Oh Spinning.. we meet again

Obviously, I went to spinning last night.  I don't know man, I'm going to have to figure something out because as of now, I just can't handle that damn seat!  This is a lot of body to be sitting on such a terrible piece of equipment for a long period of time.  I like the workout and it always kicks my ass (no pun intended) but I just have a hard time when the equipment is hurting worse than the burn of the exercise!  Regardless, I did the 60minute spinning class with more resistance this time and a little extra standing (trying to help my butt) and then after class I did an extra mile on the Elliptical for a total of about 72 minutes of cardio!  I felt GREAT leaving the gym and probably would have done more on the Elliptical if it weren't for the time factor.  I had my Watermelon Cytomax Protein Recovery drink as soon as I got home. :)  I buy them at The Vitamin Shoppe on Mall Road in Florence.

I went back to the gym this morning for my Thursday Abs&Butt workout.  I feel like I did a good job with it!  Definitely a few challenging exercises but that's a good thing! 
The workout was as follows:

THURSDAY - ABS & BUTT
TIME	EXERCISE	REPS	WEIGHT	SETS
10 MIN	ELLIPTICAL - BACKWARD	MED	N/A	1
abs	BALL CRUNCHES	20	N/A	3
butt	SUMO SQUAT	12	30	3
butt	45-DEGREE LEG PRESS	12	110	3
butt	HAMSTRING MARCH - BOSU	10	N/A	3
abs	6 INCH KILLERS	10	N/A	3
abs	ROWING PLANK	10	5	3
abs	INCLINE BENCH CROSS-PUNCH	10	5	3
10 MIN	ELLIPTICAL - BACKWARD	MED	N/A	1

I don't know that my Abs got as good of a workout as my bum but I guess we'll see tomorrow how sore I am! 

Last night for dinner I made Chicken Tacos with Black Beans and Corn. I ate 1 little taco, 3 bites of beans and a banana after my workout.
Recipe:
Chicken Tacos (these portions made approx 4-5 tacos, adjust for your serving size)
4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Tenderloins marinated in 2tbs EVOO, 1/2 lime(squeeze juice then throw in the bag with chicken), Cumin, Chili Powder, Garlic, a little Cayanne Pepper and juice from 1/2 Orange
Romaine Lettuce
Tomato, diced
FF Greek Yogurt
Tortillas (I had 1 corn tortilla, Branden had Whole Wheat tortillas)
Black Beans and Corn
1can Black Beans
Corn (I used left over corn-on-the-cob from Easter, just cut it off of the cob - frozen would work great too, just thaw first)
1/4c Cilantro, chopped
2tbs Garlic, minced
Handful Cherry Tomatoes (about 10?), cut into 1/4s
3 Green Onions/Scallions, chopped
1tbs EVOO
1tbs Cumin
S&P

Tacos:
Grill chicken (I used George Forman), let rest about 5 minutes then dice.  On tortilla, spread a little greek yogurt, then chicken, lettuce(I squeezed a little lime juice over my lettuce first) and tomato. Wrap as a usual taco.

Beans:
In skillet, put EVOO, green onions, garlic and corn.  Cook for 2-3 minutes and then add all remaining ingredients.  Cook for about 10 minutes over medium heat to let flavors combine nicely.  Squeeze a little lime juice over the beans and serve alongside your taco!

I love taco night because it's super easy, healthy and you have a ton of room to play with the ingredients! 

Food Today:
Breakfast:
Choc Protein w/ Skim Milk
WW Waffle w/ Natural Pnut Butter

Snack:
Cytomax Protein Drink
FF Vanilla Yogurt w/ raspberries and crushed grahams

Lunch:
Leftovers: 2 blackbean tacos (in corn tortillas) w/ lettuce and tomato

Snack:
Green Apple w/ Natural Pnut butter

Dinner:
Turkey Burger on WW Buns (lettuce, tomato, avacado, pickles)
Sweet Potato Fries (cut last week and froze, will bake)

Another SUPER easy dinner night.  Yay for me! :)

Tomorrow is my Arms & Chest workout, I'm pretty excited :)

OH and it's not raining today!  Holla!

OH and I've been thinking about my upcoming birthday (June 11th - mark your calendar).  Since I've decided to leave my partying days in the past, I want to do something different for my birthday this year (usually dinner and getting hammered at a bar) and do something active and healthy!  Branden had the idea of going down to Red River Gorge for the weekend to camp and go hiking/canoeing(if they have it?).  I think it sounds awesome but I'm a little nervous about camping.. I'm not exactly a nature girl.  The most camping I've ever done is with my grandma in her motorhome (fully equipped with beds, tv, radio, stove, refrigerator, toilet, shower, washer & dryer, etc) so to 'rough it' in a tent is a little frightening.. I was also thinking about doing a charity walk or something, there seems to be one scheduled every weekend from the first weekend in May through June... hmm.. we'll see!

Until tomorrow..