BRING ON FEBRUARY!

A new month, and a GORGEOUS few days we have been having! I am getting SPRING FEVER!!!! SALADS, SHORTS, Tank tops, Ice Tea...CAN'T WAIT! 

Feeling back to normal again with my eating, and living my Vegan lifestyle, I completed day two! Ahhhh... SO has anything changed? Well you would think NO- because it's only been two days, but when you are allergic to foods and you keep eating them until you realize you CAN'T eat them and you suddenly stop..ALL of the symptoms DO in fact STOP and subside. For two days now I have been paying close attention to my energy, moods, and bloating. Wouldn't you know it... My energy has been steady, my mood has been great and well, the bloating.. (DRUM ROLL- please?) GONE!
Along with the crispy bright and antioxidant loaded salad, I made two Dr. Preagar's veggie burgers, and some Mary's Gone Crackers.
These veggie burgers are so delicious. They are not meaty like...I don't fry them, I nuke them for 2 minutes on one side and 1 minute on the other. The edges get hard, yet the middle stays soft- I like them like that.
This little bottle of vinegar is actually one I have had my eyes on lately at Whole Foods. If I was going to pay $9 for Vinegar, it BETTER taste incredible! It's made of Fig juice, apple vinegar, grape juice etc....It taste delicious, and NOT so pungent! Only 4 calories per tablespoon- I'LL TAKE THAT!  It was really good! Will I buy another bottle? Probably NOT, I make my own dressing and doesn't require all of those juices. 

I saw these beautiful blackberries, and decided I needed to have them...

So my life is getting in the way of my runs! This is something I am NOT happy about, because I have a race coming up. I will conquer these long runs, and I will not struggle, quit or give up! I am getting welcomed into the Catholic Church on Sunday- It's a VERY big deal for me, and I am THRILLED... This is why I can't run with my girls on Sunday or hang with the crew for the Super Bowl....BUT...God, Jesus and my relationship with them comes first.

So, my partner in crime is crushing the weight floor, her runs and anything else that gets in her way! She is my feisty little Iranian friend- Raha. Quick story... We were going for an 8 mile run a few months back, and she sucked down an ice coffee before our run, while I peed about 5 times before I even left the house, because once I start running, I'm not stopping! SO I asked her if she had to pee since she drank so much- She looked at me with this serious face and said; "Tee, I'm from the desert, I could hold in in for days!" I was cracking up! 

Today we did mostly legs and supplemented with chest and back- It was pretty awesome.  When I told Raha we were dumb bell pressing 25lb dumb bells for 15 reps, she just looked at me. I think if I told her we were pressing 50's she would just do it! I LOVE her attitude- She just gets it done. 


Workout:
Rower/ 1000 meters


Round one:

• Walking lunges
• Bench presses
• superman push ups

Round Two:

• Straight arm pull downs
• Lying ball ham curls
• triceps press downs

Round three:

• Bulgarian split squats
• seated incline bicep dbell curls
• low cable seated row

Round four:

• Band fly
• barbell deadlifts
• fire hydrants

Calories: 348

Time: 1:13

Heart Rate: 116-208