For some reason, it feels like Sunday to me. I woke up a little before Jason and made some coffee. I’m really loving Starbucks’ Winter Blend lately!
After coffee, I decided to get in an ab (or core) workout since I can’t do much else yet. I did a variation of my 10-minute ab routine, but went for 15 minutes instead. Ten minutes is great for time crunch, but I really wanted to do more!
My abs are BURNING! It’s been way too long since I’ve done a formal core workout of any sort.
I like mine oozing with veggies!
On the side, a slice of toast with a bit of butter.
Plus, a few strawberries for “dessert”.
A square meal, on a square plate.
I’m excited to get out of the house today! I haven’t been able to leave since my toe surgery, but I don’t need the strong pain killers anymore, meaning I can safely drive!
Despite the fun I had last night (read: BEER!) I managed to wake up at 7:30 am.
I actually felt pretty good, and decided to go ahead with my scheduled run. I only had 6.0 miles on the marathon training plan. I really like getting my long runs done on Friday, since the weekends seem to get so busy!!
I ate half this CLIF bar before, and half after my run.
After my run, I quickly showered and jumped in the car to head to Tampa. I left my sister there last weekend to hang with our dad, and I went back to pick her up. To make the trip not seem so pointless (3 hours roundtrip) we met up with our two aunts and grandma for brunch at Mimi’s Cafe!
By the time we got there and seated, it was already almost 1:00 pm. I was STARVING! I didn’t know that it would take so long, or I would have eaten a normal breakfast before I left.
I started off with a pumpkin spice muffin. I was dying to try this. I ate half of it, and save the other half for an afternoon snack.
Check out that muffin top!
I ordered the ham, cheese, and broccoli omelet but I made some substitutions. Instead of ham, tomato. Egg whites instead of whole eggs.
I ate every single bite!!! It was so good!
Brielle ordered the same meal. I think she really liked it!!
It was so nice to see my aunts and grandma again! We managed to chat for over 2 hours!
For dinner, I knew that I needed to make my acorn squash! After all, today is the last day to submit recipes for the Blogger Secret ingredient.
I have seen SO many recipes for stuffed squash, I knew I had to try it for myself. I while back, I found Bridget’s recipe and thought it looked good.
I made a stuffed acorn squash for myself! Brielle and Jason were still full from brunch.
I cut an acorn squash in half, and baked upside on a cookie sheet for 25 minutes. I added a little water to the pan so that it would not dry out.
While that was going on, I chopped up 1/4 of a yellow onion, and 1/2 an apple. I threw the onion, apple, and an organic chicken sausage in a pan with 1 tsp of EVOO. Once it was cooked all the way through, I added 1/4 cup of oats and 2 TBL of egg whites.
I filled the squash with the mixture, and popped it back in the oven for 25 more minutes. It turned out delicious!!
All the ingredients reminded me of fall!
I will be announcing the winner of this week’s Blogger Secret Ingredient in the morning, so be sure to check back!