Happy Friday! It is a wet one out there. Of course my smart self left my umbrella at home so I got soaking wet on the way here. Oh well, I am getting my hair done later today so it will be all better! Now for some food and exercise talk…
Last night I went to the gym after work and did 30 minutes on the elliptical before spin class started. I burned 200 calories. Nice warm up for spin!
The spin class was amazing! Seriously one of the best classes I have had in a while. The teacher was so happy and smiled the whole time. It really makes a difference when you can tell the teacher is happy to be there! It was intense with crazy hills, jumps, and sprints for the 45 minutes! I burned 395 calories and had a maximum heart rate of 187. That means 595 calories for my whole gym session! Good thing because I ate more than usual yesterday!
I got home to a package! It was 3 salsas from Gil’s Gourmet!
- Mild Chardonnay Artichoke Salsa
- Mild Garlic Salsa
- Hot Garlic Salsa
I heard about this brand from Hungry Girl and really wanted to try it! Since I received 3 salsas from Big S Farms the other day and 3 yesterday, I knew I had to make Mexican for dinner!!
I brought out an Amy’s Burrito!
I also brought some Jalapeno Food Should Taste Good Tortilla Chips to keep up with the Mexican theme!
I had a tough time choosing which salsa to try but I decided on the Gil’s Gourmet Chardonnay Artichoke Salsa!
The website description said:
A generous amount of marinated artichoke hearts, carrots, special blend of herbs and spices topped off with a splash of Chardonnay wine
I immediately dipped a jalapeno chip in the salsa to try it out!
It was delicious!! It was the mild variety but had a little spice to it. It had huge chunks of artichokes, carrots, and onions in it! Each serving is only 15 calories and there are no artificial sweeteners in it! Perfect!
I decided to make some Fiesta veggies to go with the burrito!
I heated up a bowl in the microwave of broccoli, carrots, kidney beans, and pinto beans!
I microwaved the burrito and melted some American cheese on top!
I also added some salad. Check out this Mexican Mix!!!
So good! I love having 10 different things on my plate to eat! I kept pouring more and more salsa on my plate because the huge veggie chunks made it delicious to eat even on it’s own!
I must have really liked the salsa because I realized after that I ate half the jar!
Good thing it is only 15 calories per serving!! That is why I love salsa so much! I can eat the whole jar and not feel too bad!
For dessert I had a Turtle Mountain Coconut Mini!
These things are sooo good!
So good that I might have had a 2nd one!!
Yeah, there was only one left in the box so when I finished the first one, I immediately dug in and ate the last one in the box. I was not thinking! They are only 100 calories so it is not so so bad but still totally unnecessary! I was so full and 1 sandwich was enough!
I felt bad about the ice cream so I was crazy and decided to try my Core Fusion Body Sculpt DVD! I have been dying to try it since it gets so many great reviews and had nothing better to do! I really liked it! The 50 minutes actually flew by! I love that they give you a lot of time to stretch in between so the video relaxed me and worked my muscles! The butt and abs section was insane!! I had to keep stopping but I really felt my muscles working!
The only problem I had was that you need a chair and a wall and I only have a rolling chair in my room! I also have no wall space so I used my desk instead! Next time I am going to move some furniture so I have a real wall. I am excited to do it more since it really burned my core!
This morning I woke up and did Day 21 of the Shred! Almost there! I am actually going to have to stop at Day 27 since I leave for Florida on Day 28 but I will continue the DVD once I am back! I think I am going to attempt Level 3 this weekend to really work it before I hit the beach!
I decided to give those YouShakes another chance this morning! I wanted to make a real shake since adding just water did not work! I brought out the Strawberry Blended Bliss!
Blended Bliss combines organic strawberries, organic bananas and organic vanilla for a mouth watering shake.
Ingredients: Whey Protein, Organic Cane Juice, Organic Strawberries, Organic Bananas, Organic Vanilla.
1 Packet contains 110 Calories and 14 grams of protein!
Today I added:
- Ice
- Turtle Mountain Vanilla Coconut Milk
- 1 Banana
- 2 Scoops Naturally More Peanut Butter
- Frozen Strawberries
It turned out much better!
It was nice and thick today like a strawberry peanut butter smoothie!!
So good!! I can’t make smoothies too often in the morning because my roommate sleeps till an hour after me but it was delicious for a change! I am actually just getting hungry now so it kept me full for 3 hours!
I got to work and made a nice cup of coffee!
I think I am going to go make some oats since I won’t last till 1:00! Have a good day!
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yayy glad you loved the dvd! i have to take lots of breaks lol its crazyy! my butt is literally dying during that 10 min section, and the abs are killer! well, to be hoenst the whole thing kills me. i won’t lie… i do like the stretch sculpt though, that one i can handle lol
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Wow I love artichokes but I would never think about them in salsa! I’m definitely going to have to try that salsa.
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lucky you with that salsa!! I LOVE salsa too
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I love the frozen fiesta blend, tied with the california blend for my favorite.
Glad you liked core fusion sculpt. The abs are insane. I really love how the 50 minutes flies by!
what do you use to track calories burned?
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Um, yeah the weather has given me such a bad hair day that I seriously almost want to go home. I am so fug right now, but I guess no one at work cares!
That salsa looks awesome! Best condiment EVER.
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Dailygoods: Yes the stretch section I could handle! I just could not do that last pose where you hold both legs up and balance yourself! Maybe sometime in the future!
Melissa: I use the Polar F7
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Awesome workouts
That’s what I like about salsa too. Have you tried the Foods Should Taste Good chocolate tortilla chips? They are delicious. But kind of bingey. I could easily eat the whole bag in one sitting because they are just so good. I can’t buy them often
But when I do they are great.
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Those chips and the salsa look right up my alley. Mmmm… Such a delicious looking dinner!
Sarah
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Those salsas look amazing.
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You totally rocked the calorie burning!!! Have a great weekend!!
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mmm salsa… you know the only down side to those veggie bags is when they just give you the darn broccoli stalk!
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you’re such a considerate lady! Making sure you don’t wake up the roomie with the loud blender yes?!?
I also love that you did a whole mexican theme with your lovely salsa and and chips!! OMG my favorite flavor has got to be the sweet potato! yummy!!
Oh man, you’re a hard core exerciser! those sandwiches do seem to make one a little crazy huh? hehehe… Have a great Friday missy!
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hey i just have a quick question, all the samples that you have sent to you, did you request them from the company? Did it cost to be sent the samples? How did you go about doing it and what companys send out samples?
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Those coconut minis look so good!!!
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Artichokes in a chardonnay salsa? Yum. And that shake sounds super delicious!
Take Care!
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