Powercakes’ Powermeal Challenge is just about halfway over! If you missed my round up of days 1-5 you can check them out here. I actually messed up one of the days but let’s just pretend you didn’t notice! Here are my powermeals from days 6-10:
Day 6: yellow (spaghetti squash with homemade tomato sauce)
Day 7: purple (smoothie made with frozen berries, VEGA Energizing Smoothie in Bodacious Berry, and almond milk)
Day 8: pre-workout (VEGA Energizing Smoothie in Tropical Tango mixed with water)
Day 9: post-workout (I ran just before lunch so my post-workout meal was a veggie sandwich with a side of more veggies and a handful of almonds)
Day 10: power breakfast (Chocolate Covered Katie’s blueberry pie pancakes topped with nut butter and sugar-free syrup)
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Two reasons why I love Dean (there are more reasons but these ones rank near the top of my list 
):
1. I was HANGRY (hungry + angry) after work tonight. Not a good combination. I called Fresh, ordered their Holiday Wrap to go (tempeh, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, avocado, carrot, jicama, vegan garlic “mayo”) and went with Dean to pick it up. Once it was in my hands I was ravenous and we realized there was nowhere to sit outside to eat. Since Dean is always prepared for any and all situations, he pulled a lounge chair out of his trunk and set me up to eat my wrap on the sidewalk.
Now that’s class.
2. I was going through Dean’s pictures on his phone looking for the above photo of me (eating my wrap) so I could send it to myself and share it with you all (since it’s so flattering) and came across this little gem:
Yes, that would be Dean taking a self-taker photo in the change room at Nike. He was so embarrassed but claimed the lighting was so good that he just had to take a picture. I nearly died. It’s always me taking self-takers and progress pics so I thought this was super funny.
How can you not love a man who cares about your comfort while eating and takes pictures of himself in change rooms?!
What do you usually eat pre/post-workout?
Have you tried tempeh? Are you a fan?
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HAHAH I laughed so hard at the lawn chair picture. Hanger is not to be taken lightly.
And I TOTALLY understand the good lighting thing, too. Sometimes it just needs to be done, hah. Don’t worry Dean, got your back.
Hahahaha “got your back”…he will be happy to hear that! You’re so funny!
I die!! There is just so much awesome in this post I simply don’t know where to start! I absolutely love how prepared Dean is & how he can’t forgo good lighting — and you girl, I absolutely love how serious you are about your food!! YUM! I’m so jealous you have a Fresh at your disposal, and I demand they open one up here in Seattle:) xoox’s
I demand it too!! You would seriously love that place. Come visit me so I can take you there for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!! We could O.D. on veggies together
YES!!!!!! We’re there:)
LOL I would DIE if I saw my bf taking a picture like that too…maybe i’ll find one one day!! p.s. that chair idea in his car is genius, you just never know when you’ll need it! I went to Fresh on Monday and I got the Spicy Black Bean burrito and added goat cheese… it was phenomenal. I’ve only had the beach bowl and that so I can’t wait to go back and try something new! (oh and their desserts are deadly… i can’t stay away!)
Ooooh that burrito is amazing!! The beach bowl is great too! I just had it last week. I am obsessed with their carrot cake. Have you tried it?!?! Beyond deadly. Let me know the next time you plan on going. Maybe we can meet!
I love the pic of you eating in the chair!Hahaha So hardcore and it’s amazing that he’s so understanding and handy
I went on a date with my man to Fresh on Friday and had the BBQ burger with no bun – yummmm!
YUM! I love the BBQ burger! Those quinoa battered onion rings are to DIE for! I could literally eat there every single day and not get bored!
I think that all of us Toronto gals should meet up at Fresh some time!
Uh, Dean? You definitely need to take more of those! And, I love how real you are Christina!! Get at that wrap!!!
Hahaha I have no shame. If I’m hungry, I will eat (even if it’s on the sidewalk)! I’ll let Dean know to take more shots like that as per your request!
LOL, if I had abs like that I’d be taking pictures of them ALL THE TIME.
Great post!
Nicole
Seriously! Screw taking pictures – I would just walk around topless every day!!
Thank you!
That is the cutest thing ever! (the chair part)
Hahaha I know, right? We all have chairs in our cars, don’t we?
I don’t even know what tempeh is. I am going to have to look it up.
You busting Dean on a self portrait totally cracks me up, but hey if the lighting is good, and it is, why not!
I love the whole chair thing too, what a prepared guy!
Hah I totally busted him! Hey, I would have probably done it too!
I love that he just busted out a chair for you outside! Always be prepared!
Exactly! And then take pictures of me eating in the chair for my blog. Pretty much makes him perfect!
Soooo jealous of your spaghetti squash. No stores near me have it this time of year, and I think I’m going through withdrawals!
And to answer your question, I really like TJ’s tempeh. Yummy!
We don’t have TJ’s here. I’m so sad because now I want to try their tempeh!! There is a sesame garlic one I buy here all the time and it’s so good!
You’re hilarious. Being Hangry is the worst!! Boyfriends BEWARE.
That’s what I get for not packing enough food in my cooler!! I wish I could just carry you in one pocket and Tosca in the other so I could do everything right!
I am the worst hangry girl EVER!!! So bad that I have to carry snacks in my purse so the hangry doesn’t come out.
I probably would have been eating that wrap before I even got out of the door at Fresh! The chair? Genius! haha
Hahaha I carry snacks too but I ran out!! I’m hungry every 1-2 hours though so that doesn’t help the situation!
ME TOO!! Every 2 hours I HAVE to eat! Everyone at works thinks I’m crazy.
Some see it as a lawn chair…i see it as VIP patio service.
(also, I like to bring my own lighting guys around with me wherever I go…just in case I feel like taking a picture).
You are so right. I am totally VIP.
You like to bring lighting guys with you for pictures, I like to bring Quintons with me for compliments. We are so similar! Hah.
Similar? You’re like my sista’ from anotha’ mista’.
Haha, I love that you just pulled out a chair on the side of the street. I’d say that’s a pretty classy way to eat
I really like that he claimed the lighting in the dressing room made him have to take a picture.
I would say so too!! Heck, I think I’m going to start eating on that chair more often!
HAHAHA! Both of those pictures are priceless! I wonder what people droving by thought when they saw you sitting there! Regardless, it’s clear you caught a good man! Do you know where they make more like him?
They probably thought I was mental! I will keep my eyes peeled and let you know if I can catch any Dean clones!
gotta love a man that is prepared for any and everything! and those abs don’t hurt either
Tell me about it!
Ha I have had those moments where I seriously stop everything to just eat. Happens to the best of us.
It needs to be done!!
Don’t feel bad, my class goes out the window when I am hungry and there is a burger with my name on it! I love Dean’s supermodel serious face look. I’m sorry but when I saw this I immediately heard the line from Zoolander: “Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?”…lol.
Hahaha you are so right! I am going to go make fun of him right…now.