8:00 AM: Breakfast
Before heading to a doctor’s appointment, I made a quick smoothie with tart cherry juice, apple juice (both organic and not-from-concentrate), nettle-leaf iced tea, acai berry powder, green powder, ice and chia seeds on top. It was really watery, more like juice than a smoothie, but the taste wasn’t bad.
11:00 AM: Snack
I was hungry again after the doctor, so I swung by Diamond Head Market & Grill for one of their famous blueberry cream-cheese scones. They are HUGE (you can’t tell from this picture) so Kiyo and I split it when I got home. Usually scones are quite dry, but this one was so moist I wouldn’t have dreamt of putting butter or anything else on it, it was perfect just as it was. We also had iced coffees, mine with honey and almond milk.
1:00 PM: Lunch
Kiyo and I got our first CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box from Ma’o Organic Farms this weekend! The arugula was great on sandwiches over the weekend, but we still had a lot of it and it was starting to wilt, so I decided to make it into a purée, similar to pesto. It was super easy: I simply put the arugula, a clove of garlic, olive oil and about two tablespoons of walnuts into the food processor. I spread the purée on a slice of whole-wheat bread, and with cheddar I made us grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. They were so tasty, I have to give myself a pat on the back for the idea.
3:30 PM: Exercise
I spent the afternoon finishing my book, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. It is so well-written, with such developed, interesting characters and unexpected plot twists, I literally couldn’t stop reading it. I started and finished it in just about 24 hours. Then I did half an hour of yoga (at home) and ran 2.5 miles. It was 82 degrees out with 83% humidity, and I was struggling hard, even though I wasn’t even going fast!
Afterwards I did three quick exercises (3 sets, 8 reps) with the barbels Kiyo recently bought on Craigslist. I am only up to three pounds on each side, which is kind of sad but I’m working on it!
6:30 PM: Dinner
Kiyo made an AMAZING saimin with garlic, onions, scallions, ground turkey, udon noodles, chicken broth, and bok choy from our CSA box.
Our friend Aaron came over and brought some white wine. We ate outside as the sun went down.
I added cayenne pepper to my noodles to give them some heat. It was a really delicious dinner! Kiyo modified this recipe.
7:45 PM: Dessert
Did you think I’d go all day without chocolate? Think again! I had one Justin’s dark chocolate peanut butter cup; they’re so delicious! I could eat a hundred of them.
Total estimated calories: 2,200
What did you eat today?
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