Day 3 of The 30-Day Shred

Posted by primaballerina on February 21st, 2009 |Filed Under 30-Day Shred, General, Pilates, Recipes |

Well…It’s not getting any easier! And that’s a good thing.  Jillian is kicking my ass into shape, and call me crazy, but I can already feel my body changing shape. It’s probably just that the muscle gain is making me stand up straighter, but I’ll take it.  I can’t wait to finish the 30 days and see if I lose any inches.  I honestly don’t know how I’m going to manage an increase in difficulty, though- It’ll be a serious challenge to my body!

I bailed on my Upper Body Pilates workout today.  My arms are SO sore from 30-Day Shred!  I am going out for dinner and a movie with my BF tonight, and so I’ll see how I feel when I get home.  I’m not going to lie- there were more than a few times that I did my workout at 1am during my last 30-Day Challenge.  Better to do it then than not at all!

I fear that I might gain weight this week, or stay the same. I’ve been reading a lot lately about how when you work out really hard, your muscles retain water to repair the tears that the exercise causes.  I am REALLY hoping to see a loss this week, since I stayed the same last week.  I had been on holiday, and the general consensus is that I should be happy that I didn’t gain.  I am happy about that, but when you’re paying for Weight Watchers and following the plan to a T, you want to be seeing results. I’m not really sure what went wrong, but oh well- fingers crossed for this week! My body likes to fight me every step of the way.

In other news, Last night I invented  a delicious pad thai recipe.  Here it is, in case anyone is interested:

- Cook 1 Package of Rice Noodles according to directions on package

- In a small bowl, combine 2 Tbsp Chunky Peanut Butter (all natural), 1/4 c. Ketchup, 1 Tbsp low-sodium Soy Sauce, and 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

- In a large saucepan, sautee 2 Garlic Cloves, Fresh Ginger (to taste), 1 cup of low-sodium Chicken Broth, 1 cup of Shrimp, and 2 cups of Frozen Vegetables. When the broth cooks down, add 1/2 of the Peanut butter mixture to the pan and stir.  Then add the noodles and the rest of the Peanut Butter mixture.  Serve with lime wedges.

It worked out to be about 7 points per serving with this preparation.  I know the Ketchup sounds sketchy, but it’s often used in Pad Thai.  It was really good!  Definitely didn’t taste like diet food, and my BF approved, too.

I’m off to treat my poor abused body to dinner! Mmmm….Vietnamese…..


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