by Jen
on January 16, 2012
I think yesterday’s busy day caught up with me today. First, I woke up starving when my alarm went off at 5:15 a.m. to teach BodyPump. And then no amount of caffeine could get me going. And trust me…I drank a lot. Luckily, I had a pretty chill day. I taught BodyPump in the morning, trained a client at lunch and then taught yoga tonight.
I immediately started on breakfast when I arrived home from teaching BodyPump and made a big bowl of banana oatmeal.
I made a quick lunch/snack before I left to train my client. Half of a whole wheat bagel with mayo, dijon mustard, avocado, spinach and cheddar jack cheese. It’s been forever since I’ve had an open-faced sandwich. Pear slices on the side.
Later this afternoon I inhaled the last maple oatmeal scone along with a soy latte. I have a serious, serious cake or cupcake craving right now. I stopped by three different bakeries today and they were all closed so I had to make do with a scone.
This is a picture of last night’s dinner but I had leftovers tonight. It was so good! Tempeh and Asian veggie stir fry with Trader Joe’s Island Soyaki sauce over jasmine rice with a healthy dose of Sriracha. I have been mixing the leftover rice into Sullie’s meals so I made a batch of quinoa to serve it over tonight. I decided that I prefer the rice.
Two things about this dinner. First, I am so happy that I discovered the Island Soyaki sauce. It is seriously addictive and awesome in stir frys. Second, I generally like tempeh but this may be my favorite preparation of it ever.
And now I’m watching The Bachelor. What am I doing with my life? I cannot get sucked into this season.
It’s another early morning tomorrow and I am slammed with teaching, training and appointments. I need to rest up tonight!
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