today has been a good day to start. i decided instead of dieting which literally lasted like 3 days, i'm just going back to enjoying food and just trying to lose the whole cow-grazing syndrome i tend to get into, especially when i'm bored. i woke up extra early today--don't work till 1 so i normally sleep in till about 8--but i got up around 630 before steve left so i could get my HW done and get a sensible workout in. i'm on this big english muffin kick. like i don't know what it is about them, i legitimately have to have them in the mornings or i'm not a good person to be around. it must be those nooks and crannies. who doesn't love those. that's gross i'm sorry.
anyways, they've been having some good sales on english muffins at the g-store and normally we get the whole wheat/light whole wheat ones, but unfortunately those ones weren't included in this weeks sale, so we got the cinnamon raisin and the whole grain (if you don't know whole grain doesn't mean much--you really do want to look for WHOLE WHEAT). so i started the day with a cinnamon raisin EM with peanut butter and a banana. very budget friendly and within my healthy but good means.
after that i hit the books and got some BS done and then headed to gym. i do love that i can walk to the gym. it's legit like under half a mile away. i got a half an hour done on the bike while i read some info for my other class (exercise phys is legit ripping me a new one). then i did a pretty tough leg workout--
started in the smith machine with some lunges--3 sets of 10, started with 20 lbs on the bar and then went to 40 and then 50. i really want to get some sexy legs so i need to push the weights.
then i did the leg press--3 sets of 12 followed by 3 sets of 12 calf raises on the same machine.
then since i wasn't with steve i did some girly things. i did the add and abductor machine (inner and outer thighs/hip flexor machine--or the im spreading my legs please dont look at me machine--or simply put the slut machine). then i did some kettle bell single leg cross dead lifts (i may have made that up but i don't feel like looking up the actual name; i know exactly what i'm saying, HA) and finished with some hamstring ball curls.
overall a decent workout. i want to get in a routine so that i'm willing to spend a little more time at the gym though. baby steps.
as i mentioned before, i've been on a protein smoothie kick. today's menu consisted of a mocha protein shake
i have seen recipes on pinterest for these but never really thought to try it, mainly because i like to get some fruit in there. but i gave it a whirl because i had left over coffee from this morning.
basically it consisted of:
1 c coffee
1 healthy choice vanilla frozen greek yogurt
1 scoop chocolate protein
4 ice cubes (needed more but i had none, naturally)
splash of half and half and dash of cinnamon
under 300 calories-depending on your protein-which is what i try to stick to
as i'm sitting here writing this i am on to lunch and i must say i did a good job. i made a tuna sandwich--nothing fancy, just a basic sandwich. i do use mayo i just try to do equal parts mayo and mustard to lower the cals a lil bit. add tomato, spinach, and a pickle and that was that.
i had some edamame in the fridge that needed using up (we have so many vegetables it like forces me to eat them--try it, if you're poor you'll feel guilty wasting it)
so it threw those in a saute pan with a tsp of oil, some cajun seasoning and ranch seasoning and i have to say, they are DELICIOUS. some thing i definitely plan on making again. you really can make vegetables fun, seriously, i'm not lying.
this is the half eaten lunch--i couldn't resist, i was hungry.
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