flashback friday round three.

so the real reason i started up flashback friday was so i didn’t have to think of a post title once a week. ;) okay, maybe there are other reasons behind it.. but that is definitely a benefit.  one that i will most certainly take advantage of every friday, so get used to it!

i read emily’s race playlist today and she mentioned she put that “ice cream and cake” song on there that is the baskin robbins commercial on food network.  ever since then i have had that damn song stuck in my head and i hate it!  i am going bananas.  it brings up a subject that i think about often…why do companies make really annoying commercials?  i guess they do get stuck in your head easily, but i do not think their annoying jingle is going to get me to go out and buy their products.  the A-1 commercials (you know, the “it makes your meat sing” ones) are getting on my nerves a bit lately too.  and a local used car company advertises on the radio using the tunes of other songs.. which get stuck in my head.. and bug me.. and i will never shop at low book sales for as long as i live.  OH and don’t get me started on the gold’s gym ads, do you guys have radio ads for gold’s gym with an annoying dude pretending he is arnold schwartzennnwhatever? (can’t spell) those bug me too.  commercial rant over.

so i have decided to jump on the breakfast challenge bandwagon that sarah started up.  yesterday i had protein oats and today i had

meal 1: spicy oats @ 9:30 AM

this mix included 1/3 cup oats, 1 laughing cow light wedge and 1 cup egg beaters scrambled and a lot of frank’s.  it was super filling though and i didn’t finish it.  i couldn’t believe the whole bowl was only 250 calories! it also clocked in at 30g protein, 23g carbs and 2g fat which is a good radio for body for life.  i could have done without that extra 1/4 cup of eggbeaters though, i will stick to 3/4 cup next time.

i spent the afternoon in reconciliation hell with my good buddy quickbooks.  i was recently assigned to take over all the accounts at work and now i am trying to clean it all up.  it is a big mess though, i hope to get things sorted before the end of time.

meal 2: greek seasoned ground turkey + chipotle hummus + sprouts in a flat out @ 1:00 PM

this was delicious and nutritious!  the new chipotle sabra was really yum, but i was hoping it would be spicy and it was more smoky and definitely not spicy.  i will have to add some cock sauce to the mix next time. still a bueno lunch though, for sure. 

eaten while working away :(

came home from work and munched on a couple green grapes and then went to my room to change for the gym… and fell asleep for an hour. woops!

woke up and needed a little something to fuel me through my workout so i had

meal 3: plain non fat chobani + TJ’s honey almond flax cereal @ 6:00 PM

this little sunkissed snacky clocked in at 243 calories, 26g protein, 32g carbs and 4g fat. not too shabby, maybe a little carb heavy but nothing to sweat.

then i procrastinated more than i should have… and finally changed for the gym around 6:45…

it is so weird how it is so hard for me to get to the gym but once i am about 15 minutes into my workout i wonder what all the fuss was about.

anyway, it was upper body workout today:

*note, i have mentioned this before but i will mention it again, the numbers are total pounds, so if it is dumbbells that i used, the actual weight of each dumbbell would be half of what is listed.

overhead dumbbell shoulder press/ball crunches (for upper abs)

• 12 reps w/ 20#
• 50 crunches
• 10 reps w/ 24#
• 50 crunches
• 8 reps w/ 30#
• 50 crunches
• 6 reps w/ 40#
• 50 crunches
• 12 reps w/ 24#

lateral dumbbell side raises

• 12 reps w/ 10#

overhead tricep cable extension/treadmill sprints

• 12 @ 30#
• 1 min sprint @ 9 mph
• 10 @ 35#
• 1 min sprint @ 9 mph
• 8 @ 40#
• 1 min sprint @ 9 mph
• 6 @ 45#
• 1 min sprint @ 9 mph
• 12 @ 35#

bench dips

• 12 reps

dumbbell chest press/jumping jacks

• 12 @ 30#
• 30 seconds jumping jacks
• 10 @ 40#
• 30 seconds jumping jacks
• 8 @ 45#
• 30 seconds jumping jacks
• 5 (couldn’t do 6) @ 50#
• 30 seconds jumping jacks
• 12 @ 40#

dumbbell flyes

• 12 @ 15#

barbell bicep curls/shadow boxing

• 12 @ 20#
• 30 seconds boxing
• 10 @ 25#
• 30 seconds boxing
• 8 @ 30#
• 30 seconds boxing
• 6 @ 40#
• 30 seconds boxing
• 12 @ 25#

hammer curls

• 12 @ 15#

cable rows/hanging leg raises on end of bench (for lower abs)

• 12 @ 20#
• 15 leg raises
• 10 @ 30#
• 15 leg raises
• 8 @ 40#
• 15 leg raises
• 6 @ 50#
• 15 leg raises
• 12 @ 30#

underhand barbell rows

• 12 @ 40#

whew. the end.

stats: 44:31 min, max HR=156, ave HR=120, cal=216

then i went to whole foods because i needed to re-up on my oikos supply! on the way there i had my post workout nutrition…

meal 4: myoplex lite bar @ 8 PM

new flavor alert! you know i love me some cinnamon! this had been in my car and it almost hit 100 degrees today… so you can guess i was not shocked to see this when i opened it~

it’s ok, it was still good.  this is by far my favorite flavor of myoplex lite bar yet! way better than the chocolate crunch and the beanut butter chocolate.  try it.

i snagged a few other thangs at whole foods besides the (free! thanks stonyfield’s!) oikos: two individual sized packets of justin’s maple almond butter because they were on sale… and plus i can’t buy nut butter by the jar right now… so i will save that for free day… some stash green tea because i think i want to jump on the green tea consumption band wagon… and some bottled unsweetened tea because it was on sale and i drank it while i blogged…

when i got home we took the pupperoos for a walk and both penelope and randy managed to finagle out of their collars at one point in time during the walk. sneaky little scamps.

i got home from the walk around quarter after nine and was not hungry yet, obviously, so i did some hanging out before i made a late, late dinner…

meal 5: something random @ 11:00 PM

this was…

one of the tortillas i always eat so i thought i would show you guys:

stats~

a LCL wedge smeared on like so~

topped with some greek seasoned ground turkey burger

and a little corn goodness on top

the jar is almost gone! someone send me some!

all rolled up

nom, nom, nommmmmmmmmmmm!

that was entirely too long of a description for that little wrap.  sorry, i had to entertain myself somehow!

flashback friday time!! 

in spirit of the whole penelope theme this week, since it was her birthday an all, i will flash back to her puppy shower that my mom threw for me!

yes, my mom is amazing.  yes, she realizes that penelope is the equivalent of a child for me.  yes, she treats her like a grandchild. 

i am happy to share this flashback because originally i wanted flashback friday to include FOOD since this is a food blog and all, but last week had no food.  this week you will see just how creative my mom and i got for the shower!!

dog bone chicken salad sandwiches (in white and wheat)~

puppy paw print mint chocolate cupcakes (the paws are made from york peppermint patties & junior mints!) the frosting was mint flavored as well~

penelope was just 11 weeks old :)

dog bone sugar cookies (with the frosting in penny’s signature color~purple!)

spinach artichoke dip served in a dog bowl! and pita chips~

notice the election on in the background, this was on november 4th.

fun, right? we played cool games like match the celebrity dog to the owner and pin the tail on the dog!

notice someone missed the poster entirely!

and penelope was, of course, showered with gifts!!!

this was also the first time penelope saw SNOW!!

it was so much fun!

notice the purple balloons, i mean, it IS her color. also notice how little allie’s baby was!! she is so big now! i post her on the blog sometimes.

penny was tuckered out after, thanks mom for throwing such a fun shower!!

well that completed the third installment of flashback friday.  you guys should join in next week! i would love to see some flashbacks of your own :)

tonight i am going to start throwing the giveaway post together for tomorrow and i will be picking a random winner at midnight!  get stoked.

and yes, it is friday night and i am hanging at home with the roomies and the pooches.  the past 3 weekends have been so fun-filled that it is kind of nice just to chill.  tomorrow i have plans all day too so i am just going to take it easy tonight.  i hope you all have fun whatever you end up doing!!

couple thangs~

• good luck on your 10k’s emily and cei!
• tina is having a fun interactive giveaway on her blog!
• alison had a link to the julie/julia project blog and i wanted to spread the link love!

Qs~

1. any commercials or jingles you can’t stand? already babbled about all mine up there!

2. how do you get a song out of your head that is stuck in there that you DON’T want in there?! “ice cream and cake, ice cream and cake!” ahhhh going crazzzy…

3. do you like cinnamon flavored things or peanut butter flavored things better? yes, you have to pick. but since it is my question.. i don’t have to ;)

check ya later dudettes.

xo. janetha b.