Manic Monday

by bhealthy on April 21, 2009

Body:
Went with my future SIL to the gym for aerobics class! I showed her the Shred moves I do for abs after.. we ended up burning 60% from fat while doing the Shred Moves!

Mind:
I did my functional food assignment on Vitalicious VitaBrownies as a means of iron supplementing ( they provide 50% of your daily value for iron)

I returned our 2nd HD/DVR reciever to FedEx- We came back from Nana’s and got engaged, and then realized our reciever was broke! They sent a new one wednesday but that one was broken too! Then they sent another new one saturday- so we were without TV all last week- but I was so incredibly busy anyone it wasn’t much of an issue.

I worked on our presentation for tomorrows’ Metabolism Class….

Soul:
Shopping! I bought Jeff 2 new pairs of athletic shorts ( He only had 2 to begin with and even those my mom and I bought him recently! Unfortunately, a branch tore through one pair while he was riding his mt. bike.) and I bought myself a new pair as well! I really need new running shorts that don’t bunch up!! These aren’t exactly running shorts but they have crazy pockets, are dry fit, they fit really great, and they were only $8!

Breakfast:
Smoothie: Soy protein, milk, mango, papaya
banana with pb on the side
340 kcal
17g protein
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I had gone to the grocery store this morning … here is most of what I got..
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( I was excited about the soy milk AND the pineapple! )
I decided to cut up the pineapple immediately for snacking and for dinner and it turned into a battle. It was so juicy, the knife slipped. I walked away with a nasty cut on my thumb but …
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Pineapple Defeated!

Post-Pineapple Battle Lunch:

(nibbled on Pineapple while prepping..)
Half of a chobani blueberry with Trader Joes Blueberry Museli, and a whole grain wrap with egg whites and veggies and hummus and hot sauce!
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325 kcal
30g protein
1 serving of fruit , 2 servings of veggies

Snack:
Peanut Butter Gnu Bar
Cinnamon Almonds

190 kcal
Vitamin E, 8 g fiber!
The peanut butter GNU bar was definitely not my favorite. It wasn’t as “peanut buttery” as I thought it would be, so that was probably why I wasn’t thrilled about it. It was still tasty, but didn’t remind me of peanut butter.

Dinner:
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I skewered some of the pineapple from earlier today and got some butterflied pork chops on sale. I marinated them in balsamic vinegar, white vinegar, some olive oil and some steak seasoning….
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Jeff grilled those with pineapple chunks. I love grilled pineapple!

We also roasted brussel sprouts with some Simply Potatoes Rosemary Quartered Potatoes…
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Provides:
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340 kcal
3 servings of Veggies, 1 serving of fruit!
30 g protein

…and dessert
I know its a weird combo…
Yogurt ( chobani and light and fit vanilla) with a Newman’s Own Oreo, banana and pb, and a peep.

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approx. 210 kcal

I tried to eat something a little more substantial for dessert ( the yogurt and the peanut butter) but the peep made it cute. I never had any easter candy this year so I picked these up on clearance today- my easter present was wayyy better than candy!

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  • http://owntheory.net/sharon/ Sharon

    Whoa, love your groceries! And mmm pineapples!!!
    Pork chops look great too!

  • http://www.hangrypants.com Hangry Pants

    I love grilled pineapple as well!

  • broccolihut

    Love the pineapple kebobs–so much fun to eat:)

  • http://www.therunningaddict.wordpress.com Moran

    I am so jealous at the egg white cartons! Well, I ordered mine online yesterday, but it will take approximately a WEEK to arrive to the country. Grr EUROPE!
    And I heart your lunch! Wraps are my favourite!

  • http://theskinnyplate.wordpress.com/ theskinnyplate

    You gave me a great idea of grilling pineapples. Yeah, I agree with you on the PB GNU bar, not peanut buttery enough, so I add my own pb on it. =)

  • http://daniellestudiesabroad.blogspot.com/ Danielle

    Haha, of course you prefer the proposal to Peeps… although they are a really nice Easter treat too ;)

  • http://www.thinspiredblog.com/ Lara (Thinspired)

    I love your eating today…yummy and a calorie range I should be aiming for. Sorry about your finger, but I hope that pineapple was worth it! Usually it is…I just love it fresh like that!

  • http://onegillianreasons.blogspot.com Gillian

    Love the shred….the grilled pineapple and the rest of your meals look so good and healthy……I also thought the Peanut Butter Gnu Bar had little peanut butter taste, I checked the wrapper to make sure….what a steal with the $8 shorts!

  • http://slowrunnings.blogspot.com/ BB

    That is one strange dessert…but it looks tasty!

  • http://veggiegirlvegan.blogspot.com VeggieGirl

    PEEP!! Cute :-)

    Good luck with your presentation!!

  • http://nibblesandwiggles.wordpress.com Melissa

    haha very cute little swimming peep!

  • http://www.dailygoods.wordpress.com dailygoods

    omg grilled pineapple is SO good! ha and i love the peep! i wasn’t expecting him in the mix :)

  • http://sweetandfit.wordpress.com Sweet and Fit

    grilled pineapple – yum!

    love the groceries! loooooove chobani!

  • http://livinghealthyintherealworld.wordpress.com/ Sagan

    Tasty tasty- great shopping trip! I had no idea that vitamuffins were so full of iron.

  • http://lesleylivinglife.com lesley

    Your pineapple looks wonderful!! I’m going to have to get one soon.