Well, I'm back from a little hiatus to Lake Tahoe -- my very first time there after having lived in CA for almost 12 years. Crazy, I know. I expected that after 3 days of being a in car sitting on my ass, copious wine tasting in Placerville, drinking, eating large breakfasts and a REAL hamburger (the bun, red meat, fries and all) that I'd come home pounds heavier. No working out, more wine than I've allowed myself in a while and carbs. The result: I LOST A POUND. Pray tell, how on earth does that happen? It's not like I'm starving myself the other days...
I also see pics of myself and wonder, when did I become the Northface jacket/khaki short wearing/housewife bob sporting/small dog owner? See what I mean? Look at our faces. Both the dog and I are like, yeah, this is what we have become...and man do I need a tan.
I'm back to healthy eating though, and did a great yoga event on Saturday with Jen, a weights/cardio dvd at home on Sunday which kicked my ass (hello, lifting weights while in plank position) and then let the horror of the gym hit me on Monday morning (4 mi ran). I weighed this morning and I'm up 2 pounds on our fancy new body composition scale even. Oh yes, this beast and I will be frenemies for sure.
I have two social events this week, so I will be drinking those nights. Screw it. Dr. Oz says I can drink at least one glass a night, so I won't feel guilty. However, I will try to not drink the first week of October: 1-7. A nice 7 day break. I will also try my yeast free cleanse in October (after a trip to L.A.). We'll see if these things help or hinder me. I've been making sure to incorporate more veggies and even fruit daily, along with a multi-vitamin. Something has to kick in eventually. I even started drinking Benefiber packets since I am trying to lay off bread and heavy carbs, for chrissakes!
Also, I've just come back from a 30 min TRX/Bosu ball-hell-spitfire- evil-booty-burning class down the street from my office. It was supposed to be a kettle ball class with TRX, but perhaps upon seeing how wobbly I was just trying to stand with one foot in the strap, the masochist decided that a bosu ball would be better at inflicting despair, rage, humiliation and the like at me. I could barely do a squat on the ball. Or a lunge. Or a jump? Are you kidding me? At least one other person in the class, who I shall call Puddy--since he looked EXACTLY like the character on Seinfeld but is about 7 feet tall -- could barely grunt through a stability move himself. By the end of the 30 minutes, I was dripping sweat all over the bosu, the floor around me was wet, I was panting and felt utterly defeated.
I'm back to healthy eating though, and did a great yoga event on Saturday with Jen, a weights/cardio dvd at home on Sunday which kicked my ass (hello, lifting weights while in plank position) and then let the horror of the gym hit me on Monday morning (4 mi ran). I weighed this morning and I'm up 2 pounds on our fancy new body composition scale even. Oh yes, this beast and I will be frenemies for sure.
I have two social events this week, so I will be drinking those nights. Screw it. Dr. Oz says I can drink at least one glass a night, so I won't feel guilty. However, I will try to not drink the first week of October: 1-7. A nice 7 day break. I will also try my yeast free cleanse in October (after a trip to L.A.). We'll see if these things help or hinder me. I've been making sure to incorporate more veggies and even fruit daily, along with a multi-vitamin. Something has to kick in eventually. I even started drinking Benefiber packets since I am trying to lay off bread and heavy carbs, for chrissakes!
Also, I've just come back from a 30 min TRX/Bosu ball-hell-spitfire- evil-booty-burning class down the street from my office. It was supposed to be a kettle ball class with TRX, but perhaps upon seeing how wobbly I was just trying to stand with one foot in the strap, the masochist decided that a bosu ball would be better at inflicting despair, rage, humiliation and the like at me. I could barely do a squat on the ball. Or a lunge. Or a jump? Are you kidding me? At least one other person in the class, who I shall call Puddy--since he looked EXACTLY like the character on Seinfeld but is about 7 feet tall -- could barely grunt through a stability move himself. By the end of the 30 minutes, I was dripping sweat all over the bosu, the floor around me was wet, I was panting and felt utterly defeated.
I ate about a 1/4 cup of a great kale and chickpea salad (recipe below) with homemade dressing and am about to eat my Lean Cuisine lunch, washed down with about 23 oz of water. Prior to working out, I ate a banana and some Eating Right probiotic vanilla yogurt with some sunflower seeds an hour before. It looks great on paper, but not on the scale. I feel like I'm eating so healthily I could shit.
Kale and Chickpea Salad (vegan and gluten free!)
Ingredients:
1 large bunch of kale, stems and ribs removed, cut into tiny strips or chiffonade
1/2 cup of canned chickpeas, rinsed
1 roasted red pepper, diced
5 cherry or grape tomatoes halved
1/4 cup of diced red onion
a handful of shredded carrots (I like to keep a bag of pre-shredded carrots around to throw in random meals)
1-2 tbs of sunflower seeds or pine nuts
For the dressing:
1 tbs of good olive oil
1 tbs of apple cider vinegar
1 tbs of a good mustard (i used a spicy garlic but you can just use dijon)
1 tbs of honey or agave nectar
1 clove of garlic crushed
dash of lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
chopped green onion (optional)
Rinse and spin dry the kale. Massage the kale with your hands for 1-2 minutes. This is key! Instead of cooking my kale or having raw, uber hard strips to chomp on, I massage it. It reduces the volume a bit and makes the leaves much easier to chew and digest because it's softer. Throw it in a bowl along with other veggies.
In a small bowl, whisk together (or shake up in a small jar) the dressing ingredients. Throw in with the veggies and kale, toss to combine and serve. It was even good the next day -- I go fairly light on the dressing.
Kale and Chickpea Salad (vegan and gluten free!)
Ingredients:
1 large bunch of kale, stems and ribs removed, cut into tiny strips or chiffonade
1/2 cup of canned chickpeas, rinsed
1 roasted red pepper, diced
5 cherry or grape tomatoes halved
1/4 cup of diced red onion
a handful of shredded carrots (I like to keep a bag of pre-shredded carrots around to throw in random meals)
1-2 tbs of sunflower seeds or pine nuts
For the dressing:
1 tbs of good olive oil
1 tbs of apple cider vinegar
1 tbs of a good mustard (i used a spicy garlic but you can just use dijon)
1 tbs of honey or agave nectar
1 clove of garlic crushed
dash of lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
chopped green onion (optional)
Rinse and spin dry the kale. Massage the kale with your hands for 1-2 minutes. This is key! Instead of cooking my kale or having raw, uber hard strips to chomp on, I massage it. It reduces the volume a bit and makes the leaves much easier to chew and digest because it's softer. Throw it in a bowl along with other veggies.
In a small bowl, whisk together (or shake up in a small jar) the dressing ingredients. Throw in with the veggies and kale, toss to combine and serve. It was even good the next day -- I go fairly light on the dressing.
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