Back in the gym nice and early for another quality workout!
Today’s workout began with 20 minutes on the elliptical.
While peddling away, I watched a story about an adorable puppy that was rescued from a trash bag in Orlando. A horrible breeder threw the puppy away because it couldn’t walk. (It has a condition called “swimmer puppy syndrome” where puppies remain on their chest and their chest wall flattens out.)
With the help of hydrotherapy in the pool and massages, the puppy, Harper, is taking her first steps at 11 weeks old.
(Photo courtesy of Flyin Fur Pet Photography)
How adorable is Harper!? Those eye bore right into my soul. I hope she lives a long and happy life.
After my time on the elliptical was up, it was off to the weight room to complete a leg workout that included the following exercises:
- Squats
- Lunges
- Deadlifts
- One-legged leg press
- Hamstring curls
I upped my weights during squats today and worked hard to get 100 squats again. This time I needed a break after 60 squats in a row, but I finished the remaining 40 in one swoop.
My legs felt fatigued but not totally beat after this workout which is a good thing since I have a five-mile run on the agenda tomorrow.
Breakfast
Breakfast today was protein-packed!
Do you guys add milk to your scrambled eggs? I always do, but Ryan never does.
My scrambled eggs were made with two eggs, two small chicken breakfast sausages, milk and a quarter of a cup of shredded cheese.
The sausages really amped up the flavor profile of this dish.
Page Updates
Yesterday I spent some time revamping a couple of my recipe pages to hopefully make them a little more organized with the use of categories. I added new favorite recipes to the mix as well!
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Desserts, Baked Goods and Sweet Treats (<— Definitely make the pumpkin spice cookies on this page this fall! They’re Ryan’s all-time favorite cookie and are ridiculously easy to make.)
Of Possible Interest
- Tabata: The Four-Minute Miracle Workout (Shape.com)
- Low Impact Exercises for That Time of the Month (FitSugar.com)
- My Guest Post on Work Your Closet (WorkYourCloset.blogspot.com)
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so i kind of burst into tears with that sad puppy story! who could ever do such an evil thing?! that puppy has the sweetest face!
oh i know. i will NEVER understand animal cruelty. ever. 🙁
Never? But you eat meat. Is it not cruel? Don´t get me wrong, i hate animal cruelty too but i do not eat meat and so on…..
BTW: I really love your blog! 🙂
I did too. At work. Sorry guys, it’s just…allergies…sniff
I’m not too sure I’ve ever had scramble eggs withooooout milk!
I meant to write thats is so sad that someone would put a dog in a trash bag 🙁
aw, thats so sad 🙁
your breakfast looks delish!
Aw poor Harper 🙁 It’s so disheartening to hear what some people are capable of doing. A trash bag? That’s pretty repulsive.
Oh my goodness. I have tears in my eyes. I want that puppy so bad. I can’t believe how absolutely awful people are. I love dogs more than I love humans. What a sweetie pie! I hope he is brought into a loving family 🙂 I will look at that picture about 100 times today.
Oh my goodness that puppy is so adorable and what a sweet (but so sad) story! I hope he has a beautiful life 🙂
I have to admit, that puppy is gorgeous AND it reminds me of that movie coming out I’ve seen 1,450 advertisements for with Morgan Freeman and the Dolphin. Which simultaneously looks like the worst film ever AND something that will make me weep openly like an infant…
Love that pop of sausage. Yum.
ha! i totally agree about that movie – it looks totally cheesy but it really intrigues me at the same time. i think it’s my inner child coming out… the one who always wanted to be a dolphin trainer.
Two things I can’t handle; stories about kids and stories about dogs. Cruelty to either two confirms my belief in evil.
those blue eyes! harper is so cute!
Now I have to add those cookies to the list of recipes I haven’t tried yet, but want to! That pile keeps getting bigger.
The Kidless Kronicles
Wag More, Bark….
That puppy is so cute!!! About the eggs…I always add milk to scrambled eggs too because that is what my mom did, not quite sure why though. And about the pumpkin spice cookies…I tried those last year, and they have been a hit ever since. I bought the ingredients when I went grocery shopping last weekend! 🙂
Harper is absolutely adorable!!! I will never understand animal cruelty either. Plain selfishness is what it is. So heartbreaking, but great to see him doing well 🙂
I made the pumpkin spice cookies a couple of days ago, and I only have about 4 cookies left…I ate them all by myself. Deliciousness! And for somebody who isn’t the best baker, they are a must in my cookbook!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Harper is SO cute!!! Makes me really really want to get a dog again… I keep telling myself that it’s not the right time to do it, but photos like that just put me right back where I started! The new pages are lookin’ great! 🙂
get one!! There are so many dogs in need of a home! Dogs are incredible! If you don’t want to have to do a whole lot of work (ie potty training, running endless miles everyday, dog parks all the time) get an adult dog. I have one and he is wonderful and so easy! He just wants love, food, daily walks!
How could anyone ever throw away a puppy! ahglkdalgknasldkng
Those cookies are amazing. I made them a few weeks ago. Too bad my bf doesn’t like pumpkin, because I ended up eating most of them!
I don’t think I will ever understand the harsh actions of certain individuals. I speculate that they must be in a VERY bad place to do something like throw away a little puppy! 🙁
On a brighter note, your breakfast looks delicious!! I love chicken sausages/
awh! such a sweet story. there is a viszla that lives near me and i always see her on walks. reminds me of sadie 🙂 my favorite cookies this time of year are these pumpkin chocolate chip ones i make that are almost like muffin tops! i just made them but subbed pureed winter squash and they are sooo good!
A trash bag, seriously? That’s so depressing, but I’m glad Harper is okay now!
What kind/brand of breakfast sausage do you like? I always have a hard time selecting ones that aren’t too salty, etc.
i use alfresco brand and they’re delicious: http://www.alfrescoallnatural.com/FlavorDetails.aspx?ID=9706
I love scrambled eggs with milk and I also am nervous around any breeder because of the heinous reputation bad ones have. For me it’s just not worth it to run the risk of a bad breeder masking themselves as a good one.
How could anyone ever do that? I couldn’t imagine ever throwing out a love puppy. pPeople are crazy!
I usually don’t use milk, but that sounds like good idea! I bet it makes it super tasty!
I have not heard that puppy story — how horrible!!! I do not understand people who do such things.
Do you think adding milk makes a difference? I never do but that may explain why I do not enjoy scrambled eggs made by myself ha! That’s terrible about the puppy! Granted I’m not the biggest fan of pets but animal cruelty is heartbreaking!
i think it makes them fluffier!
Julie, this morning was the first (of many) that I woke up early, at 5:00 am and went to the gym. Thanks to you!
yayyy!
OMG poor puppy, that picture is so precious. This story breaks my heart, but I’m so glad somone found him and is giving him a chance!
I work in a pretty bad neighborhood in Miami, and there are stray dogs all over the place. I wish I lived on a huge farm, I would save all the little hood pups 🙂
Oh my gosh, that puppy is adorable! I will never understand how some people can do such horrible things. I’m glad someone found Harper!
Harper just broke my heart…what gorgeous eyes!
I have to share these story with all my fellow animal lovers – thanks for posting, Julie!
That makes me so so sad! Harper is adorable. I cant believe people can be so heartless. My puppy brings me so much joy and I dont understand it!
I never add milk to my eggs but I always add way too much cheese 🙂
Aw! Harper is adorable! I don’t know how anyone could be so heartless as to hurt an animal! It’s just so cruel!
I never add milk to my eggs but my fiance always does. I should try it!
Aww puppy!!! So cute, what a sad story though….
OMG, that is terrible…sometimes I understand why it is so much easier to love dogs than other humans. Dogs are so loyal and kind no matter how you treat them, and people can be so cruel and uncaring. I love his name too!! Harper…too cool!
Yeah I would write a check for every cent in my bank account to help that puppy back to health. I am a sucker for animal stories!
I love adding milk to my eggs–I feel like it definitely upps the “fluff” factor, and I always enjoy them more, especially in omelets or scrambles. Tell Ryan to get on board, sheesh! 🙂
I will never understand how someone could abuse an animal. It just makes me sick. On a brighter note, I am not a big fan of milk with my eggs.
Knowing how much you miss Body Pump and reading your old post about how much weight you used inspired me to get my butt to a class I would have skipped AND to up my weights for squats and lunges. Thank you!
awesome!! i <3 bodypump!
It makes me so angry to hear stories about animal cruelty. I have a dog and I couldn’t imagine anyone wanting to do that to such a loving creature 🙁
It breaks my heart to see animal abuse stories. Did anyone ever watch the show Dog Town? When it was on I seriously felt like quitting my job and working towards a careen saving animals!
OH MY GOSH THAT PUPPY IS SO SWEET!!!!
I never, ever make breakfast sausage for myself because growing up we were totally more of a bacon family, but my boyfriend’s fam loves link sausage. After a few visits to their home for breakfast, I suddenly find myself hooked on the salty flavor w my eggs..
By the way, totally made a waffle-wich today for bfast with jam and eggs and it made me think of you! Weird considering I know you only through reading the blog, but I had to tell you since you inspired me w such a delicious bfast idea!
I was thinking just this morning how I’m SO jealous of all your egg breakfasts. I need to start making eggs more. I go through such phases with food and right now it’s oatmeal/yogurt but I kind of miss my egg phase!
i go through phases, too! first it was yogurt bowls, then smoothies and now eggs!
That puppy melts my heart! OH MY! Poor little thing…I’m glad it got rescued.
Oh my god that poor adorable puppy! Who could be so cruel to an animal?! You should never give up hope on them <3
That puppy!! Oh, just so adorable. I hope he has a long happy life with a loving family!
I teared up a little bit reading about Harper. That face is too precious. I will never understand how anyone could treat an animal that way.
That breeder’s name should be all over the place, with “Animal Abuser” as his title. He/She is obviously in it just for the money and not the animals. Shame on that person!
agreed!
Oh that pup is tugging at my heart strings! Now that I’m working from home, I’m seriously considering a vizsla adoption . . . Sadie has me sold!
I’ve never heard of making scrambled eggs with milk!! How interesting, im def. Trying that! How much milk do you use?
a pretty small amount! i didn’t measure it, but it’s really just a splash! if i had to guess, i’d say i added about 3 tbsp. of milk for 2 eggs.
Harper’s story just breaks my heart. I don’t understand how anyone could be so cruel to animals, children, other people, etc. It’s just sickening. I always add milk to my scrambled eggs as well…but just a splash.
oh my goodness – that puppy photo MADE my morning. Thank you.
Yea, I always add (almond) milk to scrambled eggs. Not sure why – I bet I wouldn’t tell the difference. I think it’s because that’s how my mom made ’em growing up.
Aw! What a story! Those eyes just scream “LOVE ME!” ….I want to take her home and give her a long happy life!!!