Hey hey! Hope everyone’s week is off to a great start! Did anyone catch last night’s premier of the Kendra Show on E!? I must admit, it, along with The Kardashian’s, are a couple of my guilty pleasures. But I just wanted to say that I think it’s really cool that Kendra let the camera follow her after her pregnancy. In the first episode she is really honest about how she feels about her body and weight gain post pregnancy. I think it could be positive for women of all sorts to see that all women, including models and Playboy centerfolds, struggle with the same body confidence issues.
Moving on .. I don’t have much to report. I spend all morning and early afternoon in front of the computer working on a couple projects before it was off to the gym..
FITNESS
Not a bad day workout wise, which is exactly what I needed after missing this weekend! I worked Shoulders & Back with my trainer. Pull-ups are getting easier and increased weight with single-arm rows. I headed right from his studio to my general gym (just an LA Fitness), because I was worried that if I went home I might start feeling overwhelmed with work and not make it back to the gym. So I ended up with an extra 45 minutes to kill before Spin, so I decided to work Glutes, which was perfect because I missed it over the weekend.
Glute workout: Squats, weighted Lunges, Sumo Squats with DB, Glute Kickbacks, Abductor Kickbacks, Adductor Kickbacks, then squeezed in sitting Hamstring Curls before class
Spin was great, I pushed myself and with Weights + Cardio I burned >700 
FOOD
Not the prettiest meals today.. just a warning :p
3/4 c Lactaid Cottage Cheese + 1/2 scoop Cake Batter Protein Powder topped with Almonds..
Later I enjoyed a Kabocha Protein Pancake topped with 1/2 tbsp Coconut Butter..
I also made a few Plain & Simple pancakes to snack on this week. I don’t think I’ve ever posted my basic recipe so it’s just..
Plain & Simple Low-Carb Protein Pancake/Waffle
1 scoop of your favorite low-carb Protein Powder (mine is Cake Batter Isolate)
3-4 tbsp Egg Whites
1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
Cinnamon
Liquid: Depending on the type of Protein Powder you use, you may need to add a couple tablespoons of H20 or Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze (UVAB), to get to a batter-like consistency.
Blend everything together with a hand mixer, then bake like a regular pancake stove top.
Later I snacked on 1/2 c Lactaid Cottage Cheese + 1/2 scoop Sun Warrior Chocolate Protein Powder & 1/2 tbsp Pumpkin Seed Butter..
Dinner was a blast from the past. It took me months to come back around to Egg Whites, but I’m totally diggin them now! I scrambled 2/3 c Egg Whites with 3 oz Wild Sockeye Salmon and a cup of Baby Spinach..
Dessert hit the spot. It was an Avocado Protein Shake. I used 1/2 frozen Avocado, 1 scoop Protein Powder, 1 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa, 1/2 tbsp Maca, 1 tbsp Unsweetened Coca, 3/4 Unsweetened Chocolate Almond Breeze.. Yum!
FUN
A few links..
Averie’s having a Raw Food cookbook giveaway!
The Simple Way to Stick to a Meal Plan from Zen Habits
Overcoming Soreness from Tosca
Great Low-Carb Substitution Tips from Men’s Health
I found a site to stream the last couple seasons of Nip/Tuck.. so I guess my break isn’t all productive :p
Fun Links
oh man, that protein smoothie looks amazing. I need to try it out — NOW!
Good luck with your projects! When are you qualifying for the exercise to music instructing? I’m half way though it and it’s much more work than I originally anticipated (I’m always that optimist
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BTW love your pancakes! Will definitely make some tomorrow morning.
Lactaid Cottage cheese is the best, so creamy! Still need to find that Kabocha squash! Where do you get them? Whole Foods?
i NEED to try this kabocha pancake! oh and those low carb pancakes…LOVE THEM! have them all the time..I love making them with BSN lean dessert cinnamon roll, they bake up so fluffy!
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Oh I agree, BSN makes fantastic pancakes.. or I could just eat the Cinnamon Roll flavor by itself it’s that good.. and I’m a weirdo
Those pancakes look yummy! I wonder why my protein pancakes never look that good!
I am a Sunday night reality TV show fan, too. Did I just admit that out loud?
Holy cow with that calorie burn!!! I’m tired reading that! I seriously need to try your kabocha pancake by the way.
Hey- I had a kabocha pancake yesterday too.. I was in love!! You are a kabocha genius I’ll tell you what!
I love it – I am glad I’m not the only one eating not so lovely food – I get weird stares at work when i eat the egg white , oatmeal , cinnamon breakfast!
cant’ wait for 11am! and yes, i watched kendra last nite on dvr and thought it was very real and really what most women go thru after having a baby…and the emotions about everything from no time alone to with your spouse to your body…new motherhood = a very hard time that no one talks about when you’re pregnant! it’s just such a huge change and i thought the episode in a light hearted way was good.
I definitely need to pick up some cream of tarter because your pancakes look so much fluffier than mine ever have!
What could I use in place of kombucha? That squash intimidates me lol.
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Pumpkin works great! Just mix in 1/4 c and had a little pumpkin spice.. that’s another one of my faves!
*kabocha
Sounds like a great workout! I have to try those pancakes again.. the first time, I did not spray my non stick pan.. not a pretty site!
Thank you so much for all the great healthy recipes I’m tryin to become a bikini competitor and always can use new great recipes as my meals that I make tend to get bland n I felt u could only cook chicken n salmon n wad protein powder so many ways thank u for all the new ideas can’t wait to try n make the protein pancakes finally some variety!!!