Got out of bed and went swimming this morning??!!
Part of our summer membership at the park district by our office includes lap swim from 6 to 8 a.m. I was meeting my friend this morning at 6:30, so when the alarm went off at 6, I knew I had to get going – what a great motivator knowing she was waiting for me!
Neither of us are great swimmers, so we actually swam in the deep end, not the actual swim lanes – we looked on with envy as these people swam like they were on a swim team! But we had our paddle boards and probably did at least 20 laps in 30 minutes. At one point I was doing the back stroke and looking at blue skies and birds flying by – what an awesome way to start the day!
Breakfast yesterday was my good ole egg sammie with watermelon. Breakfast comes in at 398 calories, 42 carbs, 25 protein, 16.4 fat and 3 fiber.
I did 35 minutes on the elliptical machine while watching Rachael Ray again. She made this delicious (well, it looked good!) lemon garlic sirloin tip recipe that I definitely want to recreate.
Lunch was a 6 ounce baked new potato with a cup of my buffalo chicken chili with an ounce of cheese – this was so filling! Lunch: 566 calories, 68 carbs, 28 protein, 21 fat and 13.1 fiber.
So you may remember I had baked fish and chips on the menu. The more I thought about it, the more I decided to fry them. One tip for crispy fries was to soak them in water at least an hour or overnight. I cut mine up yesterday morning and they sat on the counter all day.
I lost a few that weren’t completely submerged:
Then I did a simple beer batter: 1 cup flour to 1 can beer, salt, pepper and Old Bay seasoning.
The verdict? Underwhelming. You have to cook the fries first at 320 to blanch them, then cook them a second time at 375. It took me 50 minutes to make that plate above! Between waiting for the deep fryer to get to temperature, I was almost embarrassed to serve this dinner. 🙁 Guess they all can’t be winners!
Stats for Tuesday:
- 1453 calories, 168 carbs, 92 protein, 46 fat and 19.8 fiber
- 35 minutes on elliptical
I still have 25 minutes before I have to leave for work – happy hump day!
The dinner looks great though Biz!!
The fries may have been underwhelming but all else looks delicious. And, how nice to have an early morning swim–invigorates the mind and body.
Best,
Bonnie
Nice job with the swim! Sounds like a great way to start the day!
I have lots of dinner like that! My husband chows down whatever I serve. I am happy when it’s grand. Kudos to you for the early swim!
Cheers to that early morning swim! What a great meals throughout the day. Thanks for sharing.
My philosophy when it comes to frying is to stick to one thing–which is why fish & chips is always a restaurant meal rather than an at-home one (let the restaurant kitchen get covered in the grime from deep-frying!) but I will say that a batch of homemade fries is heavenly when given good instructions. I highly recommend the Les Halles cookbook by Anthony Bourdain–he spares no detail in how to attempt to recreate Les Halles frites.
I’m so envious of your pool access! Yay for making the most of it!
So… I never thought to put your chili on a potato – YUM! Great idea – thanks!
And nice work on the swim! Oh – and to update – my running is going well – MUCH more regular and i’m back up to my longest run straight – 28 minutes!!