Happy Friday! Hope you all had a wonderful one!
FITNESS
I debated making today a rest day, because I’m aching from the last couple killer days, but I was in the mood for lifting, so I headed to the gym to work Shoulders & Glutes:
Shoulders: Push-Press, Arnold Press, Lat Raises, Rear Delts
Glutes: DB Step-ups, Sumo Squats, Leg Press high & wide, Lunges, Glute Kickbacks, Adductor Kicks
Gotta get cardio in tomorrow.. leaning towards Spin, and either doing Legs & Back tomorrow or Sunday.. playing it by ear.
On another note, gym pet peeves.. I think my biggest gym pet peeve is people “resting” between sets by sitting on the machine/bench/rack for 10 minutes. Seriously drives me crazy! That, and I’d really like to go over and hand the girl doing 5 lbs 2-arm triceps-extensions a 20 lbs dumbbell. I promise ladies, lifting “heavy” won’t get you big unless you eat enough extra calories to make it happen. Not lifting enough to break a sweat is wasting your time. Kick it up a notch and I promise you won’t regret it.. unless you have something against toned arms :p
NUTRITION
I had a couple inquiries as to what a low-carb (50 g) day looks like. For the most part, I try to post everything I eat, but often little snacks on-the-go don’t get pictured. I’ll do a couple posts next week listing everything, along with macros, for the fun of it. Once you get into the swing of it, eating low-carb isn’t really all that hard.. just a matter of adjusting 
It was carb day!
So naturally I started my day with oatmeal In case you missed it, a while back I did an ‘Ode to Oatmeal’ post, with a bunch of recipes.
This morning I went with Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Oats..
Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Oats
1/3 c Steel Cut Oats cooked in 1/2 c UVAB + 1/2 c H20
2 oz Unsweetened Natural Apple Sauce (stirred in at the end)
1/2 c Egg Whites (whipped separately, then stirred in at the end)
Cinnamon to taste
Look how big, they’re taking over the pot..
I topped mine with more Cinnamon and 0-cal Walden Farms Maple Syrup..
Mid-day snack was a Berry Protein Green Monster (1 packet Berry Vega Sport + 3/4 c UVAB + 1/4 c H20 + 1 c frozen Spinach + 1 tsp Glutamine + Ice + 1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum), topped with Goji Berries..
Lunch was another serving of Oatmeal This time I mixed in 1/2 scoop Cake Batter Protein Powder and topped it with a dollup of plain Greek Yogurt. I put it in a tupperware to take with me, but ended up eating it then, it just tasted so good!
Afternoon snack was a Turkey Apple Sausage with 1/2 c cooked Qunioa (which exploded a bit in the microwave, woops)..
Post-workout I swung by the store and stocked up on sugar-free syrups. I know, I know.. I’m so addicted. This is seriously one of my last major vices, eeck.. but I guess admitting it’s the first step right?.. but any who.. checkout the fun flavors..
I’ve never tried Watermelon or Lemon.. already have a couple great Shake and fitness-friendly treats in mind for those!
Dinner was a new mix for me. I sauteed Kale with minced garlic & onion, then mixed in 4 oz cooked Ground Turkey, and topped that with 1/3 Avocado and 1 tbsp Nutritional Yeast. Over the next couple weeks I’ll be taking out Avocado, but I’d picked some up earlier in the week, and there was no way I was going to let it go to waste..
Dessert was a PB & Chocolate Protein Shake. Not interesting enough to picture (drank it straight from the Magic Bullet cup), but it was just 1 scoop PB Protein Powder + 1/2 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa + 3/4 c UVAB + Xanthan Gum + Glutamine + Ice. So tasty!
FUN
Today I went to the fair! I haven’t been since high school at some point. This one turned out to be rather small but it was still fun to see the animals..
And don’t forget, the Scivation Xtend Giveaway is still going on!
Any fun weekend plans?!
Fun Links
Omg those little animals at the fair were so cute! I didnt even know there was a fair here ??!!
Holy fluffy oats!
For me at least.
Love the kale/nooch. Once you take out the avo you can still enjoy with ummm, OJ and apple cider vinegar. Not avo, but it works
And the Torani. I have hear they are amazing. Even the sugar free ones. I hate that fake taste of sugar free stuff. I’d rather do splenda (gasp!) or stevia, but i guess if i can hang with that stuff, I can hang w/ torani.
So much to chat about! I have a Scott session Monday, and plans for Friday next week. Tues-Thurs are open, Wed slightly hectic but workable
Or, the following. I need to get going on my ACE…
procrastination/food blog reading! ha!
Farm animals = Cute overload. And the kale looks fab. I have similar peeves at the gym… but mine are usually more directed towards the dudes who have really poor form and drop their weights.
Oh, I’m with you on that one. People just hovering around all that equipment having a ‘rest’ seriously annoy me. That plus people talking to me when I’m lifting – I’m like ‘hello? do I look like I want to have a big chat right now’ ha ha. Gym peeves = good topic to chat about.
Those farm animals are so cute! The last photo is my favourite!
I hear you on the gym pet peeves! At my gym people like to leave the weights on the bars or machines and put their towel on it to “claim it” … yet they never come back!! Ugh!
AMEN on the 5lb weights. I get sooooo annoyed when friends say stupid things to me like, “I can’t lift weight b/c I’ll bulk up.” seriously, I’ve never seen you “bulk” up before LOL. Anyhoo….I actually read an article recently that discussed recent research that suggests women do indeed need to lift heavier.
Cute pics and I love when people sit on the machine and chit chat with the person sitting on a machine next to them!??? Let’s take up not one but TWO machines! LOL!
BUNNY!!!!!!!!
I’m insanely impressed with your will power, as always. We need to cook together soon!
My gym pet peeve is when I see women not only have 5# weights but are also on the phone while they are moving these little ‘soup can’ weights through the air. Makes my neck hurt just looking at them.
Every time I go to the fair, I come ‘this close’ to taking home a bunny. They are just so cute and I had one when I was younger. Not sure it’s a good idea with the dogs, though.
Anyway, for those of us who are completely clueless, what do you make with the sugar-free syrups? They all look delicious and after switching to sugar-free maple syrup, I’m hooked on getting more sugar OUT of my diet! Thanks hon.
DANG! Those syrups come in a sugar free version? Think of what I’ve been missing out on all this time! My vote is for the little piggy…all sooo cute.