Ahhhhhhh I have to confess!

Today I went to pick up Nicholas at my moms house and she greeted me with a big smile and said, "I made you an arepa, its in the oven waiting for you to get here".

Ok, so I LOVE arepa's, especially my moms arepa's, and I NEVER have them.

It's a protein/fire day, I shouldn't have one, I thought!  Then she says, "what happened, you don't want it"?  I said, no, I would love to have it I just don't think I should.

Well, I decided that I am SO NOT PERFECT.  And I have been doing so well for 6 weeks now, what the heck, I ate my arepa and enjoyed it thoroughly, every single bite!  YUMO!

I was a bit disappointed in myself, but I am over it and right back on track. I will make sure I eat EXTRA GOOD today and tomorrow to make up for my arepa.  Note, I did not say I was going to starve myself and not eat the rest of the day because I messed it up.  I will simply eat EXTRA GOOD!

Anyhow, I am 2 weeks away from the end of my hardcore program and I hope you have been joining me this whole time.  This new program is kicking my butt!  Here is Day 3 of my new program.  Its an arm day, I hope you try it.  Last week when I did this my arms were sore for 3 days....... I love it!

Shoulders & Arms Workout

A1.  12 Dumbbell or Barbell Shoulder Press & 12 Half Reps (bottom half)

A2.  12 Tricep pushdown underhand grip & 12 Half Reps (bottom half)

A3.  12 Barbell Curl & 12 Half Reps (bottom half)

Rest 60 seconds & Repeat 2 more times

B1.  12 Front Raises & 12 Half Reps (top half)

B2.  12 Dumbbell skull crushers & 12 Half Reps (top half)

B3.  12 Incline Dumbbell Bicep Curls & 12 Half Reps (bottom half)

Rest 60 seconds & Repeat 2 more times

C1.  12 Lateral Raises & 12 Half Reps (top half)

C2.  12 Rope Pulldown & 12 Half Reps (bottom half)

C3.  12 Hammer Curls & 12 Half Reps (top half)

Rest 60 seconds & Repeat 1 more time

If after this month you feel like you need a kick in the butt and some new motivation, and a new awesome and super effective fat loss and muscle leaning program, get them here:  30-Minute Workout Express

Check out this awesome recipe, I pulled it out of my HEALTHY RECIPES EXPRESS PROGRAM, and I made it over the weekend, and its SIMPLE, EASY, AND DEELISH!  Try it, and let me know what you think.

Healthy Recipes:

Lemon-Chicken Quinoa Salad (4 Servings)

Ingredients:
½ lb chicken breast, chopped
2 tbsp EVOO
2 tsp cumin
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup quinoa
Zest of 1 lemon
¼ cup almonds, sliced and toasted
¼ mint, chopped, ¼ mint, chopped

S&p to taste

Instructions:

In a small saucepan boil 2 cups of water and add the quinoa, cover reduce heat and simmer until cooked. Grill the chicken breast with cumin and grill seasoning, until done. In a large bowl toss the quinoa, chicken breast, lemon zest, lemon juice, mint, parsley, EVOO and almonds.

Have a great week.  And stay tuned on Thursday as I will answer a question that I was just asked and have been asked plenty of times before.  Here it is:  Can I do Interval Cardio Workouts on the Elliptical, Stationary Bike or Outdoor Bike?  Running gets boring to do all the time and it's hard on my knees.  How can I do intervals on other cardio equipment?

I will answer this later this week so stay tuned!