Day 9 of my online food and exercise journal!!!

Aaaahhh, Friday...  When most people see Friday as an end to their week, I see it as one of the most intense days of mine!  I train 2-3 clients, kick ass in Mission Possible™ and then go straight to the Sports Club LA to make everyone sweat in my Spin class.  Lots of rushing around (but I love every second of all that I do!).  6:30 am: I knew that I would be eating again in a couple hours so I picked a light breakfast to get me started on my day before I trained my 7 am client.  I grabbed my number one favorite bar: the Amazing Grass Chocolate Whole Food Energy Bar.  This was the one that I picked after taste testing a bunch of different bars from Whole Foods. There are just too many to think about so I wanted to simplify it for you!  I sent the company an email telling them how much I loved their bars and that I blogged about them.  They are sending me a box to say thank you!  Woo hoo! 8:45 am: I didn't have time to stop at home before Mission Possible™ like I had planned so I made a quick stop at Whole Foods to get a light snack before I worked out a half hour later.  I grabbed an iced coffee and container of Zen Bakery Blueberry Fiber Cakes and ate one (each mini muffin is only 80 calories and has 13 grams of fiber!).  I also ate a 100 calorie bag of the WONDERFUL™ Pistachios that I had in my gym bag. 9:15 am: Mission Possible™ at the Santa Monica stairs began and I was getting everyone prepped for the SUPER MISSION™ on January 31st (26.2 flights of stairs!).  We did 9 flights of stairs, lots of core work, deep stretching, and even savasana at the the very end.  Savasana (a.k.a. corpse pose in yoga) is a relaxing posture intended to rejuvenate one's body, mind and spirit.  It was a solid ending to the Mission™. 11:15 am: I had time to come home and make my signature Isagenix shake and ENJOY it peacefully before I had to leave at 11:30 to teach Spinning at the Sports Club LA.  I normally use water to make my shakes but I recently started to use unsweetened vanilla flavored almond milk instead.  Here's my recipe: two scoops of the Isagenix vanilla protein powder, 8 oz. of water or almond milk, a tray of ice cubes, two tablespoons of bee pollen, about 5 dashes of cinnamon, 4 packets of stevia, 4 oz. of Mona Vie juice, and two tablespoons of whole flaxseeds. 12 noon: I taught, yet another, hardcore SPIN class!  I had a great turnout and everyone was loving the music and energy.  We were all drenched once the class was over and I did some extra stretching for about 15 minutes.  I felt so energized and relaxed at the same time. 2 pm: I was hungry for something warm so I made scrambled egg whites with fresh salsa and had a piece of Ezekiel bread/toast (80 calories, 4 grams of fiber).  I added a teaspoon of whipped Earth Balance.  I am ALWAYS super hungry after a Spin class so (with a cup of herbal tea) I also enjoyed 4 sugar free free "glazed" donut holes from Nutrilicious Natural Bakery from Whole Foods.  Each one has 40 calories, only 2 grams of fat, and 6 grams of carbohydrates.  On the package, they list the benefits of these yummy donut holes: Great Taste!, Good For You!, Egg Free, Dairy Free, No Hydrogenated Oils, Delicious, Vegan, All Natural, Cholesterol Free...  Not bad! And, yes, they are delicious! 5:30 pm: After I got home from training my client, I had some raw veggies (cucumber slices, sugar snap peas, and baby carrots) and hummus. 8:45 pm: I had been working at my computer for the past 3 hours so I obviously didn't move around a lot.  At this point, I wasn't very hungry so I just had a cup of butternut squash soup and a cup of red quinoa in the grain form.  Did you know that quinoa is the only grain that is a complete protein?!  It's a great source of amino acids for vegetarians.  I had 4 liters of water today (almost a full liter just in my Spin class alone!)

Posted: 10:57 PM, Friday, January 9, 2009

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