day 3

fall always inspires a little more commitment in the kitchen. i think because im not already sweating i dont mind toiling over the stove for an hour or two. yesterday was just that, a day spent in the kitchen.

i took the advanced oly class from 930am-1130am with one 16oz. coffee and bcaa's, made a stop at whole foods afterwards, then went straight home for lunch. i had a wild salmon & spinach salad with 2 pcs. dry rubbed bacon, 1 egg, and evoo. this is a pretty go-to dish for me, i find salmon fairly easy to cook and its all thrown together super quick.

for dinner, i wanted to try something exciting since amanda was coming into town. what i decided on was an herb and proscuitto stuffed flank steak that turned out really well.

i served it with butternut squash that was roasted for about an hour and then mashed into caramelized onions, garlic, cardamom, and nutmeg. these tasted like no butternut squash id ever had before...not in that they were magically delicious, just...different. like smokey, and slightly earthy. anyway, dinner was bangin and with it i had a few glasses of red wine which totally sticks within my goal parameters: drink only once a week, and never more than 3 servings. for dessert, plantains cooked in coconut oil sprinkled with a bit of cinnamon. 

this morning i went to breakfast at cafe lift and had 2 8oz. coffees, and the spicy sausage frittata, with sauteed spinach and mozzarella cheese. it was served with some potatoes and toast. the latter of which i avoided :) they also brought over some complimentary lemon pound cake (i think because it was going bad and they needed to get rid of it) but will power failed me not! not even a crumb of it. these kinds of treats are not actually hard for me to avoid because i look in the face of a glistening breakfast pastry and see terrible stomach bloat and sluggishness staring back at me. im thankful for that, because its enough to keep me at bay. my weaknesses are usually more conventional displays of sugary sweetness, that strike me late at night, ones that disguise themselves as paleo but are totally just as bad for you i.e.: sweet freedom, coconut milk ice cream, any dark chocolate/sea salt combination. back to breakfast, i thought the cheese might bother me, but it didnt. i would even go so far as to say im lactose intolerant but had no reaction from this morning? 

lifted with sam for an hour, i wanted coffee because of habit i think but ran to the store for a last minute coconut water choice (thanks abbey!)

i think i thought id be full for the rest of the day after that big ass frittata but sure enough i was hungry by the time i got home. i had some leftovers from last night and then because i had to change my route home so that i wouldnt pass sweet freedom (too tempting), i treated myself to some trail mix with raisins :/