Thursday workout

6x total with double 8kg kettle bells (all two-handed):

- 5 reps of: clean, swing, high-pull, snatch
- 5 reps of: squat, press
- 5 reps of: rows

Monday workout

- 40 consecutive double-handed swings with the 16kg kettlebell (35 lbs - a personal best!)
- 15 on each side - lunges with the hind foot resting on a bench
- 15 on each side - one-handed reverse rows
- 15 push-ups

I even went through all that a second time, up through half of the one-handed reverse rows before I started feeling nauseous.

breakfast

egg whites mixed with green onion, topped with a little bit of light soy sauce

steel cut oatmeal, mixed with applesauce, honey, and chopped nectarines

Friday Dinner

Lawrence went to Gyu-Kaku for dinner with his brother...without me and without even telling me until I called him to ask what he was doing. :/ So, I made dinner for myself. There were a few recipes out of "How to Cook Everything" I had wanted to try and I already had all the ingredients. I made 2 dishes: quinoa with shallots, leeks, and scallions; and garlic roasted brussels sprouts.

The quinoa was pretty good. It was real easy to eat and is supposed to be *super* nutritious. I did not burn my brussels sprouts this time. They ended up nicely browned. I wonder if my oven runs hot? I only needed to cook them for 20 minutes at 450F, versus the 30 minutes instructed in the book. This time I also smashed each clove of garlic with the flat of my knife before adding it. They ended up deliciously crispy at the end.

Workout

Thursday -

with the 8kg kettlebell
{
10x with each arm - clean, squat, press, snatch
10x in each direction - circular reverse rows
10x on each leg - one-legged squat variation (with leg lifted behind)
} x 2

10x each arm - dumbbell ab rollout, with only 1 arm extended at a time

yay for the prop 8 ruling!

Even though it's going to get appealed to a higher court, YAY that the judge ruled Prop 8 is unconstitutional!

Plants on my Balcony

Photos of a few of the plants on my balcony.



That's a flower from my tomato plant.



That's the window planter, and I have in there (left to right) parsley, serrano chile, cilantro, rosemary, basil, mint, and thyme.