A Morning of Favorites
Good morning, blog world! Happy FRIDAY!!! I can almost taste the weekend! I hope your Friday is off to a fantastic start! 
Workout
My morning run was one of my favorite treadmill workouts (for both walking and running): 45-Minute Treadmill Workout. This workout keeps you interested with its ever-changing speeds and inclines, and challenges you with intervals and uphill running. The walking is an excellent workout, too– great for your buns! 
Run stats:
- Distance: 5.11
- Time: 45:05
- Pace: 8:49 min/mile
- Calories: 499
Breakfast
Breakfast was also full of favorites today: oats, granola, banana, Barney Butter, and Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.
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Yum!!! This was an awesome Friday morning breakfast! (I am especially loving the Zoe’s granola mixed into my oats. So good!!)
Question of the Day
Have you ever had a nickname(s)?
I have a bunch! My sister calls me Peter, Mal calls me Llama (as in “Tina eat your dinner!”), my mom calls me Christine (even though my name is Christina), my father-in-law and my friend Anna call me Tiner, Erin sometimes calls me Teen Teen, and the people at Starbucks occassionally call me Trina.
Kristie Lynn — January 9, 2009 @ 8:09 am
Nicknames… hmmm. My friend’s family (affectionately) calls me KT, standing for Kristie Trouble. My roommate calls me Xty (less effort to say than Kristie I guess?). High school calculus teacher called me Mootemeister… high school spanish classmates called me Mootinator, friend from youth group called me Mooter, my friend Danielle made a song about me (we got really bored in classes) where she named me K-Moote (“come on everybody do the K-Moote moo!”). So I have a lot of nicknames I guess. And I’ll answer to them all
Erica — January 9, 2009 @ 8:17 am
hahahhaha I love that Mal calls you Llama (I just laughed outloud at work…I mean, I’m not blogging at work
. Love Erin and all her cute nicknames for people!
As for me- nicknames- Itzy (as in Itzy bitzy tiny), Josh’s family calls me Tink (tinkerbell), one of Josh’s family friends started calling me Tank (because he thought that was more funny), my parents call me by my middle name Lynn.
Lee (seelivelee) — January 9, 2009 @ 8:21 am
I love that brekkie! looks delicious! Cute nickname, i like teen teen.
My nickname is Leelee. all my relatives and old friends call me that, as that is what i went by until about 8th grade. i love it!
Jenny — January 9, 2009 @ 8:28 am
Yummmy oats (as usual!)
My mom is a nickname fanatic. She calls me Tommy, Katie, Tommy-Katie…the list goes on! haha
ashley (sweet & natural) — January 9, 2009 @ 8:32 am
Happy Friday to you too! My plain nickname is Ash, but my college girlfriends call me Mom (we all call each other this – we’re weird), Shely, Stash or Pistashio, depending on their mood.
Julz — January 9, 2009 @ 8:34 am
My mom calls me Pooky, Julzy, etc. My dad calls me peanut, Julzy, too. My friends all call me JWise, or Julz, but throughout HS it was ALWAYS J.Wise. My friend Kristina calls me Shankston (V. Long Story) My mom will sometimes call me “Julia Regie (Like Peggy with an R)” bc that is my middle name… It’s an Austrian name that’s been in the family forevaa
I think that’s it! I LOVE NICKNAMES OMG. I mean, ever since “TRINA” came out, you KNOW I’ve got love fo yo gurl.
(JK I always LOVED you!)
GR8 QOTD! Hooray for Friday!!
Amira — January 9, 2009 @ 8:36 am
delicious looking breakfast!!
As for nicknames, my sisters call me ‘mi mi’, most people call me ‘mira’ & alot people mess my name up & call me ‘amelia!’
Ba hah i wish someone caled me ‘llama!’
Victoria — January 9, 2009 @ 8:37 am
I’ve been called, Vic, Vicki, Tori (which I hate), Vickers, and then when Wall-E came out my friends started calling me Vic-E, which turned into Vice, which is now “Miami.” I have weird friends.
Andrea (Off Her Cork) — January 9, 2009 @ 8:41 am
Andie is my nickname.
Hubs calls me all kinds of stuff, too many to list! LOL In college I was also called, “A”. In high school for some reason my teachers called me by my last name. I have no clue why, it’s a big long Polish name! LOL
jenna — January 9, 2009 @ 8:54 am
tina,
Have you ever tried the zoes bars? did you like them? I tried one the other day (peanut butter) and it wasn’t very good. Just wondering if the granola is better?
Emily — January 9, 2009 @ 8:55 am
I love you breakfast in your cute little mug! TGIF!!!
My nickname is just “em”, I have always loved it when people call me that! haha
K — January 9, 2009 @ 8:57 am
Happy Friday, Tina!!
My nicknames: I can’t really reveal but let’s just say my name isn’t very easy to come up with them – oh well!
ttfn300 — January 9, 2009 @ 9:02 am
SO glad it’s friday
hehe
1 person called me Shan, some people called me Shanaynay…. i think that’s it though
Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter) — January 9, 2009 @ 9:06 am
Barney Butter and DD coffee + a good workout – sounds like an excellent morning! My parents have always called me Pumpki, and my husband always calls me “Heather Pie”…except when I’ve gone shopping and spent too much…then it’s just “HEATHER!!!”
Tina — January 9, 2009 @ 9:18 am
@jenna: Yes, I tried the peanut butter one, too. I agree, it was just okay— a little too dry for me. The granola, on the other hand, is AWESOME! Definitely give it a try!
EL — January 9, 2009 @ 9:19 am
I have many nicknames. Actually Emma Loaf (thank goodness) is not my real name, it is my most hated nickname. My Mom calls me Peewee, my Dad calls me Piggy and my friends call me Casper (I am really pale), Peanut (I have a small head), and Venom.
Kate — January 9, 2009 @ 9:22 am
My nickname was/somtime is KaterGater. I’m not sure if it’s b/c I’m a motor mouth or b/c I eat a lot haha! I wish we had Duncin Donuts here. Well, kinda:P
Sister — January 9, 2009 @ 9:23 am
I love nicknames…I have a bunch too! You call me Sister, our family calls me Yar or Yarry. Nichols girls call me Rza, Lighthouse girls call me Rizz & Rizz-o. Grammie, Pat and Pat’s friends call me Doodle. Everyone else calls me Steph. Good question:)
Andrea — January 9, 2009 @ 9:33 am
hahaha trina is my fav
great run today!! oats look fab as usual. as for nicknames… my sister and best friend call me Dre, my roommate calls me Schnoopa, and my aunt AJZ (initials)..
Kath — January 9, 2009 @ 9:40 am
Everyone in the world (except everyone in the blog world and my parents) calls me KOOPS!
Shelby — January 9, 2009 @ 9:40 am
Nicknames…hmm Shelbs, Shel, Shelbers, Shelbert. That last one I don’t like too much haha
Stacey — January 9, 2009 @ 9:43 am
hahahaha, napoleon dynamite is such a funny movie, I find myself always quoting it! sadly, my nickname is only “stacey”..but it comes from my real name, anastasia…bor-ing!
Jasmine — January 9, 2009 @ 9:45 am
aww….Trina is such a cute nickname…. I feel like mine are mostly obvious: Jazz, Jazzy, Jazzy Jaz…..
Mel — January 9, 2009 @ 10:16 am
Lovely breakfast…
My nicknames vary depending on who you are. My friends call me Mel, my mom calls me Sis, my grandma calls me Missy (and is the only one who can do it!) and my dad calls me Melvira on occasion ( I still haven’t figured that one out yet!)
Rose — January 9, 2009 @ 10:18 am
Good job on the morning workout!
Since Rose is my middle name, I guess I go by a nickname all the time? Bill also calls me Smooch or Booch, depending on his mood
Danielle — January 9, 2009 @ 10:32 am
I think Mal’s nickname for you is so cute!
My nicknames are super boring, just Dani, or Dan.
When I was little everyone called me Dani then around 11 I thought that sounded so babyish so I asked to be called Danielle, then in high school a lot of friends started calling me dani and that’s the name I go by most often (besides at work.)
Justy2003 — January 9, 2009 @ 10:33 am
My name’s Justine but some of my family calls me Justy (hence the screenname I use) or Jus. I have one great uncle who calls me JT. My sister and I call each other skister. That’s about it though. Most people just call me Justine!
Marissa — January 9, 2009 @ 10:41 am
Yay for coffee!
candice — January 9, 2009 @ 10:41 am
Llama is very funny. My Mom calls me Naner short for Nena or Nenaner which is what my brother called me when he was little). My husband calls me babe. The longest nickname was from College when some friends called me “candice queen of the ethopians” or just Queen (this from Acts in the bible). But I absolutely REFUSE to be called Candy, and I always correct people who try and call me that:)
Bridget — January 9, 2009 @ 10:42 am
Hahahha Tina eat your Ham!!! Such a great quote!
I get Bridge, Bridgey, B, Biz, B-dubbs, B-money haha!
Carrie H — January 9, 2009 @ 10:46 am
My full name is Caroline and I love it when my husband calls me Linus. It’s too cute. On occassion, he’ll call me Carol cause he thinks it’s funny … I don’t like that one as much!
Missy (Missy Maintains) — January 9, 2009 @ 10:53 am
Love your little oatmeal bowl! My real name is Melissa so people call me Missy, Meliss, Miss…not too exciting like yours!
http://www.missymaintains.blogspot.com
HangryPants — January 9, 2009 @ 11:01 am
Nice morning run! You got me motivated!
My dad calls me Heather Feather.
Betsy in Pgh — January 9, 2009 @ 11:10 am
My nicknames are ridiculous and there’s so many.
Binkulo Nimbus, Bork, Barry, Bert, Binkraj, Betsaroo, BVD, Boots. To name a few. The explanations would just bore you!
zestycook — January 9, 2009 @ 11:13 am
Great workout Tina!! As for nicknames, I have quite a few…. most of my friends call me Champ ( not sure why) or bigC even though I am not that big. Other people call me Cor and my dad calls me Cornelius
have a great Friday
zesty
Sarah (lovINmytummy) — January 9, 2009 @ 11:17 am
Mmm…I want your oats.
I also did an interval treadmill workout today and thought of your post from yesterday while I did it. Boy did it go by fast that way!
My nickname in college was Money. I played basketball and was er…um, kind of good, well, kind of Money. The point of the story is that so many people called me Money that when we got a transfer student on the team, she actually thought for half the season that my actual name was Money. She finally asked me, “Why did your parents name you ‘Money’?”
I actually kind of miss being Money.
Happy Friday Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini! (had that one before???)
Janet — January 9, 2009 @ 11:19 am
My stepsister calls me Planet…as is Janet Planet!
I think I am going to try that workout this morning!
lauren — January 9, 2009 @ 11:28 am
great treadmill workout – i need to try that one. My family calls me “Laur”, friends and teammates called me “LB” and my boyfriend calls me “Babezilla”.
Lara — January 9, 2009 @ 11:39 am
What a fun random question–my answer is kind of silly. My parents have always called me BooBoo. I don’t know why! Over the years it’s sometimes become just “Boo” which often takes people by surprise!
Your nicknames are cute
Alexia — January 9, 2009 @ 11:46 am
Breakfast looks yummy. I wish I liked oatmeal.
I have serveral nicknames… my mom called me Doodlebug (that’s why I chose that as my blog), my dad called me Big Al, my grandmother, sister, and aunt call me Lex, I have serveral from friends… Lexi, Lexiboo, Boo Boo…
What a fun question!
Andrea [bella eats] — January 9, 2009 @ 11:55 am
Love your enthusiasm today!!!
My nickname has always been Anra from family and friends, and I have lots from my hubb, but the most popular is Bella!
We give our pets CRAZY nicknames…I feel sorry for our future kids!
Marianne — January 9, 2009 @ 12:06 pm
I have a couple of nicknames. In highschool, it was Rocker (cuz ya know, I had the ripped jeans and all, although, so did most of my friends). Then at skating probably, 8 or so years ago now, I got the nickname of Fâché…it’s a long story though. But that one sticks to this day.
claire — January 9, 2009 @ 12:10 pm
let’s see…Claire-Bear, Clarence, Clara Belle, Clarice, Lizzie (my middle name is Elizabeth), and my little baby cousin calls me Clara (she’s the ONLY one that I’m okay with calling me Clara…there is NO “a” on the end of my name. When I graduated high school and the vice principal announce valedictorian she called me Clara Elizabet Nettis…none of my names were pronounced correctly!
Andrea (Andrea's Eats) — January 9, 2009 @ 12:11 pm
You seem to be very happy today! Me too! I swear am work kouts do that do me.
My name is Andrea, pronounce Ondrea. My nickname is Ange.only friends and family call me this.
Kelly in CT — January 9, 2009 @ 12:13 pm
One of my friends calls me “Kelly who likes Peanut Butter and Jelly” (which I do!) Unforntunatley for me, Kelly also rhymes with Smelly!
JE — January 9, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
After consuming a lot of booze my friends call me “Frank”
VeggieGirl — January 9, 2009 @ 12:40 pm
Nicknames = EMS, Coco, Lou, VeggieGirl.
Allison K — January 9, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
Love the QOTD.
In highschool my nick name was Po-Per.
My mom calls me Alli Bally or Alli Girl, My brother and Dad call me Sissy, my husband calls me Allison Pope (my maiden name), and Wifey. My friends from college and my extended family all call me Alli, very few people call me Al, and people that I have worked with at summer camp call me: Juniper, June, Juni, Jupiter, and Twin.
Oh She Glows — January 9, 2009 @ 12:54 pm
Happy Friday!
I have a bunch of silly nicknames…same with my hubby…
I call him Snitzlefritz, snoops, snoopie, E-dawg, etc etc! LOL
Ive had nicknames like Skirts, Pumpkin head (my dad!), Dawn, Angie wangy, Ange, snoops, The Wife, blondie, etc…I know there are tons more but im drawing a blank!
Angela
http://www.ohsheglows.com
Meg — January 9, 2009 @ 1:24 pm
Love all the nicknames. My husband seems to come up with a new nickname everyday for me. Some of my nicknames from family/friends include: Little Megs, MegJeans, Meggie, MeggieLou, MeggieJean (Jean is my middle name), and any other variation on Megan that my husband comes up with!
Maggie — January 9, 2009 @ 1:53 pm
my real name is margaret, and when I was growing up everyone called me meg. then when I went to school (i was homeschooled until middle school) people kept calling me megan and it bugged me so I changed it to maggie. now i’m maggie, magpie, mags, and sometimes our friends call bobby and me “magbert” or “bobgie”. and my family still calls me meg
cool question! i love the responses.
Ashley — January 9, 2009 @ 2:28 pm
i did your 45 minute treadmill workout the other day and i LOVED it
great routine to add to the mix! thanks for all your great advice on treadmill routines!
Tina! — January 9, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
Ah, yes…the Trina…I get that one often, as well as the Christine (my name is Christina as well) My nieces and nephews call me Teenie Bopper (not sure why), and my dh affectionately calls me “Butt-Head”…such a romantic he is!
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Leah — January 9, 2009 @ 3:18 pm
Since I somehow find myself constantly surrounded by star wars geeks, “Princess” is usually my nickname.
Erin — January 9, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
Hahahaha oh Teen Teen! I already have another one for you – Chrissy T (now that I know your name is Christina). My nicknames have usually been a play on my last name(s).
That mug is so cute.
Tina — January 9, 2009 @ 3:24 pm
@Tina!: I get Teenie Bopper, too! Bopper sort of rhymes with my last name!
Sammie — January 9, 2009 @ 3:43 pm
Most people call me Sammie or Sam which is short for Samantha if you didn’t already know. Charlie calls me “Cheeky” – he has ever since I met him – he never uses my real name. One time I took D to a mommy & me class and the instructor asked him his mommy’s name and he told her Cheeky. When I was a kid my dad always called me “Hot Shot” or “Klutz” – I had a problem with tripping over my own feet. Have a great weekend.
Cassidy — January 9, 2009 @ 4:01 pm
Until kindergarten I went by Cassie, and my whole dad’s side of the family (except my couin who is my age who asked if I still went by it last year) call me Cassie. My mom calls me Cassie Lassie and Curly Girly (I have very curly hair). My best and closest friends call me Cass. Other friends call me Cassidillia and Cassidilla (like quesidia). In high school band of my clasmates decided Cassidy was not a real name then my whole Clarinet section called me and started calling me Cassandra. (the boy who started it was one of those problem starters and it was eaisiest to just let it go.)
Jenn (eating bender) — January 9, 2009 @ 4:15 pm
I’m going to do your treadmill workout at the gym this afternoon! I’ll be sure to give credit where credit is due
I’m looking forward to workin’ my buns!
My family nickname is Bender. I guess that’s not very shocking, is it?
bobbi — January 9, 2009 @ 4:47 pm
I keep hearing great things about dunkin donuts coffee, I must try it! Love that cute mug it’s in!
bobbi — January 9, 2009 @ 4:48 pm
ooo and the nicknames go on and on. Bobbers, Bobasita, Bolbaliciouse, Bobarino, Bobs, Bob-O! lol
Elina (Healthy and Sane) — January 9, 2009 @ 4:56 pm
Wow, how can you keep track of all these nicknames
A lot of my college friends call me The Russian and my freshman year they called me “biceps” ’cause I was ripped… hehe
Joie de vivre — January 9, 2009 @ 5:22 pm
It looks like you’ve had a wonderfully healthy day so far! Thanks for accepting my friend request on Foodbuzz. I can’t wait to read more of your stuff!
Kelly Olexa — January 9, 2009 @ 7:39 pm
My niece calls me Kelly Belly. Most of my friends call me Kelly Ohhhh. Or KO.
sirenjess — January 9, 2009 @ 7:42 pm
Great workout. I tried pilates for the first time tonight. I really liked it. My husbands nickname for me is sweet cheeks.
Pamela — January 9, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
Hi Tina! Im new to this whole blogging thing, but I always check up on your blog! Your very motivating to get my butt into gear! I love all your workouts!! This one esp!
Taylor — January 9, 2009 @ 9:48 pm
That looks like a really good workout! I have had many nicknames….. when I was little, my Aunt called me scooter because I was always scooting away in my scooter! She still calls me that to this day! And then in high school people called me Tay Tay Cakes, which I do not know where this came from? And now just everyone call me Tay- which is short for Taylor! Hope you had a great Friday!
MizFit — January 10, 2009 @ 6:19 am
sadly Im nickname free….but THANK YOU FOR THE TREADMILL WORKOUT LINK
I was also creative mill workout program free.
Jen (Running with Food) — January 10, 2009 @ 8:16 am
Hey! Great treadmill workout … I’ve bookmarked it. I’m always looking for something to spice things up on the treadmill. Hurry up warm weather!
Katrina — January 10, 2009 @ 7:39 pm
My name is Katrina and long ago my niece couldn’t say it, so it came out Treeni and that has stuck forever, well, she’s 22 now! Also have been called Koi most of my life. Don’t ask.!
Laura — January 10, 2009 @ 9:05 pm
I did the walking workout today and it kicked my booty! I’m don’t use treadmills regularly and it was much more challenging than I thought. According to my HRM, I burned over 450 calories. It’s funny because the treadmill said I only burned something like 250, usually the equipment estimate is much higher. Thanks for posting it! I’m going to do it again for sure!
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Megan — May 20, 2010 @ 9:45 pm
My nickname is Worm. My dad called me that because I was so squirmy as an infant. Now I’m often called Meg or Megs (but never Meggie – yuck!).
I am really enjoying your Move Before You Snooze challenge. I do it every night and my triceps are screaming your name most mornings!!
Love the blogs. Thank you for writing.
Megan