mini cube workout

post-lunch:
30 tricep pushups
30 crunches
30 shoulder pushups
30s/side plank

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
4 eggs scrambled
pico de gallo
olive oil
sun-dried tomato salsa

paleo lunch:
spinach salad with: chicken, apple, tomato, bacon, & sun-dried balsamic vinaigrette

paleo snack: grapefruit

paleo snack: leftover salad

(mostly) abs dinner:
swiss food:
cheese fondue w/ apples
fondue bacchus w/ beef
side dishes: olives, kiwis, mushrooms, pineapple, pickles, lingonberries

abs + kickboxing

@ golds castro with daniel santero

6:00-6:30pm abs
6:30-7:15pm kickboxing

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
2 eggs
salsa
orange juice

paleo lunch:
tuna sashimi
shredded radish
wakame salad

paleo snack:
1/2 grapefruit

paleo afternoon snack:
paleo past - fettusquigee di bufala

paleo pre-workout snack:
dried figs


abs post-workout snack:
BoKU protein
reconstituted banana and strawberries

cheat dinner:
indian:
rice
naan
lentil samosa
chicken tikka masala
palak paneer
okra gosht

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
eggs
pico de gallo
turkey lunchmeat

paleo lunch:
paleo pasta - fettusquigee di bufala (the leftovers are still good!)

cheat snack:
ritter sport fine extra dark chocolate - 71% cocoa

paleo snack:
paleo pasta - fettusquigee di bufala (the leftovers are still good!)


paleo dinner:
chicken satays
pho taek (thai seafood soup)

digest

abs diet breakfast:
chickpea & chicken curry

paleo breakfast for lunch:
eggs
spinach
tomato
chorizo

almost-paleo / abs dinner:
turkey meatballs (made with mashed up beans and ground turkey, thus the 'almost-paleo' in this entry)
green salad with vinaigrette
steamed brocolli

cheat late-night dinner:
1/2 of a pizza! (1/4 meat & veggie combo, 1/4 meat)

digest

paleo breakfast:
2 eggs scrambled
pico de gallo
1.5 slices turkey lunchmeat
pace salsa

gluten-free lunch: (catered lunch at work -- woot!)
various sushi, lots of fish, rice, and vegetables
1/2 grapefruit

paleo snack:
paleo pasta - buffalo fettusquigee

paleo dinner:
korean bulgogi
spinach
sweet potato fries

abs + kickboxing

@ golds castro with daniel santero

6:00-6:30pm abs
6:30-7:15pm kickboxing

digest

paleo breakfast:
3 scrambled eggs
3 slices of turkey lunchmeat
pico de gallo
pace salsa

cheat lunch: (burma superstar with my sister!)
tea leaf salad
sesame chicken (breaded and evil!) with saffron rice
chicken curry with coconut rice

paleo snack:
paleo pasta - buffalo fettusquigee

abs dinner: (la corneta)
burrito with:
wheat tortilla
shrimp
steak
guacamole
pico de gallo
lettuce
sour cream
cheese
no rice
no beans

aiki jujitsu

aiki jujitsu @ the academy of tae kwon do, led by ned. also there: hamlet, ed (observing), julian, joe
8-9pm

side falls (all the way on your side like you're watching tv!)
sutemi/ukemi (forward falls)
turning back falls
"upstemi" (forward rolls - don't barrel roll!)

worked on aiki ju jitsu #1 - self defense
white belt
1. RIGHT hook, LEFT hook SPIN - SAKOTSU
step just outside their right foot, block mid-forearm,
move hands to upper arms (left palm up on their tricep, right palm down on their bicep).
spin their arms.
knife hand to their neck.

2. RIGHT BLOW, block GANMEN SHUTO
uki attacks with a right hook.
tori blocks with an inside block.
tori grabs gi and steps through, extending uke's arm towards the floor.
deliver a knife-hand strike to the temple.

3. FRONT CHOKE, parry HAITO - CROSS SHUTO
step to the left side, and parry/brush their arms to the right (consider an upward parry with the elbow).
ridge hand to gut (TUCK THAT THUMB!).
followed by outside side of hand strike to the neck.

4. ATT. HEADLOCK SAKOTSU
before he gets a headlock, point your forehead to his ribs, step out while extending his arm.
after escaping the headlock, keep hold of his wrist, downward.
strike back of neck.

5. CLUB, juji uke ARMBREAK - SAKOTSU
enemy strikes downward towards you.
rush in "like you're a fish, and he's a fly fisherman"
dead-stop his attack while he's at the top of his strike, with a cross hand block.
grab his right wrist and pull it out and down while stepping backward 90° with your right foot.
pull wrist upward with right hand while striking elbow with a left-handed hammer strike (left hand starts at left ear).
maintain left hand on his right arm, while striking back of neck with right hand.

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
3 eggs
2 tbsp. pico de gallo
3 slices of turkey lunchmeat
1/2 sweet potato

paleo lunch:
3 chicken tacos (i pulled the tortillas out and gave them to someone who made mini quesadilla's out of them)
1/3 cup guacamole (it's possible they added cream to the guacamole which would make it not paleo...)
1/3 cup pico de gallo
1/2 grapefruit

paleo snack:
paleo pasta / fettusquigee marinara di bufala picante

almost-paleo snack:
2 scoops BöKU (not paleo)
6 oz blueberries
1/2 banana

paleo dinner:
trader joe's mojito salmon (wild pacific salmon, tomatillos, tomatoes, red bell peppers, marinated in a tangy mojito sauce) <-- a few issues with calling this 'paleo' however: 1. it's not fresh, it's frozen, 2. if you look at the ingredient list, the sauce contains corn and some sort of wheat by-product. they aren't main ingredients, but a true paleo diehard wouldn't eat this.

i also had this with some fresh mango salsa, sautéed with olive oil and balsamic.

paleo recipe :: paleo pasta / fettusquigee marinara di bufala picante

1 red onion, diced
2 shallots, or 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 large jalepeño, chopped (remove seeds)
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. fresh ground pepper
1 tsp. oregano
3 lbs. ground buffalo (or ground beef/turkey/whatever you want)
2 x 24oz jar of tomato sauce
1 bay leaf
9 mexican squash or zucchini, mandolin-sliced
1 tbsp. olive oil

makes about 8 servings. cook time: 25 minutes.

in a large pan on medium high heat, slowly add each vegetable in this order: oil, onions, shallots/garlic, jalepeño. add the cumin, and paprika. when the veggies are soft, add the beef. when the beef has been thoroughly browned, add the oregano and pepper. pour the sauce on top of the beef. place a bay leaf on top of everything (just one! they are are super strong).

let it simmer for a good 10 minutes. stir everything up and then let it simmer for another 10 minutes or more (the longer the better).

while the sauce is simmering, prepare the squash. i used mexican squash, but any kind of squash or zucchini would work. i used a mandolin slicer to make thin and wide noodles, like chow fun or fettucini. after the fettusquigee (fettucini + squash) has been chopped up, add it to a large pot filled halfway with boiling water, just like pasta noodles. they cook fairly quickly -- 10 minutes should be plenty of time, but you can adjust to get your desired texture.

fettusquigee marinara di bufala picante or paleo pasta

mini workout

this was my post-lunch cubicle workout today:

30 tricep pushups
30 situps
30 shoulder pushups
side-plank - 30s each

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
3 eggs
1/2 cup fresh pico de gallo (tomatoes, onions, cilantro)
2 tbsp. salsa out of a jar

paleo lunch:
large green salad
turkey
salmon
1.02 lbs total

paleo snack:
1/2 grapefruit
banana

paleo dinner:
buffalo jalepeño fettusquigee marinara

abs + kickboxing

@ gold's castro w/ daniel santero
6:00-6:30pm abs class
6:30-7:15pm cardio kickboxing

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
2 eggs
salsa
orange juice

paleo lunch:
salmon
green salad with olive oil and vinegar
1/2 grapefruit

non-paleo post-workout shake:
BoKU protein powder
reconstituted strawberries and bananas

atkins dinner:
mansaaf (spiced lamb with a butter yogurt sauce, no rice)
1/2 sweet potato

yoga

vinyasa yoga @ gold's soma, w/ dave ford

digest

sunday

abs breakfast:
orange juice
omelette
chili
sour cream
salsa

paleo lunch:
cobb salad (no cheese, no bread)

laissez-faire dinner:
ethiopian food (sourdough bread, lamb, chicken, beef, lentil sambosa)

hiking

steep ravine trail. a few miles hiking on the beach, including a little bit of scrambling through rocks. big hike up the hill at the end. not sure about the mileage... maybe 5 miles total...

digest

abs diet breakfast:
naked green machine juice
orange juice
chili
4 organic eggs with mango salsa

paleo snacks:
1/2 grapefruit
1/2 orange
90% cocoa chocolate
pumpkin seeds

laissez-faire dinner: (korean bbq)
green tea
various kim chi
dumplings
kim chi pancake
bbq chicken
tofu soup
cinnamon tea

body pump

body pump @ gold's castro with josh

i hadn't done body pump in a very long time, but this seemed like a more intense workout than previous classes.

warmup: 20+bar
squats: 50+bar
chest: 30+bar
back: 35+bar
triceps: 25+bar
biceps: 20+bar
lunge: 30+bar
shoulders: 30+bar
abs
stretching

paleo digest

paleo digest for friday:

no breakfast! very unpaleo of me

paleo lunch: chipotle, no rice, no beans, no corn, no cheese, no sour cream, fajita veggies, pico de gallo, salsa ranchero, double meat with chicken and steak, and guacamole.

paleo pre-workout snack: 5 figs

non-paleo post-workout shake: BoKU protein powder + reconstituted strawberries and bananas

non-paleo dinner: veggie samosa, and zante's indian pizza

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
mission district omelette (eggs, chorizo, anaheim chiles, cilantro, tomato)

paleo lunch:
1/2 southwest salad from soma chicken (mixed greens, chicken, tomato, cilantro, chili balsamic, avocado)

paleo snack:
1 medium grapefruit
sweet potato fries

paleo dinner:
1/2 southwest salad from soma chicken (see above)

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
3 eggs
salsa

paleo lunch:
pot roast
green beans
baby greens & cabbage
butternut squash
mackerel

paleo late-afternoon snack:
pot roast
green beans
baby greens & cabbage
salmon

paleo dinner:
buffalo "squoodle" bolognese

paleo late-night snack:
handful of shrimp
sweet potato fries (baked, low salt)

paleo digest

tuesday paleo meals for the day:

paleo breakfast:
2 eggs
salsa

paleo lunch:
soma chicken salad, hold the feta, pasta, and croutons (includes romaine, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, balsamic vinaigrette and avocado)

paleo snack:
soma chicken salad leftovers

paleo dinner:
buffalo "squoodle" bolognese
1 orange
pumpkin seeds

paleo late-night snack:
small bowl of buffalo "squoodle" bolognese
some cashews

kickboxing

cardio kickboxing w/ daniel santero @ gold's castro
6:30-7:30pm

today is my first time working out in a week, because i've had this annoying cold. i can only stay home resting for so many days before i go stir crazy!

paleo digest

my delicious paleo meals for the day:

paleo breakfast:
sweet omelette
- walnut oil
- 2.5 organic eggs, with cinnamon and vanilla extract
- sauce with strawberries and tangerines
a glass of naked green machine juice

paleo lunch:
buffalo "squoodle" bolognese (the ingredients below will yield plenty of leftovers)
- olive oil
- 2 shallots
- 1.5 red onions
- 2 lbs free-range organic ground buffalo
- 20oz jar of tomato sauce
- 14oz can of diced tomatoes
- 3 fresh roma romatoes, diced
- oregano
- salt & pepper
- 4 medium mexican squash, sliced on a mandolin to look like noodles

my mandolin slicer, turning squash into noodles

meat + tomatoes.
cook the shallots and onions, then brown and season the meat. after that add the freshly diced tomatoes, canned diced tomatoes, and a jar of tomato sauce. after it cooks for a while, add the squash. 1 pan = easy cleanup.

non-paleo pre-workout shake:
muscle milk vanilla cream

non-paleo post-workout shake:
muscle milk vanilla cream

paleo dinner:
leftovers from lunch (buffalo "squoodle" bolognese)

non-paleo snack:
reconstituted pb2 + celery

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
-about 8oz. of naked's "green machine" (buy it in bulk and the price doesn't sting so bad...)
-4 eggs sunny side up
-1 british banger

blatantly non-paleo lunch: (went out to dim sum with some friends)
-1 steamed pork bun
-1 baked pork bun
-1 bbq noodle purse
-1 shumai
-1 curry chicken samosa
-2 potstickers

paleo dinner
-chicken stir fry (1 shallot, 1/2 onion, 1 chicken breast, 1 cup of brocolli, 1/2 cup chicken broth, 1 tbsp dry white wine, 1 teasp. minced tarragon)
-sweet potatoes (leftover from last night)
-green salad (leftover from previous night)

paleo extra meal
-green salad (mixed greens, tomato, avocado, carrot, celery) + crab meat

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
jalepeno chicken zucchoodle soup
huevos rancheros

paleo lunch:
chop salad (no cheese, no dressing, w/ chicken, w/ bacon)

paleo snack:
leftover huevos rancheros

mostly-paleo dinner:
green salad (radish, celery, carrot, green pepper, mixed baby greens, avocado, vinaigrette)
1/2 of a sweet potato
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, with 90%-paleo sauce: tarragon, garlic, mushroom sauce, a little flour and a little butter
cucumbers + vinegar & salt

paleo snack:
strawberries

paleo snack:
cashews

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
chicken zucchoodle soup

paleo lunch:
cobb salad, hold the blue cheese and ignore the bread. (also the bacon is not really ideal for a paleo diet but technically isn't against it)

paleo dinner:
thai food:
- 2 chicken satays (no peanut sauce)
- 2 beef satays (no peanut sauce)
- papaya salad (no peanuts)
- mieng kum (spinach tossed with limes, peanuts, red onion, ginger and coconut meat topped with special sauce.)

paleo digest with a cold...

paleo digest - eating paleo with a cold...

paleo breakfast:
chicken zucchoodle soup

paleo lunch/snack:
apple + greens (from jamba juice) -- the cold felt really good on my throat

paleo dinner:
chicken zucchoodle soup

non-paleo night snack:
indian pizza, from "zante's pizza" (sooooooo good!)

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
2 eggs
lots of salsa
1 orange

paleo lunch:
big salad (romaine, tomatoes, walnuts, oil & vinegar, no meat)
tangerines

paleo snack:
two orange slices

non-paleo snack:
BoKU shake

paleo snack:
melon 3/4 cup, chopped
1/4 apple

paleo dinner:
chicken soup

http://twentysomethingmisadventures.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-paleo-chicken-soup.html

mini workout

post-lunch mini workout:
30 tricep pushups
30 situps
30 shoulder pushups
30s side plank each side

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
3 organic eggs
2 slices of turkey lunchmeat
2 spoonfuls of salsa

one thing i've noticed about organic eggs vs. non-organic (beyond the 40% price markup), is that the organic shells crack more cleanly, so i don't have to pick shell out of the bowl before i scramble them, and the organic yolks are more gelatinous and harder to scramble.

questionably-paleo lunch: burmese food.
tea leaf salad (not sure if the ingredients included beans or not)
chicken curry (didn't eat the rice or potatoes, but it must have had some non-paleo ingreets, and whatever glutens leeched in from the potatoes being cooked in the same broth as everything else)

paleo snack:
2 pieces of maguro nigiri (no rice)
1 piece of salmon nigiri (no rice)
tangerine

non-paleo snack:
BoKU protein with reconstituted bananas and strawberries

paleo dinner:
purslane/cabbage salad
small serving of sweet potatoes
2 oz. of steak
3 egg whites (hard boiled)

paleo bedtime snack:
cashews
pecans

120oz/120oz water

abs + kickboxing

@gold's castro, w/ daniel santero

6:00-6:30pm abs
6:30-7:15pm kickboxing

paleo digest

today's paleo intake:

paleo breakfast :: omelette:
- 2 eggs + 1 egg white
- turkey lunchmeat
- chili powder
- salt & pepper

paleo lunch
- leftovers* from saturday: carrot ginger chicken + cashews + craisins
- leftovers* from friday: pot roast + steak.

paleo snack
- leftovers* from lunch.

non-paleo snack :: pre-workout shake:
- BoKU protein powder
- reconstituted strawberry & banana

paleo dinner :: sushi
- sashimi
- ishawi (sardines)
- sanma (mackerel)
- butaniku yaki (pork with scallions)

*one of my goals/resolutions for 2012 is to not let food spoil.

mini workout

post dinner mini workout:

30 pushups
30 situps

i'm going to have to take it up to 35 soon.

paleo digest

paleo breakfast:
turkey omelette + salsa
coffee

paleo lunch:
ginger carrot chicken + green onions (no sour cream this time)

non-paleo dinner:
greek feta salad
lamb curry
aloo paneer
no rice, but plenty of naan

84oz/120oz water


between friday and today, i have had several non-paleo meals. but i think i am still on track for the 85/15 ratio of diet-to-cheat meals.

paleo digest

had an army weekend, and threw caution to the wind:

non-paleo breakfast:
breafast sandwich from safeway
coffee

non-paleo lunch:
five guys double-bacon cheeseburger w/ cheese
a lot of fries

non-paleo snack:
protein shake

almost-paleo dinner:
ginger carrot chicken w/ green onions (this meal was mostly paleo, but i added a big dollop of sour cream to the dish)
the recipe is here.

paleo digest

friday's paleo adventure

breakfast:
turkey + egg omelette w/ salsa

lunch:
paleo salad from a newly-discovered salad bar: "julie's kitchen", only about 2 blocks from work:
mixed greens
salmon
broccoli
pot roast
sweet potato

non-paleo dinner: (first cheat meal since... monday?)
jalepeño grilled-cheese sandwiches on fresh french bread.
tomato soup
seafood salad

abs + kickboxing

@gold's castro, with daniel santero

6:00-6:30pm abs
6:30-7:15pm kickboxing

to give you an idea of what the abs class is like, here's an attempt at a rundown:
• plank position, for 10 seconds, squeeze abs and glutes as hard as you can.
-> repeat 10 times. on the last time, hold for 20 seconds.
-> child's pose
-> repeat 10 times. on the last time, hold for 20 seconds.
-> child's pose
• supine position, cross-body reach: hand to opposite foot:
-> 16 times left hand + right foot
-> 16 times right hand + left foot
-> 8 times left hand + right foot
-> 8 times right hand + left foot
-> repeat the cross-body sequence again

• supine position, hands below tailbone, legs up at about 45° or as low as you can w/o back pain
-> bring left leg in, then right leg, then both legs twice
-> repeat 4-count sequence 24 times
-> long extension stretch
-> repeat 24 times
-> long extension stretch

• plank position, cross body arm/leg lifts (left hand + right foot, then right hand + left foot)
-> about 24 of these
-> child's pose
-> 24 more
-> child's pose

• supine position, legs up reach and hip bump
-> reach, reach, reach... hip bump... hip bump...
-> repeat about 24 times
-> long extension stretch
-> left reach, right reach, center reach... hip bump... hip bump...
-> about 24
-> long extension stretch

• sitting with legs slightly bent, reverse crunches
-> reverse crunches from 90° to 110°
-> on the 8th one, hold at 110°
-> reverse crunches from 110° to 130°
-> on the 8th one, hold at 130°
-> reverse crunches from 130° to 150°
-> on the 8th one, hold.
-> break w/ long extension stretch
-> repeat the entire sequence.

-> hug your knees
-> knees to one side, look to the opposite side. switch and repeat.

paleo digest

almost paleo breakfast:
2 eggs (w/ salsa & avocado. kinda sad that the cook decided to put a little bit of cheese in it, bc i'm trying not to eat dairy! #1stworldproblem)
banana
tangerine

paleo lunch:
protein-style turkey burger (w/ avocado, lettuce, tomato, alfalfa sprouts)
sweet potato fries

almost paleo smoothie:
2 scoops of BòKU super protein powder (made mostly of brown rice protein. hey, at least it's not soy!)
reconstituted banana and strawberry powder

paleo dinner:
garden salad + vinaigrette
surf and turf (w/ lemon & light seasoning)
2 cups of broccoli

120oz of water throughout the day.

paleo diet :: snack recipe :: dutch baby / sunday pancake

i made up this recipe earlier tonight, then i went out and ran some errands. it was so good, when i got home, i made again.

paleo dutch baby:
1 tbsp walnut oil (or other paleo-friendly oil)
1 banana, cut into thin slices
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
+whatever toppings you want to add (suggestions: pecans, macadamia nuts, slivered/sliced almonds, berries, apple, cooked apple)

put oil in a medium-high heat skillet. first add bananas, flipping them often. put the eggs in a separate bowl, beating quickly, and mix in the vanilla and cinnamon. when the bananas have a turned a dark yellow color, and there is visible caramelization, push the bananas to one side of the pan. add the egg mixture to the skillet. let it form a light crust underneath (less than 1 minute), then neatly push the bananas onto the eggs. let them sit for 30-60 seconds, while the egg firms up a little. fold the egg over the bananas, like an omelet. remove from heat. add whatever paleo-topping you would like. you could also recreate this recipe, starting with a different fruit instead of bananas.

this is an easy-to-make paleo-friendly breakfast, snack, or dessert.

mini workout

mini workout after dinner
30 pushups
30 situps

i video'ed my pushups, to inspect my form, and realized i'm not going down far enough. gotta work on that. i guessed that if i move my body further forward, the form would fall into place. i tried it, took another video, and it worked.

mini workout

post-lunch mini workout:
30 pushups
30 situps

"fitness girl"

this girl is amazing. stop staring at her boobs, look at her stomach!

paleo diet :: digest

paleo breakfast - tomato omelet

very quick and simple:
2 eggs + 1 extra egg white
diced cherry tomatoes
salsa

paleo lunch - green salad, salmon, and shrimp ceviche

for lunch today, i had a green salad (half spinach, half mixed greens + broccoli), about 2/3 cups of shrimp ceviche, and a hefty salmon steak. altogether it weighed 1.11 lbs (this salad bar charges by the pound). i saved some of it for leftovers, and also had a tangerine, roasted almonds, and a banana.

paleo snack

had the salad/salmon/shrimp leftovers as an afternoon snack, and another tangerine.

another paleo snack

made a new paleo dish, it's kinda like a sunday pancake / dutch baby, with fried bananas. this was slightly awesome of me.

paleo dinner

dinner salad:
mixed greens
cucumber
red cabbage
tomato
shredded carrot
turkey lunchmeat, torn into pieces
avocado
very small serving of salmon sashimi
miso, sesame, ginger dressing (slightly un-paleo dressing)

paleo snack

another sunday pancake/dutch baby

mini workout

post-dinner mini workout:
30 pushups
30 situps

paleo diet :: dinner :: leftovers, turkey, cabbage, carrots, chicken satays

for dinner i had leftover fajitas around 5:30pm from the night before (mmmmmm....), leftover salad from lunch around 9pm, and around 11pm turkey lunchmeat, 2 thai chicken satays (no peanut sauce), raw shredded cabbage and carrots... some pecans and cashews.

mini workout

post-lunch mini workout:

30 pushups
30 situps

paleo diet :: lunch :: paleo cobb salad

a few modifications to the cobb salad at my local deli, turning it into a paleo delight:

mixed greens
turkey*
tomatoes
avocado
onion
(no bread, no cheese, no bacon, no egg**)

* usually this is chicken not turkey, but this deli is slightly random.
** there is normally an egg in the cobb salad, which is completely paleo friendly. disappointing that this deli doesn't put eggs in theirs... (but i guess it's good if i'm trying to stay under 14 eggs / week)

paleo diet :: breakfast :: turkey, ham, tomato, cilantro, omelet + salsa

for breakfast today i had an amazing omelette:

2 eggs
turkey
ham
tomato
cilantro
and salsa on top...

so good!

and... a banana when i got to work.

mini workout

25 pu, 25 su after dinner @ home

paleo diet :: dinner :: salad + steak fajitas

salad

mixed greens + spinach

mushrooms

radishes

cherries

red bell

almonds

craisins*

raisins*

tangerines

dressing

walnut oil

toasted sesame oil

rice vinegar

soy sauce

sesame seeds

wasabi

orange juice

sriracha

fajita marinade

2 tbsp. olive oil

2 cloves of garlic, crushed, then chopped

1 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. cumin

2 tbsp. lime juice

steak fajita stir fry

start with 2 tbsp. olive oil in a large skillet, medium heat

place into pan: 2 lbs. pounded, marinated skirt steak, cut into 1" strips, cooking one minute on each side

add all the vegetables, and turning up the heat a little:

1 shallot diced

1 medium onion cut into chunks

1 orange bell pepper, cut into 1" square pieces

1 yellow bell pepper, cut into slivers/strips

after they have cooked for 5 minutes, prepare a mix of 1 roma tomato and 2 tbsp. rum or a sweet liquor (i used triple sec). add this during the last minute of cooking

finish with 1/4 cup freshly minced cilantro, then remove from heat

serve with salsa and avocado, or on its own.

after the prep work and marinade is done, this is a fairly quick recipe. it's super healthy, and tastes awesome! i am loving my new paleo diet cookbook!

* for your reference, craisins and raisins are dried fruit, so technically they are not part of the paleo diet. most dried fruit contains sulfides and added sugar. i'm in a transitioning phase, so i'm not going to worry too much about it though...

abs + kickboxing

abs and kickboxing class @ gold's castro, with daniel santero

abs 6:10-6:30 (got there late)
kickboxing 6:30-7:15

saw michael sese at class. first time i've seen someone i know in a class!

mini workouts

after breakfast: 25 pu, 25 su (11am)
after lunch-snack: 25 pu, 25 su (5pm)
after dinner: 30 pu, 30 su (11pm)

paleo diet :: dinner :: salad, sweet potato, cashew chicken

cooked my first paleo meal of the year tonight. pretty straightforward: salad, sweet potato, cashew chicken, tangerines.

salad:

mixed greens w/ spinach

spicy roasted pecans

white mushrooms

green pepper

radishes

avocado

salad dressing:

olive oil

juice from 2 limes

balsamic

fresh ground lemon pepper

baked sweet potato

coconut curry chicken with cashews:

2 tbsp. olive oil

1 medium onion

1 small tomato

1 tsp. garam masala

4 cloves of garlic

1 inch of raw peeled ginger

(after everything above is cooked thoroughly, puree in a blender with coconut milk)

10 oz. coconut milk

4 pounded chicken breasts*

1/4 cup cashews

*some people use the coconut curry sauce as a marinade on the chicken, and then throw it on the grill. i used it as a sauce for the chicken after roasting it.

tangerines, for a light 'dessert'