Hello!
This week’s WIAW rewinds back to this past Monday, which happened to be President’s Day! Were you one of the lucky people that had the day off? I was not… but the only day I really ever have off (always) is Christmas, because that’s the one day of the year that the gym is closed!
Greg happened to have the day off, but he is good about sticking to his regular routine and still woke up at the crack of dawn (4:30ish) to work out. He’s crazy! Since he didn’t have to worry about being back home by a certain time, he agreed to come with me over to the gym I was teaching at to take my classes! (I teach Spinning and Bodypump Monday mornings back starting at 5:30 am.)
After two hardcore classes- and no, we didn’t plan on matching.
Greg’s only taken my Bodypump class one time before (and it was over a year ago), but he was great! And he hadn’t taken a Spinning class from me in about three years. He regularly lifts weights and mountain bikes, but it’s always good to switch it up. And I think he may have even been a little sore the next day. 
On the way home, I couldn’t resist stopping by my favorite coffee place (since it’s right next to the gym) and grabbing a cup of joe.
After getting home, I made a post-workout smoothie.
Do you like Jackson’s photo bomb?
I had to head back out to train some clients a little bit later, but made my “actual” breakfast before I left, which a bowl of oatmeal that was way too small.
In between clients I snacked on an apple and drank some ‘buch.
When I finally got back home that afternoon, I made myself some lunch. I discovered this cool trick somewhere (a blog? Pinterest?) to make taco shells- but can’t remember where exactly that was! (If it was you, please let me know!)
You just take corn tortillas, spray them with a little nonstick spray and fold them over the rack in the oven. I baked mine at 400˚ for about 7 minutes, and they were perfect! They’re a little lower calorie than regular taco shells, but I also really love the shape!
They hold all of the filling much better. I filled mine with tomato, onion, red cabbage and Beyond Meat “chicken.”
On the side were roasted Brussels sprouts (with a little balsamic vinegar) and spicy ketchup (siracha + ketchup). It might sound like a weird lunch combination, but I will never claim to be normal.
I had registered to take a hot yoga class that evening that started at 6:30 and knew that I wouldn’t get home until sometime after 8:00pm, so I wasn’t really sure what to do for dinner. I knew that I couldn’t eat right before I went, but didn’t want to have a grumbly tummy during class. Around 4:30, I ate a piece of bread with peanut (flour) butter and some mashed strawberries.
This did the trick! I was definitely satisfied but not full and my tummy was quiet during yoga.
Hot yoga was great! This was only my second time taking a hot yoga class, and I think that taking it in the evening suits me much better than in the morning. My lovely friend Brie joined me- can you guess which feet are mine?
If you guessed that they are the gigantic ones on the left, you are right!
I was definitely wiped out by the time class was over, which isn’t a bad thing. It may have also been due to the fact that I had been up since 4:30 am! I got home a little after 8:00 and didn’t want to eat a real dinner, since I’d be going to bed in an hour (I also wake up at 4:30 on Tuesday mornings to teach back to back classes!).
I settled on some Greek yogurt and a pear.
And I drank a lot of water (not just at night- but during the entire day!)
Shortly after eating “dinner,” I headed upstairs to go to bed, but two other guys had already beaten me to it.
Have a great Wednesday!
Have you ever taken a yoga class? What are your thoughts about eating before/after exercise (including yoga)?
I love yoga, and am so glad that I’ve learned how to incorporate it into my fitness routine.
Now, if my feet were included in that pic, they’d be the biggest of them all–I have monster feet!!
Awww, your doggies are so cute! That’s great that he tried pump. I wish I could get my hubby to even consider it. Actually, I wish I could even get mine to even consider stepping foot in the gym!
Cool idea for the taco shells…I will have to borrow that! Love yoga and have to eat before I exercise or I get headaches.
I love love love hot yoga – especially Hot Power Fusion yoga at CorePower. Yesterday I went to a 4:30PM class so I had salad (mixed greens, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, morningstar chickpea patty) for lunch around 12:30 and then a handful of cocoa roasted almonds at 2:30, along with lots and lots of water all day long. After my workout, I had an open-faced grilled chicken sandwich with guacamole/lettuce/tomato/onion. Some workouts leave me famished, but mostly (and especially after hot yoga) I crave lean proteins and big salads full of veggies!
So fun that he was able to take your classes. That sounds exhausting!!!! I like to workout with a fairly empty stomach, but I do eat egg sandwiches sometimes before morning runs.
So cool that Greg took your classes
LOL at JAckson’s photo bomb – smoothie and dog butt. Good combo, haha
That’s such a great idea for the corn tortillas! I’m totally doing that next time.
Cute puppies! I still haven’t tried hot yoga! Love the taco shell trick.
Wow! What a day! Love the idea of the taco shells too!
p.s. amazing that your man came to your classes–mine has come to 1 BP class, and he vowed he’d never go back. Hah. He is NO gym rat. He loves to mtn bike though!
I love the puppies on the bed, Bentley almost always beats me to bed! What a fun taco trick! I like to eat before exercising, not to much though just enough so that theres a little something in my stomach.
Love the shell idea and your matchy matchy workout attire!
That idea for cooking taco shells is GENIUS. I love pinterest for precisely this reason. A lot of the things posted are awesome and actually work!
I miss yoga! I haven’t been very good with consistency in my workouts that I’m supposed to be doing recently, so adding in anything new is out of the question. But man it’s a great workout.
And how did Greg get the day off – jealous!
I’ve never taken hot yoga, but my old roommate went through a CRAZY obsession with it for awhile! She said it totally changed her outlook on her body and mind.
Looks like a lot of amazing yumminess, and what a cool trick with the taco shells! One thing I hate about the kind you buy at the store is that they fall apart so easily–hence the almost required mid-meal change to taco salad. These look like a much better option. I might become a ‘hard taco’ girl….*
*Obviously–or not–a reference to school lunch taco day. Cue the lunch ladies: ‘hard or soft?’
I saw that taco trick a while ago and have been meaning to try it! In the meantime, I’ll continue to eat up all the taco fixings that fall out
And that’s awesome about your workout – I love bikram and always feel so good afterwards!