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Sunday, January 22, 2012
 ... so this morning I was looking forward to making some primal coconut pancakes  ... OMG, these pancakes are so good! 
I modified the following recipe because although I am eating primal, I don't want to have all the fat coming from the pancakes because I also ate bacon and eggs on the side.
Ingredients:
• 1 egg and 4 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon of heavy cream (... substitute for coconut milk)
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup or more of water
Directions:
Mix the first 5 ingredients together and add as much water as you need for the consistency to be like a regular pancake batter.
Cooking:
I purchased a non-stick griddle so that I wouldn't have to use a ton of butter to cook the pancakes in. But the key to cooking these pancakes is patience, by making sure that they are cooked thoroughly before turning them and not making them too big ...{...since the texture of coconut flour is a lot softer than regular white/wheat flour, the pancakes have a tendency to fall apart if not cooked long enough}
- I substituted organic heavy cream for the coconut milk; normally the Primal Blueprint pancakes would require 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoon's , however, the pancakes turned out perfect without it.
... well, I still have some batch cooking left to do... I am preparing a recipe that Mona gave me called Paleo Jalfrezi... Thanks Mona, I can't wait to try this recipe!
PS: ... 1/2 cup of coconut flour yields about 8 - 10 small pancakes
Friday, January 20, 2012
 ... Well my goals of doing 3 days of strength training alternating with cardio didn't go exactly as planned. I have been more tired this week, from a lack of sleep and subsequently I think I did only 1 cardio workout  . However, I learned a few things about myself this week, that made me realize that although I may feel "mentally" able to something, that doesn't always translate into being able to "physically" accomplish it. I am referring to the Cathe's pylo-leg workout I did on Wednesday. Because I had done HIIT and Tabata workouts that included some jumping, and was able to do these workouts with no problem, I thought I was ready for this "big girl" workout; however, it occurred to me today that those intervals are very short, the Tabata/The Firm Express intervals are only 8 seconds!!! If I were doing a split lunge, that would be just 4 lunges with each leg compared to 15!!! ... that's a big difference. It's hard to believe that I was actually able to do 25 minutes!
I am amazed at how sore I am from this workout... I feel soreness in my quads, glutes and inner thighs!... along with the traditional squats and lunges, I must admit that this type of workout is thorough. However, for now, I won't be doing this one again, anytime soon, and while this workout is probably very effective in what it is supposed to do, I prefer to stick with the more traditional, "gold standard" weight lifting/strength training techniques.
• I have learned too, that as I become stronger, I will be able to do the pylo leg workout in the future, but I don't have to do the whole 50+ minute workout all at once. I can break it up into 2 or even 3 sessions; and it can be just part of my rotation, along with the more traditional stand alone lower body exercises.
• I have also accepted the fact that I need to follow a "structured" workout program, opposed to just winging it, and that's ok. I find it helps me stay on track and I get better results... ♥Thank you MCMOM11 aka Pam for being my partner in crime and doing the Mesocylcle with me  ♥
• Now more than ever, I realize the importance of enjoying the workouts that I do. It doesn't matter that they are supposed to be "effective" if I don't enjoy doing them. I am not referring to exercises that challenge me and make me feel like I can't get through the next rep!  ... I love a good challenge, but workouts that I don't enjoy, like Jillian's 30 day Shred, I tried to like her workout, but I just didn't feel it... you know what I mean... there are just some workouts, that you just don't want to do and eventually end up "dreading"; and Chalean Extreme, I bought and sold this workout 2X's, because a lot of my Sparkfriend's were doing the workout and loving it, but it didn't work for me. Most of these compound exercises were awkward for me and I just didn't feel right doing them, no matter how I modified them... these were injuries waiting to happen...
• I have also discovered that I am stronger than I thought I was. It was because of MELTNSUE's encouragement that I decided to buy the STS Mesocycle program, and I am so happy that I did. ♥ "Thanks sis" ♥
I also want to ♥ thank LAMOURA aka LaDelle ♥ for recommending the Urban Rebounder XRT series and other workouts that I thought were too hard for me...
... I am loving this journey and all the support I get here on SP. I also want to thank my team-mates on the "Fat To Fit .... team for the support they give me, you guys are the 
... as the saying goes..."Nothing ventured, Nothing gained!"...
"Lets go team... We are so doing this !!!! 
Thursday, January 19, 2012
 ... Well today pylo legs was scheduled. I was so excited to do this workout because my Achilles Tendons are not bothering me, so I wanted to jump right in...
First exercise, "Down Up Jumps"... not so bad!... next "Front Lunge Same Leg (dumbbell, 12.5lbs)... ok, got through that ...  "Side Lunges (12.5lb db)... "Lateral Skates"... skated through those!...  "Leg Press"... pressing forward  ... ok, then Cathe throws me a curve ball and adds in "Split Jumps"...  are you kidding me!... I think that the goal was to do 15 of these, but I lost count and realized that I am not going to finish this workout... it's a wrap... you win Cathe, I am humbled... I am DONE!!!!.. 25 minutes, that's all I could do!
... so here's the plan... I will not be doing the Pylo Legs, but instead, Saturday, I will do the M3 traditional squat rack workout lifting at 80% of my 1RM, and next week, Wednesday, I will add it to my regular rotation for week 2...
... until tomorrow, keep making it happen team! 
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
 Rest today... didn't get much sleep last night and I have a killer leg workout planned for Wednesday, January 18th, so I need all the rest that I can get. I came home early from work to take a nap and slept for 4 hours.
... Good nite, although, here it is 12:44am... 
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Thats a tuff tuff workout!! I have to modify some of the exercises to make it through!!
Girl, I'm doing that workout on Friday's......I watched last night again for the 3rd time..... 
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... well, I am back on track and got my leg workout in this evening. I was still kind of sore from Wednesday's workout, but not too bad. This is what I did and the weight that I lifted: 
Oh that just looks scrumptious;) I just haven't made it yet, the cauliflower part just sounds wrong;) I'm going to have to break down and make it!!! 
