Today’s Weight = 162.2 
Exercise = 35 min walk; 20 min strength-lower body
I’m on Day 2 of a Body for Life Challenge. I am modifying somewhat to keep up doing the treadmill every day or every other for 20-30 min and also to do two days on, one day off on weights (upper, lower, off). I’m using the Bowflex for strength training. I’d like to actually have a real home gym one day soon — Olympic weights, weight bench, barbells and all. Getting a home first would probably be good.
I’m really rusty on the Bowflex. It’s an older model, a Power Pro with the leg extension attachment. I couldn’t get the hang of the upper exercises yesterday and as a result the workout seemed a bit weak. The lower body exercises were better today and I threw in some arm, shoulder and chest work just to feel like I did something for my top half (the heavy half).
I’ve just gotten chia seeds (from nutsonline). I tried them out this weekend. I started by making a gel with them yesterday, adding six parts water to one part chia seed, stirring and refrigerating overnight. Today I used the gel in my morning protein shake and then later added some of the gel to oatmeal. The oatmeal with chia gel was fabulous. The protein shake, not so much. I prefer ground flax in my shake to chia gel, but maybe the plain/dry chia seed will be better in protein shakes than the gel.
RECIPE OF THE DAY
Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Very Filling Protein Oatmeal6 oz water
2 oz Hood/low-carb milk
6 tbsp McCann’s Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal
1/2 pkt Medifast Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal
3 tsp large curd cottage cheeseÂ
2Â tbsp chia gel
1tsp Smart Balance Omega 3 Spread
dash salt
1 pkt SplendaMix water, milk, McCann’s oatmeal and Medifast oatmeal. Let sit 2-3 minutes. Microwave on high for two minutes. Spoon in remaining ingredients and stir until mixed. Add more Splenda if needed. Enjoy!
Posted on February 15th, 2009 by fat2fit
Filed under: Miscellaneous Musings
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