That’s quite the trifecta, isn’t it??

I had another post in mind, in which I was going to discuss ways I plan to de-stress; on last night’s boot camp call, Elisa went over the connection between stress and blood sugar management.  I have a confession: I do not handle stress well.  However, acknowledgement is the first step, right?

Anywho, it’s already 9:30 PM and one of our homework assignments for the week is to go to bed before 10:00 PM.  Therefore, I’m postponing the stress post and will simply show you my Monday meals:

 

Workout: Spin class.  Preworkout snack of a carob, goji berry bar

Breakfast

1.5 blueberry coconut muffins + green juice

In the mix:

  • Green apple
  • 1/2 orange
  • ginger
  • 1/2 avocado
  • kale
  • spinach
  • parsley
  • water
I made the muffins yesterday.  They are made purely with coconut flour, which I had never baked with before.  That and cardamom are a beautiful combination
Lunch
Fennel, apple & avocado salad
Snack
Homemade trail mix using almonds, cashews and goji berries
Snack
Carob, goji berry bar with red pepper slices and hummus

I had to practice barre well into the evening, so snack #2 came around regular dinner time.  When I got home, I was famished and grabbed the most random assortment from my fridge

Dinner

Usually when I get home in such a state, I turn to something carby and sweet (i.e. cereal).  Yet since I had to throw all that stuff out, I was forced (and wanted!) to eat something more healthy and clean.  I threw some arugula and carrots into a bowl and topped it with leftover miso tahini dressing.  I fried up that there egg and called it a meal.

Time for bed…goodnight!

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Barre Birthday Party

May 17, 2013

Happy weekend party people!

 

Any fun plans you got going on?

My Friday began…get this: not with a workout.  That’s right.  My body needed a rest day, so I said, “happy Friday, body, you get about 2 more glorious hours of sleep.”  It reacted in about the same way Charlie did in the picture above.

Breakfast

Coconut yogurt and grainless granola parfait, topped with rasberries and cashew butter

After working through the morning, I finally broke for lunch around 12:30 PM

Lunch

Kale salad with sweet potato and avocado.  The dressing was a Miso-Tahini concoction inspired from this recipe.

A snack a few hours later included some “overnight” oats in a jar

This was not made the night before, but instead when I went home for lunch.  It was ready just 3 hours later!

In the mix:

  • 1/3 cup gluten-free rolled oats
  • 1 T chia seeds
  • 1 T hemp seeds
  • cashews
  • rasberries
  • cinnamon
  • crumbs from the last of my carob goji bars

 

Dinner

After some down time at home, I fixed a quick dinner:

Nori rolls with salmon, avocado and carrot

Plus a handful of grainless granola to satisfy my sweet tooth

Then it was time to celebrate!

Richmondbarre recently turned 2, and we all gathered ’round to eat

Drink

And be merry

Fun times.

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“Grainless” Granola

May 16, 2013

While I was on a run this morning, I pondered my breakfast options.  I tend to do that often…think about what I will eat when I’m done.  It’s my pot of gold at the end of the rainbow if you will.  That is, if you can compare working out to rainbows. Anyway, on the last [...]

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WIAW: Boot Camp Edition

May 15, 2013

Happy Wednesday! It has been a while since I did the WIAW dance, but I thought it was a special occasion.  It’s the first full week I have been able to cook and eat boot camp style (I was out of town for the first half of last week) and I am beyond amazed at [...]

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“Pasta” Night

May 14, 2013

When I was growing up, I ate pasta a lot.  Actually, the technical term was “spaghetti with meat sauce,” and I’ll give it to my mom, she made a pretty mean meat sauce.  However, I rarely eat spaghetti or pasta for that matter.  Mostly because of the carb-coma it gives me after eating.  I’ve got places [...]

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Cap2Cap Ride

May 13, 2013

Did you know that there are people out there who bike 100 miles at a time for fun?  It’s true.  I witnessed it with my own two eyes   On Saturday, Team Health Warrior set up a tent and some chia to give to bikers participating in the Cap2Cap Ride, which originates right here in [...]

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Mother’s Day and New Foods’ Nutrition

May 12, 2013

Happy Mother’s Day! If you are a mother, I hope you gave yourself a good pat on the back; if not, I hope you got to celebrate with the ones you love. My mom and I enjoyed a lovely brunch at CCP, where we chatted away about life and love over green salads and veggie [...]

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Who Knew?

May 11, 2013

Who knew sugar-free food could be so delicious?! Having followed a few of Elisa’s recipes of late, I’ve been eating well and healthy   Lemon chia seed muffins with blackberries Which I’ve been having for breakfast with a “pat” of almond butter and a green smoothie Wanna know something?  These babies are gluten free-made only [...]

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Tea Time

May 9, 2013

Happy Thursday!  Thanks to my trip to NYC, this week has flown by.  Bring on the weekend! After being far from my element the past couple of days, it felt good to wake up to my normal routine.  I didn’t even mind going to the gym this morning! 30 minutes on the stair-stepper 20 minutes [...]

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My Trip to the Hamptons

May 8, 2013

Hellooo!  I know it has been a couple of days.  On Friday night I learned of an impromptu trip I would be taking to New York for the first half of the week, so I spent all weekend gearing up for it.  The journey was a whirlwind and I’m finally on a train back home. [...]

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