Hi friends! Happy Saturday!
Well, it was happy….
…until Ghana beat USA in the World Cup match this afternoon! 
We headed down to a local Sports Bar this morning to enjoy the game with friends:
And the place was PACKED!! We ended up standing the whole game, which was exhausting! It was also next-to-impossible to get a drink– I waited for 20 minutes at the bar to order two glasses of ice water (the bartender kinda laughed at me for wasting his time), and my husband and I nursed that water for the rest of the game! There was NO WAY I was going to wait in line again! Since there was also no chance of us ordering food at this place, I munched on an un-pictured bag of raw almonds around half-time.
Even though it was a bummer that we lost today’s match, I’m still really proud of the US team! And, at least we didn’t get robbed of any goals today… that would have been so frustrating!!!!
To recap yesterday a bit:
I started off with the usual juice:
Which I enjoyed out on my porch, because the weather was so nice! Check out the orchid that I’ve managed to keep alive so far:
My husband was so sweet and surprised me with an orchid a few weeks ago, and I was sure that it was DOOMED in the care of me and my black thumb. But– so far, so good! (pretty sure I just jinxed it, though….)
I had a short work day yesterday, so I squeezed in a little mid-day siesta, snacked on some pineapple straight out of the fridge, then buckled down for another Insanity workout: “Pure Cardio.” This workout felt extra-hard, because there were NO BREAKS!! The other workouts have been interval training up to this point, so I had definitely gotten used to those breaks. Sometimes the hope of a break is the only thing that gets me through! Instead, I just tried to keep up, and took a little breather when I needed it. And I got through it!
During the stretch, even Shaun T. said he was nervous about this workout– if Shaun T. is nervous, I’m shaking in my boots!! It definitely felt good to have that done for the day. 
I was pooped afterward, and used every last bit of energy I had to make my recovery smoothie, which I lazily enjoyed while sitting on my bum on the couch:
The usual combo: Blender full of spinach, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 cup water, 1 frozen banana, 1 cup frozen blueberries, 2 T. Sun Warrior protein powder, 1 tsp. spirulina, 1 tsp. maca, cinnamon and two drops of liquid stevia.
After a much-needed break, I started to think about dinner plans. We ate out A LOT last weekend, so I really wanted to stay in and cook something myself, but I wanted it to be exciting! I looked to my new Engine 2 Diet book for ideas, and decided on the Gingered Mushrooms, Bok Choy, and Carrots recipe, which was something really adventurous for me!
It turned out LOOKING pretty good, but it turns out the sauce was WAY too gingery for the husband… he was a good sport and still ate it, though!
I kept up the Asian theme with my dinner, too:
Raw collard wraps filled with a whole avocado, sliced carrots, red peppers and radish sprouts. I made a soy tamari-ginger dipping sauce (gluten-free) on the side, but it was NOT my favorite. I won’t be using that recipe again! I also tried some of the stir-fried veggies, but I really only picked out the broccoli pieces and threw the rest away. There really was too much ginger in that sauce! Gotta be careful with fresh ginger… it can become over-powering FAST!!
Dinner Fail.
Unfortunately for us, the rest of the night was pretty much a FAIL, too! Our DVR didn’t record any of the shows we were planning on watching, our toilet broke, and our On Demand shows were skipping! Oh, and I was experiencing TERRIBLE shooting pains in my thigh. Where did that come from? It was one of those nights where we just wanted to go to bed, and have it be the next day already! So, that’s what we did.
I’ve got another Insanity workout to do (while my husband’s distracted watching Friday Night Lights), so I’ll see you all later!!
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That orchid doesn’t just look alive, it looks like it’s thriving! Nice work
& it was too bad about the US going out of the cup, I was supporting them from afar too. Luckily there weren’t too many vuvu-horn-things around our way, though we did hear some. Have a good Sunday! Hope your thigh pain has gone away.