Exercise and Eats: Week of 6/3

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Hi there. Late to post today…for really no reason other than my morning yoga class and busting around the kitchen for a couple different baked goods. I have THREE recipes to share (they will most likely come tomorrow) two are pancakes and one is a breakfast bread. Ok, but this post is about food and workouts. So here goes…

Last week’s eats:

Monday: Turkey Club Quesadillas

Tuesday: Easy Chicken Lo Mein (from this recipe)

Wednesday: Turkey Clubs

Thursday: Turkey Chili

Friday: We had dinner at 4th Spot. I ordered the Matador salad which was basically a steak kabob salad. Pretty good.

On tap for this week:

Monday: Sausages
Tuesday: I’m on my own since Tyler will be golfing for work. Chef’s surprise!
Wednesday: Chicken Cobb Salads
Thursday: Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs (STILL on my to-make list!)
Friday: Mushroom Pizzas and Broccoli Salad

Last Week’s Workouts:

Sun, 5/26: Off

Mon, 5/27: The workout I posted last week for Monday Moves

Tues, 5/28: The upper body tabata workout Athena posted. +20 min treadmill run

Wed, 5/29: Lower Body Interval Workout. I sort of made this one up as I went. 10 min cardio, 3 sets of lower body supersets, repeated 4x (with different lower body strength exercises each set)

Thurs, 5/30: Athena’s Countdown & Cardio Workout

Fri, 5/31: Hot Yoga

Sat, 6/1: Hot Yoga

On tap for this week:

Sun, 6/2: Rest
Mon, 6/3: Hot Yoga, 20 min run, Upper Body Strength
Tues, 6/4: Hot Yoga, 20 min spin, Lower Body Strength
Wed, 6/5: Hot Yoga, 30 min run, Total Body Strength
Thurs, 6/6: Hot Yoga, 30 min spin, Upper Body Strength
Fri, 6/7: Hot Yoga, 20 min run, Lower Body Strength
Sat, 6/8: Rest

In case you’re wondering, I recently bought a 1-month unlimited pass to the Hot Yoga studio. I absolutely love the class and how it makes me feel- and I figured it was a great thing to indulge in the month before the wedding.

What was your favorite workout this past week? Favorite meal? I wanna know!

Exercise and Eats: Week of 5/27

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

I suppose this post is just to keep record of my exercise and dinners for myself. Short and sweet (typing this as I’m watching the Universe’s worst show ever: The Bachelorette).

Last week’s eats:

Monday: It was our holiday here last Monday and we did NOTHING. Meaning, no cooking. I haven’t been too keep on Subway lately, but it was a quick, easy, somewhat healthy option that Tyler swung by and picked up on his way home from Football. No picture because, well….no picture.

Tuesday: Burgers

Wednesday: Chicken Salad with Cherries and Pecans

Thursday: Turkey Tacos with sauteed veggies

Friday: Homemade Pizza

On tap for this week:

Monday: Turkey Club Quesadillas
Tuesday: Teriyaki Bowls
Wednesday: Spaghetti Squash and Turkey Marinara (I WILL find a spaghetti squash!)
Thursday: Cobb Salads or out to dinner
Friday: Whichever we don’t have Thursday

For exercise (crap, I should have typed this earlier because I sort of forget what I did)

Mon, 5/20: Cardio Kickboxing

Tues, 5/21: AMRAP workout, 20 min run, 30 min at-home yoga

Wed, 5/22: 30 min run, 5 min spin (i think!)

Thurs, 5/23: Full-Body circuits, 20 min spin

Fri, 5/24: TRX/Stability Ball circuits, 40 min home cardio

Last week was technically the last week of this round of Best Body Bootcamp, but I wasn’t entirely feeling the last round of the workouts we were given. So, I improvised! BUT- I did sign up for the next Round of Best Body Bootcamp. If you’re interested, check out Tina’s site to see if it’s something you might like!

For this week:

Mon, 5/27: Circuit & Cardio Intervals (stay tuned in the next post for the complete workout!)

Tues, 5/28: Run, ab tabatas

Wed, 5/29: Upper Body workout, 30 min spin

Thurs, 5/30: Lower Body workout, 30 min run

Fri, 5/31: Full body workout, 10-10-10 cardio

Sat, 6/1: TBA

There ya have it. Favorite eats or workouts lately? I wanna know!

Exercise and Eats: Week of 5/20

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Checking in for a quick recap of last week’s eats and workouts before heading back to relax on ye olde COUCH. No Monday Moves post today—it will be posted TOMORROW since today was a holiday and Tyler and I did not do a god dang thing. And I’m tired. So those are my two legit excuses.

Last week’s eats:

Monday: Gazpacho and Grilled Cheese

Tuesday: Chicken Sausage, baked beans and chopped salad

Wednesday: Brewmaster’s Dinner at Candela (more on that in this week’s Winesday Wednesday post)

Thursday: No Yolk noodles with sausage, mushrooms, zucchini and marinara

Friday: Homemade Pizza!

On tap for this week:

Monday: (Still haven’t eaten at the time I wrote the post, so I’m letting Tyler decide when he gets home from Football)
Tuesday: Burgers
Wednesday: Chicken Salad
Thursday: Turkey Tacos
Friday: Homemade Pizza or BBQ

Onto the exercise bizznazz. From last week:

Sun, 5/12: River walk with pups, LOTS of yard/house work
Mon, 5/13: 65 min YOGA, BBB Strength Workout A
Tues, 5/14: 60 30 min run

Wed, 5/15: BBB Strength Workout B, 30 min spin, 10 min row

Thurs, 5/16: Run, abs

Fri, 5/17: ~~BBB Strength Workout C~~, Drop Set Workout, 20 min spin, walk with pups

Sat, 5/18: ~~TBA~~ rest

For this week:

Sun, 5/19: HOUSEWORK. I scrubbed, polished, washed, dusted, vacuumed, shined, cleared, organizes, you name it. WOOF
Mon, 5/20: 40 min at-home Cardio Kickboxing workout (found on YouTube), abs
Tues, 5/21: 40 min run, Best Body Bootcamp Strength Workout A
Wed, 5/22: BBB Strength Workout B, 30 min spin, 10 min row
Thurs, 5/23: Run, at-home yoga
Fri, 5/24: Drop Set Workout, 20 min spin, abs
Sat, 5/25: TBA

Question: Any good eats lately? Favorite workout? I wanna know!!

Exercise and Eats: Week of 5/13

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

There was LOTS of fun had over the past few days. Some of those things might come up later on this week- maybe. I have my FINALA job interview tomorrow morning, so I might be a working lady soon! (And of course, some celebrating will be done!)

Recapping last week’s eats:

Monday: Avocado Egg Salad Wrap

Tuesday: Crab Cakes

Wednesday: I opted for a smoothie after yoga. YUM

Thursday: Rice pasta with pesto, mushrooms and zucchini

Friday: Fish Tacos

Here’s what’s on tap for this week:

Monday: Gazpacho and Grilled Cheese
Tuesday: Chicken Sausages and veggies (we got the sausages from the farmers market this weekend- Tyler’s is something spicy and mine has fig and fennel!)
Wednesday: Big Rock’s Brewmaster’s Dinner (downtown!)
Thursday: BBQ chicken
Friday: Homemade Pizzas

Onto the exercise.

Well, Last week’s workouts took a HUGE unexpected turn. It was supposed to be week 6 of Best Body Bootcamp, which I’ve actually been following pretty closely this session, but YOGA got involved. You can read about my first experience with yoga here. Look at how much my workouts changed from what was originally planned:

Sun, 5/5: Walk with the pups, ~~TRX circuits~~

Mon, 5/6: Best Body Bootcamp Strength Workout A, 30 min run

Tues, 5/7: ~~40 min spin, 20 min row~~ 75 min YOGA

Wed, 5/8: BBB Strength Workout B, ~~20-20-20 cardio~~ 75 min YOGA

Thurs, 5/9: ~~60 min run~~ 20 min spin, 20 min run, 5 min row, 65 min YOGA

Fri, 5/10: ~~BBB Strength Workout C~~ 65 min YOGA, river walk with pups

Sat, 5/11: ~~HIKE!!!!!!~~ off

On tap for this week:

Sun, 5/12: River walk with pups, LOTS of yard/house work
Mon, 5/13: 65 min YOGA, BBB Strength Workout A
Tues, 5/14: 60 min run
Wed, 5/15: BBB Strength Workout B, 30 min spin, 10 min row
Thurs, 5/16: Run, abs
Fri, 5/17: BBB Strength Workout C, 20 min spin, walk with pups
Sat, 5/18: TBA

That’s all from this end for now. Stay tuned for Monday Moves!

Question: Any good eats recently? Favorite workouts? I wanna know!!

Exercise and Eats: Week of 5/6

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Happy Cinco de Mayo, all! I am currently slurping the tail-end of my first mug-a-rita of the day, and about to blend another as soon as I finish this post. Just wanted to check in with my exercise and eats for the week, per usual. Here goes:

Last week’s eats:

Monday: Portobello Pizzas These were seriously delicious and filling. They are SUPER easy to make, too!

Tuesday: Quinoa ‘Fried’ Rice Um yeah, I eyeballed the ingredients for this recipe, and either I wasn’t hungry or I did a terrible eye-balling job, because I barely picked at this. Tyler took the leftovers to work the next day and said it was even better! Score for him 🙂

Wednesday: Chicken and Avocado Baked Burritos I found this recipe from I Wash You Dry and they were SO yummy. I highly recommend making these!

Thursday: Broccoli Salad I absolutely CANNOT stand raw broccoli, but when it is made in this salad, I honestly can’t get enough. So good. It’s generally a side dish, but I made a big batch and we ended up being satisfied with just a bowl full of this stuff each.

Friday: Homemade Pizza! I was originally planning on making noodle bowls, but when Friday rolled around, I wasn’t in the mood AND I had leftover dough in the freezer. It was super quick and easy to make and even more delicious. I really love having pizza on Fridays with Tyler and the pups around.

On tap for next week: (Oh man, Tyler and I actually thought this week’s menu up TOGETHER and I am really excited for what we each plan on making!!!)

Monday: Avocado Egg Salad Sandwiches
Tuesday: Crab cakes
Wednesday: Spicy Black Bean Burgers
Thursday: Kale Pesto Pasta
Friday: Fish Tacos

**Note: There are TWO dinners with seafood. Yes, this is crazy since I HATE seafood, but I am really trying to incorporate some here and there.

Ok, now on to the exercise. I think this past week went pretty well. Let’s take a look:

Sun, 4/28: 1 hour hike with Tyler and the pups, full body strength/cardio at home DONE

Mon, 4/29: Best Body Bootcamp Strength Workout A, 30 min run, 10 min row DONE

Tues, 4/30: ~~60 min run~~ 40 min spin, 20 min row DONE