The Elusive Bikini: Day 1 of P90X

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.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Day 1 of P90X

If there is one thing I absolutely hate, it's getting up when the alarm rings the first time. I don't know if it's slight rebellion and me wanting to say the alarm can just shove it, but I get seriously irritated if I have to get out of bed right away. Because of this, I always set my alarm twice: Once at the regular time and once about 15 minutes early. Well, my first alarm sounded at 4:30, so by 4:45 I was out of bed and preparing for day 1 of P90X!

Several years ago, when I ordered P90X, I apparently was too cheap to order the fullout version, and I have a basic, watered down version. I didn't realize that until last night when I was going over today's workout. So, I'm slightly bummed that I don't have the super doped up workout, but I'll make due with what I have. I still think it will be challenging, just not as challenging as it could be.

I got through the workout fairly easy today. I'm thinking I'll only stick around on phase 1 for about a week and move onto harder green pastures.

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