The Sun is Finally Out!

Summer decided to come to Seattle yesterday bringing us beautiful sunny skies and warmth! I woke up to the heat of the sun coming through my windows this morning and I was incredibly motivated to go to the 6 am SassyFit bootcamp. The bootcamps this month are free...sponsored by the vitaminwater social club. They provided both smartwater and vitaminwater during the class. Since they are more guys showing up to these bootcamps, they seem to have become more challenging! My legs felt like lead during sprints...something I am really going to start working on...I am so slow!

The club sent us home with some vitaminwater and Kind bars. I selected the vitaminwater zero in the lemonade flavor...and I may become obsessed with this flavor! I love anything lemon, but not so much the super sweet lemonades. This one was perfect...like a slightly watered down lemonade, but enough zing to make it tasty! I chose the Almond Coconut Kind bar, which I will devour for my afternoon snack. I've had a few of these bars and have loved every flavor so far that I've tried. They also gave everyone a free yoga mat...not bad! I guess their marketing worked on me though as I will likely purchase their products in the future.

When I got home, I made a purple monster with:

1 scoop Vega

1/2 TBS chia seeds

2 cups spinach

1 small banana

1 cup skim milk

1 cup frozen mixed berries

It was refreshing and delicious. I snaked on a piece of (healthified) homemade banana bread later in the morning.

Last night, I made these yummy snacks. I can't remember which blog I got the idea from...I wrote it down a week ago. Anywho...they were made in the foodprocessor with walnuts, dates, cacao, shredded coconut, cacao nibs and water. I rolled into balls and put them in the fridge to set. I had one with my lunch and was slightly disappointed. They were a bit crumbly and didn't have too much staying power. I made something like this in the past with oats, almond butter, honey and a few other ingredients and liked those much better.

I went to Trader Joe's last night after a yoga class and bought some smoked salmon among a heavy basket full of other yummies! I decided to create a wrap with this cilantro/chive/yogurt dip (from TJs), spinach, smoked salmon, and 2 egg whites. I packed a raw kale salad massaged with rice wine vinegar and half a small avocado. The lunch was really tasty and filled me up. It was so nice out that a couple co-workers and I took our lunches down the hill to the lake and envied all the people on kayaks and boats!

I get my CSA box today and am looking forward to the blueberries and cherries it is supposed to contain. Also hoping for some yummy veggies to roast for dinner tonight.

I have an early dinner and yoga planned for the evening.

Do you choose to workout outside more often in the summer, or do you still attend gyms or indoor classes?

My studio has been holding yoga on the roof with a view of the lake and mountains...It's pretty amazing. I am hoping the later class is also held up there. I feel much better about going to a yoga class on a nice day when it is held outdoors:) I feel like I am missing out on something when I spend a gorgeous day inside...but this may be due to the fact that we have so few here!

I Love Breakfast!

One of my favorite things to do during the weekend is cook a big brunch with the boyfriend. This week we decided on scrambled eggs with fresh salsa and cilatro. We also added some left-over New York strip steak, multigrain toast and fruit. I went to the market to pick up supplies and saw this new fruit I had never heard of...Lemon Plums! I had to get a couple to try. These eggies were expensive since they were local, organic, free-range, etc, etc...! But oh so yummy! We had some again on Sunday...

The salsa was so tasty...I could eat that entire container in one sitting!

The cilatro added that extra oomph to the meal. We also sauted the steak with a little shredded cilantro and it was perfect.

The lemon plums had the texture of a plum, but a bit more of a citrus flavor, and the color of lemons. Pretty yummy, though.

The finished product...mmm! The toast was from the Essential Baking Company. It's the best multigrain that I've tried so far:)

I had a pretty great weekend full of fun activity that I plan to blog about throughout the week! I got out for a 3.3 mile run during the sunshine on Saturday as well as my favorite yoga class. I took my boyfriend's sister to afternoon tea at Queen Mary's Tea Room and then shopping afterward. Sunday, I went for a walk to try an organic juice/smoothie place and to pick up some new healthy food items I've been wanting to try (went a little crazy on the nut butters!) I also went to Whole Foods to pick up some fresh fish for dinner...we went with Alaskan trout...so delicious! Lastly, I had my yoga workshop and it was fantastic!! I feel great!

What did you do this weekend???