Recipe + Day 44 & Day 45: Wednesday, Oct. 15, Assessment & Thursday, Oct. 16 Assessments

So Wednesday was BUSY! Busy at work, busy trying to work in exercise, just busy, busy, busy! I had my healthy muffin/Morningstar sausage/egg sandwich for breakfast and a 100-calorie snack then it was off to lunch with an old friend. I did let myself have a yummy roll with a little bit of butter, but ordered healthy (tilapia, asparagus and mashed potatoes – small serving). It was great! I heart Chequers Seafood Grille. I was super busy and the afternoon sped by – before I knew it I was off to the gym for a great workout with my WO partner! We did legs – same as last week - Lying leg press machine; seated calf raise machine; hack squat machine; adductor machine and abductor machine. So we did calves, inner thighs, outer thighs then two exercises (lying press & hack squat) that work hamstrings, glutes and quads simultaneously! We did 3 sets of each exercise with 10-15 reps on each we upped our weight from last week and I really felt it – like I was sweating and I hadn’t done cardio yet! Afterwards she left and I hopped on a treadmill for what I wanted to be 2 miles…. But could only get in 3 – time for poker! I ran home, changed clothes, grabbed puppy and grabbed the yummy sandwich/baked lays my husband measured/made for me (love him). We headed out for poker and had a great night with friends!

All in all I had 1,544 calories (barely in!), 40 fat grams (good!) and 163 carbs (barely in!). Here’s the details: What I Ate Today. So not bad – especially since I had yummy wine, too!

Today was a toughie. I only got 6 hours of sleep (I require 8) but I woke up super energized! And I woke up weighing 124 – woo! I had a bowl of honey nut cheerios & FF milk, made a chicken/FF mayonnaise sandwich, and took off for a 3.5 hour meeting from 8:30 – 12. They served TONS of breakfast (i.e. eggs, bacon, pastries, etc.). I made a small fruit bowl… and walked away! At the 11 a.m. break I had my sandwich, giving me just enough energy/calories to go straight to the gym at 12 when the meeting ended. I did 3 miles on the treadmill and then headed home to work from home for the day. Around 2 p.m. I had a smart ones with a kashi cookie and right at 5:15 p.m. when I signed off I passed out. Yes, in my gym clothes (was going to go back for another 2 miles). I woke up, groggy and moody, at 6:45 p.m. when Austin got home from work – eek!!! We did make one of my favorite recipes for dinner though – MUFFIN PIZZAS! Yum. Here’s how I make mine:

1 Thomas English muffin
2 tbsp Muir Glen Organic Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
8 Slices Hormel Turkey Pepperoni
1 oz. Shredded Kraft Fat Free Mozzarella Cheese
Garlic Salt & Red Peppper Flakes

Split English muffin, and put 1 tbsp sauce on each half. Sprinkle lightly with garlic salt and red pepper, then top with cheese and place pepperoni on top (4 pepperonis per side – I cut mine up into 16 tiny pieces). Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes. I either serve with a side salad, or I make 3 muffins (6 pieces) and me and Austin each have 3. For 3 pieces, it’s 283 calories, 6 fat grams and 40 carbs.

Yay – hope you like it! So for today I had 1,420 calories (good!), 27 fat grams (low), and 220 carbs (in but kind of high). Not bad!! Especially since I burned 203 calories on the treadmill! Oh here’s the details for today: What I Ate Today. Now I’m off to watch Ugly Betty & Grey’s on TiVo!