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Pancake Challenge and More

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It all starts with a giant pancake-I swear. My housemates wanted to do the pancake challenge this morning (I was on the fence not sure how I was feeling) but decided to partake in it anyways. Aram and I go to the diner every Friday but it is nice to have more people go along with me. That is part of my problem-not being a social butterfly with all this swimming and running. Anywho-we went to the Diner, Aram, Kelley, Jen, Julie and I. Aram, of course did not get the giant pancake but the rest of us did.

Unfortunately-I was the only one able to finish boo. I got a nice mug this time. They also added my name to the Hall of Fame-I get to make a tally every time I complete the challenge hehe. I’ll probably end up doing it almost every Friday, just to get enough calories in. That sounds a bit awful but I love the pancakes and so how can you go wrong?

Kelley and Jenn


Julie and her Strawberry Pancake

Signing the Hall of Fame

10:00-I had my sports psychology class. Aram is also in that class. I am one that would normally mind if my significant other is in the same class as me, however, this isn’t a class for either of our majors so I’m okay with it. I wanted it for my coaching certification and he wanted it for upper division credit. Today we got our presentation topics-out of all the luck…ours is about “Runners High.” That sensation you get after a run…the one I have right now! Ha.

11:00am-I went for a run with a teammate of mine-Bonna. She hurt her alkalis tendon and is trying to get back into things. We went about 5 miles, as she didn’t want to injure herself even more. She is on the road to recovery though, thank goodness!

12:00-Nap. I was tired and even coffee couldn’t stop me from this nap. It was really nice in my room today with the window open and the breeze coming in and out.

2:00pm-I had a test in modern algebra today. I think I did pretty well. At least I hope so.
During my test, I got rather hungry so I had snickers Marathon Bar. I’m glad my teacher was okay with that…I don’t think I would have been okay if I couldn’t eat ha.

Insert a short 30 minute run and swim practice here.
Not too bad today-5050 yards.

It’s family weekend at my college this weekend. That means the food is actually really good on campus (YAY). Today I had salmon, two artisan rolls, corn and a baked potato. My boyfriend and I also attempted to split a carrot cake. Neither us of were really in the mood for it I suppose, so it ended up going to waste.

I want to make some sort of baked good this weekend. Any ideas? I love chocolate, lemon and pumpkin. Muffins are my favorite. Anyways-if you have any ideas let me know. :)

Unusual Day Perhaps?

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I’m not sure what possessed me in the morning today-but I really wanted a tuna melt. Maybe it was because I was so tired from my race yesterday. (Which didn’t go over so well but I was sick but you win some and you lose some). There were four hills that were the size of a two story building. I grew up on completely flat terrain so I had no idea how to even approach those. I also had a migraine so I did not do as well I wanted. But enough of my negativity.

8:00am Tuna melt with 4 tablespoons salsa

Are you a “napper,” or do you have the luxury of sleeping in later?

Insert 2.5 hours of class. My educational psychology class at 8:00 has easily become my least favorite course. Infact, it is the only course I just really don’t care for too much. So there I said it. I had a quiz in my math theory class and I did well (hopefully).

11:00am lunch time already? Yes, early for me but I’ll make a snack later before I run and swim. I may nap as well-we will see. Anywho-on my campus there is a dining center called Dexter’s. It is similar to a Panara and extremely delicious. You cannot use your meal plan there unless you use the debt portion of the meal plan. For instance, I have the nine meal plan and 250 dollars on my bear debt. I would have to use money on my bear to cover it versus a meal. That is okay though, it is worth it. I also eat at the dining hall so often I will get never half this bear debt that comes with the meal plan.

Today I had a turkey and mozzarella pita bread with a fruit salad.

My boyfriend opted for the special. He had a chicken and guacamole sandwich with cheddar cheese and potato soup.


Insert a nice nap here. That nap did me wonders today and I feel a lot better than I did for my morning classes today. I have found that with running and swimming, napping does me a lot of good.

2:30pm-Protein Pudding and hot cocoa. It’s cold and rainy and I have to go for a run. This really heats up my body enough that I can run a bit without getting too chilly. I did not take a photo because there is only so many ways you can take a photo of pudding. :)

Insert running and swimming. Today has been rainy and cold and thus was the first time I ran on a treadmill since I started cross country training. I can honestly say I am not a fan. It is a lot more boring, although I was able to finish watching the movie and not be cold.

5:30pm-I had dinner with my boyfriend. Thursdays are steak night at our dining hall. I had steak, baked mini potatoes, green beans, a few pieces of chicken breast and watermelon. The cookies looked really good but I avoided them for Sinless September.

Now I am just busy studying for a quiz I have tomorrow in modern algebra (boo). I am also doing a “pancake eating” challenge. On Fridays, my boyfriend and I go to the local diner and we get pancakes. I like to get my carbs for my race that is on Saturday. Tomorrow, we are ordering the pancake that is the size of a steering wheel. Now-I know you are wondering what would possess me to do that. If you follow my blogs at all you know that I love pancakes and this challenge is right up my alley. Plus no one can argue that I didn’t get enough carbs for my race on Saturday. I’ll take plenty of pictures and hopefully I will complete it like I did last year.

Question for you-Have you ever done an “eating contest/challenge?” This is the only one I have ever done and ever plan too. I don’t normally eat until close to dinner time if not later.