Day 14 Supreme 90 Day fitness Legs

I love and hate this DVD all at the same time.  The abs workout in the first 5-8 minutes is incredible. Hard. I want to do this some more and may do some of these at the gym on random nights because it will really help reduce my love handles and develop my abs.

The legs portion is tough.  It contains a lot of squatting to attack your calves and thighs. I had to slow down today because my heart rate went too high, but that's ok.  For the most part, I kept going and was glad when we were done.  Tomorrow is back to Chest/Back (DVD 1).

Recipe
Last night for dinner we used the leftover satay chicken by adding it to some nan bread with mango/peach/onion chutney I made (very little sugar and a little soy sauce). It also had mint, cilantro, cucumber, a little fresh peach/mango, sweet onions and topped with some arugula.  I thought this was awesome!  Next time we will make it healthier by using Flatout flat rolls.  You can find the recipe in this month's (August?) Cooking Light magazine which was just delivered this week.  Oops... it might have been the June issue.  I'll check later.


I am still eating less than the plan calls for, but using their suggestions for oatmeal, flaxseed, wheat germ, whey powder, yogurt, etc..  I added a half a scoop of protein whey powder to my oatmeal, but it was a little too vanilla tasting and added too much bitterness.  I will stick to using it in yogurt smoothies.

I had put a complaint into our gym because it was so #$^$%& hot and humid in there that it makes working out unpleasant.  We've had a spell of high temps of 95-101, so I understand, but hell, I pay a lot of bucks to the gym and if they need to spend extra on the air conditioning, do so, because otherwise it would be better to workout in my basement where it is really cool.  They called and said they've been working on the system but they don't have a dehumidification system.  Hopefully our visit tonight will be better.  Otherwise I will need to convince my wife to go early in the morning to beat the heat that is accumulated during the day.

Alright everyone... work hard! The weekend is almost here!  I'd love to see some more comments and new followers if you're out there...

Recipe - Satay Chicken with Peanut Sauce

Everyone in my house loves this. You soak chicken in a soy/peanut butter/lime juice marinate for at least two hours then cook for a few minutes per side on the grill.  Our grill is out, so I cooked it in the oven on broiler setting.  We serve with rice although a thai version quinoa would be good too.

http://www.thai-info.net/thaifood/chicken_satay.htm

I used smooth peanut butter and mixed the marinate in the blender.  I skewer the chicken when the marinade is done, and I put it in a ziplock bag because it is easy to eliminate the air and mix it around a couple of times.

The peanut sauce is simple:
1/2 can Coconut Milk
eyeball half the amount of Peanut butter
1T Soy sauce (maybe a little more)
1T Brown sugar (maybe a little more)
1/4 tsp chili paste
Cook until bubbly.
Just remember this is a dipping sauce and not a topping!

The S90D Nutrition Guide

I am still perplexed about the quantity of food the guide lists we should eat each day.  I am full just eating 2/3 of the plan.  For instance, this morning called for the hard boiled eggs and I only ate 4 of the 5-6+ they recommend. I am not Cool Hand Luke after all. Also did not eat the cereal but I ate a half a piece of lightly buttered whole grain toast.  And despite being full from that meal, I just ate a half serving of cream of wheat.  Now I am back to being very full.

Recipe
I made a slight modification on the cream of wheat that I thought I would share because it tasted pretty good:
1/2 cup water, bring to boil
add 1/2 Tbsp EACH flaxseed and wheat germ
add a little salt. taste and add a little more if necessary
add 1.5 Tbsp of cream of wheat
Stir to make sure you get no lumps
Add .5 Tbsp of real maple syrup (optional)
Cook a few minutes until right consistency
Pour into bowl and stir in 1 Tbsp of vanilla whey protein powder and stir until smooth.

I really liked the vanilla/maple taste along with the nutty elements of flax/wheat germ.  Excuse me while I veg out from my carb-load meal #2...

Hey! Get moving!