WIAW: Eating in Indianapolis at Fitbloggin

Welcome to What I Ate Wednesday focusing on the food I ate in Indianapolis at Fitbloggin.  I didn’t expect the food scene to be that amazing in Indy but there was some great stuff there.  Lots of different varieties of food to choose from so it was always an adventure.

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Thursday I went on a pre-conference excursion to Lifetime Fitness.  They had food for us to enjoy after our workouts.  Of course, it was stuff made in-house and is sold at the gym.  There was chicken salad and other lunch meat sandwiches which I can’t have so I just enjoyed the guacamole and greek yogurt.

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That night we had our opening night mixer and I enjoyed a bison burger.

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I also enjoyed a great piece of blueberry pie.  It was peer pie pressure. Or I just wanted to eat it and I did and I enjoyed it. Treat yourself.

Breakfast was a little disappointing at Fitbloggin.  It wasn’t what us Fitbloggin’ alumni where use to because we always had a full breakfast.  This year we got a yogurt bar.

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This was my first time having Siggi’s Yogurt and it was good.  It’s kind of like greek yogurt but a little thicker and less sugar.  Siggi’s is Icelandic yogurt.  I’ve seen it at the grocery store but never tried it because it had a steep price on it.  The plain yogurt was 100 calories per container and most of the flavored yogurts were around 130 calories and 8-11 sugars. This stuff is loaded with protein.

Lunch! Greek salad minus the feta. So good and great company! #healthyfood #healthy #lunch #fit #healthyeating #weightloss #weightlossjourney #fitbloggin #fitbloggin16

For lunch we traveled a couple of blocks to Patachou which was a brunch spot. The menu was loaded with great omelets and french toast and breakfast sandwiches. All things I wish I could have enjoyed but I wanted to be good. We went there two days in a row. The first day I had the chicken Greek salad with no cheese and turkey chili.

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The second day I got a chicken cobb salad minus the bacon and cheese with turkey chili again.

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That night my friends wanted Mexican food so we went to this totally hip place called Nada.  It was a Mexican-Asian fusion restaurant.  The group ordered guacamole but I didn’t eat any.  The chips were a little funky…and a whole lot of greasy.

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I ordered a salad (shocker) with no cheese and bacon.  I didn’t miss it much though because there was a creamy lime dressing (kind of spicy), avocado, tomatoes and black beans.  I also got a side of black beans and rice (for some reason there was no picture).

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After that dinner I walked around a bit and decided that I want a soft pretzel.  I couldn’t pass it up.  I wanted and needed the carbs.  I got it unsalted with sweet mustard.

Sorry for not having any pictures from my final meal with my friends. The conversation was great and I completely forgot to take pictures. We went to Shula’s which is a steakhouse. I can’t have undercooked meat and there was no way I was paying $50 for a well done steak…and I wasn’t going to pay $30 for chicken or salmon. Luckily, I could enjoy a chicken sandwich for a reasonable price but what I really enjoyed was the crab mac & cheese. I split it with my friend and it was the most decadent thing I’ve had in my life. Once again, sorry no pictures.

So that is what I ate…there were some cheats in there but of course it’s about balance.  We still have to enjoy life and some of the good things, I just can’t eat those things all the time.

Orthorexia: is this a real thing?

Orthorexia: is this a real thing?

I don’t know if you read the post making the rounds about the new eating disorder: orthorexia. Orthorexia is an obession with eating only foods that are considered healthy. Apparently, only eating healthy foods is a problem. I guess it’s time for a little bit of story time. When we started the weight loss journey everything was super clean. No salt, no sauces, no resturant food but we did what worked for us. I think people thought we were going overboard at some points. I knew that, I didn’t need people to tell us that. Our biggest reason for going…

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Video: Grocery haul and a lazy meal prep

Video: Grocery haul and a lazy meal prep

Happy Thursday!  I assured you more video was coming and here it is.  Today I’m presenting you with this weeks grocery haul and a seriously LAZY meal prep. Warning this really isn’t how we do it every week but we returned from out of town a little later than planned and this is what you got! And it’s kind of sad that even with a list, we didn’t purchase everything we need. A more complete meal prep session will be coming at you next week but for now, enjoy the video. Just for the recap of what we are eating…

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Five Things Friday: “Healthy” foods to eat in …

Five Things Friday: “Healthy” foods to eat in moderation

Hello everyone!  Happy Friday!  I hope everyone is looking forward to a great weekend.  I know it’s not exactly a holiday weekend but it’s still the weekend.  Doesn’t always seem like the days after a holiday are harder than usual? This week I wasn’t interested in being productive at all, but I pushed through. This morning I got up to run!  I got some new shoes yesterday and I wanted to try them out.  I’ve been experiencing some pronating issues and I think right now, new shoes will have to solve the problem. But the shoes are nice and pretty…

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Week three of meatless eating

Week three of meatless eating

Hello all! Yesterday was a crazy nuts day. Tropical Storm Bill dumped a lot of water on our city and was just a very scary and frustrating day. We can see clearly now that the rain is gone so I thought it would be best if I returned to the blog. So this is week 3 of us switching to a more plant based diet and things are going well. I’ve been worried about being low energy and not being able to really live this way because I struggled with it so much before. Now with proper research and planning,…

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Now that I’m not running…

Now that I’m not running…

I have a little bit more free time.  Things have settled in our house.  Willie is officially a marathoner and I’ve run my last races of the year.  Those recaps will be coming soon but for right now there is something else to talk about. Now that I’m not running I have a little bit of time to clean shop around the blog.  It’s been a hard trying to find a balance in life.  I have my day job, my part time job and my blog job.  It’s been a whirlwind and I think I did a pretty good job…

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My quick lentil soup

My quick lentil soup

Yesterday morning was a crazy one.  I was running behind from the gym but I wanted lentils for lunch.  When I made it home from the gym at 6:05 am, I had about 45 minutes before I needed to leave for work.  I figured that would be enough time to cook up some lentils and I created something delicious. Lentils are part of the legume family and are a super healthy food.  In one cup of lentils there is 18g of protein which is pretty impressive. Also, lentils take on the flavors of what they are cooked in so you…

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Saturday salad because I’m obsessed

Saturday salad because I’m obsessed

I’ve had a mild obsession with salads lately.  I think it’s because Willie and I have been listening to food podcasts and talking about food.  In our house, endurance sports and cooking are the main topics. So I’ve been trying to come up with some salad ideas. I’ve also been told that I’m having iron issues so I’m trying to eat more leafy greens because apparently I don’t eat enough of them. I do this though so I don’t have to take those nasty iron pills. I present to you the baby kale and spinach salad: 1 package baby spinach…

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Dealing with maintenance mode

Dealing with maintenance mode

People are very curious to see if I’m still trying to lose weight.  I am here to answer that question: no! I’m in maintenance mode and I’ve been that way for almost two years now, I think.  Two years seems like a really long time.  It took me 13 months to hit my first goal weight and I continued to shed the pounds after that, not intentionally but I did still have more to lose.  At some point my body just stopped and that is how I knew it was time to maintain. It was a hard switch to make…

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Our open letter to Subway:

Our open letter to Subway:

Dear Subway: We love you Subway because you allow me to eat fresh on the go! You’re our go-to meal when we travel the roads because we still need to be healthy when we’re away from my home. Subway has been a huge part of our weight loss success and we will own up to that. We may not be Jared, but we have our own weight loss story which Subway helped us along the way too. (May I mention that we love that most Subways are open late too! Angela recently got herself into a pickle while traveling, but…

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