What would you say if...

Workout

All I have to say is: Mission Accomplished! I woke up feeling sooo tired and not motivated to work out but I forced myself to change and get downstairs in front of the DVD player. Erin O'Brien kicked my butt again! I was happy though that I was able to do some of the parts that were too hard the first time.

After the DVD I tried this yoga routine from my Health magazine. It was tough and I'm not a yoga buff or anything so I shortened it a little. It was nice to stretch but painful! I am the most inflexible girl in the world :(

Breakfast

What would you say if I made an oatmeal, yogurt and strawberry parfait? Well, I did! First I measured out my walnuts to 15g or 1/8 cup. Yes, I actually measure.

In the oats:

• 1/3 cup rolled oats
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 banana
• 1 tsp. chia seeds
• 1 tsp. milled flaxseeds
• shake cinnamon
• 1/8 cup toasted walnuts

I toasted the walnuts in the microwave for 45 sec. and a little later or another 25. The oats were piping hot so I actually stuck them in the freezer for 2 min. To make the parfait I used:

• 1/3 cup vanilla soy yogurt
• 4 strawberries, chopped small

I layered oats, yogurt and fruit twice, positioning the berries towards the edge so they would be seen from the outside. My portioning was a little off but it still tasted great!

The pretty dish just couldn't handle it all so I put the extras on the side. I also took my Cleanse tablet and Women's One a Day. Such a delicious breakfast! It looks sinful but it's totally guilt-free.
Now I have to figure out what to do with this mop.

See ya later!

Passover Dinner, Car Fiasco!

Breakfast

I made plans to go with Lexie and my Aunt Linda to their workout class Sunday morning so I woke up and grabbed a quick breakfast for the road. They live a little less than two hours from me.

There was some tropical trail mix out and I just felt like having a handful.

I peeled an intense looking orange and grabbed a Honey Graham Z Bar for the road.
And of course, coffee to go!
The workout class was great! It was a dance inspired cardio type workout and I am definitely sore! The plan was to zoom back to Santa Barbara, shower and change, grab my brother who was visiting SB with some buddies, and go back for Passover dinner. Go plan, right? Well it was until the break light in my car went off! I ended up sitting in my car in a gas station waiting for a tow truck for at least an hour. Luckily I have an awesome book on my iPod that I'm listening to and this VitaminWater which had been in my car for a while now.
By the time I finally got home I was starving! I wolfed down the other half of my burrito and a pretty unhealthy speed haha. But I made the turn around and Eric and I were on the road headed back for dinner in a flash.

Dinner

We missed the ceremony :( but still got to grub up on the tasty food!
Dessert and coffee!
One of my favorite traditions of having dinner and my family's house is that we always play solitaire. Now, this isn't just any kind of solitaire, this is intensely competitive, multiplayer speed solitaire! That's Lexie on my left!
And that's my brother Eric in the yellow shirt on the right.

I'm telling you this game gets vicious!


On the drive back I somehow had a grumble in my stomach. I didn't understand how this was possible but I knew my stomach wasn't taking no for an answer. I had some trail mix, but avoided all the M&M's.
We made it back safe and I went straight to be to be rested for the first day of classes...bleh.