Where's the Beach?

Wow, it's amazing how behind I feel just being away from my computer for 24 hours. I've spent the day trying to play catch up, reading blog posts, trying to respond, emails, Twitter, Facebook...sigh. Oh and there there's the laundry and errands, etc. After we got home this morning, I opted to do Shock Cardio HiiT Pyramid plus abs. It was a short workout as I really was feeling strapped for time. The party last night was a success. It was a small affair, but sometimes those are the best. You have the chance to really catch up and talk with friends. My sister and I, of course, had a great time chatting away as we finished getting everything ready. One of my dearest friends (she really should have been my sister) was able to make it. So, it was a very special evening on many different levels. As promised, I wanted to report on the Yummy Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip . It turned out quite well. No one even suspected that it was made with tofu! I do think that I may have coo...

This morning was a busy one. I had several dishes to get prepped for my sisters party, plus squeeze in my workout. Today I did a premix from Step Blast (about 40 minutes), then the last of the Total Body Training workouts for week 1, which was two sets at 15 reps of each exercise: Triceps - weighted bench dips Calves - calf raises Quads - elevated lunges Shoulders - lateral raise s Back - bent-over raise Chest - decline dumbbell flyes (I did add on 2 sets of 6 reps of alternating bicep curls) After my workout, Jason and I had lunch together. I heated up a can of Progresso Creamy Tomato Basil soup and made a salad with fresh spinach, red leaf lettuce, chickpeas, roasted red bell peppers, sundried tomatoes, artichoke hearts and balsamic vinaigrette. Then it was time to get serious about food prepping. I had already made the ciabatta bread so that was easy enough. The butternut squash & black bean chili had been previously made and frozen. Last night Jason helped me ...