{"id":24832,"date":"2011-10-17T07:35:26","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T14:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=24832"},"modified":"2011-10-17T07:35:26","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T14:35:26","slug":"wits-wagers-and-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=24832","title":{"rendered":"Wits, Wagers and Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank goodness for HGTV 30 minute shows. I love it when I get to the gym and can run while I watch those totally addicting shows. I got sucked into one and a half episodes of Curb Appeal Block Edition. This time during my run I also started doing some hill intervals. It felt so wonderful to be able to run &#8220;hills&#8221; again and to be able to run FAST like I used to be able (well, fast for me).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8045.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24835\" title=\"IMG_8045\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8045-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8045-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8045-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8045.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFull body workout next: focusing on chest, back, shoulders and doing a bunch of squats. It felt good to do the squats and not feel the trembling in my legs like I often do when I take a break. I did some ab work to finish up and did a bunch of yoga stretches to stretch out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gym Stats:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 1:43<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Calories Burned: 722\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8047.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24837\" title=\"IMG_8047\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8047-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8047-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8047-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8047.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My lunch was a nice, warm, hearty treat on a cold Fall day. The leaves are turning, the air in Portland was foggy but I had yummy Indian food in my belly to warm me. I&#8217;d picked up a quickie meal from World Market the other day (once again I&#8217;d gone there for one thing and left with 5).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1872.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24839\" title=\"IMG_1872\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1872-e1318710088741-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1872-e1318710088741-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1872-e1318710088741-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAlu Muttar: curried potatoes and peas in gravy. I topped it over the quinoa for the perfect lunch. The quinoa was about 200 calories and the alu muttar was 160 calories a serving (two servings in a package). Low calorie but totally filling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1875.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24841\" title=\"IMG_1875\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1875-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1875-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1875-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFor dinner Michael and I went to my cousin&#8217;s house for games, vino and couscous! I brought a bottle of wine to the party and Anna was making dinner when we got there. It smelled so delicious!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80491.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24862\" title=\"IMG_8049\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80491-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80491-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80491-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80491.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnna lived in Morocco for a few years so she wanted to make us a couscous dish that was common there. It was onions, apricots and chicken cooked in a skillet, then mixed with the couscous and topped with almonds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24863\" title=\"IMG_8050\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80501-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80501-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80501-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80501.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24864\" title=\"IMG_8051\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80511-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80511-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80511-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80511.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYou would think that it would be overly sweet with the apricots and honey but it wasn&#8217;t. It was the perfect bite of sweetness that was subtle and not overpowering. I liked it a lot! I could taste cinnamon in it too and something else I couldn&#8217;t place&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80521.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24865\" title=\"IMG_8052\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80521-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80521-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80521-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_80521.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe ate good food, drank good wine and chatted. After dinner we played a new game that Anna had. It was called Wits &amp; Wagers. It was so much fun. It was like a trivia game but with betting&#8211;which Michael loved because he&#8217;s a poker guy. It was a blast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8053.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24866\" title=\"IMG_8053\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8053-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8053-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8053-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8053.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCan you guess who won? Yeah, the guy that wins at poker. \ud83d\ude1b Anna made dessert: vanilla pudding with whipped cream, raspberries and blackberries. It was a lovely, light dessert.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8054.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24867\" title=\"IMG_8054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8054-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8054-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8054-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_8054.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve missed game nights! I used to do it so much more often and I love game nights. Michael and I are plotting to host our own very soon.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>QUESTION: What&#8217;s your favorite board game?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank goodness for HGTV 30 minute shows. I love it when I get to the gym and can run while I watch those totally addicting shows. I got sucked into one and a half episodes of Curb Appeal Block Edition. This time during my run I also started doing some hill intervals. 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