Category Archives: food

Richef’s Baked Meals

May 31, 2013foodbaked, baking, chicken, chicken wings, clean, dinner, food, green beans, health, healthy, meal, Postworkout, poultry, rice, salad, seafood, tilapia, vegetables, veggieshellokittyjunkie

I love coming home after working out and having a clean and healthy meal to consume! Richef is a pro at baking… Last night’s postworkout meal was baked chicken wings (seasoned with herbs and stuff) with rice and green beans! Yes, it was delish!

I missed my Zumba class tonight, so I guess this meal is just considered dinner. 😀 Baked tilapia and a leafy green salad!

The meals prepped by Richef don’t always have too many ingredients, which goes to show — you don’t need so much to make something healthy and yummy!

Wednesday Night Workout: Zumba!

May 22, 2013fitness, food, workout, zumbacardio, chicken, dance, exercise, fit, fitness, food, fun, gym, meal, party, Postworkout, sweat, workout, Zumbahellokittyjunkie

I look forward to the middle of the week because I have awesome Zumba classes on Wednesday and Thursday — I always sweat my booty off! And isn’t it fun to workout when you’re actually having a fun party!?

I’m pretty shy in class, but I stayed after a little while to give thanks for an incredible workout and to request a new song/routine for one of my fave Zumba songs — El Teke Teke by Crazy Design!

This song is fast and I know the routine my instructor comes up with is going to be killer!

Can’t wait until she begins to incorporate it into her class! 😀

Booty picture — grow booty grow… Sometimes, it’s hard to see the progress. In the image below, I can’t even tell anything has changed about my glutes…

My post workout meal — this is starting to become my fave time of the day — teriyaki style chicken and veggies with rice. Richef is talented at making delicious meals. How healthy teriyaki sauce is, I dunno… But I LOVE home cooked meals made from the heart. 🙂

Tuesday Night’s Workout: Legs and Core

May 22, 2013fitness, food, workoutabs, calves, core, crunches, glutes, leg day, legs, lunges, meal, post workout, squatshellokittyjunkie

Last night was my Body Pump class! I am usually faithful to this class… But I ditched the class to go do some strength exercises solo.

My workout schedule for the evening:

5 min stairs warmup

4 sets 10 reps leg press (160-180 lbs)
4 sets 10 reps leg extensions (50-80 lbs)
4 sets 10 reps abductors (both) (70-85 lbs)

4 sets 25 reps barbell squats (40 lbs)
4 sets 20 reps dead lifts (40 lbs)
4 sets 15 reps lunges (ea leg, 40 lbs)
4 sets 40 reps calf raises (no weights)

4 sets 25 reps weighted ab crunches (both machines) (50-70 lbs)
4 sets 25 reps Hanging knee raises

It took me at least an hour and a half… The added weights definitely increase my heart beat. For my next leg day workout, I plan to go up in weight — maybe up to 50 lbs?

I am becoming more and more accustomed to taking selfies so I can note my progress… Why does it take so long!? *Must have patience* On another note, I am finally starting to be ok with my huge calves… Go figure!

After a workout like that, I was extremely happy to come home and have a home cooked meal by Richef! Yes, salmon, again! For real, I can eat salmon everyday! Especially the way Richef prepares it! He made it teriyaki style with some veggies and rice. I know, brown rice is healthier than white rice… I am having a difficult time even considering cutting it out because I grew up on white rice! I just try to make sure I do not over-eat.

Wednesday night is my Zumba class so I am excited to get my cardio on!

Post Workout Meal: Salmon and Spinach Salad

May 21, 2013fooddinner, food, healthy, Jamba Juice, no carb, post workout, protein, Richef, salmon, spinach, Trainer J, vegetable, veggiehellokittyjunkie

Monday! I went to the gym and worked on my core and legs/glutes today. I was super hungry and Jamba Juice sounded awesome! I ordered an Aloha Pineapple for just $2.49 (sixteen size) with energy boost! When I was warming up — jump roping… And started working my abs (with weights), I started feeling a little nausea…

*Note to self — no smoothies while I’m jumping around. Maybe it’s just best for me to work out on an empty stomach… Or wait for 30 minutes or so…

My gym partner Trainer J also had an Aloha Pineapple and worked out immediately — lifting heavy weights — but he did not have the same symptoms as me. He even warned me to go easy on the bike… Smh. I need to pay attention to what he tells me.

But after workout is food time!! The best time!! Especially since Trainer J, or Richef when he is in the kitchen, cooked a perfect Salmon — seasoned with yummy spices (I do not know his secret recipes) over some baby spinach! Mmmm… High protein/~~no carb~~ (just remembered I ate a piece of Richef’s garlic bread)/leafy veggie = plenty of deliciousness! I don’t know what’s for dinner tomorrow night, but I am already looking forward to it!

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