One of the trainers at my gym was teaching his first class and he asked me to take it. He promised that it was going to be BOOT CAMP, a lot of repetitive exercise and no choreography.
I can dance. I learn it the moves slowly and painfully and once I have them, I'm good.
Classes at gyms however are another matter. I can't understand the silly sing song voice so many instructors use, especially with the overloud music, and I don't want to step right, step left, up down in a room full of strangers.
Beginning my day with 4.56 I ate.
Anyway...I got up and had coffee, turkey and a potato that had been pre-boiled. I threw the potato in the skillet with the turkey and it was something like hash, but was fast and I needed fuel.
Coffee .25
Potato .11
Turkey 1.00
Total 1.36
The class was not bad, but there were some silly exercises that involved too much movement; Crawling push ups...Walking lunges?
Sorry...I will do them in one place thanks.
But it got me up and moving early in the day and that is not a bad thing.
I was also ravenous when I got home. 8 dumplings (I've kept them in the freezer) at .15 each
1.20
I wanted iced tea but was out of ice. I went out and had a couple of meetings and got home ravenous yet again. (Now I know why those aerobics junkies always get so fat)I ate the leftover pizza so my cost was 0.
I went out...I had a lot going on today and got some vegetables and a nectarine. I KNOW I have not been eating enough veg but I had to shop and price carefully.
I came home and started to feel a bit down. I wished I had the stuff to make chicken soup but decided to put some extra garlic into my pork belly to kill any bug I might have been exposed to.
I did a braise of the pork belly with a lot of garlic, chard and sugar snaps from the garden, and Pea shoots. Excellent and very filling.
4 ounces pork belly.70 (2.79 a pound this time)
Garden Veg .10
Pea Shoots .50
1/2 head garlic .12
Rice .15 (I made a lot of rice)
Total 1.57
I posted a photo of pea shoots at the top of the page. If you have never tasted them, head to an Asian market. They are in season and a wonderful taste treat.
1,974 calories with better nutrition than I would have guessed on a day without fruit.
Day Total 4.13
I carry over .43
2 comments:
While I love reading what you cook and eat, I can't image any mother on food stamps being able to afford the lamb, beef at that price or even organic food. It costs alot to feed a family.
You are correct. It does cost a lot to feed a family. That is why I am often making a point of making at least 4 servings of something (like the lamb) and breaking down the cost per serving. It is possible, but I realize there are pressures on moms to spend money differently than I do.
Kids want foods that don't work for me and expensive cereal for breakfast.
No way is this easy for anyone.
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