Tomato bisque al dente!

I added something new to one of my stand-by meals for dinner tonight to give it a little crunch. But first…

Snack

I grabbed a snack before I sat down to do my phone interview. Nothing exciting – just another 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and some Kashi crackers for dipping:

The phone interview was disappointing – it turns out the internship is year-long (they did not specify that in the job description!) so it’s not what I’m looking for. Fortunately, this one was a back-up. I should know if I got the one I really want on Friday. That interview, on the other hand, went really well last week! I’m feeling good about it, but I wanted to have some alternatives just in case – all I can do now is wait :/

Workout

Great workout today 🙂 I did 30 minutes on the Stairmaster and then it was on to the leg workout. For me, it’s a toughy – sometimes I just want to give up halfway through it. But I always feel so proud of myself when I finish, so it’s worth it. Here’s what I do (holding 10 pound dumbbells in each hand):

• 20 “bouncing” lunges (do 10 on one side before switching to the other)
• 20 slow squats, 20 fast squats
• 24 regular lunges (12 on each side)
• 20 slow squats, 20 fast squats
• 24 backward lunges (12 on each side)
• 20 slow squats, 20 fast squats
• 24 diagonal lunges (12 on each side)
• 24 side lunges (12 on each side)

Intense right? I actually found the lunge workout and the squat workout in a magazine and combined them into one. This leg workout takes about 20 minutes, and I do it about twice a week. I feel so much better since I started it – it’s especially made a difference in my endurance during cardio.

Dinner

One would think that after a long, hard workout on a nice, warm day a refreshingly cool meal would be an obvious choice. Apparently not for me! I got a craving for some of Amy’s Chunky Tomato Bisque (the low sodium kind). Add to that some spinach and whole wheat shell pasta and you’ve got yourself a delicious bowl of goodness 🙂

I stuck the uncooked whole wheat shells and spinach in with the tomato bisque and cooked it all together. Since the pasta didn’t get officially boiled in water, it had a nice bite to it – “al dente” – and I LOVED it! With the soup I had some of the Whole Foods whole wheat mini pitas.

These pitas are awesome – you can stick all sorts of stuff in them! I put some soup in mine:

After dinner, I did some cleaning around the apartment to get ready for a very special visit from my mom and brother! They’re coming into town for a few days – I can’t wait to see them! My dad has to work unfortunately 🙁

Dessert Alert!

After dinner, I went from craving warm soup to craving something cold and creamy.

The Stonyfield After Dark Chocolate frozen yogurt is amazing! I had a 1/2 cup with a dollop of Cool Whip for good measure 🙂 The perfect way to end the night!

I’ve got some reading to do and then it’s off to bed! We’re expecting another warm, sunny day tomorrow!

Sweet dreams 🙂