Inspiration Wednesday 10/09/19

Recap Monday 10/8/19

Last week was pretty uneventful. We finished up the fall soccer season, so we have our weekends free again. My training went pretty well, didn't miss any runs but didn't do any ab workouts :D I've been really tired in the morning and getting up has been a major struggle bus.

Monday - 1 hr run, yoga
Tuesday - triceps/chest, 1 hr run, yoga
Wednesday - biceps/back, Wolf Branch Run Club Run, yoga
Thursday - legs, yoga
Friday - 1 hr run
Saturday - 1 hr run, yoga
Sunday - 2 1/2 hr run, yoga

Like I said, it's been a real struggle getting myself up in the morning. How do you get yourself going?

Tasteful Thursday - Turkey Chili Stuffed Acorn Squash

Turkey Chili Stuffed Acorn Squash

PREP TIME:5 mins

COOK TIME:40 mins

TOTAL TIME:45 mins

COURSE: Dinner

CUISINE: American

What happens when you stuff an acorn squash with turkey chili? You have an edible bowl that's not just good for you, it tastes great too!

Ingredients

• 2 acorn squash (halved, seeded)
• 1 pound 93% lean ground turkey
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/3 cup onion (chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 10 ounces canned Rotel mild tomatoes with green chilies
• 1/2 cup canned tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 tablespoons shredded sharp cheese (omit for Whole 30 and dairy free)
• fresh cilantro (for garnish)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• Place squash halves on the baking sheet, cut sides down. Bake until soft, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown turkey over medium-high heat, breaking it up as it cooks into smaller pieces and season with salt and pepper.
• When meat is browned and cooked through add onion and garlic; cook 3 minutes over medium heat.
• Add the can of Rotel tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, cumin, chili powder, paprika, and bay leaf.
• Cover and simmer over medium-low heat about 25 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Remove bay leaf, flip the squash over and fill each half with 3/4 cup chili.
• Top with cheese and bake until melted, about 5 minutes. Top with cilantro.

Notes

To reheat, bake in a 350F oven 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through.

Serving: 1stuffed half, Calories: 320kcal, Carbohydrates: 29.5g, Protein: 28g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 3.5g, Cholesterol: 91mg, Sodium: 650mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 3.5g

Freestyle Points: 5

 

Points +: 8

recipe taken from Skinnytaste: https://www.skinnytaste.com/turkey-chili-stuffed-acorn-squash/

Inspiration Wednesday - 10/2/19

Recap Monday - 9/30/19

Happy Monday! My weekend went by way to fast even though I had Thursday and Friday off, how about yours? I had the best time on Friday, a friend and I went to the Southern Women's Show. It was nice to just relax and mosey through the vendors that were there. Saturday was an early soccer game, but then I did nothing much the rest of the weekend. I really needed a break :) I did really well with my training plan last week, I only missed one strength training session due to an appointment, and one run which I made up this morning.

Monday - piyo
Tuesday - 1 hr hill run, triceps/chest
Wednesday - 1 hr run, biceps/back
Thursday - piyo
Friday - 1 hr run
Saturday - missed, but made up on Monday
Sunday - 2 hr run

I also did bedtime yoga every night as part of my before bed routine. It really seems to be helping, I seem to be sleeping a lot better. What do you do to get a good night's sleep?

Well there's my recap of last week, how was your week? How did your training go?

Inspiration Wednesday 092519

Recap Monday - 092319

Happy Monday peeps!!! I had a pretty good week last week! The weather was absolutely gorgeous, nice cool mornings and very little rain. Perfect fall in Florida weather. I am very proud of myself as I stayed completely on track with my workouts. It was tough, but I pushed through. Missing workouts only hurts me, so if I'm going to truly practice self-care I need to get them done. I have also been very consistent with my bedtime routine and it has made a huge difference in my sleeping. Yoga, chamomile tea and a good book. Here is my week in a nutshell -

Monday - piyo ab workout
Tues - 1 hr run, triceps/chest strength workout
Wed - Wolf Branch Run Club 5k run, biceps/back strength workout
Thurs - legs strength workout
Fri - 1 hr run
Sat - 1 1/2 hr run
Sun - 1 hr run (well it actually ended up being more of a walk :/ )

How was your week? Did you accomplish all you wanted to?