{"id":29556,"date":"2012-03-09T08:16:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T16:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=29556"},"modified":"2012-03-04T18:23:14","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T02:23:14","slug":"fajitas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=29556","title":{"rendered":"Fajitas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My recent Saturday morning workouts was one of the best workouts I&#8217;ve ever had. I felt strong, happy and pain-free during the entire workout. There wasn&#8217;t a single moment where I was bored, or lost steam, or felt tired and slow. It was one of those workouts that you don&#8217;t want it to end because it was so dang good! First, I did something new on the elliptical. Instead of the same ol&#8217; same ol&#8217; routine (manual with 10-12 resistance), I did intervals. It was so much fun! The machine went from Incline 4 with 6 Resistance to Incline 10 with 12 Resistance. I did that for about 45 minutes and burned more calories than I do when I us do a straight 60 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29557\" title=\"photo-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-1-e1330881320214-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-1-e1330881320214-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-1-e1330881320214.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then my run was the kind of run where I could have gone forever. I hated that I had to stop when I did. Even if I could DO more, I had to listen to my body and take it slow. Adding too much mileage too soon is how I&#8217;ve gotten into trouble in the past. My 1.38 mile run was fast and FUN. That&#8217;s the best part. I felt so good! And so bummed when I stopped.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29559\" title=\"photo-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-2-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-2-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-2.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After my run, I spent a good 40 minutes doing a circuit routine with free weights and full-body exercises. I increased the free weight amounts and I felt strong while I lifted. See that above photo? My butt seems to have entirely disappeared! I have no idea where it went. Talking with Suzanne later that day, she suggested that I need to increase the weight that I&#8217;m lifting even more. I also need to look at what I&#8217;m eating and I <em><strong>might<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0need to change that up a bit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29561\" title=\"photo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-e1330881658212-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-e1330881658212-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/photo-e1330881658212.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>GYM STATS:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Time: 1:41<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Calories Burned: 875<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We spent the rest of the afternoon trying to get caught up on our DVR&#8217;ed shows. We&#8217;ve been so busy lately we&#8217;re about three weeks behind on everything! Then we made dinner together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5198.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29566\" title=\"IMG_5198\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5198-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5198-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5198-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI was craving fajitas and guacamole so that&#8217;s what we made. I didn&#8217;t want to eat tortillas though, so I made us salads. I prepped all the ingredients while Michael made the guacamole.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29568\" title=\"IMG_5202\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5202-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5202-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5202-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5203.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29570\" title=\"IMG_5203\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5203-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5203-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5203-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIf you want to try some amazing guacamole, <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p116Lc-1eV\">try Michael&#8217;s recipe<\/a>. It&#8217;s delicious and spicy. The secret: TONS of garlic and some jalapenos. We don&#8217;t add salt to the guacamole at all because the tortilla chips are pretty salty themselves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5204.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29572\" title=\"IMG_5204\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5204-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5204-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5204-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had some ulterior motives for suggesting fajita salads for dinner. Not only was I craving Mexican food, but I wanted to use up some stuff from the pantry. My last visit to World Market produced this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29573\" title=\"IMG_5199\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5199-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5199-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5199-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was time to use it up. Michael wasn&#8217;t too enthused about using the fajita sauce. His stance: he could make the same flavors with spices and it wouldn&#8217;t be some pre-packaged crap. Yes, I know&#8230;I&#8217;m trying to get away from the processed foods and we totally didn&#8217;t NEED this stuff to make yummy fajitas, but sometimes I&#8217;m weak and I give in to impulse shopping! I can&#8217;t help it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5205.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29574\" title=\"IMG_5205\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5205-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5205-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5205-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5207.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29575\" title=\"IMG_5207\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5207-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5207-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5207-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the veggies we used one small yellow onion and a sliced up yellow pepper. The sauce thickened up in the skillet and when it was ready I topped the salads with the fajita mixture. It smelled pretty good. I topped the salads with the guacamole and some sour cream.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29576\" title=\"IMG_5208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5208-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5208-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5208-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHow was the fajita mix? It was just okay. My first bite of the salad and I said &#8220;Wow this is really salty!&#8221; and then &#8220;And it&#8217;s really sweet too.&#8221; There was way too much sodium in the mixture. I think Michael was right, as much as I hate to admit it! We could have made the same flavors ourselves without using the processed food and without having a TON of salt in our fajitas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5210.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29577\" title=\"IMG_5210\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5210-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5210-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5210-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5212.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-29578\" title=\"IMG_5212\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5212-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5212-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_5212-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not saying that dinner was awful in any way. The salt was more than *I* like but the dinner was still really delicious. We had some of the sauce leftover and I just dumped it out. In the future we&#8217;ll just use our own spices. Lesson learned!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>QUESTION: Do you use a lot of prepackaged items and sauces when you cook?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My recent Saturday morning workouts was one of the best workouts I&#8217;ve ever had. I felt strong, happy and pain-free during the entire workout. There wasn&#8217;t a single moment where I was bored, or lost steam, or felt tired and slow. 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