Love Of Oats

A blog dedicated to balancing a healthy and fun life… with oats!

Week 4 Accomplishments & Week 5 Plan Ahead

Week 4 is DONE!  I can’t believe I have completed 1 successful month of my P90X / Turbo Fire hybrid plan – woo hoo!  I’m very excited about coming this far… 1/3 of the way through and lovin’ it.  Physically, I’m already noticing small changes and I have dropped four of the five pounds that I have been trying to shed.  I feel strong.  My muscles are becoming more defined.  Mentally, I have a renewed appreciation for what my body can do.

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My week was a little different than I had originally planned, but I still pushed hard.  On Saturday, I realized that I really missed my dear old treadmill, so I swapped out Cardio X for a treadmill walk at 4mph at an increasing incline.  It was a nice and well needed change.  Today, I was supposed to do Plyo X, but was feeling a little under the weather AND had to get a lot of housework done in preparation for our annual Mother’s Day bbq so took it easy today and plan on ramping it back up again tomorrow.  I was pretty active today though so I was able to log 12K steps, which IMO isn’t bad for not having a solid workout.

Here’s my plan for the week ahead:

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Have a great weekend!

Quesadilla Turkey Burger

Happy almost Cinco de Mayo!  Looking for a quick n easy way to celebrate?  Well here’s something that fits the bill…

I love the quesadilla burger at Applebees and it is one of my favorites when we go there for dinner.  However, I’m happy to say you can replicate the taste at home at a fraction of the calories and still have room for your own home baked french fries!

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Here’s what you’ll need:

  • 1 whole wheat quesadilla
  • 1 slice alpine lace swiss cheese
  • 1 Jennie-O turkey burger
  • Salt and pepper
  • Few spoonfuls of salsa

Here’s what to do:

  • Grill burger into well done.  Meanwhile, place tortilla in fry pan on low-heat.  Add one slice of swiss cheese (or cheese of your choice).  Cut prepared turkey burger in half and layer on one half of the tortilla.  Top with 2 spoonfuls of salsa as desired (probably around ~2 Tbsp).  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Fold tortilla over and press until cheese appears to be melted.

 

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This clocks in at 370 calories & it definitely hit the spot!  Next time, I’ll probably add some veggies like sauteed spinach or onions & peppers.  Give it a whirl, I promise you’ll enjoy it!