What goes up must come down…
I was so eager to run this weekend because the weather was going to be gorgeous and I finally had some time to breathe in between work, school, work, and life! Phew! I am glad to report my goal was accomplished, here are the details:
Body:
Friday- Hilly Run at the Lake… One loop around is 2.96 miles. However, I like to run the 2.25 that is all hills, turn around and run back through the hills again.
What goes up…
Must come down…
Saturday: NEW YOGA!
( new for me anyhow~ still on a mixing it up phase). I finally went to Hot Yoga at this newer studio downtown that a former colleague of mine began teaching at. This was my first class in HOT YOGA ever and oh my goodness, I was SOAKED with sweat! I could barely see out of my eyes I had that much sweat dripping down my face. It was an amazing stretch though and I really enjoyed how the instructor pushed me ( disappointed at first that it wasn’t my friend as expected). She said I did an amazing job at my first class! I felt so silly though I forgot a towel and a bottle of water! Note to anyone going to a Hot Yoga class- Take a big towel or Two and ice water.
Sunday: REST!
I think pretty much every muscle in my body was sore! I had to work early in the day which meant I got off early. The first thing I did was come home and take a nap, I needed the rest!
Monday: RUN!
Headed back to the lake for 8 miles! I ran around twice and then out and back to make an even 8.
Mind:
Finished my work on Professor Popcorn for EFNEP! It feels amazing to have all 6 grades finished and wow, what a great project!
Worked all weekend at the restaurant- not too slammed because of March Madness still going on. This weekend will be interesting to see if we are once again super busy!
My new work begins this week at EFNEP and I have fun assignments to work on for the rest of the semester: A video on Lyme Disease, a Video on Portion Control and Nutrition Labeling for a Diabetes clinic, Two “fake” counseling sessions…
Soul:
I snapped this on campus. It just reminds me to BREATHE! I am using that in the metaphorical sense and physical. Sometimes we find ourselves just moving along in life, a to b, b to c, c to d. I love to take moments ( like this one while on campus) to play “Catch up” with your thoughts, your actions, and your goals. Much like my hilly run, things are always going up but they eventually must come back down. Enjoy both the ups and the downs.
Catch up on my Eats:
Breakfast was Puffins, Half of a Grapefruit ( still craving grapefruit!), Blueberries and a clump of Cottage Cheese.
A tall tale for lunch:
Steamed Kale ( lemon juice, capers, hot sauce) with Brussel Sprouts for my dark green vegetables.
Tuna mixed with a spoonful of cottage cheese and a big brown rice tortilla to put it all into!
Dinner:
I’m just a “Steak and Potatoes” kinda gal. I found these Bison Medallions at Whole Foods when shopping with my Mom awhile ago.
They looked interesting and we were both wondering if they actually tasted like steak or something else. I knew Bison Meat was possibly the leanest of meats around, this definitely fit that mold! One of the 6-oz medallions had 37 grams of Protein and 180kcal. Which means, that 148 of 180 kcals are from only Protein.
The verdict ?!?! Well… Because Bison meat is so incredibly lean, it really has no fat at all to tenderize it. I would suggest beating the crap out of ( a technical term 
) the medallions prior to cooking to break up the lean tissue and allow them to be tender. The flavor was fantastic, just like steak, and they were actually quite juicy but very hard to chew because of the lean-ness! I paired the “Steaks” with a microwaved sweet potato ( local!) and Asparagus spears that I grilled on the foreman after the Bison with Lemon Pepper Seasoning.
These were my meals from Saturday…Breakfast:
Pineapple and Mango, a slice of Brown Rice Bread covered in Almond Butter and a Fage Greek Yogurt for Vitamin D, Calcium and Protein! This was all well digested for yoga at 9 am…
Lunch: Another Brown Rice Tortilla Wrap ( I am loving these!) with some reduced fat cheese and buffalo chicken lunch meat. Normally I tend to stay away from lunch meat usually because of the high salt (and processing) but I really enjoy the buffalo seasoned chicken from Deitz & Watson. After losing about 5 pounds of water weight from yoga, I needed the salt replacement anyhow so no harm no foul. I also was craving this refreshing orange!
Dinner:
Notta Pasta is Rice Pasta and it was on sale this week so I grabbed some and paired it with a semi-homemade tomato sauce. I used a small (6oz) can of tomato sauce with roasted garlic, a 12 oz can of Tomatoes with Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil, and a 1/4 of the remaining Trader Joes Marinara I had in the fridge. It was really good!
I sprinkled fresh rosemary in the middle as well. (I’m glad I have the blog so I can remember to make it again in the future!) !
What are your plans for the week? What has been your ups and downs lately?
