The Elusive Bikini: Making Some Changes

My Favorite Sweet Potatoe Fries I never knew sweet potatoes could be so good. I love them! For the sweet potato fries, just cut up 1 sweet potato into fry slices. Toss them in a bowl with 2 Tbs of olive oil and any time of seasoning you like to use to your tastes. I like to use a steak seasoning when making the fries. When the fries are evening coated, spread them out on a cookie sheet and bake at 450 for 15 minutes! Apple Pie Yogurt I ran across this recipe on one of my Mediterranean recipe websites and love it! All you need is half of an apple, greek yogurt, and some cinnamon. Cut the apple into bite size pieces and microwave them in a bowl for 60 seconds (or until soft). Add a 1/2 cup of greek yogurt to the apples. Sprinkle cinnamon on top, stir and enjoy! Greek yogurt taste more bitter than the yogurt Americans are used to eating, so if you need to, you can add a little bit of sugar. Easy Grapefruit Avacado Slaw I've used this receipe in several ways. It is very good served over fish and chicken. Or, you can eat it alone with crackers, tortilla chips, or pita wedges. If you want to spice it up, just add a half a jalapeno. Ingredients 1 Grapefruit peeled with the grapefruit separated from the membrane and separated into small bite size pieces 1 Avacado cut into bite size pieces Diced red onion to taste Chopped cilantro to taste Directions Mix all ingredients together, eat, and enjoy! Yummy Mediterranean Pizza Ingredients 1 Wholewheat pizza crust 2 Tbs Olive oil 1 Clove garlic, diced 1/4 C tomato sauce 1 Roma tomato, sliced 1 Portobello mushroom top, sliced 1/4 C Kalamata olives, sliced 1/4 C Red onion, sliced 1 C Feta cheese Directions Sautee' the portobello mushroom in olive oil and garlic. Evenly spread the tomato sauce over the pizza crust and then arrange veggies on the crust. Sprinkle the feta over the veggies. Bake at 450 for 11 minutes. For an extra kick, you can add fresh basil leaves to the mix.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Making Some Changes

Tonight is one of those nights where I am so sleepy I can barely get my fingers to type, so I have a feeling this may be a farely short post. I decided to make some changes to the workout routine. As much as I love the 30 Day Shred, I don't feel like I'm getting enough of a cardio workout. It's great for toning muscles, but having toned muscles doesn't do you a lot of good if you're not burning fat. So, I decided to mix things up. Three days a week I will be doing the Shred in the morning and then three days a week I will be working out on the treadmill, elliptical machine, or the stationary bike for 30 minutes. After working out to Jillian's voice the last several weeks, it was nice to step on the elliptical machine today and completely zone out. I had forgotten how relaxing that could be. Well, I wish spending half an hour on the elliptical was physically relaxing...atleast it was mentally relaxing! I realized today that I'll be having to take a 4 week photo next week and I am not looking forward to that at all. Last week's pitty party really set me back. However, remember that I have to take that picture pushed me to workout harder today. I have a feeling I won't be seeing a change in this photo, but I'm determined to see a change in the next!

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