nancylicious

Mar 15

OPERATION: YOKED
DATES: March 13 - 14, 2010 (Weekend Edition)

ATE:

• 1.5 cups of Green Juice (carrot, cucumber, spinach, beet, ginger)
• Lots of Vegan Pate with avocado, bell peppers, tomatoes
• Bean dip and chips, raw cake, sour cream potato chips
• Lentil Stirfry Leftovers
• Breakfast Wrap (gallo pinto, avocado, salsa, eggs)
• 2 Scoops of Gelato / Sorbetto in a Waffle Cone
• Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
• Olive Whole Wheat Foccaccia dipped in EVOO

IMBIBED:

• 1 Beer
• Stiff, Bottomless Cuba Libres
• 2.5 Cigarettes (after 3 weeks without; God, my Bridget Jones is showing)

DID:

• 90 Minute took Intermediate Hatha Vinyasa Flow Yoga class
• 90 Minute taught Beginner’s Yoga class
• 90 MInute Pranassage
• 45 Minutes Sunset Surf
• 45 Minutes Sculpting Class with Brenda

OBSERVATIONS:
Sigh. Next time I need to time my epiphanies about moderating my eating to land on a Monday, not a Friday.  And especially not the Friday before a friend’s farewell party and my first time drinking in a month.  I definitely think this year my metabolism has slowed.  Oh hello, late twenties, even my Asian genes cannot defy you.  Also, looking at the above, there is a severe veggie shortage in my diet.  Thankfully I am now stocked on kale, arugula, and lettuce.  A new week begins…and like a good omen, Zen Habits’ newest post is about “The Simple Way to Stick to a Meal Plan.”  Thanks, Leo, you’re the swellest.

Mar 14

Me & My Lomo, taken by JJ 2003.  And yes, I’m wearing a furry, tiger-striped slap bracelet and an engagement ring (not what you think!)

MY DIGITAL CAMERA IS NOW A BEACH CASUALTY

The ONE TIME I bring my Canon Powershot to the beach, after sunset, and as always, take no pictures (flash made everyone looks deer in headlights, the bonfire wasn’t bright enough), it drowns in a puddle of sand and becomes no longer functional.

Luckily, I have a friend coming from the States next week.  I might be able to put in an Amazon order with her, fingers crossed. 

So! What kind of point-and-shoot digital camera do you have (Canon preferred) and recommend?

In your love, my salvation lies…
You looking at me listening to Alexi Murdoch.  Looking forward to trading pranassages for Zinka!.  The merry prankster goodness begins tomorrow.  You’ve been warned, lovelies. G’night.

Tonight was: a farewell beach bonfire, unsuccessful attempt at ‘smores, campfire singalong (songs included “Hotel California,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” and “I Will Survive), renegade fireworks, walking by starlight, accidentally stepping on a toad, sand everywhere, very stiff cuba libres, sour cream flavored potato chips, and stories about drag queen encounters, working at a photomat, and high school.

In other words, it was awesome. Buenas noches.

Mar 13

“Put everything at the stake. Be a gambler! Risk everything, because the next moment is not certain, so why bother? Why be concerned? Live dangerously, live joyously. Live without fear, live without guilt. Live without any fear of hell, or any greed for heaven. Just live.” —

Osho (via: via: via)

Kind Reminder! I miss Osho goodness.

OPERATION: GET YOKED
DATE: March 12, 2010

ATE:

• Continental Breakfast: Fruit Plate (Banana, Pineapple, Papaya, Mango), Toast with Jam & Butter, Orange Juice, Office
• Salad with Seasoned Quinoa, Hummus, Avocado
• Coconut and Butternut Squash (tastes like Pumpkin Pie) Sorbet
• Lentil Stirfry (Garlic, Onions, Peppers, Kale) with Brown Rice

DID:

• 90 Minutes Teaching Yoga (more Yin, to suit client)
• 90 Minutes Pranassage bodywork (giver, not receiver)
• 45 Minutes Surfing

OBSERVATIONS:
Although it looks like my activities were vigorous, today was more of a chill-out day.  Writing out what I eat everyday, however, has made me realize that Operation Yoked might be more about changing my eating habits than my fitness ones.  Although quantities are not listed here - it’s hard to eyeball a salad, a stirfry - I remember thinking, dude, this is big before I dove it and ate the whole thing.   Interesting that this is evolving more into an eating journal…

Mar 12

“Acting is living truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” —

Sandy Meisner

Couldn’t you say that about life?

Mar 11

OPERATION: GET YOKED
DATE: MARCH 11, 2010

ATE:

• 1/2 Small Papaya w/ Amazing Grass Berry Green Superfood and Crystal Manna
• Casado Vegetariano (extremely small salad, black beans, rice, roasted veggies)
• Latin American Veggie Plate: quinoa pilaf, yuca, chayote, roasted veggies
• Dessert Alert! Coconut and Caramel Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream in a Cone
• 3 Dried Candied Figs, Fistful of Granola

DID:

• 60 Minutes Beach Walk / Run / Splash
• 90 Minutes Hatha Vinyasa Flow Yoga

OBSERVATIONS:

Tonight, I could tell when I was eating solely out of being tired.  Is 7 PM too early to go to bed?  Do I have to return Lars & The Real Girl tomorrow morning unwatched?  I self-medicated with some sugar to keep me going.  That was a totally anti-yoked moment.

Well tomorrow’s a new (and busy!) day.