Wednesday, 3/17/2010

Pretty sore today.  I had originally thought that today would be a great day to get a massage.  Doesn't look like that is happening.
Instead, I am working in my test kitchen to get a Light Chili recipe for you guys.  I don't use recipes for my chili, and I tend to like it pretty spicy, so I wanted to practice a bit and get it right.  So that when I write it down, it's just the way I want it.
Also, I have a unique opportunity for exercise today.  Yardwork. UPDATE AT BOTTOM!
I have a medium sized city yard.  Kristin and I do a ton of gardening in this space.  I need to get all the leaves (that I used as cover against the winter) into the bin, then shred them, then get them into the composter.

First I have to empty the bins, and the composter, and I need to get all the leaves raked up, etc. etc. etc.
I will wear my HR monitor and we can see how much I burned.

Meal #1
Coffee cream and sugar - 100
1/2 bagel, 1 oz cream cheese
410 Cal

Meal #2
1.5 cup turkey chili (not quite done turkey chili, that is), I should have the calorie total for this by tonight
225 Cal

Snack
GREEN TEA!
1/2 cup turkey chili - I think I'm going to have a lot of this today . . . 
1/2 roll
150 Cal

Meal #3
I am guessing this is going to be more turkey chili, but I will edit this in later.
Indeed - 2 cups chili
300 Cal

OK, so gardening in the city.  This is raking leaves, sweeping, shoveling, hoeing and a bunch of tilling for the veggie plot (about 10x5).
1 hour, 45 min
avg HR = 108
max HR = 126
Total calories - 740
That is pretty good.  Just wait until I need to bring in more paving pebbles, or topsoil.  I've been known to bring home 40 bags in a long afternoon.  I will totally be keeping my HR monitor on when I'm working hard outside!