Wee Are From Space Scalloped Roll Down Wunder Unders, Fresh In Mesh Tank
Box It Out Tight, Box It Out Bra
Vivid Vision Wunder Under and Energy Bra
Down & Around Bomber Reversible
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I’m not vegan, but there are so many vegan recipes that I really love, so when the Bearfoot Bistro Vegan Overnight Oats Seawheeze Runners Brunch recipe was shared on the Seawheeze group page (it’s so good!!!) I decided to give it a try. As you know, I’ve started the IIFYM Diet on September 1st, so I’m meal planning a little bit and getting back into the groove of calculating recipes for macros. It’s also ‘back to school’ week so I wanted to get a head start on having a pre prepared breakfast on hand. Since it took a fair bit of time for me to calculate the macros on this one I decided I would share those with you in case you were curious about the approximate nutrition data on this. Keep in mind it’s approximate, and based on the brands I chose (So Delicious Coconut Beverage, Silk Fermented Coconut Yogurt, Western Family Oats and bulk chia seeds).
You can easily figure out nutritional data for your recipes using the MyFitnessPal app recipe builder, by inputting each individual ingredient and then dividing the completed number by the grams of your completed recipe. I actually use the MyMacros+ app, and I just figure out the recipe data on paper. For this recipe as I made it (with precise measurements as shown below). **I substituted 28g of honey instead of 28g of Agave:
per 100 gram serving
157 Cals
2.3 g protein
15.2g carbs
3.7g fat
Recipe posted with permission from the very generous Bearfoot Bistro who also catered the Seawheeze Half Marathon Runners Breakfast. Thank you Bearfoot Bistro!!
So many of our guests at this year’s SeaWheeze half marathon have been asking the recipe of our now “famous” Vegan Overnight Oatmeal recipe… Here it is, but don’t tell anyone you got it here 
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260 g cultured unsweetened coconut yogurt
90 g large flaked rolled oats
375 mL unsweetened coconut beverage
50 g white or black whole chia seeds
28 g Agave syrup
Combine all the ingredients together and mix well. Refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight. Enjoy with fresh fruit and berries.
There you have it!
Thanks to Mrs. O for doing such an awesome fit review today of all the pieces we’ve been wondering about from this past upload. I know a lot of you were wondering about the Press Pause Pullover and the Box It Out Jogger specifically, so this is great information for those of us who haven’t seen it in store yet. My store has neither of these two items.
The worst thing just happened by the way. I was just finishing up putting this post together which was about an hour and a half of work, and I was thinking to myself ‘I should probably save this’, and moments later my computer froze on me and then crashed. When my computer restarted, my blog post came back but it was completely empty. I said so many swears. Luckily the second time around it only took me 20 minutes because I already had all the photos saved and labeled. I’m not ready to replace my computer just yet so I’m going to have to get used to saving my work every 5 minutes.
I really wanted to love these joggers. Joggers in nulu are luxurious! I hated the elastic waistband. Although it didn’t dig in and laid flat on my waist, I could tell if I wore them for long periods of time (like I would want to) the waistband would start to cinch in (like all elastic waistbands do). The length was perfect for me and the zippers at the ankles were a nice touch. I can see how it would be functional for boxing workouts for ease of removal. Generally, I size up in joggers because I like a looser, relaxed fit but these I could stay in my TTS. If they would have stuck with a regular waistband with an infinity, internal drawstring, it would have been perfect. I may consider them and deal with the elastic waistband issue if it is marked down drastically. It may work better for the hourglass shaped ladies out there with the teeny tiny waists. And if it does, I’m going to be envious!
September 1st! It’s that time of year again. For everyone else, it probably means Pumpkin Spice Lattes, but for me, it means I need to get my health back in check and renew my commitment to being a regular at my gym. I’m starting IIFYM again! Why? Because real estate stress is no joke! We thought our little real estate endeavors would be done and wrapped up in June and it ended up taking over the entire summer. This means that life stress and the disruption of home buying and selling has challenged my eating habits, and interfered with my gym time, but also it’s interfered with my quality of life habits. When you are in survival mode (and I use that term very loosely because our stress is so minor and for positive reasons compared to what’s going on in the world this week) you prioritize survival and the first things to go are your quality of life habits. Gym time, preparing and eating food with intention, proper sleep, taking care of yourself, having fun. For some people that may mean unwelcome weight loss, and for others, it means weight gain. I’m definitely in the camp of ‘life stress = weight gain’. Our life disruption isn’t quite complete because we are moving at the end of the month (yay!), but at least we now know where we are going, and we can see the horizon, and the selling our house portion of the equation is over.
Because of all this stress going on over the past 3 months, and disruption to my entire routine, I’ve gained 10lbs. Ten.Pounds. I am so unhappy with how my body feels in clothing, and I feel so scared to get back to the gym because of how out of shape I’ve gotten. My stress level and lack of proper nutrition have resulted in a horrible summer cold this week and I just feel overall miserable. It’s going to be so hard getting back to the gym and I’m so scared of regaining my cardio. I’m starting today with my calorie counting, weighing and measuring food and macros and on Monday (hopefully) I can get back to my gym routine.
I was kicking around the idea of starting a whole 30 today, or doing the IIFYM diet (weighing and measuring, macro targets) and I opted to take it easy on myself and do the IIFYM. The whole 30 would have been perfect as a reset because clearly, I need it, but it’s also a level of stress that I can’t handle at the moment. I need to just get back in the habit of eating regular nutritious meals. It’s not that IIFYM is the easier option, but it’s the easiest to maintain during a month where my entire kitchen will be in disarray as we pack. I know both eating plans would work well for me as far as weight loss because really what it is is re establishing proper eating habits. I know how I got here, and I know what I need to do to get the weight off. I just actually have to do it and stop feeling sorry for myself.
I’ll keep you guys posted on how it’s going. Hopefully, I can do a weekly post or occasional check-ins. I always find talking about diets and weight loss so boring, but maybe there will be a little sub community of people here in the same boat as me and we can keep each other motivated.
Are any of you starting eating plans this month? Do you gain weight during periods of stress in your life? Tell me I’m not alone in this.
I think this is a pretty small and random ‘favorites’ post by most blogger/vlogger standards but these were the standouts for me this month that was worthy of sharing, and worth a chitty-chatty sort of a post.
I purchased my Barefoot Dreams cardigan(s) during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale and hadn’t planned on de-tagging it until the fall, but we went away on a trip where I knew we would be in frigid air conditioning a lot of the time so I took the cardigan along with me. I have not stopped raving about this cardigan to all of my friends since I detagged it and I am absolutely obsessed with it. I love how soft it is, and how flattering the drape of the bamboo knit is, but I REALLY love the grey ombre tones. It’s washed like a dream and is even softer now. I know it’s not an elegant sophisticated outfit choice but if you are in need of a cozy cover up that is a step up from sweats, do yourselves a favor and go to Nordstrom and try one of these on. Barefoot Dreams Wrap + Align Tights is the most sublime combination of fabrics.
The Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Deodorant is another item that was available at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, but I didn’t purchase it during the sale. Every year I read so many reviews of people purchasing the three pack during the NSALE and I have always wanted to try it. This year, like every year, it sold out right away so I was not able to purchase the deeply discounted 3-pack. Instead, I decided to purchase a single one at Sephora and give it a try for a month and then decide for next year if it’s worth purchasing. I hoped I would hate it because it is quite pricey. The perfume scent isn’t exactly a favourite of mine and I wouldn’t purchase the perfume, but I do like the scent in deodorant form and prefer the scent to conventional deodorants. I have a huge problem with skin sensitivity and get very rashy, razor burned armpits. I don’t like natural deodorants because they seem to make my skin issues worse, while the aluminium based seems to create a barrier for me the same way a diaper rash cream does. My two requirements for deodorant is that they are strong and long lasting and that they feel comfortable on my skin. This deodorant blew my other deodorants out of the water for both my requirements and my rashy razor burned skin has cleared up in the 3-4 weeks that I’ve been wearing it. I’m certain that the reason it has cleared up is simply that it’s created a conditioning barrier. I’m very curious to see how long one stick lasts me vs. my usual (secret and mitchum), and if it lasts longer it may be worth buying this regularly. I know many of you may not like this deodorant because it is not natural and it has more aluminium than some other conventional deodorants, but I really like it a lot. It’s expensive though so I will re purchase this during the Sephora sales, and I’ll stock up next year during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. Apparently, the three pack lasts all year, so if that’s the case the price won’t be that offensive to me.
Do you guys stock up on lip balms the way I do? When I find a lip balm that I like, if it’s a cheap and cheerful price (the under $5 variety, not the $20+ variety) I like to buy a bunch and stash them in my handbag, car, nightstand, and if it’s not tinted and I’m feeling nice sometimes I give one to my husband. I really like rose scented lip balms and I didn’t realize this was a rose tinted one when I purchased it. I tried it on in my car and then ran back to purchase a few more because we can’t get these in Canada and I just loved the scent. I don’t find this lip balm especially healing but my lips have been dry from wind/sun and it creates a good barrier with a really nice scent and tint.
This seems like such a silly and basic recommendation but I really wanted to mention it because it’s made a huge difference to some of my favorite shoes. I haven’t purchased new shoes in a long time but I’d been meaning to resole some of my favorite ballet flats so I took the time to do it now while it’s flip-flop season. Good leather soles wear down pretty quickly and are also quite slippery on smooth surfaces so I’ve been avoiding wearing my favourite shoes so that I don’t wear them down too quickly. I found a really great cobbler nearby and he specializes in high-end shoe repair so I took in a few pairs of my nice shoes and had these topy soles put on. I was so worried that they would look obvious and ugly and change the look of the shoe but he shaped the soles so nicely so they fit with the shoe, and he even coordinated the topy soles to match the color of the soles already on the shoes. They are now really grippy and they don’t slip on certain surfaces and that’s actually made the shoes even more comfortable to wear and slightly more cushioned. I highly recommend resoling good shoes.
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The Lululemon Upload is up!
This is now week four of Lululemon pulling old stock from last year into What’s New Rotation. The Brave The Cold Jacket and No Shivers Bomber, Wrap It Up Sweater, Vivid Vision Wunder Unders. If you missed out on these last year, now is your chance! I’m toying with getting the Mink Berry Wrap It Up Sweater because I love the color, and I love the quality of Lululemon Merino Wool. I just wish this Wrap It Up Sweater had the arm patches like the original version of the sweater from several years ago. I’m also toying with the Box It Out Joggers. Nulu joggers sound like a nice thinner version of my Ready To Rulu Joggers. Did you order anything today?
Vivid Vision Wunder Under Hi-Rise Tight
New Product Fit Reviews
The Lululemon Australia Upload is up! Lots of sneak peeks but for some reason the Japanese floral print I posted about yesterday did not upload. Some of you where asking if the blue based floral print was Melanite and I was hoping to find out with this Australian upload. I think the blue was not grey enough to be Melanite but it’s possible that it is. I’m really loving the Aero Blue Swiftlies, although I’m not sure which one I’d pick. Either the Short Sleeve or the Long Sleeve.
Box It Out Tight 
Box It Out Bra
Polychromatic Wunder Under Tight Nulux
Lots of new goodies coming for this Tuesdays upload! The Robson St. store which is the flagship store for Canada had an early product drop with some great new prints.
Loving this new Japanese floral print. I’m not sure what it’s called but the black/white colorway comes in the Speed Up Tights, and the blue version of the print comes in High Rise Wunder Under Crops. The Speed Up Tights felt pretty snug going up and because of this the print faded a bit, so definitely do not size down in these. They were opaque though in store lighting but I’d need to test that in natural light to be certain. I think I want to try a size up in them, or try another of my regular size in another store just in case these where miss labelled. The Wunder Under Crops felt perfect and stretchy.
These are the Speed Up Crops we’ve seen many sneak peeks of on the Lululemon Website. They were cute, but I favoured the floral prints.
I don’t typically like any of the jacquard prints but these new black/white denimy print was really nice, and incredibly soft and stretchy.
Thanks to Mrs. O for submitting a review of the Lululemon Raise The Barre Tank! It looks beautiful on her!
This was one of the tanks that I wanted to try on because I’ve been really loving my Barre classes and I can see how this tank would be functional for me. I liked the fact it had a built in bra with pretty straps and a very feminine back. My TTS for tanks with built in bra is a 6. Like many of you, I was concerned about the strap that went across the back of the neck. I don’t like things pulling down on my neck or traps like some of the racer back bras. Surprisingly, the strap did not bother me at all. But then again, I didn’t work out in it or wear it for an extended period of time. The only problem with the size 6 is the front of the tank is looser than I like. But the size 4 didn’t fit so well in the chest area because of the bra. The drape wasn’t as low on me as some of the online pictures. I liked the length of the tank. I’m trying to cut back on spending so this tank will go on my wish list. If I happen to get some extra cash, I’ll get it and hopefully by then, it will be on markdown. Definitely get your TTS bra size.
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Burgundy Stem Camo Pixel Print Zella Hatha Crops
I got to try on these new Zella Hatha High Waist Crops Burgundy Stem Camo Pixel Print the other day and was really impressed at how soft and breathable they are. They are so much like old luon, but what really impressed me is that it’s a print + old luon. It’s so unusual to see a soft, matte luon with a print on it that isn’t high polyester content. They are breathable and soft and I definitely can see myself wearing these for a workout, especially since they are 100% opaque for me.
Camo prints are right up my alley, and so is the ‘it’ color of the year, blush. This was a nice combination of the two for me. There where some great blush colored Zella leggings on sale during the Nordstorm Anniversary Sale but all over blush leggings are a bit scary for my curvy figure, and this camo is a nice safe alternative for me with the added bonus of camouflaging my flaws. I think the pricing for these Zella leggings are a steal and I would have purchased them but I think I prefer the blush space dye gradient ombre zella leggings (shown below) but my store didn’t have them in yet. If I can get my hands on those to try on I will do a fit review and let you know how they fair as far as opacity and feel. I’ll definitely be looking more at Zella for my plain black high waisted leggings since they fully meet the function I need for Crossfit, are nicely affordable and great quality and wash really well.
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