Happy Wednesday!

Enjoy the day. Do something for yourself.

 

 

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

 

 

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Weekly work out take 2

I'm still trying to hold myself accountable for my workouts. During the week, I try to squeeze in as many workouts and runs as possible; I know there are going to be days when I just can't cram it all in. My kiddos have so much going on, in all different directions, that my rest days are really just chasing kid days. Last week this is what my exercise regimen looked like.

Sunday 1 hour yoga class

Monday 4 mile run and 1 hour of yoga with the psycho cheerleader (she's awesome)

Tuesday - off - Kid running around
Wednesday - 3.3 miles. FREAKING HOT!
Thursday - Off - Kid running around
Friday - 3.3 mile run and 1 hour of yoga with the new guy. (He's got potential.)
Saturday - 1 hour of yoga with my favorite yogi. Always kicks my butt.

I have a standard running route in the 'hood that's 3.3 miles. I know I can run it in 31 minutes or less, depending on the heat. You'll see that number a lot, mostly because it's easy for me to knock out.

I also realized that if I'm going to do a triathlon this year, I better get back in the pool. I'm pretty sure that twice in the pool is not going to cut it. Even for a sprint tri.

Keep moving everyone!

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Taco Night - no prepackaged seasoning needed

We've all heard that prepackaged seasonings are not good for you. Typically they have too much sodium and other preservatives. But I am terrible at figuring out what is in them to make an alternative. Usually if I try, its an epic fail (as my kids say); so I'm always looking for some help.

We LOVE tacos, and I stumbled on this from Skinny Ms. to mix up for taco night

Skinny Ms. Taco Seasoning

Ingredients
 

• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried minced onion
• 1/2 teaspoon dried minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried cilantro
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Combine all ingredients and store in a glass jar with a lid, away from heat, light and moisture. Double recipe and have on hand for more recipes.

Enjoy taco night.

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Clean Eating

 

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Happy Running Day!

Good times in stretchy clothes! A run in my new Athleta running shorts is on tap for later today!

 

HAPPY RUNNING DAY and HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

Recipe Share! BBQ Chicken Pizza

BBQ chicken has to be my favorite pizza without a doubt. If restaurant has a BBQ chicken pizza, I'm going to try it. So it's no wonder why I gravitate to this recipe for my latest recipe share. Pinch of yum is my "go to" blog for all kinds of good food.  I usually tweak things here and there on her recipes to make them work for us, but who doesn't do that?

If you check out her version, she uses a cauliflower pizza crust. Admittedly, I'm not up to trying that just yet. I'm sticking with the flat bread version. She also has a whole wheat crust. I've put that recipe below too, in case you like to make your own. (Whole wheat sounds a little more interesting than cauliflower...)

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Author: inspired by Good and Fresh Magazine and pinch of yum

Flat bread (2 pieces)

½ cup barbecue sauce

1 cup cooked, grilled chicken (I used 1 chicken breast)

¾ cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

thinly sliced red onions

fresh cilantro

1. Set the oven or grill to about 400 F. (Grill worked AWESOME)
2. Put the flat bread in the oven or on the grill and let it toast for about 2 minutes depending on thickness.
3. While crust is toasting, coat chicken with barbecue sauce. 
4. When the crust is lightly toasted, remove. 
5. Put a thin layer of BBQ sauce on the crust and thin layer of cheese
6. Top with barbecue chicken, cheese, red onion, and the rest of the cheese. Bake for 5-8 minutes or until cheese is melted. 
7. Top with cilantro, slice, and serve

If you would like to make your own crust, you can try this recipe.

Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Author: inspired by Good and Fresh Magazine

Ingredients

• 1¼ cup white flour
• 2¼ teaspoon yeast
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup warm water (not boiling hot, but warm)
• 1⅓ cup whole wheat flour

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Combine the white flour, yeast, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the oil and warm water to the mixture and combine with an electric mixer. Mix on high speed for several minutes until a soft, elastic dough forms.
2. Stir in the whole wheat flour gradually, by hand. When it’s all incorporated, you should be able to easily pick up the dough and knead it gently until you get a soft dough ball. I did this right in the bowl – that’s the benefit of a large mixing bowl!
3. Set aside in a warm place and cover with plastic wrap or even just a dish towel. Let the dough rise for about 10-15 minutes.
4. Roll out the dough into two 12-inch circles. Poke with forks to prevent bubbling (optional). Place on a baking sheet or if you’re really fancy and cool, a pizza stone. You can add toppings and then bake for about 12-15 minutes, or you can just bake the crust ahead of time and add your toppings later. I liked it best when I baked it with the toppings on it.

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Weekly workouts - Take 1

I have been working on this post for 3 weeks, and I still haven't managed to get it up.

A better run - Not Friday

I have officially decided to do another half marathon in the fall, and some friends have bullied me convinced me to do a triathlon some time before the end of the year. Since I'm a sucker that can't back away from a challenge, I'm sure I'll be doing a tri before year end. All you need to say is "I really don't think you can do that" and off I go.  Not one of my better qualities.

I need to track my mileage and workouts to make sure I don't die during all of this training, but some how the chaos of day-to-day life prevents me from thinking like a human and writing stuff down. I have been running and doing yoga, contrary to what I have posted on here. Since the tri piece is coming into play, I've started swimming. That's a whole separate blog in itself. Lets just say, I'm not winning any award any time soon. I look more like a flailing porpoise in the water.  Good thing is I have a decent baseline to start off.

The way my life works is, if it doesn't get written down.... I don't remember it. So here is how my week went.

Friday's motto

Saturday - 1 hour yoga with my fave yogi and 350m swim
Sunday - 18 holes of chase ball golf
Monday - 9 holes of chase ball golf and 4.5 mile run
Tuesday - off
Wednesday - 3.5 mile run

Thursday- 8th grade graduation. On my feet for 6 hours. That counts for something, right?

Friday- 3 mile run, dry heaved, and walk for 1 in 94 F heat. (I am not heat ready, and that's a bad thing when you live in Houston)

So my plan is to update regularly on my weekly workouts to keep myself on track at least for my half in the fall. Feel free to leave comments on your workouts and how you're handling the summer heat.

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