Italiano and Some New Goodies

I just realized that my scale is broken this week …. I was kinda bummed but my mama decided to surprise me and Sophia with a new scale that has a Body Composition Scanner Built in! Homedics makes the model we bought and it measure several things after plugging in your height,age, sex and level of activity… after plugging in my information it measured me in several  categories:

Weight: 119

Body fat %: 12.7%

Body Water %: 63.7%

Muscle Mass %: 44.9%

Bone Mass %: 5.3%

According to the scale’s Chart in the manual, I’m a little too low on the body fat percent. Probably from all the running. Going to have to have to gain more muscle mass too! I think I’m going to love this scale!

I ran 2 miles this morning and wasn’t really feeling up to par so I decided to come downstairs from my workout area and have a nice hearty breakfast:

Apple slices, wheat germ, honey and oats

Close up!

 

I will be hopping back on the tredmill later tonight after I get some work done but I was kinda depressed that my legs were just so  achy while running this morning, and what bugs me even more is I’m not really sure why; Maybe I’m lacking in protein or carbs in my meals? not sure though….Do you ever feel like your legs are totally achy when running? What do you think it’s a lack of? Any type of suggestions on what I can do to keep my long distance running up to par? Hopeful the heart meal I just had will fuel my run for later on! Gotta keep ya head up!

Last night Pete and I went to Via Veneto Italian restaurant near my house. After I decided to make some homemade guac!

We had some left over gift certificates from Via Veneto that we had received from the silent auction of the Ahepa Marrow Basketball Tournament . We decided to have some yummy italian food before going to see “Country Strong”. Pete ordered the Fagottini pasta which was the dish I had ordered the last time we went to the Via Veneto.

Fagottini Di Ricotta E Pere

Stuffed purses with ricotta cheese, pears and smoked chicken in creamy broth sauce... Such a great dish!

Salmon Special for the night:

Salmon with veggies, baked potato and Soy dressing very tender, very good!

For dessert we shared the Pistachio Gelato:

:) hehe

Afterward we went to the movies and saw “Country Strong” which isn’t a movie worth me writing too much about lol… But Pete and I did take some movie theater pics

Personally, I didn’t think the movie was all that good, It was decent, but I wouldn’t mind if I never saw it again lol…

This morning, besides getting the amazing scale, I received these goodies in the mail from a high school acquaintance who’s working for an Organic company called Natrii.

A friend of My sisters sent me some new organic products to try out, these are the face cream "pills"

These capsules look like fishies! LOL The orange are to be used as night cream and the blue is the moisturizer. I've heard great things about this company and am pumped to try this out!

 

 

Nature's Greens made up of ALL organic ingredients: Food blend Includes: Wheat Grass, Barley Grass, Alfalfa, Spinach, Broccoli Chlorella, Antioxidants are included in this product too: Acai, Maca, Carrot, Beet, Raspberry, Rose Hips, Pineapple, Goji Berries Tea and Cherry The product also has a Fiber Blend: Flax seed Powder and Apple Pectin Fiber

If you want some samples sent to you I can try to contact my friend and see what I can do… Simply comment my post and let me know you’re interested.

Besides the new Scale my mom also surprised me with something absolutely WONDERFUL… My VERY FIRST…….

FOOD PROCESSOR!

My mama and I went to Jewel  a couple of days ago and stocked up on some goodies from there too:

FINALLY bought them!

Obvy

 

Those are such great Bars!

Thanks to Julie from Peanut Butter Fingers she inspired me to sprinkle this in my breakfast today!

Great for salads!

I love grinding these up and using them as whole wheat bread crumbs!

Never tried this before, very tasty for 0% fat!

Snack Packs!

One of our favorite family appetizers! Greeks style!

I’m planning on going for a massage this week with the gift Pete gave me for my birthday back in October:

If you're thinking for a V-Day girt this SpaWish gift is great because they are accepted all over the country at many spas!

What type of massage do you recommend I get our of all these?

Massage Therapy:

• Swedish: Head to toe massage using European technique and stokes to relieve your body of unwanted stress.
• Combination: Combined techniques to help you relax and rejuvenate.
• Deep Tissue: Forearms and elbows are used to reduce muscle tightness on targeted areas to restore range of motion.
• Sports: Deep pressure and stretching is used to help the muscles prepare or recover from activity.
• Hot Stone: The warmth of heated basalt stones penetrates muscles and balances the nervous system. Stones or varying sizes are settled into body contours in areas that tend to hold tension.
• Common Injury: Comprised of different massage modalities to release muscle tension and help speed recovery.
• Duo: Two therapists work simultaneously on different parts of the body.
• Scalp: Upward strokes are used to increase the circulation of blood which helps the health of hair.
• Reflexology: Pressure is applied using thumbs and fingers onto reflex points. Stimulating specific points increases circulation, releases blockage and relieve stress.
• Aromatherapy: Essential oils to help heal, alleviate pain and regulate mood.

 

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Hope your weekend is going fabulous you sexy bloggers! I’m hoping that my workout later on will be much better than the one this morning… Do you ever feel like your legs are totally achy when running? What do you think its a lack of? Any type of suggestions on what I can do to keep my long distance running up to par? I found a great website to track all the running I’ve been doing check it out: Daily Mile