Let's try this again...

So, hubby braved Dick's Sporting Goods as promised and came home with my next attempt at a heart rate monitor:





Sorry for the crap pic, but I'm generally too lazy to get the camera out, so I'm usually rockin the iPhone cam.

So far I like it, but without the chest strap, it doesn't read continuously, so I'll have to try it out for a while before I make my final decision. Even without the continuous reading though, the Mio has been wooooorlds better then the sportsline I got from WallyWorld.

So, onto the food:

Brekkie (more like brunch): chicken soup with carrots and celery (220), ff icecream with blueberries and a banana (300)

Snack: two whole grain english muffins (170)

Lunch (really dinner since it was going on 5): turkey lasagna with light cheeses, and whole wheat noodles (400)

After workout: smoothie with one scoop of protein, one banana, a handful of blueberries and some almond milk (330)


So today I decided to try making a few things that I've been reading about in bloggy-land. The first experiment was almond milk. It's not that I'm opposed to regular milk, as a matter of fact we have an awesome dairy farm that delivers organic dairy products right to our house weekly! I just wanted something different for my after workout smoothie awesomeness. It was really easy to make (one part al onds that have soaked, to 4 parts water) plus a splash of vanilla and a little sweetener.

My second experiment was hummus. I followed a recipe that many people have loved (including my fav blog to follow, fitnessista) and I HATED it! It was waaaaaayyyyy too garlicy for my tastes. So, the garbage disposal got to nom that batch, and I tried a different recipe that I found on allrecipes, that had just a little garlic in it, but lots of hot pepper flakes and paprika...ding ding ding winner!