MBA dropout

Why hello bloggies! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!! aaaaand Happy 21st Birthday to my cousin Steph

Sorry I wasn’t able to give you guys a real post yesterday! It was a little hectic around here but things can chill now. I’m done with school AND working at school!! I’m actually at work right now, but today’s my last day.

I’m not sure if I’ve written about it yet, but I’m quitting the MBA program here. After a year of absolutely hating it, not learning anything and wasting time (and dinero) I decided to pursue my MBA at another school. I’m not sure where I’m going to go yet, but will most likely start an online program through another university in the fall.

So Wednesday night, I was a bad blogger and forgot my camera when we all went to Indian. It was a LOT of fun (there were 9 of us) and I ended up trying something new (Goa shrimp)

Yesterday, I had something I’ve been wanting for bfast for a little too long:

Oatmeal Raisin BREAKFAST COOKIE (Horrible pic! Yikes!)

(Thanks again to those of you who have been making these little breakfast treats and linking back to my site… you know I appreciate it so mucho)

I did some Namaste Yoga on FitTV and then went into work for a little while.

When I got home, I was really craving soup so I had a bowl of Amy’s split pea soup and a spaghetti salad:

For the salad, I put some zucchini in the spiralizer and topped it with tomato, 1/2 avocado, lemon juice, fresh dill from our little garden and Goddess dressing.

After lunch, I met some friends at the gym and did Day 4 of the Summer Shape Up. There were 5 of us doing it together which made it a lot more fun, and the squat jumps even more hilarious

I stopped by the casa for a snack and to grab my stuff to teach step.

I had a juicy, perfect mango:

And a slice of Ezekiel with a tiny smear of AB:

Step was AWESOME and after teaching, I had to go back to the other gym to meet with one of the DJs and their Summer Shape Up group. I had 1/2 WCMN Clif bar on the way there.

I measured their body fat, weighed everyone, went over the eating and workout plans, and then finally came home to my pilot and puppies to make some dinner.

Megan stopped by to eat with us after work, and I put out some Tuscan White Bean dip:

Along with some Kavli and Mary’s crack (aka Mary’s Gone Crackers)

Orange bell pepper, Organic mozarella and carrots

A beast salad for three- romaine, tomato, avocado, cilantro, lemon juice and pepper:

And a Healthy Quiche:

Here’s my plate:

I LOVE quiche. Seriously. I can’t believe I only recently started making them because they’re super easy and muy delicious.

It was a lovely evening with the tricycle (The pilot, Megan and myself)

I had yet another bfast cookie this morning.

Next time, I can’t stay away from these for so long… because then I just want one everyday

As you might have noticed, I didn’t eat as *raw* as usual yesterday. Honestly, I didn’t have all of the ingredients to eat like I would have wanted to (smoothies, raw pasta, oats groats for bfast, juice ingredients). Thank goodness I can get stuff in Orlando this weekend

 In all of my raw ‘cook’books, many of the recipes are primarily based on different types of raw nuts. I’ve been kind of confused about that aspect of the cookbooks for a while, and have adapted recipes and measured the nuts while using these cookbooks to ensure that I was using correct portions. Too much of anything is not a good thing and while healthy fat is definitely good, feasting on nuts all day is a one way ticket to tighter jeans and a tummy ache.

I asked Megan about the nuts aspect of the cookbooks and she said the purpose of eating raw is to consume foods that are simple and whole. Nuts are very dense and used in many of the recipes to create a raw version of a meal that you might be wanting. She said a lot of the cookbooks have recipes that are meant for entertaining or for replacing cooked food that you might be craving, but not meant to be consumed for every single meal. She also suggested that if I’m going to make an entire meal from those cookbooks (like for a party with appetizers, entree, dessert) to eat as simply and light during the day so that I don’t get sick from eating such a rich a dense meal.

I’m hoping Megan will start her blog already…. I learn something about raw foods or nutrition almost every day from that girl

Well I think I’m going to catch up on your blogs get back to work. Then we’re packing up and leaving from Orlando!!!

Anyone in Orlando want to meet up with me for oven yoga or breakfast?? Send me an email if you would like to meet up

Have a very happy Friday!!!

See ya from O-town,

G$

Today’s tip: If you have bananas that are starting to ripen faster than you can eat them, peel them and put them in a ziploc bag in the freezer. Add them to a smoothie instead of ice—it makes the smoothie thicker since ice waters it down and in my opinion, every smoothie needs a banana

Congrats to the Summer Shape Up girls who got all three points for yesterday:

Amisha, Ashley P., Brenna D., Brittany, Carolyn P., Christina M., Elizabeth D., Frannie M., Heather C., Heather (Ramblings of H-bomb), Heather K., Janie K., Jennifer C., Kaneil, Katie S., Kendra T., Lauren, Lizzie A., Mallory B., Mary C., Meghan D., Meghan N., Michelle T., Moran (The Running Addict), Samantha S., Sara D., Sarah M., Stephanie C., Stephanie F., Melissa (Trying to Heal), Alicia R., Megan R., Aisha I., Menden and Amandra Will. !!!!!!!!

Keep up the amazing work!