Play 60 Challenge

This is one of Tony’s favorite commercials.  Every time it comes on, he has to watch it to the end.

It got me thinking that this Play 60 might be a good challenge for me for the month of February.  If nothing else, it will get me active over the weekends.  While housework is moving, it’s not all that challenging!

I normally work out at least 45 minutes during the week, so I don’t think it will be too hard to find 15 more minutes to move. 

Anyone want to join my challenge?  Leave me a comment and let me know you are in.  For everyone who meets the challenge, you will have the opportunity to win a case of my baja fresh salsa!  (12, four ounce jars).

Yesterday I had what I am calling a breafkast crostini – 2 ounces of my homemade bread toasted, then spread with 1 tablespoon goat cheese, topped with spinach egg whites.  I had a tangerine and strawberries on the side.

For my lunch exercise, I swam for 30 minutes without stopping – I have to tell you, that’s a tough all body workout.  The best part is that I have time to take an extra long shower in the deluxe gym shower room.

I had the tail end of my lasagna soup – really not a whole lot left, mostly broth and some noodles.  I decided to toss a zucchini in my bag and I cooked it to go with the soup.  I just sliced it up and put it in some water and then nuked it for 1 minute, then added it to the soup when I reheated it.

This took me a while to eat and it was delicious, with some toasted bread on the side.

In the afternoon, I ate a peach Chobani.  Jenn, I am showing you this picture because I am so bummed – I dropped my spoon that went with the snowman mug you sent me for Christmas.   (And I love how I have a supplies catalog that has prices that are good through June 30, 2011 – note to self, throw that out when you get to work!)

Today is Souper Friday and I am making beef and potato stew with cheddar biscuits.  My boss gave me $20 for her lunches for the week, so I had that money in hand to buy the ingredients for my Souper Friday lunch.  I scored at the 50% off bin.  Tony calls it the poor people’s bin, I just call it fabulous!

I got a fully cooked chicken for $2.99, brie cheese for $2.50, ranch dip for $1 and potato salad for $1.  I ended up spending $22.08 for all of my groceries, and I only had to pay $2.08 cents out of pocket.  I plan on making Mara’s Green Burritos, so I picked off all the meat of the chicken for that recipe.

Dinner was super easy, I let the rice maker do all the work.  I made Zatarain’s red beans and rice and added the cooked smoked sausage in at the same time.  It takes about 45 minutes, but I love that there is hardly any clean up.  And as my usual, I had it on a bed of baby spinach.

I had 20 almonds as an evening snack.  It wasn’t until this morning that I finished putting in my calories for the day:

• 1215 calories
• 40 fat
• 145 carbs
• 17 fiber
• 60 protein

I fell 400 calories short of my 1600 goal.  I plan on making granola bars over the weekend, and maybe will add a green monster as an evening snack to bump up the calories.

Another cold one today – right now the temperature is –3, but it feels like –20! Wow, two days in a row that I’ll be wearing a winter coat – I think that’s a record!

Off to get my biscuits out of the oven – they smell amazing! 

Make it a great day!