The Long and Winding Road

Week of 05/22

2011-05-23T15:48:00.003-05:00

Sunday: 30 min bike
Monday: Off
Tuesday: 30 min bike
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: 30 min elliptical

Week of 05/15

2011-05-17T12:54:00.002-05:00

Sunday: Off
Monday: 30 min elliptical
Tuesday: off
Wednesday: 30 min bike
Thurs-Sat: Off

Week of 05/08

2011-05-09T13:50:00.002-05:00

Sunday: Off
Monday: 30 min bike
Tuesday - Thursday: Off
Friday: 30 min bike
Saturday: Off

Week of 05/01

2011-05-02T08:04:00.005-05:00

Sunday: Off
Monday: 30 min bike
Tuesday: Off
Wednesday: 30 min bike
Thursday: Off
Friday: Off
Saturday: Off

Week of 04/24

2011-04-28T10:04:00.001-05:00

Week off

Week of 04/17

2011-04-18T08:17:00.006-05:00

Sunday
Off

Monday
30 min AMT

Tuesday
30 min AMT

Wednesday
Off

Thursday
30 min elliptical

Friday
30 min bike

Saturday
Off

Week of 04/10

2011-04-10T11:15:00.008-05:00

Sunday
30 min treadmill (walk)
1 min bike (thought Kevin was going to be longer)

Monday
Off

Tuesday
30 min bike

Wednesday
Off

Thursday
30 min bike

Friday
30 min elliptical

Saturday
30 min bike

Week of 04/03

2011-04-04T10:56:00.005-05:00

Sunday
Off

Monday
30 min elliptical

Tuesday
Off

Wednesday
30 min elliptical

Thursday
FB Workout
10 min stairmill
10 min treadmill

Friday
30 min elliptical

Saturday
30 min elliptical

Week of 03/27

2011-03-28T10:07:00.004-05:00

Sunday
Off

Monday
30 min elliptical

Tuesday
Off

Wednesday
30 min elliptical

Thursday
Off

Friday
30 min elliptical

Saturday
6.7 mile walk

Week of 03/20

2011-03-21T10:18:00.008-05:00

Sunday
30 min bike
Stretch & foam roll (REALLY tight from the run!)

Monday
Off

Tuesday
5 min warmup
25 min of intervals
3 min cooldown

Wednesday
FB Workout
Stretching

Thursday
30 min elliptical

Friday
Off

Saturday
20 min SS/10 min intervals (elliptical)

Week of 03/13

2011-03-15T14:08:00.004-05:00

Sunday
Off

Monday
Off

Tuesday
30 min AMT

Wednesday
10 min SS
20 min intervals
5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
(x3
(final interval bumped up 1 per 5 min)

Thursday & Friday
Off

Saturday
4 mile run (44 min)

Week of 03/06

2011-03-09T14:25:00.004-06:00

Sunday
Off

Monday
30 min cardio

Tuesday
FB workout
10 min elliptical

Wednesday
Off

Thursday
FB workout
20 min stairmill

Friday
Off

Saturday
30 min elliptical

Random workouts

2011-03-09T14:23:00.001-06:00

Feb 25: 30 min cardio
Feb 26: 30 min cardio

Feb 28: 30 min cardio
Mar 02: 30 min cardio
Mar 05: 5 mile walk

Week of 01/30

2011-02-03T10:20:00.000-06:00

Sunday-Wednesday
Off

Thursday
30 min elliptical

Week of 01/23

2011-01-24T04:27:00.001-06:00

Week off!!! I just am too tired to move!

Week of 01/16

2011-01-18T08:58:00.005-06:00

Sunday
13 min elliptical & 20 min bike

Monday
Off

Tuesday
30 min treadmill (walking)

Wednesday
Full body workout
30 min bike

Thursday
30 min AMT

Friday
Off

Saturday
Off

Week of 01/09

2011-01-09T17:29:00.006-06:00

Sunday
40 min treadmill (walking)

Monday
Off

Tuesday
30 min elliptical

Wednesday
FB workout
20 min treadmill walk

Thursday
30 ARC trainer

Friday
Off

Saturday
40 min treadmill (walking)

Week of 01/02/11!!!!

2011-01-04T09:16:00.007-06:00

Sunday
Off (went to urgent care)

Monday
Chest & Back

Tuesday
30 min elliptical (sorta easy)

Wednesday
Legs & Core

Thursday
30 min elliptical

Friday
30 min elliptical
10 min treadmill (waiting for Kevin)

Saturday
30 min elliptical

**went to urgent care on Sunday & have a sinus infection that is truly kicking my ass. so this week's plan is to do training as scheduled & cardio on non-training days & that's it.**

Week of 12/26

2010-12-27T09:04:00.003-06:00

Sunday
Shoulders & Core
20 min elliptical

Monday
(AM) Back & Bi's
(PM) 20 min cardio

Tuesday
30 min elliptical

Wednesday
Off (slept off my fever)

Thursday
30 min elliptical

Friday
(AM) 30 min elliptical
(PM) NYE DANCING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) (just seeing who's reading)

Saturday
Off

Week of 12/19

2010-12-19T12:51:00.004-06:00

Sunday
Shoulders & Core
20 min stairmill

Monday
(AM) Back & bi's
(PM) 20 min elliptical intervals

Tuesday
30 min elliptical

Wednesday
(AM) Legs & core

Thursday
30 min cardio (don't remember what I did)

Friday
Chest & Tri's
20 min elliptical, 10 min run, 10 min incline walk

Saturday
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Week of 12/12

2010-12-13T08:47:00.007-06:00

Sunday
Off

Monday
Insanity Plyo Cardio (20 min - 2 circuits)
Abs

Tuesday
(AM) Back & Bi's
(PM) 20 min elliptical

Wednesday
(AM) Legs & Core
(PM) 20 min stairmill (make'em BURN!!!!)

Thursday
30 min elliptical (this was brutal after legs & stairs yesterday)

Friday
(AM) Chest & Tri's

Saturday
20 min elliptical
10 min stairmill

Week of 12/05

2010-12-06T12:34:00.005-06:00

Sunday
Off (just walking in Chicago)

Monday
(AM) Back & Bi's
(PM) 20 min cardio

Tuesday
30 min elliptical

Wednesday
Insanity Cardio Abs

Thursday
(AM) Legs & Core
(PM) 20 min cardio

Friday
Chest & Tri's
20 min elliptical

Saturday
20 min AMT
Shoulders

Week of 11/28

2010-11-29T19:24:00.005-06:00

Sunday
OFF!!!!! Felt great to rest!

Monday
AM: Back & bi's
PM: 20 min stairmill (FB mode)

Tuesday
32 min elliptical

Wednesday
(AM) Legs & core
(PM) 20 min AMT

Thursday
30 min elliptical

Friday
(AM) Chest & tri's
(PM) 30 min elliptical

Saturday
3 mile snowy run
Shoulders & Core

Week of 11/21

2010-11-22T09:21:00.004-06:00

Sunday
Shoulders & Core
20 min elliptical

Monday
(AM) Back & Bi's
(PM) 20 min AMT (intervals)

Tuesday
30 min AMT (SS)

Wednesday
Legs & Core
10 min treadmill incline

Thursday
40 min AMT

Friday
Chest & Tri's
30 min stairmill & 10 min treadmill incline

Saturday
Shoulders & Core
15 min elliptical
21 min run (2 miles)
5 min cooldown (walking)

Week of 11/14

2010-11-15T08:14:00.005-06:00

Sunday
30 min AMT (cardio)

Monday
(AM) Back & Bi's
(PM) 20 min cardio (AMT)

Tuesday
30 min elliptical

Wednesday
Legs & Core

Thursday
30 min elliptical

Friday
(AM) Chest & tris
(PM) 20-30 min cardio

Saturday
15 min elliptical
15 min stairmill

Week of 11/07

2010-11-08T13:02:00.004-06:00

Sunday
30 min elliptical
(neither hubby nor myself wanted to workout today but did it anyway!)

Monday
AM: Back & Bi's
PM: Cardio abs (Insanity workout)

Tuesday
30 min run (15 min SS & 15 min intervals)

Wednesday
AM: Legs & Core; 5 min incline walk
PM: 20 min cardio

Thursday
30 min elliptical (very easy...ouchy legs from yesterday!)

Friday
Chest & Tris
20 min elliptical (still fairly easy)

Saturday
Shoulders & core
30 min elliptical

Week of 10/31

2010-11-05T09:02:00.003-05:00

Sunday
Walking on vacation (we'd guess about 6 miles)

Monday
Travel day

Tuesday
Off

Wednesday
FB workout & 20 min AMT

Thursday
30 min elliptical

Friday
30 min cardio (TBD)

Saturday
FB workout & 20 min AMT

*Will get back to normal cardio/training schedule next week. Still not feeling great so taking it easy*

Week of 10/24

2010-10-24T12:00:00.004-05:00

Sunday
30 min elliptical

10 min @ 8
10 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
5 min @ 11

Stretching & abs

Monday
35 min run

5 min @ 5.6
5 min @ 6.0
5 min @ 6.2
5 min @ 5.6
5 min @ 6.0
1 min @ 6.2
1 min @ 6.4
1 min @ 6.6
1 min @ 6.8
1 min @ 7.0

3 min cooldown @ 5.6

Stretching & Abs

Tuesday
30 min elliptical

5 min @ 7

1 min @ 7
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
(x4)

1 min @ 12
1 min @ 11
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 8

Whewwwww!

The rest of the week is vacation...lots of walking but no formal workouts planned!!!

Curious?

2010-10-22T11:52:00.003-05:00

Wondering what I've been eating???

Now, I do love me a good burger but that's over the top! haha Courtesy of This is Why You're Fat. Now I'd be lying if I said that some of the stuff on there doesn't look AMAZING but some is just repulsive!

What I really ate today was this....

1/2 Larabar (PB Choc Chip....so tasty)
Bagel, egg whites & slice of cheese (Healthy Life bagel...amazing!)
1/2 Larabar
Protein shake with water & dates
Banana
Mexican leftovers (lean beef, corn tortilla, salsa & a bit of sour cream with sweet potato/black bean filling from enchiladas)

Week of 10/17

2010-10-17T12:14:00.010-05:00

Sunday
20 min elliptical

1 min @ 7
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
(x4)

Monday
(AM) Chest & Back
*skipped my PM cardio today. Not feeling 100% so I rested being so close to vacation*

Tuesday
30 min run

5 min @ 5.6
10 min @ 6.0
7:30 @ 6.2
7:30 @ 6.4

Stretching

Wednesday
(AM) Legs & Core
(PM) 20 min elliptical

5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
2:30 min @ 10
2:30 min @ 11

Thursday
30 min elliptical

5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
5 min @ 11

1 min @ 11
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 7
(I was literally DRIPPING!!! lol)

Stretching

Friday
Shoulders & Arms
20 min elliptical

5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
5 min @ 11 (won't lie...11 was rough today!)

Stretching

Saturday
30 min AMT

5 min @ 6
5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
2 min @ 11
2 min @ 12
1 min @ 13

Week of 10/10/10

2010-10-10T12:31:00.011-05:00

Sunday
35 min treadmill walk (3.5 @ 5%)
(legs are SO sore from yesterday but I wanted to do something!)

Monday
(AM) Back & Chest
(PM) 20 min elliptical

1 min @ 7
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
(x4)

2 min cooldown

Tuesday
30 min AMT

5 min @ 6
5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
2 min @ 11
2 min @ 12
1 min @ 13

Stretching

Wednesday
(AM) Legs & Core
(PM) 20 min AMT

5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
2 min @ 10
2 min @ 11
1 min @ 12

2 min cooldown

Thursday
30 min elliptical

5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
5 min @ 11
5 min @ 12
1 min cooldown

Stretching

Friday
Arms & Shoulders
20 min elliptical

1 min @ 7
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
(x4)

Stretching

Saturday
5.2 mile run (50:30)

Workouts: Week of 10/03

2010-10-04T08:40:00.009-05:00

Sunday:
Off (I was BEAT & really needed this day)

Monday:
(AM) Chest & Back (new month...OUCH!)
(PM) Abs (my fave tape!)

Tuesday
30 min run

5 min warmup (5.5)

1 min @ 6.0
1 min @ 6.2
1 min @ 6.4
1 min @ 6.6
1 min @ 6.8
(repeat x3)

1 min @ 6.2
1 min @ 6.4
1 min @ 6.6
1 min @ 6.8
1 min @ 7.0

5 min cooldown (6.0-5.5)

(completed with funny looks from my hubby)

Stretching

Wednesday
(AM) Legs & Core
(PM) 20 min elliptical

1 min @ 7
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
(x4)

Thursday
30 min AMT

5 min @ 6
5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
2:30 @ 11
2:30 @ 12

(sore legs from yesterday so I took it down a notch)

Friday
Arms & Shoulders
20 min elliptical

1 min @ 7
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
(x4)

Saturday
Madness in the Gym (training consisting of plyos, weights, etc) NUTS!!!!
30 min AMT

5 min @ 6
5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
2 min @ 11
2 min @ 12
1 min @13

Can I just say after all the above, I WAS SPENT!!!!!! Awesome though!

2010-10-04T08:39:00.003-05:00

I'm bored with tracking food. I've made necessary changes & will basically be eating the same things daily so I'm just going to track workouts for the meantime. I'll toss in meals from time to time.

Just for giggles, here's what most of my days will look like:

1/2 Larabar before I head to the gym...if hungry when I wake up)

Breakfast: Oats of some sort or toast with egg whites & cheese
Snacks: Larabars, nuts with fruit, protein shakes, yogurt
Lunch: Salad with protein & cheese or half sandwich with yogurt, carrots, etc.
Dinner: Salad with whatever meat I'm cooking (if I didn't have one for lunch) or whatever I'm making for hubby

I'll toss a Coke in there when it suits me, perhaps a piece of banana bread or scoop of ice cream with hubby or even a glass (more like 3 oz) of wine. Conscious choices that will help me meet my goals ;)

2010-10-02T08:25:00.004-05:00

Metamucil (not joking..damn prenatals!)
Pumpkin with cool whip & choc chips (yes, really)
Salad with turkey taco meat, cheese, sour cream & a few crumbled chips (ate only half before feeling STUFFED!)

Will update later

Running on a high!!!! (35 min total)

20 min SS run (5.5-5.9)

1 min @ 6.0
1 min @ 6.2
1 min @ 6.3
1 min @ 6.4
1 min @ 6.8
(x2)

5 min cooldown (5.5-3.5)

Stretching

2010-10-01T09:08:00.006-05:00

7am: 1 bite of Frosted Mini Wheats Big (literally..one piece)

That's it for now & it's 910am. I'm not hungry AT ALL. It's bizarre. I even burned 400-ish calories with cardio. I'm having coffee though so there's something there.

11am: Pork stir fry leftovers (small bit of pork, cabbage, onions & sweet chili sauce)
1pm: Apple & nuts
445pm: Turkey taco meat, refried beans, lettuce, cheddar & a few tortilla chips (crushed on top)
730pm: Choc chips & nuts (about 1/8 cup each)

30 min AMT (adaptive motion trainer)

5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
5 min @ 11
4 min @ 12
1 min @ 13

Stretching

2010-09-30T08:55:00.004-05:00

1/2 larabar
3 egg whites, shredded cheese & slice of toast
Banana
Burger (no bun), cheese & roasted veggies (leftovers from dinner); 1/2 coke
1/2 larabar & apple
Pork stir fry (no rice) with sweet chili sauce
Peanuts & choc chips (about 1/8 cup each)

Chest & tris
20 min elliptical

1 min @ 7
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
(x2)

1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
1 min @ 12
(x2)

Stretching

2010-09-29T09:17:00.012-05:00

Protein with milk (1 scoop with about 1 cup) *woke up STARVING!!!!!*
Oats (1/2 cup) with PP (1/2 scoop), pumpkin (1/4 cup) & 1/4 banana
Chx caesar salad from Portillo's (yes, home of the famous Chicago beef sandwiches) & 1/2 can of coke
Larabar
Burger (no bun) with swiss & tomato, spicy sweet potato fries & roasted veggies (more veggies, less fries)

Shoulders & Core
20 min elliptical

1 min @ 7
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
(x2)

1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
1 min @ 12
(x2)

Stretching

2010-09-28T08:11:00.005-05:00

Oats with PP, pumpkin & banana
Larabar
Panera asian chx salad & coke
Apple (THE tiniest apple I've ever seen)
1/2 turkey sandwich, a few chips & carrots

30 min on AMT (Precor Adaptive Motion Trainer)

5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
2 min @ 11
2 min @ 12
1 min @ 13

Stretch
(we've been REALLY bad about stretching so we've been spending a few minutes post-cardio doing basic stretching.)

2010-09-27T08:27:00.002-05:00

Oats (1/2 c) with pumpkin (1/4 c) & banana (1/4)
Apple
Sloppy joes (no bun), roasted cauliflower (leftovers) & coke
Larabar
Caesar salad & 1/2 piece pizza (leftovers)

Training: Back & Bi's
Cardio: 20 min elliptical

5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
2 min @ 11
2 min @ 12
1 min @ 13

2010-09-26T11:25:00.005-05:00

Oats with 1/2 scoop protein, 1/4 banana & 1 T pumpkin
Sweet potato & black bean enchilada filling with cheese & salsa verde
Apple nachos (apple drizzled with PB & a few chopped nuts & choc chips (at 1T each)
Sloppy joes (no bun) & roasted cauliflower
Apple crisp(homemade) & vanilla ice cream (few bites of each)

20 min elliptical trainer intervals

2010-09-25T08:32:00.004-05:00

Eat
PB Cookie Larabar
Chx salad with 1/2 pita (Quizno's)
3 Dove chocolate bites (handing them out in Chicago! lol)
Caesar (side salad) with dressing on side, slice of pizza & short (10oz) cider

Move
30 min AMT trainer & stretching

Interval program (levels 8 & 10: 2 min intervals)

Sweet Potato & Black Bean Enchiladas

2010-09-24T08:47:00.004-05:00

So yea, this sounds kinda weird but I've seen them on blogs & after seeing them turn up yet again, I decided to give them a shot. I've always loved sweet potatoes but use them in a sweet manner only. Well, this is very savory & much more than I expected.

I followed this recipe (loosely) from Kath's version.

1 large sweet potato
3/4 can of black beans
Cilantro (about a handful)
1/2 can of green chilis
Cumin
Chili powder
Sharp white cheddar (you can use whatever you want)
Tortillas of choice

I nuked the sweet potato until soft then put the "meat" in a bowl with 1 teaspoon of cumin, 1/4 teaspoon of chili powder, 1/2 can of green chilis & the beans.

Then spread the mixture into tortilla shells (I made 5 & had some filling leftover), roll & place in a pan that has salsa verde in the bottom. Once they are all rolled, top with more salsa verde & your cheese.

I realized when they came out of the oven that I forgot the cilantro so chopped it & put it on top which I thought was perfect. We also topped with sour cream.

Notes:

Needs more spice & taco seasoning would probably work just fine in this recipe.
Salsa verde is my new BFF (so fresh tasting)

Hubby will definitely eat them again & was a little put off that they were meat free but after eating 3 he was full.

They will definitely make a repeat appearance in our house!!

2010-09-24T08:44:00.004-05:00

Rice cake with jam
Slice of toast with a piece of cheese, 1 whole egg & 1 extra white
Banana
Salad with leftover burger,piece of bacon, feta & dressing (lame use of leftovers)
Turkey breast & oven potatoes

Chest & triceps (they were BURNING!!!!!)
20 min AMT trainer

5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
2 min @ 11
2 min @ 12
1 min @ 13

(The resistance on these machines is MUCH harder than the elliptical!! Brutal but worth it!)

2010-09-23T08:01:00.005-05:00

Rice cake with PB & jelly
Multi-grain cheerios, banana & skim
Nature Valley Granola Thin (this is a new thing & looked good for only 80 cals)
Salad with apple, feta & raspberry dressing (homemade)
Apple (used part of this for my lunch)
Vitamuffin muffin top (starving!!!!!)
Sweet potato & black bean enchiladas (recipe from Kath Eats), wine to toast fall ;)

30 min treadmill run (too dark in the AM now)

20 min @ 6.0
2 min @ 6.2
2 min @ 6.4
2 min @ 6.6
2 min @ 6.8
2 min @ 7.0

Rockstar!

2010-09-22T08:49:00.007-05:00

Rice cake with PB & jelly
Multigrain cheerios, banana & skim
Granola bar
Panera bbq chicken salad (no tortilla strips), 1/2 coke & bread
Apple
Burger with cheese & tomato & fresh corn (thanks Grandpa!!!!)
Vitamuffin top & nuts

Shoulders & core
20 min elliptical

10 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
4 min @ 11
30 sec @ 12
30 sec @ 13

*Ever done a race before? You know that feeling as you push through the very end, running hard, feeling like you are so ready to be done but keep pushing? I try to end every cardio session that way!*

2010-09-21T08:42:00.004-05:00

Rice cake with PB & jelly
Oats with banana & coconut butter; milk
Granola bar
1/2 turkey sandwich with cheese & tomato, carrots & 1/2 coke (small bottle)
Apple & cheese
Salad with chicken, cheese, tomato & dressing; vitamuffin top

30 min on AMT trainer

20 min @ level 7
5 min @ 8
2 min @ 9
2 min @ 10
1 min @ 11

(I think...I'm blanking the progression but I always try to up it towards the end.)

2010-09-20T08:55:00.003-05:00

Rice cake with PB & jelly
Oats with banana & coconut butter; milk
Granola bar
1/2 turkey sandwich with cheese & tomato, chips & coke
Apple
Vitamuffin top & a few (literally) nuts
Chicken with cream of mushroom soup, brown rice peas & a wine (probably 3oz.)

Training: Back & bis
Cardio: 20 min elliptical

1 min @ 7
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
(repeat x2)

1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
1 min @ 12
(repeat x2)

2010-09-19T11:13:00.005-05:00

Eat
Cheerios, banana & skim
Vitamuffin top
Crackers, cheese, apple with PB
Junior Mints (just keeping it real) ;)
BLT & some chips
Vitamuffin top & vanilla ice cream

Move
Day off. I feel beat up & tired.

2010-09-18T09:36:00.004-05:00

Eat
Rice cake with PB & jelly
Whole egg, 2 whites, slice of cheese & piece of toast; milk
Vitamuffin top & a few chocolate covered peanuts
Club crackers, cheese, apple & PB (seriously best lunch ever!)
Multi-grain pringles
Dinner at Kelsey's Steakhouse: Salad with ranch, bread, grilled shrimp & 1/2 potato (baked) & 2 small mugs of Killians
Movie: Handful of each-Reese's pieces & popcorn then a few Jr. Mints

Move
Run 4.16 miles (thank you gmaps pedometer) in 40:18.

2010-09-17T08:43:00.003-05:00

Eat
Rice cake with PB & preserves
Cheerios, banana & skim
Taco salad (lean beef & black beans), cheese & sour cream
Apple
Leftovers (same as lunch)

Move
Chest & tris
20 min elliptical

5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
5 min @ 10
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
1 min @ 12

2010-09-16T10:56:00.003-05:00

Food
Rice cake with PB & preserves (this is always my pre-workout snack)
Multi-grain cheerios, banana & skim
Portillo's chx caesar salad (with dressing & croutons)
Apple (GINORMOUS honeycrisp!!!)
Tacos with black beans, corn tortillas, cheese & a little sour cream

Fitness
30 min treadmill run (hate it being dark in the AM now)

20 min @ 5.6
2 min @ 5.8
2 min @ 6.0
2 min @ 6.2
2 min @ 6.4
1 min @ 6.6
1 min @ 6.8

Cooldown 3 min (started at 5.4, then 4.5 then 3.5 for 1 min each)

2010-09-15T09:27:00.003-05:00

(This is probably getting a little redundant, huh?)

Rice cake with PB & preserves
Egg, egg white, slice of cheese & piece of toast, milk (about 1/2 cup)
Banana
Turkey sausage, peppers, onions & lettuce (lame salad..forgot my cheese) & 1/2 coke
Apple
Turkey burger (no bun), slice of cheese & oven potatoes
Small scoop of ice cream & 2 small cookies

Shoulders & core
20 min elliptical

5 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
2 min @ 10
2 min @ 11
1 min @ 12

2010-09-14T08:43:00.004-05:00

Rice cake with preserves
Egg, egg white, slice of cheese & piece of toast; milk (about 1/2 cup)
Banana
Sloppy joe salad & a coke (sloppy joe, cheese, lettuce & drizzle of mustard) (sounds weird but SO good)
Apple & yogurt
Sweet italian turkey sausage with peppers & onions and good ol' Kraft Mac & Cheese

Cardio: 30 min AMT trainer

10 min @ 7
10 min @ 8
5 min @ 9
2.5 min @ 10
2.5 min @ 11

This machine is KILLER! I think it gives the stairmill a run for the money!!!!

2010-09-13T08:44:00.003-05:00

Rice cake with preserves
Egg, egg white, slice of cheese & piece of toast
Banana
1/2 roast beef with swiss & yogurt
Apple & small handful of cereal
Vitamuffin top
Sloppy joes salad (sloppy joe, lettuce & cheese)

Back & bi's
20 min elliptical (10 min @ 8, 5 min @ 9, 5 min @ 10)

2010-09-12T10:47:00.004-05:00

Eats
2 eggs, 2 pc bacon, half slice of dry toast & a pancake (breakfast out with friends!)
Snacky all day long!!!!!
Baked ziti (leftovers) & a breadstick

Move
30 min elliptical (SS) to loosen up the legs

***I was snacky all day long. Most likely as a result of undereating yesterday***

Saturday

2010-09-12T10:44:00.003-05:00

Eats
Slice of toast with PB & preserves
Handful of puppy chow
Handful of popcorn & coke (at movie)
Lite beer (at festival)
Few more bites of puppy chow & slice of cheese
Chips with queso & mushroom swiss burger (ate half the bun)

Yes, food was interesting today. We ran the race & I wasn't very hungry thus the handful/bites of snacky stuff. I get the puppy chow every year from the same little shop that comes for the Popcorn Fest. Love that stuff & won't ever make it since I can look forward to it from them.

Move
5 mile run (47 min!!!!)

RACE DAY!!!!!! Hubby & I rocked out an AWESOME 5 mile race finishing a FULL 3 minutes faster than we planned! So awesome & it felt great in spite of running in the rain.

2010-09-10T09:11:00.004-05:00

Eat
Rice cake with PB & preserves
One egg, one egg white, slice of cheese & piece of toast
Banana
Chicken caesar salad (I'm the only person that goes to Portillo's for salad! Lame!)
Nuts
Qdoba chx taco salad (chix, bean & corn salsa, reg salsa, bit of cheese & dressing)
Beer or two at class reunion mixer

Move
Chest & Biceps
20 min elliptical (SS)

2010-09-09T08:10:00.004-05:00

Eat
Rice cake with preserves
Egg, egg white, slice of cheese & slice of toast
Banana
Salad with leftover burger patty, cheese & tomato and mini-can of coke
Larabar (apple pie) & some peanuts
Salad with black bean burger, cheese, tomato, a little sour cream & BBQ sauce

Move
(AM) 2 mile run (18:00) purposely fast to prepare for Saturday's race
(PM) Insanity cardio abs

2010-09-08T09:25:00.004-05:00

Eat
Rice cake with PB & preserves
Cereal with banana & skim
Panera asian chx salad (no wontons) & some of the baguette
Larabar PB cookie flavor (my fave!!!!)
Grilled pork & baked beans

Move
(AM) Shoulders & core

Hubby decided this morning he didn't want to do cardio (tired legs) & that throws me off. I HATE going back after work & Comcrap's On Demand wouldn't work for me to see what I could do after work. Soooooo....20 min of Insanity, something on On Demand or to the gym I go. Urgh.

ETA: Cardio did not happen. Tried yoga & it was awful. Body could use the rest anyway with a race this weekend.

Tuesday

2010-09-07T08:46:00.003-05:00

Eat
-Rice cake with preserves
-One egg, slice of toast & slice of cheese
-1/2 of a pork steak (leftovers), grapes & mini-can of coke
-Apple & yogurt
***Snacking at home here...few sunchips, few bites of ice cream & few peanuts***
-Burger (no bun) & sweet potato fries

Move
Treadmill run (super windy outside today)

20 minutes @ 5.8-6.0 (kept varying it)

1 min @ 5.8
1 min @ 6.0
1 min @ 6.2
1 min @ 6.4
1 min @ 6.8

1 min @ 6.4
1 min @ 6.6
1 min @ 6.8
1 min @ 7.0
1 min @ 7.2

2 min cool down @ 4.0

Monday

2010-09-07T08:38:00.000-05:00

Eat
Rice cake with PB & preserves
2 eggs, 2 pc bacon, slice of toast & fruit (breakfast out)
1/2 turkey/RB sandwich & sunchips
Banana bread & slice of cheese
Baked ziti & garlic toast
Few bites of ice cream (Edy's PB cup)

Move
Back & tris
20 min elliptical (5 min each @ 7,8,9,10)

2010-09-05T10:58:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Rice cake with PB & preserves
-1 egg, 1 egg white, slice of toast & piece of cheese; milk
-Couple bites of banana bread (baked yesterday)
-Quizno's steak sammie (no sauce) & sunchips
-Peanuts, choc chips & slice of cheese (starving before dinner)
-Pork steak & potatoes
-Ice cream with cookies (small portions)

Move
6.63 (thank you Gmaps) mile run (1 hour 9 min)

Decent run today. Took almost 2 miles to find my legs & that was not fun but we committed to keep going. I also got a bad migraine last night & an uphill jaunt made that pound for a couple minutes again but it seemed fine after we walked a minute.

Next weekend is the 5 mile race we are doing!!!! It's the annual Popcorn Festival!! :) Orville Redenbacher is from Valparaiso & actually started his popcorn business with our friend's grandfather who just recently passed away. That's your local tidbit for the day ;)

Though I type that & wonder if anyone really reads this part? It's just for my info really but just curious..lol

2010-09-04T09:17:00.001-05:00

Eat
-Rice cake with preserves
-Egg whites, cheese & slice of toast; grapes
-Fanny Mae mint meltaway (individual serving)
-Leftover BBQ chicken pizza (half of a personal size) & a few sunchips
-Chips, salsa & spinach/chicken quesadilla (ate 2/3) then a bite of hubby's cookie later; also 2 Michelob Ultras over the course of a few hours

Move
30 min AMT trainer

Details?

20 min @ 7
5 min @ 8
2 min @ 9
2 min @ 10
1 min @ 11

This machine is a stepper/elliptical in one & simulates running well so I kept my pace brisk.

Tomorrow is a 6-7 mile run!!!!

2010-09-03T10:54:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Rice cake with PB & preserves
-Cereal, banana & skim
-Panera asian chix salad (no wontons) & part of the baguette
-Apple & nuts
-Chicken with mac & cheese (yes, good ol' Kraft)

Move
20 min elliptical

Something like this:

1 min @ 7
1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
(repeat x2)

1 min @ 8
1 min @ 9
1 min @ 10
1 min @ 11
1 min @ 12
(repeat x2)

1 min cool down

On tap for tomorrow 6-7 mile run!

2010-09-02T09:12:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Whole egg, egg white, slice of toast & slice of cheese; few sips of OJ
-Banana
-1/2 roast beef with swiss, cukes & 1/2 small can of coke (yes really..I wanted my tea instead!)
-Apple & nuts (about 1/2 oz)
-BBQ chicken pizza (I'll do half of an individual one...homemade for b-day boy)
-small portion of poundcake, ice cream & strawberries (hubby's choice for b-day cake)

Move
30 min treadmill run (raining outside)

(goes like this.....)
0-20 min: start at 5.6 & increase .2 every 5 minutes
20-25: start at 6.0 & increase .2 every minute
25-26: 6.0
26-30: start at 6.4 & increase .2 every minute

Result: almost barfed & sweaty beast

Overall: Kick ass workout!

2010-09-01T08:42:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Rice cake with PB & preserves
-Egg white, whole egg, toast & a slice of cheese
-Nuts (if needed)
-Salad with steak, corn, salsa, red pepper, cukes & cheese (from home)
-Apple & nuts
-Italian beef (no bun) with slice of cheese & oven potatoes

Move
Shoulders & core
20 min elliptical**

**5 minute intervals: increase level every minute (7-11 for first 2 intervals) then (8-12 for last 2 intervals)

2010-08-31T10:01:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Bug of unknown variety
-1 egg with an extra egg white, slice of cheese & slice of toast
-Peanuts (about 1T worth)
-Panera Asian Chx salad (no wontons) & mini-can of coke
-Choc chips & nuts (about 1T each), slice of cheese
-Chix caesar salad (dressing on side) & cup of lemon rice soup

Move
Run 30:36 (about 3.2 miles)

(I focus more on time on my feet that mileage but still keep that in the back of my mind.)

2010-08-30T10:28:00.000-05:00

-Rice cake with PB & preserves
-Cereal with skim & banana
-1/2 turkey sand with swiss, yellow pepper & mini can of coke
-Apple & yogurt
-Turkey sausage & corn on the cob

Chest & Bi's
20 min elliptical intervals

2010-08-29T08:23:00.000-05:00

-Egg with slice of toast & cheese (one slice)
-Qdoba chicken salad (a little bit of cheese, bean/corn salsa & dressing)
-Italian beef (homemade roast), slice of cheese (no bun) & sweet potato fries
-Ice cream (about 1/4c), 2 mini-cookies (homemade ones) & a few choc chips

Workout: Insanity Cardio Abs

2010-08-28T08:15:00.000-05:00

-Rice cake with PB & preserves
-Egg with a slice of toast & cheese
-Turkey burger (no bun) with a slice of cheese & salad (romaine, tom, red pepper, cukes & a little cheese) with rasp. vin. (I am STUFFED!)
-Pretzels & hummus
-Chips & salsa; (almost 2 hours later) boneless wings (6), some potato wedges (small handful) & 2 short Miller 64's

Dinner will be out somewhere! It's "wife doesn't cook on Saturday's" night! haha

Cardio: 5.2 mile run (54 min)

***I also planned to bake but it was too warm in the house so I just made up the cookie dough. I ONLY sampled about 1 tablespoon of dough! Impressive, eh? ;)

2010-08-27T09:28:00.000-05:00

-Rice cake with PB (about 1 teaspoon) & preserves (keeps me best for workouts longer than 30 minutes)
-Cheerios, banana & skim
-1/2 turkey sand with swiss, yellow peppers & yogurt
-Apple & nuts
-Turkey burger (no bun) with cheese & salad

Training: Chest & Tri's
Cardio: 20 min on elliptical (Increased resistance every minute for 5 min intervals. In the last 5 min, it was amped up a notch)

Result from cardio? Sweaty pig!

2010-08-26T10:00:00.001-05:00

-Rice cake with preserves
-Cereal with banana & skim
-Yogurt
-1/2 turkey sandwich with swiss, red pepper with hummus & mini can of coke
-Apple & nuts
-Chicken quarter, salad with cheese & a few bites of pasta (it was packaged & WAY too salty)

Training: Off
Cardio: Run (32:46)

2010-08-25T12:33:00.001-05:00

-Rice cake with almond butter & preserves (AB almost gone...sad face!)
-Yogurt
-Taco salad (lettuce, leftover chili, cheese & dab of sour cream)
-Apple & nuts
-Chicken quarter & corn on the cob (got TONS from Dad)

Training: Shoulders & core
Cardio: 20 min stairmill (intervals)

2010-08-24T09:39:00.000-05:00

-Rice cake with almond butter & preserves
-Cereal with banana & skim (combo of multi-grain cheerios & honey bunches of oats cinn)
-Salad with chicken & feta (from home) & 1/2 coke (left from yesterday)
-Apple & nuts
-Chili (leftovers) with turkey sausage (links) & cheese

*I was given a cake ball (truffle) as a treat by one of the guys & will probably eat that too! It's the size of a golf ball & looks dayum tasty with it's white chocolate drizzled self*

**Had cereal this morning instead of my eggs & it seems to be holding me over longer. Not sure why but it is. I just wanted something different. It's almost oatmeal time again!!!!!**

Ran with hubby (31:30) for 3.1 miles. Very cool but humid. We rocked it out though! Feels good to be running so much again! Plantar fasciitis seems to be doing okay while running but I had a few twinges today. I am attributing that to twisting my ankle last week in the grass dodging the geese. Good times! haha

2010-08-23T08:15:00.000-05:00

Eat
Rice cake with almond butter & preserves
2 eggs with slice of toast & milk (about 1/2 cup)
Yogurt
Chicken sausage link, corn, peppers, onions & 1/2 coke
Apple & nuts
Chili (been really craving some..giving into PMS!)

**For giggles, I did my calories & am eating 1500 today which is probably pretty normal most days!**

Move
Back & Bi's
20 min elliptical

2010-08-22T11:14:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Egg with slice of toast & cheese
-Banana & slice of swiss
-Quizno's Steak sammie (no sauce) & sunchips
-Pretzels, dip & slice of cheese
-Chicken sausages with peppers/onions & corn on the cob (YUMMY!)

Move
Day off (my body needs it BAD!)

2010-08-21T09:00:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Rice cake with almond butter & preserves
-Egg with slice of toast & cheese
-Pretzels & dip (not a stellar snack but it sounded REALLY good!)
-Cake pops (2) (these are NOT around all the time & were super tasty!)
-2 bites of all of the following at the picnic: taco salad, spoon bread, baked beans, buffalo chicken dip & a burger (whole thing) with no bun, slice of cheese & onions/peppers plus 3 Miller 64's.

Later I had a couple bites of the following desserts...carrot cake, pineapple cake & elephant ear (yes really) cheesecake (I ate most of this.)

It was a fabulous time with family & it's SO nice to enjoy with ZERO food guilt!!!!!! Hubby & I walked the outlet mall too!

Will update as I go along or tomorrow. I'm home today so not planning!!!!!

Move
57:30 run (turned out to be 5.6 miles!!!!!!!!!!)

Ever had a run so hard that you though surely you were going slower than a tortoise? That was today. It was misty out but felt cool so I decided to go for it. I knew I wanted to tackle a 5 miler so off I went. It wasn't too bad at first but by the second mile it very clear that the humidity was thick. I trudged on wanting to stop (no joke) but kept on. No walk breaks just one stop so I didn't get run over by a woman backing out of her drive. I got home feeling strong but DONE. Texted hubby super excited about what I'd done, check G-Maps & find out It was 5.6!!!! All of the sudden that awful run turned into something amazing. I still had it!!!!!! Woot!

Off to shower as I'm literally still sitting all sweaty! haha

2010-08-20T08:09:00.000-05:00

Wheeeeee! It's finally Friday! I say that with the excitement that tomorrow will be spent with family. I'm beat & my body is telling me so!

Eat
-Rice cake with preserves
-Egg, slice of toast & swiss; OJ
-Luna protein bar (gross!)
-Salad with cranberries, walnuts & raspberry dressing (plucked from the "eat me before I die" organics section at Meijers)
-Apple
-Burger (no bun) & oven potatoes

Move
-Chest & Tris
-20 min elliptical

2010-08-19T08:22:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Rice cake with almond butter & preserves
-Protein powder, banana & frozen tropical fruit (blended with water)
-Zone bar
-Portillo's hot chicken caesar & 1/2 coke
-Watermelon
-Homemade pizza (chicken, BBQ sauce, italian cheese & Meijer's thin crusts)

Move
43 min run (4.2 miles)

*Cool temps again this morning but I got hot. My legs also started to feel like lead in the last mile. Not my best run but definitely not my worst!

2010-08-18T09:09:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Rice cake with almond butter & preserves
-2 eggs & slice of toast
-Yogurt
-1/2 roast beef with swiss & 1/2 coke
-Apple & nuts
-Pork steak, brown rice & peas

Move
Training: Shoulder & Core
Cardio: 20 min elliptical**

**Started at resistance 7 & increase every minute (repeat in 5 min intervals x3)
Final 5 minutes start at 8 & increase every minute

Result? Hot mess!

2010-08-17T08:28:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Rice cake with preserves
-Egg with slice of toast & cheese (yes, I'm boring in the AM)
-Yogurt
-Panera Asian Chx Salad (no wontons,) few bites of bread & 1/2 coke
-Apple & peanuts (about .5 ounce)
-Black bean burger & hummus

Move
31 min run (bit over 3 miles)

It was a GLORIOUS run this morning..sorta. It was VERY cool this morning (about 63) but we had to dodge geese (twice) & one of those dodges was through a yard where I twisted my ankle. I *think* it's fine though.

We've missed these cool mornings!!! This summer has been brutal!!!! And we've not even had our Indian summer yet. Eeek!

2010-08-16T09:07:00.000-05:00

Eat
-Rice cake with AB & preserves
-Egg with slice of toast & few sips of milk
-Yogurt (been really craving some lately)
-1/2 roast beef with swiss & 1/2 coke
-Zone bar & banana
-Sloppy joes (no bun) & oven fries

(we have no fruit in the house!!!!)

Move
Back & Bi's training (AM)
Insanity Cardio Abs (PM)

2010-08-16T09:04:00.000-05:00

Sunday, August 15

Eat
-2 eggs & slice of toast
-Salad with chicken & black beans (Qdoba)
-Mini-bag of kettle corn (YUM!)
-Turkey meatball sub (small rolls) & sweet potato fries
-2 crackers with cheese

Move
Staining the deck (have you painted lately? Def a workout!)

Exhausted today after a VERY late night at the concert. Napped often today....

2010-08-14T10:49:00.000-05:00

So today is weigh-in day & I'm down another 2.5 for a total of 9 since I've started this mission to get back to where I feel my best. I'm feeling fabulous & really am so grateful to my friend who's helping me. I added a section to the side (right) to track my losses. There's something about making it more public that seems to help (much like Weight Watchers did.) It's accountability. I used to report to my Mom every Saturday after a weigh-in.

Without further rambling, here's today's stuff (somewhat planned but subject to change...)

Eat
Rice cake with preserves
2 eggs with toast & a piece of melon
Trail mix
1/2 roast beef with swiss & sunchips
Salad with chicken & dressing
Snacks at tailgating (cheese & crackers, tortilla chips with salsa, 2 beers)

Move
31:30 (LOL) on the AMT trainer (pretty brutal!!)

Turkey Meatballs

2010-08-13T08:40:00.001-05:00

I posted this on the main blog but will keep the recipe here too! So super yummy & so easy to make!!!!!

Turkey Meatballs
1 package of lean ground turkey (I use the 93/7)
1/4 cup italian bread crumbs
1/4 cup parmesean cheese
1-2 tablespoons of dry parsley
1 egg

Form into balls & place in a baking dish. Bake at 400 for about 20-25 minutes until juices are clear.

Enjoy!!!!

2010-08-13T08:36:00.000-05:00

Finally Friday. So sleepy this week & honestly feel exhausted!!!! We'll sleep in tomorrow (up at 5 daily to workout) but the trade-off will be a much more humid run by not going before sun-up.

Eats
Rice cake with smear of preserves
Slice of toast, egg & slice of cheese (open face egg sandwich); OJ
Grapes (ETA: worst grapes EVER!!!!!! I ate less than a handful)
Panera Asian chicken salad (no fried wontons) & a couple bites of bread
Zone bar
Turkey meatballs (recipe in next post), wheat pasta & tomato sauce

Move
Training: Chest & Tris
Cardio: 20 min elliptical (increasing resistane every 5 minutes until last 5 min then increase it with 2:30 to go.) Sweaty pig!

2010-08-12T14:44:00.000-05:00

It's been a while but I'm going to be using this page once again. For my own purposes really just to keep track of my eats. I'll share recipes when I have them too!

Eat
Rice cake with smear of preserves
2 eggs with slice of toast & OJ
Apple
1/2 roast beef with swiss, grapes & mini-can of coke
Grapes (lunch leftovers) & zone bar
Pork with brown rice & veggies

Move
34 min run

It was SUPER humid at 530am already so we took it very slow.

Mission to Marzipan

2009-09-19T12:24:00.000-05:00

Okay so not everything I post on here is going to be 1) healthy or 2) my creation but I do like to share fun finds too!

Today while I was getting groceries, I decided I wanted a naughty treat so I stalked, er, I mean purused the Ben & Jerry's in the freezer section. What I was really hunting for was the Edy's Light PUMPKIN ice cream but it's not there yet. Drat!

So instead, I saw the Pumpkin Cheesecake B&J flavor but I'd already had that so I opted for a new flavor!

I got the Mission to Marzipan & was pleasantly surprised. It's so tasty, not sicky sweet & the almond cookies just make the whole thing. The Ben & Jerry's site isn't working so here's the description from Wikipedia.

...Sweet cream ice cream with almond cookies and a marzipan swirl...

It's really tasty & for once in my life I didnt eat the whole thing. I think I've lost my touch! hehehe

Happy Eating!

Easy breakfast casserole

2009-09-14T19:01:00.000-05:00

It's been awhile since I posted on the "eats" page but I made a really tasty casserole & wanted to share! The basic idea came from a bodybuilding magazine but since I cannot remember which one I cannot give proper credit!

What you need:
Package of ground turkey sausage (I get the Jenny-O sweet italian sausage links)
Package of frozen hash browns (just the regular ones that only lists potatoes as the ingredient)
1 dozen eggs (dont be scared!)
1 cup of reduced fat shredded cheese
1/4 cup of skim milk

What you do:
Cook the sausage (I squeeze the meat out of the casing) & while that cooks combine 9 egg whites, 3 whole eggs & the milk in a bowl.

Spray a 13x9 pan with Pam & layer in half a bag of shredded potatoes (frozen.) Then top with the cooked sausage, then the cheese & pour the egg mixture over the top.

Bake at 400 until the eggs are completely cooked (about 30 minutes.)

This was really tasty & even reheats well in the microwave!

Enjoy!

Note: This makes 8 servings with a WW Points value of 5.

Edy's Alert!!!!

2009-07-27T09:55:00.000-05:00

I was looking for a dessert option for last night & got our usual lowfat poundcake. I wanted the FF Breyers vanilla (that's sooooooooooo good!) but they didnt have it. I did see this......

I've never been a fan of some frozen yogurts but decided to give this a try for something different.

HOLY YUMMY!

It's sooooo tangy & the honey is just enough sweet to not let it be too tart. I thought it tasted kinda cheesecakey & Kevin thought it was kinda sherbet-y! I gave it a 2 thumbs up & though Kevin was not fully convinced said he would eat it again!

There's another flavor that is Tart Mango so I may pick that up for next time!

I suggest giving this stuff a try! Super yummy! And the nutritionals are not bad either!

Check that stuff out here!

AND.....Easy Cheesecake

2009-07-17T11:46:00.001-05:00

I think this will be my dessert this weekend (thanks for the idea Mellissa!)

Combine a brick of cream cheese (I always use light) & a container of Cool whip (light again.) Place it in prepared graham cracker pie crust (I do the individual ones) then top with your choice of well..anything!

I've topped it with Snickers, berries, canned cherry pie filling....it's totally whatever you want!

Always a total hit & super easy to make!

Super easy Taffy Apple salad

2009-07-17T11:43:00.001-05:00

Okay, this is soooo yummy & so easy it's fun for anyone to make!

Ready?

Ingredients
Apples (I used 3 large Granny Smith's)
Snickers bars (I used a package of fun size)
Cool whip (small tub)

Chop up the apples & snickers then combine with cool whip.

Yep, that's it! So yummy!

Pizza anyone?

2009-07-13T14:48:00.000-05:00

Ah yes, the food page has been dusted off to share something that I made this weekend. Well, minus pics since I forgot to take any!

Here's what I made:

The Best Pizza Dough
May 11th, 2009 by jenna

2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tbsp olive oil
1 1/3 cup warm water
1 packet yeast
1.5 tsp sea salt
In a mixing bowl, combine the warm water and yeast. Stir in the salt and flour and mix on medium high speed on your KitchenAid for 5 minutes. While the mixer is going, drizzle in the olive oil. When the dough is soft and elastic, take out of the bowl, rub with olive oil and then place back in the bowl, cover with a dish towel and let rise for one hour. After the dough has doubled in size, cut in half to make two large pizza doughs or make mini doughs. You could also do what I like to do and freeze the dough in a plastic baggie for another time! When you are ready for your pizza, roll out the dough, cover with your toppings and bake at 425 for 10-15 minutes.

You could also make this dough without an electric mixer…..just knead by hand for about 8 minutes and then follow above steps! I’ve made it by hand many, many times and it always comes out right.

This turned out pretty good though I'm sure not exactly how pizza dough should be!

We made it into a BBQ Chicken Pizza. Holy YUM!

Our creation was topped with the following:

Sweet Baby Ray's Original BBQ Sauce
Red Onion (sliced)
Chopped chicken
Pineapple tidbits
Bacon (I used the "real bacon" in the salad dressing aisle)
Pizza cheese

It was super yummy & even reheated nicely for lunch leftovers today!

I highly recommend you try this dough with your pizza faves!

Whew!

2009-06-12T08:21:00.000-05:00

Okay, I'm a day late with yesterday's tasty morsels but it's hard to keep up with right now when Kevin's over! I also didnt catch dinner before we started chowing. I'll take a shot of the leftovers at lunch today to share!

Started the day with a smoothie made with...

FF organic milk (1 cup)
Frozen strawberries (about 6)
Frozen banana (1/2)
Flax seed (about 1/2t)
Local honey (so yum!)

Added to the meal 2 rice cakes with Naturally More & low sugar jam

Lunch was a market grab fest! I grabbed an Amy's Spinach Pocket, 0% Fage & a banana. I really like the Amy's pocket but it seems to give me a tad bit of heartburn a couple hours after eating.

Extras today were another banana for an afternoon snack, a slice of swiss & a few bites of Naturally More while making dinner.

That named dinner was created with a stir-fry in mind. It contained:

Chicken
Shredded cabbage (thank you bagged shreds)
Onion
Peas (added in at the end)
TJ's sweet chili sauce (along with a little from the Thai brand I got at the store)
TJ's organic brown rice on the side

It was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good & I have the leftovers here for lunch today! It was a hit with the fiance as well!

I also had a tasty iced green tea at Barnes & Nobles later. No sweetener or anything.

Yummy in my tummy!

2009-06-10T18:45:00.001-05:00

The day started with this lovely concoction. It includes oats, 1/2 banana, 1 t flaxseed, 1T maple syrup, Naturally More & a teensy bit of milk. Soooooooooooooo good!

I also ate this after my oats. I had one before the gym today & another for an afternoon snack.

*insert unphotographed apple here*

Used leftovers from yesterday for a salad. The bowl had lettuce, garbanzo beans & feta cheese topped with some Newman's Light honey mustard.

See the loner bean? The rest were in the bottom of the bowl hiding.

I was super hungry for dinner but had NOTHING that I wanted to eat. I winged it. I used a couple corn tortillas, mexican cheese (reduced fat) & some black beans. Really simple & boring but it killed the hunger. I had 2 of these.

This view looks much better, huh?

I also a little cup of natural applesauce with dinner.

Tempting Tuesday!

2009-06-09T17:51:00.001-05:00

So I busted out the camera to capture dinner. It was so yummy & looked equally tasty!

Breakie: Smoothie with banana, strawberries, almond drink, liquid egg whites & honey; homemade date/nut bar

AM Snack: Oikos FF greek yogurt & homemade date/nut bar

Lunch: Romaine, garbanzo beans, feta & Newman's Light honey mustard (really filling salad!)

PM Snack: (eaten in shifts) homemade date/nut bar & apple

Dinner: Nachos!

The full spread.

A little close-up.

Dinner consisted of the following:

Frontera Black Bean Chipotle chips
Black beans
Corn (cut off the cob)
Green pepper
Reduced fat mexican cheese
Topped with FF greek yogurt & Frank's Buffalo Style hot sauce

So so good & so super satisfying too!

I'll probably have a snack of some sort too since I ate so dang early!

Got hungry?

2009-06-08T18:17:00.000-05:00

I dont. I've not been really hungry at all today for some reason.

Breakfast: Smoothie with mango, banana, liquid egg whites (pasturized) & almond milk; Thomas' mini bagel with Naturally More & no sugar added strawberry preserves

AM Snack: Oikos FF plain yogurt & homemade lara-ish bar (dates & peanuts)

Lunch: 1 Morningstar Vegan Griller & 1 Morningstar Veggie Patty (yes, that's it & I was stuffed when done!) Dipped them in Newman's Light Honey Mustard

PM Snack: Homemade lara-ish bar & apple

Pre-Mowing snack: Medjool date stuffed with Naturally More (was finally getting hungry)

Dinner: Italian beef (homemade from a roast) on wheat bun with swiss, ear of corn & date/nut bar

Oddly enough, I'm starting to feel hungry this evening though I'm not sure why. Dinner did the trick & I had a bar for dessert. Will toss in another snack later if necessary!

Sunday yumminess!

2009-06-08T09:33:00.001-05:00

Okay, catching up....

Breakfast: Strawberry banana smoothie & a Thomas mini bagel with Naturally More & Strawberry preserves

Lunch: Veggie omelette with egg whites (no cheese), mixed fruit & slice of dry wheat toast

Snack: Slice of swiss, medjool date with Naturally More & leftover BBQ chicken pizza (1 slice)

****1 bottle of Miller 64 while supervising fishing****

Dinner: KFC grilled drumstick, bites of mashed potatoes, bites of baked beans, biscuit with local honey (drool!), bites of broccoli salad & some of my Dad's tasty cabbage, noodle & sausage concoction, small piece of lemon torte cake!

(I only had about 2 bites of all the side dishes)

Snack: Monster trail mix

Treats!

2009-06-06T12:18:00.000-05:00

Okay, if you already read the main blog then you know I've found myself some candy corn again! I really believe that splurges keep us sane!

Pre-cardio snack: Medjool date stuffed with Naturally More (so delish!)

Post-cardio: Mango, banana & strawberry smoothie blended with greek yogurt & almond milk

Snack: Candy corn & peanuts

Lunch: Frontera black bean chipotle chips, black beans, cheese & greek yogurt (made nachos)

Dinner: Italian beef & oven potatoes

***will add additional snacks if necessary & might have a glass of something tonight!***

:)

Got hunger?

2009-06-05T13:50:00.001-05:00

Not me. I've not been very hungry today so the meals have been kinda light!

Breakie: Thomas Mini bagel with low sugar preserves & egg whites with peppers, onions, chicken & mozzarella (topped with organic ketchup)

AM Snack: Banana & some peanuts

Lunch: Fruit (blueberries, strawberries & pineapple), Oikos FF Vanilla greek yogurt & a couple dates (so yum!)

PM Snack: Clif Z-bar & a date

***today's dates are not the fancy fresh Medjool ones I got yesterday. Rather they are pitted dates that I found at Meijers to use in making more lara-ish bars.***

Dinner: Heading to TGIFriday's so either a chicken caesar salad or the Dragonfire chicken (chicken, brown rice, pineapple & oranges..super yum!)

I'm being a "good girl" with no splurges today since we may hit up a food & wine festival with my Dad & his lady friend (LMAO) tomorrow. Though she did send him home last night with some uber pretty carrot cake cupcakes so one might fall into my mouth. Maybe half. :)