Trader Joe's Loot

Oh my gosh you guys. I had a ROUGH night. The squirrel was up at 1am throwing up. She's never thrown up before so I wasn't exactly sure what to do! I threw all of her sheets and clothes in the washer. Then I lined my bed with towels and let her sleep with me. She was up every 20 minutes until 6:30 throwing up. It's easy to get frustrated in a situation like that because you don't know what to do. I just felt really bad for her so I was amazingly patient. Maybe I am ready for 2...

I made cereal this morning for breakfast because it was simple. Just Kashi Go Lean Crunch, with soy milk, and blueberries.


Since I couldn't take the squirrel to the gym this morning I decided to go through my Trader Joe's loot. Check it out...

Almond butter that was only $4! It's $10 easily here in the grocery store! Plus some multigrain sourdough bread.


I also bought this trail mix for the squirrel. It is delicious! It has raisins, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, almonds, cashews, peanuts and more. So glad I bought it!

Plus I bought some lotion. They had this up at the front while we were checking out and I sampled some. It says "unscented" but it has the most wonderful smell! It smells like those lime push up popsicles I used to eat when I was a kid. But it's not a strong smell. I bought one for me and one for the squirrel. They were only $3 a bottle!


For lunch I used my TJ's sourdough bread and made a ham, sonoma jack cheese wedge, and grainy mustard griller. Plus I had crudités with a tablespoon of lite ranch.

I didn't finish it all. I think I'm still recovering from yesterday!

I snacked on some cottage cheese and applesauce later in the day while I talked to you guys.


And for dinner I did some brown rice, shrimp, veggies, and veggie dumplings in sweet chili sauce.


And half of a Perfect Foods PB Bar for dessert. I won these from Kelly. They really just taste like a stick of peanut butter... SO good!


Thank you guys for the pilates advice. I think I'll try it tomorrow. If it's too hard I can always leave.

Here's another question:

Q. I'm a reader who just found out she was pregnant (you'll find out in a few weeks who!). I am really concerned about working out, I want to keep doing what I've been doing. What is your workout plan while you are pregnant with #2?

A. My workout plan is staying the same. Hopefully! Here's what I'm planing on doing:

MON- 30 mins cardio + 30 mins gentle yoga
TUES- Body pump
WED- Body combat
THURS- Off
FRI- 30 mins cardio + 30 mins gentle yoga
SAT- Body pump
SUN- Off

I will pretty much be doing the same weight consistently during body pump. I'll also be trying to maintain the same level of cardio. I'm just not going to increase my level of fitness. I hope to do that as long as I can during this pregnancy. I am not a personal trainer, fitness instructor, doctor, or dietician. My best advice is to run your plan by your doctor (which I will at my first appt) and listen to your body! If you are tired you need to stop. I think being pregnant takes a lot of energy. So if you are also pushing yourself at the gym you will just wear yourself out.

I did moderate exercise when I was pregnant with the squirrel. So hopefully my pregnancy story won't scare you! I was told by many doctors that working out did not cause her to come early.

I can't wait to find out who is pregnant! I've been watching all of your blogs to see who it is! SO EXCITING!