63 days to go...

Since I bought a HUGE pile of fruit and veg and I need to eat it fast this week, because I'm spending essentially the first half of March in Montreal for work (and staying with my man, conveniently enough!), I've had to up the fruit/veg servings in my meals. This also means increasing creativity.

To go through the 5 avocados I have to eat this week, I incorporated half of one into my breakfast. This is amazing, definitely worth a try (and even better with shredded cheddar but not for me):

Top a piece of whole grain toast with mushed avocado and salsa. Then add a poached egg on top and sprinkle with cilantro. I LOVE this flavour combination. Seriously, I could eat it for every meal. Cilantro just makes everything so much better. Ahhh, this breakfast is so delicious. Slice open the poached egg and mix the soft runny yolk with the avocado salsa toast. Delicious and a good source of healthy fat, protein, and carbs.

Lunch was my spinach salad topped with a hard-boiled egg (yes, heavy on the eggs today) with homemade vinaigrette, and then mixed berries with yogurt with kamut, kasha, chia seeds and a bit of that chocolate protein granola.

Snack was veg with hummus, naturally, and dinner was an exact copy of last night. I have a bit of the salmon left so that's going to go on my salad tomorrow as protein. Yum!

Workout : 30 minutes of cardio + short arm workout + abs. I shortened this workout because the gym was absolutely PACKED and I honestly couldn't stand to be in there one more minute. Plus I had to get some change for laundry before the stores closed, and I was starving. I've been keeping up with my twice daily pushups so I didn't feel bad.

As I said, I did some laundry tonight and they had the air conditioning cranked. In my rain boots and thin socks, I was ready to get home and have a warm pre-bedtime smoothie. The rule about no eating 2 hours before bedtime is a good one, and yes, 95% of the time I will follow it. However, as I've said before I'm not one for wasting food and you should see the pile of bananas and fruit sitting on my shelves that need to get eaten this week.

Bedtime Smoothie

1/2 cup warm milk
warm banana
blueberries, generous handful
1 tbsp honey
sprinkle of cinnamon

Thank god for my Magic Bullet blender! I am enjoying this warm soothing calming smoothing as I type and I'm ready to snuggle into bed and watch The Office over Skype with my boyfriend.


On another note, I am currently reading this book:

It is written by an older, very well-known and well-liked yoga instructor named Cyndi Lee, who owns a successful yoga studio in New York. Here she writes about women and their bodies, and her personal journey to acceptance and love towards her body through yoga. I'm about half-way through it and it's really inspiring. The section I just read talked about finding a fine balance, like in yoga, between pushing yourself and being in a state of ease. This of course translates to taking good care of yourself and realizing that our bodies are in a constant state of fluctuation, of change. She writes about innate confidence and how to cultivate it. Very moving, inspiring and beautiful.