Which is why I cannot wait for this weekend! I'm making a giant To-Do List and actually getting it ALL DONE. Cleaning, errands, school work, blogging, working out, and FUN! Gotta schedule in some relaxing time to keep my sanity! Perhaps a little time with Molly will help!
She certainly knows how to relax. I should take some tips from her.
For dinner last night I had another veggie scramble. I'm trying to use everything in my fridge before I head back to the grocery store! I'm sorry it's not exciting, but I'm hoping to try some new recipes next week, this week is just too crazy!
In the scramble: broccoli, shredded carrots, mushrooms, 1/2 cup black beans, and a bit of canned salmon. Mixed with cumin, garlic powder and Dijon mustard! Totally hit the spot! Had a few figs with peanut butter (made from PB2 powder) for dessert!
This morning I had half a banana and some coffee, and then headed off to the gym! I hadn't been there in ages since I've been out of town so much! I started with 10 min on the elliptical and then did some interval running:
0-1 min at 6.0
1-2 min at 6.5
3-4 min at 7.0
4-5 min at 9.0
5-6 min at 7.0
6-7 min at 9.0
then from 7 - 21 min I switched back and forth between 9.5 and 7.0 for one minute each
then I ran at 7.0 until I hit 3 miles at 23.46 and then I walked until 25 min.
After running, I hit the weights:
3 sets of each, switching between arms and legs
15 reps of bicep curls (30lb barbell)
15 reps chin lifts (30lb barbell)
15 reps of angled-up leg extensions (160lbs) don't know how to explain this machine... haha
Then I did 3 sets of these, switching back and forth between them:
15 reps of tricep pull downs (10lbs)
15 reps of calf lifts (115lbs)
After that I hit the elliptical for 5 min to loosen up my legs and then I stretched and rolled out!
When I got home I was crazy hungry, so I made myself an egg sandwich and a smoothie!
On the sandwich I made my own spread: greek yogurt with garlic powder and oregano mixed in. It was really good!
The smoothie contained 3/4 cup frozen strawberries, 1/2 banana, 1 scoop vanilla protein powder and 1/2 cup of almond milk. Tasted like a strawberry milkshake!
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and a cup of green tea! |
One thing that I learned about myself this morning, and that added to my frustration, is that I am definitely NOT a chef! Getting all the parts of my breakfast together to eat at once was very difficult for me! I felt like I was rushing all over the place, and I definitely caught something on fire when I was scrambling my egg whites! I was literally shaking when I actually sat down! Cooking is a struggle for me, hopefully I'll get better at it! I just can't do all the different components at once, I don't know how real chefs do this!
Anything that you struggle with? I also can't clean... Haha. So many things to work on now that I'm living alone! What are you working on?