Happy birthday to: Me! Houdini! Peyton Manning! And, Alyson Hannigan!
Today is my big fat 28th birthday. I'm not old yet...I have 2 more years. BUT! I am pretty happy with today! Well, more like yesterday. Let me recap:
I came home and got my workout on. It was the plyometric cardio circuit. It was intense, but great. I burned 408 calories in 41 minutes. No complaints here! That's an average of nearly 10 calories a minute! I followed my workout with a solid dinner --> George Foreman gilled chicken, 1 tomato (sliced, eaten raw, yum!), sauteed zuchinni, and steamed rice. And of course, a glass of chocolate milk. I have found I prefer that to a protein smoothie after a workout. I drink a protein smoothie in the morning to increase my breakfast calorie count and hold me over til close to lunch time before getting hungry.
Today is cardio recovery day so it shouldn't be too intense. Since I skipped cardio abs earlier in the week, I'm planning to tack it on to the end of the cardio recovery. All in all it should be a fabulous workout. Since I don't really know anyone in the area yet, dinner will be in...it will be leftover chicken, steamed cabbage (yum!), rice, and either (homemade) honey glazed carrots or a sliced tomato. Decisions, decisions.
Hope your day is fabulous! Happy Birthday Thursday to Me!
Showing posts with label Plyometric Cardio Circuit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plyometric Cardio Circuit. Show all posts
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
You burned how many calories in 40 minutes?
Who doesn't like burning 459 calories in 41 minutes? I looooove it.
Today's workout was a plyometric cardio circuit. It was intense and I did start to feel it about half way through. But, I powered through, took breaks when I needed to and made it! I couldn't be happier for me! In comparison to the last time I did this work, I am right on target with my calories burn.
Today was a frustrating day at work so the workout was truly welcomed. I felt like the frustration from the day melted away with each jump, jog, and squat. Now I feel better and ready to relax, hang with the pup and be a bit lazy.
I ate pretty well --> smart start with a banana for breakfast, leftover spaghetti (1/2 cup noodles, 1/2 cup meat sauce), red orange, blueberry yogurt, for lunch, and steamed cabbage, rice and chicken with broccoli for dinner. No complaints there! Don't forget to add in my post workout protein shake to round it all out.
Tomorrow is cardio recovery so I imagine my calorie count will be low. As of today, I am at 1,296 for the week. I imagine I'll wind up with close to some 2500 calories burned for the entire week. Here's to a happy Wednesday and wrapping up the week with strong calorie burning workouts!
Today's workout was a plyometric cardio circuit. It was intense and I did start to feel it about half way through. But, I powered through, took breaks when I needed to and made it! I couldn't be happier for me! In comparison to the last time I did this work, I am right on target with my calories burn.
Today was a frustrating day at work so the workout was truly welcomed. I felt like the frustration from the day melted away with each jump, jog, and squat. Now I feel better and ready to relax, hang with the pup and be a bit lazy.
I ate pretty well --> smart start with a banana for breakfast, leftover spaghetti (1/2 cup noodles, 1/2 cup meat sauce), red orange, blueberry yogurt, for lunch, and steamed cabbage, rice and chicken with broccoli for dinner. No complaints there! Don't forget to add in my post workout protein shake to round it all out.
Tomorrow is cardio recovery so I imagine my calorie count will be low. As of today, I am at 1,296 for the week. I imagine I'll wind up with close to some 2500 calories burned for the entire week. Here's to a happy Wednesday and wrapping up the week with strong calorie burning workouts!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
So long day 2!
Hello day 2! I see you have come and nearly gone. And you were grrrrrrrrrrrreat!
Today started out pretty well...then, well, I went out to dinner and ate not as well, but I used control. That's half the battle.
Breakfast --> Smart start cereal with a banana.
Lunch --> Subway mini sandwiches (1 turkey and 1 roast beef and salami), a few chips, a coke.
Dinner --> Salad with peppercorn ranch (1 tbsp dressing), fettuccine Alfredo with broccoli and chicken.
All in all, the calorie count was around 1650. Over what I'd prefer to eat, but I also note that it was an exception due to a work meeting and I just wanted the Alfredo. I'll take my poor choice and keep moving.
I got home and did my work out despite the fact that I just wanted to hit the hay. I did a 41 minute work out and burned....wait for it, wait for it.....
463 calories!
Hooray! What a great workout! I can't even wait for tomorrow's workout to see where it takes me! I am so super excited for the workout each day that it consumes my mind the entire day. I just can't wait to get home each day and see what Shaun T has waiting for me!!! Here's to Wednesday!
Today started out pretty well...then, well, I went out to dinner and ate not as well, but I used control. That's half the battle.
Breakfast --> Smart start cereal with a banana.
Lunch --> Subway mini sandwiches (1 turkey and 1 roast beef and salami), a few chips, a coke.
Dinner --> Salad with peppercorn ranch (1 tbsp dressing), fettuccine Alfredo with broccoli and chicken.
All in all, the calorie count was around 1650. Over what I'd prefer to eat, but I also note that it was an exception due to a work meeting and I just wanted the Alfredo. I'll take my poor choice and keep moving.
I got home and did my work out despite the fact that I just wanted to hit the hay. I did a 41 minute work out and burned....wait for it, wait for it.....
463 calories!
Hooray! What a great workout! I can't even wait for tomorrow's workout to see where it takes me! I am so super excited for the workout each day that it consumes my mind the entire day. I just can't wait to get home each day and see what Shaun T has waiting for me!!! Here's to Wednesday!
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