Happy Monday, folks!

I hope everyone’s day is going well so far. This morning I decided to try something different for a pre-breakfast snack….I’m all into creating new combos that keep me going the 5 hours before dawn! Today it was a hard boiled egg, babybell cheese and a big bite of super charge me cookie

This yummy European snack did the trick! Plus, it was a nice change from something sweet in the morning. I hard boiled four eggs last night so you will probably see a repeat in the near future!

Breakfast was oat bran. And a lot of it. 3/4 cup dry mixed with 1.5 cups water, pinch of salt, sprinkle of brown sugar, blueberries & blackberries and a heaping spoonful of almond butter:

And then lunch was what was worth writing home about. Seriously! When I got home from work I quickly whipped up a batch of Eat, Drink and Be Vegan’s Peanut Sesame Hummus (AMAZING) in the Vita Mix and slathered it on a toasted Ezekiel english muffin with one slice pepperjack cheese and about a fourth of an avocado

Too die for—

The hummus is made from chickpeas, peanut butter (!!), toasted sesame oil, lime juice, ginger, agave nectar, garlic and hot pepper flakes. I love how the peanut butter lends a subtle sweetness and also a tad more protein to the mix! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again—I have NEVER been let down by this cookbook! If you are in the market to just buy one new book, make it this one! Dreena is a goddess and my copy is already all stained and worn around the edges. Love it!

I have to run a few errands and then am heading outside for a run….the temperature is a tad warmer than the other morning so I think I’m all set!

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Happy Monday!

Boy, is it ever raining cats and dogs out there!! A nice morning to be stuck baking bread. I snacked on a yummy cinnamon roll larabar before work:

And then had some oats for breakfast on my break. I’m so boring!! I really need to change things up for the sake of the blog. Sorry if you guys are bored out of your minds reading about the same breakfast every day but it keeps me going for 5 hours and with my job, that’s the most important! Here’s 3/4th cup oats with 1/2 cup reduced fat milk, 1 1/2 cups water, cinnamon, chocolate almond butter and blueberries:

I love how BIG my oatmeal bowls (err tupperwares) are in the morning. It takes me almost my entire break to eat it all!

And for lunch, I had my new favorite split pea soup:

I LOVE this soup because it is sooooo thick. Seriously, its the thickest split pea soup I’ve ever had. Coats my tummy perfectly! I also had a slice of my oatmeal bread with a babybell cheese:

This afternoon I plan to do some yoga—the house is finally quiet and I plan to make good use out of it!

See you tonight for dinner! =)

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I just got home from the HARDEST YOGA CLASS OF MY ENTIRE LIFE.

That’s a pretty bold statement, as I have been practicing for many years now with lots of different teachers. When we arrived at class around 10:45, one of the other instructors at the studio who was actually taking the class said, “you guys know he’s going to kill us today right?” She used to work with Kishan out in LA and knew his style of teaching, obviously, I sort of laughed it off but, seriously, there was no funny business today. We did straight asana from 11:00-2:50 and I did crazy things with my body that I have NEVER been able to do before. I was actually sweating so profusely in the middle of class that I had to get up, leave, wash my face in the bathroom, go borrow a towel from the studio and come back. That’s how intense it was.

Just when I thought the class should be over (at about 1:30), he launched us into his back bend series. That’s right—--we did 7 (!!!!!!!!!) bridge/full wheels in a row and stayed up for each one for 10 slow, long breathes. No joking, my quads were shaking and I was gritting my teeth. Savasana never has felt bettter.

So the verdict?

It was AMAZING! I did postures I’ve never been able to do before, go deeper into my back bends than ever before and meditate stronger than ever before. The whole time we were practicing I wanted to just shout in everyone’s face that always told me “yoga is not a strength workout” or poo-poo it as just simple “stretching”.  I’d like to see THEM do some of the stuff we did! It relied on every single muscle of my body.

The whole weekend was phenomenal and I learned more than I ever thought possible. Now I cannot walk and tomorrow will FOR SURE be a rest day. I can’t believe that out in LA, Kishan normally teaches yoga classes that are 2 1/2-3 hours in length. A simple 1 1/2 hours will feel like nothing now!

Needless to say, when I got home around 2:15 I was STARVING MY FACE OFF and threw together a quick sunshine burger with provolone on a soft whole wheat bun—

I didn’t want to eat a too large of a meal for a number of reasons. First, I’m going to dinner very early at 5:00 with Sarah, a blog reader. We have to go super early because she has to babysit tonight! Secondly, when I am starving and make a huge meal my IBS almost always flairs up and I double over in pain. After eating a light (er) lunch, I feel great right now.

I’m going to walk Mikan and take the best hot shower of my life. Unfortunately, I am missing the final question and answer session with Kishan but I just don’t have enough time and am quite smelly right now!

See you tonight!

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Hahaha buns as in ROLLS =)

I hope your Tuesday is going well. I received some less than stellar news this morning that I have to have some minor surgery done on Thursday morning but I’m trying not to let it get me down. I’ll still be participating in my yoga weekend (hopefully!!) but just will be restricted to a soft food diet for a few days and plenty of rest. Good thing I got just got the vitamix, right?!

In regards to my bread, I decided to make walnut sourdough rolls instead of loaves this time. I weighed each piece out to 2 oz and they are proofing right now….I’ll be baking them off at 1:00! They are a beautiful purple color because of the oil in the walnuts. I can’t wait to tear into one!! I made them into rolls instead because they are reminiscent of these AMAZING hazelnut rolls I used to buy at a tiny Paris boulangerie when I lived there. Mmmmm I can still taste them……..

After shaping the rolls, I settled down to do a 60 minute morning flow from YogaDownloads. I had just downloaded it and was pleasantly surprised at how advanced it was—-there was a part at the end dedicated to inversions (my favorite!!) and working on handstand, which I definitely have not mastered yet. I took the time to work further on my forearm balance and finally was able to get myself up and STAY up without the help of a wall. It felt wonderful!

For lunch I had tuna salad on a tomato wrap. I used 1 pouch light tuna, about 2 tbsp-ish light canola oil mayo, 2 stalks celery and a pinch of curry powder. I also threw a piece of smoked provolone cheese on there and had a pear on the side.

So, I start my orientation today at 4. Lucky me, it is being held at the Publix that’s only about a quarter mile from my house! I should be done at about 8 tonight and then I have to pick up my dad at the airport at 10. They are providing dinner for us tonight and tomorrow and I think its just a Publix sub. Unfortunately though, I cannot take pictures because (and I didn’t know this until I totally got busted doing it) Publix and Greenwise stores do not allow any photography to be taken inside! Crazy, huh?! And I don’t want to be “that girl” at my orientation trying to break the rules before I even start my job! So, I’m really sorry but I will do a recap of what dinner is when I come home tonight and also take a picture of my lovely rolls for yall so you don’t get too bored.

Have a fantastic afternoon and I will be back tonight when I get home!

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Hi guys!

This morning I did flow number 3 from Yoga to the People and enjoyed every second of it. Between this and YogaDownloads, yoga can be accessible to anyone anywhere! How wonderful! I didn’t end up practicing until 10 this morning so I had a little snack beforehand:

After yoga I headed out to the bike store on my street that I have never been to before but always drive by. Its literally only a mile down the road and I was shocked at how large it was! They had spinning shoes of all types (I finally find them!), clothes, bikes, parts, nutrition bars, water bottles….you name it, they sell it. The guys were super friendly there, even when I appeared to be a dumb blond by strolling in in my sorority tshirt and claiming I just bought a new “Schwamm” from Target yesterday. The guy goes, did you mean a Schwinn? Um yeah. That one.

Anyways, I got a bag that fits on the back of my bike and its water proof and pretty spacious inside with a spot for my cell phone and everything. Exactly what I was looking for!

I also got a bike lock…..very necessary!

When I got back I made some lunch—-a turkey wrap with hummus and cheese with a handful of organic blue corn chips and a honeycrisp

I am picking up Ryan in a little bit from Best Buy and from there we are running some errands and such before dinner tonight. We are staying pretty low key tonight and just having dinner at home then going to a bar down the street. I’ve never been a huge NYE person anyways and would rather relax than spend hundreds of dollars at some fancy party. It does beat last year though when I had to work in Orlando!

Have a great afternoon and I’ll talk to you soon!

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