Nutrition

The Hunger Games

March 6, 2012 · 11 comments

Hey everyone! Today’s post title has a little double meaning…first there is this:

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ALL DONE! Three books in 6.5 days…I’ve been a real power reader for the last week! On Sunday night, I was down to the last third of Mockingjay. Yesterday morning, I hit the gym at 5am for a little bike riding and reading!

I pedaled away for an hour…

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…but after an hour, I wasn’t quite done yet. Oh so close though…so I reset the bike and kept on pedaling!

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I was down to the last 5 pages by the time this round was over! Nearly 700 calories burned and needing a new book to read! It was an accomplished morning.

I also feel accomplished in the kitchen today…and thus the other meaning of today’s post title! Here is the before-and-after:

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I went from a nearly-bare fridge to a fridge full of healthy options for the week! Fresh vegetables washed and chopped, salad greens washed, torn and bagged and more veggie soup than I can probably handle!

No, really….

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If you’re wondering whether or not there is an entire head of cabbage in this pot of soup…as well as a whole bunch of kale, the answer is a resounding YES!

I also made some delicious slow cooker black beans, some lean ground turkey with onions and garlic, and washed a bunch of fresh berries. I’m working hard this week to make a big turnaround on my super-crappy weigh in this past weekend.

To see what else I noshed on,  check out Monday’s post on the Daily Eats tab!

Have a great Tuesday!

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Pedaling and Reading Away

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Yesterday I was thinking about a meal plan for this week and I realized something…I really need to clean out my pantry! I mean that literally and figuratively…I probably have a couple of expired things in there, but I also have a lot of stockpiled food. Cans of beans, cans of soup, dried quinoa and [...]

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