Day 3

After working from 6am-5pm, I headed to 24 hour fitness. Today was my cardio day, and Seth, my personal trainer, or rather my personal motivator, told me yesterday to do 30 minutes of cardio today. I did 15 minutes on the treadmill, increasing the speed by .5 every 2.5 minutes. After I got a sweat and my heart pumping, I decided to hit the ellipticals for the other 15 minutes and increasing the resistance 1 level every 2.5 minutes. After the workout, I stopped by the desk w/ Alison, one of the 24 hour representatives that coincidentally stopped by Jason's Deli, my work, for lunch and after work, helped me get started. So at the desk I bought FIT Light Reduced Calorie Meal Replacement, or in other words a protein shake. The reason why I decided to get his was because I always skipped breakfast, and this way I can get the protein I need for the day, as well as the protein I will need after my weight training days. I also purchased a 24 hour fitness bottle w/ cap to shake the protein shake. [because stirring it with a spoon will just give you clumps.]

Recipes of the Day:

Strawberry Spinach Salad: 200 Calories

Ingredients:
Baby Spinach
Strawberries
Sliced Almonds
Feta Cheese
Strawberry Vinaigrette [or your low fat or no fat favorite salad dressing]

Wash the spinach and strawberries. Cut the top off of the strawberries and slice in half. Toss salad until fully mixed and have the dressing on the side. Bon Apatite!

Long Vietnamese Turkey Lettuce Wraps: 340 Calories

One Head of Lettuce
1.25 lbs of Jennie-o Ground Turkey
1 White Onion
2 tbsp Hoisin Sauce [It's a Vietnamese Peanut Sauce that can be found in your international section.]
1 tbsp Sriracha Hot Sauce [If you like it a bit spicy]
1/2 cup Unsalted Peanuts

Take the core out of the lettuce, cut in half, and carefully remove the leaves of the lettuce one by one, to be used as a bowl.

Brown the ground turkey in a pan, drain the oil. Sauté the onion until translucent. Combine ground turkey and onion in the pan. Add the peanuts, hoisin sauce and sriracha sauce, and stir until the ground turkey is fully coated. Place in a bowl and serve with the lettuce. Use the lettuce a wrap, and Enjoy!