Bueller..

I really love the texture of halfway cooked broccoli; in fact, I can't really stand broccoli that's fully cooked because it's just mushy in my mouth- blegh!

true to what I said yesterday, I stopped by the store after the gym to buy some veggies and more Tiger Tiger noodles-- I'm officially obsessed!

I sauteed the following veggies prior to adding the schezuan sauce:

• broccoli (pre roasted)
• baby corn
• sugar snap peas
• red onions

after sauteing the veggies, I added in the pre boiled brown rice noodles. Holla for gluten free noodles!

I also may of added in a healthy dose of siracha :). I've been on such a noodle kick lately. The only thing that would make this better is some kimchi.

I came home from teaching last night, exhausted and ready to hit the sack to go to salsa but first, I ate this wonderful meal that my hubby prepared for me while I was out doing my zumba thang. It was a frying steak (it's a really chewy meat but often the cheapest) seasoned with red miso and Korean gochujang, a red pepper paste. We also had some asparagus and triple cooked chips that were amazingly crispy and delicious; god I love our fryer sometimes! 

I fully intended to go out dancing last night, even standing in the semi drizzling rain but my bus never came. Trust, I gave it about a good 15 minutes before throwing my hands in the air and returning to the couch. I regret catching up on episodes of the Jersey Shore when I could have spent the time being more useful, like reading my new book that's pretty dang good! Oh well lesson learned..

breakfast time then its the gym. I find its getting harder to become motivated to go to the gym because the weather is turning on me. It's become colder and its getting darker earlier. Time to find something else to motivate me!

Anyone else like ketchup on their eggs? Bueller? Bueller??

Agenda: gym, study, fashion night out w. the girls!!

The Big Book of Exercises

Day 2 and so far so good on sticking to the list of rules I made for myself :-P In all seriousness, the list isn't exactly written in stone but its definitely helping me make smarter eating choices.

after rehearsing some zumba routines, I had some sliced strawberries with cottage cheese and agave nectar. The agave syrup gave this the sweetness I was craving!

while making this concoction, I accidentally dropped the tub of cottage cheese on the floor. Sad face :(
Guess its no more cottage cheese for me until our next Ocado order!!

lunch was a huge plate of leftovers. Maybe I should have included something on my list regarding portion size, EEP!

I had my breakfast cookie prior to teaching zumba. It was good but I forgot to add in some sweetener the recipe calls for like stevia or maybe even honey. Whatever bite I had with raisins was perfectly sweet though!

After teaching and going to my salsa class, it was already 9:30 and I purposefully "accidently" stopped by Subway and got a turkey sub sandwich. I must've had a change of "no complex or refined carbs for dinner" heart because I made eggs (1 whole egg, 2 egg white) scramble with broccoli and hummus. The combination was really satisfying and delicious!

so glad I decided to go for this lighter meal except I forgot broccoli=fiber=tummy bloat. Today I have this little pudge in my tummy that won't go away.

Breakfast of champions this morning!

more of the usual w. a side of mangoes and blueberries

I made a morning trip out to Waterstones, a UK bookstore to pick up some more reading material.

I know I'm not a man but seriously, there was a lack of good female strength training books. The BIG BOOK of exercises has different moves to target each muscle in the body. It's quite comprehensive! In case you didn't know, I'm a fan of anything Men's (or Women's Health) and it doesn't hurt that there are colored pictures in there ;) ha ha ha.. I also picked up Patrick Holford's ONB-- The book is huge!! I'm going for an open house this Saturday to ION, the institute Holford founded in 1984. According to the book, it's the largest training school in the UK to offer degree-accredited training in nutritional therapy. I'm super excited to check it out!

Snack prior to PUNCH class:

I'm extra hungry these days that even breakfast won't keep me full til lunch!

I gobbled down my turkey sub from last night after class. As expected, the bread was soggy and the entire sandwich not very tasty but it did the job :)

 

 Agenda: read the ONB, substitute teach a Zumba class in Kentish town, RELAX!