So guys...
Woke up this morning, still a bit sore from the kettlebells yesterday, but eager non the less to go to the gym for a morning session!!
Before I went I made my kale and spinach smoothie as planned!
I love my smoothie cups because they're really hand to drink from in the car or on the go.
I use the kenwood smoothie-go machine which usually sells for about €30 in most shops, it an AMAZING smoothie maker and come with 2 cups but most importantly its soooo easy to clean!
It totally gets my approval! :P
At the gym I started off by doing a very handy 4km, I ran at about 10.5km/hr for 3km and sprinted at 13km/hr for the last kilometer. I also did a quick warm up/warm down!
It was a very handy pace as I was a bit sore and needed an easy cardio session! :)
Afters I went down to the weights room which is thankfully quiet in the mornings!
I'll save my fully weights room routine till my thursday post as I haven't any photos of any of the equipment or how many reps I did today but here's a guide-line if your interested!
- Lunges on a medium step with 8 kg weights ( 20 each leg)
- Double leg Lunges across the room followed by squat jumps on step (x3)
- Squat bar- 20x 20kgs and 50x 25kgs
- assisted chin lifts (x30)
- Arm weights rountine (press ups, tricep and bicep exercises with 4kg weights)
- Core/Ab work
All in all I spend about 55 minutes in the weights room and I was happy with what I did :)
**Not the best picture but this is my new top from H&M and it cost €9.95**
After gym I had my blueberry, banana and almond butter bites :)
They were absolutely delicious and tasted like a dessert and were exactly the pick me up I needed after the gym and before college! :)
I had college today till 2pm so afters I came home and reheated my stuffed mushrooms I made last night! They were pretty simple to make, I basically mixed my tomato topping from last nights dinner, added some goat cheese and baked for 15 minutes :)
And Hey presto!
I had it with some rocket and watercress salad :)
I didn't have any afternoon snack today mainly because I forgot to bring one to the library but trust me I was starving before dinner!!
Finally, I was making dinner for myself and my boyfriend Tim tonight.
It was basically the same tomato topping as last night but I put mine on chicken instead of hake for a change.
I also made a simple salad with my watercress and rocket leaves, feta, sunflower seeds and a balsamic reduction.
I love putting sunflower seeds into my salads recently! They add a really nice crunch and are so rich in protein and unsaturated fats, I can't resist! :P
To finish it off I made some simply roasted courgettes, mushrooms, onions, garlic and peppers :)
I made Tim some cumin and paprika spiced sweet potato chips too but since I had already had a starchy carb today I decided to give them a miss
Tim's plate:
My plate:
Here's my meal plan for tomorrow:
1. M1- egg whites with spinach
Run
2. M2-handful blueberries
3. M3- 1 mushroom with rice salad
4. M4- yoghurt, 1 piece fruit
Gym(kettlebells)
5. M5- turkey burgers, salad
Planning on runing a 5km tomorrow morning with Tim (should be fun :P) and a kettlebells class in the evening! :)
More updates tomorrow :)
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