Farewell...for now.

Hi everyone....it is with a sad heart that I have decided to stop writing my blog....for now!

Recently my passions have been moving into the yoga and fitness field. While nutrition is also a passion of mine I am finding that I am less and less inclined to write about it as now I just live it.
That's ok though! Life is all about growing!!

I have enjoyed writing entries, and who knows...maybe I will return or start a new blog- or maybe I will just enter random entries every now and then!

If you have any questions or if you ever want to ask me anything please email me directly at bairhealth@gmail.com . You can also visit my website www.bairyoga.com

I hope you all stay healthy in the new year!!

Farewell...for now.

Lisa

who's the slacker....

I am!!
I admit it. I have been totally consumed with the holidays and working on my new Yoga career which I am really excited about!

I've only taught one class so far- oh- and I taught myself one this morning....does that count??

I have course have been eating though...it just hasn't been my focus lately! - which is crazy!!

I have been so much better since I got back from Mexico though. Since I have been doing more Yoga I have found that my appetite is less (unless I am at a holiday party with cheese plates!) because I have been enjoying feeling leaner and I am happier.

So far today I have had a slice of toast with peanut butter and some green tea. It's now 1:35 and I still am not even really hungry. I will probably prepare myself a little salad though shortly.
Gotta have veggies!! :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!!!
I'll keep you updated on what's happening...who know's. Maybe I'll start a new yoga blog!

Om Voyage....

Oh my people!! I am so sorry I haven't written in so long!
I was in Mexico doing this crazy yoga teacher training boot camp....and they almost killed me!!

I tried to update once while I was there but I couldn't figure out how to get my blog to read English! Ha!

It was 15 hours a day for 7 days and 4 out of the 7 days we did up to 7 hours a yoga a day. The other 3 they took it easy on us and we only did 3 0r 4 hours of yoga a day. Ha!

The food there was amazing as well. It pretty much was a total detox program.

For breakfast we had tons of fresh fruit. Papaya, pineapple, bananas, apples, pink grapefruit (the juiciest pink grapefruit I have ever seen I might add!), granola and yogurt.

For lunch we would have TONS of salad, fresh vegetables, some kink of whole grain like rice or bean salad and some kind of tofu and vegetable dish. A couple of times it was with curry and it was amazing.

For dinner it was pretty much the same as lunch only we had fish a few times. One night it had this pineapple glaze and it was ridiculously good.

There was no dairy except for the yogurt, no wheat, no meat, and no alcohol.
My skin looked amazing!!!

Of course as soon as I got back I was on the re-tox program which included pizza and wine!! ha!
Hey, what can I say. I did just have an orange- so that's good! :)

It's good to be back!

Engagement!

Wow have I been busy!

I was just in Scotland over thanksgiving (and did not have a thanksgiving dinner!) But I did get engaged so I'll take it!!!

Everything has been really exciting!

...but I don't want to turn this into a wedding blog so I will try and stick with food! :)

Let's see..in Scotland we ate lots of meat, seafood, cheese and bread. Not a lot of vegetables floating by plate! You can imagine that by the time I got back my body was pretty mad at me.

I headed straight to the store and loaded up on lots of good things.

Tonight I made the easiest dinner! (thanks to my friend Erin and her recipe)

I actually never knew how easy it was make Curry!

All you need is:

*Chicken breast (2 big peices for 2 people) cut into small peices

*1 can lite coconut milk (you can add a little water if you want it lighter)

*1/4 head cauliflower

*1/2 cup peas

*brown rice

*cayenne pepper

So I actually made the rice this afternoon just to save some time because I was doing things around the house but for the actual curry chicken part you:

*Chop shallot and saute

*add diced chicken and brown

*add can coconut milk

*add cauliflower and peas (you can also add any other veggies you like, maybe some red pepper, potato, mushrooms- whatever)

*Bring to a boil and then turn down to a lite boil for 10-15 mins.

*add salt, pepper and cayenne to taste and serve over brown rice.

It's a real crowd pleaser!!!

I will keep you posted on how things progress! Maybe I'll turn this into a wedding/food blog! ha!

I'm not bored anymore....

I'm not bored at my job anymore so I am actually finding I am eating less because....what do you know...I am actually thinking about life instead of what I am going to eat next to save me from my daily routine that I hated! Funny how that happens!!

...and today was great!

I started the day with a cup of tea and a slice of toast with peanut butter and half a banana sliced on top of it.

I've been thinking about getting my yoga certification so I am scouting some studio's and schools that I like so I headed to a yoga class....which I liked, but not the studio for me I think.
Then I stopped by my friends, said hi and told her about my idea. She thought it was good. That's good.

After I left her I stopped by the farmers market and picked up 1 small butternut squash (really small) 1 small sweet potato, and 1 small acorn squash. - I figured I would make some soup.

I got home and made a quick salad. Here's what I threw in the bowl:
Some lentils, chickpeas, diced tomatoes, sliced swiss chard, some red lettuce, a little basil, olive oil and balsamic vin and then to make it a little creamy i put a tbl of hummus in it.

It was now 3 so I was hungry!- Imagine that, my breakfast lasted me all the way till 3 and I even did a yoga class! If I waited to eat till 3 at my desk job I would have been freaking out. - but because I was living and not thinking, I was fine!

Anyway...Fast forward to dinner..... I admit, dinner tonight was a bit of a pain in the butt. But I don't think it had to be....

Here's what I used- root veggies* from farmer's market peeled and cut into small pieces, 1 clove garlic chopped, 4 slices bacon cut into small pieces, 1 quart chix stock, 1 small granny smith apple, half bunch swiss chard cut into small pieces, goat cheese for garnish (optional).

(**I microwaved root veggies for a minute to soften them before I peeled them.**)
Then I tossed them with olive oil s&p and roasted them until they were soft. About 20 mins on 425.

Meanwhile I added bacon to dutch oven and cooked until crisp.- removed it with slotted spoon and poured out most of bacon fat.
Added garlic for a minute until fragrant. Added veggies when done, tossed for a minute and then added chicken stock. I let that boil and then simmer for about 5 mins.
Then I blended everything with hand held blender until smooth. Add water to change consistency as needed. You may need to add more salt and pepper.

I then grated a granny smith apple because I thought it needed a little sweetness.
Add Swiss chard and cook a little longer until it is wilted. Add the rest of bacon and leave a little out for garnish.

Season to desired taste.

Put in bowl and add a little goat cheese and bacon to garnish.

The burns in my mouth were worth it! Because It was yummy!!!.......

ok...I'm back!

....Boy have I been a real slacker! I am very sorry...

Here's the deal....I lost my job (that I hated...) and wound up getting really sick simultaneously.

You know why? Because stress messes with your body!

I got so stressed/sick that I wound up getting a kidney infection...yikes!!!

But...I am over it now! Time to pick up the pieces and move on! (and drink wine...hence the picture!)

I really believe that in life...things happen for a reason.

Although it is not ideal to be out of work for the moment, I am at least not trapped in something that made me completely miserable.

It's like being in a dysfunctional relationship....you know it's bad, but you can't seem to make your way out....well...I'm OUT!

So let's celebrate!....

Now, food wise I have actually been doing fairly well.

I feel like I have even lost a few pounds because I am not trapped in the "sit at my desk and be tempted by crap all day" mentality.....

As well as I have been able to do yoga which has helped me keep calmer.

I've also been on a "budget" so I made sure to go grocery shopping so I am stocked up and can eat at home.

I've been eating a lot of apples, toast with peanut butter, turkey sandwiches, salads, tortilla chips with hummus...

Basically quick easy things that are satisfying.

Now I just need to figure out what I want to do from here on out!

I will be sure to keep you all posted and I will be sure to continue to be "healthy" and tell you about my adventures!!

I am going to start thinking about ways and recipes to be healthy over the holidays.

If you have any special questions, please be sure to email me at bairhealth@gmail.com.

Chow Healthily!

Eating while stressed....

I figured this would be a good topic to go over....and believe me, I am only touching on it...this is a big issue and stress happens to just about everyone. **(And if it doesn't happen to you, please tell me where you live and what you do so I can copy you!)** - It's all about how you handle it though.

I had something very stressful happen to me Friday night which was pretty much life changing- I thought- how am I going to handle this? (don't worry- nothing to do with Luke and I. More a work thing....)

Well, I went home, had a half a bottle of wine and ranted on the phone to anyone that would listen before I headed out to meet my friends...then realized I hadn't eaten yet while I was on the way to the bar -so I had a slice of pizza.

...so far I was not off to a good start!!!

Determined to not go down that road I woke up this morning and started the day off great. Made the bed, showered and made my self a nice bowl of oatmeal with chopped almonds, some whole grain drink and agave nectar. I also had one egg for protein.
Then I headed off to the 10am yoga class. - I was off to a great start!!!

I then got to do something really cool! A girl at my work is an opera singer and is performing in December and she invited me to sit in on her private singing lesson. It was AMAZING! Her voice was so powerful!!- It was very cool.

After I left her I headed back downtown and started to feel really sick. I had a sore throat, I was sad about the stressful thing that happened, I was missing Luke.....everything started to head downhill quickly! I just wanted to get home and in my Jammie's and watch a movie (...oh yeah...it was only 4pm!)

....Well that's exactly what I did!....And then I ordered Chinese food. Yup, that's right. You heard me. Chinese food. There is something very satisfying about ordering in and watching a movie. I did eat the broccoli first....does that count for anything???

I don't feel bad though. It's what my body needed or wanted I guess. And I have to say, putting the take out box in my fridge (because thankfully I did not eat it all!)- I was really happy to see that it was the only to go box in there and the only thing that was not fresh and colorful!

Besides, tomorrow is a new day and there is plenty of oatmeal, eggs and apples to start the day off right!- and I am booked in for a 2:00 yoga class and a sauna and steam room after. That oughtta make me feel better! :)