The temperature is on the rise here in San Francisco, so a smoothie was in order for Monday's breakfast. I had finished my bag of frozen mango the other day and had to resort to a treasure hunt for other frozen fruit in the depths of the ice box, but I was successful! With the …
Category: Exercise
Workout in the Park
Saturday's are days for long runs or even the opposite, a lazy elliptical hour, but yesterday I switched up my exercise with Self Magazine's Workout in the Park. First I made an easy, protein packed breakfast in the microwave: 1/2 cup of egg whites, scoop of vanilla protein powder, 1 mashed banana, cinnamon Microwave for 2 …
cheaper than therapy
As everyone knows life, has it's up and downs that leave us stressed, excited, overwhelmed, happy... What to do with all of these emotions!?! I do... pilates! After an hour of stretching, posing, pulsing and tucking, combined with deep breathing I feel a huge sense of relief and calm. As soon as I walk into …
injuries and introspection
As I have mentioned before, this blog was supposed to track my healthy living habits, surrounding running and half marathon training. Since the creation of Almondjay I have unfortunately experienced my first serious injuries as a runner: runners knee and an SI joint issue. Both injuries have left me sidelined from running for a total …
Everyone loves matzo ball soup
It has been 5 days since the beginning of passover and I am surviving the lack of leavened products. The hardest part for me is avoiding peanuts! Based on the dietary restrictions of Passover peanuts are a legume and they are considered off limits. I love peanut butter - I have at least a spoonful a …
A forgotten feeling
Guess what these babies did yesterday?!? They ran!! Well really just a quick jog to pilates and then another jaunt to the gym, but still, those few blocks were more or less pain free. I can't remember the last time I did not feel any pain trying to move faster than a walking pace. I …
Healthy living on the job
I spend my days working in an office in downtown San Francisco, sitting 8 hours a day in front of a computer screen and on the phone. While I enjoy my job and the people I am serving in the community, I do not enjoy the minimal movement and the many food temptations. Everyday I …
I don’t eat clams but my legs can do a mean one
Why do Mondays always feel the same? I tried to drag the weekend into the work week by enjoying leftovers from dinner Saturday night from Blue Barn Cafe. Sadly the salad was a bit soggy and with every bite it still remained Monday. I made it through a day full of staring at the computer, …
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Early start to Friday
Because running is out of the picture (hopefully for not too much longer) I have decided to dedicate my workouts to pilates. In addition to home workouts focused on abs and arms I signed up for 10 pilates classes at a studio located a block from my apartment. I've already been to a few classes …
Long time no sweat
Egg sandwich was on the menu for breakfast yesterday morning. Simple: egg whites, nutritional yeast, sandwich thin and yes, ketchup! For some reason I was ravenous by the time I go to work at 7:30 so I scarfed this down like it was nobody's business. Then a wave of exhaustion came from out of nowhere …
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