July 2008

¿Comó se dice "Tofu" en español?

by Fitnessista on July 31, 2008

For lunch this afternoon, I made a little twist on my Chicken Fiesta Salad and made a Tofu Mexican Salad:

Tofu Mexican Salad

-Drain one serving of tofu and pat dry with a paper towel. Season with cumin and hot sauce

- Grill tofu for 3 minutes per side on medium heat, until nicely browned.

- Add corn kernels, fire-roasted tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper and red onion (I used the left-over ingredients from the Pilot’s tortilla soup last night)

- In a salad bowl, coat the bottom with 1/2 cup of fat-free refried beans. Heat in the the microwave for 1 minute.

-Top with your choice of lettuce and then the tofu-veggie mixture. Garnish with fresh cilantro and/or avocado.

I covered it in hot sauce and it was pretty amazing and very satisfying. Except for my little (ok huge) sweet tooth…. so I had a peach "flower":

Yes, I like to play with my food

After lunch, I hit up the gym for Part II of my "cheat day" workout: (it was pretty mellow)

Elliptical intervals	10 minutes total- alternating for 2 at 5 resistance and 5 crossramp with 2 at 10 incline and 10 crossramp
V-rope tricep press	30 lbs; 3 sets of 15
Donkey squats	12 lb medicine ball; 3 sets of 10
Leg extention	1 set of 12 at 40 lbs, 2 sets of 12 at 35 lbs
Treadmill	Walk 10 minutes at 4.0 mph with 3.5% incline

Back at the house, I made some protein pudding for my afternoon snack. 1 scoop chocolate protein powder with 1/3 cup plain fat-free yogurt: (I also dipped my spoon in the PB jar before stirring it– it was maybe 1/4 tbs worth)

It was very delicious, but not for the faint of protein heart. You have to really like the stuff to enjoy pretty much eating it straight like this — it’s almost a protein pixie stick (remember those things?!?! mmm). So if you only kind of like protein powder, you might want to use more yogurt than 1/3 cup and doctor it up with some sweetener and cinnamon and/or fruit.

Well I’m off to get ready for girls’ night Enjoy the rest of your night and I’ll "see" you FRIDAY!!!!

Gina

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Monkey cookie???

by Fitnessista on July 31, 2008

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Last night, I tried out my new protein powder by making a smoothie for dinner. (I also had a couple of bites of the tortilla soup I made the Pilot and beans). The protein powder wasn’t bad –wasn’t fabulous either– but that’s ok because the nutritional info is amazing and I can easier doctor it up with Splenda and cinnamon. I whipped it up with 1 cup of light vanilla Silk and 1/2 cup of ice:

Yesterday while I was reading the For The Love Of Oats blog I love, I was instantly intrigued by the Monkey Oatmeal she had for breakfast. Chocolate, peanut butter and banana is probably my favorite flavor combination EVER and hence, a new breakfast cookie was born.

The monkey cookie!

1/2 cup oats, 1 small mashed banana, 1/2 scoop chocolate protein powder, 1 tbs peanut butter, Splenda, cinnamon and 1/8 cup Light Vanilla Silk.

Absolutely AMAZING. Thank you for the inspiration, Love of Oats, because right now, this is my favorite breakfast. I think I might be able to reduce the milk a little more, because this one was a little mushier than the oatmeal-raisin one, but still, perfectly delicious and wonderful.

I also had a cup of Vanilla Biscotti coffee, with 1.5 tbs of fat-free half and half:

After such a great little breakfast, and taking yesterday off, I was ready for the gym. Since I was feeling so ambitious, I ran the 5k trail (finally!) on base. Not such a great idea at about 10am. It was cloudy and beautiful, but STICKY because a storm was building up. I felt like I needed an oxygen tank!! On top of that, it goes through the woods and I was convinced a snake would jump out at me and that alligators were surrounding me. Still, I managed to run most of it and finished 3 miles (I ran to the 1.5 mark and back) in 28:15! I was pretty stoked because I had to walk a little bit (my lungs were on fire!), but when I was running, I was flying. Here’s today’s workout:

Cardio and Circuit:

Run 3 miles	28:15
Hip abductor and adductors	35 lbs, 3 sets of 12 on each exercise
Sumo deadlift	20 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Compound row	45 lbs, 3 sets of 12
V-glutes on stability ball	Body weight, 3 sets of 12
Side laying lat raises on stability ball	5 lbs, 3 sets of 12 on each side
Lat pullover	20 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Unilateral bicep curls	12 lbs each, 3 sets of 12 on each side

Total time: 1 hr 10 min

* I’m going back to the gym today to do a little elliptical, triceps, lunges and calves– it’s dinner night with the girls, which is "cheat night". I’m so excited- we haven’t been able to do out weekly dinner for a little while because the pilots’ work schedules have been so crazy and weird. Our theme tonight is build-your-own-salad, which is super healthy but I know I’ll be having dessert and wine. Working out harder does not make up for eating unhealthy food, but on cheat meal days, I like to be a little more active than usual.

After gym sesh #1 of the day, I was ready to eat:

Whenever I have dinner with my friends, I put something "manly" in the slow cooker for the hubby to have when he gets home. Tonight, it’s BBQ pulled pork I’m gonna work on that and make some salad dressing (asian vinaigrette and citrus vinaigrette) for our girl’s night.

Hope you have a happy Thursday!

Gina

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A new addition…

July 30, 2008

To our pantry protein family (between the Pilot and I, we now have 5 types in there): This my new baby (100 cals per scoop, 2g carbs and 18g protein): I think I’m gonna have to make a smoothie for dinner to test it out! Most of this afternoon I spent cleaning (yuck!) and took [...]

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Caprese stack

July 30, 2008

Isn’t it beautiful??? I would love to be able to take credit for it, but sadly I cannot. That is the genius work of my friend, Jeni (who is an amazing cook, interior designer, mini Martha Stewart). Isn’t it cool-looking? I love how she drizzled the balsamic reduction and also put the little "hat" back [...]

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Stormy weather

July 29, 2008

It has been raining like crazy! I kinda love it… especially because it cools down a little bit around here! When Jeni picked me up today, we went to McAlister’s for lunch. We had to run in the pouring rain through the parking lot and were drenched when we got inside. I was freezing and [...]

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Happy Tuesday :D

July 29, 2008

(The hubby’s dinner from last night: Shrimp and Prosciutto Penne Pasta. I thought it looked pretty tasty so I took a pic) Good morning!! Hope everyone is having a good day so far- I know I am That is because I woke up to THIS: The No-Bake Breakfast Cookie!!! *cheers and does a little dance* [...]

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Welcome to the jungle

July 28, 2008

It’s pouring out, so to save our little plants I had to drag them inside We’ve got lemon basil, jalapenos and sweet basil on the countertop and flowers in the breakfast area. It feels like a jungle, but was very convenient to have the basil right there to cook dinner. Today I chilled by the [...]

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It’s a beautiful thing

July 28, 2008

Last night, I was tinkering with some breakfast ideas and whether or not I was going to make the overnight cold oats again for breakfast. I love them, but the thing is, you can’t add peanut butter smoothly into them and a breakfast without peanut butter… well it’s just not as good to me. After [...]