Happy New Year!

2017 is starting out back on track.

I bought a large organic spring greens salad mix yesterday because it was on sale for  a very good price.   I usually end up throwing out at last 1/3 of these containers because they go bad before I can finish it.  This time though, I am using it as an opportunity to try some new salads this week.

Today I tried something completely different.  I have never had a lettuce salad with apples or pears and today's salad had so many different things in it that I thought that it was going to be awful!

Harvest Cobb Salad found on www.damndelicious.net - Pecans, bacon, boiled egg, apple, pear, dried cranberries, feta  with a poppy seed dressing.  I used Kraft's Calorie-Wise Creamy Poppyseed Dressing instead of making the one in the recipe.

I have to say that it was a very good salad.  I am surprised - I did not think that it would be as good as it was.  It is was a large salad and definitely not  low calorie - 686 calories.  In the future, I would probably have a 1/2 portion rather than the full salad.

I went to the gym this afternoon.  15 minutes on the elliptical and then 45 minutes weights.

I have changed my routine somewhat because I felt the weight machines weren't always the best choice.  The kettlebell single leg deadlift is my favourite because it great for improving balance.

I am doing the following:

12 reps x 3 sets x 4 kg kettlebell of  kettlebell 1 leg deadlift
12 reps x 3 sets x 20 kg (I think) of  sumo squat with kettlebell
8 reps x 3 sets x 20 lb - chest press with dumbbells
8 reps x 3 sets x 15 lb - dumbbell fly
8 reps x 3 sets x 12.5 lb - dumbbell shoulder press

Weight machines:
12 reps x 3 sets x 100 lbs - inner thigh
12 reps x 3 sets x 100lbs - outer thigh
12 reps x 3 sets x 80 lbs - hamstrings
12 reps x 3 sets x 80 lbs - quadriceps


Finally, I am changing the way I blog.  I won't be adding my LoseIt screenshots anymore - they take up too much space and are pretty boring.  I also won't be blogging every day.  I will only create posts when I have something interesting to say.  I found it pretty boring last month to just post - nothing new today.

I would like to increase the amount of  new healthy recipes that I try.  The more options that I have for healthy eating the less likely that I will fall back on the quick and fattening comfort foods.