Weekly Workout 18

I'm back and badder than ever with the real time workouts and when I say" badder" I don't mean awesome. I mean I am out of shape and the workout totally kicked my tail. But it feels good to know I am done with my treatments until December and I officially have no excuses. I will be able to do every workout 5 days a week and I'm excited to be 100% again. This workout it pretty simple but it will leave you sweating and sore if you don't stretch. This workout will be a little shorter than the others I did it in 17 minutes. There will also be an ab ad on posting Tuesday or Wednesday and it is a killer move. Hit it hard this week and do your best!

Weekly Workout # 18

Main Set

Complete as many sets as possible in 10 Minutes

*15 Flat Belly Burpees

*20 Kicking kneelers (weighted)

w/ 10 military presses & 10 hammer curls

*Wall sit w/ 20 Bicep curls

1 minute rest 

Mini Set

complete twice through

15 One Arm Push-ups

Side Plank w/ 10 cross-unders

20 Scissors kicks

15 One Arm Push-ups

Side Plank w/ 10 cross-unders

Instruction & Modification:

Real Time:

Recipe - Veggie Burgers

A couple weeks ago my sister emailed me with this recipe and also called me saying I had to try these veggie burgers because they were awesome. I had previously failed big time on some veggie burgers (they tasted like cardboard and fell apart on the grill) and I had pretty much given up the idea of a protein packed healthy veggie burger. Well my sister came to my rescue and this recipe is absolutely delicious and packed full of good nutrition. For those of you out there who aren't veggie burger fans you owe it to yourself to at least try this because this might be the burger that changes your taste buds! And of course a key ingredient in these is quinoa, no surprise there, ENJOY!

Southwest Veggie Mini Burgers:

• 1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed
• One 15-ounce can black beans, drained (or whatever beans you like and are used to)
• 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
• 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs or regular breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoons kosher salt (I didn't use quite this much)
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
• Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the quinoa, cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until the water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the quinoa from the saucepan and spread out onto a baking sheet. Cool completely.
• Puree half the can of black beans in the bowl of a food processor. Add  the puree to 1/4 cup of the cooked quinoa, the remaining whole beans, corn, panko, cilantro, salt, chili powder, cumin, garlic, pepper and lemon juice in a large bowl. Mix until the mixture comes together. Form 8 small patties, about 2-ounces each. Refrigerate the patties for 15 minutes to firm up.
  Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook the patties until golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes per side.
  
  
  For a special dressing or spread to go on your burger mix 1 pkg of chipotle ranch with greek yogurt. OR I used my homemade salsa found here, that I always have on hand and mixed it with greek yogurt and it melted in my mouth!
  
  
  These were so yummy I can't wait to have another!

Weekly Workout 17

We are getting close to 20 weeks, wow! And I may be biased, but I think it has been a fun 17 weeks with something different every week. Last week I had one of my treatments done to shrink the tumors in my lower ab and it has me feeling a little sick and my gut was still a little tender and swollen from it so I was only able to do the instruction video. But with a weekend of rest I am feeling ready to tackle this workout head on, I hope you feel the same! Work hard, watch what you eat, have FUN and results will come!

Weekly Workout #17

 Main Set 

Complete as many rounds as possible in 11 minutes

20 Squat Jacks

10 Press up with knee crunch

20 Skate hop with burpee out

20 Ab wheels

---1 Minute Rest ---

Mini Set

complete as many rounds as possible in 8 minutes

20 Plea with donkey kick

10 Curl and Press combo

20 Twisting Ab with leg extension 

Instruction Video: