The Holidays

I am SO GLAD the Holidays are over!!!

I LOVED seeing family... BUT....

I ate CRAP!

For maybe, say, the past month????

I felt constantly guilty, but I did find myself in many situations where I had no choice. 

How were your Holidays?

The Good news is I had a FABULOUS time!

The Bad news:

This next week I will be taking a 3 day trip to California, then another 3 day trip to Overton, Nevada!!!!

And I will also be in Disneyland. 

SO....

JANUARY 7th, when I will be home again I will need to find some kind of CLEANSE!!!

Have you ever tried a "cleanse" before? 

 Secret Caramel Popcorn Recipe for my Co-Workers

 My Gingerbread Bus

 Christmas Morning GIANT Cinnamon Rolls :)

 Trying to get back to HEALTHY!!! Ham & Green Beans!

What She Ate 12/18/12: Christmas Candy Edition

I wish I could post a sign on the door at my work that says:

Ms. Dani will NOT be accepting Candy or Baked goods as a Holiday Gift. Please check your unwanted sugary morsels in the trash. 

Thank you, and have a Skinny Holiday. 

But I feel like that would be rude???

I have the WORST time NOT eating "gifts"!

I started my day with the best of intentions, with fresh rasperries for breakfast

& eating this salad for lunch

& at work after I had a banana as a snack, I was given this:

 

A Box of Chocolates from See's Candies from an ADORABLE kindergartner who even drew a picture on the back of the box!!!!!

My first instinct was to regift the box to my boyfriend or dad...

But then I took a bit out of each chocolate. 

Oops. 

Should I feel guilty about eating these edible gifts? Or should I enjoy them while I can?

Holiday CrossFit Wod: Tabata Style!

Craziest thing Happened....

It is no secret that I have been struggling to eat healthy a midst the Christmas cookies, brownies and candies!!!

So I weighed myself today to see how I was holding up:

141.2 lbs

I lost another pound!!!!!!!

I'm guessing in spite of eating tons of goodies, I haven't been meeting my daily caloric needs???

I will try harder to document my food in pictures today!!!!!

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Look at this holiday healthy appetizer!

Love it! Can't wait to try it :)

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This week is my LAST week of work & then I have  two weeks off!

Woot woot!

Tonight I am GOING to the gym!

I took last week off to concentrate on finals and I am SO happy to go back!

I'm so happy to go back to the gym!!!

Would it be over-dramatic to say I feel weaker for skipping a week of wods??

What are you guys doing to get ready for the Holidays??!!

Pinstrosity: The Hunt For the Perfect Sugar Cookie

If you have Pinterest, I'm sure you can relate to this...

You find a pin that goes back to a blog

The blogger boasts about how AMAZING their recipe is

You try it out

It tastes like Cardboard?

There I said it.....

I HATE WHEN BLOGGERS ARE FIBBERS!!!!!!!

If you write about how amazing, and truly delicious a new recipe is to you, I WILL try it!

Lately I have been on the prowl for the PERFECT sugar cookie. 

The cookie needs to be able to maintain shape and taste GOOD

The Original Pin

I found this recipe by Midwest living boasting to be DELICIOUS

Well, I spent 3 hours Baking these suckers, only to finally taste one and be Disappointed!!!!

How hard is it to be honest about recipes?

Why do pinners pin things with the caption, BEST COOKIES EVER if the recipe tastes so, so so PLAIN

Anyways, I'm going to try this one next:

Mom's Famous Sour Cream Cookies

Just ANOTHER blogger boasting to have the BEST COOKIES EVER!

Typically, I'm going to trust them again!

Has Pinterest ever let you down?

Also check out this website Pinstrosity, of Pinterest DISASTERS!

I'm BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With my Finals behind me I'm ready to PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...........

Or just Blog ;)

I did not REALIZE the full extent of my blogging addiction until I put myself on stand-by...

I've missed reading your inspiring blogs

I've missed your WONDERFUL comments

I've missed my daily food posts

MOST OF ALL I've missed the accountability of daily blogging!!!!

Is it just me, or does it seem like Christmas Cookies are EVERYWHERE????!!!!!

The fact is, I'm okay with having "just one"

I think it's worse to limit myself..

But Without my daily blog posts I went a little CRAZY!

That's right...

Your girl Dani at a total of 7 cookies this weekend. 

On Sunday, 3 of them were my DINNER!!!!

EwEWwwwww!!!!!!

I need a REFORM!

Good thing I have you guys :)

But be Warned:

Yearly I participate in Holiday Baking.

Here you will find pictures...maybe even a RECIPE

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I can't help it, I DO believe in the Holidays being Sugar-filled and sweet. 

Good news is I give most of my baking away as gifts!

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What have I been up to lately?

 Making Grapefruit infused Strawberry Kiwi Green Tea!

 Watching the Batman Trilogy

 Infiltrating Love Letters from 4th Graders 

 Watching the Big Bang Theory

 Watching Movies by a toasty warm Fire

 Wrapping Christmas Presents!

 Eating Edamame 

Looking at adorable cats at the mall!

(I am not a cat person)

Yes... I also Studied for Finals!!!

I'm so happy to be back!

What did I eat this Week?

Thank you for all the positive and Cheery comments on my last post!!!

Just ONE more week left and I will be FREE from school for a whole month!!!

Meanwhile I had enough time this week to snap a few pictures of my food!

Work Snack (I only ate a small serving of the pineapple)

 A Breakfast!

 A Stir Fry Lunch!

 DELICIOUS Dinner Made by my BOYFRIEND!!!!!!! Bacon & Garlic Green Beans are the BOMB

 Easy Salad Lunch

 My Dinner at my favorite Burger Place:
Burger with Guac, Bacon & Cheese
Side Salad!

 Snuggling with my FAVORITE puppy!!!

My House all decorated for Christmas!!!!

Also I received some AMAzInG free samples from:

 

This food was absolutely AMAZEBALLS!

I got this DeLiCiOuS cheese....

I will NEVER go back to regular cheese!

I used this crumbled on one of my salads this week!!!

 

 I just wish I could AFFORD it everytime ;)

ONE MORE WEEK & FINALS AND THEN I AM FREE!!!!!!!!!!!