My 2011 *New Year* Challenge

[Athene]

I actually add in a whole egg and then some egg whites into my oatmeal - I cook the oatmeal halfway, then add the eggs, and finish cooking them. When it is done I add the cinnamon - yummy

Nice! I'm loving these oatmeal-and-eggwhite creations. A friend of mine does a great breakfast thing with pumpkin and egg whites that is really good - I'm going to look into that too.

[musculargirl]

Let me know if you find out your pumpkin recipe for breakfast! I love pumpkin!

[Athene]

Let me know if you find out your pumpkin recipe for breakfast! I love pumpkin!

I will! I think I can find it right away actually, it's around here somewhere.... I'll post it and message you when I find it.
Edit: Found it online http://www.ehow.com/how_4555135_pumpkin-oatmeal-postworkout-meal.html

Good weekend so far, I hit the library this morning, then had coffee with my Mom, and met a friend at the gym to go for a run. We went into the sauna for a little while afterward, then cooled off in the pool with a canon ball each - mature, I know. My splash was definitely the biggest ; )

Nutrition
Meal 1: 1.5 cups cereal, 1 cup skim milk.
Meal 2: 1 raw apple, 300 ml coffee with milk.
Meal 3: 1 protein shake
Meal 4: 3 oz chicken, 2 tbsp sweet and sour sauce.
Meal 5: 3 oz chicken, 1 sesame seed bun, lettuce.
Plus: 6 chocolate covered almonds

Workout
3 mile run - ran 1.5 miles, walked 1 mile, then ran the last half mile. I hate running, but I'm trying really hard to do the whole distance without walking.

[musculargirl]

I messaged you Athene and want to thank you again. I definitely am going to try it! I will use stevia instead of the splenda.

Glad you enjoyed your cannon balls!

[Athene]

I messaged you Athene and want to thank you again. I definitely am going to try it! I will use stevia instead of the splenda.

Glad you enjoyed your cannon balls!

No problem! Stevia is a great idea - it's just kind of hard on my budget so I tend to go with Splenda more often than not. That recipe really does taste like a clean pumpkin pie or something, it's really delicious and filling. High five for the cannon ball!

I've been working on a paper all day and I'll be going to the gym tonight. I am determined to kick the ass of running! My friend also invited me to her Crossfit gym for a free session, probably next week. I checked out he website for the centre here and I'm pretty excited. Lots of new things on the horizon - I may be biking to work and doing crossfit instead of sprint triathlon training by the spring!

Nutrition
Meal 1: 2 eggs, 1 slice whole wheat toast, 1 tbsp ketchup, 250 ml earl grey with 1 tsp honey and a slice of lemon.
Meal 2: 1 biox whey isolate shake, 1 raw apple.
Meal 3: 1 pita, 85 g tuna, 1/2 cup green pepper/tomato, fresh dill, 2 baby dills.
Meal 4: 1 biox whey isolate shake, 1 raw apple.
Meal 5: 1/2 baked sweet potato, 1/2 cup cottage cheese.

Workout
Cardio: 20 km stationary bike, vigorous effort.
Strength: Week 1, Day 1, 100 push-ups program.

[fitoverforty]

I am determined to kick the ass of running!

You can do it!!!!!

[Athene]

Yes I will! Somehow! You're part of my inspiration now : )

[Athene]

Not a bad day, but a bit long and nowhere near enough protein. I just wasn't into my shakes today for some reason. I signed up for a free workout at a Crossfit gym for February 19th, so I'll be looking forward to that. My friend got back to me about her bike, and it's a Devinci Cactus (http://www.mtbr.com/cat/older-categories-bikes/2002-hardtail/devinci/cactus/PRD_358375_1494crx.aspx). I think it will be a good commuter bike come the spring, and a good introductory trail riding bike. It's only been ridden twice and the price is right, so I'm going to go for it.

Nutrition
Meal 1: 3/4 cup cereal, 1/2 cup skim milk.
Meal 2: 1 raw apple, 350 ml coffee with 1/4 cup skim milk.
Meal 3: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup mixed berries.
Meal 4: 1 raw apple
Meal 5: Supermarket sushi - 1 crab and avocado roll, 2 pieces inari, 2 tsp soy sauce.
Meal 6: 1 pita, 1/4 cup hummus. Went a little crazy on that, but I was really hungry.

Workout
Cardio: ran 2 miles without stopping, and it was under 20 minutes! That's my personal best so far.

Usually my first mile is 0:9:30-0:10:00, and then it just gets slower and slower after that to the point that it takes me almost 40 minutes to complete the distance. My goal is to run 3 miles in under 30 minutes now. I think I can do it if I just get rid of walking altogether, and don't listen to music or talk when I'm running.

[Athene]

Careful with that stuff. Supermarket sushi 99% of the time has a lot of sugar added. Check the ingredients list.

I just found the box in the garbage and you're completely right. I can't believe Sobeys puts high fructose corn syrup in sushi rice, yikes!

[Athene]

Tonight I will be home pretty late from work, but I have started the day off right and packed a few healthy meals to keep me fuelled throughout the day. Good news, I stepped on the scale today for the first time in 3 weeks and my weight is 157 lbs on the dot, so if I hadn't eaten or had anything to drink, I think I have maintained my loss from January. I'll check it this weekend on an empty stomach and see where I'm at, but I've been trying not to focus on the number as much as my fitness.

Nutrition
Meal 1: 2 eggs, 2 egg whites, 1 cup baby spinach, 1/4 cup chopped tomato, extra old cheddar (100 cals worth/60 g).
Meal 2: whey shake, 1 raw apple.
Meal3: 1.5 cups chicken and vegetable soup, 1 piece whole wheat bread.
Meal 4: 1 slice pizza (ordered to board meeting, bah)
Meal 5: 1 cup mushrooms, 1 cup winter vegetables, 6 prawns grilled on skewer.

Last meal was at a restaurant - not bad hey? I ordered 3 sides and the portion was just right. Restaurants are tough, but I enjoyed the experience today. I'm embarrassed that I caved on pizza at the board meeting, but it was one slice, and I couldn't leave to go get my own food. Duly noted for next time.

Didn't workout today, too much going on. Looking forward to a swim tomorrow.

[musculargirl]

This is my total ignorance when it comes to food and cooking come in, what is a prawn? I'll have to google it. Hope you had a good swim!

[fitoverforty]

it's a skrimp!

or sea bug. yummm

[musculargirl]

Thanks guys! I think i'd pass on that. not a sea food person. I didn't grow up on fish, don't like it and i hate the smell of fish.

went to red lobster once, not much of food options besides fish there.

[musculargirl]

Thanks but no thanks Allison. I think i've tried shrimp in the past here and there.

Yeah i ended up not even eating my meal at Red Lobster. they reimbursed me for the meal. i wasn't the one paying for it though.

[Boss Man]

A Prawn is just a slightly different kind of Shrimp.

In Britain you can usually get Shrimp deep fried in a basket, usually referred to as Scampi.

I'm not a seafood man at all. Never seen the point. I like my protein land based and without a goodly dose of heavy metals in it.