Putting my Georgia life back together

Hello friends! Sorry for leaving you in the dust the past couple of days. Between saying goodbye, leaving Tucson, flying to Jacksonville, spending the night there and driving back to Valdizzie today, things have been slightly insane.

I’m so very glad you liked the Pilot’s post as much as I did! I was so happy to have him as a guest blogger and he really impressed me with how much work he put into it, considering his super busy schedule. He has no idea what he’s gotten himself into… ;)

So I’m not going to bore you with every morsel that’s been consumed the past 3 days, but here’s some of my favorites from my last days in T-town:

B-fast cookie:

Hummus from Canyon Ranch and carrots

I <3 brown rice sushi

Elixir of Life (aka Shiraz)

Hummus, kalamata olives, feta, roasted red pepper plate that my bro, his fabulous gf and I shared at Blue Willow

My meal: a grilled eggplant sandwich with roasted red peppers and hummus instead of mayo on whole grain

It was disgusting:

Salad:

My “last supper”:

My flight to Jacksonville was fairly uneventful and Bella was a champ, as always. I had been worried about getting in late and getting to the hotel with Bella and all of my stuff, so my amazing friend Megan met me at the Airport, drove us to the hotel, spent the night, and I followed her back to Valdosta this morning. What a friend, huh?? :D 

A funny thing happened at the hotel: we checked in, got our room  keys and went to open the door to our room. THERE WAS A GUY IN THERE SLEEPING!! The door was bolted so I couldn’t open it all the way, and he started yelling, “Who is it?!? Who’s there?”. We apologized and ran down to the office and explained it to the girl at the desk who had obviously made a mistake. We were cracking up and probably scared the poor guy to death.

This morning, I munched a Lunabar and a Bizzle on the way back to Valdosta, where my soul would be inevitably sucked from my body

I had a LOT to do around the casa (and still have a ton to do), but stopped to make some fries

And salad:

A little ray of sunshine in my day:

I CAN’T WAIT to use it!!! I’ll be letting you know as soon as I do :D I see lots of raw creations in the very near future…

This afternoon, I was itching for a run (me? itching to run?? it’s strange, but true), so I did 4 miles on the base trail in 31:45. I walked around for 8 minutes, stretched for 5, then took a beautiful hour Pilates class. Stretching and ab work feel so glorious after a good run

For dinner, my appetite was a little off (which I have to apologize that it might be weird for a while) and all I wanted was soup.

Amy’s Split Pea soup

The heel of Ezekiel bread and a slice with a Polaner strawberry spread:

I’ll most likely munch a bowl of fruit as I get a head start on the cleaning extravaganza that will take place tomorrow.

But first, I’m off to way more important things: catching up on your lovely blogs!

Have a great night and I’ll see you tomorrow!

xoxo,

G

Something to do: Break up your cardio and weights for some fat burning intervals. It will keep your heart rate elevated during the weights portion and enable you to burn more calories in the same amount of time. Try doing 3 sets of 2-3 exercises (10 minutes weights), followed by 10 minutes of intense cardio 3 times