Sweaty Selfies and Violet

[asphaltcowgrrl]

The lone fitness group I'm in on FB encourages you to post a post-workout selfie - or a sweaty selfie.  Now, I'm not doing that, sorry, but I do occasionally take one, just to have record of my progress.  I was not half as successful as I wanted to be.



She is such an attention hound!

This isn't a great picture, but maybe you can see some of the definition I'm getting in my arms/shoulders. I think it's more noticeable in the reflection.



And no, this won't be a regular thing, so don't worry. LOL

Sunday was Taylor's birthday and Maddie made her vegan funfetti bundt cakes.



They were super yummy, too. She's quite a baker, this kid.

Lastly, a bit of Violetness for your early Tuesday morning. Or, at least, early here.

She crawled under the blanket with Taylor last night. I sat on the couch to eat dinner, felt something thump against my back, and saw this when I turned around:



Miss Violet is also obsessed with my bike, and has been since the day we brought it home.



And video:



(click to watch)

At least she didn't turn it on this morning like she usually does. The monitor is touchscreen and she figured that out a long time ago. She'll get on the handlebars, tap the screen, and jump down. LOL

Anyway, that's my photo dump for the week. Have a fabulous Tuesday. :)

Comments

[sharpiesgal.livejournal.com]

Looking good.

I remember the days of getting kicked for no reason.

Violet is such a goof ball.

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Still have a looooooot of work to do, but I'm getting there.

I'm sure you do. Pupper feet usually hurt more than kitty feet though.

That cat. I don't know what to do with her some days.

[cmk418]

You're looking good. It's nice when we're finally able to see the progress to the areas we've been working on after so many weeks of the body reminding us that these muscles exist.

Violet is so cute. Especially loved the pics of her on the bike.

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Agreed. You can't really see them yet, but I can definitely feel the muscles in my thighs as well. Usually when I'm foam rolling because they hurt like a mofo. LOL

Thanks, she's a real sweetheart. I don't know what her obsession is, but she loves getting up on it. She once jumped into my lap in the middle of a ride.

[severina2001.livejournal.com]

Awww, love Violet. She's probably just looking for the cute man that her mama drools over all the time on the screen!

How nice of Maddie to make vegan cakes. They look delicious.

And yes, can definitely see the definition in your arm. Go you!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

She's such a nut, I know she and Cody would be BFFs (even if he does hate cats, the punk). LOL

I've got two good kids and Maddie loves to bake. She's a good sister. They turned out really well.

Yay, thank you!

[honor-reid.livejournal.com]

Looking good!

I love all the pics of your cats they are darling.

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Aw, thanks. They bring us a lot of laughs (and frustration), so I'm glad you don't mind all the pictures. :)

[justjo2u]

Oh wow Violet is adorable. I miss having a cat. We can't with our current dog though.

The cakes look delicious.

Can definitely see more definition in the mirror. Well done!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thank you! She is a sweetheart, for sure. Aw, I'm sorry. :( My girls want a dog, but our older cat, Nayla, would probably leave if we got one. LOL

My younger girl is quite the baker, so thank you!

Thanks, it's been a long road, but finally starting to see results is definitely motivating!

[keli]

I thought you were taking a LJ break because I wasn't getting any alerts for your posts and then I saw you comment elsewhere and came to take a peak and gosh darn it LJ wasn't alerting me! I think I fixed the problem now as long as LJ doesn't mess it up again on me. Grrr...

Great pics! I can definitely see definition.

Those look so yummy! I need to find some good vegan recipes for my daughter. She's not vegan but she's allergic to dairy and it makes it hard to make desserts for her. Everything has some variation of dairy in it.

Awww Violet is beautiful!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh geez, hopefully you've gotten it figured out now. And thank you for pointing this out because I wasn't getting yours either.

Thanks! Progress is slow, but it's still progress.

I can suggest a couple good cookbooks we have at home. But there are some good vegan butters (Earth Balance for one) out there as well as Bob's Red Mill egg replacer. This lady also has some really good recipes: https://bohemianvegankitchen.com/

One of my girls is vegan, the other is lactose intolerant, so we're mostly dairy-free at home now. On the upside, non-dairy dairy products are getting easier to find, even if they are a bit expensive.

Thank you! She's such a nut, but we love her.

[keli]

Thanks for the link! I will definitely take a look. I try to find new recipes for my daughter. She lives in a dorm at college so she doesn't have access to a kitchen and her diet is terrible... as in she just doesn't eat because she gets frustrated with having to find food that won't upset her. Along with dairy she's also allergic to barley, carrots, spinach, tea and coffee. You'd be amazed at how they sneak barley into everything! Then she'll find a good vegan meal she can heat up and it's got carrots or spinach in it. Ugh. She's not really gluten intolerant but there is no barley in gluten free so it's nice to find that stuff. Here in my podunk neck of the woods, choices for her are limited so we have to get creative.

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh man, the poor thing! Has to be tough having so many allergies and restrictions on what she can eat. Hopefully you can find some things that she can eat and/or freeze and reheat.