There's something so comforting about a bowl of oatmeal in the morning. In the mix, I added pumpkin, 1/2 a chopped red delicious apple, one egg white, vanilla coconut milk, sliced almonds, and maple sugar. Heated and mixed together I felt like it was November and not August.
I needed some sustenance to go to my Stand Up Paddling excursion on Town Lake!
Seriously, this is the best work out possible for your arms and abs. Not to mention gathering your sense of balance. Do you know what SUP is? It's a mix of surfing/rowing rolled all into one.
Here's the instructor teaching us techniques.
And a beautiful picture of Town Lake in Austin.
Now this was my 2nd time, so I thought I was a semi-pro by now, right? Wrong. No problem getting on the board...
No problem standing up on the board, getting my balance, and rowing....
It wasn't until I started rowing back into shore that I ran into that HUGE tree branch jutting out that I fell off the board and made a might fool of myself! I'm glad I could provide some entertainment for my fellow SUP-pers :)
Only in Austin!
I had a little snack of a little thing called a Cashew Cookie Larabar.
Before hitting up the best lunch ever! A whole wheat lavash wrap with Maranatha smooth and creamy almond butter, cinnamon, and diced peaches.
Grilled it up on the quesadilla-maker
and served with some steamed spinach, 2 chopped egg whites, and nutmeg.
And there you have it...my Austinite experience for the week! As for the dairy experiment, no progress thus far but then again it's only been a week.
Reason for the experiment? I'm heading back up to DFW for a wedding. I have to be someone's date which I have no problem with because he is cute :) and I do know the groom (we went to high school together). But I'm not loving the fact that I'm going to need hell-a make-up to cover up the stress/hormones/whatever it is going on up there.
All I know is I've got my dancing shoes ready so bring it on! Oh, and what the heck should I wear to a day-time wedding? It's starting early with a brunch which is a new concept for me. Formal-wear, casual...?
Seriously, this is the best work out possible for your arms and abs. Not to mention gathering your sense of balance. Do you know what SUP is? It's a mix of surfing/rowing rolled all into one.
Here's the instructor teaching us techniques.
Only in Austin!
I had a little snack of a little thing called a Cashew Cookie Larabar.
Before hitting up the best lunch ever! A whole wheat lavash wrap with Maranatha smooth and creamy almond butter, cinnamon, and diced peaches.
and served with some steamed spinach, 2 chopped egg whites, and nutmeg.
Reason for the experiment? I'm heading back up to DFW for a wedding. I have to be someone's date which I have no problem with because he is cute :) and I do know the groom (we went to high school together). But I'm not loving the fact that I'm going to need hell-a make-up to cover up the stress/hormones/whatever it is going on up there.
All I know is I've got my dancing shoes ready so bring it on! Oh, and what the heck should I wear to a day-time wedding? It's starting early with a brunch which is a new concept for me. Formal-wear, casual...?