In Touch Catch Up New Scampi Recipe, New Chicken Recipe and 4.5 miles

So yesterday ended up being about as lazy as the Sunday before. I’m so good at celebrating labor day and not doing anything resembling…. Labor. Love it. So I got up at 9 a.m., put on my gym clothes and watched bad TV for about 3 hours. I finally made my way to the gym around 1 p.m. and walked 4.5 miles while catching up on InTouch (I looked at pictures in read 7 issues). My HRM was acting up… sad. I think I’m going to have to exchange it. Grrr. I got back home and whipped up lunch, a new recipe, Greek Style Scampi for 2 from Cookinglight.com (changed it up a bit for us!):

4 ounces uncooked angel hair pasta
½ tsp olive oil
4 Kalamata olives (15 grams), finely diced
1 tsp bottled minced garlic
½ (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
6 oz. peeled and deveined medium shrimp
1 oz. fat-free crumbled feta cheese
Pepper, Salt, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes to taste
Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain and keep warm. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic to pan; sauté 1 minute. Add tomatoes and olives; cook 1 minute. Add black pepper, salt, basil, oregano and shrimp; cook 3 minutes or until shrimp are done. Stir in red pepper; remove from heat. Divide pasta onto two plates. Top each serving with ½ shrimp mixture and ½ of cheese. Nutritional Information: 373 calories, 50 carbs, 7 fat grams and 29 protein grams. We loved it! It was very similar to last week’s shrimp arribbata – so much so that I was worried – but it tasted so different. Naturally, I liked this one better and Austin liked that one better. Hehe

After cooking/walking I was sleepy so I went upstairs and preceded to watch more bad TV, and work on some strength training routines and find some new recipes (neverending!). Before I knew it it was time to get ready for back to work, and to cook dinner which meant another new recipe: Creamy Dijon Chicken from Cookinglight.com. Here is our variation for 2 peeps:

8 oz. chicken
Cooking spray
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
¼ tsp paprika
1/8 cup fat-free mayonnaise
½ tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp Dijon mustard
½ garlic clove OR ½ tsp minced garlic
1/8 tsp dried rosemary

Preheat broiler. Coat chicken with cooking spray; sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika. Place chicken on broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until done. Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard garlic and rosemary. Remove chicken from oven and add to pan over medium heat. Mix with dressing and stir for 1-2 minutes. Serve with 1.5 cups rice; and ½ cup mushrooms and 1 ½ cup zucchini heated in 1 tsp olive oil and sprinkled salt). Nutritional Information (including sides): 424 calories, 64 carbs, 4 fat grams and 28 protein grams. Next time, I’m cutting the rice down to 1 cup total, which would take the nutrients down to 344 calories, 46 carbs, 4 fat grams and 28 protein grams and, I think, still be JUST as filling!!

We ate this while I paid Austin back for taking me to Time Traveler’s Wife watching Terminator 2. Then we had a little dessert (pudding + chocolate chips + redid whip) and called it a night! I ended up at 1,674 calories, 252 carbs, 32 fat grams and 94 protein grams. Not bad! Especially with the 4.5 miles in the mix! Here’s what I ate. WONDERFUL holiday weekend. I felt so relaxed and, like Austin pointed out, I had been going on E and now I feel 100% again. YAY! I’m ready to hit the gym and get back to it!! Hope you all had wonderful Labor Days and that your first day’s back aren’t too bad. :)

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