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.
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Rich food makes my stomach hurt too. Every time I get Indian food, I pay for it the next day. It tastes so good though.
Do the Xanthan and Guar gums just make the smoothie thicker? What’s the difference between the two? I guess I could just look this up!
I had one of those onion chopper things that had a bunch of infomericals in the late 90s. It sucked.
cute stache ;) you’re hilarious! cinnamon roll protein powder sounds delicious! i love cinnamon rolls.
my favorite way to eat pb is plain on a spoon haha or in oats of course with bananas. surprisingly i’ve never bought anything from an infomercial! maybe some day… thanks again for putting together the bloggie secret valentine! so excited :-D
You were totally reading HEAB! Love her blog! Thank you so much for doing the secret valentine! I’m super excited to get shopping. The green mustache is too funny. Kongs are the BEST dog toys- the only ones Frank can’t chew apart. Have a good rest of the weekend
you are the prettiest. and the best dog mommy ever. love you too!
BURPEESSSSS i love the burpees. so far the most i can do in a row is 10. you do the pushup too right?!
today i did 105. yesh. it was hard after double unders!
pb: crunchy on a banana. no shit. it’s the best.
hmm cinnamon roll protein powder might convince me to buy some! =D
nope, haven’t bought antyhing from an infomercial…YET!
I like BSN cinnamon roll, but like chocolate coconut better – it is so amazing! And my fave way to eat pb is on a banana. :)
I can’t get enough of natural crunch peanut butter and banana on whole wheat toast. It is generally my pre work out snack… it keeps me full and gives me enough energy to power through my work outs.
I totally got a “slap chop” for Christmas this year!! Heck Ya! “You’re gonna love my nuts!” It works alright, but it kind of hurts your hand … you need to use some pipes to get it workin’ that’s for sure!
Have a great rest of your weekend :)
haha i love the smoothie ‘stache!
1. my favorite way to eat peanut butter is on a grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich! yummm (or just peanut butter and banana in general)
2. i’ve always been tempted to buy a product from an infomercial, but never have.
i see you’re not eating cereal until after jamaica, but what is your favorite cereal?
BSN Cinn Roll is like the new cult fave. I wish i could do whey, i believe it is but need to google it again.
TJs pinapple salsa. Yum. Probably not too much sodium which i hate, i need to check that too!
And can I just thank you from the bottom of my heart for organizing this bloggie Secret Valentine, thing??!!!!! Girl, you have totally completely outdone yourself. I know as the organizer, you get very little back (other than lots of “panic” I have a question, I am confused, blah blah type of emails). So thank you. Thank you.
And glad you noticed my post today about PB. Fave way to eat PB (this week) is in my Vegan no bake choc PB protein bars!
xoxoox
Love the GM MUSTACHE, sexier than the milk mustaches!
JANETHA! you=adorable. and i just like saying your name
what a funnn girls night! love those!! that cheese looks awesome on the dilla..
LOVE your workout..total body is great!
just curious-how much protein do u usually eat in a day?
have a great night lova!
Oh man, I need to put pb in my dog’s kong…she will go nuts for that.
1. I like pb in yogurt messes and also straight up with a spoon
2. I bought a spaghetti cooker (it was just a plastic tube that you filled with pasta and hot water) from an infomericial…actually my roommate bought it for me in college – and it sucked.
OMG I can’t believe you watched the Thigh Glider commercial! I was in the test group for that infomercial (remember on my blog, my bootcamp and diet?) we had to do that stupid thing for 20 min, 3x a week, in addition to 5 days a week bootcamp sessions for three months. So it works…uh if you also work out like a machine and live off protein powder, broccoli and cottage cheese! HA. I know all those girls they interviewed (the ones at the end, not that at the beginning). I either didn’t lose enough weight, or they knew I wouldn’t be able to talk about that thing without laughing, so they didn’t pick me to be on camera. I hadn’t seen the infomercial yet…TOO FUNNY!
Yum. I am so hungry after reading this.
I had a really similar smoothie this morning. I’ll have to attempt a mustach picture tomorrow. Haha.
Loving the smoothie ‘stache…you can rock it :)
I like my PB best on a spoon, straight from the jar. I don’t mess around. I used to beg my mom to buy stuff on informercials, but she never caved :(
I have never given McKinley pb in his kong toy because I think he is just going to make a horrifying mess with it, so be honest – is it a pain in the @ss to clean up?
I love peanut butter with raspberry jelly on oatmeal bread – yum! Never bought anything from an infomercial. Have wanted to though
I love the ‘stache :-) My favourite way to eat peanut butter is in oatmeal or in a Green Monster!!
Your food all looks SO good in this post!!
GM stache! Aha. Weekend mornings with oats, coffee, blogs make me SO happy.
hahaha you rockin that stache! oh my dog is obsessed with his kong, nut butters for the pup too! i haven’t done plyo in forever, not since water polo! your workouts are always so inspiring :)
lol – awesome stache!
I also knew it was HEABS blog – too funny!
Yes, awesome work on the Valentine’s Day gifties, and I figure as long as I sending out one, I might as well sent out two ….
You can also freeze the Kongs with PB in them – makes them last longer (TWSS).
That’s why we have a ridiculous amount of nut butters in the fridge – dog butters (cheap) and human butters (not cheap).
I gave myself a free day today even though I’m not even doing a program that allows free days – LOL.
hehe love the stache pic! And great choice going with BSN Cinnamon Roll, it’s so good mixed plain with Yogurt, Cottage Cheese or Pumpkin and makes fantastic Pancakes. I’d have to say my favorite way to eat PB is mixed with Chocolate Chips & Oats :p.. yeah not the healthiest mix.
Great mustache!
I absolutely love chobani..
That mexican food looks to die for!
those green mustache pic is sooo fun! I don’t know how you do.. but mine always look weird!!! :(
favorite way to eat pb= over toasted Tj’s English muffin.
happy weekend sweeetie! ;)
That picture of you with the green stache is TOO CUTE!! It needs to be a logo or something. I don’t drink green smoothies though because my stomach can’t digest that much spinach at once. It’s weird, and not fun.
Also, totally get you on the Mexican thing! To be honest, most of the foods I used to eat don’t even appeal to me anymore. I had no problem eating a plate of french fries for supper in the past, but now I crave a little more substance to my meals!
1. Already had my PB today! On top of oatmeal. With marshmallows. And sprinkles ;) My favourite way to eat it though is on a sandwich with honey. Or my grammie’s peanut butter balls.
2. No. But I’m tempted to buy P90X. My old roommie had it and it was pretty good – but I don’t like resistance bands, so I’ll have to get some dumbbells on top of it which will up the cost.
I am so on board with a smothie stache picture!
My favorite way to eat peanut butter is with bananas…with it on toast, oatmeal, mmm. And with dates! Sooo good with dates!
Don’t worry about the email I’ve been doing the fitnessistas iron pumping challenge. I know you’re a busy señorita!
xo
LMAO! Averie’s response on BSN protein. Um…call me the leader then because i’ve used the stuff off and on for 6 years ;) Chocolate coconut is yummy!
My favorite way to eat PB is with a spoon out of the jar until I hit the bottom and have a tummy ache. This is why I don’t keep it in my house alot.
I bought the Magic Bullet as well.(on my 3rd one) We also have the wonder hangers…bought from Target though.
Love the stash! You are super adorable Janetha! :)
Hmm, my favorite way to eat PB is in hot oats. Nothing compares.
And I don’t believe I have ever bought something from an infomercial, but I probably ended up buying it once it came to the store.
Have a great Sunday love!
Gotta love a good spinach smoothie. I am in love with Chocolate Fudge BCN whey protein with cocoa Amazing greens added in. SO YUM! And my dog loves the peanut butter in cong trick. Keeps her busy for hours. I love peanut butter with dried apricots or plums. Yes, weird, but GOOD!
wow all your meals look just delicious!
National peanut butter day! I better get celebrating. My favorite way to eat pb is in my oatmeal or on toast with sliced banana…yum!
Um and I own a snuggie. No comment.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! I eat cooked oats in Greek yogurt all the time… I’ve been eating it like that since I was wee. So delish! My current favourite is oats cooked with pumpkin and cinnamon, mixed into Fage and stuck in the fridge overnight. Seriously, so damn tasty.
1. in honor of national peanut butter day~ what is your favorite way to eat your peanut butter? peanut butter, banana and nutella sandwich, grilled. Yum.
2. have you ever bought anything from an infomercial? what was it? Nope, never. Don’t think we have infomercials in the UK!
1. Oh man, favorite way to eat pb?? Thats a hard one. PB + Banana Waffle Sammie, I think that is it.
2. I have a Jack Lalaine power juicer I got for xmas that they have infomercials for!!
3. Picture coming your way, as soon as I take one!!
xo
K
first of all girl thank you SO MUCH for putting together this whole blogger valentines day shin-dig. I am so happy that we are doing it and thank you for your work and dedictation to matching allof us up!!
that green smoothie looks so good and SO GREEN!! I have never seen one that green before and it looks even better as a mustache on you :)
that restaurant looks amaze, and the gauc looks creamy and i want some now, thanks!
I bought the magic bullet after seeing it on an infomercial , but I got it at a store! I LOVE IT use it every single day
in 6th grade I also got these curler things for your hair, you wrap your hair around them and sleep on them, then wake up and your hair is in ;’beautiful curls’ YEAH RIGHT! I woke up and my hair was like nothing I had ever seen before! it was about 2 feet wide of pure frizz. I cried and went late to school-you know middle school, can never show up looking likt that!
love you girl!
haha love the “smoothie ‘stache”! You’re too cute!
And cooked oats with yogurt are suprisingly delicious! I will randomly top mine with Greek yogurt sometimes.
1. as long as there is banana involved it’s my favorite way ;)
2. ya know, I don’t think I have. But I would LOVE a magic bullet set!
Random Q (again): you may have explained this, but do you plan out your weight training exercises on a weekly basis? or daily? or do you just decide while you’re there? You just do so many interesting moves, I was curious where you get them all from! thanks!
Wish I coudl fee the ctas PB that would be awesome…then again I don’t really like to share.
I need to get some guar gum or xantham for my smoothies
Love Greek and cooked oats – we bloggers love the funky textures haha! I agree with Jenn though, a banana is clutch.
I hope you review whichever protein powder you pick because I’m in the market for one! LOVE the stache! Nothing Bundt Cake is a cute name!
PB&J is my favorite way to enjoy it but PB with honey is also REALLY good! Have a great Sunday :)
Oh my gosh I forgot all thoughts once I saw the green stache. TOO funny. Btw – your hair looks gorg in that picture!
Niko loves the PB stuffed kong, too. ou can also freeze them to make the pb last longer :)
I love peanut butter on apples with raisins! This treat instantly brings me back to my childhood. My mom used to make this as a snack. Her version was extra special because she would slice the apple in half, take out the core, fill with PB and make a smiley face with raisins. My mom is adorable!
I think green is your color!
I like PB in hot oatmeal. It gets all ooey and gooey and DELICIOUS!
I can honestly say I’ve never purchased any infomercial products. My Mama on the other hand is an addict!! Her most recent purchase was a set of Wonder Hangers. Ridiculous. HA! ;)
Love oats mixed with pb!
I can’t believe there is a national pb day- I love to eat my pb in a yogurt mess:)
glad you were able to have a light dinner and those bundt cakes look fab!!
Jenna
Yeah, Humm on that chair in the movie. Weird.
OK that sunset was beautiful…an artist couldn’t have even rendered one so pretty. Hope you and marshall held hands and macked out too. ;-) And good trick about the gum and tort. chips.
I can TOTALLY tell your smoothie situation is far improved with the gums- just by the “pouring” photo and how much it made…for 250 calories, you were full, right? For quite a while I bet- perhaps not 3 hours, but long enough. That’s my experience anyway.
I’ll do a smoothie stache for you some day but I have to have some mascara on at least! ;-) (doesn’t usually come on until after my am smoothie/workout/shower/if at all!). LOVE how the smoothie totally matched “our” placemats!!
Your workout looked stellar (they all do).
Love you- have a great sunday.
Green ‘stache is too funny!
My very fave way to eat PB is my “clean” indulgence Loaded French Toast: I liquefy egg whites, a bit of fresh banana, half scoop of whey, vanilla and cinnamon in the blender then dip two pieces of cinn raisin sprouted bread in the mix and cook. Then I top the slices with some PB and sugar-free syrup. Absolute heaven. I eat this about once a month and before I do a heavy duty workout like legs/solid cardio session.
Do you need both gums to make a great smoothie? I just bought xanthan the other day and am wondering if I should be picking up guar gum as well..?!
Your smoothie is like nuclear green! hahaha!
hey janetha! i stumbled across your blog a while back, and figured i could finally say HI rather than just lurking… =)
i’m excited to follow your blog and story as i continue to work toward my own level of BALANCE in this crazy world!
plus, we like totally have the same polka dot placemats!
omg, my parents dogs go ape shit for those kong things….hahaha
sweet ‘stach
Hope you had fun, wu-tang is awesome!
I LOVE eating peanut butter with bananas. Any kind. Most amazing is peanut butter and co. dark chocolate peanut butter dreams…I could eat the whole jar.
BAHAHAHAHA love your green mustache!!! You’re too cute :-)
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