In one word how do I feel about this week’s
progress:
Proud
High of the week: Finding new little ways to sneak exercise into
my day.
Low of the week: Not
trying out the spinning class at the Y. I
allowed my insecurities to get in the way.
Spinning like yoga is very intimidating to me. Everyone in there seems
to know what they are doing and how to set up their bike. I
want to try it I just feel uncomfortable walking in there for the first
time. Yes, I know everyone was new at one
point. Goal this week is to get in
there!
Weight loss this week: 1.2 lbs
Total weight loss since 1/20/13: 5.4 lbs (I know progress is progress but
this seem SO slow this time.)
Inches lost this month: N/A (opps I forgot to measure!)
Total inches lost since: 1/20/13 N/A
New exercises tried: My focus this week has been increasing my
weights and intensity for the workouts I do on a normal basis and to find ways
to sneak in additional exercise. I have mentioned before that Mondays and
Tuesdays are hard for me to get work outs in.
Before I got in the shower each day I did the following 3x’s. The single leg burpees were killer for me!
40 seconds mountain climbers
20 seconds high plank
40 seconds single leg burpees,
right side
20 seconds side plank, right side
40 seconds single leg burpees,
left side
20 seconds side plank, left side
40 seconds squat jumps
20 seconds low squat hold
Things that fuelled me: Pumpkin
Chocolate chip muffins with no oil or eggs.
I have family coming in for the weekend and wanted a healthier
alternative to my typical offerings of muffins. I decided to experiment with using pumpkin
and Greek yogurt in place of the oil and eggs in one of the quick breads I had
on hand. I love having these on hand because all of the
dry ingredients are already measured and mixed up for you, saves time for sure.
Ingredients: 1
14oz package of quick bread mix
3/4
cup pumpkin (this replaced 2 eggs)
2/3
cup + 2 TBS low fat milk
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt (this
replaced 1/3 cup oil)
Approximately
1/3 cup chocolate chips. These are
completely optional.
Preheat
oven to 375 degrees. Mix all
ingredients, the batter will be thick. Fill muffin cup 2/3 full. I used a
large muffin tin.
Bake 20- 25 mins
or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
I love how these turned out. Even my hubby liked them!
I did not know pumpkin could replace eggs! I would initially want eggs for the protein, but then you added in the Greek yogurt so that would replace the lost protein from the eggs. My husband absolutely LOVES pumpkin and chocolate so I will definitely have to try these and see if he can even tell it's a healthy version! Thanks!
ReplyDeletePS- 5.4 pounds since January 20 is awesome! That's slightly over one pound per week and it was amidst the Superbowl, Valentine's Day, and just plain old depressing Ohio winter weather! Way to go!