Sunday, July 15, 2007

Ok, this week was not so bad at all.

I got in my 4 workouts for the week

- Wed: Cranked up the stereo and shook my booty for an hour
-Thurs: Walked 3 miles
-Fri: Walked 2 miles
- Sat: 1 hr of Yoga

I also stayed on the diet (though I admit to an ice cream and cookie slip on Fri). I can assure you, the ice cream in my home has been escorted to the garbage. I also cooked something of which I am proud. It was a pasta salad made with wheat pasta (surprisingly yummy), fresh broccoli, red peppers, and yellow peppers, and grilled chicken. I even made the dressing for it, by mixing in olive oil, lemon and seasonings. It was wonderful. Hopefully, the next time that I duplicate it, then it will be just as good.

So...let's spice things up a bit. What better reason to eat right and stay in shape than good sex!!! Here is a great article w/some tips for foods to get you going in the sack. Enjoy!

Steamier Sex by Sue Gilbert

Too often, the typical romantic meal consists of lots of wine and a thick juicy steak, followed by a rich chocolate dessert — the perfect recipe for sleep, not sex. The best way to keep those libidos lit is to keep it light. By following the low-fat, low-cholesterol Steamier Sex Diet and getting plenty of exercise (to improve overall health — as well as blood flow to the sex organs), you and your mate can enjoy a healthy sex life for many years to come.

Here's how this diet can help:
• If it's good for your overall health, it's good for sex, too. That's why this diet includes low-fat, well-balanced food choices that will keep you feeling spry.
• Aphrodite was said to have been born from the sea, so many types of seafood have reputations as aphrodisiacs. This food plan includes tasty seafood options sure to stir up the senses.
• Spices such as curry, cumin and cayenne warm the body. This diet includes entrees with enough spice to heat things up.
Start eating the breakfasts, lunches and dinners that will steam up your sex life.

BREAKFAST
Option One:
Strawberries dipped in powdered sugar
Fresh squeezed orange juice
Omelets
Latte

Option Two:
Grapefruit halves topped with maraschino cherry
Smoked salmon on toasted bagels with fat-free cream cheese, red onion and lettuce
Fresh brewed coffee

Option Three:
Glorious pancakes
Fresh berries
Grapefruit juice
Cappuccinos

LUNCH
Option One:
Strawberry passion soup
Assorted cheeses with whole grain crackers
Asparagus salad with citrus vinaigrette
Fresh pears

Option Two:
Salad nicoise
Tuscan grilled garlic bread
Fat-free chocolate fudge brownies

Option Three:
French bread pizza
Assorted olives
Fresh sliced apples with nuts and dried fruits

DINNER
Option One:
Oyster bienvielle
Mixed green salad
Crusty sourdough bread
Poached pears

Option Two:
Chicken sauteed with artichokes
Warm parmesan bread sticks
Green salad
Fresh berries dipped in chocolate

Option Three:
Luscious lobster tail
Spinach salad
Warm dinner rolls
Low-fat chocolate flan

Healthy Dos and Don'ts
Do:• Serve food that is delicious, different and perhaps a bit rare.• Dish up foods reputed to be aphrodisiacs, such as artichokes, oysters, strawberries and chocolate.

Don't:• Eat overly fatty foods, especially on the big night. Fat takes a long time to digest, all the while diverting blood flow to the digestive system and away from the reproductive system.• Drink too much alcohol. A little can loosen inhibitions, but too much can become a sedative.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Man! I didn't read your blog yet, but I will. I just would like to say, I just got in from work, ate dinner super late and the machines in my workout room are not working. Like a fuse is blown or something. Oh no, I will not be stopped. Pilates DVD, here I come!!!

Anonymous said...

Ok, no comment on the sex diet. However, I would like to say the Pilates tape is NO joke. At one point I was just looking at the woman like, that looks difficult. I'm sure we have the same one, have you done the full body blast. OMG! I was like downward dog into a what?

Naw, she's got to be playing games. It's gonna take months before I can master that one!

But if you remember college, 8 minute abs hurt every single time, but it was oh so worth it.

So anyway, kudos to you for keeping up the good work and being my motivation and the darn machines in my building better work tomorrow! I can't be kickin' it with the pilates chick too hard.