Another week of working little later and Sat - however must keep my goals in check! Cooking different theme

Another busy week and another Sat of working. I have a feeling next Sat we will have to work again since product has to go LIVE! It does change what I have planned but that is OK, life is full of changes and we have to go with the flow. Some classes I just could not make - I sure miss yoga and circuit and Sparta at Arrichion Hot Yoga!

This week I went to see the cataract surgeon. I saw more of the technicians than the doctor. All these tests, all these machines and after 2.5 hrs, the doctor said I don't have any eye disease which is a good thing. He has to get some data prior to determine what implants I need and when to have surgery. Of course, I am a bit worried and concerned but eventually it is a necessary evil.

With all that, I did get to go to CrossFit - the next few weeks, we will be concentrating on doing with proper form and technique the squat clean with jerk. I am glad because I suck at it - because of technique so hope to be trying to make progress on this. Also I wrote down on the goal board, toes to bar and still working on unassisted pull up. Last month that did not happen. Just keep at it! Don't give up!

I trained with my trainer 3 times this week if you count the beginning of the week as Sunday. Sunday was an interesting training, she called it overlap training, so you get a lot more training. It was leg day for all 3 of us. Then I went on the dreaded stair master for 20 mins doing intervals- I don't know how the hell I go at one speed, jack it up and how to get back down without falling on my face or ass. After that, I went back up and we did more legs. Boy I was tired and everything hurt the next day.

I love going every Thurs evening and Sat morning to meet up with a bunch of runners training for their 5K. It was a great way for me to get back into running slowly. I had suffered a stressed fracture and then bone spur which stopped me from training for my race. I am getting a chance to be a mentor and I love seeing the improvements and progress people are making. This weekend running Umstead is no easy task - those hills can literally scare you but they did great!

So Sunday is my kitchen therapy. This is one day a week, I go find my sanity and hyperfocus what I love the most - the creation of foods recipes that noone has thought of - maybe they did -don't know. At first, I cook just to create, but I have a new challenge. It is to cook with no fat, no sugar, no salt - to help my trainer. Going to competition means you will be eating pretty bland and boring food. If I able to create dishes that she can eat during her training. Perhaps I can come up with a recipes for all athletes. This is a pipe dream of mine.

So this week, the theme is not as heavy sauce, spicy, more of the natural elements. The menu contains:

Roasted whole head of cauliflower - I took a whole cauliflower, took the green leaves off. Ingredients use:
yogurt( I used unsweetend coconut yogurt), lime and lime zest, cayeene pepper, cumin, curry powder, black pepper. I mixed all of the ingredients and smear it on the whole cauliflower. I place the cauliflower on parchment paper and baked at 400 for about 30-40 mins. Then you just slice it. I tasted it, it is pretty spicy, since I decided to use cayenne pepper instead of chlil powder.

Broiled Carribbean Red Snapper and flounder - I took the left over yogurt mix and added some organic fruit preserves, cinnamon, squeeze lemon juice and then I broil it for 15 mins. Not as interesting as fish with the lemon, garlic tahini sauce or the cashew sauce but less calories.

Baked sweet potatoes - This is easy, wrap each potato with aluminum foil and then slice it up and sprinkle some cinnamon.

The first picture is the Cauliflower - not and brown 

 This is for my trainer to try. I like her opinion on what is made so I can be better. And plus if she eats it, it is trainer approved. I try very hard to eat clean