Today was a great day! I started off with a version of my typical breakfast…
1/3 C. oatmeal + 1/2 of a chopped apple covered with water and nuked for 2 minutes in the microwave. When it came out of the microwave, I added a little more water and mixed in 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 T. ground flax seed and cinnamon! Yummy!! Love it!
I also had 4 egg whites w/ peppers, onions and spinach topped with a little low sugar ketchup.
I love this breakfast….obviously. 🙂
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I headed to the gym at 10:00 for one of my favorite classes! It’s a “Muscle Works” class and it is always so so awesome, but it was especially awesome today! My instructor always encourages us to lift as heavy as we can, but today she pushed us even further!
We started out with our “typical” heavy weight and then kept adding more and more weight. Crazy, but I loved it. We did a whole heck of a lot of squats and lunges with a barbel. I could barely lift the bar onto and off of my shoulders!
I’m thinkin’ my bar weighed around 100#, which killed me because we did a million reps. We also used that same bar for dead lifts. We also did a bunch of biceps, triceps, shoulder presses, chest flys, chest presses, reverse flys, and a bunch of other stuff. I used 15# dumbbells for all of those (usually use 12#). Then we ended with some killer abs on the stability ball. I’m sure I will be feelin’ it tomorrow! Love it!
When I got home from the gym, I had a very yummy Chocolate Chip Spinach protein shake with a side of fruit (strawberries, raspberries and kiwi!)
I loved this shake so much (it filled this glass 2 times)! Here’s what was in it…
- 1 C. Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 1 scoop Chocolate Protein Powder
- 1 T. Cocoa
- 1 T. Ground Flax Seed
- a couple drops of almond extract
- 2 big handfuls of baby spinach
- 6-7 ice cubes
- Mini chocolate chips (~ a Tablespoon)
I mixed everything together in the blender except the chocolate chips and then added them in at the end.
Nutritional Facts (according to Livestrong.com): Calories: 309, Fat: 11 g, Sodium: 244 mg, Carbs: 20.6 g, Fiber: 5 g, Protein: 31.6 g, Sugar 11 g.
K, I know the chocolate chips add 70 calories, but they are worth every one! In fact, it seemed like a million were in there, so next time I’m only going to use 1/2 T. They really do make the shake so yummy and indulgent. I loved it. I would highly recommend it!!!
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Later on I had half of a banana, a few strawberries and a string cheese for a snack. Then, we had a very yummy dinner. We had turkey burgers, sweet potato fries, salad and fruit. I loved it and it felt like a SUMMER meal! I will share the recipe with y’all tomorrow.
I gotta go to bed. I really am trying to be a normal sleeper. It’s tough, but so worth it. I love you all. xoxo
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