I decided to venture to Sam’s Club this morning after my heart-pumping 45-minute workout at the gym. I got some good eats including Arnold 100% whole wheat sandwich thins, Thomas whole wheat english muffins (last one!!!!), and some delicious looking asparagus. The BEST find, however, was an ultimate pilates set that included a mat, exercise ball, 3 resistance bands, and a workout DVD, for $6.91. Can you freakin believe it!? I about peed myself I was so excited, especially since I had a Pilates DVD with resistance bands in my cart already. Needless to say I put that back. I can’t wait to use it!!!! I heart Pilates. I don’t love how I feel like I’m going to fall down the stairs for 2 days after a Pilates workout.
Tonight on the menu for dinner is….pita pizzas! I’m going all veggie on this so I hope its good. A whole wheat pita with a serving of pizza sauce, orange and red pepper, red onion, baby bella mushrooms, and asparagus, with a little bit of mozzarella. I think it sounds great even though I’m not a huge pepper fan, but I’ll suck it up, especially since I was correct yesterday in saying that I would gain my 2 pounds back…and wouldn’t you know at weigh-in yesterday I gained 2 pounds. Damn it all to hell! I hope I can make up for it this week by working out extra hard. Goal for this week 3-4 times of 45 minutes of cardio, plus at least 1 other night of weights. I already have 2 workouts done, so it should be no problem! Maybe I’ll even venture onto the elliptical (my nemesis). I hate that damn machine. I’m more of a rowing machine and treadmill kinda girl. We’ll see. If an 80+ year-old man/woman can do the elliptical, then by god I can do it too. I may be crying halfway through 10 minutes, but I can do it!
UPDATE: The pita pizzas were excellent! However, I will definitely leave off the peppers next time. My gag reflex was in overdrive. I just can’t eat peppers, they are truly disgusting. Once I picked off most of the peppers it was quite delicious. Baby bellas and asparagus are sooooo good. I’m estimating here, but I’m thinking the whole personal pizza was less than 300 calories. The pita itself was only 110, about 20 for the sauce, probably less than 75-50 for the veggies since it took very few to fill up the pizza and it was filled with veggies, and about 75 for the amount of cheese I used. Wow!!!! And I was FULL from the pizza and a FF yogurt. I’m going to double check the calories later, but I would be surprised if it was over 350. I need to get back on track with my food logs ASAP!
I think what you are doing is great. Quitting smoking will be amazing once you decide to end it for good. My parents both smoked… for the longest time it wasn’t a big deal to me until my friends and their parents didnt want them coming over because they hated how they smelled when they left. It made me sad… I hope your husband buckles down and joins you in quitting.
I have been doing Jillian Michaels DVD’s. She’s amazing. My endurance is a lot higher now and my muscle tone is more prominent. I recommend her dvd’s!
I hope you are successful in both of your goals!
Thanks for the comment Tessa! I appreciate it! I have the 30-day shred DVD, but I haven’t tried it yet. I’ll definitely check it out.