Happy Wednesday!! Thank you all again for your sweet comments during my NY trip! We had such. a. blast. I'd do it again tomorrow if I could! (well not really, still recooping, but you know what I mean!) Here's what's been down since we got back from NY! I apologize in advance for the lack of photos - have misplaced my upload cord!!
So... Monday was SUCH a Monday, especially after the wonderful NY weekend! I just worked, walked 4 miles during lunch with Stacy, worked more and then headed straight home to cook this:
• 4 servings of Skillet bowtie lasagna
• 4 servings of bacon ranch slowcooker chicken
• 4 servings of fiesta chicken
• 6 servings of Breakfast Bake (new!)
• 4 servings of spicy thai chili linguine
Austin helped – so nice to have him around more now that he works from home! He’s loving not having to commute – I’m uber jealous! After cooking and cleaning up after myself we sat down to Skillet bowtie lasagna and a Flashforward, then we did some stuff around the house (decorating!) It was a great day all things considered; I ended up at 1,731 calories, 217 carbs, 45 fat grams and 101 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.
Tuesday I started the day with a dannon light & fit yogurt and a new recipe – Breakfast Bake!
Adapted from Real Mom Kitchen.
Breakfast Bake
Photo to come! I've lost my upload cord - eek!
6 Servings
1 package Jimmy Dean Reduced Fat Sausage
1/3 cup chopped onion
½ cup fat-free grated cheddar cheese
½ cup 75% fat free cabot cheese
10 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tbsp milk
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) fat-free condensed cream of mushroom soup
Tony’s creole seasoning to taste
In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Combine eggs and soup; pour over cheese. Sprinkle with tony’s creole seasoning. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.
Nutritional Information: 312 calories, 8 carbs, 19 fat grams and 25 carbs.
Review: Super good and flavorful! I liked how it was eggy, but also creamy due to the soup. I couldn’t taste the cheese very much but think I would have noticed if it wasn’t there. Next time I may add a bit more creole seasoning (and to the eggs rather than on top) – but that’s it – this is a keeper!
After breakfast I had a hot chocolate during my 11 o’clock meeting and then I was off to the gym for four miles (burning 165 calories). After my workout I was STARVING, had fiesta chicken and 8 or 9 TJ’s BBQ pop chips – love! All was good until my 3 o’clock meeting – had WAY too many Starburst jelly beans – eek! Around 4:30 I was hungry for my snack – cheese! Had two slices then wrapped up work and headed back to the gym! I did the following cardio workout:
Walked 5 minutes at 4.0
Ran 10 minutes at 6.3
Walked 4 minutes at 4.0
Ran 10 minutes at 6.3
Ran 1 minute at 7.1
Walked 2.5 minutes at 4.0
The above was 3 miles in 32.5 minutes – woo! Great workout. Do I wish I had done the 21 minutes with no break? Yes. Do I wish I had done even more than 21 minutes of running? Yes. But honestly, I’m just happy I got in a good workout and I’ll try harder next time! After the run me and Stacy did a great ab workout then called it a night! (burned 265 calories). Then I headed home, had bacon and ranch slowcooker chicken and some cookies and called it a night! I ended up at 1,810 calories, 230 carbs, 39 fat grams and 122 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.
6 Servings
1 package Jimmy Dean Reduced Fat Sausage
1/3 cup chopped onion
½ cup fat-free grated cheddar cheese
½ cup 75% fat free cabot cheese
10 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tbsp milk
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) fat-free condensed cream of mushroom soup
Tony’s creole seasoning to taste
In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Combine eggs and soup; pour over cheese. Sprinkle with tony’s creole seasoning. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.
Nutritional Information: 312 calories, 8 carbs, 19 fat grams and 25 carbs.
Review: Super good and flavorful! I liked how it was eggy, but also creamy due to the soup. I couldn’t taste the cheese very much but think I would have noticed if it wasn’t there. Next time I may add a bit more creole seasoning (and to the eggs rather than on top) – but that’s it – this is a keeper!
After breakfast I had a hot chocolate during my 11 o’clock meeting and then I was off to the gym for four miles (burning 165 calories). After my workout I was STARVING, had fiesta chicken and 8 or 9 TJ’s BBQ pop chips – love! All was good until my 3 o’clock meeting – had WAY too many Starburst jelly beans – eek! Around 4:30 I was hungry for my snack – cheese! Had two slices then wrapped up work and headed back to the gym! I did the following cardio workout:Walked 5 minutes at 4.0
Ran 10 minutes at 6.3
Walked 4 minutes at 4.0
Ran 10 minutes at 6.3
Ran 1 minute at 7.1
Walked 2.5 minutes at 4.0
The above was 3 miles in 32.5 minutes – woo! Great workout. Do I wish I had done the 21 minutes with no break? Yes. Do I wish I had done even more than 21 minutes of running? Yes. But honestly, I’m just happy I got in a good workout and I’ll try harder next time! After the run me and Stacy did a great ab workout then called it a night! (burned 265 calories). Then I headed home, had bacon and ranch slowcooker chicken and some cookies and called it a night! I ended up at 1,810 calories, 230 carbs, 39 fat grams and 122 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.
Working from home. Do you do it? Have you done it? Could you do it if need be? I work from home one day a week and while I love it and find that i'm productive, I couldn't do it more than that. I love the office interaction, accountability, etc.
