Happy Hump Day!

Hello folks!  I went to the gym by myself this morning and, I must say, I kicked a hefty amount of ass.  I got there a little late, closer to 5:30, but got to work ASAP.  I just put a quick leg workout together in my head since I didn't have time to write anything out yesterday (fingers crossed for time to do it today!)
Here's what I did this morning:
All about the LEGS (and a little butt)

TIME	EXERCISE	REPS	WEIGHT	SETS
10 MIN	ELLIPTICAL	FAST!		1
5 MIN	STAIR STEPPER/STRIDER	FAST!	HIGH RESISTANCE	1
	LEG EXTENSION	10	75 LBS	3
	LEG CURL	10	70 LBS	1
	"	10	80 LBS	1
	"	10	90 LBS	1
	"	10	100 LBS	1
	HIP ABDUCTION	10	70 LBS	1
	"	10	80 LBS	1
	"	10	90 LBS	1
	"	10	100 LBS	1
	CALF RAISE	10	30 LBS	1
	"	10	50 LBS	1
	"	10	70 LBS	1
	"	10	90 LBS	1
	STANDING WEIGHTED CRUNCH	25	20 LBS	1
	WIDE LEG DUMBBELL SQUAT	10	25 LBS	1
	"	10	30 LBS	1
	"	10	35 LBS	1
	"	10	40 LBS	1
10 MIN	ELLIPTICAL (5 FW / 5 BW)	FAST!		1

Needless to say, my legs are pretty tired today!  I absolutely love weight training so I had a lot of fun with this!  When I was a freshman in high school I wanted to be a professional weight lifter (after figuring out that I was totally strong) buuut after further consideration, I decided to just stick with cheerleading and didn't move forward with the training.
Muscles have always fascinated me; the shape, the movement when they're flexed, their many functions.. I suppose it could have something to do with the fact that I spent a good portion of my teenage years visiting an Orthopedic doctor and in physical therapy from my many sports(cheerleading) injuries.  Perhaps I'm in the wrong field?

Moving on to dinner last night.. we had the Chicken Cesar Salad.  I'm happy to share the recipe, however, I didn't find it to be my favorite meal by any means.  It was a quick and easy meal but I wasn't blown away and I did quite a bit of tweaking, especially to the dressing.
Here's the recipe, with my tweaks:
Chicken Caesar Salad:
Boneless/Skinless Chicken Tenderloins (adjust portions per servings)
Whole Grain Baguette, sliced thin on the diagonal
Granulated Garlic, for sprinkling
Romaine Lettuce, chopped
2 Soft Boiled Eggs at room temp
3 tbs Freshly shredded/grated Parmesan
Dressing: (portions enough for 4 salads)
4 tbs FF Greek Yogurt
1 tsp Pureed Garlic
2 tsp Dijon Mustard
2 tsp Malt Vinegar
2 tbs EV Olive Oil
Squeeze of Lemon Juice
Salt and Pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350.
Brush the chicken with a little olive oil and season each side with Italian seasoning and granulated garlic.
On a hot grill pan/skillet, sear the chicken for a couple minutes each side.
While the chicken is searing, bring 2 cups of water and 1tsp of vinegar to a boil.
Drop 2 eggs into boiling water- these need to boil for exactly 5 minutes

Cover the chicken with foil and put into pre-heated oven (5-10 minutes, depending on thickness of chicken)

After 5 minutes of boiling, remove pot from heat, dump boiling water and replace with cold water. Let sit until meal is ready.
Thinly slice the baguette and spread on a cookie sheet.  With a pastry brush, brush a little EVOO on each piece and then lightly sprinkle with granulated garlic. (If you have a fresh clove of garlic, skip this step and rub each piece of bread w/ garlic clove after baking) Bake for 5-10 minutes, until crisp.

Dressing: Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir together with a whisk.  Taste and season to your liking.

Carefully peel eggs and set aside.

Toss the chopped romaine and shredded Parmesan in bowl.  If serving immediately, pour in dressing and toss with tongs until well coated.

To Plate:

In a bowl, put heap of salad.  Chop chicken and put on top.  Slice eggs in half (careful - yolk will be runny) and put 1/2 in each salad bowl.  Slide 2 crisp baguette slices into each bowl.  Voila!

Pretty yummy!  I added my dressing as opposed to tossing b/c Branden was going to be eating about an hour after Nora and me.

Food Today:

Breakfast:

Chocolate Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk

2 slices WW Toast, dry (accidentally put in 2 slices w/out thinking.. didn't want to waste)

Snack:

LF Vanilla Yogurt w/ berries and crushed grahams (1/2 portion - I'm out of yogurt!)

Lunch:

8oz of leftover Turkey Chili

Chopped Green apple w/ 2 tbs natural pnut butter and raisins

Snack:

Weight Watchers Mozzarella String Cheese

Raw Natural Almonds

Dinner:

Turkey Burgers, Sweet Potato Fries and undecided veggies.. will post recipe tomorrow!

Overall, I'm feeling pretty good!  I was noticing a new firm feeling in my legs and butt today while I was doing the elliptical and was quite pleased :)

Now to work on new workouts!