Where's the Beach?

Saturday Follow Up Last night Jason let me take the night off in the kitchen. Well, I sort of orchestrated from the sidelines while he did the work. He decided to use some of the Quinoa Veggie Cakes I had leftover in the freeze for "burgers" with spinach, roasted red bell peppers, and Kaas Soy Monterey Jack "cheese." To go with the "burgers" he wanted to make a broccoli salad. He likes the creamy sauces I make using the silken tofu, but he's never made one himself. This is where I came in. I just gave him the basics and some seasoning ideas and let him do the rest. So he came up with a Creamy Broccoli and Carrot Salad . Creamy Broccoli and Carrot Salad Ingredients: 1 carrot, thinly sliced Fresh broccoli florets 1/2 cup chickpeas 1/4 cup golden raisins 1/2 package firm silken tofu Almond milk (to desired consistency) Juice from 1/2 lemon Zest of 1 lemon Splash of OJ To taste: Salt, pepper, parsley, dill, garlic powder, red pepper, drie...

Leg Day I wanted to thank everyone for congratulating me on my run yesterday. I will say that I am sore today, but not as bad as I thought I might be. My problem areas (hip flexor and hamstrings) are sore of course, but not unbearable. My calves are oddly sore too. But, I've been stretching and Jason gave me a massage. I'm so not worthy! Since I wasn't too terribly sore, I did go ahead with my regular Leg Day Sunday routine. But, I did a much easier workout with lighter weights and played around with rep patterns. Squats: 8 single, 4 2:2 count, 8 1:3 count, 4 3 count low-end pulse, 2 7 count low-end pulse, 4 2:2 count, 8 single Plie squats: 8 single, 4 2:2 count, 8 1:3 count, 4 3 count low-end pulse, 2 7 count low-end pulse, 4 2:2 count, 8 single Static lunges: 8 single, 4 2:2 count, 8 1:3 count, 4 3 count low-end pulse, 4 2:2 count Deadlifts - 3x8 Rear leg slide back lunges - 3x8 Firewalkers - 8 Donkey kicks with weight - 2x18 Single-leg deadlifts - 2...

2 on Tuesday  This morning I was wide awake at 4:30 am. In my mind that was simply too early to workout, so I waited until a little after 5 before getting out of bed and getting ready. Today I knew I'd be doing Day 3 of my Total-Body Training workout but was not wanting to lift in the morning. So, I opted for a lower intensity cardio: Cathe's Low Impact Circuit . I did the first 3 step combos from the cardio only premix and stretched. During lunch I went home to do weights. The set up was 2 sets of 15 reps: Triceps - Weighted triceps dips Biceps - DB curls Legs - Rear leg elevated lunges Shoulders - Lateral raises Chest - Flat bench flyes Back - Underhand rows Legs - Squats Inner Thighs - Plie squats I felt like it was a pretty good workout. I am definitely much stronger feeling mid-afternoon rather than first thing in the morning. Quinoa Re-mix It was another sunny, gorgeous day here, but very windy. The pollen is insane and just blowing in clouds. It's supposed to ra...

Leg Day Sunday So today started with another bowl of PB&J&B Oatmeal . I have some serious DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) happening from yesterday's workout. Wow. Good thing today was legs. I used the drop set method again for everything except calves: 12, 10, 8, 6. Alternating front lunges Squats Alternating rear lunges Plie squats Deadlifts Step ups Calf raises - 3 sets of 25 turned out, parallel, turned outs After my workout, I did just half of Shock Cardio HIIT Pyramid and Yoga-style abs from Abs Circuit then stretched. Veggie Cakes on Sunday It's rainy, cold, and dreary here today. I had wanted to bake some bread and do some other cooking today. However, the oven is broken so that didn't happen. I did manage to get lots of laundry done, Jason vacuumed the area rugs, and I swiffered up the doggy dust bunnies. I also tried straightening up and organizing the room that I am now using as my weight room. This house had once been a duplex and that particular...