Let’s start the day with a little mental therapy, by looking at what the family did this weekend did this weekend. Ahhhhhh…. Dude, the weather was perfect. Fun in the Sun.
Now we head off to “the eats” scene.
BTW, do you have the song lyrics, “say you, say me, say it for always. That’s the way it should be” stuck in your head??
Many of you commented it was stuck in your head after reading yesterday’s post on 10 low-calorie drinks for Cinco de Mayo. heehee. yes, was my intention. its a great song! I am glad Lionel is making a comeback. 
Breakfast:
I am freakishly busy these past few days because I have been preparing for a business meeting taking place the next 3 days, scheduling the blog to make sure its good to go for the week, and trying to prep for the BLEND Retreat and gorgeous Boulder, CO. So my eats are sparse during the day.
My Type-A personality has no time for a break. haha.
Breakfast was a simple bowl of Kashi Cinnamon Cereal with 1/2 sliced banana and reduced fat milk. That was at about 10:30 this morning. I was starving! Sadly, coffee is missing in this picture and in my day. *Dis*
Lunch:
Not to mention that my lunchtime workout didn’t happen today. Busy as a Bumble Bee. But I will be making up for that in a few minutes of writing this post. And going to share the modified workout with you below.
Lunch time was a jalapeño Turkey burger and an Israeli Cous Cous salad on a bed of spinach. Dressed with EVOO and Mrs. Dash seasoning. I am tryin’… tryin’ to keep this healthy.
Dinner:
Burrito mission was an #Epic Fail. I wanted a chipotle grilled shrimp burrito. But shrimp tends to be high in fat. So then I thought, I will have a spiced rub Talapia burritos with a side of kale chips. Two stores later… no kale! Who runs out of kale? It just wouldn’t be the same without the kale.
Next best thing? Out to eat.
BJs Vegetarian Pizza with Whole Wheat crust and a NewCastle. I ate half and saved the other half for tomorrow’s lunch.
Workout:
Yesterday, I have to say – was awesome. I did some plyometrics in my workout routine. 3 Sets of 10 each:
- Box Jumps
- Lateral Hurdle Jumps
- Mountain Climber
It was a great workout (and I am feeling it today). Then I did my calves and abs as noted in my plan. I like how the cardio is integrated with those exercises. I wanted to incorporate more Plyometrics into tonight’s routine.
Since I didn’t make it to the gym during lunch. I modified the routine (will be doing the one on the right) to accommodate working out at home with just a pair of dumbbells and the will to kick some b*tt! And posted it for you to get a sense that its easy to modify your workout routine and still get a mean workout.
Plyometrics in tonight’s workout: bench dips, plank to push ups, and elevated push ups.
Did I mention that I am not a fan of push ups? LOL.
I am off to go workout. Post workout shake in Vanilla Ice Cream flavor (not shown) but surely was slurped up.
Question
If you dyed your hair a crazy color, what color would it be?
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Happy WIAW! That pizza lots yummy!
Happy WIAW, too! The pizza was good. but I think i could better homemade.
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You jalapeño turkey burger sounds seriously delicious! I am super type A as well, so I do not like going off my schedule/routine! But sometimes it’s good to be a bit more spontaneous!
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is very good. i have so much work right now… my brain is screaming for a break. but I’m type-A… no break to give. LOL.
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That beach looks beautiful! And I love the colour blue. I currently have red/orange hair – but if I was going to dye just my fringe, it would be bright, fire engine red. The blue looks fantastic though.
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love fire engine red, too. i once bleached that color (as i’ve had many colors in my hair) and it turned peach. was quite nice.
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I love the look of the Israeli couscous salad. I have some in the cupboard, I need to make something out of it. I love Mrs. Dash…she has so many varieties and NO Salt! Fiesta Lime is my favorite!
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I do like Israeli cous cous for its bigger grain size. you reminded me that I have some in my cupboard, too. And now I totally want to try Fiesta Lime – never knew it existed. but i love lime. TY
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I really am loving that blue in your hair… looks great! I would put some blue in my hair as well… i have a blue feather right now and like the addition of this color
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This blue is so pretty. great choice.
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Love the blue! Very cool mom letting her do that.
I would pick pink I’m sure.
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haha. pink would be cool. my daughter wanted her whole head… um, no hun, you are only going to be 12. growing up to gast. i think i might go for purple.
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Jalapeno turkey burger?! That sounds fantastic
I’ve always thought about dying my hair an auburn color … but I think I’m meant to be a blonde. Maybe one day…but then my blog name would be incorrect! Haha!
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auburn is a pretty color. but you are right… your blog name would be off.
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Your daughters hair looks really cool! I also dyed my hair for the first time when i was 12 – i had always wanted to be a redhead, first i tried with henna, but i did something wrong and it turned green (seriously!), then i went to a hair-stylist and got my hair dyed orange, a bit brighter than natural redhead so i would say it was quite a crazy colour!
+ cereal looks nice, makes me want some cheerios style cereal
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I am kind of jealous she died her hair. i want mine that way, too.
Green? what an experience. LOL. glad it got fixed. I once had my hair died ‘red’ and the lady did it bright orange. I liked it, but wasn’t quite the color i was looking for. live and learn. haha
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Love box jumps! And the couscous salad looks great – the Israeli variety has such great texture!
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I definitely felt the box jump DOMS the next day! and feeling the plank to pushups and more push up DOMS today!
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i love those blue bangs! i had blue hair when i was younger and loved it…
i never did have blue… but did have every other color and a bihawk too! those were the days. miss them.
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OMG that pizza looks heavenly! Seriously? wow.
& Ashley’s bangs look awesome – such a vibrant blue!
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Was a good pizza. I am glad restaurants are opening their menu palates to those with a ravenous veggie appetite.
Loving the blue, too.
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I always wanted to dye my hair purple so bad but I have blonde hair and think crazy colors blend better with darker hair. I’ve actually never died my hair at all.
Is that Kashi Heart To Heart? The best!
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it is the heart to heart Kashi cereal. And i love cinnamon. so it works out great.
Never dyed your hair? ever? its probably best. so hard to get it back to your natural hair once you take the dyed route.
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I actually really like that blue – I didn’t realize bang dying was “the thing” now. I’m so out of touch!
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i am not sure if it is the thing… she really wanted to dye more but i told her she is not quite old enough yet.
yay for Blend… see you a couple of days.
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Ahhhh I can’t wait to be sitting on the beach in a couple of weeks. Our store was out of kale a few weeks ago and I thought. Not cool!
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maybe they had a kale recall? it sucks when you can’t fulfill a craving. *sigh*
have fun at the beach!
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My hair was fluorescent red and orange back in the day. It looks like fire. It sounds gross but it was awesome!
That pizza looks soooooo good!
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Pizza was very good and the beer was a good to wash it down.
those were the days… right? miss them.
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I love her blue bangs! I’d go for blue, purple or pink (obviously). I kind of love/hate plyos. They are so good for you but man do they hurt! And clearly, I am meant to walk around singing Lionel for the next week. Thanks.
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they have some way more cool colors out now compared to back in the day. Loving it too.
I have a love/hate to. but got a great workout. so i am welcoming more plyo into my life.
haha. what song can i come up with next…
thanks for the Bon Jovi pic, too. he’s such a cutie. And you had a blast, yes?
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Wow the view of the beach is so great!. Hey I’m craving for the jalapeño turkey burger
nice hair but it would be great if it is red 
I want a green color on my hair because it is my favorite one.. Anyway, I really love her blue hair as well.. It looks cool..
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I would love to hang out at the beach right now! Love the blue in your Ashleys hair.. so cool!
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super great eats!