Honey Chicken -Yum, yum good!

I’m excited about tonight’s recipe. I got it from the Rachel Ray magazine. It’s a honey dijon chicken. She said to grill it, but I put it on top of the stove instead in a heated pan with some spray and it turned out so tender and delicious! I also got some orange cauliflower at Henry’s this week. I’d never had it before but thought it would be fun to eat for my older daughter, who looked at it with disgust and said, “It’s orange.” LOL!

I did a 5 mile run this morning, then abs and arms. The run went well. I thought it would be a tough one. I woke up hungry and tired, after getting up at 4 because my oldest daughter was telling me, “Someone is in bed and he keeps kicking me.” She insisted today, even after I told her it was a dream, that someone was there. But the wee one slept through the night. She scared me at five, waking and crying out, but went right back to sleep. I thought I might not get to run if she woke, but once I knew she was back out I headed out the door.

I’m too tired to type much more than my meals, and I hope I have the energy to get to Spark People tonight. Tomorrow I’m going to do a twenty minute run and then head to the gym for a half hour swim. I’m hoping to add the bike in when we get moved. It’s just too busy here to ride it that early in the morning; I”m afraid I might get hit by a car if I head out before the sun breaks!

So, here goes:

Breakfast:
oatmeal, honey, banana
toast with peanut butter
cup of coffee

Snack:
cheese and pretzels

Lunch:
Pita wrap, avocado, turkey, cheese
banana with peanut butter

Snack:
apple
few bites of pear
about half a cup of almonds, raw, unsalted

Dinner:
honey Dijon chicken
potatoes, roasted with some olive oil, cooking spray, parsley
orange cauliflower!

Here’s a picture of dinner tonight:

If you want the basic recipe: 2 TBS spicy mustard, 2 tbs olive oil, 2 TBS honey, juice of a lime
Marinate for twenty minutes.
Saute with cooking spray in a hot pan and some for the sauce

If you want the real recipe, check out the magazine!

Okay, according to the Garmin I burned 539 calories on my run.
According to Spark People I ate 2,057 calories today.
So, my caloric intake minus my exercise leaves me at about 1500 calories for the day.

And I’m hungry, so I’m going to go grab some grapes and cheese for dessert before I hit the bed.

It is interesting to add up these calories and my exercise routine. If it says my goal is 1800 to sustain my weight, then I’m right about there on most days, but some days way over, like today. However, that five mile run leaves me famished, and on the days I go longer, I eat even more! If I want to gain, I’m going to have to add another 500 calories per week to my diet so that my intake is more around the 2300 range or so. I like Spark People, but I do think it is off in some ways, plus you can’t add in certain items, like the yogurt pretzels I snack on each day (at least four!)

Oh, and I forgot to add that glass of white wine I enjoyed while cooking dinner tonight!

Happy Running! And don’t forget to check out Dean as he tries to break the world record for running on a treadmill. I’m sure he will do it-he seems to go and go and go!