wake-up call.

Yesterday was the first time since I was pregnant with my son that my weight has drastically held me back. We made the voyage to Virginia Beach yesterday to attend the "Chalk the Walk" and Artsplosian festival on the Boardwalk.

We parked in a lot on 33rd St. and had to walk to 17th St. No biggie I thought. I love walking.

My body, however, did not appreciate that what-so-ever. I made it about 5 blocks and then the pain started. I wasn't walking at a fast pace, but I couldn't catch my breath. I found myself getting dizzy and feeling like I was going to vomit. So I took a minute and sat down. For the rest of the walk, I could walk maybe a block or two and then have to sit again. I was embarassed, sad and angry.

It didn't stop there. The walk back was worse. I couldn't even make it back to the car. 3 blocks left and I called it quits. I just couldn't do it.

My body just cannot handle this extra weight and now I know, I really need to get going.

I guess this was the wake-up call I needed.

salads!

My friend Erika posted this link up on Facebook and I about died of hunger when I saw the delicious salads. And after skimming through the article I think I've found the perfect way to make sure I get enough fruit and vegetables in my diet. Just cut 'em up and toss them into a salad!


101 Simple Salads for the Seasons

a recipe from ms. defoe

• 1 cabbage
• 1 napa cabbage
• 1/2 red cabbage
• 1 red pepper
• 2 stalks of celery
• 2 bunches of green onions
• 1/2 to 1 cup chopped/toasted almonds.
• cracked black pepper
• salt
• garlic powder
• 1 lime
• soy sauce
• rice wine vinegar
• sriracha chili sauce
• sesame oil
  

Slice everything like, you know, slaw and put in a giant bowl.

add lots of cracked pepper, some salt, garlic powder, juice of one lime....

the rest of the sauce is soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sriracha chili sauce and some sesame oil. like a few splashes of soy sauce, maybe 1/4 cup of rice vinegar, squirts of chili sauce depending on your heat tolerance and maybe 2-3 teaspoons of sesame oil for flavor. sometimes i make it with ginger, too, which is good, but we didn't have any on hand.

then you mix that all up a lot and then let it sit in your fridge for 20 minutes, then you mix it up again and eat it until you cannot possibly eat more. s'good.