Day 173 - JP's cooking explosion

Okay, as promised, here is the treat I was talking about: I did a cooking video! It is kind of long, but let me know what you think. Below is the written recipe (as I made it) and nutritional info in case you want to make it for yourself.

Lush Lime Quinoa
1-1/2 cups water
1 cup quinoa (rinsed)
2 Tb olive oil
1/2 cup lime juice
1/4 cup chopped sweet onion
1 medium cucumber, chopped
1-1/2 chopped bell peppers, variety of colors
1/2 cup almonds, chopped
garlic sea salt to taste
dried cilantro to taste
4 oz grilled chicken
Preparation:
1) Boil water in medium saucepan. Add quinoa, cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes or until all water is absorbed.
2) Place all other ingredients in a bowl and add cooked quinoa. Gently mix well. Makes 6 servings
Nutrition Info: (approximate per serving)
Calories: 331
Fat: 13g
Carb: 21g
Fiber: 4g
Protein: 32g

without chicken-
Calories: 206
Fat: 12g
Carb: 21g
Fiber: 4g
Protein: 6g

I know it's kind of high in fat but it is good fat and can easily be reduced by only using 1 Tbs of oil or less almonds. Hope you like it!

As far as the rest of my day will be going, I am leaving at 4:30 for Baltimore so I won't be back on until Saturday night, but I made protein bars to take with me for snacks and I have some more proatmeal pancakes to eat for my breakfast tomorrow, the other meals will be out and I will just be having salads with chicken or some other protein/veggie combo that is available. There's a fitness center at the hotel so I will be doing my 30 min cardio there tomorrow morning.
So far today, things have been great. I did my workouts this morning and got to sleep in, going out to lunch with Jeff but that will still be a clean meal. Here's my log so far, and my pics. I'll update the rest tomorrow:

DAY 5 OF 56	NOTES:	POINTS:
Meal #1?	8a - protein shake	1
Meal #2?	10:30a - proatmeal pancakes	1
Meal #3?	1p - Red Lobster	0 or 1
Meal #4?	4p - cottage cheese, carrots	0 or 1
Meal #5?	7p - chicken salad	0 or 1
Meal #6?	10p - protein bar	0 or 1
Water?	96 oz - 16 oz/meal	0 or 1
Weights or Rest?	TT Intermediate A	1
Cardio or Rest?	TT Beginner Interval A	1
Sleep?	10 hrs	1
Accountability?	pics, blog, chart	1
Visualization?	1 hr AVP	0 or 1
	Daily Score:	0 of 12
	Cumulative:	46 of 672
	Compliance:	95.8%