Mad Woman

Breakfast has probably been the most relaxing time for me. It’s when I actually get to just relax. I get to take a deep breather before my day goes craAAazy.

Morning meals have been: coffee + cereal,

or coffee with bagels and cream cheese. This was this morning. I only ate half the bagel.

Lunches have been a mixture of pasta, soups (LOVE LOVE!), and sandwiches. I’d say all that’s missing is a salad.

Pasta topped with pesto sauce and carrot shreds + roasted red pepper soup + crackers + iced coffee while studying for midterms (flash cards).

I had a few tofurky sandwiches with coconut water is an awesome way to hydrate. Costco didn’t have the big bottle this time, so I had to buy it on campus. boo! It was worth the price though because it not only tasted oh so delicious, but I felt a million times better afterwards.

Delicious apples while studying for midterms.

I think I have a soup addiction.

Pasta with sun dried tomato pesto. quick. easy.

At work I had a Quizno’s veggie sandwich topped with honey mustard.

More sandwiches at work + more studying on breaks.


Snacks have been Erin Baker's cookies. I promise to do a full review once midterms are over.
 
Chocolate chunk raisin really did the trick to give me much needed energy.
 

Rooibos tea gave me feelings of serenity when I needed it most.

Most pleasing news of all is that I actually managed to squeeze in some MUCH needed exercise!

Granted I only ran one day this week (err more like last week), I still managed to remain active. This is in addition to me running around town like a mad woman.

Okay off to get another day started!
 
 
 
 
								

			

Indian Fare & Back to School

Whoa busy & cold week!

Gotta keep warm with a nice vanilla latte,

Lots of good food.

Indian food at Zante’s in the Mission.

I brought my own Chai cola because I am addicted to this stuff!

Appetizers!

top—navaran Korma, bottom—aloo gobi

Of course Indian pizza.

More Indian (fusion) at Kasa in the Castro.

My cardio fitness for this week was low. I squeezed in a little bit of strength and calisthenics here and there. Still limping…more on that later.

Lots of food to go in the car.

Some shopping for clothes. Couldn’t decide if I wanted this vest or not. Kind of feel it’s too flashy… meh.

Helped an R.D. teach a workshop for healthy eating to parents at a local elementary School.

Alright gotta shower and get ready for school!

Happy Valentines <3 Day!

LengFIT

Good news!

I was able to run (more like a jog) without any pain! I was skeptical, even a little afraid before I started my warm-up. I even contemplated not going because I didn’t want to have to feel the burning ache in my left mid foot again.

Then I remembered how crappy I’ve been feeling because I haven’t been able to run. I told myself that I could just walk back home knowing that I at least tried.

As my Garmin finally caught the satellite signal, I pressed the Start button and picked up my feet.

I’m still limping a little, so I am making sure that I take it slow.

This is my tentative workout plan for this week.

Date	Workout
Monday 2/6	1.00 mile jog Turbo kick (1 hour)
Tuesday 2/7	OFF (light stretching)
Wednesday 2/8	1.00 mile jog
Thursday 2/9	30 minute Trainer
Friday 2/10	OFF (light stretching)
Saturday 2/11	Bike Ride
Sunday  2/12	Pilates

Lunch:

Iced coffee, 1/2 cinnamon raisin bagel with almond butter, side salad (quinoa, mushrooms, zukes, ranch dressing.

Turbo Kick Boxing was SO MUCH FUN!

I was so uncoordinated! At first I was mortified that I couldn’t follow the routine. Also the fact that the instructor had to move my body in the right positions.   This was actually my very FIRST TIME, in a Group exercise class. Actually scratch that, I went to an Aerobics class years ago, but couldn’t keep up with the routine, so I left in the first 10 minutes.

This time I stuck with the entire class and did as many of the moves as I possibly could. There were some moves where I was not able to do because it required balance on my injured foot. I felt a little pain, so I avoided the balancing act on that side.

As time went on, I got better at it. If my work schedule allows, I will definitely be going again.

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Fitness Apps:

ACSM wrote an article in their ACSM Fit Society Page about how smartphones can help improve your health and keep you fit & active.

They gave a list of apps to try. Some of them sounded pretty interesting, so I jumped on my Iphone 4S and started to download.

Here are the ones that I downloaded. They’re all free apps by the way.

JEFIT  is a pretty cool app. You can personalize it with your measurements, log your strength training workouts, jot down notes, follow/create routines.

My favorite part about this app is the muscle groups page. Each body part category leads you to the exercises that work that muscle. For instance, if I wanted to tone my Triceps (which I do!), a HUGE list of lifting exercising pops up from Barbell Lying Triceps Press to Dips and Triceps Pushdown V-Bar.

YOGA I like this app because it shows you the poses and gives you short tutorials on how to do each pose—perfect for beginners. There is even a routine already made called Quick Recipe. If you don’t like their routine, you can design your own as well. The best part, I think is that there is information on each pose and a visual of which muscles are used. For instance, here in the Tadasana, it shows that the entire trunk area is used along with some neck muscles as well. When you’re done with your yoga session, there is a calendar for you to log it.

Tai Chi is a good app as well. I LOVE LOVE the relaxing rainforest music in the background—very calming.

It uses a cartoon to show you the poses. You also have the option of just reading the text directions or have it read to you—very much like an instructor student format.

Off to shower, study before I head out for my class!