Woohoo! It's my lucky day - jackpot! Not really, but, I thought it would hold me over and I wouldn't need a snack. That worked until my stomach started growling at 4 PM. I decided to have my original snack (1 c FF Greek Yogurt with 1/2 c strawberries) & sweetened it up a bit with a little Sweet Cactus VEGAN Agave Syrup.
The Sweet Cactus Agave Nectar is my absolute favorite brand. A little goes a long way - I added a 1 teaspoon drizzle to my greek yogurt & it made it makes it sweet like froyo! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it and this is the ONLY brand that is 15 calories per teaspoon - all others have more!
When I got home, I made up my dinner & cooked/packed up a dinner to take to The Husband. While bagging up some of his treats to go with his chicken, watermelon & green beans....
A few fell on my napkin that I couldn't turn down eating! They were both really tasty & I could easily see eating way more than a serving - danger, danger....must get The Husband to eat them ASAP :)
Here is the plate 'o' grilled chicken I made up for him. He LOVES chicken drumsticks and they are the perfect thing to pack up.
Tonight, I broke out a new for me product and bought the Trader Joe's Cajun Salmon.
Like I said last night, I am not a huge fan of cooked fish - give me raw sushi anyday!!! But, in an effort to stick to the Jump Start eats, I took one for the team and thew 6 oz on the grill for me to eat.
I really liked the spicy cajun flavor, but, to me, Salmon is super fishy and super oily when cooked. I did manage to eat most of this and shared some with the cat that adopted us. She LOVED it and it made me wish I could love it like her since the health benefits rock for salmon.
I also made up the Jump Start Ranch Style "Spagetti" Marinara. You can get the recipe by clicking HERE and scrolling down to the recipe. I used butternut squash because I thought that was spagetti squash. However, mine didn't quite turn into spagetti. It was tasty though and I would definitely try to make this again.
I had some fabulous, crunchy, freshly steamed sweet green beans topped with 1 Tbsp of slivered almonds.
All together with my Perrier Fizzy Water.
After dinner, I whipped out workout #2 - Strength & Stretching from the Jump Start.
I used my 5 lb Cow Bells with each exercise:
15 Squats
15 Rear Lunges, each leg
15 Side Lunges, each leg
15 Romanian Deadlifts
15 Plie Squats
Static Stretching - hip flexor, hamstrings, claf glute & innter thighs - Stretching is my favorite part each day!
For dessert, I decided to break out one of the new teas from my "tea swap", Yogi Stress Relief tea. Sorry Cryssy, but, I thought this tea was really awful lol.....It had a bit too many spices for me but it is nice to be able to try it without buying it.
A couple of Righteous Round Mini Chocolate Chip cookies might have gone unphotographed too along with a small bite of dark chocolate. I do not know what is up with my BLT's (bites, licks, tastes) today, but, I am definitely making the commitment to have NO BLT's tomorrow!
Anyone want to join in on the fun?
I am off to enjoy the rest of The Biggest Loser!!! Go Blue, Go Pink, Go Green - go anything BUT brown :D lol....see you all in the morning!
Whew, I narrowly escaped those amazing pita chips when I was at TJ's! They "tried" to jump in the cart, but I moved away fast enough -lol! I love those things so much!
ReplyDeleteAnd the Righteous Rounds... they might have to be put on the "Do Not Buy" list now, too! Seriously addictive=)
Funny about the butternut squash! But, at least it tastes good=)
Great job on your workout!
Great job staying focused and realizing you had a snacky day! I'm in my work office today and so far i've resisted danish, bagels, and candy! It's not even 10am!! I'll join you in the challenge and thanks for all these awesome recipes! By the way, hop on over to my site today and add your favorite recipe! I bet you have some great ones to add. I'm trying to spread the word about my blog even though it's not to your level yet!
ReplyDeleteOops, sorry you didn't like the tea! I haven't even tried it yet! I bought it the other day when a stressful day at work had me craving a midday beer, lol. I thought the tea was a better choice, but then I got too busy to try it. I'll let you know what I think when I do try it, though.
ReplyDeleteMarisa - You know, I know better than to buy the Pita Chips. I LOVE them and once you open a bag, it's just one serving right?! LOL....Hope they disappear quickly - I told The Husband to take the entire bag today which he agreed. I am so with you on the Righteous Rounds too - they are too good.
ReplyDeleteAshley - WTG at resisting all that temptation! I will definitely stop by and say hi with a recipe :)
Cryssy - No worries that is part of the fun - finding new ones and ones to look past when you want to buy them :) I am curious to know what you think now too.
your dinner looked delish! i think it is interesting how you do like raw fish but don't prefer cooked, it is usually the other way around! i like it all.
ReplyDeletewhere did you find that brand of agave? i was going to buy some yesterday at WFs but none of the brands stats were too great...
Janetha ~ I don't get why fish is like that for me - maybe it's the "fishyness" factor? Some Whole Foods carry this brand some don't. I ordered mine online from this company. I ordered both the light and the dark. I LOVE them both and use them on everything from oatmeal to greek yogurt to cooking/baking, etc. Here is a link for you.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.celticseasalt.com/Light_Agave_Nectar_Sweetener_8_P1841C444.cfm