Yesterday as I headed out the door to squeeze in a quick 30 minute walk before work, it was overcast, misty, foggy and 60 degrees.  Did I mention it was also exhilarating too?!

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And thanks Kim for cheering me on during my walk! Open-mouthed smile

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By the time I got back home to get ready for work, I already had 4000 steps ā€“ nice!  Breakfast was another egg McMuffin maker ā€“ egg white/spinach/cheese/high fiber English muffin.  How the hell did that hot sauce get on there?!   I never did end up eating the apple.

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Just ended up keeping my head down at work, and before I knew it, it was time to get bizzy at the gym.  Yesterday was shoulders, and again, new to me exercises.  I have never done lateral arm raises on a Smith Machine before.

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Strength took me about 35 minutes, and then I finished off with a mile run.

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So although I am a Pinterest whore, I have really become an Instagram whore too.  So many people to follow!  My following is quite eclectic, which I like, you never know what you are going to see.  Last week I saw this cucumber ā€œsushiā€ dish and it looked really good.   I was inspired by this recipe, but I knew I wanted to switch a couple things up.  First, while I like that she cut her cucumber slices thin and then used a toothpick to keep it together before stuffing, I realized that I wanted a more ā€œfinger foodā€ approach, so I cut thick slices of an English cucumber and hollowed it out a bit with a melon baller, leaving a little bit of the bottom so I wouldnā€™t lose any of the filling.   I also wanted a creamier filling, so enter in Chobani greek yogurt and sriracha!

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Can I just say yum?!  While these were messy to eat (I ended up eating off the shrimp first) the flavors were so good ā€“ a little bit sweet from the fake crab, yet spicy with the jalapeno and the sour cream sriracha mixture was amazeballs.  On the side was a veggie egg roll I made over the weekend over a bit of spinach white rice.  This lunch was so filling.  #winning!

I also am going to be putting a logo on my Instagram pics ā€“ do you think that it is obnoxious?

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I was actually busy at work yesterday afternoon so it went by really quick.  I just canā€™t wait to see 5:00 on the clock to get the hockey puck out of there.  Tony and I sat outside for a good hour ā€“ it was so nice out!  I didnā€™t have to do a thing because Tony made dinner.  A cold pasta salad ā€“ tri colored cheese tortellini, with carrots, celery, artichoke hearts, Parmesan cheese and some Newmanā€™s Own light balsamic dressing ā€“ I did add a bit of chopped giardiniera to mine, but this was delicious ā€“ thanks honey!

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And I had a guest for dinner!  Although he didnā€™t stay long!

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Thanks to my walk before work, I had no problem meeting my 10,000 step goal ā€“ nice!  I am actually taking it easy this morning ā€“ my back and shoulders are a bit sore this morning after the last couple of strength workouts, so I am a bit slow going today.  But I have arms on tap for my lunch workout Open-mouthed smile

Off to get myself a cup of coffee and do some blog reading ā€“ happy Friday ā€“ make it a great day!