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Vega Good Giveaway

As promised, I am hosting a Vega Good giveaway!

 

Last week, I had the great opportunity to learn about this product and other Vega products directly from Brendan Brazier, vegan pro triathalete and author of Thrive.

Whole Food Health Optimizer is made from natural plant-based whole foods.  In addition, the great flavor is high in fiber, protein, and essential fatty acids. It really is an all-in-one natural plant based formula that is a perfect way to boost any smoothie, oatmeal, or even an afternoon coffee or tea.

I want to let one of my readers try this great product first hand. I will choose a winner Friday evening.

Want to win?

1. Click here to enter your email address and Healthy, Happier Bear as your referral! Please leave a comment letting me know you did that.

2. Tweet or link back to this giveaway and ensure you feature @healthyhappier. Feel free to use this: “@healthyhappier is having a Vega good giveaway! http://alturl.com/ric9n”

Good luck!

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Divas Half Marathon on Long Island

I stated on Twitter earlier that I was definitely not in the best of moods after my third day of consumer research which meant 10 hours of sitting and listening to interviews.

 

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It is clear that I’ve grown accustomed to a few things:

1) Morning workouts

2) Eating my own meals

3) Interacting with others

The past few days have meant very early departure times from our office so we could reach NJ before the height of commute traffic. This morning I wasn’t able to squeeze in a morning workout and was moody all day. In addition, we weren’t able to bring our own meals since we were in the middle of research at lunch time. Today that meant Panera which was okay but Monday and Tuesday that meant catered lunch. Research means a lot of listening and very little talking. I’m used to leading and participating in meetings all day long so this was a big change from my usual schedule.

But, instead of letting this mood ruin my evening I took some suggestions:

1) Get some exercise

2) Call a friend

3) Do something that makes you happy

I walked the 2 miles home from work instead of taking the Subway. The weather is absolutely gorgeous outside and this gave me a small amount of much needed movement.

I called my friend who passed her PT certification (Yay Chrissie!) to congratulate her and then spoke to my parents the rest of the way home. These two phone calls definitely made me smile. (Thanks mom & dad)

I registered for the October 3rd Diva Half Marathon Divas Half Marathon at Long Island and Girls' 5K logo                  when I got home. I’ve been talking about this for a while after hearing that Dori, Melissa, and Rebecca have all registered I decided to pull the trigger! It wasn’t cheap but it will definitely be fun. Now I just have to figure out how to get to Long Island! 🙂 This should hopefully fit into my NYC Marathon training plan perfectly.

I’ve actually never been to Long Island so this race should be really pretty and allow me to see a new area. In addition, it’s nice and flat which will be a treat! I’m looking forward to long training runs with these ladies around the city! Is anyone else doing this half marathon?

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The Daily Eats of Someone on the DL

In the wake of Saturday’s ATV trauma and injury, I returned to the trusted method of counting Weight Watcher points. Since I won’t be able to run for at least a few more days I knew it’d be important to keep my eats under control. In addition to counting points, I’m going to try and photograph my meals as well.

So, from someone on the Disabled List whose exercise was limited to yoga and the elliptical, here are today’s eats!

Breakfast in shining armor!

IMG_3011       Arnold sandwich thin, 1/2 c egg whites, 1/8 c salsa, 1 slice lowfat cheddar cheese

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My southern delicacy- okra and tomatoes! Okra, tomatoes, chopped lobster from Sunday night’s dinner

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Unpictured snack of Fage 0% and blueberries.

Dinner compliments of Buitoni and Foodbuzz! I will do a proper review of this quick and easy dinner tomorrow.

The main character!

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