Back to Basics
January 9, 2009
I went back to my oats this morning because I have neglected them for the past couple of days. In these went:
- 1/2 c oats, over 1 c water, salt
- 1/2 a banana
- scoop of pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice
- handful of raisins
- spoons of both pumpkin butter and Cinnamon Swirl peanut butter
And now I am headed to a Power Conditioning + Abs class at the gym.
Have a great day!
Getting Healthy!
January 9, 2009
Yesterday I had my first nutritionist appointment. Cora is great and hopefully she will be checking out my blog 
My goals for the week are:
- eat more greens such as Kale, Collards, Bok Choy, etc.
- try to be active for 60 minutes a day. It could be something more relaxing like yoga or something on the intense side like running or a class at the gym
- create a solid schedule
- make a note when I eat when bored
A great meeting and I think I will learn a lot along the way.
Before I met with her, I went to Candle Cafe in the city that I have heard a lot about. It is a vegan health restaurant and man was it packed! I chose the appetizer quesadilla as my meal. It was a whole wheat quesadilla with soy cheese, bean puree and grilled vegetables, served with guacamole and salsa.
It was warm, homemade-tasting and very filling.
I literally got back from NY and left right away with my mom for an event supporting Israel. I grabbed what I could and was pretty impressed with my skills in getting some healthy choices together. I took a Pink Lady apple, Cinnamon Roll Larabar (not pictured, I ended up giving the one you see to my Dad), blueberries/blackberries and a bag with baked tofu, AkMak crackers and a tub of hummus. I gave the berry bag to my Dad and only ate about 3/4 the tub of hummusb but had everything else. And my Cinnamon Roll LaraBar was fantastic!!
Once home, we had a second dinner/snack. I had a little cheddar cheese while heating up our soup.
And then once again, the lentil soup which had chicken/pasta/lentils in it. Just a little, along with some yogi tea, and it was the perfect soothing meal right before bed.
