Archive for April 29th, 2010

Insanity Day 15: Fit Test 2/Lentil Soup Recipe

I’m feeling a little shaky after today’s fit test, probably because I haven’t had enough water or eaten anything.  I’ll be fixing that in a minute.  Here are my results after two weeks.  Overall I’m pretty happy with them:

Test 1        /          Test 2

Switch Kicks (2 kicks=1 rep):         43               /         46

Power Jumps:                                11              /          14

Power Jacks:                                 24              /          30

Power Knees:                                 58             /           70

Globe Jumps (4 jumps=1 rep):         4             /            4

Suicide Jumps:                               7             /            8

Pushup Jacks:                                8             /            9

Low Plank Obliques:                     48              /         52

Lentil soup (all ingredients organic):

3 or 4 carrots, sliced, 1 large or 2 small onions, chopped, 2 or 3 stalks celery, sliced, 3 cups rinsed lentils, 2 cans organic no-salt added diced tomatoes, 3-4 quarts low-sodium vegetable stock, chicken stock, or water (depends on how thick you want it), cumin to taste,coriander to taste (you could also use curry seasoning) cayenne to taste, salt and pepper to taste (my hubby is watching his salt intake so I didn’t add salt), 4 bay leaves.

Sautee veggies in a little olive oil spray till onions start to caramelize.  Add liquid, tomatoes, and seasonings, bring to a boil, add lentils, turn heat down, cook until lentils are cooked through.  Adjust seasonings as needed.  You could serve this with naan.  Each cup of soup is about 125 calories if you use stock as your liquid, 100 without, and it’s a good source of iron, protein and fiber.