Can't give up carbs

My dinner last night involved veggies (extra tomato), cheese, lots of grains, and of course some protein (*cough* pepperoni).  I rationalized my lapse in healthier eating by deciding that I need a carb-heavy meal once in awhile so I don't lose weight... um, right?  Oh, pizza, I can't quit you.

I don't pretend to be a health nut.  Basically my goal is to make the majority of my meals healthy, but if I cheat a couple times a week I don't feel guilty about it.  I do feel guilty if I skip the gym, though.

Monday night I made some better choices.  GatorA and I had a very nice dinner of Whole foods salmon filets, mine blueberry and his tarragon mustard.  We pan seared them in some olive oil, and they came out just right.  For the side, I used this recipe from The Pioneer Woman (love her) to make some delicious Brussels sprouts, and I added carrots for extra color.

voila!

GatorA is a big fan of Brussels sprouts, and he's turned me onto them, too.  But I really enjoyed the carrots (simply roasted in olive oil, salt, and pepper).

This was my dessert:

I love me some grapes (I know they're basically just fruit sugar, but that's why they're so TASTY).

Monday night's workout was all arms.

• 3 sets of bicep curls, as many reps as possible with 15lbs each arm
• 3 sets tricep dips, 20 reps
• 3 sets of push ups with my shins on a Swiss ball, as many as possible
• 3 sets of shoulder presses, 15lbs each arm, as many reps as possible

Tuesday night's workout was legs and butt.

• 4 sets of 12 squats holding 30lbs
• 3 sets of "around-the-world" lunges, 5 reps per set
• 3 sets of leg presses, 6 reps each at 150lbs
• 25 donkey kicks on each leg

I know none of this is impressive, but when I first started working out the right way a few years ago and did a similar lower body workout, I wound up with thigh muscle sprains so bad that I couldn't walk for a couple days (sadly not an exaggeration).  So the fact that I can do that workout and not feel sore today is an improvement.

I love finding new workout ideas on the internet.  My go-to sites are Fitsugar.com, Womenshealthmag.com, and Shape.com.  But sometimes I'll find random ideas on places like tumblr and pinterest.  It's good to mix things up so you don't get bored with the same routines every week.