What’s up, buttercups? I taught my 6 a.m. Pump class then headed to Starbucks for Awake tea and a breakfast “happy bowl” that I made last night at home. I liked the tea 😉
In the Happy Bowl
- organic fuji apple
- 1/4 avocado
- a few soaked almonds and pistaschios
- 2 chopped dates
- cinnamon
- 1 tbsp original tahini hummus
Yummy! Then studying for a while. Is it bad if they recognize you at the local Starbucks now?
I am in extreme like of the new BodyCombat, so I went back to the gym to take that, then home for lunch: a beast of a salad with carrots, celery, grape tomatoes, tabouli, hummus, and herb greens,…
…a bowl of 1/2 orange and kiwi slices
and a smooooooooooooothie!
Green Drink
Makes 2
- 1 cup coconut water
- sliced banana
- mixed fruit (strawberries, sliced peaches, mango) from a frozen mixed fruit bag that I defrosted
- handful of spinach
- 3 sprigs of mint
- 1/2 organic lemon with rind (I’m not sure I’d add that again, but I wanted to use what was in the refrigerator)
- toppings: 1 tbsp Naturally More, cacao nibs
It made enough for tomorrow’s breakfast: smoothie in a bowl!!! I forgot how nice it was to make breakfast at night since I haven’t had overnight oats in a while. I may have to bring those back for y’all! So selfless hehe 😉
After more studying, I made a quick snack since I knew that I was teaching Zumba. I wasn’t super hungry, but I feel like I teach better when I have a little fuel for the fire. Not sure if that was a good decision, but I had greek yogurt for protein with some mixed fruit and a few soaked mixed nuts.
After a Zumba class, I wasn’t super hungry for dinner, but my mood was telling me that I needed food (you know what I mean?). Y’all can pray for me. Satan is after me with negative questioning of food as to over analyzing everything I’m eating again.
My parents were making spaghetti, so I tried to simulate their meal so that we could all eat together….
spinach noodles from Whole Foods with organic pasta sauce, a few steamed broccoli and cauliflower, black beans for protein, nutritional yeast, and spices all over a bed of spinach. I made a side salad just like the one at lunch and had an end piece of bread with some EVOO.
While battling in my head over the bread, I just decided to do it and have a glass of Charles Shaw Merlot. I’m feeling the acid now, but I just went for it.
I wasn’t even sure that I should have dessert, but, again, I went for it! I rolled with a Ball of Energy, a square of 100% cacao, and a random mix of chia seeds/warmed almond milk/special dark cocoa powder that I wanted to turn into “pudding” after I sat it in the frige, but no luck 😦 Blah! Oh well….
What is going on with me?!
Sorry, y’all! I’m praying against this spiritual warfare amidst the blessings God’s showing me. Tell me the happiest thing that happened to you this week.
ansauls
ashley avenue 
Praying…
Silence those awful voices. You weren’t made to carry that burden, miss love of my life! I love you!
Stressing about food really is a burden – and one that is so hard to get rid of. AND the unfortunate thing about it is that the STRESS of worrying about the food is truly what gets in the way of our fitness, weight loss, etc. Increased stress leads to increased cortisol production resulting in decreased metabolism. It really is a mental battle for me, almost everyday, and I try so hard to not let it get to me. I do truly believe that “going for it” as you stated is completely and 100% okay, especially when the options are healthy and you are exercising. I just wish I could silence the other half of my brain that tries to fight me on my belief 🙂 I did make some fabulous sweet treats this week – Black bean brownies, peanut flour chocolate chip cookies, strawberry banana kefir smoothies 🙂 Keep working hard at what you are doing and keep up the creativity in the kitchen – I find that really helps me to stay positive!!