Your Weekend, My Work Week

The hardest part about my new lifestyle is trying to make it mesh with my old one. Working the bar until midnight or later 3 nights in a row doesn't go well with waking up early, eating healthy, and working out, but I'm trying my damnedest! I've been taking dark chocolate roasted almonds and protein bars to work to make sure I get something to eat during my shift. Before, I would go from 4:30 pm-1 am without so much as a glass of water--not the best way to treat your body.

Speaking of eating (which I love to do), this morning I tried the Omelet Muffins that my brother-in-law, Billy, posted under the comments of Food Porn. I modified the recipe somewhat by opting out of the meat and doing all veggies. I figure I can always add meat in a sandwich later if I want, but the protein in the eggs is plenty. I used green and red peppers, mushrooms, onions, and spinach; I also added garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper to the suggested red pepper flakes from the original recipe.

Chopped it all up and mixed it together, adding a dash of milk.

I realized too late that I didn't own a 12-cup muffin pan, but only a 6-cup one. It was a job filling them up. I know they ended up too full, but I figured what the hey, it'd be messier to try to fix it. Let's roll with it.

I had some mix left over and made myself a traditional omelet on the stove after popping these in the oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes (my oven cooks a lot faster than nice ones).

Yup, definitely filled them up too much. Oh well! They look good, in an overflowing kind of way. They look much better separated.

I also hate to waste food, so I collected all of the "spillage" and stored that in a separate container. I figure I can use this single portion of eggs in a breakfast wrap.

By the way, does anyone else save the containers from Chinese or Mexican restaurants? Those are my favorite things to use!

All in all a success, albeit a messy one. So thanks to Billy for supplying the inspiration for my breakfasts this week!

The rest of today will consist of Pure Cardio AND Cardio Abs (Oh no!). If you remember, Pure Cardio is one of the hardest workouts, and today I'm supposed to finish it and jump directly into Cardio Abs, which I have yet to try. I'm excited, but then again I'm not. Good thing I've had lots of coffee already.

Afterwards it's off to Geoff's track meet (the boyfriend--he's a track coach at a local high school), and then work at 5. I'll be closing the bar down tonight, so my day probably won't end until around 2 am. Hopefully it's over before I know it, and then tomorrow is my off day (from Insanity and work). I'm thinking of dragging Geoff and the dogs to Kennesaw Mountain if anyone (sisters and Billy, I'm looking at you here!) would like to join us. Everyone have a great Saturday!