Summer Shape Up + Meals

We've had some awesome weather this week so I have definitely taken advantage of being outside and taking some long walks. Here are my workouts from this past week:

Monday

10 minutes elliptical

2 sets of 25 side bends with 15 lb weight, right and left

4 sets of 25 crunches on stability ball

4 sets of 25 side twists on stability ball

2 sets of 25 standing twists with 15 lb weight

2 minute walk/run intervals on treadmill for 10 minutes

3 sets of 15 tricep extensions with 10 lb weight

3 sets of 15 bicep curls with plie

3 sets of 12 booty blast squats

Tuesday

25 minute elliptical

Wednesday

4 mile walk (may have been more!)

Thursday

Killer Card Workout

Friday

3.5 mile walk

All in all, a pretty successful week when it comes to working out! I also made a few yummy meals. Beginning with Easter:

Baked ham with a Brown Sugar and Spice glaze

Roasted Parmesan Green Beans

Homemade Mac n' Cheese

Roasted Chicken

Peas

Leftover Mac n' Cheese

Caesar Salad

Spicy Angel Hair Pasta

(made with EVOO, garlic, red pepper flakes, basil, parsley, parmesan cheese)

I love fixing some yummy homemade meals for me and my hubby and I have learned that a ramekin is a great tool to help with portion control. I was totally wanting some creamy mac n' cheese but I didn't want the guilt. With some tweaks in the recipe which swapped out heavy cream for skim milk and only having a small portion, my craving was satisfied and I didn't consume a ton of calories.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend ladies!

xoxo

Is This for Real?

I about died when I saw a commercial for this new product by "Oreo":

Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the "Triple- Double Oreo"... that's right... a regular Oreo is no longer good enough for the average American. Now we need three cookies and two layers of icing to satisfy our cookie craving. I had to Google this to make sure I heard the commercial correctly!

Can you believe this?!?! I find this completely NUTS! Now don't get me wrong. I love a good cookie or a scoop of ice cream just like the next person but an entire bag of "Triple- Double Oreo's"? So crazy!

Whatever happened to just a good ol' "Oreo" with a glass of milk? These new suckers pack on an extra 50 calories and more saturated fat than the originals.

I'm not gonna lie... this kind of disgusts me. {I hope I have not offended anyone... I apologize if you have gone out and bought these!} It just leaves me wondering... is this what America has come to? We live in a society where everything is "super-sized" and we are told that, when it comes to food, "bigger is better". Sweets are good... I'm thinking of grabbing of some Fro-Yo tonight actually ;) But... it's all about moderation and controlling what you eat. We are responsible for our own actions and it's my own fault if I gain a few extra pounds from too many calories or not enough exercise but wouldn't it be much easier if products like these weren't produced?

What do y'all think?