Day 56 of Insanity

I decided to go to the gym with my husband instead of doing an Insanity workout. My right knee still hurts pretty bad and I have to give it a rest. If need be, I will do an extra week to make up for it but I can't compromise my knee. Doing squats hurts and bending it just to sit down does too. I have no idea how I injured it and I've never had problems with my knees before so I don't know what the deal is. Regardless, I will be doing a workout somehow or someway. I weighed myself and I lost the 3 pounds I gained from the first month..lol So now I'm back to my original weight but a smaller size. I had a great workout today with weights which was awesome. I miss lifting weights and found that my strength is better than before. I did 3 pullups at the gym so I am super stoked. =)
Oh, and I did hours of yardwork today. I was digging and pulling so I got a workout doing that as well.

Day 55 of Insanity

I have been out all day doing yardwork and going to Walmart, Home Depot and Lowes to find flowers, trees, and soil. We got finished a little while ago and I am beat. I still haven't gotten my workout done today and I'm dreading it but gotta get it done. I'm BEAT!

Day 54 of Insanity

I did the dreaded Max Interval Circuit today..hahaha There are some moves that I'm not able to do right now since my knee is acting up but I did what I could and still sweated up a storm. I am soooooo looking forward to the hybrid workouts. I need a break from all this insanity!! =)

Day 53 - Dancing last night

I made up for not working out on Wednesday by dancing like a maniac last night. I was sweating as much as I do during the Insanity workouts if not more. My knee really didn't like me and I had to stop several times to give it a rest. I didn't get home till 2am and then had to get up at 7:30am to work both stores. Needless to say, I am TIRED and will take today off instead of Sunday and workout both days this weekend.

Day 52 of Insanity

Max Recovery is not one of my favorite workouts. I think I like sweating my butt off and leaping around much more...lol I've noticed that I'm feeling weaker lately. I can barely do a pushup and I don't like it. My knee still doesn't feel any better. I've been taking glucosamine every day and I'm hoping that will help SOON. A friend of mine wants me to go out dancing tonight. I want to but I wonder if it's such a good idea with my gimp knee acting up. =) Knowing me, I will probably go because I enjoy it so much. I don't have to dance too much and getting out of the house will be nice.

Day 51 of Insanity

I hate to say it but I am not going to do my workout today. I have too many body parts that are hurting and I just gotta take a day off. I feel like such and old fart and I hate it. My right knee is hurting so bad that bending into a squat is painful. It was hurting yesterday but I pushed on through it but my workout wasn't a good one b/c of it. I'm not discouraged..I've been doing great and have persevered through a lot of potential setbacks these past two months. Through the years I have learned that if I don't give my body a break when it's screaming for one then I will pay for it and have to start all over again. I'm listening to my knee and it's telling me to take a day off so I can continue doing my workouts which I will do tomorrow and for the rest of the week.

Zesty Chicken with Artichokes

I just made this tonight for dinner and it's really good. I'm definitely going to be making it again.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
• 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 can (14 ounces) water-packed artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained and halved
• 3/4 cup white wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/4 cup sliced pimiento-stuffed olives, drained
• 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives, drained

Directions

• Combine the thyme, lemon peel, salt and pepper; rub over chicken. In a large nonstick skillet, brown chicken in 2 teaspoons oil; remove and set aside.
• In the same skillet, saute onion in remaining oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the artichokes, wine and olives. Return chicken to the pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 170°.
• Remove chicken and keep warm. Simmer artichoke mixture, uncovered, for 2-3 minutes or until liquid has evaporated; serve with chicken. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 chicken breast half with 1/2 cup artichoke mixture equals 260 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 63 mg cholesterol, 706 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 26 g protein.