Yesterday I woke up feeling fabulous and well-rested – love it! I had one of the most productive days I’ve ever had working from home! Got tons done and finished a big article that was due at COB – woo! During lunch I raced over to the gym for a brisk 3.5 miles. I completed it in 52 minutes burning 310 calories (mph between 4.0 and 4.2; incline between 4 and 0). After work I headed over for 2 more miles (burned 140 calories; mph at 4.0; incline at 1), back, biceps and abs. I had printed out my workouts and was ready to go… but I left them on the counter at home. Dang! So I headed home with 450 calories burned (took 122 minutes all together) to do my strength workouts. But I got sidetracked…. I did laundry, I cooked dinner for the next day, I folded clothes, I did another hour of work, I read blogs… I showered and got ready for work… then it was 10:30… SO – I need to do abs today, Saturday and Sunday to make up for the week because I just didn’t do it! AND I need to do back and biceps tomorrow to make up for today. I can do it!! I’m updating my calendar now. So I ended up at 1,760 calories, 266 carbs, 55 fat grams and 81 protein grams – not bad, especially with the 450 calorie burn! Here’s what I ate.
Anywho – enough about yesterday, I want to talk plates. I know it’s everywhere, “plates these days are huge; portions are out of control; blah blah insert cliché here blah.” However, I’ve REALLY noticed at our house with our plates. Check this out.
Um, gargantuan! Is it really every necessary to use that plate? If so, I may need to rethink my serving size. Me and Austin have been using the “salad” plates for a while now and I really like it. Three enchiladas? NP! “fried” rice? Done! They hold everything except for my DIY pizzas (when I roll the dough into thin crust it makes a pretty large surface). Is there a plate or bowl you like to use to keep your food in check? Or that you just like? What do you think about these crazy plate sizes?
On another note – happy Friday! Tonight we’re going out with (according to the evite) 16 of our closest friends for fun cover bands in Buckhead to continue the celebration of 
We’re heading to Andy/Mon’s first though for dinner and to get little Reuben settled in, then it’s on! Tomorrow we’ve got to get up, get home and get rest/gym/etc. because we have a BBQ at 5 p.m. (thank gawd it’s near the house!). Should be a good time!! Then Sunday my friend Lindsey who is driving into town for the McCartney concert from Brunswick/St. Simons area will be meeting us for lunch. Should be a fun weekend! I’m just hoping I can get in some gym and some time to lock down the menu for the baby shower I’m hosting next weekend. I still can’t believe my friends are reproducing. On that note – peace out, have fabulous weekends and I’ll catch up with you all soon!!!
P.S. Depending on your level of boredom, here's a post from my home blog about an amusing incident that recently occurred with our neighbors/roof/etc.
