Done WIth Finals

Hope everyone had a festive Cinco De Mayo!

I'm officially done with exams and have a little break before summer classes start in June. My meals were pretty repetitive this week and looked a lot like this:

Overnight Oats topped with Love Grown Foods granola for a quick and easy breakfast.

Pomegranate Chobani, 1/4 C oats, 1/2 diced apple, blueberries. and 1 T almond butter. I love yogurt, fruit, and nut butter!

Packed lunches- pb&j on sprouted wheatberry bread, an apple, and veggies.

Whole wheat naan pizza with pesto, sautéed spinach and red bell pepper, part skim mozzarella cheese, and chicken sausage. This might be my favorite food in the entire world. I can't even explain how good it is.

On Thursday night, my friend Killette and I met for frozen yogurt. It was a great way to celebrate exams being over, but they have obviously upped their prices because this cup cost over $6.00! When the cashier told me the price, my jaw dropped, and I even questioned her to see if the price was accurate. I didn't even get that much yogurt!

I got a mix of caramel pretzel and vanilla and topped it off with granola, pb cups, and coconut.

After work on Friday, I headed to the lake for the second weekend in a row! I also had this awesome lunch at Organic Harvest:

I ordered half of the Jack and Veggie Panini on 3 seed bread and a cup of the Italian bean and pea soup. I love how wholesome all of the food here is!

My brother left for his internship in Houston this afternoon, so we had a going away party for him last night! He cooked us steaks, and my mom prepared tons of veggies. 

Filet (half for me), sautéed mushrooms, half a sweet potato, half an ear of corn, green beans and onions, and asparagus and cherry tomatoes. Talk about a plate full of delicious foods!

Kodiak Cakes are quickly becoming a Saturday morning breakfast tradition at the lake!

Topped with the requisite pb, berries, and light maple syrup.

I had a relaxing morning at the lake watching two episodes in the second season of Downton Abbey! 

Has anyone else watched this show?? It's so intriguing!

Before my brother left, we had one last lunch ride and lunch again at Sinclair's. This time I ordered the Shrimp and Avocado Salad, but I substituted the cheese and artichokes for tomatoes and almonds. Much better combination, in my opinion!

I headed back to Birmingham mid afternoon to meet Laura for a fun Mexican dinner at El Barrio, a new to us restaurant. It was an outstanding meal!

We started out with sangrias and chips and salsa. Everything was so fresh, and the salsa had beans in it, which made it extra good.

For my main course, I chose the Veggie Quesadilla, which was filled with spinach, mushrooms, charred corn, and goat cheese. Hello, favorite foods! It also came with a salad to round out the meal.

Now that we've gotten the food out of the way, here's what my workout schedule looked like this week:

Monday: spinning + pure barre 

Tuesday: 25 minutes elliptical + yoga

Wednesday: spinning + yoga

Thursday: spinning + yoga

Friday: yoga + 1 hour walk

Saturday: 30 minute run + sit ups and pushups

Sunday: haven't decided yet!

Let me just saw how amazing I feel after practicing yoga 4 times this week. Exercise is so therapeutic!

Have a great night!