BFL Day 19 of 84: The Upper Body Workout From Hell..

Upper body strength is not my strong suit. Literally. I have pretty strong muscular legs but my arms are little spaghetti arms.(Well..actually BIG FLABBY Bread Dough Arms) Upper body workouts are my least favorite of all because of this. It’s very easy for me to get distracted during them and today was no different.

Today while I was doing my workout and sweating like a pig I was thinking about….

Cheesecake.

Yeah folks…I’m lifting weights and thinking about Cheesecake. It was quite distracting.

“One..mmm cheesecake…Two…with strawberries…three..wonder how it will taste being made with cottage cheese..Four..who cares? It’s cheesecake!! “

I’m making a Cheesecake out of the Eating For Life cookbook today. I’ve had the ingredients for about a week now but I’ve been afraid to make it because I was scared I would eat the entire cheesecake in one day. Now I know that there’s not much danger of that so I’m going to go ahead and make it.

Instead of using fresh strawberries I’m planning on making a strawberry glaze for the top out of Sugar Free Strawberry preserves, either that or marbling some of the preserves into the cheesecake. Produce is so expensive and it was cheaper to get a jar of organic all fruit preserves than to buy fresh strawberries. ( What can I say I’m cheap!)

I should also mention here that today I did ANOTHER C25K run. I know I just did one yesterday and shouldn’t have done another today..especially since I was scheduled for another tomorrow but I just had to see if I could do it two days in a row. (Which I could but I’m sure I’ll pay for it tomorrow.)

One of the things I’ve noticed about running on the treadmill is that my calves and shins HURT during the running part of the intervals. Not sure why that is or what I can do about it but it kinda bothers me just the same. Especially since the running intervals are only a minute long and destined to get longer as I go through the program.

I’m wondering if I need new shoes, or maybe my form is off or something. I wish I knew someone who ran regularly to ask to watch me run to see if I’m doing something wrong.

I’m thinking it could be that I’m just so new to running that it’s SUPPOSED to hurt in the beginning until I get better. Or at least that’s what I HOPE it is.

So..Today’s workout was good. I ran intervals for 30 minutes, then did my Upper Body Workout. I hit my tens on my biceps, shoulders, and triceps today, which is a FIRST for me.

Anyways. Here’s the Cheesecake Recipe I’m making today. Enjoy.

Eating For Life Strawberry Cheesecake:

Servings: 8

Prep Time: 3 Hours

Ingredients:

1 Cup lowfat cottage cheese

1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract

3 Tablespoons Splenda Granular

12 oz. Fat Free Cream Cheese, Softened at room temperature

1 Cup egg beaters

1 Ready Crust Reduced Fat Graham Cracker Crust

1/2 Cup Fat Free Sour Cream

2 Tbsp. Splenda

1 Cup Fresh Strawberries

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Spoon cottage cheese into a blender and blend until smooth, about 30 seconds. Add vanilla extract and splenda; blend for about 15 more seconds.

3. Add the softened cream cheese and blend for about 30 seconds, scraping down the sides as needed. While blending, gradually add the egg beaters and continue to blend until smooth, about 45 seconds.

4. Pour cheese filling into ready crust and bake until set, about 35 minutes.

5. Remove Cheesecake from oven and cool about 15 minutes. Then cover and refrigerate at least two hours.

6. Prior to serving, in a small mixing bowl combine sour cream and sugar substitute.

7. Slice cheesecake into 8 portions and top each with sliced strawberries and a dollop of the sour cream mixture.  Serve and Enjoy!

~ by catwmn on July 18, 2008.