So, as far as being fit goes, so far so good!
For yesterday:
Morning: Day 4 of the Shred!
Breakfast: One cup of Quaker Oat Squares with skim milk and strawberries
Lunch-ish: 1 Kashi dark chocolate and coconut bar (yummmmmmy!)
Snack-ish: 1 WW chocolate chip cookie and a small amount of Kraft mac and cheese that I made for S when she came over
Dinner: Leftovers from Thursday night - the ham and potato au gratin dealy.
Today:
Morning: Day 5 of the Shred! Yesss! Does anyone else get kinda...bored with the Shred? I mean, I like it and I like knowing what I'm doing. But now that I'm on Day 5 of the-same-exact-thing, I find myself really looking forward to Level 2. Thoughts?
Breakfast: Two Eggo Nutrigrain waffles with strawberries and maple syrup
Lunch: a few saltines to ward of an approaching migraine
Afternoon: 5 mile brisk hike/walk with my boys, Matt and Oscar
Afternoon naughty snack: One scoop of grasshopper ice cream (mint chocolate chip with oreos!) in a sugar cone. Hey, it was hot, and we had a nice long hike!
Dinner: Sliced steak over polenta - recipe from WW Momentum Cookbook. This was soooo tasty! Recipe at the bottom. Sorry, no photos...I just didn't think about it. But this is definitely a winner!
Does anyone have any fun Sunday plans? I plan on sleeping in, doing Day 6 of the Shred (blaaaaaah!), and reading. I may throw in some laundry, because...you guessed it! I'm going on ANOTHER TRIP NEXT WEEKEND! On Thursday, I'm leaving to drive to Charlotte, NC, to visit my wonderful friends Anna and her husband Tim, and Cassie, her husband Dave, and their new little baby Charlie. I'm so excited! I'm not super excited about the 9 hour drive, but I'm going to head to the library to pick up a book-on-cd from my summer reading list. Any suggestions? I need it to be around 16-17 hours.
Okay - House just came on, so I'm out of here! Here is the fab recipe - I almost never make steak, but this one was truly yummy!
Sliced Steak with Crispy Polenta: 6 points
1 one pound flank steak, trimmed
1/2 teaspoon ancho or regular chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 16-ounce tube of fat-free polenta, cut into 12 slices
1 1/2 cups fresh or thawed frozen corn kernels
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Spray a nonstick ridged grill pan with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the steak with the chili powder and salt. Place the steak on the pan and cook until and instant-read thermometer inserted into the side of the steak registered 145F for medium-rare, about 5 minutes on each side. Transfer the steak to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes. Cut on a diagonal into 16 slices.
Meanwhile, spray the broiler rack with nonstick spray and preheat the broiler. Arrange the slices of polenta on the rack and broil 5 inches from the heat until crispy and heated through, about 2 minutes on each side.
Spray a medium nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium heat. Add the corn, bell pepper, onion, and jalapeno pepper; cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the cilantro.
Place 3 slices of polenta on each of 4 plates and top evenly with the steak. Spoon the corn mixture on top.
*Chef's note: I didn't have any jalapeno or cilantro, so I omitted these and it was still darn tasty. I also have a bit of an aversion to chili powder, so I sprinkled the steak with salt, pepper and garlic instead. I also broiled the steak as well as the polenta - I get nervous cooking steak on the stove. :) But that's just me!*
6 comments:
At day 6 of the Shred I started turning off the sound and plugging in my ipod speakers. My own music made it better.
Okay. That recipe sounds delicious!!! I'm printing this one out for future use. Thank you for sharing. :) XOXO
Way to go on the shred and eating healthy!
Way to got with the fit rutine. I am just a lazy bum compared to you!
Have fun on your trip . . .
Now how did you go from Eclipse to Scarlett?!? Are you not reading Breaking Dawn?! I'm confused!!
You should mute Jillian. I do. And turn on the radio!
I get SO bored with the Shred. I can't do it two days in a row. I was excited to start Level 2 just for a change!
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