Finally Blogging

I have been a horrible blogger this week! It seems as if there was just so much going on work wise, that by the end of the day I have been too zonked to even pull out my labtop and blog. The picture above explains how my week started...yes all my students had to wrap themselves in toilet paper to become a mummy...and I wondered why I had a headache when I came home Monday night.

For my lunches this week I have been on this quick of huge fresh mushrooms with barbecue sauce and turkey. YUM! Now on to my new obsession for dinner...pancakes with squash.

My first experiment was on Tuesday night with pumpkin and Wednesday night I bought some Acorn squash. Not a huge fan of this squash, not as sweet as pumpkin and it left my batter pretty runny. Tonight I tried some pumpkin and peanut flour pancakes..perfection!

Here are the latest easy quick recipes I have been working with:

Pumpkin Pancakes

1/2 cup pumpkin

1 egg

1/4 cup egg whites

1/4 cup cottage cheese

tsp baking powder

1/8 cup oats

1/2 tsp gaur gum for thickness

splenda for taste

Acorn Squash Pancakes

1/2 cup acorn squash

1/4 cup egg whites

1/4 cup cottage cheese

1 egg

tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp gaur gum

Splenda for taste

1/8 cup oats

Peanut Flour Pumpkin Pancakes

1/2 cup pumpkin

1/4 cup peanut flour

1/2 cup egg whites

1/2 tsp gaur gum/baking powder

splenda and sugar free maple syrup to taste

After work today, I was greeted by this wonderful invitation to my own Bridal Shower in the mail! My future sister in law put these together and I think she did a great job. I still can't believe that my wedding is now 3 1/2 months away and that everyone is coming together to do this for me!

On the workout front, I have a confession to make. I worked out six days in a row this week and I am really regretting it. I usually take Wednesday off as a rest day mid-week, but figured since we would be out of town on Sunday that I would just place my workout in on Wednesday. My body remembered very nicely that it needs the rest mid week between workouts. My Wednesday and Thursday workout dragged. I completed cross training for 50 minutes both days, but my lifting really was difficult. I was low on energy. Today my energy returned and I am looking forward to a good swim workout tomorrow. Monday, I am planning on a 1-2 mile run. My ankle has felt wonderful this week, bout I have stuck to strictly cross training.

I think sometimes I talk myself into thinking that I am this amazing athlete who can work over 40 hours a week and still manage 6 hour and a half workouts. I will admit though, I do really watch my calories. I make sure I don't overdo it with the carbs and keep my fats in check. I have a feeling that if I let myself go a little more, I would have more energy to fuel my workouts. Here is a sample of my daily diet:

Pre workout: 1/4 cup oats, greek yogurt 0% (80cals)

Post workout: 1 scoop protein powder (110 cals)

Meal 1: 1/2 cup oat bran, 2oz chopped apple, greek yogurt 0%, tbsp flax meal and 1/2 scoop protein powder

Snack: handful of cut up raw veggies/almonds 1 oz/2 hard boiled egg whits

Meal 3: 1 Flat out wrap (100cals) Can of tuna with 1/4 cup cottage cheese and chopped apple with side of green beans

Snack: 1 scoop protein powder with 1/4 cup oats and 1 tbsp flax meal

Meal 3: Pumpkin Pancakes with large bowl of veggies

Snack: 1 scoop protein powder with 1/8 cup peanut flour

**I try to make sure all my meals are balanced with carbs/fat/protein

What is a sample of your daily diet? Do you ever wonder if you get enough cals for your workouts??