Monday, May 3rd, 2010

- 1 mug peppermint tea, 1/2 apple with 1/2 tbsp peanut butter, and steamed corn/green beans/peas/carrots (300 calories)

- 1 slice Tall Grass Prairie spelt toast with peanut butter, jam, and sliced banana, plus the rest of the banana with peanut butter (450 calories)

- 1 mug peppermint tea (0 calories)

- 1 whole wheat mini pita, a couple carrots, and a few celery sticks with hummus, plus some frozen banana with peanut butter and a mug of peppermint tea (350 calories) Yes I am a little bit obsessed with peanut butter and should probably do something about that addiction…

- 1 apple with (you guessed it) peanut butter, plus 1.5 warmed whole wheat buns with Earth Balance (500 calories)

- 1 glass water (0 calories)

- 3 mugs peppermint tea (0 calories)

- 2 glasses red wine, plus a bowl of homemade red bean and carrot bisque with 1 homemade scone (500 calories) Both the bisque and the scone recipes are adapted from recipes in the Light & Easy cookbook.

Stats

Total calories: 2,100

Exercise: Cardio: 700 jumping jacks, 3 hours walking; Core (30 reps of each): double crunches, side crunches, bicycle crunches, stability ball crunches, stability ball bridges; Strength Training (10 reps each using 8 lbs dumbbells): lateral raises, front raises, bicep curls with calf raises, shoulder presses with squats, one-arm bent-over rows, overhead triceps extensions, deadlifts, chest presses on stability ball, chest flies on stability ball, plank with rows and leg lifts.