Posts tagged ‘sausage’

September 4th, 2012

Customized Plan

by Tiff

I started a new workout plan yesterday, and I’m pretty excited about it.  I found the plan on this BodyBuilding.com ‘transformations’ page.  It seemed to work for that girl, but I think I’ll need to tweak it a bit to work for me.

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I plan to follow this routine every Monday for the next few weeks.  I’ll see if I need to tweak routines on the other days as I come to them.

Cardio (Yesterday’s cardio was a 3-mile walk, but I’ll probably change that up from week to week.)

Circuit 1: Repeat 3x

Lateral shoulder raises: 12 reps

Arnold press: 12 reps

Pilates roll-ups for abs: 10 (with or without a light weight)

Circuit 2: Repeat 3x

Triceps pushdown: 15 reps

Cable bicep curls: 20 reps

Hanging leg raise: 20 reps

Circuit 3: Repeat 3x

Biceps 21s: 7 reps each position (barbell)***

Kettlebell swings: 20 reps

Pike ups: 15 reps

Circuit 4: Repeat 3x

Halo with plate: 12 reps

Overhead triceps press with plate: 12 reps

Pushups: 12 reps or until failure

 ***From BodyBuilding.com: “21s: When performing 21s, 7 reps are performed in the lower half of the motion, then 7 reps are performed in the upper half, and the set is finshed with 7 complete reps. ”

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I had an extra workout after my gym routine.  Kevin and I finally painted the ugly pink room upstairs.  The home’s previous owners painted the room such an awful shade of pink, we wouldn’t even want it that color if we had a baby girl.

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I don’t have the finished pictures yet, but it’s a sandy/buttery/toffee color.  I like it!  I also liked this lunch.  Yeah, that’s what you’re seeing in the other pics.  Lunch was diced onion, tomatoes, oregano, garlic powder, and pesto chicken sausage over quinoa.  Major yum!

  • How have you been working out lately?
  • Whatcha’ been munchin?

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September 3rd, 2012

Weekend of Yum

by Tiff

I had great fun this weekend, but I don’t have great pics.  I managed to snap a few of the food though.  I know… shocker.

As I mentioned Friday, one of my besties came into town for a sleepover, so I hit the store for some girl-night necessities.  (One of my other besties and I went for sushi for dinner before the other arrived from out of town.)

essentials

Bruschetta and goat cheese for the win.  I neglected to photograph the whole-wheat strawberry pancakes I made for us the next morning, but trust me – these pancakes are always worth the effort.

bruschetta

On Saturday, Kevin and I went to a Clemson viewing party.  We had a great time, which was only made better by the Clemson win.  I brought these jalapeno corn muffins and a few of these cold ones.

corn muffin  football n' beer

Even though I didn’t have many beers, I ate waaaaaaay too much junk food at that party.  Womp Womp.  I tried to make up for it a little the next day with this awesome salad for lunch.  Yup, that’s more goat cheese on top.

salad

Later on Saturday, we met some friends for The Bourne Legacy.  The movie was good, but the theater was awful!  It’s one of those new cinemas that lets you order full meals and beer in the theater.  The beer was kind of nice, I suppose, but all the meal noise was incredibly frustrating.

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Rather than order dinner at the theater, I made this for us at home.  It was delicious!  The bun is a hollowed French baguette.  The street brats we got in Vienna, Austria were served this way, and I 100% recommend it.

breakfast

To sum it up (long post?  too much food?), I just finished cooking and inhaling a wonderful rosemary and garlic omelette (filled with more goat cheese, of course) that I threw in a sandwich thin.  Mmmmm…. hopefully I digest quickly since I have to workout soon!

  • What do you think of those full-meal theaters?
  • What was the best thing you ate this weekend?

 

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April 13th, 2012

Recipes Recipes Recipes

by Tiff

Good News!  After doing a little hip rehab and yoga this morning, I had a few extra minutes to throw up a post.  Woohoo!  I can really feel these rehab exercises, so I think they’ll make a difference in the long run.  In the short run, however, I’m sore!  I better ice while I write this!

Gym Update: I guess I can’t really do LiveFit.  I am following the arms workouts and cardio (bike and walking – no running), but I have had to do my rehab exercises on the lower body days.  Bummer!  The good news = I went up in weight on my barbell curls this week.  Woop woop!  Bringin’ out the big guns!

Food Update: Recipes Recipes Recipes!

1. Seriously Easy Kale and Sausage – I used a covered braising pan, but I’m sure any covered stovetop pan would work for you.

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Sauté half a diced onion in 1 TBS olive oil.  Get it really soft.  Throw in a few pinches of black pepper and garlic powder.  Add a bunch of washed and torn kale with a little water (1/4 cup).  I also threw in about 2 TBS soy sauce and 2 tsp sriracha.  Let it sit covered while you chop enough sausage (I recommend natural, jalapeno chicken sausage) for two people.  Stir onions and kale until kale is starting to look cooked, and then throw in sausage until cooked/heated through.  Yum!

2. Veggie Manicotti – I used this BHG recipe, but I made some changes.

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First off, I made manicotti instead of shells.  Instead of 1.5 pounds of beef, I used 1 bag of Morningstar Farms veggie crumbles (equiv to 1 lb. of beef).  Since Kevin brought this for lunch, I only added 1 clove of garlic for breath’s sake.  I also threw in chopped, fresh basil.  (Matt asked for the recipe last week, so thanks Matt for making me think to post it!)

3. Tuscan Tuna Salad – I’ve brought this for lunch four days this week.  Kev hates it, but I love it.

tuna

1 can navy beans, 1.5 cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, 1 small onion, 4 cans tuna in water, 1 TBS olive oil, dash of dried basil, dash of garlic powder – mix it all together and serve over baby spinach

*Note: I added the canned tuna fresh each day, but the rest I prepped ahead of time.

 

  • What’s been up with you?  What have your lunches looked like this week?

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August 3rd, 2011

What I Ate Wednesday: “Annie’ Knows Asian” Edition

by Tiff

It’s time again for 2 Wednesday things: inappropriate office jokes regarding the word hump and the always-popular, What I Ate Wednesday.  I’m excited to share my eats with you.  They aren’t pretty, but they are nutritious, filling, and delicious!

I’m back to my 3-part breakfasts.  I start with half a banana before my workout, and then I have an all-natural, vanilla, whey protein shake with water after the workout.

My real, sit-down breakfast includes more of my Love Grown Foods granola with all-natural, fat-free, plain yogurt.  I wish it were organic yogurt, but my grocery store doesn’t sell plain, organic, fat-free yogurt.  Bummer.

parfait

Lunch is the same Monday through Friday this week, and it’s awesome.  I’m having a whole wheat wrap with tuna, broccoli slaw, and 1 TBS of Annie Chun’s teriyaki.  Oh, and there’s also a side of peach.

lunch1

Annie – thank you for making my lunch both yummy and HFCS-free.  What can I say?  Annie knows Asian!

lunch2

Snack consists of cherries and 115 grams of 2% cottage cheese.  The fat and protein in the cheese keeps me satisfied for quite a while.  I’ve also been snacking when I get home from work.  Whoops!  I’ve kept it healthy, like the remaining half of the banana with 1 TBS peeb.

snack

Earlier this week, Kev and I had natural chicken sausages two nights, and I’ll get to enjoy a sweet potato the next two nights.  Kev wanted birthday steak last night, so I got half a filet.  I told ya’ my eats weren’t pretty this week!

dinner

Did you expect to see birthday cake as a dessert?  Although I offered to make a little something, I knew Kev would decline.  He doesn’t eat sweets.  Crazy, right?  You know what that means… more ice cream for me!!!

  • Do you plan your meals out for the week, or do you roll with whatever’s in the house?

By the way, thanks so much for the book ideas!  I think I need to add Hunger Games, other The Girl Who… books, and Poacher’s Son to my list (just to name a few).  There were a ton of good suggestions!

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July 25th, 2011

campeón del burrito

by Tiff

This weekend, I was the campeón del burrito. It takes a lot to be the burrito champ, but I earned the title this weekend. I enjoyed a day off from work Friday, but I spent it working on the house. Kevin and I took a much needed break from housework on Saturday. We spent the afternoon at the lake, and then partied it up the rest of the night.

I joined about 15 other people to celebrate a friend’s birthday at a pretty awesome Mexican restaurant. Even though it was a big group, everyone really enjoyed their food and received decent service. I ordered the steak burrito. Mmmm… beef.

burrito

It was huge! I didn’t eat my beans and rice as a side, and I pulled most of my rice out of my burrito. I was still totally stuffed! Oh, and if you were wondering, that’s a Dos Equis Amber on the side. Perfect pairing – as usual.

leftover

I took my remnants to-go, which turned out to be an excellent decision. I’ll spare you party details, but trust me, come 3:30 a.m., I was really happy to have those leftovers! I shared, so Kevin was happy to have them too (best wife ever).

The next morning, about 10 of us all met up for brunch. Wow. Worst brunch ever. The food was cold. The menus were misleading, and service was terrible. Even the hashbrowns were pitiful.

brunch

I ordered an egg, onion, pepper, and black bean burrito, or so the menu said. There was actually turkey sausage in it too, which upset one of the vegetarians in our party. I ate it anyway even though I’m not a fan of breakfast sausage.

burrito

I made up for the cruddy brunch when I made my dinner. It was soooooo good! As you can see, it was a spinach wrap filled with homemade yummus (aka: hummus), a few kalamata olives, and grilled veggies.

wrap

The grilled veggies included a portabello mushroom cap, eggplant slice, and some zucchini. I then pressed it all together. Delish! Of course, I also enjoyed a post-dinner treat (2 servings of Vanilla Almond Special K and unsweetened almond milk).

Now it’s time to face the week. Wish me luck!

What was the best thing you did this weekend?

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