Hi and Happy Monday!
I know Mondays often aren’t the happiest of all days, but hopefully yours is going well!
Leg Workout
My Monday began as most Mondays do around here. Ryan and I kicked off the day with an early morning workout at the gym. After 15 minutes on the elliptical, I completed the following leg workout:
I kept the weights I used during this workout relatively light (especially during the plethora of squats), but it was a good one!
Once my workout for the day was done, I grabbed a quick shower and breakfast before heading back out the door to train clients until lunchtime rolled around.
Lunch
For lunch today, I dug into the eggless egg salad wrap I packed with me that I bought at Earth Origins yesterday. (Photographs were taken last night when I packed everything up.)
I have absolutely no problem with real eggs, but this eggless egg salad is really tasty! It’s made with tofu and is quite filling.
I ate my wrap with a side of cucumber and celery and a small baggie of pitted dates and macadamia nuts. It did the trick!
Hoping the rest of the work day flies by!!
Questions of the Afternoon
- What did you have for lunch today?
- What has been your favorite go-to lunch lately?
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My go to lunch lately has been a salad that is packed with whatever veggies I have and leftover chicken or tofu. It’s simple and delicious!
Frittata and quiche…one big one lasts a few days, so handy and even better as leftovers. Loving brocolli and salmon combo!
I had a veggie burger for lunch!
What a leg burner! Bet that one’s gonna be good.
For lunch I had a make-my-own sandwich at Safeway. Never had one of them before, they were pretty tasty! Ended up having the turkey, bacon, chipotle sandwich
Lately I’ve been making random salads with the meat left over from the previous night’s dinner. Today was leftover BBQ chicken pulled off the bone with green peppers, white onion, grape tomatoes, on romaine lettuce and light ranch. It was delish!
Killer workout–will have to give that one a try! Lunch today was eaten at my desk because we are busy administering final exams. I picked up a Trader Joe’s cranberry, blue cheese, and candied pecan salad which hit the spot. Accompanied by some carrots and bell peppers. Can always count on TJ’s for a satisfying meal 🙂
My favorite go to lunch is probably a salad with chicken and quinoa. At least for the past week or so but that changes pretty often!
*Making a mental note to get back into egg salad* YUM!
Chicken salad sandwich for today, it’s a pretty common go to lunch for me.
I was lucky enough to have sushi for lunch!
I swear I could eat sushi every day!
Trader Joe’s Super Spinach Salad!
I’ve been into the chunky green smoothies for lunch lately. I love throwing tons of greens into the blender and mixing in some almond butter for a little protein.
Baked Chicken breast and Bacon Brussels Sprouts is a go to for me for lunch. I try to incorporate left overs as much as possible. Great leg workout btw.
I am new to running and every website suggests doing leg workouts during rest days (rest from running days — not resting from all activity, apparently). I am an extreme novice and I don’t really know what the movements are in your leg workout above. Can you help?
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Mmm! Egg salad is the perfect warm weather food…eggless or not. Also, I love the bowl your almonds and dates are in! Adorable!
My go-to lunch lately is mixed veggies sauteed with chicken sausage and topped with avocado!
A gas station near my house (Quick Trip anyone?!) has the BEST fiesta chicken salad. It even comes with a 100 calorie pack of guacamole! It’s just so convenient when I don’t have a lunch packed!
I made eggless egg salad with tofu quite often and you are right.. it is SO good!!!
What weight do you use for the squats?
That looks like a killer workout! If I could feel my legs from my leg workout yesterday, I would definitely try it. But I’d rather sit and read the workout instead of attempting to move. Haha!
Do you ever have early morning clients so you can’t do your own workout first thing?
I bet my legs would feel like jelly after this workout! Looks like a good one though.
I’m intrigued to try eggless salad. Lately I’ve gotten into the bad habit of buying my lunch, something I need to break out of again. I’ve also been doing the 5:2 diet so 2 days a week I just have a quest bar for lunch.
I’m going to have a salad today with mixed greens, roasted pumpkin, turkey, feta, olive oil, and basalmic vinegar. I’ve been dreaming of it all morning!
That looks like you’ll be shaking afterwards legs workout, which I love! Tofu is so good, I love it too!
Looks like an awesome leg workout and an awesome lunch!
The black bean and corn enchiladas from TJs. They’re 260 calories and keep me full until about 8-9pm when I eat dinner. They’re vegan, but mostly they’re just tasty and I don’t notice that it isn’t full of delicious shredded chicken and smothered in cheese (at least not much, anyway). I probably eat them 3 times a week.
Omg jump squats are killer! About a month or so ago, I finally tried them for the first time, and I was shocked at how sore I was!! Thanks for the reminder, I’ll definitely be adding these into my workout again 🙂
My go to meal has been salads lately. I throw in whatever I have in the fridge and top it with salsa. Delicious and easy!
I LOVE squats! You can check out my pretty recent blog post about the importance of strong legs, which was also published on the huffington post! I love it with fellow fitchicks appreciate the benefits of being a quadzilla.
http://flexandshoutfitness.com/2014/05/06/an-ode-to-legs-and-why-you-should-squat-now/