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Showing posts with label Foodie Pen Pal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foodie Pen Pal. Show all posts

Friday, May 30, 2014

Days 573-575 - One Legged Workout and Foodie PenPal Reveal

Happy Friday!!!  Today has been a great day so far.  I had another post-op visit this morning and he removed my cast and I got to see my incision for the first time:

He removed the staples and put on a new beautiful purple cast:

Two more weeks in this cast and then a boot cast for 4 weeks.  Then my son and I headed to Subway for lunch.  He has decided to do Weight Watchers and work out with me this summer.  I am so happy!!! I got my favorite double chopped chicken salad loaded with all the veggies, avocado, and red wine vinegar.  A HUGE salad for only 6 points+.  I was so sad that I could not even finish it and had to throw some away!
Then we headed to the gym where my son signed up for the summer!!  YAY!!!!!!
I had a training session today for the first time since my surgery.  I did manage to warm-up on the bike for 10 minutes (1.2 miles)  And then here was my circuit for today:
May not seem like much, but balancing on one leg and trying the above was quite a workout!  It felt so good to get back to the gym!!!  Here is our post-workout selfie he HAD to take in the mirror! (Ignore my shorts riding up)
Then a trip to Starbucks for an iced skinny vanilla latte (3 points+)
It was a good day around here!  Hope you all had a good day too.  And now for my foodie pen pal reveal.


I tried the Bombay Potatoes over some brown rice and OH MY was it delicious!  Hubby really liked the Chana Choor.  Haven't tried the Spinach Dal yet!
I ate these bottom two bars already and they were YUMMY!  Have not had a chance to try anything else.  This was an AWESOME package!!!

Here’s some details about FPP in case you want to join in:

-On the 5th of every month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.

-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal! 


-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treats! The spending limit is $15. The box must also include something written. 


-Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. 


-Foodie Penpals is open to US, Canadian & European residents.  Please note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. Same with Europeans.  


Click here to go to the site.

Sorry for the lengthiness today!  Sending you all love and healthy wishes!

Keep Losing,
Kari



Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Day 545 - Foodie Pen Pal Reveal

Hi everyone!  Sorry this post is so late.  I had a bit of an adventure to the ER this evening.  I will tell you all about it tomorrow in my post.  But for today, I am sharing the goodies my Foodie Pen Pal sent me for April!

This month my pen pal was Sondra Menzies.  She blogs over at http://blog.purplehousedesigns.com/ if you want to check her out!  I am always SO excited to get my box every month.  Here is what April's box contained!


My lovely handwritten note.  Sondra's theme for this month was "Enjoy a World of Flavor"  Each item she sent me comes from a different part of the world.  How clever, and I love the little heart she drew!

Nutella from Germany!  CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH THIS STUFF!  I love the little individual packages of this.  I am going to have to find these for me  Perfect for portion control!  Because we all know a spoonful of Nutella helps the Nutella go down!

Orange Jelly from France.  Feel so fancy eating jelly from France!

Sauerkraut from Germany.  We love kraut in our house so this was a hit!

Plantain Chips from Peru!  Taste like candy!

Crystal Noodle Soup from China

Couscous from Morocco.  Another hit, we LOVE this stuff! 

Ginger Thins from Sweden.  These are so tasty with a cup of hot green tea and I had to fight my hubby for these!

Yellow Rice from Spain

Dal Tadka from India - I have not tried this yet, but I can't wait.  Looks so good!

I LOVED everything in my box!  

Here’s some details about FPP in case you want to join in:

-On the 5th of every month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.

-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal! 


-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treats! The spending limit is $15. The box must also include something written. 


-Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. 


-Foodie Penpals is open to US, Canadian & European residents.  Please note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. Same with Europeans.  


Click here to go to the site.

That is it for today!  Tune in tomorrow for weigh-in results.  Sending you all love and healthy wishes!

Keep Losing,
Kari