Mocha Madness!

Howdy!  Well so much for ‘nothing planned’ last night.  (surprised? Me either.)  I came home from work, quickly made a big fresh and healthy chicken Taco Salad for dinner (Romaine lettuce, tomato, red onion, homemade blackbean and corn salsa, grilled chicken, ff sour cream, ff cheddar cheese general recipe), ate dinner then had to go and get my oil changed.  Branden had homework to do so Nora came with me to Walmart and we had to pick up a few things while the car was in works… wow.  Let’s just say, I was sweating when we left there.  Nora was not in the mood to ride in the cart and I ended up chasing her around half of the store (I think she’s going to be a runner!) and just wrestling with her to stay “WITH MOMMY.”  I love that little girl with everything I’ve got but goodness… Oh well, maybe I should thank her for helping me burn extra calories? Lol

We got home and I quickly did dishes and cleaned the kitchen then did laundry and put Nora down to bed.  My mind was racing and I couldn’t get to sleep so I ended up staying up with Branden until around 11.  I went to the gym this morning and focused more on strength today; it was all about the butt and back:

TIME	EXERCISE	REPS	LBS	SETS
5 MIN	BIKE	MED	N/A	1
(on ball)	BACK EXTENSION	15	N/A	4
	45 DEGREE LEG PRESS	15	225	4
	ANGLED ROW	10	45	3
	LAT PULL DOWN	12	70	4
5 MIN (1/2 MILE)	ELLIPTICAL - BACKWARDS	FAST	HIGH RESISTANCE	1

I had to run to the store so I didn’t have a ton of time but I had a hefty sweat when I left there! 

*Protein Mousse Update!*

I mentioned yesterday that I was going to try something different with my protein mousse last night and add coffee… and I’m glad I did!  It’s delicious!  I think I may add a little more coffee next time but I’m really happy with the results. J

Mocha Protein Mousse

3 Scoops Chocolate Whey Protein Powder

1 1/3 c boiling water

2/3 c Strong black coffee

1 lg box sugar free & fat free chocolate pudding mix

1 24oz tub fat free Cottage Cheese

-Make as normal with previously listed Protein Mousse but add the coffee to the water AFTER boiling, then whisk-in the pudding mix.

I LOVE the coffee+chocolate combination which is why I also switched-up my protein shake this morning!  2 parts strong black coffe, 1 part skim milk, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, 5 ice cubes and BLEND!

Food Today

Breakfast:

Mocha Protein Shake J

Snack:

Low Carb Yogurt

Lunch:

Frittata

Carrots and Homemade Hummus

Snack:

Protein Mousse

Dinner:

BBQ Chicken (currently in crock pot J)

Salad

Veggie of some sort

Sweet Potato Waffle Fries for Nora and Branden

So my boss keeps telling me that I (a.) Need to patent my protein mousse recipe and (b.) Need to write a cookbook.  I looked into patents; it costs thousands of dollars lol. BUT I have considered writing a cookbook many-a-time… what do you think, would you buy it? J

Well, until tomorrow…