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Sick but Sticking with it

Posted on by Naomi

Hi loves! how is everyones Tuesday going? Mine has been better, I am sick–nasal, cold, headache and blahhh…I have been drinking my grandmothers famous concoction nonstop which is grated ginger, zested lemon and the juice of the lemon, 1 tea bag of your choice, honey and cayanne pepper. This whole mixture is placed in a pot and hot water is poured over. Let it steep for about 20 minutes and VOILA. Drink your sickness away! I made it last night and my roommate (who is not sick) actually liked the taste of it! After about half a cup I began to really enjoy it too. Its like ginger tea with a real kick!

I have some pics that I finally scrounged up because I got my camera cord back!

Some classic Fit Foodie Oats with Berries, chia and Crazy Richards PB. This was eaten on Sunday morning I believe. Twas delicious!
Wrap from yesterday. 1 Josephs lavash with romaine, sprouts, tomatoes, Sabra and aged provolone chicken sausage from Whole Foods. 
Nom Nom

Yog mess eaten later in the day. 1 plain chobani yogurt with cinnamon, 1/4 C oats, berries. OH EM GEE. So good! you must make a yog mess if you have not experienced.
A delicious Turkey with a yellow (wierd) pickle, hummus, romaine tomatoes on WW pita.

Jason and I got whole foods salad bar (again) on Sunday for lunch. They had Kale at the salad bar! i was so psyched!! Tofu, lettuce, pepper, kale, egg whites, dried cranberries, peanuts tuna, balsamic. YUM-O
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MAIL TIME! I got some POM to try out from the wonderful People at POM Wonderful

Benefits:
  • POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice and POMx are full of antioxidants called phytochemicals. Phytochemicals protect plants from harmful elements in the environment, like ultraviolet radiation and pests. They also provide plants with their sensory characteristics such as color, flavor and smell. Polyphenols are an important class of phytochemical. And tannins, particularly punicalagin, anthocyanins and ellagic acid are all members of the polyphenol family. While many fruits contain some of these antioxidants, pomegranates have large amounts of all three. POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice contains a great deal of these vital elements because of the way we press our fruit. Immediately upon harvest, we take our fruit to our specially designed presses, which are similar to those used to press champagne grapes. These presses allow us to extract antioxidants and polyphenols from the inedible portion of the fruit, as well as the arils
  • POM is the only pomegranate juice that controls its juice from tree to bottle: bottle-to-bottle, batch-to-batch, year-to-year.We grow and hand-pick our own fruit. And we squeeze our pomegranates using proprietary pressing equipment that we designed ourselves. This stringent quality control process results in 100% pomegranate juice with superior taste and a consistent dose of polyphenol antioxidants.
  • Unlike other brands, we don’t buy juice from outside vendors, domestic or import. In fact, when we ran short of our own juice in 2006, we simply shipped fewer bottles of juice. We would rather make less money than destroy the integrity of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice that our consumers have come to trust. From our orchards to your home – enjoy in good health!
Loved the bottles too!

MMMM….I liked a lot. Tangy and sweet and perfect to quench my thirst! my mom wanted to keep a few to make Pomegranate martini’s! TRY POM!!!! 8/10

I finally tried Kombucha!! Verdict? I LOVED IT! I have to say it was really strange at first. It was bitter and slightly carbonated which I was not expecting btu I loved it!!! This was the cosmic Cranberry flavor. The great thing about this is that it is such a large bottle and satisfying that I sipped it over the course of the whole afternoon!

This is the siggi’s yogurt I mentioned that I had tried in my last post. It was okay. Not amazing, but ridiculously creamy. The flavor was a bit strange and I saw they had grapefruit?! I think that sounds so crazy I may need to try that flavor next!
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Today I had work at 5am, so waking up that early while not feeling well was just not so fun as you can imagine, but such is life! I made my way to work and knew I wanted to get some sort of workout in, so I did some cardio. half treadmill and half spin bike. 25 minutes of each. Great workout HRM said 611 calories, so not bad for a little sick gal. 

Oats were eaten shortly after. I dont know why I flavored it with berries and cinnamon and PB, I can;t really smell or taste anything. Oh well. It looked pretty, right?
wierd bite shape-apple at 11:30 am



Sun Warrior Berry protein Shake with Kashi Puffs. Try this!! I love when the puffs sink all in the drink! its like a crunchy surprise in it.
  • 1 scoop Protein powder of choice
  • handful frozen berries
  • ice/water
  • 1 C almond, skim or soy milk
  • stevia, truvia, honey, sugar if wanted
  • BLEND AWAY!
Lunch was a wrap with tofu, baby spinach, hummus, red onion and sprouts AND zesty mustard!


Healthy Choice Fiesta Chicken soup with my wrap! Loved it (what I could taste of it at least!) huge chunks of chicken and lots of rice and veggies!
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currently in my cozy bed watching Teen Mom the news. uhhh yeah thats right. All settled in my new apartment and thank you all so much for your support and well wishes! the transition was smooth and I am comfortable here! I told my roomies about my blog too (hi!!!!) which they think is great, and I do too especially because they eat super healthy and love to cook!
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I am going to relax for the evening and maybe see Jason later who is sick too…I think we got it from each other…oh well we can be sick together, right?
on another note I cannot stand all the publicity of the Kardashians with this quick trim diet thing. I hear it on the radio every 5 minutes and I swear its plastered everywhere. For two young women who want to be role models, advertising for a diet supplement is not going to get them anywhere!
  • What do you eat when you are sick? I love soup and bread, soup and breadddd
  • Have you guys ever been to Mr Breakfast?? Such an awesome website with EVERYTHING breakfast!!
  • Favorite dried fruit? I was thinking of buying some prunes today because I love them but then decided against it because I can go through a whole box in about 2.5 minutes and I cant taste right now… I do love those and also dried pears!
PEACE AND LOVE

Naomi
Naomi

50 thoughts on “Sick but Sticking with it”

  1. One Healthy Apple says:

    Sorry to hear you are feeling sick- hopefully your grandma’s magic potion will help!

    I love the picture of you with the POM juice! We buy the juice in bulk at Costco, it’s so good!

    I love dried fruit in a dangerous way- mango, cherries, dates, figs, apples, kiwi, and it all disappears in a minute!

    Have a great day hun!

  2. kaysnuttyoasis says:

    ahh don’t give up on Siigs yogurt -the blueberry is actually very very good.
    well seeing as I am sick right now, all I want to eat is peanut butter, warm carbs (aka mac n cheese and english muffins) and smoothies. At least im getting some fruit. veggies just sound so gross right now.

    wow that wrap looks fantastic!

  3. coffeerun8 says:

    I’m sorry you’re sick! Feel better 🙂

    Ugh I had respect for the Kardashians until this whole diet pill fiasco happened. Not cool

    Favorite dried fruit = figs!

  4. ktbwood says:

    aww boo feel better girlfrand!! i hate that you are sick! REST UP and rest your body!!

    i eat SOUP, ice cream, and oats when im sick!! i like hot and cold for some reason

    GIRLLLLLL your wrap creations always look bomb diggity!

  6. Jamie (Food in Real Life) says:

    I feel exactly the same way about prunes. Love them but can eat them way to quickly. When I’m sick, I like to eat toast and baked potatoes with butter. Sometimes scrambled eggs too. I don’t know if you’ve tried it, but Yogi tea makes a great Kombucha green tea that is infused with Passion fruit. Its great, and I liked it a lot more then the fizzy cold stuff.

    FEEEEEL BETTER!

  8. quarterlifewellness says:

    I just laughed entirely too loud at the teen mom comment! haha.

    And I am a big oatmeal girl when I’m sick.

    As for dried fruit, I love bananas, but I can eat so many and they are way to expensive and I dont think they are actually that great for you, so I try to stick to the real deal!

  9. sprinkledwithcinnamon says:

    All your meals look delicious as usual- especially the wraps and berry oats! I haven’t dried the Siggis acai flavour yet, but I saw that they had an orange ginger flavour as well? Bizarre…but I might try it next time they go on sale!
    As for sicky food- yup a nice bowl of warm soup and bread definitely hits the spot. It’s all about the hearty comfort food!

  10. Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says:

    prunes. never buy them. dont need the ummm fiber 🙂 I am a brock n raw cauli girl so Im all good LOL

    You being sick…after the adrenaline and energy expediture youve had, it’s not a shocker your poor body is beat down and tired from your big move but hang in there!
    Komboucha being fermented and all is great, healthy probiotics for you.
    And zinc, vita C, fish oil b/c I know you’re not veggie, probiotics, garlic, ginger…all are great for colds and flu bugs.

    Get better sweetie!!!

  12. Jenny says:

    aw no! hope you feel better soon girl 🙁 I love ginger (clearly, just look at my boyf!) but it always makes me feel better when i’m feeling sickly.

    Ick, I agree with your review of that Siggis. Definitely thick and creamy but the taste is MAJORLY lacking. Not worth the price in my humble opinion.

    Feel better pretty!

  13. Anonymous says:

    I tried the grapefruit Siggi’s yesterday and it was absolutely terrible. It was thick and creamy but tasted awful.

  14. Julie says:

    I love ice cream and cantaloupe when I’m sick…I need things that are cold and wet for some reason.
    My fav dried fruit are dried apricots…or dried cranberries…or raisins 🙂 No wait, pineapple.

    Get better!!

  15. J says:

    I hear ya!! If I see one my poster of Kim Kardashian saying “Wanna be hot like me?” I will ….think unkind things that I should not post here 😉 I love the Joseph’s wraps but they have artificial sweetener so I try to overlook that

  16. Jenna says:

    I’ve heard siggis is super creamy! It’s also kinda expensive bur I will probs give it a try soon though just to try it myself 🙂

  17. truesimple says:

    Sorry to hear you are not feeling well : ( I think I am just getting over the same thing – miserable.

    I just stumbled upon it and I love your blog! I look forward to following!

    I just picked up some dried figs this weekend. I have not broken into them yet because I could not really taste all weekend either – but I can’t wait to! They are the BEST eva!!!!!

  19. Kelly says:

    Sorry you are sick! I love love soup when I am sick, and bread too haha- must be some sort of sick thing, the body needs carbs!
    I may have to try your grandmother’s sick solution, I catch all the winter colds from the kiddos at work, yipee!

  24. moretolifethanlettuce says:

    i have a grapefruit siggi in my fridge, i hope it’s good! never saw the acai one, but i saw a ginger orange or somethign like that today…eh! sorry you’re not feeling well, such a bummer! love pom!

  25. Karin says:

    Oh no! Feel better soon! I love me some soup and bread when I’m sick too. And even more tea than I consume anyway. Tea cures everything. 🙂
    I love dried apricots! They’re the best! 😉

  28. Gina says:

    Well I hope your grandmother’s concoction helps you! When I am sick nothing tastes better than Green tea and chicken noodle soup. It’s perfection.

    I love Whole Food’s chicken sausages! Also, I had POM juice, ironically, for the first time in AGES last night! I made a smoothie with it.

    As for that website, Mr. Breakfast, I just found it about a month ago and it’s so neat. Any breakfast you have ever imagined is on that site. Pretty cool.

    Feel better!!

  30. MelissaNibbles says:

    Oh, I hope you feel well soon.
    I eat everything I can get my hands on when I’m sick. I’m like a food beast!
    I love MrBreakfast!!
    My fave dried fruit is apricot.
    Are your roommates into working out and stuff too?

  32. MelindaRD says:

    Nice POM in the mail. I love when good stuff shows up at my door. I have never seen or heard of Icelandic style yogurt, but I would totally try it. I’ve been iceland and it is beautiful.

  34. mrssturgis says:

    I agree with you about the Kardashians. I don’t approve, in general, of hawking diet pills, but those commercials are so reminiscent of the Love Line ads you see late at night. Nastay, tsk tsk ladies!

    I just found your blog! I love your foodie pics. I also adore kombucha. My faves are the divine grape and botanics #7. I drink it in a champagne flute to be fancy. 🙂

  35. Missy says:

    Sorry you aren’t feeling good! I like to eat soup, oatmeal, and ice cream when I am sick! I’ll have to check out that website! Favorite dried fruit is mango and apricots. Yummm. I think I love all dried fruits though. Feel better!

  37. Katie ♥ says:

    Mr Breakfast is an awesome site!!! I somehow stumbled upon it searching the net a few months back, love that site!!

    I love putting kashi puffs or granola in my smoothies too, I just love to have crunch! I need it!!!

    U look so pretty in the pic, too cute!!!

    Good workout for being under the weather too!!!

    Have a great day love!!!

  38. Mo Diva says:

    OMG
    Feel better!
    Im sick too… But after 8 or 9 days of home rememdies and cold pills i had to finally give in and see a doc. I am feeling much better now. But that tea concoction sounds mighty “healing” LOL.

    When im sick I LOVE LOVE LOVE carbs. Mostly bread. I think its a texture thing. Fluffly. soft. satisfying. like an edible blanket?

    I love dried bananas. bestest dried stuff ever!

    feel better mamaz!

  39. tam says:

    Sorry to hear your still suffering, I always pop around 6000mg of vitamin c throughout the day and colds soon disappear!

    When I’m sick I always want marmite on toast so good! x x

  40. Sweet and Savory says:

    Hey Naomi! You’ve posted on my blog a few times and I’m so sorry I haven’t gotten over to yours until now! I’ve been missing out!

    I drink lots of OJ when i’m sick…and for some weird reason I always crave pizza. Exactly what I should eat when I’m sick:(

  42. traynharder23 says:

    yah for CPTS!!!!!!! ACSM is a great cert! =D
    nhahha xfit is the shit. makes you feel like shit afterwards tho! =D

    ahh pb. i love it so.

    hahha you do? i kinda think i’m never going ot hit it with ANY dude =D

  43. erineatsandexercises says:

    I tried Kombucha for my first time a few weeks ago. The smell was terriable (TERRIABLE) but the taste, not so bad. Id probably buy it again.

    As for dried fruit, I love dried figs. They never last too long though.

    Get well soon!!

  47. Julie says:

    literally the second i saw “breakfast” i hit that site like it was my job. i love breakfast. probably should marry mr. breakfast.

    mmmm i can’t wait to make a smoooothie tomorrowwww 🙂

    my mom and i both want to try kombucas but we’re not sure if you’re supposed to drink the little floaty bacterias hahaha so thats why we haven’t yet! what do you do about it?

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