We here in Chicago are buried - Buried! I tell you! - under so much snow. We're not Mexico, NY, mind you, but it's fairly brutal. The streets are a mess and it took me 2 1/2 hours to get home tonight.

I'd planned on going to the gym, to wait out the rush hour travels and hopefully more snow, until my father and sister both called to inquire as to whether or not I was "high" and why I wasn't making my way home. My father, actually, wanted me to get a hotel room but yeah, no. I wasn't about to spend the money, especially considering that all I had were running shorts and some deodorant spray. I knew I'd be better off getting home safe in rush hour, rather than waiting it out.

So I didn't run today, but I'm hoping to make up for that tomorrow, especially since I have a very fun, very unhealthy dinner waiting for me after work tomorrow night. This means getting up early, but I can live with that for one day. I was going to just make tomorrow my rest day but now with this snowstorm tonight, plans have changed and it means I go to bed in about an hour so I can get up early and hit the gym by my house.

It's OK. Not perfect, but OK.

Tonight I made turkey burgers with feta cheese, since I didn't make them this morning, and steamed carrots. All you need is a pound of lean ground turkey, about a 1/4 cup of reduced-fat feta cheese, 2 Tbsp. of oregano (for my tastes, the more oregano, the better), and about a 1/2 Tbsp. of garlic salt. Mix it together, form into four (4) patties, toss in your broiler for about 8 minutes a side and you're done.

So good. All of that feta goodness. Yummy.

I've been using my broiler a lot more lately. Anyone have any ideas for what I can do with a salmon filet?

Posted by Erin at 09:27 PM | filed under: Training

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