tris & tribulations

Woke up this morning and it still being freezing cold, i somehow convinced myself not to ride. I feel pretty guilty about skipping it, but i just can’t fathom voluntarily subjecting myself to the misery that was yesterday. Instead, I did my strength/core routine in the living room. Today I had an extra element of complexity: my puppy, Cooper, jumping on me and wanting to play. It was sorta fun to do crunches and avoid squishing him. I even got him to help work me out. We played tug of war with his rope and as he pulled, i leaned back. It worked my lower abs and was nice to mutli-task!

Afterwards I made a quick blend of a few ingredients and spread it out on a lined tray to put in the dehydrator all day in hopes to come home tonight to a delicious (and raw) wrap! If it turns out well, I’ll post the recipe.

This morning for breakfast I ate the same “fruit cereal” as yesterday only instead of mango I used peach. Delicious once again :)

For lunch, I still had some leftover marinated kale salad in the fridge, so i added some sprouts, cucumber, soaked sunflower seeds and topped it with lemon flax oil. Quick and easy. I was still hungry and ended up grazing a bit afterwards. I ate some soaked almonds, a strawberry, and a few bites of banana “ice cream”.

I went ahead and marinated some broccoli in lemon juice, olive oil, and tamari while i ate my lunch and spread it out on a dehydrator try before i left. I tried a few pieces and they’re good raw, so i know they’re gonna be great after a few hours in the dehydrator! Can’t wait to try it later.

Kaz brought me back some yummy raw chocolate coconut bites she picked up from lunch. Perfect end to lunch! I kept myself satiated with a lara bar and a piece of fruit. I had a late meeting after work and while everyone else ate catered Mediterranean food (looked and smelled so yummy!) I got some questions as to why i wasn’t eating the “healthy” food. Luckily most people are already aware of my healthy quirks and weren’t too surprised by my answer. Though, I do know one thing I’ll be craving after this is over– pita and hummus with a falafel. But, I had some more leftovers calling my name at home.
The wrap was ready and looks great, but I decided to save it for tomorrow or the weekend and eat up some of the food that’s already in my fridge, plus I was hungry.I put together a hodge-podge quick-to-assemble meal when I go home: carrots and leftover butternut squash (from ravioli) with hummus, zucchini pasta with leftover pesto, and my new favorite dish: marinated broccoli. I kid you not, i made a HUGE batch of broccoli and i ate almost every last bite! I had to force myself to stop eating it so i would have some leftover for tomorrow’s lunch. The recipe called for a sauce to go on top, but i didnt want to change something that tasted so good as-is. I think this will certainly become one of my go-to’s. It’s simple and delicious- my favorite kind :)

A few pieces of frozen banana and a couple strawberries and time to call it a day. wow, this week is going by fast!