I came home to a beautiful lawn!
The first mow of the season is the worst. We had planned on doing it over the weekend. We have a tree that drops these huge shells, they almost look like string beans! And because we had such a wet spring, the riding mower got clogged several times – it looks beautiful – thanks Tony! 😀
I started yesterday with Beginners Yoga on Exercise TV. Wow, was that harder than I thought! Some of the poses were held for a while, but you know what? I loved it. I felt all stretched out after only 25 minutes! 😀
Yesterday I made another breakfast pizza, this time I drizzled 1/4 cup of egg beaters over the top. On the side a had some very ripe black beans – blackberries – so sweet! Nice catch Beth! 😀
Normally I make breakfast at home, but don’t eat it at work. Not this time – it smelled so good, I ate it on the way to work!
My workout at lunch was 20 minutes on the treadmill running at 4.5 mph, then 20 minutes elliptical, 5 minutes of abs and 5 minutes of stretching, all while watching FoodTV!
For lunch I had two cups of my roasted pepper soup, and a giant salad – I am loving having apple in my salads, especially when I use Annie’s Goddess dressing.
My afternoon snack? More cheese please!
I used Amy’s recipe for the Herb & Balsamic Kabob’s. What I forgot to do was marinate the veggies, so I did a quick marinade in Newman’s light balsamic while the grill got to temperature. Amy, these were really good!
I must be killing Dave with all this grilling! 😀 The asparagus were too thin to put on the kabobs, so I just did those on the side and put some zucchini on the kabobs.
My plate: 1 cup of rice, 4 ounces of steak, and veggies!
I was multi-tasking at the grill too – I had marinated chicken for another round of my Chicken Tikka Masala – this is the 4th time I’ve made it in a month! Tony still says it smells like ass, but the combination of flavors is amazing!
Stats for Monday:
- 25 minutes beginners yoga
- 20 minutes treadmill
- 20 minutes elliptical
- 5 minute abs
- 1,491 calories, 186 carbs, 92 protein, 46 fat and 23 fiber
We have a new hostess for BSI this week! Her name is Anne-Marie and she has chosen beets! This might be a tough one for me – I believe the last time I had a beet was Thanksgiving of 1979! Do you like beets – what are your beet recipes??
Guess what? I am up so early that after I hit publish . . . I am going to the gym! 😀
Have a great Tuesday!
I love beets! They pair so well with salads and they roast well too.
I made myself a Biz-style breakfast pizza for the first time today–amazing. Although you’d disagree due to the ample presence of onions 🙂
I am so in love with Yoga right now. My gym has lots of classes, so I am taking it about 4 times per week (60 minute classes) and I have never felt better. My back problems are so much better – I was able to walk 2 miles without any pain at all.
Wow, those kabobs look soooo good!! So does that apple salad. YUM 🙂
Jenn
Wow your diet food sure looks amazing! I love the idea of the breakfast pizza! I love using fruit in salads and roasted sweet potatoes or butternut squash also taste so delish in salads!
Go Tony!! that yard looks like perfection 🙂
I love breakfast in the car. That pizza looks great. I love that you added egg beaters!
Beets?? Um….I’m already plugging my nose and running! I don’t even allow them in my house…seriously the smell of cooked beets makes my stomach do flip-flops..and not in a good way 🙂
When oh when will I stop reading your blog at night..when I’ve finished eating for the night…only to become hungry again with all your photos! I need to make time to catch up in the morning instead 🙂
I’ve been so focused on cleaning out my flower beds, I haven’t gotten to actually mowing the lawn. The grass is so long, I swear my neighbors are wondering when I will get to it.
Your steak kabobs look amazing. Love the red peppers between.
That Tikka Masala is wonderful! I can’t believe Tony doesn’t like its smell! Hey, at least he does the lawn beautifully 😉
I still haven’t tried yoga. Maybe this will be my year.
As for beets? I just can’t!
Ok Tony is hilarious – that totally sounds like what Jay (the Husband) would say about some of my food especially spicy stuff 😀
I LOVE grilling out…..
Beets – I’ve only cooked them once in my Caribbean Citrus Chicken Salad….think this counts or do I have to do a new recipe for the challenge? Just curious……I could read up but I am lazy right now 🙂
http://danicasdaily.com/how-to-roast-beets/
Glad that you have a freshly mowed yard. Luck for us the landlord does it, but sometimes he just brings the cows over and they work well enough for getting rid of all the grass!
Mmm I can’t wait to start grilling here again. YOu are so good at those breakfast pizzas, I have GOT to start making those for my family, my oldest is starting to eat me out of house and home!
We mowed our lawn for the first time this last weekend as well! That time of year:)
Don’t you just love grilling season? Your kabobs look great. Need to put that on my meal list. Tonight we are trying a new recipe – bleu cheese & mushroom turkey burgers, I hope they turn out!
I am so jealous of the grilling! Those kabobs look drool-worthy!
Your breakfast pizza always makes me hungry!
I like to boil or roast my beets, and shake them around in the pan to get the skin off. Then I put seasoned rice wine vinegar, and lots of coarsely ground black pepper on them. They are yummy, and soooo good for you!
What a pretty backyard!
I loved the breakfast pizza idea. That must be a big hit lately as I have seen several other bloggers make breakfast pizza’s and dessert pizza’s. Would have never thought to put uncooked eggs on a pizza like that, but it looked like it turned out very nice 🙂
Tony IS such a great husband! The first time mowing is horrible. I mowed for the first time Sunday and had to run to avoid a swarm of yellow jackets, ran over a tree stake, AND ran over a dead bunny. 🙁 Needless to say I almost cried LOL. Your yard looks SO pretty and green!
oh i love beets! just roasting them simply and then sauteeing their greens….
I actually didn’t even know you could eat the greens! Thanks Lynn!
That is ALL your property??? WOW I could do so many fun workouts out there! lol
Yep – that’s actually our side yard – that’s my view from the grill on our side deck – we have a small house, but BIG yard! 😀 Lot’s of hours playing football with the kids when they were little! 😀
I love beets! I guess pickled beets are my favorite way to make them.
it’s great that you tried and ended up enjoying the yoga. i keep meaning to try it, it’s on my list….
sorry, can’t help you with the beet recipes, i don’t like ’em and don’t make ’em.
Hi Biz! I laughed when you said Tony says chicken masala smells like ass! My son always says that about “the whole house” whenever I cook brussel sprouts or cauliflower! The kabobs look awesome! When ya gonna do a cookbook?
the kabobs look great! i haven’t made them in ages! i’ve only had beets out of a can, but i like them that way 🙂
I love apples in salads too!
Love the kabobs!!
Same thing with Beth and Errign! Haha I was like- I didn’t know black beans got too ripe?
The lawn looks great! Ours is a mess now too! It’s been a soggy spring and our property dips!
The breakfast pizza looks great as always- I still need to make that one!
Thanks for helping spread the BSI choice!
I did the same thing as Beth with the black beans 🙂
Woo hoo for an early gym morning – yummy eats as usual – now I’m craving kabobs!
I can tell you’re up early…I couldn’t figure out what ripe black beans were until you posted the pictures…and then I realized you meant blackberries! LOL! 😉
Woohoo for an early gym day – you go! 🙂 We (well, my hubby) cut our lawn for the first time this year on Sunday and it was a mess – it still is!