Quick! What do you love to do?

Blog! Eat! Sleep! Sweat! Inspire!

Today, I’m fitting in most of those. Here’s a relatively wordless WIAW with one reflection:

coffee!

brisket and coleslaw with homemade mayo!

baNANA!

sweet potato with butter, almonds, sea salt, and alfalfa sprouts—paleo sandwich?

trail mix

leftover meatloaf from the freezer, kale, artichokes, parmesan cheese

i like chocolate…and steamed milk

Okay, more like a couple reflections:

1. I had the pleasure of some conversations with people who are entirely real today. This is refreshing!
2. I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. K deliver the Think By Design presentation this evening. It was big stuff and goes right along with all of the good stuff I love to think and talk about here, there, and everywhere. Props to him for tackling a big, seriously important topic!
   
3. I felt blah in the gym today. My cleans sucked. I should probably have some patience and focus on focusing while I’m working on them, not on worrying what I look like or what so and so can do or what I’ve done before. Ditto for the whole interning to coach process. I may be a bootcamp instructor and a trainer but I’m allowed to be nervous, to have questions, and to make some mistakes along the way–and it’s okay if it takes time to “get it”–process!
4. Since I “gave up” coffee, I’ve ended up having one just about every day. That’s either a fail or a SERIOUS WIN! Considering I used to have about pot in the morning, some at work, and then decaf the rest of the day, I need to focus on how freaking amazing it is that I’m having a coffee a day. I also notice that now, when I have a cup, it’s special. I steam the milk. I sit and drink it with a friend, my journal, or my thoughts. I don’t get one for the sake of having one en route to work, while I’m driving, etc. I call this a major success.

That’s all.

After all, I do love me some sleep and tomorrow’s a big day–I’m working at GFC, I’m doing a little coaching with Christie Inge (another girl crush idol inspiration who I know I can learn a lot from personally and as a life coach, but this work is purely personal and powerful and exciting Peaceful Eating stuff), and I’m having a long overdue skype date with my sister, amongst other things (laundry, cleaning, blogging, RELAXING, mobility on my rest day!).

When do you most enjoy coffee? 

I don’t even know how long it’s been since my last formal “WIAW” post but I figured what the heck. Especially since you’re not getting the daily play by play of my eats…

etc.

etc.

I thought a little snapshot for the week was in order.

This morning I woke up early for a quick workout with a friend. I worked on my power cleans while she front squatted like a boss and then we did some pull-ups, dips, and broad jumps. I was feeling a little defeated when I realized that I could only do 3 chin-ups today but luckily my workout buddy has a knack for saying the right thing at the right time and brought up something about how we’ll never be the person we were before (the girl who could do, say, 8 chins) again. We might be like her–able to do 9 maybe!–but when you worry about not being that person anymore it makes it impossible to appreciate who you are now. I can do three chin-ups! That’s bomb.

Moving on…

Even without a WOD I was tired and hungry after the gym. I had a quick breakfast and some tea…

eggs, brussel sprouts, potatoes, butter

and then made my way to work. Things were a bit stressful because I don’t have much of a voice and we were short staffed at first but they took a turn for the better quickly. I switched around my spot for the day so I was in the back room a lot and didn’t have to sound like a smoker trying to talk to people shopping! Phew. I was in the presence of a bowl of mixed nuts, though, which I readily snacked on. Luckily there were cashews, albeit mixed in with pralines and probably roasted in some questionable veggie oils.

I luckily had a super tasty lunch…

salad with sundried tomatoes, bacon-wrapped baked cod, and yes those are nuts “hiding” on the side of the plate

..and a crock pot with a pork roast waiting for me when I got home. If eating dinner at 4:30 is wrong, I don’t want to be right!

pork, alfalfa sprouts, baked sweet potato with maple syrup and butter

I was still hungry even after that tasty plate (and some more pork–my bad!) so I had an applesauce to try to end things on a sweet note. I could still eat more, but I think I’m just a combo of tired, thirsty, and anxious because this week is so busy so blogging seemed like a logical answer.

applesauce with cinnamon is delicious but is not the same as cake

MIA on this is the dark chocolate I’m probably going to have when I get home from bootcamp later. It should be interesting to see what screaming at instructing a bunch of people with New Year’s Resolutions is like. Wish me luck! For now it’s off to shadow the 6pm class at CrossFit before I head to teach the class–I added interning onto my list of activities this week so that I can achieve the “I am a coach at West London CrossFit” goal I set for myself! You can believe that when I get home, I’ll be faceplanting and sleeping early. Tomorrow’s a big day–my first official day at Gainsborough Family Chiropractic and I cannot wait. This week is the start of a lot of awesome.

.

Plus the most epic salad bar creation and a bun for Dins!

…degree that is!

Tonight marks my last exam of this degree. Well, technically it’s not even for this degree, but whatever! My next course (summer school) will be the start of finishing up my Foods degree! Yay for change.

This morning I had best intentions of studying after breakfast (Kashi, All Bran, banana, soy milk, and almond butter).

I ended up at the grocery store instead. It happens. A girl needs a stocked fridge!

After groceries, I went for my longest run since January! It felt surprisingly good (nothing in my calf acted up, it just feels tight now, so I’m choosing not to think the worst and am just paying attention to it) and mentally I was so happy to be running an extra 10 minutes, even if I am still taking my walk breaks. Yes, I’m anxious about getting hurt, but that’s probably normal and I’m getting less antsy about it.

Lunch was early because the run left me kind of hungry and studying makes me bored. So I eat. Turkey sandwiches with cheese and light mayo and cranberries are delicious, by the way. And pickles are a nice touch to any plate, even if it is covered with crumbs!

And an adora disk makes a tasty dessert (so I’m doing it 2x/day !).

And I did study a bit, but I also fell asleep on my futon in the process (no lie). I have no idea what to expect for this exam, but I want the next hour to go by oh so fast so I can just get it done. I did the work during the course so I think I’ll be A-OK! And by think I mean hope.

I woke up to a fruit salad snack. Delish.

Then I biked. Bonus biking, not on my plan, but the alternative was going insane in my apartment thinking about this exam.

Dinner tonight got tasty because I felt like cooking (further procrastination). Steak, potatoes, kale chips, onions, and mushrooms were in the mix!

Andddd, the moral of the story is: if you procrastinate enough, you don’t even have to do the work.

Did I mention you shouldn’t take my advice?

See you guys later — I’m going to celebrate after this exam, because I’m young and you only live once, right?

What’s the tastiest thing you ate today?
Are you in exams? How are you celebrating being done?