Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Skipped School

Every Monday night for as long as I can remember (ok, for the last year and a half) I've left work and gone straight to Omni where I do some kind of light cardio until my spin class at 6pm. I usually look forward to this class and can count on it as a big calorie burner. Yesterday? I just totally wasn't feeling it.

Typically if I don't feel like going, I try not to think about it and before I know it, I'm huffing and puffing away on a bike. But, last week I left spin in a really bad mood- so not like me after a hard workout and I was totally dreading going back yesterday. I don't know if it's that a dark, cold, closed off room is unappealing while the sun is still shining or that I'm just annoyed with the same 'ole same 'ole but I decided to give myself a break. I reevaluated and tried to think of a workout that would make me happy.

Yep, you guessed it. A run outside. Since I ran 12 on Saturday, I didn't want to push too hard since this is supposed to be my "recovery run" so I ran a nice 3 miles at ~8:45 pace around my apartment. Afterwards, I felt a teensy bit guilty for skipping school and decided I needed to get in a bit more, so I headed for my apartment gym for 20 mins of elliptical + 15 mins bike. It felt SO. GREAT. to get out of my routine, exactly what I needed!

After a shower (okay, I'm lying I didn't shower... I just didn't want you to think I was a walking disgust, like I am) I made some homemade peanut butter and then started on dinner- one of mama's recipes. Have I mentioned just how AMAZING my mom is? She made me a homemade cook book with all her recipes that she cooked for us while we were growing up. That thing I said about learning to cook, you can blame her.

Anyway, I picked out one of my favorites- red beans and rice. I think this was my first time cooking it and (per usual) Cory was a little skeptical of my newest concoction  recipe. But, he loved it! AND went back for seconds! AND asked for it to be on the menu again! SUCCESS! Recipe will on on the recipe page soon!

Ingredients for Red Beans and Rice
Breakfast this morning was 2 egg whites on a slice of whole wheat with coffee; sweetened with sugar-free vanilla creamer and 1/2 Splenda, 1/2 Stevia (trying to ween myself off Splenda and switch to Stevia)
~150 cals


I worked up a morning hunger and had a snack around 10am- my favorite Kashi flavor! (120 cals)


For lunch today I enjoyed a Boca burger (original flavor) on a whole wheat Thomas English Muffin with a slice of pepper jack cheese and a local pear. The pear was easily the highlight of my lunch! I bought it yesterday at our town's fresh market and it was sooo good! Also had a big ole bottle of water. (350 cals)


Just finished my afternoon/pre-run snack of a Pure&Simple Energy Power Bar , Roasted Peanut flavor. Typically, I don't like to eat more than one "pre-packaged" snacks in one day, but I forgot my afternoon snack and ran to grab something during my lunch break. The Power Bar was pretty good! Definitely something I would buy again, 140 calories and 5g protein.



Going for a 6 mi run after work then home to make either a taco pie or salad+sweet potato (can't decide.....)
 :) Have a great night!

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