sexy socks!

holler.  it is wednesday which means hangout night with my babe… so this one is going to be snappy!  hope you guys don’t mind :)

first of all.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY GIRLS THERESE AND BROOKE! YEEEEAH!

i started out the day on time.. which is pretty epic for me.  i am usually on time for work monday and tuesday but by the time wednesday rolls around i am definitely late for work by at least 20 minutes if not more.  either i have turned over a new leaf or i just got lucky today.

maybe i was just really excited for my breakfast…

meal 1: protein waffles!! @ 8:30 AM

 

gahhhh! it has been AGES since i celebrated waffle wednesday.. a little thang susan and i started way back when.  i have been failing week after week~ luckily susan has kept the tradition alive.

i used my protein waffle recipe for these babies.. dusted off my waffle iron and put it to use!  i drizzled them with a bit of sugar free syrup and totally ate them with my hands. 

acceptable, right? of course right.

lunch was sooo dang good yesterday that i decided to have a repeat.  how does the saying go.. if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? yeah sure, whatever.

meal 2: turkey meatloaf wrap + veggies @ 12:00 PM

i switched up the presentation and made it look different than yesterday’s lunch.. i mean, i gotta keep you guys entertained somehow, hah. same plate though.. no worries, i washed all the sticky syrup off ;)

snacktime came around and it was a little boring..

meal 3: chocolate protein shake + peppermint stick luna (not shown) @ 3:15 PM

like i said.. gotta keep y’all entertained..

     

pippi longstocking steeze today folks. and i need a bang trim.

up next? sweat sesh!

i was changing my shoes at the gym (i don’t like to wear my running shoes outside) and this old dude comes up to me.  and by old i mean he was most likely in his eighties and i couldn’t believe he was even at the gym.

anyway.. he came up to me and said.. “those are some sexy socks!”

janetha b: “um, what?”

old dude: “your socks! they sure are sexy.”

janetha b: “uhhh.. thanks?”

old dude: “keep it up. have a great workout!”

hahaha what in the random? i mean, the man complimenting me in the first place was a little out of the ordinary~but the fact that he called my socks sexy is just downright hilarious!

ok, moving on!

ladies (and gentlemen?).. i give you the best, hardest, most epic treadmill workout of my entire treadmill career.

inspired by a format momma b. suggested. thanks mom!

so the idea of this workout is to alternate jogging and running.. and increasing the jogging and running intervals gradually.. and then decreasing them gradually.

SO.. i would jog 1 min/run 1 min, jog 2 min/run 2 min, etc etc etc.. up to 4 minutes.. then go from 4 back down to 1. kapeesh?

minute #	action	my speed (MPH)
0-2	warmup 2 minutes	5.0
2-3	jog 1 minute	6.0
3-4	run 1 minute	7.5
4-6	jog 2 minutes	6.0
6-8	run 2 minutes	7.5
9-11	jog 3 minutes	5.5
11-14	run 3 minutes	7.0
14-18	jog 4 minutes	5.5
18-22	run 4 minutes	7.0
22-26	jog 4 minutes	5.5
26-30	run 4 minutes	7.0
30-33	jog 3 minutes	5.5
33-36	run 3 minutes	7.0
36-38	jog 2 minutes	6.0
38-40	run 2 minutes	7.5
40-41	jog 1 minute	6.0
41-42	run 1 minute	9.0
42-45	cooldown 3 minutes	3.5

 

total time: 45 minutes, total distance: 4.61 miles

as you can see, my jogging and running speeds varied.  i paid attention to how i was feeling and kept the jogging speed at a MPH that i was comfortable with and the running speed at a MPH that was challenging but not over-doing it.  you can adjust the speeds to your ability level.

PLEASE try this workout. i am not joking when i say it was the best treadmill workout i have ever done!!

i finished the gym sesh up with 15 minutes of abs.  i completed this 7 1/2 minute cycle twice through:

• 2 minutes floor crunches
• 1 minute legs-up-against-wall-and-reach-toes crunches
• 2 minutes oblique crunches on stability ball (1 min each side)
• 1 minute elbow-to-knee crunches on stability ball
• 1 minute reverse crunches on floor
• 30 second plank

repeat!

the end. this whole workout was rad. SO SO SO SO rad.

came home and had this guy before hitting the showers:

after a nice, hot shower i was ready to eat.. and didn’t have to lift a finger because it is crock pot wednesday!

i am not sure if i have mentioned this, but marshall has dubbed wednesdays to be “crock pot wednesday” and i am supposed to fix a crock pot dinner every wednesday morning.  this is sometimes rough, considering i fail miserably at waking up early, but on the wednesdays that i do succeed.. it sure is nice to come home to a dinner that is already made and ready to eat!

on the menu for tonight’s crock pot wednesday?

meal 4: indian chicken curry @ 7:15 PM

 

it may not look glamorous, but trust me.. it was something to write home about.  shoot, i would probably write the north pole and the queen of england about this meal!  it was that good.

in the pot:

i took a cue from a recipe out of the latest issue of oxygen magazine and added a little of my own flair~

• 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 oz) can garbanzos w/ juices
• 2-3 cloves minced garlic
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled & diced
• 1 lb chicken breast, diced
• 4 medium carrots, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cups broccoli (which i steamed when i got home from the gym and added to the pot 30 min before eating)
• 1 TB tumeric
• 1 TB cumin
• 1-2 tsp cinnamon
• salt & pepper to taste
• a jar of this stuff:

talk about pimping out a jarred sauce!

i always bring this home when i am out of state and have the joy of visiting a trader joe’s.. but i am sure the regular grocery store has something similar if you are like me and aren’t lucky enough to have a TJ’s in your town.

everything cooked on low all day long and then, like i said up there, when i got home i steamed some broccoli and stirred it into the pot.

OH EM GEE. so good!

my only complaint is that the only chunk of sweet potato left in the whole pot is that one you see sitting atop my bowl in the photo above.  the rest of the potatoes kind of turned to mush.  next time, i will have to add the potatoes later on.  the only problem is that i am at work all day and coming home to throw potatoes into the pot is not very realistic.  maybe i can train penny to do it for me?

hmmm. maybe not.

i will admit something. i had some whole wheat pita bread with my meal.. i know i said no starchy bread after meal 3 but shoot.. this stuff is healthy and a little extra whole wheat carb loving never hurt anyone. the pita bread was perfect for soaking up all that curry juice ;)

and NOW i am going to call it a night and go hang out with my sweetie. WHO, by the way, got the A-OK on his passport and it should arrive friday! YAY!! thanks for all your happy thoughts and prayers :D

for the record, he called me earlier today with a really ultra-sad voice and said he got an email from the passport agency saying there has been a problem processing his additional identity info.  i about burst into tears and started worrying about what the hell we were going to do.

turns out he was lying.  the email actually said things were all legit and his passport was on the way.

man, i hate him.

i leave you with a photo of my sexy socks.

ow, ow!! too hot to handle!

Qs~

1. what is the strangest/funniest/most random compliment you’ve received? “sexy socks” from 80 year old man, no contest.

2. what is a meal you’ve been eating a lot of lately and can’t seem to get sick of? turkey meatloaf three days in a row for me.. i have a feeling that tomorrow is going to make it four.

xo. janetha b.

p.s. i updated my mileage page and my challenge page! woooohoo.