Evening, lovelies.  Today was a typical Monday in the Boyle household (yayyy)… we worked, went to the gym, went to the grocery store, bought lottery tickets, made dinner, and we’re now watching sports/Gossip Girl.

Mid-day snacks included…..  the ever-faithful combo of Grape Nuts + yogurt (con blueberries).

Two truffles…

Some crackers.  I was in the mode to MINDLESSLY EAT at work (don’t you hate that?) so I decided on a few crackers.  Maximum hurt for minimal calorie damage (60 calories).

My pre-workout snack included WW toast with a smear of PB.

The gym was uneventful, but it was my first time back since the honeymoon, so I caught up with a few "gym friends" on the recent happenings.  I wish I could transition one girl to a REAL friend, but I’ve kind of put the ball in her court, so we’ll see.  :)  A girl can never have too many friends!

I did 25 minutes on the elliptical and 15 minutes of weight-lifting and ab work.   Here are my statistics:

• Duration: 40 minutes
• Average Heart Rate: 115 bpm
• Maximum Heart Rate: 140 bpm
• Calories Burned: 200

I recently read an article about how a stronger core makes you a fast runner, so I am much, much more motivated to do ab work now!  I did a mixture of planks, side planks, crunches, and X Obliques.

After shopping, I headed to the kitchen to cut up the fresh fruit.  Isn’t it strange how you can never fit all of the fruit into the tupperware?  Especially with melons! I ate this slice to make the rest fit. 🙂

I tried to re-create the Quinoa Mama Mix I ate at my favorite veggie restaurant on December 30.

I didn’t measure while cooking, but this hunk of yummyness included cooked quinoa mixed with:

• Ground turkey, marinated in BBQ sauce and wok cooked
• Sweet Corn
• Sweet Onion
• BBQ sauce
• Pepper
• Salt

With a side of broc:

It was pretty good, but the version at Dandelion was better.  I think I needed more BBQ sauce (I ran out halfway through cooking!).

Plus a glass of wine for CELEBRATING!

We had the Beringer Merlot.  We visited Beringer on our honeymoon, so this wine holds a special place in our hearts.

Can you guess what we are celebrating? :)  Hint: no one is preggers!