Ellie, I'm so sorry to hear about your stepmom. What a shock. You just take care of yourself and give yourself time to grieve. Sometimes women are so busy taking care of others that they forget to take care of themselves.
I've attached the pic of Ellie with the new "do." She didn't actually say she got this style, but it was the one she liked best. I think she's cute as a button!
Dawn, here are the numbers I came up with for the Parmesan Ranch chicken. The recipe actually called for double the amounts of the ingredients I posted, and I estimated I used about half, so these are the numbers for one serving (one 6-ounce breast):
Calories: 435
Fat: 18 grams
Carbs: 2 carbs (no fiber)
Protein: 62 grams
The protein is so high because the breast was 6 ounces, after all, but the Parmesan adds quite a bit of protein as well.
About the weight-training routine. You might want to get a book (there are tons out there) and photocopy one of their routines. One book I think is great for starting out is called "Getting Stronger" by Bill Pearl. It's an oversized paperback and I've seen it in tons of bookstores. It explains things and has routines to do for general conditioning, bulking up, toning up, and also for specific sports such as hiking, tennis, running, golf, etc. The nice thing about it is that it has usually a one-page summary that shows a picture of every exercise you should do. All you would have to do is copy that one page and then take that to the gym. Keep it to the side with your towel and water bottle, and refer to it as needed.
Now for me. I've finally broken 166. Officially down to 165 today, right on the dot.
My Bowflex workout on Sunday went well. Short, but effective. I'm not nearly as tight as I was before. I also rearranged the workout room. There's only two of us, and we have 3 bedrooms (ours, DH's home office, and guest) and then there's a 12x18 room off our bedroom that we've turned into a workout room. In it we have two home gyms, the Total Gym, the Bowflex, an ab machine, a free weight bench, a stationary bike, and a slant board. We also have a Nordic Trak that overflowed into our bedroom. Gee, you'd think that with all this equipment, we'd be buff!
Mostly we use the Bowflex, weight bench, and slant board. DH likes the Nordic Trak better than I do, but neither of us use it much. I use the bike more than he does, but not often lately.
Like all good habits, working out is hard to keep up. Why are bad habits so easy to fall into? I love the way I feel when I work out. I love the way I look when I work out (or at least I would if I worked out enough to actually love the way I look!). I get benefits out of it. Why is it so hard to keep up? I'm not really expecting an answer. It's one of those "rhetoricals"!
Have a good day, all! Catch you later!