Day 26 - Memory Lane & Bonus Recipe

I'm posting a little bit late than planned, but I did get home late yesterday. My dad drives for Uber, and I barely get any time to spend with him because he's always out giving people rides. But yesterday, he seemed like he really wanted to rest for a day and we had important family matters as well. We drove to Escondido, CA where I spent 2nd through 4th grade at. We had personal reasons to go there, but we did have some time to stop by the places where we used to live, and the mall that I used to always go to when I was little. I can never forget that mall because that's the mall where I got my first pet: Hopper, a brown spotted mini rex rabbit. I also remember they used to sell puppies there as well. I stopped by that mall this time around, and to my disappointment, the pet store is no longer there, and the cafe at the first floor didn't seem to be doing very good. But there were improvements with new clothing stores, and Escondido just seemed to be getting more and more advanced than when I saw it in the year 2000. I still can't believe it's been 15 years since then. I used to stop by Escondido once in a while to visit where I used to live, the school that I used to go to, and the places I frequently visited. Every time I visited that mall, the puppy store was always there, and was the highlight of my visit. But sadly, they seemed to have run out of business. It always feels weird to go back to places I used to live. It never really hits me that it's been a while until I go back home, and I always feel a little regretful that I didn't make the best out of my time there. Does this happen to you too?

Today, I was able to eat a different kind of breakfast! I took the time to make some Ezekiel bread toast with guacamole and fresh salsa. I made a promise to add a new recipe whenever I had a new meal, so here it goes!

Guacamole & Salsa Toast

Ingredients:

1 slice of Ezekiel Bread (the original one)

1 spoonful of fresh salsa (packaged salsa, make sure it's fresh)*

1 ripe avocado

1 tsp of sea salt

1 tsp of garlic powder

1 tsp of onion powder

1.5 tsp of olive oil

Directions:

1. Cut your avocado in half, remove the seed, and scoop out the flesh.

2. Mash the avocado in a small bowl with a fork.

3. Add your sea salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and olive oil. Mix.

4. Spread your guacamole mix on your slice of Ezekiel bread.

5. Add some salsa on top.*

6. Enjoy!

* = if you can't stand the onion smell from the fresh salsa, you can cook the salsa slightly on a frying pan with a little bit of coconut oil.

Workout:

16 min of Blogilates (today was relax & stretch day)

30 min of Pilates Fix

Diet:

Breakfast - Guacamole & salsa toast 

Snack - Banana with unsweetened iced green tea

Lunch - Brown rice with turkey bacon

Snack - Dried mango slices

Dinner - Chocolate shakeology with water and banana

Snack - Oatmeal cookie with morrocan mint tea (shouldn't have eaten this)

How I felt:

Eating that oatmeal cookie at the end of the day made it hard to wake up in the morning. Next time, when I'm in the situation where I am in plain sight of a cookie, I'm going to make sure to carry a quest bar to eat instead. Quest bars have much less net carbs, and they're good to eat as a snack when you're craving sweets. I've been craving some curry, so I want to get some curry hummus that everyone else seems to be eating. Some tofu would also be amazing as well. Turkey bacon is a good way to eat healthy bacon, but there are healthier alternatives. My sleeping schedule has been all over the place. I slept at 3:00 AM last night, and I know I could've slept earlier. Sleep is very important, so make sure that you're getting enough sleep everyday. I'm going to have all day tomorrow to myself, so I'm sure I can spend some time preparing meals. 

New!

On Monday April 6th, I am going to be starting a 21 day challenge! For 21 days, I'm not supposed to eat unhealthy foods, I check in everyday with a group of coaches on Facebook, and I make sure to workout at least 5-6 times a week. I'm thinking of leveling up to 21 day fix extreme for my 21 day challenge along with some Blogilates. I've done a 21 day challenge about a month ago, and was able to lose more than 10 pounds and a few inches off my waist. Checking in really helped me to stay committed because I couldn't lie about my habits, and wanted to prove to everyone that I could do it. If you think you'd be interested in joining, please comment below!

What are some of your methods to stay committed? :)