Topping off the weekend

YES! I finished Catching Fire...  every time I type that I always feel like the next book should be Breaking Wind. Anyway...

I also got a run/walk in. It's the couch to 5k ipod thingy...   5 min warm up walk. 1 min run, 1.5 min walk. Repeat 8x. then do a 5 min cool down walk and stretch. So a total of 35 minutes. It was quick. It has challenging (since I haven't run since Freshman year of high school). I'll probably repeat this run a few times and then move on to the next one. I don't think I'll be running a 5k too quickly. Just gonna finish the one in March. 

Today is cook day. I baked pork chops and chicken. Enough for the whole week and I've got a couple steaks sitting in the fridge for indulgence days. I put together a menu that I should be able to stick to until I make a little money; teaching on thursday, payday on Friday (finally I'm back to real paychecks) and a babysitting gig on Wednesday. 

Finishing season 6 of Dexter and looking at my stack of books left to read before Friday's library trip. 

This week's goals

- stick to the menu. 

- work out on monday by myself. 

- work out 3x with trainer. 

- have another freaking awesome weigh in! 

- Keep up on all the blog updates, mine and reading all of yours.
- Read 2 more books. 

OH! I forgot... I was texting Jillian. She was asking about health recipes for a picky-eater, since man is coming to visit and all! :) 

Portobello Mushroom Cap Pizzas.
4 large portobello mushroom caps.
1 can of pizza sauce (low sodium, low sugar) or make your own.
Orange pepper
tomato
mozzarella
asiago - if you wanna be fancy.
diced onion.  

clean caps. Take out stem.
Put sauce on cap,
Cheese,
toppings,
Little more cheese.
Bake at 350 for 30 min or until the caps are soft (can be cut through with a fork). 

Big Fat Sunday Kind of Love,
Nanette

Take two!

Second Saturday post...

I'm so happy about the huge loss this week. I celebrated by going out to the hot springs again. I tell ya... after a week of crazy workouts, it's so nice to relax in the mineral pools.

Today was awesome and productive.

- Finished reading "The Aviary"
- Started reading "Catching Fire" of the Hunger Games series.
- Did a week's worth of dishes.
- Planned my next week of food (with what I have left in the fridge... I can't wait for payday).
- Scheduled a new voice student. (Yay! More income!)

Food was alright...

Breakfast: Banana and blueberries.
Lunch: Carrots with Italian Dressing
Snack: Fruit leather.
Dinner: Goat cheese/pear/walnut salad and a slice of homemade whole wheat, veggie, pesto pizza.
Bedtime snack: 1 cup cottage cheese and tomato.

No work out today. Long walk tomorrow and a non-trainer work out on Monday.

Big Fat list-making Love,
Nanette

Taking another challenge...

Allan over at Almost Gastric Bypass extended a challenge to blog twice a day until February 22 since most of us fall to crap on the weekends, or have inconsistency, or go back on our commitments to ourselves and our bodies.

So here we go.

Today is a rest day from working out. Two days of pushing, pushing, pushing! My legs are so stiff. Apparently, I have a tendency to CLENCH my ankles together when doing my girlie push ups. But this is such a better pain than the low back pain I get when I'm inactive... it's dull and achy and gets sharp when you bend. I would take stiff over that any day. I'm lining up a massage next weekend as a reward for sticking to the new work out. I should probably buy Sarah one too, since she's the one getting me off my ass (for now, I plan on getting in 2 work outs this weekend with out her).

Food.

Today's Menu
Breakfast: handful of blueberries, handful of almonds.
mid-morning snack: Protein bar (promax 9g sugar 24g protein)
Lunch: Spinach Chicken Quesadilla + steamed veggies
afternoon snack: Orange and tea
Dinner: egg white omelet with fresh veg.
bedtime snack: banana and peanut butter.

I'm running out of ingredients, so I'm modifying the meal plan as I go. I'm just replacing it with other items from the week. I don't feel there's anything that I should tell myself "NO" to on this list. The most processed stuff on there is the tortilla for the quesadilla and the protein bar. I've been LOADING up on protein lately with the new work outs.

I took new photos yesterday for progress' sake. I have not taken my measurements. I'm not sure I've lost weight because I'm pretty sure I'm getting some good muscle going on. With this much soreness, I had better get some good muscle going on.

Finished another book... that makes 5 since the beginning of January. I've got to finish 3 more by the end of the month to be on track for my goal of 100 books in a year.

• The Art of Racing In The Rain 
• Total Constant Order - Chappell
• Looks - George
• Creepers - Dahme 
• 47 - Mosley

Most of them are Young Adult - since they read faster and they've been on my "to read" list for a while. Also on the list; Eat, Pray, Love. The Secret, Atonement, The Stupidest Angel, The Aviary, The Little Prince, Moral Disorder, Recovery Road, Life is Hard Food is Easy. Let's see how many I can finish by next week! :) I can usually read one in two days or so if I don't get too busy.


Big, Fat, Twice a Day, Love <----- just how I like it! ;)
Nanette