Spice Island takeaway

Yesterday's workout was pretty intense so I found myself making one change. Here's the original workout: I did 5 sets

1.) Burpees- as many as you can for 30 seconds

2.) V-sits- as many as you can for 30 seconds

3.) Mountain climbers- continuously for 30 (get in push up position and alternate bringing left knee to right elbow and right knee to left elbow- try and go as fast as you can)

4.) Jumping Jacks - continuously for 30 seconds

5.) Plank- start in a plank position on hands, then alternate by going down on elbows and back to hands- 30 seconds

6.) Squat jumps- as many as you can in 30 seconds

 

After the 3rd set, my legs were tired from the squat jumps so I found it harder to do V sits so for the 4th and 5th set, I did oblique twists with a dumbbell. I was only planning on doing 3 sets but I felt that with a couple minutes of rest in between sets, I could handle two more sets. I've found that loud music and inner dialogue helps. Like always, I kept telling myself that "change is uncomfortable!!" and boy, was I super schweaty by the end!

Lunchtime:

COM POW! aka combination of kale and bok choy

 

I swear this is my last time eating this for a while! I don't recommend eating one thing too often, because if you're like me, you'll get sick of it real quick!

Tiger Tiger comes with noodles and sauce so it makes for a really simple meal.

Yay! We're monthly wine club members again! We're going to try and sample one bottle a week.

Indian takeaway from Spice Island

We ordered a TON of food. I thought everything tasted pretty good but Tarek wasn't a huge fan. In his words, "I wouldn't order it again" Boooo! He still hasn't found a tikka masala that has a nice balance of sweet and spicy. They've only been overly sweet, which I prefer.

We had everything from coconut rice, to curries, and lamb biriyani.

After dinner, T played his game while I watched New York, I Love You. Aside from the all-star cast, I'm not sure how I felt about the movie.

Agenda: We're joining another pub crawl this afternoon and then its dinner at a "part time" restaurant in Chapel Market- wee hoo!

Massage those Kale leaves

Kale massaged with EVOO, salt, and pepper.

Wholegrain bagel with smoked turkey, mayo, and siracha

Lots of kale chips on the side

Mid afternoon snack of fruits and Green&Blacks dark chocolate with orange infusion. I love G&B's dark chocolate---So good!

Zumba was a sweaty success. The room I taught in was SO tiny and didn't have much ventilation so it felt like we were in there doing Bikram Yoga (although I've never even tried it-I can imagine how much you sweat!) I  was literally dripping head to toe in sweat. Gross but sort of ammaaazing!! :-D

http://www.dimonforte.co.uk/

I was lucky enough to meet T and his family for takeaway dinner from Di Monforte. It was right down the street from where I was teaching.

I INHALED this when I came home. The salmon was cooked to perfection (flaky and soft- YUM!) and the onion compote on top was delicious with the fish and potatoes. Definitely a better eating experience than the seabass I had when we ate in the other week.

Buttermilk pancakes with dark chocolate chips and agave syrup on top for ME

Maple syrup topping for HIM

New reading material! I would much rather be reading this all day instead of studying Korean and preparing for my class tonight :-P

T's father brought me more of my favorite scent- I love this schtuff! Perfect timing too as I'm almost finished with my bottle.

Today's busy busy agenda ;) : nap (yes, I'm still tired!), Punch class, Korean studies, Korean class, SLEEP!

Song of the day: Robin Thicke "When I get you alone"