Argh.
It may not be articulate, but it’s the best way I can sum up last week’s meal planning.
Our barriers? Hmm, let’s see. Sickness, sickness and – oh, yeah – sickness. So basically, we only ended up making a few things off last week’s menu.
But thankfully, everyone (with the exception of Dr. G.) appears to be on the mend this week, so we’re going to go for attempt #2 with some of our dinners. So I apologize if this week’s menu is a little bit like deja vu.
For the stuffed peppers and quinoa salad recipes, check out last week’s post. Our “fancy” grilled cheese is basically a standard grilled cheese but with apple gruyere cheese; we may throw a few slices apples in there too. Yum. And I’ll post the creamy tomato soup recipe (and photos) later this week.
Not surprisingly, last week’s workouts were also impacted by sickness, so I’m hoping to make a fresh start this week. I’m also excited to be part of Girl Gone Healthy’s #Plankaday challenge (along with many of my fellow Rhody Bloggers).
Planks are my Achilles heel when it comes to exercise. For awhile, I blamed the fact that I’d recently had a baby on my inability to hold a plank for more than 45 seconds, but now that Mimi is inching closer to 2, I’m not sure I can use that as an excuse anymore! But that’s why I love this challenge: I’m such a competitive person, so it is forcing me to work harder and get stronger. I have to keep up with the rest of my girls!
And the good news? On Friday, I finally held my first 90 second plank. Cross that off the 2013 Fitness Bucket List!!
Here’s what (fingers crossed) I’m planning this week:
Sunday: 7 mile run (probably on treadmill; depends on how frigid it is)
Monday: Body Pump
Tuesday: 4 miles in AM (treadmill)
Wednesday: Pilates/core workout at home (Jillian Michaels Killer Abs)
Thursday: 4 miles in AM (treadmill)
Friday: Wild card! Either boot camp in morning or power yoga at home
Saturday: Body Pump
Also on tap for this week: I’m so excited to try out GaiamTV, which is kind of like Netflix for health, fitness and wellness videos! Want to learn more? Stop by and check out tomorrow’s post!
Has the cold weather impacted your workouts? What about the nasty cold/flus/viruses going around?
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast says
I’m so sorry you guys have been sick! We dealt with it in our house this week, too. My appetite still isn’t completely back to normal, which makes menu planning hard. Hope you have a better week!
Angela @ Happy Fit Mama says
I think last week can be called “the week of the sickness!” I’ve read about and heard from so many that they were sick all last week. My 2 kids were but thankfully the hubs and I were fine. Fingers crossed we don’t get anything!
Hope we all have a better week!
Rachel B @ Busy Mama Fitness says
Oh man, we have the plague in our house this week and the worst part of it is that my 2 year old keeps ending up in our bed at night which means.. LOTS OF SLEEP (and brain cells) LOST!!! Eep!!! Hopefully this passes quickly!
Your fancy grilled cheese sandwiches sound amazing! I love gruyere – ANY KIND!