July 26 - Change of scenery

Weight: 164 lbs.

Height: 5'5

Cigarettes: 0

Alcohol: 0
Vitamins: 1,000mg Vitamin C
Other Medication: 0

I woke up today with the urge to jog. I was too lazy to walk to Fitness First RCBC and wanted to take the car. While I was on the road, I was starting to feel a bit lazy to go to the gym, but I really wanted to run! That's when I decided to go to another Fitness First for a change of scenery.

It was my first time at the Fort branch and it was a good experience. I was able to park just across the street, and there weren't a lot of people there too!

My activities at the gym:

- Treadmill

Distance: 3.02K

Time: 29:30 minutes

Speed: 6.5

- Stretching

Time: 10 minutes

I was so inspired to "train" for Kenny Roger's Urbanite run that I was able to beat my 3k time the other day, just by a minute but still :) I was able to run for 10 minutes straight too! I wasn't able to do that the other day when I first tried for the 3K. So, I'm happy :D

BREAKFAST

1 cup Nestle honey almond wheat cereal

1/2 cup skim milk

4 slices fresh red apples

SNACK

1/2 serving Goolai prepared salad with Grape Vinaigrette Dressing

LUNCH

My creation of Grilled Spicy Cumin & Garlic Fish Fillet with Veggie Rice (see bottom of page for recipe!)

SNACK

Grilled Almond Cajun Chicken Breast Sandwich from Oliver's

SNACK 2

1/2 serving of pre-packed Goolai Salad with Mango Vinaigrette (Lettuce, Mangoes, Squid Balls, Pakwan Seeds, Crab Sticks, Corn)

DINNER

1 cup pasta salad with garlic vinaigrette

AAARRGGH!! I am praying right now that I am not sick!! I still have a runny nose inspite of the antihistamine I took this afternoon! So maybe this is a cold? I am hoping it isn't withdrawal from smoking because being sick means staying home in bed, and I will have to go back to square one with training :( BOOOOO!!! Well, I hope that God is on my side on this one... I don't want to be sick!!

Sigh... So anyway, we'll know tomorrow right? :)

Grilled Spicy Cumin & Garlic Fish Fillet Recipe

1 Sole Fish Fillet (or fish of your choice)

1/2 slice lemon

1 Tbsp Kikkoman 43% less sodium soy sauce

1 Tbsp Olive Oil

2 Tbsp thinly sliced garic

Cumin Powder (to taste)

Cayenne Powder (to taste)

Fresh Ground Pepper (to taste)

Marinate your fish with the ingredients in order from the list above. Set your griller in high heat and grill the fillet for 3 minutes on both sides or until the fish is no longer transparent. Serve hot with veggie rice!

Veggie Rice Recipe

1/4 cup cooked brown rice

1/4 cup corn kernels

1/4 cup cucumber cubes

1/4 cup quartered button mushrooms

Dried basil leaves

Rosemary leaves

In a pot of boiling water, blanch all the veggies for about 2 minutes, strain well and add brown rice. Mix well and add dried basil and rosemary leaves. Serve hot! Mmmm! This rice goes very well with the fillet with the strong cumin and cayenne taste!