I felt sluggish/tired during my 8am class today! It was a good one, but honestly, I would rather have been in bed, since I knew I was going to noon yoga, and I wanted to conserve my energy! I know that I've said that one of the nice things about taking an 8am class is that your mind is not interfering with your practice. I felt like my mind was what kept me from a great practice today! I knew that today was going to be jammed packed with yoga, work and getting everything for a special Valentine's evening! I was just proud of myself for getting into the hot room!
I rushed home and showered to quickly make it work! I made a smoothie full of kale, strawberries, blueberries, another banana, almond butter and whey protein! And I shoved a Lara bar in my mouth while getting ready for my patient!
After that patient, I ran some errands for tonight and then headed into the hot room for a noon class with Gianna! This class was number 37! I can't believe that after 3 more classes, I'll be at class number 40! My practice today was okay...mostly, I was proud of myself for being disciplined enough to get back in the hot room! My body was definitely feeling the 5 classes in 48 hours! My legs and back were cramping up despite having two bananas, coconut water, and a NUUN tablet! Makes me think that my "sweat water" is really beneficial since I could tell I didn't drink it today...ugh! Gianna did a great job of reminding me to take it easy and to take care of myself when she could tell I was wincing in pain! There is something about knowing the difference between sharp shooting pain versus dull pain! Dull pain is tolerable and you are supposed to learn to breathe through it, but sharp shooting pain pulls me right out of the posture, like a visceral reaction! I experienced the latter during the floor series today!
I rushed home to shower (again!) and drink another coconut water plus a Gatorade, since I wanted something thirst quenching! I had the leftover mac and cheese from last night, and the pasta still had an amazing texture! Quinoa pasta seems to be a winner in the race for best wheat-less pasta alternative! And it's probably healthier for me than rice pasta!
When I got to work, I just wanted to be in my bed sleeping so it was a tad challenging to find the energy to chase kids around the gym! I was also still pretty hungry and crampy! My foot/leg even cramped up while I was driving and talk about uncomfortable and dangerous!
Being able to be home in time to make dinner FOR my fiancee was totally worth the rushing around today! I am loving my grill and how it makes a tasty dinner so easy and quick! I grilled steak tips marinated in two different gf sauces, along with some corn on the cob! Sarah roasted some sweet potato spears and steamed some broccoli! The other day I found these gf cheesy biscuits from Whole Foods that remind me of the Red Lobster biscuits! I must say that it was such an amazing dinner that would have cost way more at a fancy restaurant, and I would have been limited to what I could have picked!! For dessert, I went by Delish bakery and got chocolate-covered strawberries and gf Strawberry Champagne cupcakes! With a glass of tasty red wine, it was such a great dessert to end the night!! So glad that day 44 of gf was a super tasty and easy one!!!
To leave you with a quick and funny read: 10 reasons to date a Bikram yogi...
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