My alarm went off at 6:45 this morning, WHICH IS WAY TOO EARLY FOR A SATURDAY! (in case you were wondering!), and I struggled to open my eyes! I feel like I operated with one eye for the first hour I was awake! I very slowly gathered up my "sweat water," my Emergen-C, and Banana Bread Lara Bar and changed into my favorite outfit these days...spandex shorts and a dri-fit tank top...and out the door I went.
Afton was teaching the 8am and I was SO surprised by how packed the room was! It was also full of familiar friendly faces :-) I was glad to have Radio practicing just a few mats behind me! It's really great when the people around you share their energy and their space with you! The lady next to me was super nice and scooted over her mat so I could be in the front! So grateful for that! Afton led us through another great practice! She spoke a lot about having a "mental rolodex" and placing all of the little adjustments we put in there because there are so many corrections for every posture, and for every muscle! It's amazing how just pushing your hip this way or tightening your hand grip that way can change the posture so much! There are so many things to think about, so I feel like I am learning things I haven't "heard" before or I've forgotten about! Sometimes I think we, as humans, choose not to "hear" the things that make "life" harder, but really in the end will make something better or stronger! So I am trying to listen better and apply things that I hear, even if it makes the posture hurt like hell!
After class ended, I quickly gulped down a coconut water--I am not really a fan of the ones by Naked Juice! Not nearly as refreshing as Coconut Juice! I also ate half a banana and had some of my salt water stuff. I changed into another set of my "costume" and it was extremely hard to pull those spandex up over sweaty legs! Sarah came to join me for my double! Lisa taught the 10am class and I asked her to take it easy on me, as this polar bear had already completed it's 60 mile swim once today, and the thought of doing it again sounded like a challenge! Lisa was very kind to me and really helped me with two postures! At the start of the class, it was like I shot out of cannon and was ready to go! My body was like "Oh we just did this posture! Piece of cheesecake!" But as the floor series came along, that savasana seemed much more like nap time then recharge time! I felt like all of my energy had seeped out onto my mat and towel! BUT I completed the rest of the postures! I told myself it was all mind over body now...just push through because at this point I had already completed 2 hours of yoga! No need to back out now! So along I went, counting myself through the postures and telling myself I only needed to give my energy to X amount of postures and then there was a farmer's market with treats waiting for me! Woo Hoo! I survived! Minimal cramping was experienced and I did not feel that sick hungry feeling! I had a Gatorade to help replenish some of those electrolytes that I lost in the sweat chamber! And after a quick shower, we were off to the farmer's market!
There is one stand at the downtown farmer's market that has the nicest people that work there, and they sell the best coffee and chai! It was a nice change to start off my journey at the market with coffee, since lately I have been avoiding it, as I'm typically on my way to yoga! We bought some fresh kale, sausage and the largest head of cauliflower that I have ever seen! I treated myself to some gluten free Pad See Ew by this great company called Thai Fresh. They make almost every dish gluten free and they try to make everything sustainable and local! Even better :-) For any of you local readers, they typically have a Groupon now for $7 for $10 and they also do cooking classes! The meal was such a comfort food after busting my ass for 180 minutes! I will definitely be going back there soon ;-)
I felt like I was hungry for a majority of the day, but I guess that's what happens when you workout and don't each much in the morning. I ate some more of my gf pizza to hold me over until we went over to Katherine and Rob's house for a home cooked gf meal! This meal puts my food to shame! I splurged and brought with us some gluten free beer and cider to make snake bites, because typically gluten free beer is not that fantastic but is much more enjoyable when masked by cider! However, we tried this newer beer, I think, called Green's and it was so stinking good that I would drink it sans cider next time!
We started off with a yummy salad topped with homemade dressing and candied pecans! For the main meal, she made this brisket with peach bourbon glaze and placed it over creamy cheesy polenta! Holy smokes, I think I am going to dream about this dish! The side dish was also delicious! It was pan seared brussels sprouts with apples, bacon, and other goodness! I wanted to lick the plate but I don't think that would have made a good impression ;-)
Sarah and I tried our hand at some gluten free baking tonight. We made an apple crisp from the gf cookbook LeAn sent us (100 best gluten free dishes)! And I can see why this recipe is in there. It was relatively simple once we bought all of these weird sounding flours! I think everyone enjoyed it since there was none to bring home :-( :-)
I would have to say that today was an absolute success! I am contemplating skipping yoga tomorrow, especially now that I know I can handle a double, because my schedule is so busy that the thought of waking up early again just makes me sad!
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