Yesterday's workout was ZWOW 23, a.k.a Burpee Torture. Take a look:
That's right - 1-0-0 burpees! Taking a hint from Zuzanna, I split the 2 sets of 50 into 5 sets of 10 burpees (and 2 sets of 50 for the air squats). I also did an easy 45 minutes on the stationary bike (mostly to listen to Radio Lab...).
Some recent eats:
My new favorite flavor yogurt + chia seeds (a good source of healthy fats)
Not pictured... 1 Hershey's chocolate piece snagged from a supevsor's office + dinner = TJ's whole wheat tortilla with turkey, spinach and dijon + 2 hanfuls of green grapes. Thankfully, also not pictured are the Mrs. Field's cookies and chocolate covered almonds someone brought to the office - I managed to avoid those temptations entirely, and I know I feel better for it!
Cups of water today = 6 , tryin' fo' 6 mo'
Just finished up ZWOW 20 (short and sweet compared to yesterday's!) and now I'm up and off to get in some more cardio the most funnest way I know...
Have you had any exercise today? If not, here's a great total body workout you can complete in less than 30 minutes:
Just be mindful of your knees :/ I did simple weighted lunges on each side rather than jump lunges.
My workout for today included cleaning the house and making some delicious apps for a happy at home.
Prepping another Barefoot Contessa recipe:
Before:
After:
Todd and I are going to spend the rest of the evening relaxing at home, but tomorrow will be a busy day filled with research, yoga, and cardio. Have a great rest of the week, bloggies :)
Place a large, heavy pan with a lid on medium heat. Add the olive oil and 3 kernels. When they pop, add the rest of the kernels. Shake the pan to distribute, then cover it. Cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until you stop hearing kernels pop more than once every five seconds or so. Turn off the heat and leave the cover on for another 2-3 minutes, until all of the kernels have popped. Transfer the popcorn to a large bowl.
While the kernels are popping, preheat the oven to 300°F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Set aside.
Melt the butter in a small frying pan over medium heat. Keep cooking it, stirring occasionally, until it is very slightly golden. Pour into a bowl and add the lemon juice and zest, the pepper, salt, and spices (and a couple tablespoons Parmesan cheese??). Mix well, then drizzle this over the popcorn in the bowl. Add almonds and use your hands to mix the popcorn well, trying to get the butter mixture spread around as best as possible. Taste for salt, adding more as needed.
Pour the popcorn onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the popcorn has dried out slightly, about 6-8 minutes.
Serve warm or room temperature. If you make the popcorn in advance, cool it completely before storing it in an airtight container.
6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
2 tablespoons water or liquid from the chickpeas
8 dashes hot sauce
Turn on the food processor fitted with the steel blade and drop the garlic down the feed tube; process until it's minced. Add the rest of the ingredients to the food processor and process until the hummus is coarsely pureed. Taste, for seasoning, and serve chilled or at room temperature.(I served with hot house cucumber and carrots).
After a bit of a study break, I'm back in the blog world! Even though it's been quiet on the blog, things have been busy around here :) I'll catch you up up on some stuff!
Zuzana's Workout of the Week (ZWOW) Have you ever heard of BodyRock? It's a vlog where superfit people post short, high-intensity workouts. Although you can do the workouts at home, many of them require special equipment like BodyRock sandbags and modified pull-up bars.
Although we had been lifting weights and doing consistently for 4 months, we didn't see any results. About 3 weeks ago, though, I found out Zuzana, one of the former BodyRock hosts, started her own youtube channel that doesn't require any special equipment, so Todd and I decided to give it a shot. Each workout takes less than half an hour, but Zuzana makes you sweat! Since they're so short, I think they'd be great especially for any one with a busy schedule! I've done a video a day for the past week - no results yet ;) but I'll let you know if I see any changes! Here are some of my favorite ZWOWs so far:
Other stuff I'm working in DC this summer! I'll give you the deets in another post, but yay!!
Our best friends are moving back to their homeland next week, which is seriously the saddest thing ever (for me hahaha), especially because I've been so busy studying I haven't seen them much recently. Their going away party is this weekend, and then that's it :( Tearsssss!!!!
One final down, two finals to go then 3L. 3L? Wow. I can't believe I've spent my entire married life in law school - it's gone by so quickly! I'm excited to see where the next couple of years take us! Todd and I have a few tricks up our sleeves and whole list of fun projects to attack once we're both outta school :)
I'm planning a special date for Todd and me that I pretty much think is going to be the funniest thing ever. And Todd may hate me for it. I'll let you know!
See you soon with more posts! xoxo, J
P.S. I just noticed my like two sentence post about how I taped the federal rules of evidence flowchart to my wall as art is now one of my most popular posts hahaha. People must be searching for free evidence flowcharts online. Love the finals.
