Random tidbit of the day: According to a study in the journal Mental Health and Physical Activity, exercising for at least 2 hours a week makes you 70-85% less likely to be depressed, anxious, or experience burn out. Add that to the laundry list of reasons to workout! That's just a minimum of about 17 minutes a day, so what's your excuse? Speaking of exercise, when I was talking about mountain biking in yesterday's post, I neglected to mention the fact that I always have some sort of injury after biking. This time it's a nice ugly bruise on my calf: Nice right? Totally worth it though! Moving onto eats, my day was full of getting work done and being busy with the usual shenanigans, and I didn't devote a lot of time to prepping my meals. But contrary to what some may think, ... [Read More]
Archives for July 2012
Broccoli Red Pepper Quiche
Yesterday marked my first mountain biking excursion of the year. Biking on a rocky, mountainous trail is both exhilarating and scary. One of the things I love about San Diego is that we have access to so many things in such a short distance -- from the beach and wineries, to mountains and countryside. The place where Adam and I went biking yesterday is just a couple minutes away, yet it felt like we were in the middle of nowhere. It was a lot of fun and a nice workout. Speaking of bikes, this weekend my hubby got another kind of bike: That's right, I suppose I'm going to be a biker babe now! Adam has been wanting a motorcycle, and what better time than soon after he returned home from a deployment, right?! He's in the process of getting his motorcycle license, and soon we'll be ... [Read More]
The Mac and Cheese That Never Was
(source) Like most food bloggers, I usually share my experiments in the kitchen that turn out well. But today that's not the case. Cooking is a metaphor for life in that sometimes things turn out as planned, sometimes they turn out even better than expected... and sometimes they totally bomb, for one reason or another. Earlier this year, I was reading an issue of Fine Cooking magazine and came across an article about macaroni and cheese. It went through the steps of making the homemade classic dish, but gave you tons of options as to what ingredients you incorporated - from the kind of pasta, to the types of cheeses, to the choices of add-ins. I wanted to give their version a go, but knew that with my hubby deployed, an entire pan of mac & cheese would either take me weeks to ... [Read More]
Banana PB & Jelly Muffins
Late last night I decided I was in the mood for making muffins. I resisted the urge to bake right before I went to sleep, but may or may not have been deciding what kind of muffins to make and concocting a recipe while laying in bed. My requirements were that they came out yummy and moist, yet under 200 calories a piece. First thing this AM before beginning work, I whipped up these babies: Banana PB & Jelly Muffins Makes 12 Ingredients: 1 c whole wheat flour 1/2 c all purpose flour 1 1/2 ripe bananas, mashed 1/4 c brown sugar 1/2 c peanut butter 1 c (soy) milk 3 TBSP (light) butter 1/4 c fruit preserves (I used raspberry) 2 TBSP baking powder Preheat the oven to 350. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with muffin cups. In a saucepan, combine the butter, peanut butter, and sugar ... [Read More]
A Simple & Healthy Summer Salad
Volunteering at the SD Humane Society tonight included a lot of puppy playtime! Here are a few of my favorites that I met: The reason why there were so many puppies there is because earlier this year, the SD Humane Society, along with the SD Dept. of Animal Services and SDPD, raided three pet stores that were treating their animals inhumanely. They confiscated over 100 animals, many of which were puppies. This past weekend, these animals became adoptable, hence why it's puppy galore there right now! If you live in the SD area and are interested in getting a young dog, I suggest going to check them out ASAP! Today's Eats Moving onto food, here is a recap of my eats today... My breakfast included Chobani vanilla Greek yogurt with Kashi Go Lean Cinnamon Crumble cereal on ... [Read More]
All About the Legs: Today’s Circuit Workout
Remember in yesterday's post I mentioned having a great workout? Yeaaaa... this morning I woke up super sore. The kind of sore when putting on a seatbelt seems like a difficult task (no joke). I really didn't want to skip exercising today, but also knew that I was limited by serious muscle soreness. So what's a girl to do? Get her butt to the gym for a strictly lower body workout! Here's how this routine works: Start off with a 5 minute warm-up. In between rounds, do 5 minutes of cardio of your choice (I cycled). I used 12 lb dumbbells. Adjust your weight based on your strength level. When doing exercises 1 side at a time, right rep + left rep = 1 total rep This workout took me a bit shy of an hour to complete. Some explanations of exercises from around the Web: Static Reverse ... [Read More]
