Did you have your waffles today??
It’s Waffle Wednesday!!!
Wait wait wait. I’m getting ahead of myself here. There was a wonderful weight workout before all of this. (so many w’s!)
Those of you who’ve done New Rules of Lifting for Women probably know that the bulk of the moves in my lifting workouts come from that program. While I absolutely loved that program, I’ve been really trying to focus on lifting moves that will help strengthen my running and cycling.
Enter my cycling guru (besides Chris) the Fit Chick, aka Selene Yeager. She’s a columnist for Bicycling Magazine but also wrote a wonderful book called Every Woman’s Guide to Cycling (which I reviewed here). Much of today’s workout was taken from a video she did for the Bicycling website, featuring moves that will help strengthen your cycling. You can watch it here! http://www.bicycling.com/fitcore/
Warm-up: 15 minutes intervals on the elliptical
A1 – Hip hinge (aka single-leg romanian deadlift)
3 sets @ 30 lbs x 6 each leg
A2 – Cross lunge
3 sets @ 20 lbs x 16
B1 – Push-up
3 sets x 8 reps (on knees – I suck at push-ups)
B2 – Speed skater
3 sets x 12 reps each leg
C1 – Tricep tip
3 sets x 8 reps
C2 – Reverse hyperextension
3 sets x 12 reps
D1 – Prone jackknife
3 sets x 8 reps
D2 – Hip bridge
3 sets x 12 reps
E1 – Plank
2 sets @ 60 sec
E2 – Side plank
2 sets @ 30 sec each side
E3 – Prone cobra
1 set @ 90 sec
I had to cut the planks short because I wanted time to stretch before I had to leave. A lot of these moves focused on hip strengthening, which I love. They will definitely be making their way into my routine on a regular basis – and I hope to keep trying out new moves :)
Okay, okay, then I came home and had waffles.
These were two Nature’s Path maple cinnamon waffles with almond butter, yogurt, strawberries and blueberries. I also had my usual PVL whey cooler with it.
I’m also very happy that I made lunch last night and didn’t have to opt for soup again.
- hummus
- raita dip
- chickpeas
- sliced chicken
- onion
- zucchini
- green pepper
- mushrooms
- broccoli sprouts
- spinach
Would you believe this didn’t keep me full for that long? My appetite has been out of control lately!
As promised, dinner featured no beef and lots of tofu instead.
I had a mini eggplant that needed to be used up, so I made little eggplant sandwiches! The filling is sautéed pieces of vegetable tofu, a mushroom slice, goat cheese and a little sundried tomato dressing. The eggplant is raw, I just patted them dry with a paper towel to soak up some of the bitter juices. Quite delish!!
Raaaaaant
Okay, I’m going to do a little ramble here. I feel like it’s something I need to get off my chest!
Yesterday, I stumbled across this website: http://www.eatrealeatlocal.ca/ It’s a marketing campaign by Hellman’s Canada to eat local food. They’ve been airing commercials in Canada lately boasting their “real,” local ingredients, and have apparently now developed this huge campaign to get people eating locally. There’s also a video full of stats about how much food we import that was actually a little surprising to me.
But for some reason it just rubbed me the wrong way. Beyond the fact that it’s a marketing campaign by a large company. I’m all for campaigns that mean well, even if they’re biggest interest is their bottom line.
The video evoked the same emotions from me as the trailers for Food Inc did. While, I haven’t seen this movie yet, I know it’s meant to send a powerful message to be more conscious of what you eat.
There are a slew of other books, documentaries, articles, etc, that I’ve come across that all send similar messages in a similar way. I also keep reacting to them in the same way. They don’t make me want to change the way I eat. If anything I feel annoyed by it. Which I never understood, because I want to be a conscious consumer.
It finally hit me today what my issue is. I’m tired of being made to feel guilty about what I eat. And that’s exactly what these videos, documentaries, books are doing. They’re not opening my eyes, or teaching me things I don’t deep down already know. They’re making me feel bad about my current way of life, and telling me I should change it.
And you know what? I’ve spent years feeling guilty about what I put in my body. There was hardly ever a bagel, cookie or bowl of cereal I never felt guilty about. Until now. Now, I’ve finally learned how to be at peace with what I eat. I’ve finally opened myself up to foods like red meat and I don’t want to be made to feel guilty about it anymore.
So I guess that is the source of my annoyance. I’m pretty sure Hellman’s isn’t purposely trying to make people like me feel guilty about gorging on oranges from South Africa. But it does. I can’t let my eating be swayed by others anymore. I just want to eat what makes me feel happy and healthy, no matter what it is and where it comes from.
And sometimes that does add up to local food! Our strawberries around here are killer ;)
I dunno, I guess I don’t have any specific question to ask you on this. But feel free to chime in, whether you agree or disagree. Am I the only one who feels this way? I always love to hear your thoughts! :)
