers from last night alongside a big mound of fruit.

Why is it I can handle fruit but not veggies right now? Even Green Monsters are starting to make me want to hurl at the thought of them. I have a feeling I will end up banish-ed (pronounced like Shakespeare) from the healthy living blogger world before long. Especially considering my afternoon snack was a few small, cheap lemon cookies thrown down the hatch before an emergency tutoring session.

Really kid? Cramming for a year’s worth of Spanish the night before your final is not going to save you. And it’s only going to make me grumpy. Thank goodness the extra $120 to line my pockets cures mood swings. The same way breakfast for dinner cures “I’m ACTUALLY hungry and NOTHING sounds good” blues.

Like I said - “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” so I’ll joyfully eat my over medium eggs, hashbrowns, and bacon. That’s right. We have a recycled picture above so you have to imagine 2 slices of bacon in there.

One more thing not to fix if it ain’t broke? Going with the blogging flow. I originally intended to do a post on some thoughts I had from The Biggest Loser Finale last night and things I dealt with after my show…like Body Dysmorphia and feeling “unworthy”. Instead I felt like writing about my day, so you will have to wait until tomorrow night for the other ramblings. Now I’m off to watch last night’s Glee & Parenthood episodes…because laying around all day still doesn’t motivate me to do much more than chill on the couch at night. Some quality time will be spent with my man as well. Love you, Pedro! 😀

• Since this is the week of TV show finales…which one was your favorite? Other than The Biggest Loser, the only one I’ve seen so far is Grey’s and I thought it was good.
• Did you like Sesame Street growing up? Nope! I still can’t stand it. I much prefer the “Word World” show Makenzie loves.
• What is one thing you like to do or eat that is not typical “healthy blogger” style? I think the entire next two months will fit under that category for me.

I'm glad so many of you are enjoying my abs post. I loved all your comments about actually preferring the ripped abs look less than a 6-pack stomach and about how you have grown to love your bodies by recognizing the unnecessary goals we can get caught up in striving for. Continue leaving comments. I love hearing your opinion on the matter.

Sweet and spicy. Two of my favorite flavors. Pretty vague, but anything sweet and anything spicy tend to make my taste buds dance with joy. The sweet and spicy combo will also show up in parts of my day.

The Sweet

Enjoying a delightful yoga class yesterday morning to stretch out and relax. I could have stayed like this all day.

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Other sweet parts of my day were a nice walk around the neighborhood, some reading time, and some playing with Makenzie. Spending time with her had me thinking that it is almost bittersweet being pregnant, because I only have 8 months left of her being my only baby.

The Spicy

The spicy part of my day was last night’s dinner. I made a Buffalo Tofu Wrap. There are a few things I love about tofu:

• It is extremely versatile.
• It is a great part of a balanced diet.
• It is EASY to cook!

For tonight’s dinner, I simply pressed the tofu for awhile in the afternoon and then got it marinating and cooking. First, I cut the tofu into bite sized pieces.

I simply used some Frank’s Hot Buffalo Wing sauce as the marinade for my half of the tofu and I used a basic BBQ sauce for Peter’s half. I let the tofu strips soak for about 30 minutes.

Then, I coated them with some panko breadcrumbs and baked at 350 for 30-40 minutes.

Next I assembled my slices in a wrap with some lettuce, onion, tomato, and blue cheese.

Plate up  some green beans alongside the wrap and allow things to get hot and steamy. I loved this wrap. Before, I would never think to combine tofu with anything other than Asian inspired flavors, but I’m glad the motivation came from somewhere when making the grocery list. Spice up your life a little with this dish.