day2: plyometrics

Boy I have so much piled up, I couldn't sleep.

Day 2 is cardio, definitely my favorable part of my workout. Now I start to feel a little tight on my tummy as well as my chest,  I knew the workout from yesterday worked.

I remembered that almost two years ago when I first attempt to do P90x, on the road, plyometrics was too hard for me. Surprisingly, I am totally fine with it this morning - thanks for the 60 days workout with SeanT. Compare to the Insanity, this is a piece of cake. I could breath! ... and my heart rate didn't get to the point that I couldn't open my eyes (you know what I am talking about if you did insanity:-) ... and the the best thing is that it is only 9am, and I am done with my workout for the day!

So, the bigger challenge of this program - food:
Recovering drink right after workout - Nestle breakfast carnation with 8oz almond milk (as close as we can get to 4:1 Carb/protein ratio)
I cooked my hubby and my child oatmeal (1c) with 1T whey protein and 1oz raisin (1C, 1/2P, 1/2F); David also had a bowl of fruit salads (water melon, cantaloupe and grapes - 1F); since I am on fat shredder phase, I had 1 bowl of fruit (1F), spinach scramble (6 egg white, 1C spinach, 1/2 roma, 1T fresh basil)

We made the protein bars last night, turned out to be delicious. So here is the recipe:
* 4 C oats (raw, not the instant type)
* 6 scoops chocolate whey protein (we used vanilla)
* 3 heaping Tsp Unsweetened baking cocoa (my silly hubby tasted it and said: it doesn't taste good at all, no chocolate flavor or sweet, I said yes, honey, it is UNSWEETENED COCOA ;-)
* 1/3 C sugar-free maple syrup
* 3/4 C no-sugar added applesauce
* 3 tsp cinnamon
* 2 C chopped/slivered almonds, toasted in a skillet until light brown
* 1 C low fat peanut butter or PB2
* 2 Tsp vanilla extract
* 1 C raisins or craisins
* water, added 1 T at a time

Mix wet ingredients together in one bowl and do the same for all the dry ingredients. Slowly mix the two together, mix well, use beater if needed, it is very very THICK. Add water 1 Tsp at the time until it is not dry and crumbly. Dump into some container that you can fit into your freezer later, press flat with wet hands. Cut into rectangles with pizza cutter. Makes 18 bars. Freeze them in baggies and pull them out as you go.

Nutritional info compare to P90x bar:
Calories: 294/260, fat: 15.3g/7g, carbs: 29g/31g, sugar: 12g/23g, protein 16.7g/20g

P.S. if use PB2 instead of peanut butter, it will cut down fat a little bit.

P.P.S.  totally on different food from the bars - when you stir fry veggie, instead of use cooking oil like what I use to use, I use non-fat chicken broth, with some garlic and jalapeno (if you like spicy), heat them up and add veggie in with salt and pepper to taste, delish!

The lunch is chef salad with non-fat Italian dressing and dinner would be chicken breast with veggie and potatoes!

Can't wait for the high school games tonight vs Regis High School. We are going to get our butt kicked, but I hope that we at least can put up a good fight! Go Titans!!!