Hey There!! How are you feeling? I hope you’re feeling refreshed and wonderful. I also hope you’ve started your day off with loads of water and lovely citrus fruit.
I don’t know what your workout schedule is, as far as what time of the day you’ll be working out, but today is your first workout day. Your workout should be a FULL workout: A brief warm up, a minimum of 25 minutes of cardio (with your heart beating at its target rate) and some strength building exercises for all the major muscle groups: front, back, inner and outer thighs, arms (biceps and triceps), butt, chest, shoulders, upper and lower abs and waist (obliques). This is the workout you’ll be doing 4 times a week. Make it a good one! Think about the muscles you’re working on: don’t just go through the motions. I would LOVE it if you worked out first thing in the morning, but I know that’s not possible for everyone. Just be sure that you WORKOUT!
Work up a sweat and exercise until your muscles are tingling. If the DVD you’re using isn’t causing you to sweat, it’s time for a new DVD! If you’re able to spend 15 minutes on the elliptical, treadmill or stationary bike and you’re not sweating, it’s time to increase the tension/incline. Remember: You can’t fake fitness.
Here’s an easy recipe you might want to try this week:
Vegetarian, Beef or Turkey Chili
1 pack frozen Morning Star Burger Crumbles OR 1 pound lean ground beef OR 1 pound lean ground turkey breast
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1 can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can pink beans, drained and rinsed
1 can navy beans, drained and rinsed
1 yellow onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon chili flakes (more or less to taste)
1 can no salt/no sugar added crushed tomatoes
Garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt, fresh ground pepper to taste
Place olive oil in a cold pan. Add garlic and onions and turn the flame on to low-medium. Sautee, stirring frequently, until the onions become translucent. If you’re using turkey or beef, add it to the pan and turn the flame up to medium. Brown the meat by breaking it apart as you stir it. Drain the fat from the pan if necessary. If you’re using soy burger crumbles, add the beans, tomatoes and spices to the pan and stir well. Add the frozen crumbles and stir once more. Cover the pot and reduce the flame to low-medium.
For beef or turkey stir, taste and adjust the seasonings if necessary after 25 minutes. Cook for a total of 35 to 40 minutes. For soy stir, taste and adjust the seasonings if necessary after 10 minutes. Cook for a total of 20 to 25 minutes. One serving of this would be about…3/4 of a cup? This would be the protein portion of your dinner. For a change of pace, try it over yolk free noodles instead of over rice. Better yet, boil and mash some white or gold potatoes and serve the chili over that! This recipe freezes really well; you can eat it twice in one week and then freeze what’s left over.
Holler at me!
My biggest issue is maintaining my workout plan when I get busy! Workouts are the first thing I get rid of, sadly.
I didn’t do as much cardio as I should have this day. It was my dad’s birthday and I was getting everything ready and packing at the same time. I promise I’ll be better!
Hey! Thanks for checking in! K-Stevia: The only thing I can think of re: smelling like garlic is to drink MORE water. How much do you drink now?
how do you avoid smelling like garlic?
also, I ordered some maca root powder.
we passed!! we have one more inspection left…but that will be a few weeks. to celebrate passing i got tacos. but you’d be proud of me! i didn’t put on cheese OR sour cream. steak, picco, lettuce and green chili. and the place i get them at uses all natural or organic matierals. not sure about dinner yet. im thinking pasta…i’ll just have to proportion that out. and i’ve drinken nothing but water and one cup of green tea the whole time too…not even alcohol
Peeing is good! Good luck with the inspection, Grasshopper!! Hasta Manana Bootyiers!!!
I have to agree with nataly. This green tea is making me peee like CRAZY!!!!!!! Our business is having inspections today so I won’t have time to excercise until this evening (i prefer to do it in the morning) But i am going to take an afternoon walk with my dog down to the park. It’s 1pm and all I’ve had today is an organge, and apple, lots of water and a cup of green tea. I am thinking about a sandwhich for lunch…but I am too nervous about this inspection. They just showed up! talk to you later
Thank YOU!
After spending much of my day yesterday back and forth from the ladies room(talk about cleansing!), I’m happy to say I’m feeling GOOD! Great night’s sleep last night and enjoying some fruit right now! Looking forward to a good walk/jog this evening…yay for day 2!
I’ve found that I’m beginning to prefer ground turkey over ground beef. I’m definitely a “meat & potato” kinda gal, but I really like how the turkey doesn’t over power the dish the way beef can sometimes. Using turkey in dishes allows more of the other flavors to come through from the veggies and seasonings……ENJOY Ladies! 
That recipe looks awesome… I think I’ll give that one a try!