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Tamales & Leftovers for Cinco de Mayo

Weights
The sun is coming up earlier, and I am finding myself mostly awake right at 6 am these past few days. If this trend keeps up, I'm thinking early morning runs will be on the books soon, especially with summer temps.

I did my weight workout at lunch today. It was 2 sets of 12 reps.

Shoulders - Upright rows (with dumbbells)
Biceps Alternating bicep curls
Quads - Squats
Inner thigh - Alternating plie squats
Chest - Incline dumbbell chest press
Back - Underhand row (dumbbells)
Legs - Static lunges
Triceps - Overhead triceps extension

I also added 2/12 for calves and a set of 21's for biceps just because I'm nuts. I must say that I love how quickly I build strength with this rotation. I was able to maintain heavier weights for these higher reps. Either that or I was just having a nice, strong day ;-)

After work I did end up doing Low Impact Circuit - Cardio Premix (1st 3 combos) plus abs. I also stretched for a while and tried rolling out my hams on a tennis ball. 

Tamales and Leftovers
Dinner tonight was super simple. I had plenty of the Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa left over. While grilling last night, I also grilled some corn on the cob to add to the quinoa. I found another package of the tamales (Sweet Potato and Pecan by White Mountain) in the freezer, so I heated those up and served them on the quinoa. I think I'm getting better at reusing leftovers. While I would love to say I made the tamales from scratch, I haven't taken on that project just yet. But I figure that if I can do the dolmas, then surely I can handle tamales...right?

 I hope everyone has had a great Cinco de Mayo/Hump Day! What did you do to celebrate?

Comments

  1. Yay for building strength quickly!

    That sounds like a great Cinco de Mayo dinner.

    talk to you later,
    Ali

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  2. AnonymousMay 05, 2010

    if those are leftovers, I'm not sure I can even face your firsts. my food is put to shame. happy cinco

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  3. Alicia @ Vegan Epicurean I hope you're having a great evening too! And you really need to post about P90X by the way :-)

    Katherine @ What About Summer Oh no, now shame! I'm typically not good with leftovers at all!

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  4. What a perfect Cinco de Mayo dinner! I had chips & guacamole for my "dinner appetizer" today. Yum!

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  5. Happy Hump day to you!

    Wow, this dinner looks so tasty! What a great way to celebrate :0 I make a simple millet with mexican spices with veg and some guac! I love my guac.......

    XXOO

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  6. I LOVE tamales... until I realized they are mostly lard (no wonder they taste so good!!) haha If you find a good healthy recipe, let us know!! :)

    I didn't do anything Cinco de Mayoish... boo...

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  7. AnonymousMay 05, 2010

    yummmm. yourfood always looks so good!!

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  8. tamales, cinco de mayo, this post is so festive, i love it!
    and you've been blogging 6 mos and no neg comments? girl, thats awesome. i started getting them like from day 1. fun, you can imagine :)

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  9. omg yes! i was hoping and thinking u might put up those tamales for cinco de mayo. woot! ur tamales always look FAB! xoxo

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  10. AnonymousMay 06, 2010

    This is a great cinco de mayo post! I haven't had tamales in so long, and they're one of my faves!

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  11. Megan @ The Oatmeal Diaries I think guac and chips counts as a perfect Cinco de Mayo dinner!

    Kris @ iheartwellness Thanks girl - I need to seriously get on the ball and try millet.

    Jessica @ Dairy Free Betty check the link to the brand. These are vegan and gluten free. They're really good.

    Lizzy @ Fitlizzio Thanks girl!

    Averie @ Loves Veggies and Yoga Thank you ma'am. Yep, fingers crossed, I've been really lucky apparently.

    Kelsey @ Snacking Squirrel I thought the tamales with the quinoa was much more creative than just doing some tacos or burritos. Though, those might not have been too bad either....

    Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg you should check out that brand. We found them at Whole Foods.

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  12. We did not do anything for Cinco De Mayo...we are boring!

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  13. Perfect Cinco De Mayo celebration dinner. We went to Moe's Southwest Grill cause it was cheap!

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  14. That flavor of tamale sounds PERFECT! I really need to find these.

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  15. AnonymousMay 06, 2010

    I had a fun Cinco de Mayo! Went out for drinks with my friends and Guac (Standard but amazing!)

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  16. AnonymousMay 06, 2010

    I'm totally looking forward to early morning running, too! It's awesome to hear birds chirping and the sun up when I get up at 5:30. So weird! There is just something so "zen" about running at that time in the morning. Totally sets the pace for the day :-)

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  17. Kelly @ Healthy Living with Kelly This was the first time I can remember consciously making a Mexican style meal for Cinco de Mayo. It's only b/c I had those tamales.

    Sarena @ The Non-Dairy Queen Hey, Moe's works for me!

    Sarah @ The Ordinary Vegetarian I checked their website again, and they may not be in your area. The company is based out of Austin and only supplies to a few areas.

    Jocelyn @ Peace Love Nutrition Standard is sometimes the only way to go!

    Jessica @ EatDrinkBreatheSweat is it zen or that you're just still asleep??? LOL

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  18. AnonymousMay 06, 2010

    i know the days are starting earlier and earlier-it is nice :) love your dinner-so festive and great pics!

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  19. OMG; my mouth is watering..love love love your fabulous cino-inspired din din...those tamales look delish, darling...Have a great day!

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  20. I didn't celebrate this year--rough week at work! But I would have LIKED to celebrate with some yummy mexican and a big Margarita! :)

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  21. Kalli @ Fit and Forty Something It certainly makes it easier to get up if nothing else!

    Amie @ The Healthy Apple Thank you ma'am!!

    Dawn @ Healthy San Diego Living this was the first year we actually "celebrated". No margaritas though.

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