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!

Yoga Morning

Good Morning! I set my alarm for 6:30 and 6:35 and eventually my eyes opened at 6:46 but I was just draggin my wagon. It took a lot of self convincing to actually get out of bed. By the time I was dressed in my workout clothes it was already 6 minutes to the start of my cycling class. I haven't been on time once so far and I felt like stressing out about it so early in the morning is not the way to go. Instead, I decided to do better next week and be perfectly on time and do something that I've been wanting to do for a while. iTunes Yoga Podcasts! Is it amazing to anyone else that there are zillions of freeeeee workout podcasts just waiting to be conquered? I chose a podcast called YOGAmazing by Chaz Rough titled "Yoga for College Students". I thought that was appropriate. It was pretty good, nice and light, and definitely relaxing. The only problem I was having is that I'm having some kind of allergies this morning. When I was in child's pose with my forehead on the ground it felt like little weights that had been floating around in my head were coming to settle behind my face.

I even busted out my snazzy yoga mat! Purple is my favorite color :D

Finally it was time to fill my grumbling stomach. In the mix:

• 1/2 cup soy milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 Large Fuji Apple
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 tsp. light agave
• 1 Tbsp. milled flax seed
• 1/4 cup raisins
• scoop of peanut butter

And a mug o' green tea with a little soy milk. I'm beginning to learn that a little soy milk goes a long way. I'm pretty impressed with the Costco brand Kirkland. They seems to have quite a few quality products!

Ahh, apartment decor. I love it when you can see the steam coming off the food.

Well today is another looooong day:

1. Music 160B- 20th Century Analysis
2. Anthro 131- Native American Indians
3. Work at the Music Library (best job ever!)- 3 hr. shift
4. Meet with Greg about Music History Paper
5. Chamber Choir- 2 hr. rehearsal (which is better than 3. trust me!)

I won't be home again until after 7 so I'm going to try to plan a little better than yesterday and get a tasty lunch plus snacks packed up. But right now it's shower time! Gotta have my head on straight today, it's gunna be a busy one!