I made something delicious!

Last night I made something sooooo good! I found it here! 

It is a "pasta" dish made with zucchini and squash as the noodles. It also has onion, parsley, lemon juice, garlic, garbanzo beans, and Parmesan cheese. The link above will get you to the youtube tutorial. I'm devouring the last of it right now and I wish I had more! It is super healthy (especially if you leave out the cheese, but who would want to do that!).

My wokout today was exhausting, but that is in part because I woke up at 4 am and could not go back to sleep. A nap is definitely in my future. I ran today and my calves, which barely recovered from Wed, are screaming at me again!

Coffee Talk

Yet again in my life I am having trouble with alcohol. Not a lot of alcohol, but I've had too much. I don't need a beer (or two...or three) after work on a Wednesday. It is just extra calories. Tonight I had half a beer and then decided I didn't want to finish it and made coffee instead. I don't know what's wrong with me recently that I feel like I need to drink every night. There must be some boredom in my life. Maybe it is because Chris has rekindled his world of warcraft habit and is raiding again. Regardless, that is no excuse! My workouts have been good; they have been strong. I took two rest days this week although I am regretting not going today. The past two days I did new and different workouts so that is sort of exciting. I have been having troubles with my left hip recently though which is making running and rowing difficult. I was rowing yesterday and had to stop after 5 minutes because my hip flexor was just killing me. Ah, old age. Tomorrow is back to a normal chest, triceps, and shoulder workout. I will probably do some cardio as well. Chris and I have a trip planned to San Diego at the end of the month so I am needing that extra cardio (especially since I have been drinking too much!) On the plus side, I have been good about eating meals throughout the day so I have no longer been binge eating at night!

Today after work I did a lot of house cleaning, but our house still seems to dirty. With two dogs and a cat, things get so dusty and covered in fur and it is so frustrating! I'm thinking about making a chore list, but I'm not sure how on-board Chris would be. Or how on-board I would be for that matter. Some days I just don't care enough to clean anything. My kitchen and living room are clean right now and I love it. I need to vacuum the couch though...*sigh* it never ends and I don't even have real children yet.

I am trying to decide something healthy and different to try to make this weekend. To pinterest I go!

Birthdays, Food, etc...

This week was my birthday so it was a lot of fun and food and beer. Workouts have been good with the exception of cardio. I have to incorporate it more, but sometimes, after I have been at the gym for so long, I just want to go home. As the wedding gets closer it is something I may adjust. I may cut out a few of the strengthening exercises (do I really need to do 3 different triceps exercises on Sat) so I have more time for cardio. We will see. I know how important the strength training is and I love how I feel with it. I have been more into the HIIT with my cardio. It makes me less bored and really forces me to work hard. Today is leg day. After that I am meeting my mom and grandma for coffee.

Yesterday Chris and I made kebabs. They were delicious! I want to make them against, but with steak and more mushrooms! Summer is officially here in Tucson. The high yesterday was around 104. Today will not be much better.

Yummy yummy!

Body Weight Workout

Today I did a body weight workout and it was very difficult after yesterday's leg day. Here is what I did:

- 30 Burpees
- 30 Knee is on stability ball (these have a real name, but I cannot remember it)
- 10 Burpees
- 30 Plank w/ elbow to opposite elbow tough
- 10 Burpees
- 10 Plank w/ opposite arm and leg reach
- 50 Mountain climbers
- 10 Burpees w/ push up
- 50 Lunge kicks (25 on each side)
- 60 Russian twists
- 30 V-ups
- 50 Plank Jacks
- 30 Push ups

Then did 10 minutes on the stationary bike. After the very difficult leg day yesterday this was just brutal. Also, I'm exhausted from being up late and waking up so early. A nap will definitely be in my future today!

What I Plan to do Today.

Today is Saturday and I love Saturday. I woke up really early because when 5 dogs are fighting over the bed space, it is tough to sleep! In the interest of getting back on track, I made a very healthy, vegetable filled breakfast.

There is red cabbage, spinach, egg whites, yellow and orange bell peppers, and garlic. I ate it with ketchup because I will never be able to give that up. So this was pretty healthy. I like making the effort to cook something because I feel like I appreciate it more. However, I do not appreciate dishes. The other day I was so frustrated by all the dishes that I just wanted to go eat out so I wouldn't have to worry about it!

I am back to tracking foods with myfitnesspal.

Gym today is a must! I am feeling much better! I need to do abs, chest, triceps, shoulders, and maybe some cardio. Next week I will need to hit the gym with full force to make up for this pathetic week of inactivity and eating and drinking too much crap. I am happy I have managed to stay away from fast food, but it was just barely.

Bad Week

This was a bad week. I got a wisdom tooth pulled then I got a little sick. I missed the gym for 4 days which is the longest I have gone without going in many many months. I went today to try to do back/biceps and had to drop every weight by about 10-15 lbs. It was pathetic

I bought my mom this cup for Mother's Day and feel like I am drowning a giraffe.

Tomorrow I need to get back on track with the gym and with eating. I weighed myself today and actually lost weigh...probably muscles disappearing. I still don't feel 100% so we'll see when I am able to get back to normal at the gym. 

I'm watching 5 dogs this weekend. My 2 dogs and my parent's 3 dogs. It should be entertaining! Also, they have a pool so maybe I can get something resembling a tan! Hah, I doubt it, but it will be nice to get some sun!

Bad Day and the Need for Rest Days...

Today was just a bad day. I was 30 minutes into the day when a patient yelled at me because he wrote down the time wrong for his appointment. Also I just woke up exhausted. Today was just tiring for me. I was also bitchy to Chris without meaning to be. I guess sometimes a person will just have a bad day. I'm home and it's over and I feel better. I did not work out today even though I brought all my stuff. I have just been exhausted. I don't know if I need to up my calories or just take a bit of a rest. I think I just need to rest. I have been going full force with almost every workout and last week I only took one rest day. Tomorrow I am getting a wisdom tooth removed. It's just a simple extraction, nothing crazy. I am, however, being banned from work due to possible novocain- induced blood drool. All my days off are a result of a flu/tooth extraction/car accident/lung infection. Last year, for the whole year, I had 6 days off that were actually for fun.

So this whole bad-day/tooth pulling thing will be interfering with my workouts. Tomorrow I will not go (and be a good little patient).

Wednesday will have to be back/biceps/abs.

Thursday will be this workout which I attempted last Friday. I say attempted because I could not do it all. I'm in pretty good shape, but DAMN it was hard.

I made stuffed bell pepper for dinner with ground turkey. I don't even like bell peppers, but I'm trying to be healthy and it was healthy. All I really wanted was a big mac all day. It's like I have actually gained some self control over my binge eating habits. This is what I ate:

I think I would still rather have a big mac.