

Twice-Baked Sweet Potato Egg Boats

How’s your fitness going lately?

After illness, a battle with my menstrual cup (I’ll spare you details), and some other issues, I’ve had three weeks now where I’ve only exercised once per week in a hot yoga class. In some ways it was a good break — my knees were a wreck and it gave them a chance to rest. But it also got me out of my morning workout habit. I don’t know why, but whenever I take a break, I get anxious about starting up my workouts again! It’s like I think I won’t be able to do it after taking some time off. This morning, though, I finally got myself to the gym to lift weights for the first time in three weeks.

My current (ideal) routine is weightlifting (squats, presses, rows, and glute machine) on Mondays, hot yoga/pilates mix on Tuesday, weightlifting on Wednesdays, a break on Thursdays, intense hot yoga or weightlifting on Fridays, and hot yoga/pilates mix on Saturdays. Eventually I might switch things up to try a circuit class on Saturdays and a hot yoga/circuit mix on Thursdays instead of the current schedule.

For now, though, I’d be happy to just actually fulfill my ideal schedule! Before my break, I was still only hitting 3-4 of my workouts each week. That isn’t bad, especially since when I first moved here and took my current job, I had to knock my workouts down to just once per week for an entire school year. I know I’m doing better than I was! But I also know how much better I feel when I work out each morning, so I have to keep trying to improve.

How about you? What’s your ideal fitness schedules? Are you hitting your goals right now?

This delicious recipe won’t help you exercise, but it’ll help you with the healthy eating piece! I love sweet potatoes, but these take it to the next level with a spicy, twice-baked sweet potato mixture topped with a runny-yolked egg and fresh cilantro. Share one of these for lunch or enjoy it as a filling main course for dinner. Enjoy!

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