Cinnamon glaze.
But we'll get to that later.
This was Week One of my Ten Weeks to lose 10 pounds. There were positives and negatives (and stay the sames) for this week and we'll discuss those.
Positives:
I had a salad every day.
I exercised 4 of 7 days this week.
I cooked meals instead of eating out (something I'd been slacking on)
Negatives:
I didn't lose any weight (we can blame mother nature and we will)
I didn't workout as much as I wanted to
One (will be two) glasses of wine.
All in all I think this was a super week and I have a couple good weeks coming up soon. I start a vacation week this coming Friday and that's always pretty good for my ability to get extra workouts in. I'm much more apt to workout if I didn't spend all day at work.
Speaking of working out, here's what I did this week:
Monday: Ran 2.7 miles during lunch hour and Week 1 of Ripped in 30
Tuesday: Tap Class
Wednesday: Week 2 of Ripped in 30
Thursday: Ran 2.7 miles during lunch hour
Friday: Lazy
Saturday: Lazy
Sunday: The day's not over... I still have 8 hours that I could exercise...
Food this week:
Monday:
1st Breakfast -Almond Milk Protein Shake
2nd Breakfast - Vitatop with Peanut Butter and Banana
Lunch - Spinach and Romaine Salad with Roll and Soup
2nd Lunch - Boiled Egg Whites and Cheese
Dinner - Fish, Roasted Acorn Squash and Cheesy Quinoa
Tuesday:
1st Breakfast -Coffee and Almond Milk Protein Shake
2nd Breakfast - Vitatop with Peanut Butter and Banana
Lunch - Spinach and Romaine Salad with Quinoa and Soup
2nd Lunch - Boiled Egg Whites and a Navel Orange
Dinner - Veggie Burrito Bowl from Chipotle
Wednesday:
1st Breakfast - Almond Milk Protein Shake
2nd Breakfast - Banana Yogurt with Kashi Go Lean
Lunch - Grilled Cheese and Soup
2nd Lunch - Boiled Egg Whites and a Banana
Dinner - Spinach and Romaine Salad and Fish
1st Breakfast - Almond Milk Protein Shake
2nd Breakfast - Vitatop with Peanut Butter and Banana
Lunch - Spinach and Romaine Salad with Avocado
2nd Lunch - Yogurt
Dinner - Attended a fundraiser with free Bud Light (I had... four?) and finger foods
Friday:
1st Breakfast - Almond Milk Protein Shake
2nd Breakfast - Milk and Cereal
Lunch -Spinach and Romaine Salad with Quinoa and Soup
2nd Lunch - Yogurt
Dinner - Take Out for "Take Out and Pajamas Night" with my loving boyfriend. And a beer.
1st Breakfast - Almond Milk Protein Shake
2nd Breakfast - 1/2 of a banana and some Dunkin Donuts Munchkins to eat on the road... eek...
Lunch - Cup of Clam Chowder, fries and a beef sandwich (oh, and a beer!) And she would like for me to note that she only ate half of her sandwich and almost none of her fries... she was much more behaved than I was... at least I didn't finish her fries.
2nd Lunch - n/a
Dinner - Splitting desserts with my friend at a bar with glasses of wine while being talked to by a creepy guy who thought he'd impress us with his knowledge of CrossFit and his stupidity for anything we are interested in. Don't tell me your "registration was messed up" for your half marathon. You just didn't do one. That's really okay.
Sunday: SO FAR!
1st Breakfast -Orange Juice Protein Shake
2nd Breakfast - Pumpkin Butterscotch Pancakes (recipe to follow)
Lunch - Boiled Egg Whites, Pumpkin/Oatmeal Mini Muffin, Yogurt
2nd Lunch - n/a today, I believe...
Dinner - Planning to make a mushroom and spinach smothered chicken with Brussels sprouts and red potatoes for my loving boyfriend. We are such lucky people.
So these pancakes...
This was just me this morning trying to accomplish a few things.
1. Use some eggs.
2. Use some pumpkin.
3. Don't eat out AGAIN.
Thus these pancakes were born. If you're moderate on the glaze, these pancakes clock in at under 400 calories. Here's how it went down:
You'll need...
120 grams of Bisquick Heart Healthy
1 egg white
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
30 grams butterscotch chips
2/3 c unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice, but it will change your calorie count)
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Combine everything except the butterscotch chips to mix well. Then, stir in the butterscotch chips. Griddle to your satisfaction. This recipe makes 6 normal sized pancakes so can feed 2 people with a respectable amount of self control, 3 children that are at your whim, or 1 person with a seriously large appetite with calories to spare.
To make the glaze, I combined some almond milk with cinnamon and a few tablespoons of powdered sugar. Start with a Tbsp or two of milk and add sugar to get the consistency you want.
Some goals for this week:
Workout just as much as I did this week, if not a little more.
A little less beer.
A little less fatty foods.
Keep a positive attitude.
I didn't expect much of a loss for Week 1 because of how it falls with my cycle... but next week I should have at least a little drop to report. Going to try to maximize it with healthy choices!!!
Go make those pancakes... they're sweet as hell and delicious.
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