Good morning everyone! Hope you all had a fantastic day celebrated with lots of loved ones!
I know I sure did.
It’s time for another addition of what I ate Wednesday. Christmas style.
This will probably be short and sweet, since I have festivities to return to!
This morning, my Sister woke me up around 5:30 to open stockings. Oh vey, you would think as we got older we could sleep in just a little;) Maybe next year?
We took our leisurely time getting ready, and I had some breakfast.
Breakfast -
I finally made Ashley’s Pumpkin Banana Buckwheat Bake.
Oh man, SO good!
I’m sorry for the truly horrid photo. Winter sucks for lighting! I need to improve this problem…where do you take pictures during the Winter?
P.S. Why have I not tried this bake sooner?!
I made a few adaptations; using a chia egg, omitting the flax egg/egg, the added buckwheat groat, chopped almonds so instead I added 1 tablespoon hemp protein powder. I later topped it with peanut flour frosting. Awesome.
After some coffee we headed straight for the presents. Let’s say I was pretty darn spoiled this year.
Afterward, I was just exhausted. 4 hours sleep on Saturday, 2 hours sleep Sunday, plus 4 hours Monday night = a very tired person. I was going to say a tired Lisa, but I hate third person talk. Anyways, I was feeling good until yesterday when I overcame the over tired feelings and felt downright exhausted.
After opening gifts, we prepared for Lunch. Or, I did at least. My family still hadn’t had breakfast.
Lunch -
I made my favorite roasted kabocha with a shot glass filled with coconut butter! An old favorite.
Back to the sleeplessness, I figure since the holidays are only once per year! I can survive another week of pure crazy.
I almost feel lack of “sleep drunk”? Does anyone else get that? Ha.
With that all being said, since my body is clearly in a state of “stress”, I will be taking the next week off of exercise.
I know it will do my body good to take a simple week of resting. Easier said than done, but I think I deserve a little break.
Enter in more yoga, walking, stretching and pilates.
We figured Dinner would be a little late this evening, so I broke into a quick snack to eat before the main event.
Snack -
I made my delicious (deconstructed) pumpkin fudge recipe, but used almond butter and omitted the protein powder, since I can add raw cacoa back into my diet! Yay!
After, we mingled with family and friends for a while before the final feast arrived before us.
I didn’t take any photos, but I just had some turkey, brussels sprouts and my Mom made some delicious parsnip, turnip and carrot fries made with coconut oil.
It was a delicious meal.
Now, I’m sipping on some tea before I break into another snack and get myself bed at a decent hour!
There’s no denying that this Christmas was simply awesome! I love my family so much.
I’ll be back tomorrow with an update on that news I was talking about on Monday! Maybe a vlog? Or I can do a written and vlog, since I have a lot to say.
What’s your favorite holiday meal?
What do you do when you can’t sleep?
Any of my Canadian friends going Boxing Day shopping?
About Lisa
Looks like you had a wonderful christmas! I hope you will get some sleep soon
I will join you on the exercise break, at least for a few days. My body needs it too! Happy Boxing Day!!
Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday meal but there’s no doubt that this holiday season was filled with tons of delicious food!
So happy you got to spend some time with your family this Christmas. Now rest up and get some sleep! Sounds like you need it
I’m sorry you can’t sleep! I haven’t been sleeping lately either. I’m not exercising either… I have been drinking hot tea before bed and trying to read to put myself to sleep. Merry Christmas dear!
Sounds like a great Christmas!! Yay for taking a break – you and me both, girl.
Yoga, walking, light exercises.. our bodies will love us.
It’s great to hear that you’ll be taking some time off to rest, hun. As much as I love feeling ‘punch drunk,’ lack of sleep definitely takes a toll on the body, so putting the extra strain on it probably isn’t a good idea. Venturing out to the malls today probably isn’t a good idea either, but I’m pretty sure it’s what I’m going to end up doing anyways. The last two days were really quiet and calm around these parts, so I need a little bit of hustle and bustle back in my life.
Hope you get some sleep soon and can enjoy the holidays wide awake! haha
I think I’m going to be shopping later in the week – going for the Boxing Week sales as opposed to just Boxing Day!
I am glad you had such a great Christmas!
Merry belated Christmas! It’s great to hear you enjoyed a good time with your family
I’m sorry about your lack of sleep, though. Admittedly, I felt slightly ashamed for taking the opportunity to sleep as long as I pleased for a few days but got up earlier today. Taking a week of from exercising does sound like a good plan and I hope it’ll settle things for you. Usually, when I can’t sleep try to take a long walk outside during the day because, as my grandma says: “Fresh air calms you down and helps you sleep better”. At night, I unplug and read a good book cuddled up in bed.
I love that you guys still got up early! We slept until 1030… but we’d been up til 2 the night before.
Get some rest!!
The Pumpkin Banana Buckwheat Bake looks amazing! Yep, I actually think it looks good! Besides, even if I did think it was ugly, we all know that some oftentimes the best food is the least aesthetically pleasing.
I’m so glad you had such a wonderful day with your family; that’s what matters most! I still need to try your pumpkin fudge…I’m thinking that will happen this week, as my mom stocked the cupboards with pumpkin before I came home. (She knows me too well!). I hope you’re able to get a restful sleep tonight, beautiful! Love you! <3 xoxo
Haha it took me aaages to try a buckwheat bake too. And they’re so good! I love the blueberry banana one , with a cashew butter frosting. Yum.
. And isn’t being spoiled the best?? I feel that you & your family are very loving to one another.
Your christmas sounds pretty darn perfect
Oy, your sleep! You must have insomnia or something right? It saddens me that you aren’t able to get well-rested very often at all:(.
And I’m looking forward to hearing what you have to say in your next post- hopefully positive things are going on for you lovely.
Xxx