I’ll Be Seeing You

Hi friends!

Guess who is flying home this weekend? Bryon! He gets here Friday afternoon and is here until Sunday night. So, I’ve decided to take a couple days off of food blogging. I’m sure you won’t miss much- protein shakes, oats, sweet potatoes, chicken, you know the drill! BUT, I do have a special Q and A post going up!

Last night I fell asleep a little after 8:30.. I’m an old lady, I know. So naturally I was up at 6:00 this morning! I took advantage and made a stove top breakfast- my new favorite- cooked egg whites in oats. I cooked 1 cup of liquid egg whites with cream of tartar, 1 packet stevia, and cinnamon. On the side I cooked up 1/3 cup oatbran in water and then mixed the two together along with some Capella Crumb Cake Flavor Drops and a little bit of Walden Farms Calorie Free Syrup:

250 cals, 29 grams of protein, 22 carbs, 2 grams of fat

Then I headed to the gym for a light (er) lower body day. And guess what? I was back in the groove! I felt super strong today. In fact, the weights I used were almost too easy. Next time I’ll increase the weights! Here’s what I did:

Regular Sets:

1. Barbell Plie Squats- 135 pounds, 4 sets of 10 + 1 set of 10 pulses @ contraction
2. Barbell Lunges- 115 pounds, 5 sets of 10 on each leg
3. Sled Press- 280 pounds (230 added plates)- 5 sets of 10 (3 narrow stance, 2wide stance)
4. Hack Squat- 150 pounds (110 added plates)- 5 sets of 12 (2 narrow, 3 wide)

Superset:

1. Dumbbell Step Ups- 40 pounds, 2 sets of 10 on each leg
2. Reverse Crunch/Toe Tap combo- 50 reps

Regular Sets:

1. Glute Pushback Machine- 80 pounds, 3 sets of 10 on each leg
2. Calve Extensions- 115 pounds, 3 sets of 10

Superset:

1. Stability Ball Ham Curl with 20 pounds- 2 sets of 20
2. Ball Pass- 2 sets of 15

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Calories Burned: 400 Max HR: 164

I came home and decided to change around my protein shake for the sake of not boring you all to tears! I used 1 cup Unsweetened Almond Dream, 1.5 serving Muscle Gauge Cake Batter Protein Powder, 1 cup vanilla tea, vanilla extract, vanilla flavored stevia, 1/2 tsp each guar gum and xanthan gum, cinnamon, and a few cups of ice. I had it Parfait style as usual over 1/2 cup hot oats and 1/2 cup defrosted mixed berries:

370 cals, 40 grams of protein, 35 carbs, 3 grams of fat

Yeah.. I thought my stomach was going to burst after that! Lately I’ve been downing those shakes like nobody’s business but today it was a bit too much!

After cleaning up I made a trip to the school to use their WIFI and get the work for my online classes done. I came home about 3 hours after my previous meal and decided it was time to eat. In my fridge right now there is a ton of baked chicken breasts and baked sweet potatoes.. obviously I can’t let them go to waste! So I had 4 oz of chicken breast and 4 oz of baked sweet potato covered in 1 tbsp natural almond butter (split between the potato and chicken.) Oh, and they were both covered in cinnamon and cayenne of course!

320 cals, 29 grams of protein, 23 carbs, 10 grams of fat

But after eating, I became ravenous! If I did the “20 minute” rule which I usually do I probably would have been fine but I didn’t feel like waiting. LOL. So I proceeded to eat 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese mixed with 1 tbsp Dymatize 12 Hour Blueberry Muffin Protein Powder + 1 tsp Justin’s Maple Almond Butter:

140 cals, 21 grams of protein, 6 carbs, 6 grams of fat

But I went back for another serving! There’s something about leg days and hunger…

140 cals, 21 protein, 6 carbs, 6 fat

The rest of the afternoon I spent cleaning and organizing. At 3 I went to babysit for two little munchkins. I ate my next meal/snack/whatever you want to call it over there- I packed 5 oz chicken breast with 1/2 tbsp tomato paste, cinnamon, and cayenne:

145 calories, 30 grams of protein, 3 carbs, 2 grams of fat

Dinner was simple as usual. I used up the last of the ground bison (3 oz) by throwing it along with 2 cups of mixed veggies, dried basil, red pepper flakes, all natural hot sauce, and 1/4 avocado:

255 calories, 28 grams of protein, 9 carbs, 5 grams of fat

Well, I guess I’ll be seeing you around! I’m not ditching my computer for the whole weekend (I’m addicted) so I’ll still be popping in to say hello!

Until then!