In Johnny Weir news...

Stop what you're doing: thanks to a tip from Aunt Sue, I now know that Johnny Weir will be on Hollywood Game Night on NBC Thursday. Set your DVRs to faaaabulous!

Okay, on to things that don't involve fur coats or Faberge eggs or Russian nesting dolls...

For breakfast, I started by cutting my finger while slicing a lemon. Then I drove to work, trying not to faint.

Large banana (120)
Almond butter (80)
4 glasses of water with lemon

Next time: cut lemons, not fingers

I at lunch in between meetings, while the usual lunch gang discussed privacy as a currency and whether Facebook violated the concept of informed consent by manipulating newsfeeds without telling users. Aren't you just dying to have lunch with us?

Salad with lettuce (10), tomato (20), feta (30) and ham (90) and champagne dressing (30)
Pumpkin protein bars (100)
Tru Whip (25)
2 glasses of water with lemon

Toward the end of the day, I had snack. Note to self: eating kale & spinach dip at work causes kale and spinach to end up in your teeth, and you end up locked in your office, using the camera on your phone to look at your teeth because you don't have a mirror and can't walk down the hallway without 5 people wanting to talk to you.

3 mini pitas (60)
Carrots (15)
Cucumber (10)
Kale & Spinach Dip (30)
1 glass of water with lemon

For dinner, Chris made this recipe from Skinnytaste, which he described as "a lot of work for shredded chicken with buffalo sauce." I would tend to agree, and add that the blue cheese dressing tastes like yogurt. Next time we'll just shred some chicken and add the delicious buffalo sauce we got at the farmer's market.

Shredded chicken (150) w/ buffalo sauce from the farmer's market (10), topped with broccoli shreds (15) and blue cheese crumbles (60)
Grapes (30)
Slice of Ezekiel bread (80)
1 glass of water with lemon

I was still light on calories around snack time, so I had:

Hummus (60)
3 mini pitas (60)
tomatoes (15)
a pumpkin protein square (50)
2 glasses of water with lemon

Calories: 1150 out of 1400
Water: 10 our of 8 glasses
Exercise: Yes, 2 mile walk with Chris
Planning: Yes, all meals & snacks for tomorrow are planned

In conclusion...hilarious Kate.

Freezer Meal #2 - Maple Pork Tenderloin with Apples

This is the second part of my foray in to freezer meals - the first part can be found here for Cheesy Shells and Italian Sausage. Today we're making a pork and apples recipe adapted from The Pampered Chef. I love this one--it's so easy to assemble in advance, most of the ingredients you likely already have, and it couldn't be easier to fix the day you want to eat it (dump stuff in pan, bake). So yummy. And pretty. Maple Pork Tenderloin with Apples For this you'll need the ingredients below. You probably have the oil, vinegar, garlic, brown sugar, mustard, and bags in your pantry! You can also easily divide this recipe if you usually only cook for 2-3 people at a time (that's what I do when I make it). 2 pork tenderloins , about 2 pounds total - they can be expensive, so pick these up on sale 3 apples - I prefer honeycrisp but use what you like, or take one of these suggestions 1 small red onion 1/4 cup canola oil 1 clove garlic , pressed o

New Year, Old Me

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Kate Middleton, Goofball

My new favorite K-Middy gif came out today. She and William went for a walk during their day off in Australia, and she totally did this: Big Willy and Babykins (their nicknames for each other) have talked about Kate's sense of humor before in interviews. Apparently she's funny and sarcastic--now we're more than just hair soul mates! Below are some of my favorite non-posed Kate pics. They're probably watching horses. So British of them. This is at the Olympics. She seems concerned. I'd also like to point out that I'm jealous of how good her ponytail looks. It sounds like she's saying "OMG no way!" Man, I hope that's what she's talking about with the fancy church people at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee service. Again, I suspect ponies are involved here. If you watch interviews with her (and I do) she makes this face all the time. I LOVE IT. Celebrities: they're just like us! They hide behind their

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