airport runs

i much prefer participant pick-up/drop-off to the rutland airport rather than the manchester-boston airport in new hampshire. most likely b/c rutland is only 30 minutes away whereas machester, nh is 2 hours away. but i made it and now i want to nap...haha. i thought about stopping by in new hampshire but it didn't really look like there was much to see. next time i'll have to plan better. 


taught the full morning schedule of classes- circuit strength, cardio walk and then a short and sweet stretch so i could drive one of the women to the airport. i've been slacking on the food pics so here are some goodies to drool over:D

from the top left clockwise: thursday salmon dinner, a shot of the avocado chicken pizza (that little strip coming off is 1/2 of a serving, so you get to pick 2 slices), sirloin steak dinner (this is of course a shot of my roommie's dinner, i got tofu, but i figured you'd want to see the nice cooking on the meat instead of more tofu), and last but not least- more tofu w/ sauteed squash and polenta (i'm not sure how i feel about polenta...)


getting laundry done and hopefully a nap. happy saturday! 

getting into the groove

it finally sank in that it's already my 3rd week here and every week these women are truly inspiring. it's awesome to see them forming bonds w/ each other but also killing hardcore aerobics classes that are on par w/ fitness classes i teach to athletic college students.  


tonight's dinner was probably one of my favorites (behind the chili and something else i can't remember)- tilapia, quinoa, pico de gallo, red cabbage and i think a lime/avocado sauce. eum eum eum. 

it's tuesday so also baked dessert night! and carrot cake finally made an appearance. after 3 weeks of relatively no added sugar in any food (except for when PA and i runaway from GM) sugar added to foods tastes really sweet. it was a carrot cake muffin-esque dessert w/ i think a maple syrup crunch. 

the awesome fitness idea for future reference- toe taps to strengthen the shins to prevent shin splints. just have a bend to the knees and one foot in front and tap it out like in legally blonde during the court case. so tiringggg!

have a good night! it's pouring here!

dinner pic!

i finally remembered to bring my camera down for dinner to nab a shot of this food! although i'm not a fan of shrimp this was still pretty tasty. and their take on pad thai was pretty nice (although i much prefer the real noodles and not the thin ones we got here...but that's healthy for you.) this is not including my side salad w/ roasted red pepper and capers dressing (eum eum)

the "pad thai"- thin noodles, sugar snap peas, cucumber slices (which was different but a good different), squash, and shrimp. i got tastes of coconut but no peanut (probably b/c all the possibilities of allergies). i loaded mine up w/ siracha :D btw, the plate is 9", the idea is 1/2 the plate for veggies, 1/4 for protein and 1/4 for grain.

tuesday's are baked dessert days. today's was black bean brownie topped w/ raspberry jam and orange zest. the black bean brownie was the cooking recipe for class last thursday and i think it tastes better when it's fresh out of the oven and warm. once it's cooled it gets a bit too dry. but the jam was definitely fresh.


got to pump up some fitness balance balls today. we got around 15 minutes to get a ball inflated, but it still wasn't filled enough. but if you ever need a great tricep workout go ahead and get some empty fitness balls and a bike pump and have at it! slow and steady wins the race for this task. tomorrow i get to showcase my teaching skills for fitness for my boss...i very much dislike performing for someone that knows their stuff b/c i get so flustered.


oh, and i think i'm signing up for a mini triathlon...tmrw starts training!