Happy Friday!
I’m really looking forward to this weekend. Lots of fun stuff on the agenda!
Workout
Today started like any other Friday in our household… with a sweaty workout.
Ryan and I headed to the gym an initially hopped on side-by-side ellipticals, but when Ryan’s machine started clicking and making funky noises, we hopped off and decided to do 20 minutes of incline walking on the treadmill instead.
I honestly feel like walking on an incline can be harder than running at times. Phew.
Treadmill time was followed by an upper-body workout that included the following exercises:
- Superset One: Lat pull downs + Upright rows
- Superset Two: Incline bicep curls + Overhead press
- Superset Three: Tricep dips + Chest press
- Tricep pull downs
- Bicep curls (3 minutes non-stop, inspired by BodyPump)
- Mac raises (Also inspired by BodyPump)
- Ab work on the exercise ball
My arms feel like Jello now!
Breakfast
You know the drill…
Clearly I’m still on my egg sandwich kick. Mmm.
Awesome Whole Grain Month Giveaway
Two weeks ago I first blogged about Whole Grain Month which is going on right now. Whole grains are not only nutritious, but they’re delicious to boot.
Two of my favorite whole grain recipes include:
This post is part two of my partnership with Quaker Oats… and it features one of the most valuable giveaways I’ve ever featured on PBF.
What a great way to kick off a Friday!
First things first, in case you missed my prior post, be sure to check out a neat sweepstakes going on right now on the Whole Grains Council’s website called the Whole Grains Stampede.
Entering the sweepstakes is simple. You simply tell the Whole Grains Council about your favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner that bear the Whole Grains Stamp (you can see a list of the products here) and then you’re entered to win the following:
- One year supply of Quaker products and $5,000 of grocery money
- Apple iPad 2 loaded with food apps
A more detailed description of the sweepstakes may be found here and you may enter here.
But guess what? You have another chance to win an Apple product right here, right now!
One PBF reader will win an Apple iPod Nano and an assortment of Quaker products.
I use my iPod Nano every day at the gym and and love it for its small size and large memory. I am so pumped about this giveaway!
To enter, simply comment on this post telling me about the last meal you ate that included whole grains or tell me about a meal featuring whole grains that you plan to eat this weekend.
For an extra entry you may…
- Tweet some variation of the following: I entered @PBFingers amazing giveaway: http://ow.ly/6CL0t
Please be sure to comment back on this post telling me that you tweeted because I will select the winner from the comments section using Random.org’s random integer generator.
I will announce the winner tomorrow morning. Good luck!
Disclaimer: I was one of three bloggers selected by Quaker Oats to promote the Whole Grain Stampede during the month of September. I have been compensated for my contributions to the campaign, though my opinions are my own. I only agreed to this partnership because I am a frequent consumer of Quaker products and feel that whole grains have an important place in a balanced diet.
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Woo hoo! 🙂 I had oats this morning!
I love oats! I had banana bread baked oatmeal for breakfast this morning, delicious! : )
pumpkin overnight oats for breakfast and i have a whole wheat wrap planned for lunch!! amazing giveaway!
I just had a bowl of overnight oats! Loaded up in the morning with TONS of toppings of course: raisins, pb, dried cherries, cinnamon, and panda puffs 🙂
i had an almond butter & banana sandwich on whole wheat bread yesterday.
today i’m having pesto with chicken and whole wheat pasta…gotta start carboloading for my half marathon this weekend!
I’m eating a pasta salad made with whole grain rotini…. for breakfast! It’s THAT good.
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Julie you are amazing! I tweeted about your giveaway. 😉
I just tweeted!!!!
I had a GREAT bowl of banana oatmeal this morning — topped with my homemade pumpkin spice PB and raspberry jelly!
We had the best whole wheat pasta for dinner last night, with peppers and tomatoes.
The last meal made with whole grains was yesterday morning’s breakfast. Whipped banana oatmeal with Quaker’s Oats! After it’s cooked on the stove, I drop in a spoonful of peanut butter. It’s the best breakfast!
I ate whole grains for breakfast…as I do ever day …in the form of oats. Combine that a banana and some protein powder and berries and I have myself a wonderful meal!
Last night I had a turkey, muenster and apple sandwich on whole wheat bread!
I ate a whole grain bagel thin with peanut butter, banana and strawberries!
Kashi heart to heart -warm cinnamon- cereal. Mmm!
Oatmeal is my favorite breakfast (which I had this morning!)
I eat whole grain sandwich thins practically every morning, usually with a couple eggs in between.
Breakfast. Good ol’ oatmeal 🙂
Today’s breakfast was a whole grain pancake with pumpkin- So good!
Whole Grain bread for my sandwich last night!
I use whole grain bread for my sandwiches
I am actually eating breakfast while I am reading this – a whole grain Arnold sandwich thin with peanut butter and banana on top!
I ate whole wheat pita with hummus and other spreads last night for dinner!
This morning I had a bowl of oatmeal dressed up with blueberries, almond milk, granola!, and almond butter. So many whole grains! So good!
My breakfast today incuded Quaker Oats for my whole grain. With peanut butter, pumpkin, and honey it was soooooo very good!!! 🙂
just finished up a whole grain bagel for breakfast. yum!
I am making homemade pizza for my husband and I for pizza tonight on whole grain dough.. friday=pizza night!
I ate a giant bowl of whole grain cereals this morning for breakfast with a banana and almond milk!
I plan on having a salad topped with quinoa for lunch today!
I just ate Quaker sugar free apple cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast…with a spoon full of PB mixed in!!! 🙂
Holy Canoli!!! 😉 Best giveaway ever!!!
Last meal I ate that included whole grains was this morning! Never a day without my quaker oats, banana, and whipped cottage cheese 🙂
This morning I had a wonderful bowl of oatmeal dressed up with blueberries, almond milk, granola!, and almond butter. So many whole grains! So good!
I had Quaker oald fashion oats for breakfast, i soaked them in coffee overnight and added stevia to tatse!
Whole wheat toast this morning! I’m really wanting some oatmeal right now too, so that might end up being dinner. (that’s not weird, right?)
That’s an awesome giveaway! I had oats in a jar yesterday for lunch! I was craving oatmeal for lunch not breakfast! So good and filling.
I had whole grains this morning, just like every morning! Breakfast included a 100% Whole Wheat Pepperidge Farm bagel topped with nutella on one side and peanut butter on the other! 🙂
I made peanut butter oatmeal this morning!
I ate a bowl of Quaker Oats for breakfast this morning!
Two nights I ago I made grilled vegetable panins on whole grain baguette’s from a local bakery. And tomorrow I am going to make pizza on home made whole grain crust 🙂
I tweeted!!! <3
I just had a whole grain english muffin with peanut butter for breakfast! Yum!
For breakfast I had Quaker old fashioned oatmeal with lots of PB and up next for lunch is a delicious hummus, turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread!!
I am currently eating breakfast- Oatmeal Protein Pancakes!
And I just tweeted too!! Yay for PBFingers and your awesome give aways!!
Just stocked up on steel cut oats and strawberry oatment for fall!
I tweeted about the giveaway!
I had QuakerOats Oatmeal Squares cereal for breakfast this morning! So delicious! 🙂
I had whole grain couscous last night and I see some oatmeal pancakes in my future this weekend!