If anybody was wondering whether you work your leg muscles in Pilates or not, you do.
Nothing like being sore from running to let you know what muscles you use 
The Pilates class I take is usually the same thing every week. I figured I’d go tonight just to get the blood flowing, and I could use the beginner modifications if I needed to.
Well, of course this happened to be the class with NO beginners, so the instructor decided it was time for some advanced moves! Of course. Haha. I had to make some modifications for my feet, but I did pretty well overall. We’ll see if I pay for it tomorrow though…
Dinner
I’ve been pretty hungry since yesterday, so I wanted a dinner that was going to be filling. I opted for brown rice with chicken, peppers, and pineapple!
1/2 cup short grain brown rice
1 cup water (or broth)
2 chicken breasts
1 yellow bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 onion
4 slices pineapple
Jerk sauce
Basil
Combine rice & water and bring to a boil. Cook until water is absorbed (~30 minutes for me). Chop peppers & onions. Place on baking sheet with pineapple and roast at low heat while rice cooks. Slice chicken and marinate in adobo sauce for a few minutes. Sauté over medium high heat until cooked through.
Coat veggies with jerk sauce, then serve with rice & chicken. Top with basil.
I love cooked pineapple- especially grilled….so delicious!
It was fantastic! It didn’t fill me up though- now I’m eating a bowl of cereal
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Sounds delicious!! I just loooove pineapple in savory things
I loooove roasted pineapple!
Im a huge fan of cooked pineapple, too!
Haha I just read the other comments – apparently we all love some roasted pineapple!
WOW what a delish, tropical dinner! Love it!
I love roasted pineapple too!! I recently had it in a burrito and it was to die for!!
I love roasted pineapple!! That looks so good combined with the veggies!!
Mmmm….yes to pineapple. Can’t wait for summer, so we can grill it!!
That looks delicious!
This looks fantastic! After a crazy weekend I need to detox with some fruits and veggies – this looks like the perfect way. Thanks for sharing.
Oohhh great idea roasting the pineapple with the other veggies. YUM.
I love Pilates. It definitely gets a good stretch after a run or even stretch you out before a run. Wish I had more space in my dorm room and a dvd player that actually worked! Ha!