Wednesday, March 10, 2010

My arms are going to be sore in the morning!

by Meghann on March 10, 2010

…and its all thanks to this lovely lady.

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Meet my friend Sarah. She is ripped.

Exhibit A

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Check out those biceps!

Sarah is a sweetheart as well as a great friend. After I posted about how clueless I was around the weights last week, Sarah immediately e-mailed me and asked if I wanted her to show me the ropes. Ummmm… Yes please!

She also promised with her help I could look like in 30 days or less! Ha!

Well… not really, but she did agree to meet me after work this afternoon for a quick lesson on arms and weights.

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Sarah spent an hour breaking down a few basic rules for strength training with me. She explained which moves worked what arm muscles, how many sets should be directed towards those muscles, and how I should approach each session.

It was a lot to take in – good thing Sarah was writing most of it down so I could remember!

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Tomorrow we’re attacking legs. This should be interesting!

Thanks Sarah for taking the time to teach me a thing or two in the gym today! Maybe next week I can break down some speed work outs on the track for you? ;)

I knew dinner was going to be late tonight, so before I left work I had a Bumble Bar.

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By the time I did make it home it was close to 7:30 and I was STARVING! A quick and filling meal was a must!

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I walked in the door and immediately put a sweet potato in the microwave for 5 minutes before taking Maddie out. By the time Maddie was ready to come back in, the sweet potato was done and just needed another minute in the microwave with some black beans and salsa.

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I then quickly heated up some left over roasted asparagus

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And toasted some bread

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I was sitting down and eating dinner, before I even had time to take my shoes off or change my clothes. I was on a mission and my stomach thanked me for thinking of it first. :)

I had a mish mosh of chocolates, dried cranberries, and animal crackers for dessert.

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I’m wiped! TIme to get some shut eye.

Good Night!

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A Little Out There

by Meghann on March 10, 2010

For the past year or so I have been drooling over the pumpkin butter and tempeh sandwiches that are some what regularly featured on Katheats.com.

The combination of tempeh and pumpkin butter (or any sort of jam) seemed a little out there, which I believe only enhanced my need to try it. It has always been my philosophy that the stuff that seems ‘out there’ is usually the stuff that tastes the best. ;)

After so many months of thinking to myself ‘I need to try that’ I finally took the plunge today and made a tempeh, Crofter’s Superfruit Spread, and spinach sandwich for my lunch.

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Umm… yeah….Why did I wait so long to try this again? Basically this sandwich rocked!

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If you enjoy turkey and cranberry sandwiches, then you are going to LOVE this combination. It reminded me left over Thanksgiving sandwiches; the only thing missing was the taters. The sandwich was sweet, chewy, and absolutely amazing. I’m sure you will be seeing this combination again and again on Inner Workings… ;)

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With the sandwich I had a handful of snap peas.

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I love how fresh these taste raw. They are so light and crispy, I instantly feel healthier with every bite.

I also had some blue corn chips with salsa.

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All together.

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Earlier I snacked on some Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters

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Bell Helmet Winner

Thank you to all who entered my Anniversary of Awareness Giveaway yesterday. All of your comments were very kind. My Sister and I were both very touched to see so many people who have the same passion towards spreading the message of bicycle safety and wearing a helmet as we do.

I was also touched by all the people who entered with the intention of the helmet going to a loved one.

In fact that just happened to be the case behind the random winner. ;)

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Congrats Jessi, I hope this will encourage your sister to wear her helmet.

E-mail me at graduatemeghann@gmail.com with your shipping information and the helmet will be on its way!

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Waffles and Princesses

March 10, 2010

Good Morning! Last night I stayed up way past my bedtime working on my sister’s princess half video (it’s at the end of this post) and when my alarm went off this morning I did not want to move. If it wasn’t for Maddie and her never ending kisses I would probably still be in more »

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