Thank you all for your congrats about my Glo Bar announcement! Your comments honestly made my day. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support!
My morning started off with something I haven’t done since before vacation…my Booty Camp DVD! My muscles had a nice break for a couple weeks, but it is time to get back to it. I vow that I am going to stick with strength training in 2010! I find that it is so easy to get out of the habit of doing strength work…especially if you are a (previous) cardio junkie like me. It takes constant discipline and commitment for me to be able to consistently do strength work, but the benefits are so worth it!
[By the way the DVD is not online for sale yet, but I will let you know if/when it is!]
I did Level 2 today which was about 40 minutes of total body work + cardio segments. Sure woke me up!
I was not craving my normal green monster this morning (the horrors I know). All I could think about was the leftover QUINOA in the fridge saying, ‘Pour maple syrup over me and GOBBLE ME UP!’ :mrgreen:
I had about 1 cup of cooked quinoa (heated) and 2 tablespoons of pure maple syrup.
With a bunny scoop of raw almond butter. I was trying to recreate the wonderful almond butter and maple combination! ;)
Pretty in Pink Plate from target! :mrgreen:
Breakfast just doesn’t feel right without some type of veggie or fruit, so I had this super juicy grapefruit to go along with it! I don’t know how I went the first 25 years of my life hating grapefruit, but I sure am making up for lost time now!
It was a great breakfast!
Updates:
- I installed a plug-in on OSG so that you will now be notified when there is a reply to your question or comment! Now you will know if I (or anyone else) replies to what you said!
- I tried hard to get back to your comments and questions while I was away on vacation, however if I missed any of your questions feel free to shoot me an email with your question- [email protected].
- Green Monster Movement is updated with a ton of amazing recipes!! This bunch seriously blew my mind with the creativity. Enjoy!
Quote and a Question
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson Today’s question- What are YOUR passions in life? If you could nail them down to 5-10 what would they be? Most importantly are you ACTING on them?
Mine:
- Writing
- Healthy baking + cooking
- Helping people
- Setting goals and achieving them
- Running
- Animals
- GM’s 4 Lyfe! hahah
Have a glowing and fabulous day!
That quinoa looks fabulous!
My passions are writing, fitness, baking/cooking, family and faith.
Mmmmm I looove quinoa for breakfast…ate it all last week.
My passions are writing, health, culinary, teaching, and music. It’s only recently that I thought to combine the first four and NOW I feel like I’m preparing myself to act upon my passions (I guess that means I am acting upon my passion?)
Great post…as always :)
My passions are mainly exercise and travel and I love to act on them!
Yoga, Writing, Travel, Himself, Vegan Cupcakes.
And I can confidentally say that I am working on them all with the exception of travel (money sadly is needed for other projects right now!) :)
I’m still trying to figure out my passions . . maybe that could be one of them . . ha ha! Though seriously, I would have to say:
Running
Editing documentaries about ordinary people (who have the most amazing lives!)
Photography
Travel
My family and friends – it’s actually very cool to step back and look at all your friends, see how different their lives are, but how amazing each one is.
The are you acting on them question? Well . . . that’s a kick in the bum if ever there was one!! :)
Yum, maple syrup and quinoa looks great!
Congrats on getting Glo Bars into stores – fantastic news!
My passions are music, writing, interviews and radio.
I love reading your blog! I would have never thought to put maple syrup and almond butter on quinoa for breakfast! I’m always learning something new.
My passions are: 1) Teaching, 2) Writing, 3) a constant quest for knowledge, 4) fitness and nutrition, and 5) family and friends (relationships) :)
I do feel like I am acting on them. I just finished grad school and started a blog. I am training to run longer distances. I’ve become a vegetarian, and I spend as much time as I can with my family and friends.
Thanks for posting questions like these. I never stop to think about these kinds of things on my own. Your questions often lead to some serious reflection :)
What a great idea with the plugin!! I never know when people reply to me!
Did it work?
My passions are health, fitness, cooking, canoe trips in Northern Ontario, reading, and learning (haha what can I say, I’m a dork!).
Also I was wondering if you’ve ever made your own almond butter, or if you know how to do it. I tried some store bought almond butter yesterday, but I had an allergic reaction to it because it must have contained traces of other nuts. I think I’m going to have to make my own if I ever want to try it. =(
Yes I have made it before! It didn’t turn out nearly as smooth and creamy as the store bought kind, but it was OK I guess! It took a loooong time to process.
Ahhhh that’s kind of a hard question for me. I don’t know that I can nail them down. I’ll tell you what I would have said a year ago . . . work, work, work, and lastly work. But that’s changing these days and it’s exciting.
Um, that quinoa looks amazing.
My passions… being a good wife, health and fitness, photography… and for the first time ever in my life I actually AM acting on them! I’m constantly learning and reading and it is fabulous. :-)
Quinoa for breakfast sounds so good. I’ve never tried it though!
My passions?
– Photography
– Cinema
– Nutrition
– Helping people with weight loss
There are so many things I want to do with my life… It’s a little overwhelming!
That plate is so pretty. I love Target for that. My passions are reading, writing, my health, and my faith. Oh, and travel, but thanks to money I’m not actively pursuing that right now.
I like being notified when my comments get a response, so thanks for that plug-in!
I love to read, write, exercise and eat right, and take care of my family. And I’m with Tracey on traveling too!
Didn’t get to say it yesterday but congrats on your Glo Bars selling in stores. That is really great news!
In the fall, I love putting chopped apples in my breakfast quinoa. It’s so “harvest-y” with maple syrup, cinnamon, and nuts!
Love the breakfast!
My first passion is family…
then nutrition and health….
then writing :)
Ooooh what plugin was it?! I’ve been searching for something like that!
Me too!
Breakfast quinoa.. good idea! I have to start getting creative like that.
Passions are: friends and family, cooking, running, health and fitness, writing, traveling.
My passions are: health/fitness, cooking, family and my wonderful boyfriend, writing, and traveling!!