Back to Business

We met a friend for dinner that was in town on business from Japan.

Yum! I haven't had fresh baguettes w. butter in a while :)

it also came with some black olive tapenade that was delicious.

I ordered the french onion soup as my starter. They sort of overdid it on the cheese but the broth and onions were tasty!

T's calamari w. tartar dipping sauce.

My main was duck confit on a bed of lentils and mushrooms. The duck was nicely cooked and very tender.

T's lamb shank with carrot mash.

I figured since we were in the Covent Garden area that it was only appropriate to pick up some gelato. pistachio and strawberry flavor. Mmmm!

T picked me up some Korean food for lunch yesterday @ Seoul Garden

seafood pajun

Kimbap- korean version of sushi without the raw fish.

vegetarian bibimbap

It's a piggy creme filled pastry. Cute!!

Last night's random dinner of veggies, salmon, and spaghetti

I know my breakfast does NOT look appetizing but at least it tasted good :) Scrambled eggs with sauteed mushrooms and a wholegrain pita on the side.

Agenda: YMCA business plan and relax!

Life as I know it

Another breakfast egg bagel sandwich with hot sauce and ketchup :-D :-D

I surprised myself and went to the gym to do some weights. I haven't been to the gym in maybe 2 months? I'm not sure if I should be calling myself a PT. ha! It felt good to be back :) 

Workout today was a focus on chest and back. I did 3 sets of 8-10 reps for each exercise

• two arm row
• incline chest press
• straight arm pulldown
• flat bench barbell press
• one arm row
• incline dumbbell fly

Lunch was @ Tohbang, a Korean restaurant near T's work on Clerkenwell.

Everything we ordered was suprisingly very good. Nothing hits the comfort food spot like some tasty Korean food.

Time to relax :)

Happy Monday!

I'm not quite sure what ailment I suffered from yesterday but I felt awful. It was a mix between food poisoning, the flu, and a stomach bug. I've now been left with a slight cold and stomach pain.

I haven't really been eating very well lately so I decided to get my dose of nutrients and minerals with a smoothie.

• 1 cup skim milk

• handful of frozen berries 

• 1 scoop each of nature's green powder and whey powder

• 1 banana

• 4 ice cubes 

• agave nector for sweetness

I was craving more comfort food so T made us spaghetti and garlic bread

Lots of cheesy-ness on the garlic bread.

Back on the healthy eating track this week. 

 

Multigrain egg bagel sandwhich with bananas and peanut butter.

Workout: Zin 31 cd

Lunch was sauteed bok choy, mushrooms, wholewheat pasta and oven baked salmon. I tried to make the veggies the biggest portion on the plate. The veggies were sauteed in minced garlic, light soy sauce, sesame oil, siracha, salt and pepper. They turned out so lovely! The salmon was just EVOO, salt pepper, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Delicious and filling :)

Back to work on my business/marking plan!

Back to Lahore Part Deux

New reading material from the library. I got the recommendation for the book on the left from the YMCA instructor who covered our 3 days of nutrition. It's a hefty book but I find the topic of healthy eating very interesting (even though I haven't really been practicing what I'm reading lately!)

We went out last night to Lahore Kabob House. 

 

I love BYOB restaurants :)

 Mixed grill appetizer plate-lots of tender chicken and beef

kebabs

 the lamb chops are probably my favorite dish at Lahore. So tender and juicy. Yum!

King prawn curry

Okra

We also ordered the lamb biriyani, chicken tikka masala, fish curry, and of course garlic naan. We were definitely steered in the wrong direction of ordering too much fun. We had SO much left over.

Drunkey Monkey time!
http://www.thedrunkenmonkey.co.uk/

 

Singapore sling cocktail..

We spotted another space invader!! :-D

So.. I'm not sure what exactly I ate (might have been the cranberries on top of singapore sling drink I ordered at the Drunken Monkey) but when I got home, I immediately started having cold shivers and intense flu/stomach bug symptoms. Crazy how my night can go from pleasantly fine to dramatically ill in a matter of a few hours. Needless to say, it hasn't really been my finest month in terms of my health and physical well being. I finally started to feel alright by late afternoon today but I'm assuming its the hot tea flu medicine that Tarek has been feeding me. He also made me udon soup earlier this morning which was just what my shivering body needed. :(

Time for more recovery and dinner!

Last day of class!!!

 

berrylicious protein smoothie with bear apple crumble granola on top! Yumm..

T made me an egg white omelette yesterday morning before my final day in PT class. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by! I still have 2 more projects to turn in by the end of the month but my days of attending class are O-V-E-R. It's bittersweet but I'm really looking forward to whats in store.

Close up!! Last night's crazy festivies consisted of a celebratory dinner w. the classmates and then out for drinks and dancing.. Luuuurvee to dance. I don't care about my aching feet! I'm hoping to snag some pictures of the night out from a classmate. Good times had by all :)

Saturday agenda: recovery mode, get in a Zumba workout, relax, and a repeat visit to Lahore Kabob but this time w. a bigger group. Yay!

Personal day

Last night's dinner of shepherd's pie (Bigham's) and sauteed veggies:
in the mix:
Mushrooms
Garlic
Bok choy
siracha
soy sauce
seasame oil
salt and pepper

the vegetables were a super tasty side

a nice crispy mashed potato topping

 

T made us another omelette this morning. Breakfast together is becoming quite the tradition lately. I'm not complaining because I've been trying to get my husband to eat breakfast and if this is the only way he'll do it, then fine by me!

 

The omelette included shallots, mushrooms, cheese, and garlic on top of a 1/2 of a sesame bagel. Delish!

I skipped class today because I came down with a minor cold yesterday and I needed a de-stress day. I did some Zumba this morning at home and a little sweat was just what the doctor ordered. I've been so scared to do anything drastic on my foot lately that I've avoided exercise like the plague these past couple weeks. Today I decided that I was doing more harm to my body than good just sitting and sulking on my ass. Definitely the right decision to get some endorphins flowing w. a small workout. I have faith my foot will heal soon :)

Lunch:

Waitrose spinach and ricotta cannelloni with some bolognese sauce and sliced up cheese on top (I forgot which kind I sliced up)

sauteed mushrooms and spinach for some extra veggies.

A very filling and delicious lunch!

I found another fitness website I love:

http://www.bodyrock.tv/2010/10/07/new-5-week-diet-challenge-for-super-hot-body/