Making it up as I go (Day 17)

Movement:

Yoga Poses

Stretching

Legs, Arms, & Core

 

Felt pretty good to get all this done this morning! Definitely feeling it. I might have done a little too much arm stuff because my lower back flared up. I'll have to keep an eye on it.

Breakfast:

Banana

Apple

Orange

Blueberries

1/2 Orange Juice

I could cut out one more fruit and find this filling, though I love the combination of them all! I wish it kept better so I could do half and half... Maybe I'll try that anyway.

Snack:

1 oz Almonds

 

I needed a little pick-me-up as I knew I wasn't going to make it until lunch time! I was reading about how long almond milk will keep because the stuff I made last Fri is bad...it only keeps a few days, so that makes sense.

Lunch:

Celery Soup

1/4 Cabbage

I so love this simple lunch! Spread some celery soup onto a leaf and crunch your way to tastiness! It's so filling too. I didn't eat very much of it last night, so I imagine I could get 2 servings out of this total, using 1/4 of a cabbage each serving. Perfect! I'm going to save some of this for an afternoon snack since I'm stuffed and half quite a bit left.

Movement:

5 Flights of Stairs

Didn't get out for a walk today :(  Work for the next week is going to be crazy busy...lots of hours. I did try to stretch a lot today and went up and down the stairs. I'll probably add some more as I go along since we're on the 10th floor.

Snack/Dinner:

5 Dates

Various Nuts

Had a lot of prepping to do tonight for my 10 day journey to Wyoming and Colorado! My Mom is doing some grocery shopping for me for the weekend. I'm bringing nuts for the menu I came up with and then some for snacking and trail mix for the weekend after this. I have so much food that is going to go to waste! Luckily 2 items, papaya and cantaloupe, can be frozen and now are.

Because I'm trying to eat everything up, I wanted to make some sort of salad with a creamy dressing that would soften kale and cabbage as it sat. I was REALLY impressed with what I made! I went to Renegade Health because I had looked at the recipe for ways to use bok choy in the previous weeks. I didn't have a lot of the ingredients, but I did have the nuts (though not as much), garlic, cilantro, thyme, parsley, sea salt, cayenne, olive oil, tomato guts, and water. No idea what measurements of any of those, but it tastes AMAZING! It's probably THE WORST THING FOR YOU! So much fat (good fats at least!) and calories...haha....it made enough to coat the kale and cabbage and then to add romaine, avocado (as if it needs this, but I need to eat it) and tomato. It would definitely be fabulous on it's own with romaine added in before eating. I made some up at the very end of the day (can't eat while I want to be productive or I'll get sleepy) and I can't finish it...way too full. Probably all the nut snacking and the fact that this salad is just HEAVY. There's probably 2-3 more servings..plus what I didn't eat, which is a serving...ugh...I might have to freeze some more fruit (apples and oranges freeze well????) and eat salad in the morning.

Travel Practice (Day 16)

Movement:

Yoga Poses

Stretching

Don't remember what specific moves I did yesterday morning, but my SI and Thoracolumbar fascia felt great all day! At about 4PM I went "Hmm...I don't hurt having sat all day..." It was a pleasant surprise! I didn't do all of the core strengthening since they are pretty sore today, but I did as much as I could remember for stretching and poses! I am pretty tired right now as I got up at 4 since I have to catch an 8AM flight and I wanted to make sure I got all of my routine in before being at the airport by 7. Essentially just had to do everything an hour early.

 

 

Breakfast:

Banana & Mango Smoothie

This tastes pretty awesome! Kind of wish it was a little colder, but what are you going to do. I peeled and cut up the mango REALLY easily this go around. Normally it's a hassle. Maybe this one I bought was more ripe than the others I've gotten; I don't know. I feared it taking up extra time today.

 

 

Snack:

Apple

1 oz Almonds

Blueberry Tea

 

I've been drinking a lot of water since this morning, but I can't shake this headache that I have. I think it was from flying...all the pressure. I was pretty hungry regardless of water when I got into the office at 9:30 and ate my apple and almonds I brought along. I have another set for the afternoon trip back.

 

 

Lunch:

Jason's Deli Nutty Mixed-Up Salad: organic field greens, grapes, nuts, dried cranberries, pepitas, raisins, organic apples + balsamic vinaigrette

Fresh Fruit Platter

 

This normally comes with chicken and feta, but I had that removed. IT WAS SO GOOD. I loved it. I will definitely order it again. Are raisins and dried cranberries considered raw? I don't know what they had in their dressing either, sadly.

 

 

Movement:

Walk around the building

5 Flights of stairs

In an effort just to MOVE since sitting in a conference room all day is lame and I dislike it greatly, I went outside on our 15 min break and walked around the building, then up the flight of stairs to the 5th floor. Felt good to move!

 

 

Snack:

Glass of White Wine

I did indulge in this with my coworkers as we waited for our flights! I kind of debated, but decided to go ahead after the long day. It didn't help my headache, but I don't know that it made it worse. By bed time I felt fine. I did notice it affected me much faster than it used to!

 

 

Dinner:

Celery Soup

Cabbage

I didn't buy sprouts, and my celery soup was just a little runnier than the consistency of guacamole, so I thought it a good idea to wrap it in the leaves of the cabbage I still had. Loved it! I actually only had 3 leaves before I packed it up for lunch tomorrow. My flight was delayed 90 min, so I got home quite late. Hadn't bought the coconut for the tacos, so I'll pick that up tomorrow and eat it Thurs for lunch. Really like the celery soup :)

Journal (Day 16)

Today I had to fly out to San Antonio at 8am for a meeting. Since I wanted to be at the airport around 7 to avoid traffic, I just started my daily rituals an hour early...which meant 4am. Little tired this morning, but I performed it all and got out on time! Took some snacks to have at the office since I knew they'd be having stuff I didn't want to partake in. I had a headache from flying (I'm assuming). Lasted the majority of the day. Not sure if it was the change in altitude or what. I'm home now and it's gone. 

I drank tea and water, but not as much as I normally do. I over stuffed myself with a yummy salad that I asked them to order extra (while they all had sandwiches) at lunch and some fruit. Had wine at the airport, which was unnecessary, but it was with coworkers so I kind of felt obligated. It didn't help the headache nor cause it hurt further. What caused it to hurt further was the lack of water! I felt bad getting up to use the restroom so much during this important meeting. I did drink quite a bit, just not as much as usual.

 

I want to write more (I had a great conversation over wine about raw eating), but I'm so tired! And the next several days are going to be exhausting.

Day 15

Today starts the 2 weeks of figuring out my own menu! I put a good deal of effort into coming up with my travel menu. Most of it consists of eating salad when away from a kitchen, but hopefully I can figure out some different combinations so it won't get boring. I'm excited to hit up TAG Raw Bar next week. I figure I'll go at dinner and try as much as possible of their menu! 

I'm pretty exhausted right now... normally I write more. I think I ate too much. Had to get rid of some :(  Made my stomach upset! 

I'm sad I didn't get to walk today on my lunch, and I won't get to tomorrow, or Thurs either, but hopefully I can make up for it Wed, Fri, and the weekend. Excited for the week of travel!

Beginning of the End (Day 15)

Movement:

Various Yoga & Pillates Poses

Stretching

Core & Butt Strengthening

 

I wanted to be a sloth and not really more this morning. I'm always like this. When I actually start moving I am very grateful, but getting to that point of wanting to is often difficult. I did a couple different YouTube videos for morning yoga stretches, pillates, and core workouts. It felt great!

 

 

Breakfast:

Frozen Banana

1/2 Frozen Papaya

3/4 Cup Almond milk

 

This was supposed to be dessert last night, but since my 1 hour nap turned into just sleeping, well...it became breakfast! I was so impressed with this! It's just like soft serve ice cream! The papaya works great for this and doesn't have a taste. I could eaily add some berries or whatever to give it something extra. SO GOOD. I loved it :)  Ice cream is a huge weakness of mine, so I'm glad I've found a good alternative! It might have been my boyfriends blender (which is awesome and I will totally be "borrowing" it later) that made it such a great, creamy consistancy. I'll have to try it at home with my Ninja.

 

 

Snack:

Banana

 

Back to being hungry around 10am I guess... I realize that's a good thing because I want 5-6 meals a day, but I don't like the being hungry part! I want to just know I need to eat even though I'm not hungry.

 

 

Lunch:

Tomato Soup

 

This is good! Not a whole lot of soup, but I like it! I put a little too much oregano. I don't remember if the recipe called for garlic, but I think I'll put some in there next time also.Accidentally used all of my scallions the other day on my salad, so I didn't have it for this. Rather sad! Trying to think if I'd prefer it warm (fresh made) or cold as it is (made it this morning, so I put it in the fridge at work). I think slightly warm would be good. Should go leave it outside for 10 minutes...

 

 

Snack:

3 Dates

 

I'm surprised I stopped at 3! I've actually not snacked on these for awhile, but I was really hungry when I got home and was putting away groceries.

 

 

Dinner:

Blended Salad

 

I opted not to do the Quiche because I didn't want 3/4 of a broccoli and cauliflower head in my fridge since I'm gone most of this week and all of next. Figured I'd do the easy blended salad since I liked it so much last time. It didn't quite taste as good as the previous. I think I added much more Kale this time around then last. I did add an onion, which was great. I had bought Dulse flakes, but they didn't do too much, so I added sea salt. I think next time I'll do 1/4 or none of the Kale. This time made a LOT more and while I've already had 2 ginormous bowls, there's still about 1/2 of one left.

Journal (Day 13)

Had a bit of a rough patch in the day today, though not until this afternoon. I got really crabby and within less than 10 min our wonderful weekend took a nose dive with only 3 events, two of which were not our fault. I say they aren't our fault, but my reaction to them was pure emotion driven. By the end of it, and seeing the inwardly drawn expression on my boyfriends face, I wanted to cry. Pretty sure the extra emotions are tied up with my crazy hormones right now. I reflected quietly to myself as I got my belongings ready for the next day and then talked to the boyfriend. We're all good now, but Still feel bad. I don't like when things escalate like that, especially when it's due to my reactions to something. 

I'm exhausted right now. We've been going all weekend and I want to just sleep right now, though it's not even 7:30. 

A little off menu (Day 13th)

Movement:

Yoga

Stretching

Physical Therapy

I didn't actually do the videos today, but I knew the movements well enough to go through them. I did forget a couple poses and remembered them at the end. I really enjoy this ritual of doing this as it's helped my back quite a bit!

 

Breakfast:

1/2 Papaya

1 Pack Blueberries

1 Apple

1 Banana

1 Pear

2 Kiwi

1 Orange

 

I've not ever had papaya before (that I know of) and I must say, it has no taste. I wasn't impressed with it, that's why I only threw in 1/2. I only had about 1/3 of this for breakfast as I am heading out to do a dry run 6 mile walk. I love this, but it's definitely way too much food. I didn't add the juice from 1/2 an orange and I definitely noticed the difference. I enjoyed the juice more than without. It was filling and delicious, nonetheless.

 

Movement:

6.3 Miles (~1 hour 50 min)

 

Since we are going hiking in Colorado soon, we wanted to make sure that we could indeed do 6 miles. Not sure what trail we are hiking and if it will only be 6 miles, but it sounded like a good number to shoot for. We actually had a time limit as well, so we just set our timer for 1 hour in one direction. Brought our Camelbak and my camera since we'd be carrying it all on the real trail. It was a good walk. My feet ached a little towards the end and I could feel it in my joints. Definitely felt it after getting out of the car once home again!

 

Snack:

Rest of Breakfast

 

Lunch/Dinner:

1/2 Kale Bunch

1/2 Romaine Bunch

1 Tomato

1 Avocado

1/2 Lemon Juiced

Spices

Kosher Salt (didn't have sea salt)

 

I really wasn't in the mood for a smoothie, especially not a sweet one with fruit after the ginormous bowl in the morning. Decided to make up a salad with the normal dressing of avocado, lemon and tomato juice. I massaged the kale into the dressing to soften it a bit. Half of it currently sits in the fridge since it was still a little too rough. Otherwise it's great.

 

Snack:

Tsp Raw Honey

1 Orange

 

After dinner I craved something sweet. I had frozen a banana and mango to make some ice cream, but it wasn't quite finished.