Oh well.....I think I'll stick to what I do best....cooking and working out!
As for the latest recipe, I haven't been mixing it up around here lately....and if I have, it usually hasn't been healthy. Everything in moderation, right??
I did find these pics from a while back of a tilapia dish that we love to make. I'm actually making it tomorrow.
Tilapia w/ Mushrooms:
2 tilapia filets
Olive oil (or Canola oil)
Salt & Pepper to taste
Garlic Powder
Portabella mushrooms, finely chopped (I usually use about 5-7 whole shrooms for 2 filets)
Put the thawed tilapia in a baking dish coated with small amount of olive oil (I usually put foil in the bottom of the pan so it is easier clean uP). Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and LOTS of garlic powder. Stick under the broiler for 5 minutes. Take out of oven, flip tilapia and repeat steps. When I say lots of garlic powder, I mean, coat it big time! Meanwhile, chop the shrooms as small as you can. Remove fish from oven for 2nd time and top with mushrooms. Sprinkle lots of garlic powder on top of shrooms and return the filets to broiler for another 5 minutes. The edges of the fish should start getting a little charred look. I serve it with plain brown rice or couscous or just by itself. It is DELICIOUS!
Exercise is so hard this time of year. It is cold outside, you are busy with holidays and traveling, and it is cold outside.....I hate the cold! I am actually trying to really embrace it this year and enjoy it. I have told myself I can survive it and will appreciate it when I am trying to drag myself out in the 110degree heat in the middle of August this summer. It is also a time of year when everyone is setting New Years Resolutions and that usually entails to exercise more and lose weight. I hope everyone that has that goal can do it and stick with it because it will be so rewarding to your self-confidence and much more so your health! Keep up the good work:)
When I left off, I was going through strength training exercises for different parts of the body. My 2 favorite muscles to work are my biceps and triceps because I am always wishing/hoping for lean arms. I definitely don't want to be bulky or anything like that, I just don't want to have saggy arms, ha.
I recommend doing strength training 2-3 times a week for 30-40 minutes at a time. Do each exercise below 2 times through with 8-15 reps each.
BICEPS
In & Out Curls
Hold 2 dumbbells (5-12 pounds, depending on your comfort level) and angle them 45 degrees with your elbows at your hips. Curl up and down at a 45 degree angle with a count of Up 1...2..., Down 1...2... then do a regular straight curl with the same count (In---regular straight curl, Out----angled curl) Continue alternating for 8-15 reps
One Arm Curls
Hold 2 dumbbells with elbows at hips like you are going to do a regular straight curl. Curl one arm at a time with an extra little twist of the wrist at the top of the curl. Alternate arms with out rocking back and forth. Do 8-15 reps per arm.
TRICEPS
Chair Dips
Sit on a chair or bench or coffee table. Extend your legs out in front of you (with feet still on the floor), you can bend your knees (easiest position) extend your legs out straight or put your legs up on a chair in front of you (hardest position). Lift bottom off the chair and dip down while keeping your elbows pointed backwards and push back up. Do 8-15 reps.
Overhead Extension
Grab a 5-12 lb weight with both hands. Hold the weight over your head with arms extended. Keeping your elbows squeezed in, lower the weight behind your head to the neck and push back up toward the ceiling. Do 2 sets of 8-15 reps each.
For those of you that read this and know what is going on with us these days, I would appreciate any information you have on positions in central AR for a Registered Dietitian. The job market is scarce right now and I am not having much luck! Let me know if you know of any positions available at this point. THANKS!
Have a great Wednesday! Hope you can get out and enjoy the sunshine today :)
