It’s been a bit of a crazy day today in terms of weather. It was almost unbearably hot and sunny this morning and by 10AM I was nearly soaked in sweat and praying for 11 o’clock to roll around so I could go for a dip in the pool. At 10:45 I decided to change into my bikini and I applied a generous amount of sunblock to my skin. I was all set to go and I happily bounded out of the apartment, into the elevator, down the hall and out the door to the sight of rain pouring down on the pavement.
With my head hung low I shuffled back inside, up the elevator and into the stuffy apartment.
I hadn’t exercised in a few days and that was the main reason I wanted to go for a swim…and of course because it was humidly hot. Since I couldn’t swim I decided to do a workout video. I chose Beach Body’s 20 minute Turbo Jam workout and after 15 minutes I really was soaked in sweat, I was out of breath and ready to collapse. The workout doesn’t feel very intense but it does leave you out of breath. At least in my case it did. Definitely worth doing again just to get my heart pumping.
Since it was (and still is) gloomy outside and I used up all my energy on a 15 minute workout, I felt lazy and very hungry. The cure for this was my new favourite comfort food; avocado and pasta!
I boiled pasta and frozen veggies together in a pot while I mashed an avocado with lime juice, cumin and hot sauce. Once the pasta and veggies were cooked, I mixed in the avocado paste and in 10 minutes I had prepared a healthy, satisfying and delicious meal. Perfect for stormy days like today.
