I skipped yoga on Friday because Sarah had planned a special date for me! We went to the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater to see a spoof of "The Notebook!" (Master Pancake for you locals--check it out!) It was so funny and I had such a tasty salad! Who knew that I liked jicama?! The Alamo won awesome points because they had everything that was gluten free labeled on their menu! I had one rum and coke and I think that is my limit these days! Oh, and sour patch kids for a treat--luckily my favorite kind of candy is gluten free! Woo hoo!! Starting to miss local beer though!
I was going to go to yoga on Saturday morning but once we started figuring out our game plan for our huge Saturday adventure, I realized that it was not going to be very doable! Sarah and I ventured up to Frisco, TX, which is past Dallas, and is an almost FOUR HOUR DRIVE! What was I thinking?! To drive there, watch the US Women's National Soccer team kick some butt, and then drive back FOUR more hours!? I found Saturday to be a challenging eating day overall, because so many places did not have gluten free options! I ate a hamburger without a bun, and it was very odd cutting up a hamburger! I saw all of those beer vendors walking up and down offering tasty empty calories, but alas I said 'no thanks'! I really wanted some hot cocoa since it was 40 degrees in the outdoor stadium, but silly chocolate has gluten in it! The game was amazing though, and we won in the last 4 minutes of stoppage time! Way to keep us on our feet!
We stopped in Plano to get some coffee and food. The outdoor mall we found looked upscale, so we figured we could find something, but after walking into three different food places, I was getting highly frustrated! But thankfully, we came across this place called Mama Pita and they had EVERYTHING labeled that was gluten free, vegetarian and vegan! It was some of the best "quick/casual" food I've had in a while! Who knew Mediterranean food was so gluten free friendly! And I was so excited that my favorite drink at Starbucks is gf! For those of you who don't know, avoid anything at Starbucks with chocolate chips in them because they are not gluten free! The cinnamon dulce syrup is good to go, though!
Today was a long but great day hanging out at the studio! I woke up this morning and I enjoyed some of my tasty gf cereal with a banana in it! I also chugged my sweat water and an Emergen-C before I headed into the hot room! My practice was good! I needed to get into that hot room after driving for 8 hours and sitting in the freezing cold for 2 and half hours! My body was aching and unfortunately my left calf was rock hard! It has been bothering me all day today :-/ I took it easy and did not push myself in those postures that caused me pain! Between classes, I chugged a coconut water, sweat water, and ate a Lara Bar to give me some energy (but not too much stuff in my stomach)! Sarah joined me for the second class! It was so great to have her right behind me, especially since it was a hot class! Today was the first time I had Sally has an instructor and she was such an encouraging teacher! After each posture, she would say "Let it go..." which I took to mean that she wanted everyone to really take in what they gained from the last posture and focus on what they could gain in between postures. Also, I think she wanted us to focus on the importance of trying your best every posture and not let your last posture affect your next one! After yoga, Sarah and I went to Juice Land to get some smoothies! Based on several suggestions from different people, I took a shot of wheatgrass! Did you know it is equivalent to 2.5 lbs of green vegetables?!? If only we could convince kids to take one of these every day! My smoothie was called "Wundershowzen" and it had spinach, banana, peanut butter, hemp protein, blueberries and rice milk! YUMMY!!! Overall, it was a really great yoga day! My left calf was the only negative thing about today! Sarah has promised me to a massage tonight :-) Best pre-Valentine's day gift ever!
Sarah made an amazing dinner tonight! Who knew that chicken with red wine, brown sugar, and paprika would make a delightful meal!! We also had some asparagus, risotto, and cauliflower mash! That cauliflower will definitely be a side dish that we make frequently!
For dessert, we had these tasty strawberry pops! They are gluten free and made here in Austin! So tasty and relatively good for you! Can't wait to try their other flavors!
"Most important, precious, expensive word = concentration."
- Bikram Choudhury
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