DAY 6 OF 365: GREENS, GLORIOUS GREENS

There is something about getting up early.  It may suck getting out of bed, but once you are up, you feel fresh and alive and ready to conquer the day. I got up at 7am Saturday morning so that I could make myself a nice breakfast before heading to my 9am session with JC.  Had a nice glass of OJ, some eggs with rye toast and some fresh fruit. Once at the gym we did our normal warm up routine, which if I might say, I have gotten much better at. The workout today was upper body strength as well as working the legs to gain strength in my core. We actually worked muscles in my back that I never even knew existed.   What I love about JC is that he pushes you and makes you want to be at the gym. In an odd way, he makes working out fun.

After showering I headed home to do some work at the house. You will appreciate that I finally disposed of my Christmas tree. The poor thing was so dried out and dying that it actually started to smell. It was sad to see it go but I think it was time to finally put the last of the Christmas decorations away. Funny thing is, that without the Christmas tree in the living room, it is so bare.  I bought a new chair to put where the tree was but it doesn’t arrive till March. Is it bad to just put of a picture of the chair in that corner so it doesn’t look so bare? Just a thought.

So today was also my first session with my nutritionist Jessica. I never would have imagined how much I could learn regarding my nutrition and eating healthy. Who knew that Green leafy vegetables have more calcium then milk? I didn’t? Today was an introductory into what the program would be like. I answered questions regarding my family history and health and then we discussed Greens. She recommended that I purchase the cookbook “Greens, Glorious Greens”, which is an entire book about how to cook and prepare every type of green leafy vegetable. Good thing I like my greens, or this would not be a fun! I actually learned allot about cravings and eating, and especially that Jessica was not about what I shouldn’t eat, but rather what I should and could eat. Finding the healthy alternative. She also mentioned that she would come over to my place and organize my cabinets so that healthy cooking would be easier. Not to mention cooking lessons in my own kitchen. This got me really motivated. It wasn’t about creating a new eating routine. I could still enjoy the foods I loved. This was more about portion control and healthy alternatives.  The best part is that I was given an assignment. She had bought me Kale and told me to experiment with how to prepare it.

So as soon as I got home I went on Amazon and purchased my copy of “Greens, Glorious Greens”, which arrives on Monday. I also cleaned my Kale and began to think of how I wanted to prepare it. I had a fresh lemon so I decided that I would Sauté it. I took my Kale and ripped it into smaller pieces, put in my frying pan with the juice of one lemon, a little olive oil and seasoned it with some salt and pepper. It was amazing! I could have eaten it as a side dish or even as an afternoon snack. The best part is that I am sure there were tons of ways that I could have prepared the Kale and that will be the fun part of reading the cookbook. New and interesting ways to cook and prepare greens!

The night ended with seeing Black Swan with friends. An amazing movie that I recommend you see. Till tomorrow. Good Night!