My February Work Out Plan, Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe, 2.5 miles + back + chest

Thanks, friends! You know I love some goal setting - no lie! I loved hearing about your goals - I think my favorite was Erica's staying healthy for baby with her protein levels and one of Haute Teapot's: 'watch more movies' - AWESOME! So when I talked about goals I mentioned a February Work Out Plan. Basically, me and my co-worker, bestie, workout buddy Stacy are both feeling some weight gain. In further talks - we reflected on how disciplined we were before (i.e. 2009). We had a plan, we stuck to it and we just did it. We lost weight, we felt great, rah rah, and then we got comfortable and didn't feel we needed the rigid plan. Well friends, we're thinking we may have gone from 90 to nothing (or well 30 or so) a bit too quickly and need a bit more structure. Before, it was weekly. Now, i'm trying for monthly. My goal is to follow this calendar, and do the exercises outlined in the other sheets. Each month i'll introduce new ST exercises. I think doing these same exercises each week and increasing weight may be better than switching ST exercises every single week. Thoughts? Any opinions, ideas, etc. are welcome!

So yesterday during lunch, per the plan, I walked 2.5 miles then did the back and chest exercises outlined above! Not bad at all. I did these weights for each exercise, and plan to up it each week as needed/it becomes easier.

• Reverse Flies - 5-pound dumbbells (15 x3)
• Pec Deck - 15 pounds (15 x1); 10 pounds (15x2)
• Seated Row - 30 pounds (15x1); 35 pounds (15x1); 40 pounds (15x1)
• Chest Press - 15 pounds (15x1); 20 pounds (15x1); 25 pounds (15x1)
• Lying Barbell - 8-pound dumbbells (15x3)
• Incline Bench - 8-pound dumbbells (15x3)

And now for another new recipe. This is our new favorite Inidian recipe, which isn't a category on my other blog - but might need to be added as i'm just loving some Indian food!

Chicken Tikka Masala
Recipe adapted from My Bizzy Kitchen
Makes 4 Servings

Nutritional Information: 458 calories, 58 carbs, 8 fat grams and 40 protein grams.

Check out the recipe on Healthified Kitchen!

Other than work and my lunchtime workout, yesterday evening was pretty much just spent with the family, watching TV, prepping for book club, and picking up a bit for today when our housekeeper comes - not a bad evening!!

Q: Do you like Indian food? If so, what is your favorite dish and/or recipe?

Q: What do you think about doing the same 'moves' for a month, then switching it up?