Yesterday morning, I met Cindy, Mary and Erica for brunch. It was a nice way to spend the morning — I truly do not get enough girl talk in my life. Must.do.more.
Mary, me and the birthday girl, Cindy!
Me, Cindy and Erica.
After brunch, I came home and went for a 2 mile run. It was slightly warmer outside so I didn’t go too fast – pretty sure I need to start running in the mornings. By the time I got home from my run, my body was tense. I don’t know how to explain it other than I felt tight everywhere. Not sore, not in pain, just sore. Legs, neck, arms, back, everywhere.
I was definitely looking forward to yoga! I started my free trial at Core Power Yoga yesterday. My first session I decided to do just the intro class. I was super excited for my class because Erin joined me — classes are always more fun when others come with!
Our yoga instructor, Barron. He makes me sweat...
I have to share a disclaimer that I know I have said before but it is worth repeating. Yoga wasn’t something I did before I lost weight. I have to admit, I would have been intimidated to do a class, especially at Core Power Yoga, prior to losing weight.
That said, I think sometimes, we create our own hesitations and anticiapte things to be worse than they really are. Had I given myself a little push and just did yoga, I would have realized how amazingly relaxing it was. Which was especially true for my first Core Power Yoga class. Barron was very relaxing, calm and because it was an intro class, really took the time to explain the moves. Sometimes he even asked us all to watch him as he demonstrated. And…in those tiny moments when everyone was doing a flow and I had no clue what to do next, I’d just as easily peek out of the corner of my eye and copy those around me.
Me and my sweatiness.
The relaxation was just what I needed. I left the studio feeling relaxed and calm. The full body tension I
walked into the studio with had been left at the doors.
I woke up this morning and realized that my day was unfortunately way too crazy to fit another class in. Which, I’m highly disappointed with. But…today is SUPPOSE to be a rest day so I am working on letting it be and not getting worked up about it.
I had two good yet overwhelming appointments today. One was for my internship. It went really good but the ladies I’m working with was super excited about my research and wants to take the project into another direction—which could be good for me if however I’m not sure if I can swing it based on time commitment.
The second appointment was with a lady who owns a healthy cooking/shopping company. We bounced around a lot of idea’s which left me excited but again, wondering how I could somehow better manage time. Since both appointments were back to back, I ended up feeling stressed and overwhelmed again…probably the exact time I need to go back to yoga, huh?! I don’t feel the full body tension like I did yesterday however can feel the stress in my neck & head which is where I typically feel it.
Instead, I need to run to the grocery store, post office and Target. My dad and a couple of sisters (and their family) are coming over for dinner tonight along with my aunt and uncle who are in town.
Chicken recipes
A couple of you have requested the recipes for the chicken I’ve eaten the past couple of days. I used the dump and stir method so bear with me on the exact measurements but here ya go!
Buffalo Chicken: 1.5 cups shredded chicken + 2 laughing cow cheese + as much Franks Red Hot as you can handle!
Taco Chicken: About 1.5 cups of shredded chicken + 1/3 packet of taco seasoning + 1/2 cup of corn + little bit of water to help stir it all together.
TOMORROW.
I want to blog tomorrow because I want write more about my feelings — I feel like the past couple of days all I have written about have been “I ate this and this and this” or “I did this and this and this” but really haven’t talked about the obvious. On that note, I really am just going to play it by ear. If I blog tomorrow, i blog. If not, I’m not going to throw a hissy fit.
I have a 2 mile run in the morning and then am going to do yoga. Tomorrow afternoon, we are going to get together as family and…just be.
I need to wake up!
