:: Day 121 - Summary ::

I love color!!!

Activities:
6am: 20 mins max VO2 snatch protocol, 175 cal, HRa 161, HRm 168
5pm: 12 mins swings/TGU interval

7am: ABC Juice + 1/3 banana
Rest of day: Tracy Reifkind's "Live" trail mix, Leek and stem soup

Random sampling of indian food from team lunch

Main meal @ home
Keta salmon fillet (thanks sctemplar3 for the headsup), Laura's asian quinoa, greens

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:: Laura's Asian Quinoa Recipe ::

I can't wait to try this one!


5 dried shitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water, sliced
Reserve and strain mushroom liquid
Half carrot thinly julienned
1 tbsp dried shrimp, soaked and minced

Heat 1 tbsp sesame oil
Fry onions until lightly browned, then ginger and then garlic
Add shrimp and mushrooms and fry until fragrant
Add qiunoa and stir fry until quinoa is coated in oil
Add enough liquid (chicken stock or veg stock and mushroom liquid) to cook the quinoa
Once it is cooked (10-12 minutes)
Fluff it and stir in the julienne carrots
Season with salt and white pepper
Garnish with slice fried eggs or boiled eggs
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:: soup recipes ::

I don't really have a fixed recipe but the tune goes something like this...

Part A: Making homemade stock
Dump 1 onion, chicken parts (skin removed), carrots, 15 peppercorns into the pressure cooker and cook on first red ring for 30 mins. Let cool naturally. Strain and remove fat.

Part B: Making soup
- Saute 1/2 onion in olive oil until translucent
- Add in 'tougher' vege parts like stems and also squash/potatoes finely chopped
- Pour in homemade stock (3-4 cups)
- Add in the rest of the veges (whatever you have)
- Heat until boiling
- Blend in vitamix blender for desired consistency
- Add raw veges at the end for some extra texture... e.g. sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes, green onions but only blend on low level so you can still see chunks of it :)

Based on this method, it will taste different each time. But oh so much goodness! Props to Tracy Reifkind for getting me started on the pressure cooker and thanks to Dyl for loaning it to me! :)
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:: Day 120 - Summary ::

Activities: ...

8am: ABC Juice shared with mikee, a small bowl of freshly made leek and kale soup



12pm: Spicy stem soup

Main meal at Laura's place:
- Bowl of tomato cream soup
- Slice of Laura's homemade spinach quiche, sans cheese
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:: Day 119 - Summary ::

Activities: 3-hour photoshoot with andy & karen

7am: 1/2 cup of ABC Juice
10am: Nuts, apple, raisins
1pm: 1/2 chicken burrito

Main meal @ home with Effie and Mikee
Leek and kale soup, brown rice, chicken

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:: Day 118 - Summary ::

Activities: 12 hours of wedding coordinating in high heels! Body GLIDE is awesome for the feet!!!

8am-5pm: All day snacking at the wedding ceremony cite

6-9pm: 10 course chinese dinner + wedding cake at joy luck place
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:: coming clean ::

this week, I ate more chocolate/cookies/cake than i ever consumed in the last 4 months of new life. Wow - I could not believe how bad it was. There were several reasons for this...
- lack of self-control, duh
- wanting to enjoy like everyone else was (wedding weekend)
- chocolate as gifts (organic though!)
- crazy sugar craving

I'm not sure if it had anything to do with the 1/2 marathon but this week was just cccrraazzyyyyy. I am not only coming clean this weekend I will be eating clean. Full Warrior diet on the weekdays for sure. I need to atone. My body needs the atonement.
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