Following the lead of my first ice cream cone of the season, I wanted to keep my post this evening short and sweet. errr… make that tall and topped with whipped cream 😀
Busy Bee & I miss running
Tonight has been one of those nights where I haven’t stopped moving since the moment I got off work. Walked in the park with my sister, grocery shopping, mowed the lawn, laundry… and it’s after 9 and I’m pooped!
Tomorrow I am volunteering with the United Way of Summit County for the Day of Action. I decided I’d try and pack some healthy snacks to take along since I know they will be providing us with some unhealthy temptations. (I’m sure I’ll succumb to at least one 😉 )
Walking in the metro parks this afternoon really got my desire to start running churning again. I would consider myself an active person since I’ve played soccer since elementary school, and I just generally enjoy being outside and moving around. A few months back I decided to start running and I loved it! I felt like I had found a new passion. Running first thing in the morning really energized me for my day, and I felt absolutely great. But unfortunately I injured my knee. Still not entirely sure what happened there. The doctor tells me “some knees just aren’t made for running.” I’m not ready to accept that. I hate doctors. But that’s a different blog for a different day.
I stumbled upon this website which gives a plan for building yourself up from walking to running. Stamina is not my issue — I can run 5K no problem (well before the knee issues began that is). I think what I need to focus on is not stamina but strength.
The Plan (3o minutes per day, 3 days per week):
Week #1: Two minutes running/four minutes walking
Week #2: Three minutes running/three minutes walking
Week #3: Four minutes running/two minutes walking
Week #4: Five minutes running/three minutes walking
Week #5: Seven minutes running/three minutes walking
Week #6: Eight minutes running/two minutes walking
Week #7: Nine minutes running/one minute walking
Week #8: Thirteen minutes running/two minutes walking
Week #9: Fourteen minutes running/one minute walking
Week #10: Run the whole time!
I guess the worst that could happen is my knee will hurt, and I’ll have to stop. I think I’m going to give it a shot! I’m just hoping the knee can handle it. Also, how the heck do I keep track of my time in 2 minute intervals? Maybe there’s an iphone app…. Haha.. of course there’s an app 😉
As of yet, no big plans for the weekend and no new recipes scheduled for experimentation. But I did find this little message in a treat I had earlier this week:
Now I have to do something new! I’m really funny about messages like this, or even messages that come in fortune cookies. I often carry them around in my wallet as a reminder to think positively and enjoy everyday. Somtimes you just need a visual.
Busy Bee & I miss running
Tonight has been one of those nights where I haven’t stopped moving since the moment I got off work. Walked in the park with my sister, grocery shopping, mowed the lawn, laundry… and it’s after 9 and I’m pooped!
Tomorrow I am volunteering with the United Way of Summit County for the Day of Action. I decided I’d try and pack some healthy snacks to take along since I know they will be providing us with some unhealthy temptations. (I’m sure I’ll succumb to at least one 😉 )
Walking in the metro parks this afternoon really got my desire to start running churning again. I would consider myself an active person since I’ve played soccer since elementary school, and I just generally enjoy being outside and moving around. A few months back I decided to start running and I loved it! I felt like I had found a new passion. Running first thing in the morning really energized me for my day, and I felt absolutely great. But unfortunately I injured my knee. Still not entirely sure what happened there. The doctor tells me “some knees just aren’t made for running.” I’m not ready to accept that. I hate doctors. But that’s a different blog for a different day.
I stumbled upon this website which gives a plan for building yourself up from walking to running. Stamina is not my issue — I can run 5K no problem (well before the knee issues began that is). I think what I need to focus on is not stamina but strength.
The Plan (3o minutes per day, 3 days per week):
Week #1: Two minutes running/four minutes walking
Week #2: Three minutes running/three minutes walking
Week #3: Four minutes running/two minutes walking
Week #4: Five minutes running/three minutes walking
Week #5: Seven minutes running/three minutes walking
Week #6: Eight minutes running/two minutes walking
Week #7: Nine minutes running/one minute walking
Week #8: Thirteen minutes running/two minutes walking
Week #9: Fourteen minutes running/one minute walking
Week #10: Run the whole time!
I guess the worst that could happen is my knee will hurt, and I’ll have to stop. I think I’m going to give it a shot! I’m just hoping the knee can handle it. Also, how the heck do I keep track of my time in 2 minute intervals? Maybe there’s an iphone app…. Haha.. of course there’s an app 😉
As of yet, no big plans for the weekend and no new recipes scheduled for experimentation. But I did find this little message in a treat I had earlier this week:
Now I have to do something new! I’m really funny about messages like this, or even messages that come in fortune cookies. I often carry them around in my wallet as a reminder to think positively and enjoy everyday. Somtimes you just need a visual.
Confession
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Before we get into that matter, let’s recap lunch and dinner:
As posted earlier, I was ill-fated this morning so I decided some pizza for lunch would help me come around.
Lean cuisine cheese pizza with leftover gionino’s hot sauce… Pretty darn close to the real thing:
If you haven’t tried hot sauce on your pizza, I am begging you to give it a try!!! Soooo good!
On to dinner. Things just keep getting better! I don’t mean to brag, but hot damn my dinner was good! (said with midwest hillbilly accent while simultaneously throwing in an arm jab)
I had a leftover turkey burger from the weekend I wanted to use up, but I wasn’t feeling the typical ketchup and mustard fixins. So I decided to make a quesadilla burger — and let me tell you it was glorious!
Here’s what went into the quesadilla burger:
The sauces I used were 1 tbsp fat free breakstone’s sour cream, 1 tsp (AKA all I could scrape from the container) of Trader Joe’s Jalapeno Cilantro Hummus, and some Frank’s red hot. I threw it all in between a Mama Lupe’s Low Carb tortilla I had ordered from Netrition.
I also decided to take a second stab at turnip fries. This time, I cut them into larger wedges and cooked them at 450 degrees for 35 minutes.
I threw the quesadilla burger on the waffle iron (that’s right, waffle iron) to crisp up the tortilla and heat everything through. Why dirty the george foreman when the waffle iron was just sittin there begging to be used?
All together on the plate:
Not the most appealing photo, but trust me this quesadilla burger was awe-inspiring.
The turnip fries still didn’t have the fry texture I was shooting for. Crunchy? No. Tasty? Yes. I actually preferred the smaller skinny fries we made last time over these. Could be because the larger fries reminded me of the rooty texture of you know what.
Dinner Stats: 298 calories, 23g carbs, 9g fat, 36g protein, 9g fiber
On to what you are all really here for: the confession.
About a week ago, I discovered what may be the most amazing cereal on planet earth. I have secretly been enjoying sporadic handfuls of this glorious cereal since then, yet I have not posted anything about my discovery on my blog!
Well here it is.
Barbara’s Peanut Butter Puffins.
Lets take a few moments and discuss why this cereal is utterly amazing.
First the limited list of ingredients (which is pretty darn good for a cereal).
Second, one serving is only 110 calories, 23 carbs, 2g fiber, 6g of sugar, 3g of protein!
Third, the taste is pure peanut butter amazingness.
Fourth, the puffins are shockingly large. For comparison purposes:
Go. Buy. Now.
Eggplant makes me ralph
So I woke up this morning and was absolutely sick to my stomach. Ralphing was involved.
While laying on couch trying to fall back asleep, it dawned on me that my body was rejecting the eggplant I ate yesterday!!! Even typing the word makes me queasy. 🙁
For you purple veggie lovers out there, definitely give yesterday’s recipe a try. For all you sane people out there, such as myself, try the recipe again using lasagna noodles.
I don’t know about you, but when I’m feeling sick I crave processed carbohydrates. Pizza, mac and cheese, PB&J… mmmmmm……
So when I finally felt stable enough to try and eat something, I decided to make some healthified bisquick waffles. I mixed up the following:
- 1/3 cup bisquick
- 1/2 cup almond breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 egg white
I poured the batter onto my little waffle maker ($8 at Target, boo ya). The waffles seemed to take longer to crisp up than normal unhealthified waffles. I topped them off with 1/8 cup sugar free smucker’s syrup and some strawberries I had sliced up yesterday.
It was d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s. And it seems to be agreeing with my belly, so I’m heading into work shortly. Not sure what to do about lunch. Seriously contemplating a stop at Wendy’s….. Hopefully my brain wins this war over my belly!
Stats on the waffles: 216 calories, 35g carbs, 6g fat, 7g protein, 2g fiber