Sunday, August 1, 2010

To Workout or not to work out? that is the question!

So last night I went for a run on the track at Fort Vancouver Highschool. I only ran for about 20 min becuase I was getting really tight and my knee (with the slight tear in my LCL) was starting to bother me.  so I got about 4 activity points, was hoping for about 7 but I'll take what I can.  After working out I went to Fred Meyers (grocery store) to pick up some stuff for the recipie I was going to try out. 

WW whole cheat chili mac

Ingredients



12 oz uncooked lean ground beef (with 7% fat)   

1 medium onion(s), chopped   

14 1/2 oz canned stewed tomatoes, Mexican-style, undrained   

1 1/4 cup(s) canned tomato sauce   

2 Tbsp canned green chili peppers, diced, drained   
2 tsp chili powder   
1 tsp ground cumin   

1 cup(s) dry whole-wheat elbow macaroni   

15 oz canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained   

Instructions

  • In a large skillet, cook beef and onion until meat is browned, about 10 minutes; drain off fat. Stir in undrained stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili peppers, chili powder and cumin; bring to a boil.
  • Stir in uncooked macaroni and kidney beans. Return to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until macaroni is tender, about 15 minutes. Yields about 1 1/4 cups per serving. 
 I did mine with ground turkey.  This was FABULOUS! and 1 serving is only 4 points!!

But after my run I realized it was a bad idea to go run at 8pm wearing a tank top and shorts while it had cooled and was breezy.  I am all sniffly, and my throat hurts and my whole body aches.  This is no fun :( I really want to workout today but I think that with the traveling and the wedding coming up this weekend I need to rest so that I am healthy.  :(

I am planning on going to my "Latin heat" class at the gym tomorrow.  it is LA fittness' version of Zumba.  
Have a good Sunday night, y'all!

1 comment:

  1. :( That sucks! I'm sorry. There is something about being sick in the summer that makes it worse than in the winter. No fun!!! Good job running though. I do my 2 mile run tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. Hopefully it will feel as it good the other day too. I was suppose to go on a walk tonight but I'm so tired that I just came and got in bed. I hope you get to feeling better.

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