Year Two, Day 250: Getting My Healthy On! Look at that Lassi!

I continued celebrating my birthday yesterday. Alone.  

55 seems like a milestone birthday. I had a lot to think about. And a new piano student to get to in the icy snow!

I did get a little wiser though. I finally put on the snow cleats my daughter gave me.  Now that the snow will be melting soon, I have figured out how to get around safely!  I guess we humans are reactionary creatures.

So next snowstorm I will be prepared!

It was a lovely day yesterday. A little less frigid, but the snow was still on the ground.  I set out with the intention of going to the gym, having my birthday dinner at Sizzler, to my new student's house and then to Fred Meyer to buy mango, lime, coconut milk and cardamom.  I found a lovely recipe for a "Mango Coconut Lassi" in "First for Women" magazine (January 23, 2017.  The article is about healing your gut, eating healthy and losing weight using healthy fat, fiber, water and spices like ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric and cardamom.  This is right up my alley. I love Indian food and I have been craving fresh fruits and vegetables!

It was slow going. Even with my cleats on.  The first bus did not show. Deja vu! I walked up to SE 82nd and was so hungry, I decided to eat first.

I had a lovely piece of salmon and rice for my entree at Sizzler. I also had a salad from the salad bar. I behaved myself (Mostly. I did have some chocolate pudding for dessert):

Lovely Salmon :)

Healthy Salad. Not shown: chocolate pudding!

 

 After my lovely dinner I was a bit sleepy. I sat and read and sipped water and considered just heading to my student's house. The sky was getting dark and the temperature plummeting.

But no! Some inner strength kicked in and I got up and went to the gym!

I didn't have much time, so I just did some weights for upper body.

But I went!


Then I head to my new student's house.  I was right on time, snow and all!

Then I headed on down to Fred Meyer's. I felt good about all I had accomplished. So I decided to walk. It was only about 8 blocks. And the Hawthorne neighborhood, usually bustling with traffic and pedestrians, was like a ghost town.

I liked it. Quiet, except for the sound of snow crunching underneath my cleated boots.

Hawthorne ghost town.

 I got all the ingredients for my mango lassi and headed home.

My healthy breakfast.  Look at that lassi! :) 

This morning I continued my healthy eating. I had a small plate of home fries with jalapeno and garlic, 1 piece of bacon and 1 egg scrambled with fresh diced tomatoes, topped with a few pieces of avocado.  And my mango lassy! It was scrumptious!

I am feeling quite motivated to keep up this healthy eating. I may not get to the gym as often with this cold weather and my new work schedule.

I am planning on getting up early (eh hem...we shall see!) and hitting the gym before my new church job. But maybe after the weather gets a big warmer.

So now I will stretch, shower and go out into the snow (with boot cleats) and teach piano! This I can do!

Happy Monday!