I Like Food

My hunger has been krazy this week. Seriously.

After training (crappo session) last night I had a bizarre salad with blue cheese, Asian Ginger Sesame dressing, raisins, and chicken! Ooooh, and wasabi & soy sauce almonds!

It tasted a lot better than it looked.

After dinner, we went to the mall. I bought nothing, but I did spy various truffle oils at TJ Maxx. Oh, yes, I will be returning for those!

When I got home. I made cookies.  Delicious cookies. I set out to make my often-requested oatmeal raisin cookies, only to find out we were out of some of the ingredients! Instead, I made some maple-y delicious soft sugar(?) cookies.  There were a few casualties.  They are so chewy and buttery.

Recipe to come! I asked Seth to bring the remaining cookies to work. They got rave reviews (and recipe requests! WOOP! I hope I can remember it!)

FAST FORWARD…

Hunger has been more manageable today. THANK GOODNESS!

Here’s what I ate today! (minus 3 egg whites and one whole egg – I forgot to snap a pic before I scarfed it down.)

 

I’m debating a rest day today! BUT, the gym will be closed this weekend.

 

… even more exciting, we are going to open mic night tonight! WOOP!

Happy hump day!

Diet food CAN taste good!

Low Carb Low Fat Ricotta Topped Waffles

Mmm Mmm Good!

 

Ingredients (serves 1)

• 1 scoop (31g) Beverly International Ultimate Muscle Provider
• 2 egg whites
• 2T water
• 1/4c (62g) low fat ricotta (You could use fat free as well)
• 2T (0.5oz) Sugar-free syrup (I used Maple Grove Farms.  Carbs could be lowered by using Walden Farms)
• Butter Spray
• Cinnamon
• Waffle Iron
• Non-stick spray

Easy Instructions

1. Heat waffle iron.

2. Spray with oil or non-stick spray

3. In a bowl, mix protein powder, egg whites, and water until mixed through. You could use a blender or Magic Bullet, but this is easy enough for me.

4. Pour batter onto waffle iron and let it do it’s magic. It takes a little time. The steam should almost stop rising from the back of the iron.  If you try to lift the lid and there is quite a bit of resistance, let it cook longer.

5. Remove waffle from iron. Top with ricotta. Spray with butter. Pour syrup on top. Sprinkle ample amounts of cinnamon on top.

6. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts (using ingredients and toppings listed)

240 calories, 5g fat, 13g carbs, 33g of protein

** Carbs can be cut by SIX WHOLE CARBS by using Walden Farms syrup. I didn’t have any on hand.

I have tried making waffles with other protein powders, but I find Beverly International (any of them!) or BSN Lean Dessert to work best. I’m sure there are others, but this is just my experience.

Training:

Week five of Spark your way to a 5k is complete! Yes, I am a weirdo and decided to start at week 5. It was a great session. I ENJOYED it! Even though I was hung over. I think I liked it because I decided to actually push myself a bit.

My iPad makes cardio fun!

We just got back from Applebee’s. It was a blast. We took a friend that had never been! He thought it was apples and bees! LOL! Oh the fun minds of youth!

Now I am enjoying red wine and the movie Red.

I am totally enamored with my new stemless anti-chip dishwasher-safe wine glasses! I found them originally on the Williams Sonoma website (loooooooooove that site/store), but I was hesitant to pay that much for glasses that may break quickly! Luckily, I found them on Amazon for a fraction of the price!!! And with free shipping with Amazon Prime.

I prepped six waffles and six egg white and baby portabella omelets for the week.  I hope omelets are freeze-friendly. If they kill me, I will be sure to let you know.

 

If my belly wasn’t full of a 7oz. sirloin (medium rare), seasoned veggies, and a hayooooge baked tater with sour cream and butter, I would totally go to town on wunna them thurr awmlets.

 

Happy Saturday, friends! And I just realized I forgot about the Ask Me Anything questions that I was supposed to answer yesterday!  Feel free to get your questions in. I will answer tomorrow! I haven’t had many Qs yet! It’s anonymous!

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Television Addict

I hit the gym after work for a lackluster shoulder/chest/tri workout. BOO!  Then I had a lackluster PWO meal.

Crockpot chicken, brown rice, and asparagus stir-fry tossed in Asian Sesame dressing. Eh.  The rice was good… and loads of cracked sea salt helped immensely.

Exhausted, I found myself nodding off shortly after 8:00 p.m., but I managed to wake up and squeeze in a few episodes of Weeds. Love that show.  I still turned in early.

I woke up this morning after a night of weird, weird dreams (like alien abduction weirdo dreams LOL) and a splitting headache. I felt seriously hungover. Must’ve been all the water I drank yesterday. hahaha!  The only thing that got me going was Calista Flockhart and Rob Lowe.  You see, I have a new favorite show on Netflix.  I love the instant viewing pleasure, and my current favorite is Brothers and Sisters. I have always loved Sally Field. I’ve always had a crush on Rob Lowe (hubba hubba), and now, I absolutely adore Calista Flockhard aka Kitty Walker. 

I flopped and flailed through a grudgingly slow Spark your way to a 5k training session. It seriously took me 30 minutes to get 1.5 miles.  That has to be some sort of slow record. BUT, the important part is that I DID IT.

Because I was feeling so crummy, I decided to go for a sweet treat for breakfast, chocolate protein shake and a grapple!

I’m getting hungry again, already! So I might have to dig into my protein muffin stash!

Happy Hump Day all! And don’t forget, ASK ME ANYTHING is up and running. You can find the link in green under my pic on the right hand side bar.  So far, I haven’t got many bites, but I plan on answering all of your questions tomorrow!

“A ship in the harbor is safe.  But that’s not what ships are built for.”

- Anonymous