Friday morning I got up & ran.
3.50 miles in 38:34 for an average 9:35/mile. That time is good for me. Training for the half has made me faster when I run shorter distances.
During Lent I usually have a salad for lunch on Friday's but I wasn't in the mood so I decided to make some tuna fish. I buy the individual servings of Sweet & Spicy tuna. I was about to get the mayo out of the fridge when I remembered reading about substituting an avocado for mayo when making tuna. I happened to have an avocado on hand so I tried it.
Saturday I had to work. It ended up only being 7:30-noon. When I left I stopped & got a chicken shawarma salad. The firm provides lunch on Saturday's but I would've had to wait around for it & I was all about getting out of there.
After Mass Saturday Dean & I stopped for our weekly visit to Caliente.
Sunday was run a day.
4 miles in 42:20 for an average 10:36 mile. I burned 404 calories.I was a little slower today. Probably because of the temp. After my run I walked.
2.26 miles in 38:51 & I burned another 305 calories. My heart rate was up after the run. The temp was in the 70's & I thought for sure summer was on its way. Especially, when I went to Trader Joe's later & the temp was 87. Yeh, well, not so much. It was in the 40's this morning & will be in the 30's tomorrow. UGH! Once I got home I went ahead & did a weight workout too.
While I was out I decided to treat myself to Starbuck's. I wanted a frap but decided to make good choices so I had unsweetened green tea. I really love it.
I had a wild hair Sunday. I cooked. Dean grilled before going to the LSU game & when he got home he hauled around dirt & mulch. I'd seen a recipe for coconut chicken on a blog that looked easy so I tried it.
This is what the chicken looked like when it came out of the oven.
Here it is with the pinapple salsa & asparagus. It turned out good. I'd definitely make it again. Did I mention it was easy? Flop your chicken in flour, then in egg white, then coconut, then bake. Can't get a whole lot easier. For the salsa you just mix pineapples & the juice with chili sauce & cilantro. I'm not a huge fan of cilantro so I used green onions. It's only 268 calories per serving too. It'll be another few months before I cook again. I've mentioned that I don't enjoy it. I also tend to make lots of mistakes & ask a ton of questions but neither of those things happened with this dish so I'm taking that as a sign to cool it for awhile. If I get too carried away I'll screw something up for sure.
Toodles!
You are so funny about the cooking-thing! You are very lucky to have a hubby who enjoys cooking. We would either starve or sustain on grilled cheese if cooking was left up to The Man.....lol! We do seem to go out to eat a lot more now than we ever use to, but The Man says I've cooked enough meals over our almost 45 years of marriage -- I'm not about to argue with that! That coconut chicken sounds really good!
ReplyDeleteWOOHOO!! APRIL 15!!!!! We are still extending returns, even as I type!! It has been a wild day. My firm doesn't provide lunch when we work and we aren't doing any type of fun thing today or this week, other than closing Friday! ha!! :) Your chicken looks delish!
ReplyDeleteI have tried that chicken and my husband loves it. Glad tax season is over. Enjoy your trip to the beach. I have been in fL for a month now and don't know when I will be back there. Can't believe it still goes down to the 30's. Enjoy your trip to the beach.....Christine
ReplyDelete