Today’s breakfast was a 4-C super meal: cocoa Cheerio cottage cheese! I could really get crazy and add in “crunchy” and “creamy” but let’s not take it too far. 😉
The base for my mornin’ meal was no salt added cottage cheese (terrible on it’s own, but delicious when blended) blended with sweetener and cocoa powder.
Pre-Blended Cocoa Cottage Cheese
Blended Chocolate Bowl
I used about a tablespoon of cocoa powder in this mix, so it was super chocolatey. Just the way I like it!
I then added a cup of Cheerios to the mix for some whole grains and that crunch I adore.
The One and Only Cheerios
Four "C" Delight
Creamy, crunchy and filling. Agreat Wednesday breakfast.
Workout
I have been attending BodyPump classes Monday, Wednesday and Fridays for a while now. I usually try to trade out one day of the class for my own total-body weight routine to keep my body guessing, but I was enjoying the Pump so much that I haven’t done that in a while.
Enter: this morning! After 25 minutes of light cardio on the elliptical (while browsing through The Popcorn Factory’s holiday catalog and salivating at every item), I hit the weight room for a total-body weight routine. My workout today looked like this:
- Step ups: 30 lbs., 15 reps per leg, 3 sets
- Shoulder raises: 20 lbs., 15 reps, 3 sets
- Deadlifts: 60 lbs. 15 reps, 3 sets
- Bicep curls: 30 lbs., 15 reps, 3 sets
- Tricep extensions: 20 lbs., 15 reps, 3 sets
- Side bends: 30 lbs., 15 reps each side, 3 sets
- Hamstring exercise ball curls: Body weight, 20 reps, 3 sets
- Abdominal work
- Leg extensions: 40 lbs., 15 reps, 3 sets
(Note: The weight listed is the total amount of weight used. For instance in the Bicep curls, I used a total of 30 lbs. with 15 lb. dumbbells in each hand.)
It felt good to change it up a bit!
What’s your favorite body part to work out in the gym?
My favorite is probably my shoulders or my abs. I really don’t like working out legs! Ughhh.
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Peanut Butter Fingers 
I have a love/hate relationship with legs, but really love working back and triceps.
I really like working out shoulders as well 🙂
I agree, I hate working out my legs. I like working out my arms.
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jenna
Nice workout! 🙂
I too enjoy working out shoulders—and back!!
And legs…I HATE LEGS. with a passon.
thats such a creative breakfast!
my favorite thing to workout at the gym would def have to be abs..i am not a fan of legs but i guess you gotta do what you gotta do.
i love your blog, you are beautiful!
Julie-You never cease to amaze me with your concoctions. I would NEVER think to do this, but I was just looking in my fridge today at my cottage cheese that is about to expire and wondering what I was going to eat it with. Great idea!
I hate working out my legs too b/c I already have very muscular legs and I need to work more on my upper body and abs.
Thanks Lauren! I hope you like it! If it doesn’t blend easily, add a little bit of milk to the mix.