Girls Just Wanna Have Fu-hun!

I took relaxation to a whole new level yesterday and decided NOT to post last night. SAY WHAAAA? This is UNHEARD of for me! I just needed a night to myself. One which did not involve opening my shiny, bright, little magical box of electronic laptop wonder. IT FELT GLORIOUS!

My Saturday was glorious and perfect in every way. Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeewind.

BREAKFAST (meal #1) at 9:30am.

I slept in till 9:00. LOVED it! I celebrated with a lovely cup of coconut macaroon coffee. See me waving? HA!


I also had two open faced spinach, egg white, ham and cheese sandwiches on wheat bread.


After breakfast I changed and met Ann at the gym to get a good workout in. I was craving it bad. I hate missing a day during the week and as you all know I missed Thursdays' workout due to work enslavement. I was ready for a good SWEAT session.

WORKOUT!

Treadmill Warmup
5 minutes, 6 incline, 3.4 speed
Leg Extensions (cable)
100lb x 15
100lb x 15
90lb x 15
80lb x 15
Seated Leg Curl (cable)
100lb x 15
90lb x 15
80lb x 15
80lb x 15
Reclined Leg Press (plate loaded)
140lb x 15
160lb x 15
180lb x 15
160lb x 15
Inner Thigh Machine (cable)
75lb x 15
75lb x 15
75lb x 15
75lb x 15
Outer Thigh Machine (cable)
85lb x 15
85lb x 15
85lb x 15
85lb x 15
Free Weight Squats (straight bar)
45lb x 15
55lb x 15
55lb x 15
60lb x 15
Conventional Deadlift (straight bar)
45lb x 15
55lb x 15
65lb x 15
65lb x 15
Treadmill
12.49 minutes, 1 mile, speeds 3.2-6.5

Total Time at gym = 1:27
Max HR = 182
Average HR = 136
Calories Burned = 653

After our workout we ran to feed Mama and Papa Babushkas cats and tidied up their house a bit. We're talking cleaning like maniacs. Once we started we just couldn't stop. Papa, if you're reading this, SHHHHHH, don't tell Mama. I want it to be a surprise. HA! :)

I know I said yesterday was relaxing and it seems like all I've done up to this point is workout and clean. Don't worry, it's about to get WAY better. AND I enjoyed my workout and cleaning. SO THERE!!!

SNACK (meal #2) at 2:00pm.

When I got home I had a quick snack of plain Dannon Greek yogurt, Nature's Path Crunchy Maple Sunrise cereal and a drizzle of Kodiak Cakes raspberry syrup. DELICIOUS!


I also took a nice long bubble bath. My leg felt a bit stiff from my little run and the hot bath felt amazing. Afterwards I got ready and left to spend the rest of my afternoon over at Annie-Boos' new apartment. We had planned a serious GIRLIE evening together. It was just what I needed.

The rest of this post is going to be a photo recap of our evening. With a few exclamatory highlights. Enjoy.

Havarti cheese, rosemary + flax crackers + honey wheat pretzels + grapes + wine (AKA meal #3)

SHY little Pepper.

SWEET and delicious red wine. We're talking candy sweet. YUM!

Loved the bottle, did NOT love the wine. Not a fan of Oaky wines. Overall, not bad, but not great...

Notice the BAD KITTY Pajama pants? HA! Ann was hardcore lounging. Naturally, the awesome pants were a present from yours truly! LOVE IT!

The next few SHOCKING photos can not be explained. It's just something we do when we get together.... and wine is involved.... It seems to happen EVERY time! HAHAHAHA!

Our evening ACCIDENTALLY ended at the Mexican restaurant around the corner from Ann's apartment. We had fresh, warm tortilla chips with awesome hot salsa and raspberry lemonade.

And sadly, when our food came out, I was SO EXCITED that I dove right in without even thinking of taking my camera out. :-o

I had what I always have when I find myself being NAUGHTY at a Mexican restaurant. The Chicken Quesadilla Fajita. Ann got 2 chicken and 2 beef Flautas. We split our meals and shared. I ate maybe 60% of everything and felt like I was going to EXPLODE! It hurt so good! The food was delicious!!!

After dinner I dropped Ann back off at her apartment and drove home. I IMMEDIATELY changed into my pajamas and crashed on the couch. Nick and I attempted to watch a movie but I passed out after about 20 minutes. He woke me up and I went straight to bed. It was such a great day!

I'll be back later tonight with a post about today. Enjoy your weekend my lovelies!

ONLY 5 MORE WORK DAYS LEFT BEFORE VACATION! OMG!

HUGS!

Ildie

Sophisticated..

Hello, HELLO, HELLO!

Happy Friday lovelies. Hope your day is going well. Mine has been a blend of four different emotions all rolled into one. Stress, Fear, Relief and FUN! Let's start at the beginning.

I woke up FREAKING out about the impending 12:30 hair appointment. I distracted myself by stepping on the scale to see if I lost any weight. NOPE. I actually gained 0.1. So basically I'm the exact same weight that I was last Friday. I wasn't in the least bit upset about it though. Today was going to be a GOOD day and the early start of a GREAT weekend!

BREAKFAST (meal #1) at 9:00am.

• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup wheat bran
• 1 tbs flax
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 tbs sugar free cherry preserves
• 1 tbs Better N' Peanut Butter
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• dash pumpkin pie spice
• pinch salt
• Splenda to taste

This was my first time trying Better N' Peanut Butter. I LOVED IT! It's only 50 calories and 1 gram of fat per tablespoon. You can't beat that!

After breakfast is when the stressful portion of my day started. I was only working a half a day due to my hair appointment but I still had a full days work and then some to get done. OH A CHALLENGE. GOODY!

LUNCH (meal #2) at 12:00pm.

I barely had time to make and eat this DELICIOUS sandwich. BEHOLD! I have found Thomas's Bagel Thins and they are amazing. With Ann's help I tossed together a quick veggie sandwich on an everything bagel thin with light Laughing Cow cheese, romaine and red bell pepper. I had NO TIME for anything else. I was lucky to get this in. AHHHHHH!


And then we were off. OMG.... The drive to the salon was both exciting and terrifying!! An hour later I realized that I had nothing to fear. Debbie, the lady who cut our hair is amazing. She listened to what we wanted and I LOVE MY NEW CUT AND COLOR! Ann said I looked very sophisticated and polished. I like that sound of that!

Now for some photo fun. Here is Ann's transition.

Before..... (Ann already lost about 2 inches at this point, I was slow to grab the camera. :-O)


During..... (Ann got highlights and a cut with layers)


After..... (Looking fly as ever...)


Here is my transition. I lost 12" inches. Enough to donate to Locks Of Love and then some. They gave me my hair in a plastic bag. I plan to mail it away first thing Monday. :)

Before..... (I'm hiding the terror and fear, trust me...)


During..... (here is my OMG I'm going to poop my pants moment...)


While the color was setting I snacked on one of my favorite Luna bars. Chocolate Peppermint Stick.


After..... I LOVE IT SO MUCH!


We had a blast. Afterwards Ann and I ran to Mama and Papa Babushkas house to show off our SASSY new looks. Get this! Mama LOVED IT! That woman is crazy. Crazy cute! She was so against me getting this cut. HA-HAAA! I win!!!

After our visit we ran to the grocery store and then Ann came over for dinner. We were making quesadillas. I stuffed one whole grain FlatOut for each of us with the following ingredients.

• Chicken
• Green onion
• Green pepper
• Fat free refried beans
• Fat free cheddar cheese

I also made a quick black bean and corn salsa which contained the following.

• 1 can Mexicorn flavored corn (drained)
• 1 can black beans (drained)
• cumin
• salt
• pepper
• red pepper
• cayenne
• lime juice
• dried cilantro

THIS WAS AMAZING! And so simple to make. I will be making this again for sure!!

I tossed some sour cream and avocado on the side as well for good measure. Dinner was delicious!


We also snuck in a glass of wine. JUST ONE! We need our energy for tomorrow's shenanigans.



Ann and I just challenged Nick to a Scrabble Battle. I have to run. Be back tomorrow.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!
-Ildie
XOXOXO