Day 227: 4.5 miles, ST Workout is ON, too many carbs, Carbilicious Recipe

Blah. Yesterday was such a Monday. Bad things:

• It was Monday
• I didn'twant to be at the office.
• It was hot. Like ATL summer hot... and muggy.
• I was super hungry for crap (i.e. candy, cookies, cakes. hehe)

Good things which far outweigh the bad - woo!)

I weighed 115! (been 116/117 for a while!)

I wore a new skirt and am LOVING my new hair. I straightened it and it was super choppy and layered. Yay!! Don't you love the feeling of good hair??!

I (nervously) brought TJ's waffles (frozen) to work, a pack of strawberries, a yogurt and a container of fat-free syrup... it turned out great! (still missed my daily egg though.... and this breakfast came out to like 80 carbs - wowza!)

I walked 3 miles during lunch (HRM says I burned 187 calories)

I got lots of Kisscut read - which is good because I need to read the book

In looking at what I ate whilst at work I see that my carbs are WAY too high today (like 200 before 5 p.m.) and protein is too low for me (only 47). MUST get breakfast sandwiches back in!

Me and Stacy started week 1 of our new workout!! Lots more ST and STILL 21 miles of cardio - i'm pumped! So glad I made these little 'guides' last year for me and Monica - i've got to make lots more though and will definitely be looking to your blogs for exercise inspiration!

Here's our planned work outs this week! (click to make larger)

Here's what we did today: broken down

WOO! Here's how it worked out!

Lunch cardio: 3 miles – 45 minutes; 187 calories burned

After work cardio: 1.5 miles – 23 minutes; 117 calories burned

After work strength training: chest/shoulders/triceps - 39 minutes; 180 calories burned

ST - specifics

Nosebreakers (triceps): 20-pound EZ bar; 1 set of 15; 2 sets of 10

Lying dumbbell presses (chest): 8-pound dumbbells; 3 sets of 15

Upright rows (shoulders): 8-pound dumbbells; 3 sets of 15

Bench press (chest): 45-pound bar (2 sets of 10); 30-pound bar (1 set of 10)

Seated overhead tricep extensions (triceps): 8-pound dumbbell; 3 sets of 15

Chest flies on bench (chest): 5-pound dumbbells; 3 sets of 15

Bench dips (triceps): body weight; 3 sets of 10 dips

Dumbbell Front raises (shoulders): 5-pound dumbbells; 3 sets of 15

Stability Ball ABCs (shoulders): light ball; ABCs once with each arm

Total Workout: 4.5 miles; ST chest/shoulders/triceps

Total Time: 1 hour & 47 minutes

Total Calories Burned: 484

After our workout I raced home and threw together a yummy, carbilicious favorite: Spaghetti with Chicken, Mushrooms & Basil. Here’s what I cooked for 2!

4 oz. spaghetti noodles (dry)

8 oz. chicken, uncooked, chopped

5 basil leaves, diced, divided

30 grams Fat-Free Mozzarella, divided

20 grams Fat-Free Feta, divided

2 tsp olive oil

150 grams mushrooms, chopped

1 tsp reduced fat parmesan, divided

Minced Garlic, ½ tsp

¾ cup Trader Joe’s mushroom spaghetti sauce, divided

Set pot of water to boil. Cook spaghetti 10 minutes, drain. While spaghetti cooks, set large pan on medium heat. Spray with nonfat olive oil, and add 1 tsp olive oil. Once hot, add garlic. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly, then add mushrooms. Stir for 4-5 minutes until soft, then add ½ cup spaghetti sauce. Reduce heat to low, add ½ of the basil, and let it sit for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. While sauce simmers, get out a small pan and set it over medium heat. Add 1 tsp olive oil. Once hot, add chicken, sprinkle with salt, and cook for 4-5 minutes until no longer pink. Once cooked, add to mushroom/red sauce and increase heat to medium. Add cooked noodles, and add ¼ cup spaghetti sauce. Stir for 2-3 minutes until mixed well. Remove from heat. Divide into two servings, top each with parmesan, then feta/mozzarella and the rest of the basil. Serve. Nutritional Information: 466 calories, 52 carbs, 8 fat grams and 46 protein grams.

It was yum, yum, yummy – I’m so glad I’m getting comfortable putting things together on my own, and I’m loving my birthday basil plant! I don’t even want to know how much $ we’re saving having that plant! After the show me and Austin did the usual: watched some TV, cleaned a little, cooked a little - then it was time for blogging + watching bad TV (me) and video gaming (Austin). I ended up at 1,765 calories (great!), 278 carbs (eek!), 37 fat grams (great!) and 96 protein grams (yay!). Bad carbs!! Here’s what I ate.