Two New Recipes!

It's been a crazy few days, so I haven't had time to update.. but here are two new recipes I've tried that are AWESOME.

Mini Turkey Meatloves: Recipe here

These are great with a little ketchup or barbecue sauce, I've also had them sliced on a salad. Low calories, high protein, and tasty!

Low carb apple cinnamon protein bars, recipe here

I have these for dessert, SO good! The texture takes some getting used to, they're very dry and spongy but flavor is out of this world for a protein bar. I might throw in a whole egg or two next time to try to improve the texture. I throw them in the microwave for a few seconds and top them with Breyer's Carb Smart vanilla ice cream.

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Looks like I've got a little catching up to do. Lunch yesterday was leftover pizza and a side salad, dinner was a cobb salad from my favorite deli in the world, Faldoni's. Workout was legs, abs, and back, followed by 20 minutes of intervals on the elliptical.

Workout looked something like this:
Barbell Squats: 3 sets of 15 reps with 40#
Bent-over Barbell Rows: 3 sets of 15 reps with 40#
Weighted Lunge: 3 sets of 15 reps with 40#
Pull-ups: 3 sets of 8 at about 40% resistance, or 60#
Step-ups: 2 sets of 15 reps each side with 40#
Prone Jackknife on Stability Ball: 3 sets of 12
Stability Ball Crunch: 2 sets of 30
Plank: 2 sets of 60 seconds each.

Elliptical intervals: 2 minute warmup, 1 minute maximum effort, 2 mins. easy. Repeat 5 times, then 3 minute cooldown.

Breakfast today:

PB&J Oatmeal - 1/2 cup oatmeal (measured dry), 1 tbsp. natural peanut butter, 1/2 cup raspberries. Yum!
Lunch today is ham salad on a low-carb tortilla (since I STILL have leftovers..It's a good thing ham takes forever to go bad.)

Dinner and dessert tonight are two new recipes, mini turkey meatloaves and apple cinnamon protein bars! Review and recipes next post :)

Breakfast and a Weigh-in!

Last night's dinner was homemade pizza and salad. We use no sugar added pizza sauce and light mozz. 2 slices and a side salad is about 500 calories.

Breakfast today was peanut butter protein oatmeal.

Weigh-in went well at 144. I don't really have a goal weight at this point. At my thinnest, I was 130.. but since my goal this time around is building muscle, I have no idea where my optimum weight will fall. I'm 100% focused on being strong and healthy, so weight is somewhat irrelevant at this point.

Legs and abs at the gym tonight!

Lunch and Snack

1/2 cup ham salad in a low-carb tortilla, 1/2 cup reduced fat cottage cheese and 1 cup green beans. I'm so tired of ham salad!

One of my favorite pre-workout snacks! Low carb tortilla, 2 tbsp natural chunky peanut butter, and half a banana. It's pretty high in calories (around 300), so I try to have it either as a small meal or a pre-workout snack on lifting days. Keeps you full for hours and provides quick workout fuel!

Dinner and tonight's workout will be posted tomorrow.. Tomorrow is also weigh/measure day!

Raspberry Cheesecake Protein Shake!

Woke up early for some light cardio with p90x cardio x this morning. Breakfast is an amazing raspberry cheesecake protein shake. At around 375 calories, over 50 grams of protein and plenty of fiber, this shake doesn't mess around.

Here's the recipe:
8 oz water
1 cup frozen raspberries
2 scoops vanilla whey protein
3 tbsp light sour cream
1 tbsp Quaker oats (uncooked), or up to 1/4 cup as a pre-workout shake
Throw it all in the blender, and there you have it! Super tasty, super filling... It's a keeper.

Dinner!

Cheat meal tonight. Around 800 calories, which makes total for the day about 1700. Not bad!

Day 1 Eats!

Today's meal post is lacking photos, since this whole photo blog idea came to me after I'd already eaten most of my meals today. You're not missing much, though.. as you'll see by the lack of anything fresh, I'm way overdue for a trip to the grocery store.

Breakfast: 1/2 cup Quaker Oats (measured dry) with half a banana, sliced, and 1/2 scoop Optimum Nutrition French Vanilla Creme whey protein powder (find it here).
1 cup black coffee.

Lunch: 1/2 cup leftover ham salad on a low-carb tortilla.
I made a double batch (bad idea) of the ham salad for a party over the weekend, and have a TON left over. It's a Rachael Ray recipe, it's really tasty, and calories aren't bad - but it's super high in sodium and fat. Click for recipe. (I used sweet relish instead of dill relish and omitted the olives - too salty for me!)
1/2 cup of Breakstone's reduced fat cottage cheese with 1/2 cup of raspberries (I use frozen - they're cheaper, and taste as good as fresh).

Afternoon Snack: 1 oz. of mixed nuts (Planter's Heart Healthy mix), and a cup of black coffee.


Be back later with dinner!