This year I decided to join a Fantasy Football League with seven other girls (can you spot the trainwreck? Ha!). None of us really knew what we were doing when we started. Some, who shall remain nameless, probably still don't have a clue.....but it's making for some interesting match-ups. With the first week behind us, I can proudly say that I won my first match-up and am 3rd overall in the league. Not where I had hoped considering I got the medal for best overall draft in the league........I'm blaming Adrian Peterson for this. He was supposed to be my guy! Oh well, Janikowski more than made up for it last night with a 63-yard field goal. Where are the extra points for this!?!?!? Such athleticism should be rewarded in the world of Fantasy Football.....tell it to the commissioner, right? I think things will pick up going into Week 2 and I've got some pending waivers out there that will hopefully beef up my starting line and my bench when I'm ready to use them. I have to say, being in a fantasy league adds a whole new dimension to watching football........and I'm totally diggin' it!
About a week ago, I made a decision to "up the ante" in my quest for total body fitness (I'm such a drama queen, I know). I started running a year ago and went from a size 10/12 to a 4 which, don't get me wrong, is fantastic and amazes me every day, but I was still feeling flabby. My new term is 'skinny fat.' Obviously fat fat is worse than skinny fat but attention needed to be paid. My basic goal for this next phase is just to tone up and get some muscle definition, NOT to lose anymore weight! I decided to incorporate a system that has worked for me in the past - The Firm. I broke out my stack of DVDs and found some that I didn't know I even had (jackpot!!!) and made a workout calendar on my handy-dandy GoogleDocs spreadsheet program. Basically, I'll be working out five days a week - 3 days of running and 3 days of Firm DVDs (yes, I double-up once a week). After 10 workouts, The Firm guarantees visible results so I'll take measurements in another week or so to see if I've made any progress. I'm optimistic that I'll see results of some kind - and hopefully they are all in the lower body region as my upper body has nothing else to lose or I'll look like a pre-teen......and that's just not sexy!
To close this out, I just want to share my new favorite dinner that's so simple even I can't screw it up. You really can't even call this cooking:
Thaw a 4 oz. frozen chicken breast and place in a pie plate lined with foil. Cover dish with a second piece of foil and bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Top with one slice of cheese (your choice, I use a 3 cheese blend but I think pepperjack would be delish!) and 2 tbsp of mild salsa and place back in oven just until cheese is melted. Serve with rice and fresh steamed veggies.
