tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45648614587324059402024-03-18T23:37:01.181-04:00Keeping Natalie HonestThis is the story of a health conscious, fitness fanatic, and working mom of 4 beautiful children.Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.comBlogger354125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-57687619697467379272013-05-20T22:06:00.000-04:002013-05-20T22:06:05.258-04:00A Dream Come True: working out with Jillian Micheals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes I know the picture isn't great! But that's her standing behind me with the black hat and yellow and black shoes. She is truly 5 foot nothing, but her bark... has some serious bite. I don't remember how many times she said she would personally kick our asses... It was AWESOME!!!! Ok so let me tell you the story!</div>
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I can't remember if it was Monday or Tuesday when my friend Sherry asked me if I had submitted my name to workout with Jillian... I was like "what??? no one said anything about this to me!!!! ahk, what do I do? what do I do? who do I call? Thank the Lord Sherry is used to my panic ridden anxiety because she sent me the number right away. I called and they told me I couldn't get in the class unless my name was drawn from the lottery. I wasn't about to give up, I asked if they could call me if anyone didn't show up, then I asked if I could be in the gym... so they could call my cell. They had no problem with that. So plans were made.</div>
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I taught on Wednesday morning, then grabbed lunch, picked up Sherry and off we went. She had gotten into the class, I was literally loitering by the bottom of the stairs waiting for the ok to take the class. There was one other lady waiting to get it with me, then two more joined. Class was due to start at 3:30 and at 3:27 Jillian with her hat and aviator glasses bounced up the stairs. I nearly missed her, at 3:35, after photo's were taken they let us in. I grabbed my weights and walked right up front. See me in the picture, I did the class from there. </div>
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The way I figured it, I wasn't about to miss the most amazing opportunity of my life by hiding in the back of the class. I wanted the whole experience. I wanted to be yelled at! I wanted to leave everything on the floor... at her feet... yes... yes I worship the woman! </div>
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The class was 45 minutes, of the most intense moves I have pretty much ever done. You know those moves that you might only see a few of in a 60 minute class... and lasting about a minute... Ha. Well I don't actually remember her ever stopping at any point in the routine. It was one intense exercise to the next... and she was very clear that she would give a 5 second count down and were were not to stop the previous exercise until she said 5, then we were to start the next one. Ok so we are talking, tuck jumps, jumping squats, plank walks, push up-walk ups, side arm raise lunges, single leg squat with bicep curls, mountain climbers, plank jumping jacks... and the list goes on and on... (apparently similar to her videos ... but harder! ) I got yelled at, looked at, tripped on... all by Jillian... I swear to this day, I gave it everything I had. Nothing was left in the tank.. and also if that lady had asked me to do a 1 finger push up... I probably would have... Because it's Jillian Micheals asking. </div>
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I was so proud of myself! I was so greatful for having been allowed the chance to workout with her. And so blessed that I had an amazing friend to share it with. </div>
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The rest of the day, we re-fueled and then went to her Maximize you life seminar. Also a mind blowing experience... I can even begin to get into everything that she covered. But yes, she spoke about diet, exercise and mental wellbeing. Here's the short version... Eat less!!! Move more!!! And also metabolism is your endocrine system... so the food you eat affect the hormones in your body... Eat crappy=hormones aren't working to optimize health=fat cells growing.... Eat clean/nutritious/and the right amount for you = you have happy hormones=optimize health=burning fat</div>
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She gave us the math. You can look it up too. Look up how to calculate you BMR. You can just find one online. Mine comes out to being 1436... That is how many calories I need to live. Now you can multiply this number by your normal activity level. 1.1 sedentary.... 1.2 slightly active throughout the day 1.3 you are a trainer... 1.4 construction worker/heavy repeated motions all day long. (she was a 1.3 so I'm a 1.2)... so my daily caloric intake should be 1723. If I want to lose weight... I need to eat less and move more! </div>
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Ok and my brain is still trying to wrap itself around the mental/mindful aspect of the seminar. Diet and exercise I get... But then she asked some pretty important questions... "Why are you doing what you are doing?" (so for me... why am I killing myself with the triathlons, why do I then turn around and consume alcohol and other treats, which sabotage my hard work?) Why?</div>
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And then she got into the reasons why we fail... Destructive patterns of behaviours... done because why? We are looking of a different result? We follow the same routines leading to some type of unhealthy behaviour. Rince and repeat... We essentially determine our own failure by taking the same path. So the point is to be conscious... to constantly check in... How do I feel in this moment.. Is it making me happy, ok good, continue, or is it making me feel crappy, ok bad, disconnect! She really liked using the term "listen to you bull crap meter"... it's probably right. But we get really good at ignoring all emotions, we stuff them way way down so we don't have to deal with the unpleasant ones. </div>
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So the point is! Make the changes! Stop making the same subconscious destructive patterns leading obviously to failure! Live healthy, live actively and live mindfully.<br />
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Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-51323625346749008922013-03-24T18:33:00.000-04:002013-03-24T18:33:13.628-04:00My first attempt at Granola<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've always heard it was super easy to make granola so I finally took the plunge. As my coating I used coconut oil (melted) and agave. What ever you decide to coat in the liquid is completely up to you, I just used what I had available in my pantry. I just added dry ingredients till the liquid didn't seem to be able to coat the mixture.<br />
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- 2 tbsp coconut oil melted<br />
- 2-3 tbsp agave (or maple syrup if you prefer)<br />
- 2 cups rice puffs (GF)<br />
- 1 cup of GF oats<br />
- 1 cup of mixed seeds and nuts (some dried currents and raisins too)<br />
<span style="text-align: center;">- 1/2 cup chia seeds</span><br />
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Bake at 400F for about 10min or until edges begin to turn brown.<br />
(note... it will not be crunchy or solid until after it cools off, so don't panic (like I did... thinking I made a dud batch... it turned out.. )<br />
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Was so delicious. I also put it on my oatmeal the next day! Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-30155989852405272232013-03-20T22:28:00.000-04:002013-03-20T22:28:21.291-04:00Lots of numbers.... Benchmark postI've been gaining weight. Not sure why, but I do have many theories. Hormones, my addiction to nut butters, too much wine and not enough water. So I have vowed to do something about the last 3 things, and get the first checked. But the weight gain, about 6lbs in the last 6 weeks has forced me to take a good hard look at what I'm doing. Is it extra muscle from the super sets I'm doing? Am I getting enough protein? Over-training? Over-eating? <br />
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Today I worked till 1:30, had my counselling apt. from 2:00-3:00 then I went to Goodlife for my Wednesday workout. I was planning on doing my shoulder super-set but... plans changed. I decided to get my body fat tested. This was Sherry's common sense idea..." If you don't know something... find out silly!!!"<br />
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I measured myself as an athlete and my number came up as 22%. I was hoping for lower, but isn't that pretty much everyone's story? The trainer I was talking to said that my protein intake should probably be about 120g/day... I probably get about 90g. She figured that out because my weight minus my body fat is 114lbs. And so normally she would recommend that amount (114g protein/day) but because I train so much she upped the number. I'm not sure of all the science behind her recommendation and I'm sure there are tons of theories but what harm can eating more protein cause? She also recommended that I scale back on the fats but increase my whole gluten free grains and veggies. So I will give it a try and in two weeks I will check it again and see what happens. I'm also going to tell you about my workouts today so that I can keep a record of it. <br />
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After stretching my stupid tight ITB and gluts I worked out on the cybex (thanks to it's introduction from my amazing friend Maxine) for 15minutes. Doing a bit of a pyramid workout. Incline 10, resistance 20 (4mins) - 25(4 mins)- 30(4mins)- 20 (3mins). Which made me nice and warm for my speed work on the treadmill. I've only ever done this type of speed work once like two years ago, but holy crap what a treat. I was sucking wind big time. I alternated between 1min at 5mph and 1min at 10mph... I could literally only do 15 minutes!!! It was soooo hard! My personal thanks to Buddy Green for suggesting I add speed work into my routine. <br />
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So here is a new goal when it comes to speed work... work my way up to 30mins. <br />
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My second workout tonight (after I came home and had diner and put the kids to bed) was a swim practise. So here it is with my times.<br />
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200 w-up<br />
4X100 sw on 2mins (I made each one on 1:35)<br />
200 kk<br />
400 sw - continuous (about 75% max _ didn't get my time)<br />
4X100sw on 2mins (I made each one on about 1:35-1:37)<br />
200kk<br />
4X50sw on 1min (I made each on on 0.45)<br />
100 cool down<br />
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2100m<br />
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I finished this in a little under 45 minutes. I guess that's ok. I wish I had a coach. But I did get to swim with one during March break (thanks again Buddy!!!) and he said that I should establish my pace time for the 100 and then start to swim longer distances while maintaining the pace. I think 1:30 for a 100m is a pretty good pace. Right now I think I'd be about 1:40/100m. <br />
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Have I completely lost you? Have your eyes glazed over???... Don't worry I don't blame you. I have a recipe for granola that I'll post asap. cheers.Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-16374221879997710272013-03-01T22:06:00.001-05:002013-03-01T22:06:30.406-05:00Oh Friday! My alarm was set to wake me up this morning at 6:30, and in fact the baby beat it. Today is Mark's birthday. I was planning on going to the gym to do my shoulder workout. But I skipped it, in lieu of getting Mark and the kids waffles for breakfast :) Ok ok, I may not have in fact really wanted to go to the gym this morning. My hips have been screaming at me and from what I understand from the training POV is that you don't want to over-train. So I blew off the gym and spent the morning "shhushing" the kids and bundling them up to get them out of the house so Mark could sleep in and wake up to waffles in bed. It actually worked out. :) I should probably invest in a waffle iron and some white flour... but nope, no white flour and no white sugar in the house. So it makes those special occasions when the kids get to have the stuff so much better. Williams makes waffles for take out. It's been a bit of a tradition in our house, waffles on birthdays. As much as I know gluten makes me sick, the smell was so amazing in the van on the way home. I actually considered the stomach ache just to have a bite. But no, I had my protein smoothy and GF bun with peanut butter and blueberries. <div>
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I have to say though as a side note, I have been eating nearly 40 % more food. At least 6 meals(and some snacks) a day. I understand training makes you hungry but if I'm not careful I'm going to be "hauling" more of me around. How do I find the balance?? Training, eating, recovering??? What is the secret? </div>
Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-44897217835400225092013-02-27T22:25:00.000-05:002013-02-27T22:25:08.431-05:00Banana and PB warrior smoothyAmazing anytime snack! I've discovered this new raw vegan protein powder. It doesn't have all the added bonuses of Vega one, but it is an amazing alternative to the crappy vegetarian stuff I've been using. Plus it tastes just fine with almond milk (or coconut milk) and ice! <br />
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<b>Smoothy - can eat it with a spoon its so thick! </b><br />
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<b>- 1.5 frozen banana</b><br />
<b>- 2 tbsp natural peanut butter</b><br />
<b>- scoop of warrior blend (vanilla) </b><br />
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As many of you know last summer I competed in my first super sprint distance triathlon (basically a quarter of an olympic distance). I placed 4th in my age category. I was proud! The second race I competed in was supposed to be a sprint distance (half the olympic distance) but it got turned into a duathlon at the last minute. Boo! And I placed 7th. I would have done better if it had remained a full triathlon because the run is my weakest leg of the tri. But I was still really happy with my results! My transitions were good, other than losing the insole to my running shoe. Blah! I trained with Mommies in Motion.<br />
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This year my goal is to train for a full olympic distance triathlon (1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run). I'm super excited to train with a new set of folks (men and women!!! woot). Janicke is my new coach, from Millcroft Fitness. Currently I am running with them, I go to Goodlife for spin classes and weights, and as always I am still doing hot yoga at <a href="http://www.poweryogacanada.com/" target="_blank">Power Yoga Canada</a>. So if you are interested in my journey it it my goal to begin posting more often. I want to share my journey. To inspire anyone to try something new and scary, something that will make you proud! And most importantly bring you closer to who you want to be. I want to be a mom, an athlete and a teacher. I want balance and happiness. This is how I'm going to do it.<br />
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Ok so for the last month I have been slowly getting myself into the kind of shape I think I need to be in to actually compete in these events. I'm not kidding myself, last summer I was racing against other newbies into the sport. Not many triathletes stay in the short distances for very long, they move on to bigger and scarier events. So this summer I'm going to be competing against some fierce women. I've been working on building endurance and strength. So that means I've been killing my legs, arms and shoulders doing super sets. That means about 300 reps alternating major muscle groups. (gluts and legs to calves) (biceps to triceps and (shoulders to traps) It hurts, I swear and it takes like an hour and half. I warm up, stretch, do the stupid long set, do some abs core and then finish with a stretch. So I aim for 3 times a week, on alternating days I do some long cardio. For example I might do a spin class followed by a run (I'm working up to running 10k after spinning for 50 minutes) So far I can run 7.5k. On Saturday morning I like to do a marathon workout. CXworks (core type class with the rubber band), then a combat followed up with a spin class. I am aiming to be able to sustain a high level of physical activity for about 3 hours. I'm also running during my lunches with a fellow teacher a couple times a week, and running with my Millcroft Fitness group. <br />
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Eventually starting April official triathlon workouts will begin. And starting this week I will also be adding a swim on Wednesday nights to the schedule. Ok so what does this insanity look like....<br />
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<b>Monday</b>: Run at school, legs at gym and hot yoga<br />
<b>Tuesday:</b> Run with group, (possibly hot yoga or swim practise)<br />
<b>Wednesday</b>: Run at school, arms at gym, swim (if I didn't do it tues.)<br />
<b>Thursday</b>: Spin then tread mill run<br />
<b>Friday</b>: Shoulders at gym<br />
<b>Saturday</b>: CXworks, combat and spin classes at gym<br />
<b>Sunday</b>: REST! Amen! (if I can I will bring the kids to little pretzels and I will do a hot yoga)<br />
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This schedule will change in April as I begin to add in more training with the group and less weights (but somehow I will need to keep my legs strong to support the extra load). As of now my teaching schedule is letting me get most of these workouts in either before school or right after so that I'm home with the kids 6 nights a week. <br />
<br />Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-6176215480090787152013-01-23T16:59:00.000-05:002013-01-23T16:59:45.303-05:00Update, up to date, the date, a date...Funny how all those mean something so very different. I've been meaning to blog and every time I pull out my computer... all hell breaks lose around here. I have about 20 minutes because Mark took all 4 kids grocery shopping after the bus stop pick up, so I"m going to type as fast as I can. <br />
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So here is my update: my contract has been bumped up to 83% (almost nearly full time) but with the added bonus of having Monday morning off and Wednesday afternoon off ! It has taken many months to finally iron out the kinks in the kids schedule, my schedule, Marks new work schedule - yes he is still home full time with the 2 youngest kids but he works on Friday night and Sundays' at Longo's still- and my workout schedule. I am officially starting to slowly get back into to "training mode" for my triathlon. I plan on doing my first one in June (brrr cold water) so that means 5 months to train. I have begun running on the treadmill, doing spin classes, adding in endurance style weights and resistance training (things called super sets) - they suck and make me want to cry and puke all at the same time - but it's all in the name of training. <br />
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I have been terrible at keeping up to date with this blog. I have this pressure on myself to be able to do all the things that I used to do before I was working, when I was home all day with kids. I know it sounds stupid, I mean of course I cant' do what I used to do! But I still feel as though it needs to be done. It's not like Mark is going to be making me a vegan/GF meal at night in addition to a regular meal (he is trying ... but it's all a learning curve also for him) So I'm still cooking, working out 5 times a week, eating healthy, being a mom (cooking for me, occasionally for the kids), cleaning/tidying/laundry - these are shared chores now at least, knit and watch Dexter on netflix and True Blood, I do read still and enjoy a glass of wine when I can find some! (aka afford it) <br />
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So many important dates... but the one that is stressing me out the most is Feb 11th, the day my report cards are due. I haven't done report cards in 5 years!!!! OMG I have nothing, no comments, nada/zip/zilsh... I have to write them out for the 10 classes I teach... oh man...I hate doing things like that where I will be judged, corrected. I could never be a writer, having someone constantly criticising you work... it would kill me! <br />
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And finally a date... wouldn't that be a romantic concept. I deserve one! Can someone please take me out! Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-6159391205713701762012-12-14T20:10:00.002-05:002012-12-14T20:10:53.347-05:00Late night comfort food.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the bottom pot: mushrooms, tomatoes, coconut oil, garlic powder and a bit of salt. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ingredients for tomorrow's lunch: tempeh, bag of athlete's greens, tomato, orange pepper, half a jar of curry sauce. And some water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post yoga very late night snack. I know I'm not supposed to eat late at night but I figured if I'm going to it might as well have very few carbs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While i was eating this just simmered for about 10 mins. Not to long, because I don't want all the nutrients changed and enzymes killed off. </td></tr>
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<br />Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-85443428919224287262012-11-08T23:21:00.000-05:002012-11-08T23:21:00.258-05:00Day 3 and 4I meditated yesterday but I think too late at night because the bell woke me up, actually it scared me silly. Today is a bit earlier than yesterday (mind you not by much) but I just could not focus on meditating. I tried,at one point I was breathing in (saying the mantra) and exhaling (saying the mantra) and even though I know I was mentally thinking the mantra, I was still caught up in my brain drama. Something happened today, a negative experience, and even though I was trying not to perseverate on it, it kept creeping in my thoughts. Sort of like an annoying bug bite. Little and itchy. So then I thought, this has got to stop. Obviously I'm not able to chant the mantra, I may as well throw in that towel and try to think about something that might cause me to have more positive experiences at work. I was thinking of ways that I could help others. Since it is clear I cannot change some peoples negative energy, I can at least try to attract more joy into mine by spreading it! Which happen to be Day 3's <br />
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Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-91366835656102922482012-11-06T22:45:00.000-05:002012-11-06T22:45:07.880-05:00Day 2: The source of all abundanceToday was such a busy day, full day of teaching, more work in my new portable (setting it up), writting out 3 unit tests and study notes... and the list goes on. After school I was so happy to be able to sneak out to do a 1 hour hot yoga class at PYC. I kept trying to remind myself that abundance is everywhere, joy, love... Basically people have so much to give I just need to be open to it. Especially kids... I feel bad because I didn't get to see my kids very much today because after yoga I had to run back out to do the baptism prep course at the church. I tucked them in and had a short cuddle with each. <br />
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But thinking about something this powerful, is hard. I mean thinking about anything other than "what has to happen next" is hard. I find myself spinning my wheel most of the time, trying to get things done, thinking about what has to be done next, what I've already done - was it good enough, what can I do better next time... Sheesh... Rarely do I stop and just be present and mindful of the fact that the world will just continue on whether I finish the task or not. The task will still get done, but I can at least be more aware that positive energy is around me... <br />
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I think that is what today's message what basically about... The infinite source of abundance is everywhere, it is the energy, the higher power, everything is made from the same "stuff".... I just need to tap into it to receive it. Like having a big fat "smell the roses" moment... But more often and to open up the passageway to receiving the abundance that I want. He asked us today to think of what we want more of in our life... I think I want more joy.... I did briefly think of money... but nope I just want to have more moments of joy. I want to feel happy, and experience it as often as possible. I get so caught up in my own spinning wheels and drama that I forget how much "awesomeness" is in my life. My kids, my family, my friends, my yoga community, and me. (ok that last one was a conscious effort to acknowledge that I'm not so bad myself). I don't do that very well or very often. I'm sure having post partum depression has not helped this fact either. If you know me very very well you know that I harbour a deep secret. Well here it is, I have little to no self esteem. So perhaps I should try to tap into that. His quote " <span style="font-size: 23px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #638497;">Abundance,
like everything else in the universe, is simply a specific arrangement
of energy and information. With our intention, we can change the energy,
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<span style="font-size: 23px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #638497;"></span></span>Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-2528956921279175222012-11-05T22:57:00.000-05:002012-11-05T22:57:48.784-05:00A New Journey.... to self transformationAnother challenge 21 days long! But this time it's all about meditation. I have never in my life attempted to meditate over the course of a set amount of days. Sure I've done it at the end of my yoga practises. And I partially think that I can meditate because I'm too physically exhausted to "twitch or move", so I can just STAY and BE PRESENT and MINDFUL. <br />
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Here is the link, I'm not sure if it's too late to sign up. I am very blessed to have a close friend who literally reminded me 5 times to sign up, and then she checked in today to make sure I got the first email! Thank goodness for a friend who shares her abundance with me. Her love and caring is contagious.... Now I'm going to share with you what I learned... or what I will learn throughout this process. </div>
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Today I followed along, once the kitchen was clean, my school work was done and I could just sit on my bed and feel like nothing pressing needed to get done! I clicked on the play button and wow... I felt so completely relaxed by the end that part way through the meditation (Sooooo Hummmm, Sooooo-breath in-----Hummm-breath out---sooooo hummmm... ) I found my chin resting on my chest... whoa how did that happen. I actually got so into my "mindful presence" that I didn't notice my body totally relaxing that much. So tomorrow I will lie on my back to meditate (the way we do after yoga). </div>
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The message for today was to behold the abundance that surrounds us... I will keep reflecting on this tomorrow as I go through my busiest day at school and I'm hoping that I can remember and catch myself "acknowledging" or being "open" to the abundance that others have to offer. </div>
Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-30704665964053687252012-10-22T22:58:00.000-04:002012-10-22T22:58:52.049-04:00Day 14 - The EndWell this is it for my valiant attempt at a vegan cooler 1. Instead of drinking the big glass of red wine that I've been craving, I went shopping today for some new clothes. And I fully intend on getting rid of the two pairs of pre-baby jeans that I just can't fit into. For now I'll just be "good"! I'm happy with my job, I'm happy with Mark being home, I'm happy with my life! Joy is a choice and I'm choosing it! <br />
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<strong><u>Breakfast</u> -oatmeal and a smoothie</strong><br />
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1/2 cup GF oats<br />
1/2 apple<br />
1 tsp cinnamon<br />
1 tbsp almond butter<br />
unsweetened almond milk<br />
water<br />
decaf coffee with soy<br />
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1 banana<br />
3 tbsp natural peanut butter<br />
1 scoop unsweetened protein powder<br />
ice<br />
unsweetened almond milk<br />
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<strong><u>Lunch</u> - salad</strong><br />
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2/3 can of Eden chickpeas<br />
1 tomato -diced<br />
1/2 orange pepper-cut<br />
2 leaves of kale - finely chopped<br />
(dressing of olive oil/ balsamic/apple cider vinegar/1tsp honey mustard)<br />
basil <br />
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1/4 of an english cucumber<br />
apple<br />
water<br />
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roasted chestnuts (about 5)<br />
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<strong><u>Diner</u></strong> - <strong>lazy tuna casserole</strong><br />
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can of tuna (low sodium)<br />
3tbsp salsa<br />
2 cups steamed broccoli<br />
1 orange pepper<br />
olive oil<br />
couple sundried tomatoes<br />
water<br />
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<strong><u>snack</u> - popcorn and tea</strong><br />
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1/3cup corn kernels<br />
1.5tbsp coconut oil<br />
chili powder<br />
sesame+nutritional yeast (blended in bullet mix)<br />
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rooibos and herbal tea mix with almond milkFive Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-8416185364956663312012-10-21T21:14:00.000-04:002012-10-21T21:15:00.607-04:00Day 12 and 13- It's not a faillure if you forgive yourself! I could try really really hard to remember what I ate over the last 2 days. But come on it's Sunday night and I just did 2 hot yoga classes! It was mostly cooler 1 (except for the bowl of popcorn I had with butter- I know can you believe it!!!) Me either! I told myself only a few of the kernels that missed the butter, but OMG my hand picked up a buttered popcorn and I ate it! Let me tell you the neurosensors in my brain went ballistic!<br />
<<<Beep beep!!! endorphins, brain lighting up!!! Weeeooouuu weeeooouuu!!!!!! animal fat and salt! Do not stop eating, this is the most amazing thing you have ever tasted and your life depends on it's ability to store fat in case of famine!!! SOOO EATTTTT the popcorn! >>> <br />
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So yes! I am a human being, with a brain genetically programed to "enjoy" food that really isn't good for it, but food that would stick to my hips, and provide extra "cushioning" when lean times were to arise. Which obviously doesn't happen in this culture! <br />
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I ate the popcorn! It had butter, and yup my eczema flared up! But while doing a double yoga class today, I forgave myself this treat! It doesn't mean I'm weak, which is what I thought, it doesn't mean I've failed cooler 1... I just means that I'm normal! I also know that I should probably keep staying clear of animal fats and salt since I clearly have no ability to restrain myself. Better for me to just substituted something healthier! <br />
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The next treat I've found and this time it actually would fit in the clean diet (not cooler 1, but probably cooler 2) is a banana and peanut butter smoothie! I'm not sure if it's because my palate has rebooted since laying off the sugar these past two weeks but this smoothie is heaven!!! <br />
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<strong><u>Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie</u></strong><br />
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one banana<br />
2 or 3 tbsp of natural peanut butter <br />
scoop of protein powder (unsweetened) <br />
ice<br />
unsweetened vanilla almond milk<br />
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So simple but sooo bloody delicious! (I had one tonight after my classes) and half of one yesterday after my combat workout. Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-23096149019458519352012-10-19T20:20:00.000-04:002012-10-19T20:20:08.343-04:00Day 11...getting there!Friday's as we know are tough! But I'm surviving... I really did eat alot today! But still better than I would be eating if it wasn't for "trying"( being the key word here) to stick to cooler 1.<br />
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<strong><u>Breakfast:</u></strong><br />
same as every day<br />
water<br />
decaf with soy milk<br />
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<strong><u>snack</u></strong>:<br />
serving of sweet potato lentil greens shepards pie<br />
1/4 cucumber<br />
water<br />
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<strong><u>lunch:</u></strong><br />
1.5cups tomato tempeh soup<br />
1/4 pomegranate<br />
water<br />
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<strong><u>snack:</u></strong><br />
handful of veggi chips<br />
cucumber <br />
couple tbsp salsa<br />
water<br />
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<strong><u>diner</u></strong><br />
8 vegetarian California rolls (rice and veggies)<br />
2 salmon sushi<br />
2 tuna sushi<br />
water<br />
decaf ice coffee with unsweetened almond milk<br />
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<strong><u>snack</u></strong><br />
can of tuna<br />
1/2 cup salsa<br />
2tbsp olive oil<br />
2 cups shredded broccoli (that salad kind you buy pre-shredded) <br />
decaf tea with almond milk<br />
a square of dark chocolate (non dairy)<br />
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So this was my version of tonight's diner! <strong><em>Vegan, clean, veggiful and colourful! </em></strong><br />
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As you can see my hungry family chowing down on "regular Shepard's" pie, or as it's known in our house as <strong>paté chinois</strong>. This is how I made my vegan clean friendly version. <br />
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This is lentils, garlic, onions and tempeh mixed with some chili seasoning (I know it's weird, but it's what our family is used too, because I refuse to allow Mark to use the packages for Shepard's pie or even use gravy since it has too much salt) mixed with the water from the boiled sweet potatoes.</div>
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<strong><u>Breakfast</u></strong> (same as yesterday)</div>
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1.5 cups of tomato tempeh soup</div>
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can of low sodium tuna</div>
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a head of romaine lettuce</div>
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1/4 cucumber</div>
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2 tbsp olive oil</div>
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a large handful of veggie chips (the ones from bulk barn with probably too much oil)</div>
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about 3 sun dried tomatoes in olive oil (while I was making my diner)</div>
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a serving of <em>my version of Shepard's pie</em> </div>
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a <a href="http://www.teavana.com/the-teas/herbal-teas/p/caramel-almond-amaretti-herbal-tea" target="_blank">pot of herbal tea</a> (Caramel Almond Amaretti) and some vanilla almond milk (yes I know the sweetened kind... ) But this is desert!!! </div>
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Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-48531115983286100322012-10-17T22:04:00.000-04:002012-10-17T22:04:22.865-04:00Day 9- The best part of cooler 1 in the fall is the SOUP!!!Well I am happy to report that apparently ranting to the universe pays off because this morning when I got on my scale FINALLY I lost some weight! Thus began a great day :) Well pretty much nothing can tarnish Wednesdays in my view since I only teach 2 periods in the morning (yes I am only 68%) so that means I do have time off school. Today after school I rushed to the yoga studio and did a hot class, then browsed the Chapters looking for some cute Halloween books for my kids, then it was back home for some lunch. After a very late lunch I got to go on a fantastic bike ride because the weather was absolutely perfect for it! I rode up North of my place and the fall leaves are just stunning, yes the route north is uphill, but damn if it isn't worth the ride to see the sights. Plus what goes up must come down, my ride back home was easy-peasy. Did I mention the temp was in the 20's!!!! So yes today was awesome! So anyway here are my eats...<br />
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1/2 cup GF oats<br />
3 tbsp hemp hearts<br />
1tbps almond butter<br />
1 tbsp ground flax<br />
4 strawberries<br />
unsweetened almond milk<br />
water<br />
decaf coffee with soy milk (because that's what they have at Strabucks- I know I'm working towards quitting) <br />
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<strong><u>Snack</u></strong><br />
3/4 of an orange pepper<br />
2 cups of carrot ginger chick pea soup<br />
water<br />
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can of tuna (low sodium)<br />
1/2 cup of salsa<br />
1 large tomato diced <br />
water<br />
decaf coffee with unsweetened almond milk<br />
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<strong><u>snack</u></strong> (before bike ride)<br />
brown rice cake (lundenburg) <br />
water<br />
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<strong><u>Diner:</u></strong><br />
tomato tempeh soup drizzled with olive oil<br />
green juice (collards, zucchini, 1/2 lemon, 1/2 apple, 2 carrots, 3 green tomatoes and mint)<br />
water<br />
tea with almond milk<br />
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Ok so yes tomato soup with tempeh is strange... but it worked because it's all blended up together! And come on who doesn't like, tomatoes, garlic, basil and olive oil???? <br />
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I sort of just threw a bunch of tomatoes from our garden about 7 or 8 in a pot <br />
with a jar of Mark's tomato's sauce<br />
lots of garlic<br />
1 onion<br />
1 carrot<br />
some broccoli stems<br />
about 2/3 of a pack of tempeh (plain, no salt, no flavour)<br />
some dried basil and parsley<br />
a dash of cinnamon <br />
water<br />
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Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-23647633755427862362012-10-16T22:37:00.000-04:002012-10-16T22:37:07.441-04:00Day 7 meet Day 8! (with bonus rants)I'm getting a little behind because I'm getting behind in everything around here. Yesterday Mark was fixing our dishwasher so the whole kitchen/dining room area looked like a tornado hit it, I barely managed to squeeze in the fridge to get my soup out to eat. So anyway, yesterday was in fact a lovely day! I had my Monday morning free from school, so I went to the gym and did a body pump class (and yes as I am writing this now, a day latter) I ponder the wisdom of that decision, as I can barely lower myself down unto a chair.. actually chair is fine because I can brace along the back part... the toilet bowl... omg that is agony... It's like squatting while someone is running daggers through my quads. ) and wow that was a tangent. Back to awesome morning, after pump I had a massage, then home for some lunch. Then it was off to school. Short and sweet :) I love my Mondays! <br />
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So here are my Monday's eats:<br />
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<strong>Breakfast</strong><br />
1/2 GF oats<br />
1 scoop veg. protein powder<br />
3 strawberries<br />
1 tbsp chia seeds<br />
unsweetened almond milk<br />
water<br />
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<strong>snack:</strong> <br />
1.5 cups carrot ginger chick pea soup<br />
decaf coffee<br />
water<br />
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<strong>lunch:</strong> <br />
1/2 cup sweet potato humus<br />
7 stalks of celery<br />
water<br />
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<strong>snack:</strong><br />
pack of seaweed paper<br />
1/2 apple<br />
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<strong>Diner:</strong><br />
-serving of tempeh (about 80gs)<br />
- 1.5 cup athletes mix<br />
-1/4 cup of the curry sauce<br />
served with a scoop of sweet potato humus on top<br />
water<br />
decaf tea (a couple of ounces of the vanilla almond milk - yes it was sweeter)<br />
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<strong>Today</strong> I had a full schedule at school, so I packed my "cooler" but I'm wondering if I didn't eat enough at school today for the amount of running around I did? Could be. But again NOTHING off the scale this morning (however I've been reminded my a friend that weights are great for weight loss but terrible for water retention). And more or less to torture myself I made myself wear the jeans that "used to fit"... well that was just mean and cruel, because even by day 8, not enough changes have happened... not exactly a muffin top, but a little too tight for comfort. However I did receive complements on them??? So is it that uncomfortable jeans are the more flattering ones? Can someone please post the brand of jeans that will make my parts look amazing! Trying to fit into 3 year old jeans is getting silly! </div>
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<strong>Breakfast:</strong><br />
1/2cup GF oats<br />
3tbsp hemp hearts<br />
1 tbsp raw almond butter<br />
3 strawberries<br />
1 tbsp chia seeds<br />
unsweetened almond milk<br />
water<br />
decaf coffee<br />
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I did have a few artichoke hearts (perserved in vinegar and olive oil) this morning when I was waiting for my decaf, they were imported from Italy and used in the panini sandwiches at the Longo's kitchen. My buddy Tony is very italian and he is always getting me to taste only the best condiments used in his signature sandwiches... Last week he opened up a 12$ can of Italian sun dried tomatoes in olive oil and herbs.... ahhhh mazing... I've never really been into antipasto... but I can always be converted :)<br />
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<strong>snack:</strong><br />
sweet potato curri hummus<br />
broccoli and tomatoes<br />
water<br />
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<strong>Lunch:</strong><br />
carrot ginger chick pea soup with about 3/4 cup athletes mix (mixed in while it was hot)<br />
water<br />
decaf tea<br />
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<strong>snack:</strong> (when I got home from school today I was dizzy and disoriented, I kind of felt drunk and this scared me so I decided to have some fruit with my protein and also some carbs in the form of popcorn with salt - I've had blood pressure issues in the past, my BP gets too low and I need a little extra salt to stop getting so dizzy) this is new from the summer time training... <br />
-protein smoothy: veg.protein powder, frozen raspberries, ice, wheat grass, coconut water and a scoop of almond butter<br />
-1/2 cup of air pop popcorn with about 1-2 tbsp of melted "Earth Balance" a vegan butter alternative<br />
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I did feel much better so I went to the gym for a combat class. drank lots of water again.<br />
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<strong>Diner</strong>:<br />
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BBQed Salmon with sun dried tomatoes<br />
some broccoli and orange pepper<br />
water<br />
lots of decaf tea in the evening<br />
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Last rant for the day! <br />
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I know I'm not adhering to the cooler plan as strictly as I used to in the past, but I also can't believe how slow the weight loss is that this point. I am only down 1 pound!!! I still am literally 5 lbs away from pre-baby. Truly you see what I eat... what else should I do? more exercise? weights? This is really hard! I want to quit because I'm not seeing any changes in the numbers, and I guess I'm not sick anymore so that's a plus, but I just want to lose those last few... For goodness sake at the rate I'm going I'll have to keep doing this for another 3 weeks!!! ugh or more! <br />
Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-37930137170140449642012-10-14T21:18:00.002-04:002012-10-14T21:25:22.771-04:00Day 6- really that's it?Honestly I feel like I haven't had a refined carb in sooo long! I miss the crunch of rice chips, the warm crust on my little GF vegan diner rolls...umm with their soft chewy centers...ahhhhh Oh and scoops of natural peanut butter right out of the jar...ohhhh And the worst part is I think I'm not going to lose any weight! This morning the scale told me I went up??? really!! Come on... I've only been cheating a bit, but I wonder if because I'm feeling so hungry I'm in fact eating more calories? sigh** I guess I'll keep going and give it a few more days before actually throwing my hands up in defeat. So here's what I had to eat today! <br />
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<strong><u>Breakfast:</u></strong><br />
1/2cup GF oats<br />
4 strawberries<br />
1 tbsp raw almond butter<br />
3tbsp hemp hearts<br />
1 tbsp chia seeds<br />
unsweetened almond milk<br />
water<br />
decaf coffee with soy milk (I know..I know I have to give this up!)<br />
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<strong><u>snack:</u></strong><br />
- 1 cup of sweet potato curry humus<br />
- 5-6 stalks of celery<br />
-1/3 cucumber<br />
- 1 roma tomato<br />
-water<br />
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<strong><u>Lunch:</u></strong> <br />
-pack of Norri (seaweed paper)<br />
- med. apple<br />
- cup of carrot/chick pea ginger soup (see pic)<br />
- decaf tea and water<br />
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<strong><u>snack: (or second lunch)</u></strong><br />
- 4 kale leaves (chopped)<br />
- 4 romaine leaves (chopped)<br />
- 1/4 cup salsa sauce <br />
- can of tuna<br />
- 2 tbsp of humus<br />
-decaf tea and water<br />
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<strong><u>Diner:</u></strong> (see pics)<br />
- asparagus stalks (about 8)<br />
- broccoli florets (about 5)<br />
- small onion<br />
- garlic<br />
- 3 slices of tempeh<br />
-sauce made of 2 tbsp carrot soup and 2 tbsp humus<br />
-decaf tea and water<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just your basic carrot soup recipe: simmer till soft then add chick peas and ginger and blend! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">1.5 lbs of carrots</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">couple of stalks of celery</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">an onion</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">a clove or two of garlic</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">1/2 sweet potato</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">1/4 zucchini (bc it was left over from the other day)</span></td></tr>
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Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-26626221461761052082012-10-13T21:35:00.000-04:002012-10-13T21:35:14.075-04:00Sweet day 5!Today I overslept and woke up to a panicked house getting ready for swimming lessons. So all I had time to do was make a smoothy for my breakfast. Then the rest of the day I just felt kind of off. I missed my oatmeal, I was starving by 10, and had my leftover curried apple stir fry, but then I felt so tired!!! so I had a nap, then back up to bring Annaliese to her gymnastics. I ate a bag of sweet potato chips, 1 once, ha ha... I had to laugh at that! But they said they were kettle cooked. What does that mean? I'll have to look it up later. Anyway, decaf coffee in hand I enjoyed my time "watching" ie. reading most of the hour and half. Then back home to chaos and cleaning! Thus is my Saturday.. fun stuff isn't it! But you'll notice the theme of today's food was "sweet" because I just felt so much better after having a bit of "allowable" sugar.<br />
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<strong><u>Breakfast:</u></strong><br />
- 1/2cup frozen strawberries<br />
- scoop veg. protein powder<br />
- acidopholus/bifidus powder<br />
- wheat grass powder<br />
-ice<br />
- tbsp raw almond butter<br />
-unsweetened almond milk<br />
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<strong><u>Snack:</u></strong><br />
leftover apple curry (that had tempeh and athletes mix, tomatoes and onion)<br />
water<br />
decaf coffee with some soy<br />
(a bit later- my sweet potato chips)<br />
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<strong><u>Lunch:</u></strong><br />
1/2 cucumber<br />
can of tuna with olive oil<br />
veggie chips<br />
water<br />
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<strong><u>Diner:</u></strong><br />
a nice big serving of sweet potato curry humus<br />
7 or 8 celery stalks<br />
1/3 cucumber<br />
1/4 of a sweet potato made into chips<br />
1/2 a giant apple <br />
2 big mugs of decaf rooibos tea with unsweetened almond milk<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">- 1 can of washed and drained (no salt added) chick peas</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">- a smallish or medium sized sweet potato (cooked and soft)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">- 2 tbsp tahini</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">- curry powder to taste (add as little or much as you would like)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">- a sprinkle of garlic powder (probably not necessary, but I like it to offset the lack of salt)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">- add the water leftover from heating(boiling) your sweet potato</span></td></tr>
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My kids absolutely love this humus! I was hoping for some leftovers for tomorrow... no such luck! Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-57043666881963838442012-10-12T21:30:00.001-04:002012-10-12T21:37:14.499-04:00Day 4... the day I cheated.. or treated myself...Friday are never easy when you are on a strict diet plan. I figured if I could just make it till night time and then I would reward myself with a small treat. I wasn't sure what I was planning yet but I did manage well all day! <br />
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<strong><u>Breakfast</u></strong><br />
1/2 cup GF oats<br />
1/3 cup strawberries<br />
3 tbsp hemp hearts<br />
1 tbsp chia seeds<br />
1 tbsp raw almond butter<br />
unsweetened almond milk<br />
water<br />
decaf coffee with unsweetened almond milk<br />
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<strong><u>snack</u></strong><br />
leftover homemade hummus <br />
orange pepper<br />
cucumbers<br />
sundried tomatoes in olive oil<br />
water<br />
decaf tea with unsweetened almond milk<br />
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<strong><u>lunch</u></strong><br />
2 cup spinach leaves<br />
can of tuna<br />
1 tbsp olive oil<br />
1tsp apple cider vinegar<br />
garden tomato<br />
raw zucchini<br />
water<br />
decaf tea with unsweetened almond milk<br />
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<strong><u>snack:</u></strong><br />
couple handfuls of dried peas <br />
a small handful of dried veggies<br />
protein shake:unsweetened almond milk, handful of strawberries, veg.protein powder, wheat grass powder, 1000mg vitamin C, probiotics (acidopholous) and ice<br />
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<u><strong>diner (apple curry stir fry)</strong></u><br />
athletes mix (about 1 cup)<br />
serving of tempeh (is about 18g of protein)<br />
curry sauce<br />
an onion<br />
a garden tomato (fist size)<br />
an apple diced (actually made this really savory)<br />
water<br />
decaf pumpkin spice tea with almond milk<br />
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My reward for making it till today! <br />
a grande decaf soy misto with a pump of pumpkin spice! (Mark bought it for me as a "romantic gesture") I couldn't possibly tell him to bring me home a bunch of asparagus. <br />
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So I'm not really expecting much from the scale tomorrow. I was happy with what I did read today, so yes partially I'm doing this to lose the last couple of lbs, but I am doing this because I just needed to force a REBOOT! You know, I was feeling sick and frumpy! I'm already feeling much better. Headaches are gone, I'm not feeling nearly as sick as I was and no dizzyness or shaky feeling today! However that could be because I added strawberries this morning (extra sugar) and clearly ate more! <br />
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<br />Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-59433055232855408762012-10-11T19:44:00.000-04:002012-10-11T20:32:47.836-04:00Day 3: surviving...The third day of any cleans always seems to suck, it's the day that I try to drink more water. My headache wasn't as bad but I did notice that I got shaky a couple of hours after eating breakfast, so that was my cue to eat asap. So anyway here are my eats. No gym today for me! I am going to bed super duper early because I still want too fend off this cold that is plaguing me. <br />
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<strong><u>Breakfast</u></strong><br />
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1/2 cup GF oats<br />
1tbps chia seeds<br />
1/4 cup strawberries<br />
unsweetened almond milk<br />
1 tsp bee pollen<br />
water<br />
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scoop vegetarian protein powder<br />
1/2 cup frozen strawberries<br />
ice<br />
unsweetened almond milk<br />
2 tsp wheat grass powder<br />
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decaf americano with some soy milk<br />
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<strong><u>First lunch</u></strong><br />
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1.5 cups of athletes mix<br />
serving of tempeh<br />
1/4 cup curry sauce<br />
water<br />
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<strong><u>Second lunch</u></strong><br />
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mug of roasted red pepper soup<br />
3 tbsp of hemp hearts<br />
water<br />
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<strong><u>pre-diner snack</u></strong><br />
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a couple of handfuls of roasted peas (from bulk barn) and a few dehydrated veggie chips<br />
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<strong><u>Diner</u></strong><br />
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homemade humus (chick peas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic powder and a bit of basil)<br />
kale leaves<br />
sun dried tomatoes in olive oil<br />
yellow pepper<br />
water<br />
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evening tea... I found a decaf pumpkin spice black tea at Bulk barn by Stash. I'm on my second mug!!!<br />
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Well as you know, or not, meh either way.... Tosca Reno does not include humus in her cooler 1 plan, however since I didn't eat any sweet potato today I thought I would get my starch-like carbs and protein from chick peas! Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-36953206105109014242012-10-10T20:48:00.002-04:002012-10-10T20:49:23.066-04:00Second day of cooler1- a la GF sort of vegan styleDay 2 of post thanksgiving detox. No dizziness, at least, but a faint annoying headache all day. I managed to get more protein in today. Tomorrow I still need more. I had a funny teaching day, it is Wednesday but I had my Monday schedule so I didn't start teaching until 1:55 in the afternoon. So I had a lovely morning. I had my breakfast, then went to the gym for a 30min CXworks class (I didn't think I would be ready for a double just yet). I surprised myself because I wasn't as out of shape as I thought I was. Anyway after that I stopped at the grocery store to pick up my coffee and some produce to get me through the day. Then I met with Mark at one of the early years centres to play with kid #3 and kid #4 (aka, Patrick and Ellie-Lynne). Then home, lunch, cooking food and off to work! Here are my eats.<br />
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<strong>Breakfast</strong>:<br />
1/2 GF oats<br />
3 tbsp hemp hearts<br />
1 tbsp raw almond butter<br />
1 tbps chia seeds<br />
2 tbps apple sauce<br />
1 tsp cinnamon <br />
unsweetened almond milk poured over<br />
water<br />
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<strong>snack</strong>:<br />
field cucumber<br />
decaf americano with a bit of soy milk(I'm trying to cut it out, I only had about an inch today)<br />
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<strong>Lunch</strong>: <br />
zucchini noodles(most of a small zucchini) - see pic bellow<br />
a cup of homemade pasta sauce<br />
tempeh (about the size of a deck of cards) <br />
water<br />
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<strong>snack</strong>:<br />
1.5 cups of homemade roasted red pepper (rrp) soup - see pic bellow<br />
3 tbps hemp hearts<br />
decaf coffee with unsweetened almond milk<br />
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<strong>Diner</strong>:<br />
a can of tuna with olive oil drizzled over it<br />
a mug of rrp soup<br />
water<br />
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rooibos tea with unsweetened almond milk<br />
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Sliced zucchini so it has the look of pasta! I kept it raw.</td></tr>
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3 red peppers roasted on BBQ - skin peeled off (or most of it)<br />
1 onion<br />
1 celery stalk<br />
1 carrot<br />
1 small sweet potato<br />
1 tetra pack of no salt added veg broth<br />
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Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-26247035822525221012012-10-09T22:14:00.000-04:002012-10-09T22:14:40.763-04:00Post Thanksgiving DETOX!!! Ouch...Oy!!!! So game on. I had my fun, ate my gluten free diner rolls, had perhaps too much apple cider (the alcoholic kind) and red wine. I indulged in sweet salad dressings, had syrup added to my decaf americano's, and overall let my "white poison" philosophy slide a bit! Ok well alot... I haven't actually gained any weight (well nothing significant) about a pound or two. But I feel terrible!!! I've been sick for a week and a bit now, I haven't workout nearly enough and I feel frumpy! And so let the cleansing begin. <br />
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Day 1: headaches, shaking, foggy mind, I just felt crappy all day but... I did a 90 minute deep flow hot yoga class and then felt much better! <br />
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<strong>Breakfast</strong>:<br />
1/2 cup GF oats<br />
3 tbsp hemp hearts<br />
1 tbsp chia seeds<br />
1 tbsp raw almond butter<br />
1/4 cup strawberries (I know not really cooler 1)<br />
with unsweetened almond milk poured over<br />
water<br />
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<strong>Lunch</strong>:<br />
can of tuna with olive oil<br />
a tomato from my garden<br />
1 cup of athletes mix with some tomato/onion curry sauce - see picture below(athletes mix has mostly greens, a bit of red pepper and a bit of white beans) - see picture below <br />
water <br />
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<strong>Snack</strong>:<br />
pear<br />
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<strong>Diner</strong>: (this was eaten in 2 phases - part at 4:30 and the rest at 6:00)<br />
a can of salmon with flax seed oil<br />
2 cups of athlete mix<br />
a giant tomato diced<br />
1/4 cup of the tomato/onion curry sauce<br />
1 cup of mixed string beans <br />
(the above 4 ingredients were heated with extra water and were like a soup)<br />
water<br />
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rooibos tea with unsweetened almond milk<br />
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No I don't use it on chicken, but I'm sure it would be good! I buy it at Longo's it's about 5$ for the jar. But check out these ingredients and nutrition label. <br />
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With these 6 ingredients. <br />
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1 cup soaked dates<br />
1 cup of natural peanut butter<br />
a can of chick peas<br />
a cup of oats (more if you need to thicken it up)<br />
a couple of tbsp of chia seeds (for nutrients and to lower the GI of this treat)<br />
a dash of cinnnamon<br />
and a few drops of water if your food processor can't cope with the above 3 ingredients.<br />
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Process... and process... and process.... <br />
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And then eat! Nom nom nom... and of course you can always bake them into cookies if you can part with the dough. <br />
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Bake at 350F for aprox 18 minutes or until bottoms are golden and tops are getting crispy.<br />
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who enjoys a good batch of cookie dough from time to stressful time. I can't say I'm exactly stressed but my life is certainly different. I'm a working mom, my handy fix it husband keeps taking on projects in our house (because now he is the stay at home parent) BUT... the casualties of his "handyness" is a persitant messy house. I'm also struggling with getting to the gym as much. When I was home with the kids full time it was easy to run out the door when Mark got home to workout, but now I'm suffering from severe mommy guilt when I leave the house in the evenings. And I have never been a morning person, but that is nothing but a big fat excuse and I will have to start working out in the AM before school. Wish me luck! Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-79487288573570303812012-09-03T21:07:00.000-04:002012-09-03T21:08:28.808-04:00Three weeks in summary...Ok let me see where to start. (In point form)<br />
- I am still vegan and going strong (I did however enjoy some fish a couple of times in the last month though)! Meh. I'm only vegan to feel good and be healthy, and I feel good and healthy when I eat fish!<br />
- I've created all sorts of fun new things, like chili cheese popcorn and cashew cheese.<br />
-I stopped drinking caffeine before my last race and just haven't drank it since, only decaf and the occasional green tea. Mostly rooibos or herbal.<br />
- We went to Sudbury for a week and I did some extreme open water swimming with my brother Ian (the varsity swimmer), mostly extreme for me because the waves were probably 40-50cm high. <br />
-My knee has been seizing up and causing me a ridiculous amount of pain, so I had to cut back on my running to counter that issue. More biking and swimming to make up for that.<br />
- This past week I have been in my school getting set up in my new office because I don't have a classroom, which I am very happy about!<br />
- Not so happy to find out that my teaching assignment is literally to split grades the whole week. Get this I am teaching science (in french) to : a 2/3split, a 3/4 split, a 4/5 split and a 5/6 split. Yay me!~ <br />
But once I got my head around the copious amounts of science units I need to know (20 in total), at least only 5 at a time :) ha ha I got kind of excited because I get to teach the fun stuff. You know the outdoor lessons, the experiments, the field trips, the scientist/dorky stuff! And because I'm me, I'm starting with the units that I love the most, plants, ecosystems, habits and human body. I am going to have a blast this term. I selfishly choose these units because they are by far way up my alley and they will allow me to gain my teaching confidence back. Geeze it's been almost 5 years since I worked in a school.<br />
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- Topic change! I just made a butternut squash soup (squash, a few stalks of celery, 1 onion, 1 large carrot, a sweet potato and a handful of garden herbs -thyme, savory and sage) and the coup de resistance was that I added some coconut oil to it and some cremed coconut at the end, just a tbsp or so. And WOW! sooooo creamy and good!<br />
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-Topic change AGAIN! My big race! The culminating event of my entire summer's worth of training....was this Sunday and it wasn't what I was prepared for or anticipated. At all. The evening before the event they sent out an email telling us that we couldn't swim in the water due to bacteria levels, so they were changing the triathlon to a duathlon. So that meant I would run 2.5k, bike 20k then run another 5k. I was really upset when I found this out because I am a strong swimmer and between swimming and my fast biking I would have a good enough advantage to possibly place. The other thing that I found out was that most super fast runners are terrible swimmers (grrr) so I lost my advantage while the runners gained theirs. The day was hot (in the 30s) and it was a bit windy (not too bad). All in all I did ok. I placced 7th, the bike portion was amazing. I was flying and feeling really good. The first run part was awful, I felt like garbage, and the transition from run to bike was really sloppy (since I had never done it before). And the second run was better than the first, in fact I think I got negative splits (go figure, I gues it takes my body a while to get used to the idea of running).. Anyway, Mark and the kids tried to cheer me but they missed most of it because they didn't have an attention span long enough to stay in one spot. They saw me off. and that was about it. They missed the finish because I arrived before the mc was even calling out ppls names... ( I guess that was a good sign). But I now know that duathlon is not for me, 7th out of 49 I think. The other thing I figure is if I had done the shorter distance, based on my times from the last tri/and yesterdays times I would have come in either 2nd or 3rd! So all in all not a bad race day!<br />
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So that pretty much sums it up. My first day of work in 5 years starts tomorrow, Mark is home full time with the kids (the two that aren't in school full time) and I will be getting back into some type of gym routine again! With the addition of swimming, spinning and running at least once a week. OH that reminds me, my knee is much better since a week ago someone pointed out to me that runner's are in fact supposed to land on the balls of their feet NOT their heals... like I was. Duh I wonder if that was causing my knee pain. Well I worked on that and didn't feel a single twinge during my run on Sunday.<br />
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This is a picture from the Niagara race. For this race I got Scott from <a href="http://www.rockandroadcycle.com/" target="_blank">Rock and Road cycle</a> to put red tape on my handle bars! (they have magic I've been told) Placebo or not, I loved the bike portion of the race!<br />
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