Going back to my roots

After a fairly long hiatus, I'm back. Nothing all that exciting to share about (although I do have something in the works I will eventually share about). This past week left me completely drained, exhausted, achy, lethargic, etc. I'm not sure what it was but it was one of those weeks... well, maybe I should say one of those couple/few weeks. After a good weekend of rest and getting food back on track I am glad to say I am feeling better. I was able to get back to running also, I did a short run yesterday (~30mins). I told a friend of mine it wasn't exactly a 'graceful' run but I was glad to say I got out and did it. Especially because the weather was crap yesterday. It's amazing how quickly your workouts can feel so hard after some time away. I seriously felt like a hippo escaping from captivity thudding down the street. My ankles felt like cheap toothpicks about to snap in half. It's best to face these realizations head on, I need to be more consistent. A little weight loss wouldn't hurt either.


Now onto food. I am going back to my roots. I really enjoy what I would call "healthy hippie food". This is how I used to eat all the time, until I moved to SpoCompton. I was a vegetarian for a while, and spent the other majority of my time as a 'flexitarian' eating primarily vegetarian but occasionally including fish and chicken. I'm not going back to vegetarian, at least not now anyway but I am in need of eating more plant based foods. So I made several salads that I could munch on over the next several days. Below is a sampler plate of the items. I have more of each of these in the fridge for quick eats this week.


OMG, my mouth is watering just looking at this picture. This is the type of stuff you see at your co-op delis, for fancy pants grab and go places in town. This is the type of eating I absolutely LOVE but sometimes get too lazy to prepare. So what is all of that stuff?! Well, allow me to explain... (listed from the bottom left, moving clockwise)

1. Golden beet salad with roasted walnuts and Gorgonzola (my favorite item on the plate)
2. Orzo salad with Mediterranean olives, fresh cherry tomatoes, feta and fig balsamic vinegar
3. Organic bamboo pearl rice with mung bean sprouts, green cabbage and sauteed baby bella mushrooms (sprayed with Liquid Aminos... taste like soy sauce... sooooo good)
4. Tri-color quinoa with cucumber, red pepper, red onion, carrots, avocado and honey ginger dressing
5. Red and green cabbage slaw with shredded carrots, celery seed apple cider vinaigrette

Whew... that was a mouthful (no pun intended). I have more where this came from this week. A chickpea salad and a navy bean salad too. I am cooking the beans in the crockpot currently. I'll post the picks when completed!

Sunday, March 25, 2012 | |

 

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I have been athletic ALL of my life, I think at this point it would be safe to say its in my DNA. I have played many competitive sports (volleyball, basketball, track), have played recreationally (soccer, softball) and have been working out since I was in 4th grade. I started lifting in 7th grade - yes, was even starting to learn the full on olympic lifts. I now enjoy running, hiking, skiing, hangin out at the lake and just being active. I have run a couple of marathons, and recently competed in my first figure show. I am not sure what the future holds for me with regards to my "exercise adventures" but I look forward to finding out...