Milestones
Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend. We had some milestone birthday parties this weekend!
First, we celebrated my BIL’s 60th birthday party with a surprise event at their home. My SIL did a great job pulling that one off! The food was delicious.
Especially the cake…
so I was told 
Yes, I refused the birthday cake. Sad, but true. There was a milestone right there!
Today, we remotely celebrated my grandmother’s 100th birthday! She lives in Italy and was having the whole town come to wish her happy birthday. We Skyped our family in Italy and sang “Happy Birthday” in Italian to her! So cool! I hope I can get to 100 years, too!
In other milestone news…
I met my running partner, Kerry, this morning for a most humid and hot run. But, we didn’t let it get us down! We knocked out a sweaty 6.13 miles – my longest run ever!! I was so psyched to finally hit that 6 mile mark…
We made a couple pit stops back at the car for a drink because it was just so hot. I came to the conclusion that I really need a Camelbak!
Our overall time was 1 hour and 20 minutes with 20 intervals of 3:1…
I’m so proud of us for getting that far. Just knowing I’m getting to the halfway distance mark for my upcoming half marathon makes me feel more confident that I can do it!
And now, I feel it’s time for me to scale back on my running. I know that sounds like the weirdest thing right now, but I’ll talk more about it in an upcoming post 
Okay, so on to the food…
Well, coffee first
Breakfast was my new favorite – Cottage Cheese Fruit Bowl…
- 3/4 cup nonfat cottage cheese
- 1/2 diced gala apple
- 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
- 2 tsp. sliced almonds
- 2 tsp. reduced-fat unsweetened coconut
I never liked cottage cheese so much! The coconut really makes it. I found this in my local Giant Supermarket…
Delish…
A while later, I had a small snack – egg whites on Triscuits…
Funny looking egg whites, right? See, I had this idea to use up my carton of egg whites…
I bought them because I was feeling badly about chucking all the egg yolks when I made my egg sandwiches, etc. However, sometimes, ya just want a hard boiled egg! Again, I waste the yolks. So I came up with a method to simulate a hard boiled egg white. I’ve tried the microwave and it’s just not the same as that firm boiled egg. Instead, I baked them! Here’s the method for my Hard Baked Egg Whites…
A mini-muffin tin coated with cooking spray…
A large roasting pan with sides…
Place tin in roasting pan and fill each cup with 2 tbsp. egg whites…
*note: do not shake the carton before using as instructed
Fill roasting pan with VERY HOT water until it reaches just under the lip of the muffin tin…
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until firm …
Let cool slightly. Run a knife around the edges and release egg whites from the pan.
Make a tower cuz it’s fun…
They were nice and firm with the texture of a hard boiled egg. Easy to make ahead and store in the fridge for snacking…
And no peeling! Don’t ya just hate that job?!
At lunchtime, we met at my parents’ new home where we Skyped, celebrated and ate. Mom made a roasted chicken, salad and had hoagie bites for the kids.
I enjoyed my chicken and salad with an Ezekiel roll and a smidge of buttah!
When back at the homestead, I noshed on an apple with warm natural peanut butter (thanks for that idea, Tamara!)…
Dinner was a filling bowl of brown rice pasta with Trader Joe’s Giant White Beans and leftover sauteed spinach…
Now, if I could just get the rest of the family to eat this……that would be one amazing milestone
Have a great day, everyone!
Would you want to live to 100? Why or why not?
Questions? Email me! aloserforlife@gmail.com
28 comments
100?! How wonderful!
You certainly did have a milestone-packed weekend! Congrats on that run! You rock.
Congrats on the run!!!! That’s awesome and a total milestone!!! I have a question for you. You mentioned that your family eating what you ate would be a milestone, so do you make a separate dinner for yourself every night?
Jen
http://jenslosinit.blogspot.com/
Marisa Reply:
June 28th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
90% of the time, I do make a separate meal for myself. It’s not as tedious as it sounds! LOL!
I’m hoping 100 is my halfway mark…
Great job on busting that 6-mile mark. Heck of an achievement!
congrats on the long run – VERY cool! And so cute that you skyped Italy to sing – love it!
I would love to live to 100 – any day!!
AWESOME JOB!!!! You go, girl! You’re doing great. Cutting back on your running? Hope everything is okay. Anxiously awaiting your next post.
Hi!
Congrats on surpassing the 6-mile mark! And a very happy 100th birthday to your grandmother!
Also wanted to say that your tip for the egg whites is brilliant! Thanks for sharing!
Amelie
Marisa Reply:
June 28th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Nice to see you back, Amelie!
100th birthday??? Wow! Lots of Milestones! Congrats on yours! I love my Camelbak! As for chucking all the egg yolks, I do to but I started saving them and I make baked french toast as a weekend trat for the rest of the family(not me). They love it!100 years??? I tell my kids that 100 is my goal!
Woot on abstaining from cake and double woot for your run! Yahoo! 100? Only if I am healthy and in my “right” mind!
Wow…yeah, lot’s of great milestones! Happy 100th to your grandma! I want to live to 100 ONLY if I am healthy and have enough money to live comfortably!
And WTG on the 6 miles!
Yay on the 6 miles – you rock!
Well first of all, happy b-day to BIL and Grandma! Wow! 100! I would want to live to 100 if my quality of life was still good. I don’t want to be in a nursing home not knowing anyone and can’t clean up my own mess! lol
Secondly – Whoa? 6.13 miles? And your time was great too! Looks like the intervals are really helping you out! When is your half marathon? You will be fine. I have to start running for then my standard 5.5 miles. My half is in a month. Maybe I should try to run 7-8 miles this week. Sigh! I don’t wanna!!
I’ve never liked cottage cheese either. I’ve been eating it with fruit (like pineapple, or berries) and adding vanilla extract and splenda. I like your idea of the coconut! Must try that!
Also, I do not like egg whites by themselves at all!! I need to have the WHOLE egg for my egg sandwiches. Or the egg beaters but not just the egg white, egg beaters but the ones that are yellow! lol.
Great job! And no cake?? You are a better woman than I! lol
Marisa Reply:
June 28th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Intervals have been great! I don’t think my hip would make it without them!
Just had to tell you that I get so many ideas from your blog…and, look forward to when you post next! Keep up the terrific job! And, great job on no cake!
Christy
Marisa Reply:
June 28th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Thank you so much, Christy!
Congrats on the 6 miler, saying NO to the cake and all the milestone birthdays
Loved all the milestones with weekend Marisa! That is a great idea on the egg whites – I usually give my dog the yolks – he loves them
Woot on the 6+ mile run!
Marisa Reply:
June 28th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Haha, we do give them to the dog, too! I worry about his cholesterol though! LOL!
Congrats on the 6 miler. That is awesome. Congrats on no cake too. That would be a milestone for me.
Good idea on the egg whites-thanks for posting. And, living to 100 years would be good ONLY if my quality of life was good. I would want my mobility, senses, and cognition to be intact.
Thanks for all the congrats on my run, everyone!
Your eggs white are too cute to eat. WTG on the 6 mile run and good luck with your training.
100!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW! That is amazing! And that’s really cool that you guys skyped her…way cool!
the women in my family tend to live LONGLONG.
my grandma passed at 102.
THAT SAID, I am always saying to the husband “90. all I want is to live to 90″
That seems, in my family, to be the age where they are still loving and embracing life.
GREAT JOB on the run.
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how ingenius with the muffin tin and the egg whites!
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that is an awesome idea with the eggs! wow! you are a genius
i would never want to live to be that old. not sure why.. just seems like too long 
love you and all your posts! really been getting some good ideas from you lately!