We said goodbye to Monet and Gato this afternoon. It was nice having kitties to hang out with, but both Mal and I were ready to be cat-free. I loved snuggling on the couch with these cuties, but I realized that I am really not a fan of cat fur and kitty litter! Basically, we had too much cat for such a small apartment. Cat-sitting is great and all, but we won’t be getting our own kitty anytime soon!
Lunch
At lunchtime, I wasn’t super hungry for a normal-sized meal, so I made myself a lunch snack, which was a homemade salad and a piece of toast with peanut butter and raisins.
To drink, I had a raspberry-lime flavored sparking water.
Dinner
For dinner, I whipped up a quick pizza with marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella, and topped with red peppers, onions, and mushrooms. On the side, I also had a salad with balsamic vinegar.
For dessert, I had a piece of Banana Chocolate Chip Bread that I baked yesterday morning. I mostly followed a banana bread recipe from Simply Recipes, but I substituted 1/4 cup of canola oil for the melted butter and added 1/3 cup of chocolate chips and 1/3 cup of chopped walnuts to the recipe. (I also ate an undocumented piece of this bread this afternoon.)
Yoga Challenge: Days 7 & 8
I didn’t manage to fit in any yoga yesterday, so I doubled-up today with a session of Core Yoga and Detox Yoga (each 20 minutes). Again, the Core Yoga session kicked my butt, but I know all the core work is worth it, especially since I have been experiencing lower back pain lately. 
The Detox Yoga was totally my type of yoga– very straightforward, easy to follow, and lots of deep stretches. I especially liked a spine-twisting, half pidgon pose that was part of the session. It felt soooo good on my hips and upper back! And, to be honest, a week ago, I definitely could not have done a pose like it. I was sort of proud of myself this afternoon! 
How did your yoga practice go this weekend?
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Awww yor kitties are too cute!
Goodbye, Monet and Gato
Yoga went suuuper well, as always
Yoga was good, although today’s sun salutations flow really kicked my butt!
Goodbye kitties!
They were both so cute.
that bread looks awesome!
yoga = going good! I didn’t do an “actual” download the past two days since it seems my mp3 player ate them? But I have been doing my routine from the class and doing yoga poses/stretches on my own. I’m going to try to figure out what happened to my downloads tomorrow at work. My internet is too slow at home.
I did the detox yoga yesterday (30 minutes) and really enjoyed it…but couldn’t do the half moons! I have yet to practice today but may not since I did pilates earlier…lunar flow would probably help me go to sleep though!
Aaw I’ll miss the pics of the guys!
yesterday I had 60 min core yoga and 30 min butt yoga! You guys really have to try that butt session….it really kicks your butt!
And today i had 90 min power vinyasa flow in my yoga studio. I really enjoyed all of them! sometimes, I feel I can do yoga forever!
I’ve been doing yoga everyday and I feel so good! My body is more flexible, I feel more confident, and I really love doing it. I’m so glad you came up with this challenge!
Tina… I am liking your banana bread substitution. It looks great!
I did an old Ali McGraw Yoga tape that I have today. I really like it. Unlike so many of the tapes with celebrities she hands the actual yoga over to an expert. I realized when going down to the floor for cobra that my arms where actually letting me lower myself s-l-o-w-l-y, normally I am a bit floppy. Too cool!
I am glad that your yoga challenge is going well! The banana chocolate chip bread looks divine!
where were the yoga workouts from? Yoga download? I think I am going back to that tomorrow.. so far I have tried a new person every day, from all kinds of places. So much fun!
mmm the bread looks great! how do you manage to only eat 1 slice?
Yesterday my husband and I did core yoga #1—it was hard! But we both made it through it. I want to try to do it once or twice a week now. Tonight’s yoga (Sunday) was a real struggle–I had already worked out at the gym and just did not feel like doing it. I made it through about 18 min though and am ready to sleep soundly
Hey, dogs shed too
And you still have to pick up after them when you walk them, so it’s not all sunshine and roses on the dog side of the fence.
Awesome looking banana bread
I did core yoga, the same one as you, and it kicked my butt today! I don’t know why but it seemed harder than last time. A good kind of hard though.
For Day 7′s Yoga, I started with 70min of Sadie Nardini’s Hard-CORE Detox Flow and Yoga cardio workout. My heart rate was really high today for some reason. It felt nice to sweat though
Day 8 of Yoga Challenge started with 20min of Sadie Nardini’s Fire Detox Flow, then followed by 20min Core Yoga. I ended the day with peaceful meditation as always!
So far I’ve squeezed in yoga every day, but I’m not sure about today!! I want to try to do a Moon Salutation or something, but traveling is a really easy way to get in the way of yoga. Anyone have any tips about that?
Ahh to day I didn’t do too good I did a 20 min gental yoga. I think my body is quite tired from my daily exercise and adding in yoga this week plus the weather is cold today I HATE THE COLD.
Your blog makes me hungry for food and yoga at the same time.
Today was the second day in a row that I did yoga. Normally I do it every other day, but my body was craving it again today. Can’t say no to that!
I didn’t get a chance to do yoga yesterday either and did a longer session today to make up for it.
i have been so surprised at my progress in just one week! not only am i starting to get to know the names of poses (i had no clue what they were before), but i’m also definitely gaining upper body strength from the different classes i’m taking (detox is super tough but i love it). when i first started the plank pose was a killer and i had a hard time holding it for very long, i’m not a pro at it yet but i can at least hold it for a while!
I had an intense fencing competition today so i was so wiped when i got home. I feel so much better after doing 45 minutes of Gentle Hatha 2–ahhhhh….
I didn’t do yoga yesterday either! 9 hrs of work on my weekend kinda killed it for me. Today however I did 20 min of Gentle Hatha Yoga #2 again. I really enjoy the slower gentler sessions because they really help me find my inner peace. The unfortunate part of that is that I don’t think it does much for my outer bodily strength. Maybe I need to find a different or longer session of it.
i wasn’t able to do yoga yesterday either, as by the time i got home i had a killer headache that left me couch-bound. Today I did some yummy yoga (off of polly’s site), core and runners yoga!
Day 8 of yoga was sporadic for me………I squeezed in two seperate sessions to total 20 minutes. I just did the poses from the Gentle Hatha yoga. Tomorrow I am planning to move onto GH#2….I am such a creature of habit!
I am going to have to find an excuse to make that banana chocolate bread! I haven’t managed to get a cat yet with all my apartment living. I wouldn’t mind babysitting though. I might get to pug sit in April.
I didn’t get enough (or any) practice in this weekend which i’m a bit disappointed about but here’s to a new week!!
This weekend’s yoga sessions were gentle. I’ve been extremely sore from taking on challenging yoga sessions that I think were way too advanced for me. I am rockin’ Rodney Yee’s 1AMYoGA on Exercise TV On Demand. I think it’s actually the perfect routine for a good stretch after a hard run.
@Amanda: Yep, they are from YogaDownload.com. I actually ate 2 pieces of that bread– one was “undocumented.”
@kerri: Pug-sitting would be so fun!
Bye kitties! I know what you mean about animal fur – we moved from a 3 bedroom house to a 1 bedroom apartment with a cat AND a dog… I love my pets to pieces, but dang (!) they sure do shed a ton.
On Saturday I did 30 min lunch time flow. It was nice to do after a 10 mile run. Yesterday I did nothing. I had to recover from too many martinis and mojitos from Saturday night.
I love choc. banana bread
I am absolutely loving this Yoga challenge! on Friday night I did 45 minutes of Inhale yoga, Saturday I did 20 of Namaste Yoga and Sunday I had my yoga class!
Doing all this yoga is really paying off; my teacher mentioned that my poses are really improving and she started to challenge me even more =)
Namate…
I really like the yoga challenge, too! I did Yoga Download’s free Yoga for Runners the other day after a 7 mile run and wasn’t a big fan. I’m not sure if I was just tired, or if it just wasn’t my style. I did an On Demand 47 minute yoga yesterday and it was ok – pretty challenging and I was really confused by the girl’s hair.
Looking forward to my full-length classes in the gym this week!
The banana bread looks SO good! I would eat the entire loaf at once though
Tina, I am so behind in posting about my yoga. Sorry! I took a 2 hour yoga class on Saturday. Wow, talk about intense. I’d never done anything longer than 90 minutes. I was able to hold Side Crow, and we practiced headstand. Today’s (Monday) 60 minute class seem to fly by after Saturday’s long one. My balance and strength continue to improve every day. Half Moon felt really good today, and I ALWAYS struggle with that one.
Have a good week.
PS – I love that Poland Springs water. Totally gives me my soda fix!
I love those kitties. I’m sorry to see them go!
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