I made the decision to not worry about work drama. Nothing I can do will change the situation, so I am keeping on keeping on. Not gonna lie – stress like that makes me want to dive head first into a box of Dunkin Donuts Munckins (which, by the way, I deemed insulin worthy a LONG time ago) or order a small deep dish pizza and eat the whole thing. I just have to slow my roll, take a deep breath, and remember that to achieve my goals eating donuts and deep dish pizza isn’t going to get me there.
So I made another egg white, baby spinach, Cabot garlic and herb cheese breakfast sammie on a Thomas high fiber English muffin and grapes on the side. The battery was out on my DSLR, and my charger was at home – thanks for my trusty iPhone to step in! I have an iPhone 4 and I think I can upgrade in December – can’t wait! I want the panoramic camera!
So yesterday was back on the strength menu. Again, a couple new to me exercises, nothing a youtube video review before hand couldn’t explain. My favorite exercise of the day? The V Bar T Bar Row. While in this video he put a weight plate on a barbell, I am not quite sure how to secure the weight plates on the barbell yet, so I just used a barbell that had the weights already attached. I started with 50 pounds and that was not too hard, so after a few reps, switched it to 80 pounds. Wowza, could I feel that in my back muscles! I kinda felt like a bad ass weight lifter – you know, cause I am. 
The strength took me about 25 minutes to complete, then I ran 1.25 miles. Then I did a good 5 minutes of stretching – I always forget to stretch and I know how good I feel when I am done.
Remember this chicken from the weekend?
I ended up chopping off about 3 ounces of the breast meat to make a low carb tortilla panini press quesadilla. I mixed the chopped chicken with a tablespoon of my guajillo pepper sauce, then added about 1/2 a cup of baby spinach and just under an ounce of Cabot cheese and put that in my panini press for about 5 minutes on high. These are my favorite low carb tortillas. I love how versatile they are, and even though these are flour tortillas, they did crisp up a bit in the panini press. So my quesadilla had 14 grams of fiber!
Long time readers will remember that nearly every Friday night for the longest time, I ‘d make homemade pizza. However, after a while, Tony got sick of having pizza all the time. Um, turns out that he doesn’t have the same passion about pizza that I do! But I had a taste for Mexican pizza, and if memory served me right, I think Tony did like it. I broached the subject to him yesterday. He asked “do you have a Boboli crust?” Um, no, I was going to use Alton Brown’s overnight pizza dough, but knowing how much Tony loves his Boboli crust and the only way I could sell the Mexican pizza, was to have him pick one up.
If you are afraid of making your own pizza dough, please try Alton Brown’s overnight pizza dough to start with. You can make the dough on a Thursday night after dinner, stick it in the fridge and let the yeast do it’s magic overnight in the fridge. When you get ready to make your pizza on Friday night, since it’s a little cold still from the fridge. just dampen your hands and rub the dough as you stretch it out, and put a little bit of water on your counter with the flour to make it easier to roll out. Okay, I digress! Here we go . . . Mexican Pizza.
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Yummers! I ate 1/2 of this pizza. The stats for that portion? 614 calories, 15 fat, 73 carbs, 11.3 fiber! and 32 protein. And while I am sure some of you are thinking “holy cow that’s a lot for pizza” it isn’t really because it fit in with the rest of my day. I ended up with only 1560 calories for the day, and got in a whopping 38 grams of fiber. And I was satisfied after eating it so I wasn’t looking for stuff to eat later on in the night.
I was in bed by 11:00 and up at 6:30 this morning. It’s now just after 7:00 a.m. and I don’t have to leave for work for another hour and five minutes, so guess who’s getting their walking shoes on? This girl!
Today’s lunch should be interesting – I did my take on a crab cucumber roll from this girls site – doesn’t that look good?!
Alright – time to get out on the work before the rain stops me – make it a great day!
Ooh that pizza looks good – I roasted a chicken the other day and grabbed a knife out of the block and somehow I cut the ever-loving crap out of my finger. Not bad enough for stitches, but probably one of the worst cuts I’ve had. I’ve been cursing that chicken every time I eat some of it this week!
That cucumber sushi looks incredible – I’ve been doing lower carb stuff lately so avoiding rice. Drooling!~
So many yummy things to love in this post…thanks!
I hate drama anywhere – work is the worst – sorry you have to deal with it!!!
Your pizza and cucumber wraps look tasty!
Note to self: Don’t read Vat’s blog on an empty stomach! Now I want pizza!!! Hugs across the border to you!!!!!
Love it Roz – sorry to tempt you the the pizza!
I need that pizza in my life.
Next time you have taco leftovers, you should totally make this Karli! Happy Friday!
Actually, 600 cals for HALF A PIZZA sounds pretty good to me! I’m sure it’s more like 2,000 or more calories for half a regular pizza! Good for you for not giving into the comfort food can offer – it’s only temporary and then you have to eat more to comfort yourself for getting all fat. haha!
Sorry to tell you V – but the 600 calories is for 1/4 of the pizza, or two slices – sorry to burst your bubble 🙁
Getting caught up on your blog since I’m home now – hi!! I am sorry to read about your work stress 🙁 Not cool.
And hello, this pizza? going on the menu for next week!!
Hope you had a great trip – LOVED seeing the pictures on Instagram! 😀
STRESS!!! not good for those with diabetes….I have noticed my blood sugars climb with I am under stress…..trying to keep calm in situations is very hard when you deal with “people” (period) We can’t carry their baggage and ours at the same time. So best just to drop theirs and carry our own. PS. I wish I could take my own advise 🙁
I looked at your breakfast….had had to go make an egg sandwich. But I did not have the Cabot cheese. FINALLY found it at my store in the “fancy cheese section” at least I know where I can find it now.
I like getting the extra large spinach wraps and turning them into pizzas, the crust is extra crispy and thin, which we like. I shall have to try your Mexican pizza next time…looks good.
Oh my goodness…there is actually some people in your gym along with you….I always thought you got the place to yourself…hahhahahaha
Yep, stress is not good for anyone, but I’ve moved on and will not dwell on it. I am not going to sweat the small stuff, because its all small stuff in the whole grand scheme of things.
I am going to send you a coupon for the Cabot cheese – look for it in the mail this week!
You ARE a badass weight lifter – own that shit!
I just love that you swore Heather! 😀
I didn’t know Tony likes Boboli. I use them often. Even have a recipe on the blog from way back-but a more traditional pizza than Mexican. This looks great too, so will have to try it!
yep, he loves it – I think just to avoid me making my own dough – ha!
You are so inspiring! I want to ask you about the cheese and corn? How does your body react to the corn? I was told that with my type ll diabetes corn is a no-no. Also, I am reading more and more about our beloved cheese and how truly bad it is for us. I simply don’t know if I can ever cut it out. Also, you rock on portion control. I have a hard time eating those small portions, when something tastes so good, I just want more! I guess I should just start calculating calories again as I have to lose this weight.
Jan, both cheese and corn can be incorporated into a healthy diet. The problem with corn is that while high in natural sugar, as long as you combine it with fat/protein, you don’t have the sugar spikes that you would if you just ate a side of a cup of corn on its own.
The high fiber of the refried beans, mixed with the fat of the cheese, my blood sugar doesn’t spike. That being said, I take insulin – so I take 1 unit of insulin for every 5 grams of carbs I eat to regulate my blood sugar. 😀
I wish my husband would like homemade pizza. He is so picky about the crust. I may have to try Alton Brown’s!
I like that you can just make the dough the night before, and roll it out the night of – you can make pizza at home faster than delivery!
First let me start with a big giant THANK YOU. I had three two day old munchkins sitting at my desk and you saved me from them. I started eating the first one before I read your blog and thought ew… but continued to eat it. After reading your “isn’t going to get me there” comment they went straight to the trash where they should have been in the first place. I like Alton Brown’s recipes. Something about the science behind it makes them make more sense to me. The cucumber rolls look way too pretty to eat. I like “pretty” food.
Glad I could help Kym! Tony always jokes at me when I tell them if I bring food to work, it all gets eaten. He says “people will eat week old donuts, so that’s not saying much!”
That pizza looks soooo good!