Amazing Green Acai Bowl

This mornings bar classed kicked my butt! I didn't go to class last night so I knew I had to get up, bundle up and get to the studio no matter what! Amanda K. had me shaking during warm-ups so I knew it was going to be a good class. She pushed me deeper, made sure my form was perfect and got me so far into my stretches! The exercises themselves were great, but today, the stretches felt even better. In this cold weather, when all I do all day is sit at a desk and sit in my house, I needed to stretch. And after not going to class for 2 days (and only going Sunday and Tuesday this week), I wasn't as flexible as normal and Amanda helping to push my legs father apart during the final stretch is something I really needed (even though in my head I was screaming in pain).

Last night, Ryan and I had breakfast for dinner! Bacon and egg white and oatmeal pancakes. We both just wanted a warm and simple meal and this heat the spot. However, I followed this up with cereal and some dessert, so not my best eating moments. I was still full this morning from my late night snacking.

After class I headed to Juice Generation to get an Amazing Green Acai Bowl (9 WW Points) for breakfast and Coconut Cerviche (2 WW Points) and Daily Detox Juice (3 WW Points) for lunch. I just wanted clean, light and good foods today.

The bowl included acai, banana, spinach, kale, almond milk, hemp seeds and hemp granola. All of the Acai bowls are gluten free (though the hemp granola is not certified gluten free because the oats are made in a facility with other gluten products) and they are so filling and delicious. Don't let the green color turn you off; this bowl is sweet, crunchy and healthy!! The spinach and kale are not bitter like you would think, and it's like eating a green juice with a spoon. I love the crunch of the granola too. The green bowl is the lowers in WW points of all the bowls (PB Acai has 14) and I prefer to keep my points lower in the morning just so I can have a larger dinner or room to snack during the day, but the bowl keeps me full for a long time and I find myself not as hungry in the early afternoon so I can eat lunch later. I want to try Coco Acai next :)

Countdown to our move is officially 1 week and I could not be more ready - I am excited for a new start and ready to decorate and feel at home in a new place! I am overwhelmed with excitement and joy and happiness!!!

Tomorrow I have a busy day with bar method and packing and hopefully going to an LIU Brooklyn basketball game. I want to make a filet mignon wrapped in bacon for dinner too so let's see if I can get it all done!

Stay warm everyone - temperatures are still dropping and I keep piling on the layers! Welcome to the days of stretchy pants, leg warmers, bar socks and sweaters!!

XO