Soy Times Two

   Lunch today was fake chicken nuggets and in-the-pod edamame, with a side of ketchup and Carribbean jerk sauce for dipping.

I’m not really sure what I was thinking, but I guess I was thinking you could eat the pods…like snap peas. Then I saw they were kind of fuzzy and really tough. I guess you have to pop them out of the pods to get to the yumminess.

For the second time, I’m not really sure what I was thinking with lunch. I’m not sure fake meat product + soybeans = well balanced meal. Oh well, whatever.

I’m not a huge fan of fake meat products in general. Usually I draw the line at black bean burgers and tofu. To me, those two things aren’t trying to replicate other foods. I get a little weary when a product claims it tastes just like the real thing. If I wanted to taste the real thing, I might eat the real thing!! I don’t really care for the taste of meat, so I guess that makes it a little different, but still, anytime something is trying to be something it’s not, I wonder what it’s made of. Some of the fake products have more unnatural stuff in them than you could imagine. Anyway, occasionally I like them for their convenience, like the chicken nuggets

Look at the pretty soy beans! They’re so cute

Plus some Thin Mints. That definitely rounds the meal out All the other Girl Scout cookies names have changed since I was a Girl Scout. Whatever happened to good old fashioned Samoas and Tag-alongs?! What was wrong with those names?!

Workout

Although I’m in pretty good shape soreness-wise after Sunday, my feet are definitely feeling a little bruised and battered, so I decided to hold off running another day and hopped in the pool instead.

I swam some laps (I absolutely cannot count laps- I always loose count). Then tried some water running. Once I got over feeling like an idiot, it was actually kind of fun. I felt like a little kid playing in the pool. It was tiring too!! Perfect though- just like running but my feet never have to touch the ground. Swimming made me realize how neglected more poor arms have been with all this running. I used the foam weights I was using as floaties to do a few arm exercises, then hopped in the whirlpool- oh that felt so good!! Then I did a little foam rolling and headed home for a snack:

Hummus and carrots. I think I need to re-blend the hummus with some more liquid…

I’m about to attempt to install a new router to see if it will help my internet issues. I’m not technologically inclined, so this could be interesting. I hope I can get reconnected!!

Tagged as: chicken nuggets, edamame, foam rolling, swimming