For the Love of Breakfast

MMMMM.

BREAKFAST!

People say that they don't have time for breakfast. I disagree. It's the most important meal of the day! You hear people say that a lot and for good reason. You wouldn't expect your car to run on an empty fuel tank, so why expect the same from your body?

If you have time to eat fruit, you have time for breakfast. Breakfast is something that you make time for. Find an extra ten minutes in the morning. Set your alarm for 15 minutes ahead of schedule...and then enjoy!

Cabbage Salad

Cabbage rocks! Not only can it transform a boring salad to a crisp crunchy one but it's one of those cruciferous veggies that also helps fight cancer! I went to town with a giant bowl of it and I've been having some everyday!

What's in it? One head of green cabbage, one small purple cabbage, one giant daikon and carrots. I added mustard seed and a high quality Dijon and ground black pepper for seasoning.



This was great topped with tomato, avocado and drizzled with balsamic. You could squeeze a fresh orange over it as well!

Read on for more pics!

Day 2 of 31 - Bikram Yoga and Smoothies/Juices

Note to self:   Do not drink fresh orange juice an hour before a Bikram Yoga class. 

About 30 minutes in, my stomach said, "what did you do that for!?!" 

I almost died last night.  I almost died in class 4 times.  Every time I think I'm going to faint or puke, I hear my mind racing with thoughts like, "Oh no...you can't do this...you're going to fall over...maybe you should just stop right now so you don't faint in front of all of these people...why aren't you stopping" and I hear my instructors voice cut through that and she says, "breathe" and I breathe.  The moment I can quiet my mind, the nausea goes away.  The moment I focus on my breath and just breathe in through my nose and out through my mouth everything settles down.

A Juicy Sweaty May

It’s May 1^st. 

Wow that got here quickly.  Last month was probably one of the most stressful months I’ve had in a long time.  I had so many external factors out of my control go haywire and it definitely took it’s toll on me.  It threw off my bikini competition training, it threw off my sleep, it threw off my healthy habits.  Stress sucks, as all of you know.  Some of us are better at handling it than others…and sometimes when it rains it pours. 

....Literally. (Like your upstairs neighbors shower flooding your living room ceiling and living room). 

That was fun. (note heavy sarcasm)

Fruity Mornings

I love fruit.   There is nothing better than starting your day with a fruity breakfast! 

Or feel free to make some fruit-art for breakfast.  I've found that when you take the time to slice up your fruit and arrange it fabulously on a plate, it's actually more pleasurable to eat it.  You're creating an entire experience, not just grabbing an apple on the run. 

Side-Note - we should be taking our time to eat our meals and not eating on the run.

Side-Side-Note: grabbing an apple on the go is still a much better thing to do than say, grabbing a snackbar on the go.

Vegan Cauliflower Pizza Crust

That's right.

Pizza crust made out of cauliflower. 

Is this possible? 
Is this magic? 
Is there a leprechaun and a pot of gold involved in some way? 

Does Nicholas Cage have anything to do with this?  Surely something this cool involves Nick Cage. 

Sadly, Nick Cage was not in my kitchen when this magic occured...


...but you still get the recipe.

Weekend Recap

Welcome to my new home.

Or second home :)

Bikini Training - In A Groove

"We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle

Finally.

Finally.

Anything new takes at least 30 days to become routine...it takes 30 days for your body to recognize it as a habit and for it to feel normal.  This is why most people give up on new fitness routines or exercise plans - they quit before they hit 30 days.  If you have the knowledge and know that it takes about 30 days and you can hang in there and push through it, it's so worth it.

I woke up this morning excited to do squats and lunges in my apartment and then head to the gym to do weights and cardio.  Who wakes up with that feeling?  Someone whose routine is beginning to feel like a habit.

I finally feel like I'm in the zone with my training and that rocks.

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