Winter in LA. This is why I pay what I do to live here. This almost made up for me not being able to do 12.2. Almost.
Southern California in the winter. Got to love it.
Dana Point, CA - Doheny State Beach Camping
Oh hi fellow Tumblrs, I am now so relaxed. We laughed, we drank, we played, and we ate. The food (albeit not all primal/paleo) was worth it. The drinks were worth it (almost getting kicked out Friday night because we are loud and can’t be contained).
But I would like to point out, that on Saturday day, when we were laying out by the beach, I dueled my girlfriend Sisley into doing push ups, and she was so excited to show me that she can now do push ups on her toes. She proceeds, mind you were both in bikinis on the beach, and doesn’t go chest to ground, and like the crossfit rager that I am yell at her, “CHEST TO GROUND! CHEST TO GROUND!” I couldn’t help myself. She didn’t see that rage coming.
Had paleo/primal and also non-paleo/primal friendly food while camping in Dana Point beach camping! Right on the sand…sooooo relaxing I definitely needed that!
Food of the weekend: Hotdogs (yes with bun) Smores for dessert Turkey/cheese sandwiches (I opted for no bread and just wrapped meat with cheese) Handmade burgers (worchester, garlic, and egg to hold form - and yes bun again) Smores
Gotta indulge every now and then and it was worth it! Tomorrow starts a new week and can cleanse from the indulgences.
Got to love living near here!
Went for a couple mile run (yes, working on my running) and also did squats, push ups and “box jumps” (aka jumped on the ledge). high-five
Weekend Catch Up!
I ended up being pretty busy this weekend! It was finally warm all weekend here in the South Bay so the beach was necessary!
Friday: After work headed to the beach to enjoy some sun, then dined at Waterman’s on the Hermosa Beach Pier where I had the Cali Cobb salad with dressing on the side of course. I actually wanted to get the Costa Rican Ceviche but I didn’t want peppers…and I was informed it was a pre-mixed ceviche so peppers are already in the mix…so I opted out because in my opinion, it can’t be that good of ceviche if it’s a pre-mixed kind. I also had a beer called the Deadlift IPA…I had to go for it for its name alone, and it was delicious! After headed to dollar beers at the Poop Deck….needless to say, my consumption wasn’t the best on Friday.
Saturday: Pretty mellow day of having breakfast with sister where I had an omelet (that I made) of spinach and Starbucks drip with Half & Half. That night I had dinner with my parents at Inka Wasi again…we can’t seem to get enough. I had the ceviche again and shared an order of Salchi-Papa with my parents. Salchi-Papa is supposed to be sausage pieces mixed with french fries….but I opted for switching out the french fries for sweet potato fries, but at an added $3 for doing that, it wasn’t worth it. Then just a mellow night watching movies with the roomie.
Sunday: Mom invited me over breakfast which was nom as usual. But she doesn’t know how to make regular coffee. They make this coffee that’s called “insensio” (my spelling could easily be off) that is really really strong coffee….almost espresso-like, that they add more milk too (rather than half & half/creamer), that is very common in Peru (and other Latin countries), commonly referred to as cafe con leche or leche con cafe. Then after I headed to the beach, to get my vitamin D intake! Pictured above is the AVP tournament that took place in Hermosa this weekend, which we saw bits of but by the time we had gotten there it was so chaotic and crowded that we just went to lay down on the beach for a while, then met up with some friends at a bar nearby where I had the Pulled Pork sandwich with no bun and salad side instead of fries….and YUM!
Dedication
Dedication is the reason I won’t be there right after work because the weather is finally getting warm and sunny here. That dedication being to my fitness goals! I WILL go to training even though I am itching to go frolic at the beach! Instead, sweating like a beast for an hour will happen! And then Venice!
05.23.10 I Almost Flew Away
Met up with a friend and we had breakfast right by the beach and I had yummy omelet that I posted about earlier. The beach, my goodness it was SUPER windy! We played a little bit of volleyball but it was pointless, the ball kept flying away! So i didn’t count that toward my fitness totals really.
I had the house to myself for the entire day since the roomies were at base and it was great! I busted out a WOD at home that I posted about earlier but then after that had a lovely lazy Sunday. I haven’t just relaxed in a while and it felt great.
I just posted the recipe for the Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Wild Alaskan Cod I made, which was very enjoyable! Then I made a simple little dessert of whole fat Fage with freeze dried strawberries and apples.
I think me being under on calories is a give or take because I just realized that omelet in the morning had to be made in something, and that something was probably some sort of oil that I didn’t account for. So that added a little bit. Under on carbs, score! Not so much on sugars - but again, only from fruits, therefore, natural so I’m not beating myself up over it.
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This is like heaven for me! Ton of Corgis + Beach = Happiness!
Today? Barely made it through my unconventional workout. Normally I take Saturdays off but my friend asked if I wanted to do the stairs and ramp at Ave C at the beach (which is a huge flight of really steep stairs and a steep ramp next to it) and I was down, figured I’d just take Sunday off instead.
I made it up/down the stairs about 5 rounds, up/down the ramp while doing squats about 4 rounds and did some weights (we brought our weights) and 3x15 dips on the bench, and 3x20 push ups against the bench, and after that I just felt drained 9and throat wasn’t feeling too hot).
I was a good girl and listened to my body. Cool it down and relax. So I took like 15 minutes of just sitting on the bench that faces the sand and waves and just relaxed.
My Go-To Beach Outfit for this summer!
What do I still need?
- The hat (which I’ve been eyeing one)
- Rainbows (I have some Old Navy ones that I’m kind of over)
- Striped Towel
Side note: I have my H&M striped tote but couldn’t find a pic of it to put up so put one up that’s similar to it.
Trash the Dress Photo Shoot by Me
I did this photo shoot for my sister and her husband after their wedding for a series called, “Trash the Dress”. The weather was perfect, the sunset was beautiful, it worked out so well, and this is one my favorite shots that I took. It was taken in October 2008…I’ve learned much more about photography since then, but I am still happy with this shot.
Beach Shots
Again, disclaimer, I by no means think I am any sort of model or anything. I thought it might be fun and also helping out my friend who is getting started in photography and wants to build his portfolio.
Location: Torrance/Redondo Beach, CA
Date: 3/18/10
Photographer: Christopher Johnson, Saltwater Productions
Editor: Johana (me), Peeka Productions
Without further ado, here they are.
…..and my favorite! LOL:
Hope they at least entertained you :) We have another shoot lined up, both experimenting, he wants to do studio lighting and I want to experiment with fashion/glamor makeup, so we’ll see! And no, I’m not quite at full-body shots yet.
Sneak Peek into Beach Photos…
Ok, so here is one shot from the beach photos that were taken of me. This is me explaining why I did it. Well my friend gave me a disc with all the pictures in it…and yeah, turns out he did something and only about 5 pictures were in the cd as opposed to a lot more that were taken. So I’m getting the rest on Monday (tomorrow). Anyway, this is one I’m at least okay with haha. We’re our own worst critics, right?
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