Two Boos Who Eat: Arms and Abs Day

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Arms and Abs Day

So last night, I decided to work against my knees. I got on the treadmill and just walked for 25 minutes at an incline. I figured it would be safe for my knee and still burn some major calories at the same time. Eventually walking got boring so I ran a little bit too. Then I did 15 minutes on the elliptical, stretched and called it a day.

My knee hurt so bad it kept me up all night. So I'm going to make a doctor's appointment. I'm pretty sure the doctor is going to say that I need to rest and lose weight because my knees can't handle the pressure of running with all that extra weight. Blah...

So I declare today, "Arms and Abs Day." I figure I can work out my flabby arms and my gut without bothering my WITCH of a knee cap. We'll see.

Last night I took these (best canned refried beans in the world!)

This. (yellow squash and zucchini)

Several shakes of the HOT stuff.

And made a big egg scramble using 3 eggs. (This served both me and Andy.)

And made breakfast for dinner burritos. I just added sour cream and salsa to the egg scramble and refried beans. It was so good! And filling.

and I added half of a crumbled up burger for the other night for protein. I'm gonna need it after today. I plan on pumping some serious iron after working today. What are you favorite arm or abs moves?

My sister Sarah who I love dearly, brought me some cupcakes.

And not just any cupcakes, Sprinkles Cupcakes!

One red velvet and one chocolate peanut butter.

Andy and I split these while watching Dexter Season 3. The chocolate peanut butter was fab and totally worth the calories. But the red velvet tasted artificial and gross. Must be all the food dye or something.

Thanks Sarah! Check out Sarah's dating blog here. See? I told you I would link up to you!

As for now, I'm on my way out the door to sub for an elementary school. I'm only subbing a partial day and I have NO idea what grade, what to do or what to wear. I am semi-stressed.

Just don't make me watch that bloodborne pathogen video ever again. PLEASE

Labels: arms and abs day, beans, egg scramble, knee injury, subbing

26 Comments:

At January 13, 2010 at 7:59 AM , Erica said...: What a great meal! I love refried beans!!! So sweet of your sister to bring you those cupcakes- bummer that the one tasted artificial (hate that!). Take care of that knee. Rock those weight workouts :) Do a search on Lesmills.com- you may be able to find some les mills classes near you! They're always expanding to new clubs
At January 13, 2010 at 11:18 AM , Emily K McGreevy said...: So i pretty much hate beans, and meat. what can i do instead?
make sarah give me cupcakes.
At January 13, 2010 at 11:23 AM , Andrea (Off Her Cork) said...: Make sure to hit up a sports med doc! They won't tell you that. :)

Love breakfast for dinner, yum!
At January 13, 2010 at 11:25 AM , Abby (Nibble, Nourish, Run) said...: Oh goodness those cupcakes look amazing...now I'm craving frosting...! Oh and love those refried beans too...def the best ones there are!
At January 13, 2010 at 11:35 AM , Nicci said...: I need a cupcake asap right now. Your sis is very sweet. I love a good egg scramble too.
At January 13, 2010 at 11:39 AM , Janetha @ meals + moves said...: oooo i will have to try those beans. i LOVE your mexican scramble. so yummy. hope the arms and abs workout is fun.

checked out your other new posts~ thought i would just comment here on how yummy all those fries looked!!
At January 13, 2010 at 11:46 AM , brandi said...: that's okay - arms and abs need love, too :)

I hope your knees are feeling better!

ps: the package is on its way :)
At January 13, 2010 at 11:46 AM , Sarah said...: We'll have to have a sister's date to Sprinkles sometime. You can order frosting shots. Yes, literally just a shot of frosting! Ridiculous :)
At January 13, 2010 at 11:48 AM , Amanda (Two Boos Who Eat) said...: Emily- you don't like beans? Do you like eggs? I'm not a huge meat fan myself actually.
At January 13, 2010 at 12:18 PM , Whitney @ Lettuce Love said...: Those cupcakes look insanely delicious! So jealous :)
At January 13, 2010 at 12:51 PM , Anonymous said...: I so need to try those beans!
At January 13, 2010 at 1:59 PM , ashleigh said...: Oh no! That sucks about your knees. I hope everything is ok!! I need to focus on my arms and abs more. I do arms twice weekly but never do abs.. I am too clueless! I hope subbing goes well!
At January 13, 2010 at 2:00 PM , Pam said...: The breakfast burrito for dinner is a great idea - it looks tasty. The cupcakes are beautiful, it's too bad the red velvet one tasted terrible.
At January 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM , homecookedem said...: That breakfast burrito meal is totally my kind of dinner! Looks great!! :) Ohhhhh, and the cupcakes are darling!! I bought my mom some Sprinkles cupcake mix from Williams Sonoma for Christmas.

Hope you find out what's wrong with your knee and it's an easy fix. Sometimes just taking it easy for awhile and doing some stretches is enough to solve the problem.
At January 13, 2010 at 3:29 PM , Kara (@ Kara's Marathon) said...: Don't know which is cuter - the Peanuts plate or the cupcakes!! :)
At January 13, 2010 at 3:53 PM , Ashley said...: that peanut butter cupcake sounds fantastic!
At January 13, 2010 at 4:19 PM , Jenny said...: SPRINKLES CUPCAKES ARE GODS GIFT TO THE WORLD!! oh my goodness.. they're magical!
At January 13, 2010 at 6:38 PM , Anonymous said...: hope subbing went well!
At January 13, 2010 at 7:13 PM , Yelena said...: Sprinkles cupcakes sound amazing! They sure look pretty though! I hope your knee feels better. It's horrible to have painful knees!
At January 13, 2010 at 7:58 PM , Dawn Dishes It Out said...: The PB cupcake looked soooo good! And, the mexican scramble looked yummy!
At January 13, 2010 at 8:39 PM , sophia said...: That's the first time I've heard of Sprinkles Cupcakes. Are they famous in the LA area? Have you tried babycakes yet? highly recommend if you want guilt-free snacks, but be prepared for high price!

LOVE your eggy tortilla!
At January 13, 2010 at 8:54 PM , lynn @ the actors diet said...: sprinkles!!! i love cupcakes.
At January 14, 2010 at 5:37 AM , Gina; The Candid RD said...: LOVE the egg wrap! That's something that Nick and I do quite often.

The cupcakes look fabulous. I'm actually going to a cupcake store today fora meeting, haha!
At January 14, 2010 at 7:27 AM , Mari said...: Oh I have to look for these beans...I wonder if my supermarket has them? hmmmmm. If not I will make a stop to TJ's =)

I hope your knee feels better!
At January 14, 2010 at 7:27 AM , Mari said...: Oh and thanks! Now I want a cupcake lol
At January 14, 2010 at 8:23 AM , Jeanette said...: How much do you stretch? That can be a major factor in having knee pain. I've had pain for a while now and the past week I've been using a foam roller twice a day and I have to say it is making a difference. Trainers and running enthusiasts also recommend LOTS of stretching and using a foam roller. Hope this helps!

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