McFatty Friday

Where do I even begin with this?

I blame it on college. All those midnight munchies and study break snacks... UGH, I am most definitely paying for it now.

I didn't even realize it, but I was in the very best shape of my life in my senior year of high school which I think was all because of cheer. Working out 6 out of 7 days a week, and pushing Erica Werner's big butt up in the air every day (She knows I <3 her) definitely kept me in great shape. I went to Central and it all seemed to go downhill from there. I know it was ultimately my poor choices, and something that I think I've tried to just block out since then. If I don't think about being overweight, then I don't have to do anything about it right? Wrong-o.

It really hit me hard last night - it was YogaX night in the Moury household. I went into it with an open mind - even after hearing that it's probably the worst workout in this whole system. Lots of balancing, sweating, and an hour and a half work out as opposed to just the normal hour workouts. It was kind of humorous in the beginning, every time Bryan and I would be turned towards each other and we were absolutely drenched in sweat, we had to giggle. Some of these poses were absolutely - RIDICULOUS! It's not just your regular balance on one foot, oh no, it's balance on one foot, and extend the other foot in the air. Yeah, RIGHT!

About half way through the work out I just completely broke down crying. I felt so silly and discouraged that I could barely do any of these stinking poses! Bryan tried to comfort me in saying, "of course this is hard for both of us", and he made me laugh by saying, "What the - Look at the girl in the back, she's not even breaking a sweat!". Eventually, the work out came to an end, we had made it through. I had barely made it through - However I feel like that may have given me an extra boost of incentive that I needed. I want to CONQUER YogaX by the time this is done with, and to do that I need to keep that open mind even though it made me cry the first time like a big bully, I won't let it get the best of me.

Until I master the correct Yoga skills, my favorite pose is the one where you lay on your back on the ground, perfectly still, no moving, no talking, just breathing. It's called corpse pose. ;)

Is Superwoman real?

I sure felt like it tonight! 

Bryan and I both got home around 6:30pm, worked out to our first night of P90X, I made dinner (recipe to follow at the end of this blog), washed dishes, folded laundry, AND made our lunches for tomorrow? 

Oh, she's real all right and her name is Amanda Moury! Well, for tonight at least.

On top of my usual things I do to keep our apartment in a livable state, the husband and I have decided to start eating better and exercising together. This includes P90X, which by the way kicked my butt tonight and it's only night one!) and making our lunches for the next day so neither of us are resorting to fast food for lunches during our work day. 

It feels so good to feel so accomplished, but I also really want to make sure that this is something that I follow through with. I feel like I've made so many empty goals, especially about weight. For once I just want to finish something I start, I think it would be even more special that because it's something Bryan and I are doing together.

I'll continue to update on my status on how it's  - working out - pun intended :)

So here is the recipe I made tonight with wild rice, and got rave reviews! 

(Recipe is courtesy of Allrecipes.com)

Spicy Garlic Lime Chicken

Ingredients:

-3/4 tsp salt

-1/4 tsp black pepper

-1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

-1/8 tsp paprika

-1/4 tsp garlic powder

-1/8 tsp onion powder

-1/4 tsp dried thyme

-1/4 tsp dried parsley

-4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts (I prefer the thin cut ones you can get at Safeway)

-1 TBSP butter (I omitted this but it calls for it)

-drizzle of EVOO

-2 tsp garlic powder

-3 TBSP lime juice

Directions:

1. In a small bowl mix together the salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, dried thyme, and dried parsley. Rub the mixture on each side of the chicken breasts.

2. Heat the butter and EVOO in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute chicken until golden brown, about six minutes on each side. Sprinkle garlic powder and squeeze the juice of a lime on each side of the chicken and continue saute until it's cooked through and the juices run clear.

Like I said, I served with some wild rice and it was delish! Hope you enjoy this as much as we did! And just like the title says - it's spicy! So you've got to like some kick with chicken :)

<3 Amanda