smoothie ‘stache.

yo!

thanks for all of your suggestions and input on brands & flavors of protein powder.. i think i really want to get some BSN cinnamon roll!  there were also a lot of good suggestions as far as chocolate flavors go~ if you are in the market for protein powder then you should check out all the great suggestions in the comments section.

friday.

last night i never had an actual legit dinner.. i snacked on this and that.  this being 100 calorie kettle corn and that being emily’s addicting dried fruit trail mix.. i did manage to get some protein in my life with this..

1 cup egg beaters + 1 wedge laughing cow + TJ’s pineapple salsa

and with this..

saturday.

today i woke up bright and early!  7:45 ON A SATURDAY? what has come over me?! that is not normal, folks. not one bit.  i went with it and got to work on some blog business.  i began matching people up for my secret bloggie valentine and enjoyed some french pressed coffee~

 

breakfast was something new.  since i am off limits from buying cereal until after jamaica, i decided to put some cooked oats into my greek yogurt mess!

this had: 1 cup 0% oikos, 1/4 cup cooked oats, 3 strawberries, handful of blueberries & a squirt of agave..

yum! i loved the chewy oats mixed with the yogurt and berries.  it was no shredded spoonfuls but it was still delicious.  i know you like the all mixed up photos…

 

this made for a lovely morning. yogurt, oats, berries, coffee, blogs.. YES.

anyone know who’s blog i was reading?

although i had originally planned to take today off and exercise tomorrow, i was feeling full of energy and decided to go ahead and go to the gym today so i could take tomorrow off instead.  i jotted down a few moves and off to the gym i went!

i wanted to incorporate all of my muscles today since it was a total body workout day.  i knew i wanted to include some plyometrics in each block because that really keeps your heart rate up.  SO~ to plan each block, i picked an upper body move, a lower body move, a plyometric move and then another move~ either upper or lower body. here is how it went down:

• 5 minutes on elliptical @ resistance 5 (.75 miles)

block #1: three times through

move	target area	weight	reps
dumbbell curl to overhead press	biceps + shoulders	10# db in each hand	15
jump squats	plyometric move	body weight	15
single leg deadlifts	hamstrings + lower back	10# db in each hand	15
weighted hyperextension w/ twist	lower back + “love handles”	10# db	15

 

block #2: three times through

move	target area	weight	reps
single leg bench dips	triceps + legs	body weight	30 (15 each leg, consecutive)
side to side lunge & jumps	plyometric move	body weight	30 (15 each way, alternating)
barbell chest press	chest	30# barbell	30
plie squat w/ calf raise	quads + calves	25# dumbbell	30

 

block #3: three times through 

move	target area	weight	reps
single arm dumbbell rows	middle back	15# dumbbell	15 each arm
burpees	plyometric move	body weight	15
lying butt bridge	glutes	body weight	30 (10 with left leg, 10 with right leg, 10 with both legs)
dumbbell pullover to crunch	back + chest	15# dumbbell	15

burpees are HARD! they are a real challenge.  try them out if you are looking for something new.

block #4: three times through

move	target area	weight	reps
single leg press	quads	80#	15 each leg
jumping jack w/ dumbbells	plyometric move	5# dumbbell in each hand	15
straight bar cable pushdowns	triceps	45#	15
v rope standing cable row	back	45#	15

 

• 1 mile run on treadmill (intervals) while watching the gym TVs.. which were set to the thigh glider infomercial which probably doesn’t work… and actually reminded me of a certain chair out of “burn after reading” which, coincidentally, i watched last night… hum.

the end! this workout took me an hour and five minutes, total.

after my workout i was really excited because i knew i was going to have this green gloriousness!~

in the mix:

• 1.25 cups almond milk
• 1 cup ice
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 3 cups spinach
• sprinkle of xantham & guar gums
• 1 scoop EAS 100% whey protein powder

it made SO much.  sometimes i wonder why i bother with a glass…

although drinking straight from the vitamix probably isn’t classy.. and i am ALL about the class. obviously:

 

milk mustaches don’t have a thang on my green smoothie ‘stache!

after downing this i was incredibly fulllll.  i went to a baby shower and nibbled on a few things just for the sake of being social~

i ate the chicken out of the pasta salad and actually those little pickled asparagus bits rolled in ham were pretty stellar.

i think my pseudo-niece was skeptical though..

later this afternoon the snack monster got to me but i didn’t want to over do it.. so i went with 100 calorie bag of kettle corn~

waaay more fun to eat when it is in a popcorn tub that i got for a buck at the dollar spot. thanks tarjey.

and a toasted sandwich thin + 2 tsp organic preserves~

marshall and i made a tarjey run and i got a little something special for the pups!

his and hers :) (no, not marshall + janetha.. penny + randy!)

the dogs were able to celebrate national peanut butter day a little early~ technically it is tomorrow, the 24th!

SO.. next up?  more food.

one of my girlfriend’s has a birthday tomorrow (happy birthday, summer!) so we all got together for dinner.  it was my free meal out so i wasn’t too worried about where she picked.. but it was one of the least healthy options on the  planet…

la puente.  which is a mexican spot here in the SLC and there is really just nothing “light” about it. 

marshall and i arrived before everyone else and took a moment to gaze into the beautiful sunset…

we nibbled on some chips & salsa. my trick was to chew gum while we waited so i didn’t go to town on the chips.  after i placed my order, i let myself have some.

i didn’t want to feel like garbage after eating (a common occurrence for most after eating at la puente!) so i went with the lightest possible thing on the menu~ a chicken quesadilla which, for some reason, came open-faced:

i was actually really surprised, the chicken had been boiled and was not greasy at all. the tortilla was sinfully delicious~ handmade tortillas are so chewy and yummy! i got a side of guac..

to be honest, i LOVE this restaurant.  their food is really tasty and i used to eat here at least once a week.  BUT~ when i eat clean 95% of the time, this food does not agree with my body and so i would rather not indulge in the deliciousness of a smothered chile verde burrito because i know i would be sorry about it later.  that is why i kept my dinner *as light* as possible.  it wasn’t the calories or the fat content that made me order light.  it was the thought of feeling slightly ill tomorrow. make sense? hope so.

after dinner, the birthday girl’s sister presented her with a plethora of mini bundt cakes!  they were from a bakery called nothing bundt cakes~ cute, huh?!

i had a couple tastes~ one bite of the carrot, one bite of the chocolate and one bite of the red velvet.

 

the girls had a photo op in front of the adobe village.

classic.

WELL! this has been long, hasn’t it? marshall and i are going to go to the gza with some friends now.  he is some dude from wu-tang clan, FYI.

i will be back tomorrow for some more weekend shenanigan recaps! hope your weekend is going swell! make sure you celebrate national peanut butter day tomorrow.

Qs~

1. in honor of national peanut butter day~ what is your favorite way to eat your peanut butter? i like mine best on whole wheat toast along with my mom’s homemade raspberry jam. you cannot beat that! 

2. have you ever bought anything from an infomercial? what was it? the only thing i own that *has* an infomercial is my magic bullet, but it was not purchased from the infomercial directly. but come on.. some of you have to have a bump-it or a sham-wow, right??

xo. janetha b.

P.S. send me your smoothie ‘stache photos! i would love to do a compilation post of them!!

check ya later alligators.