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Home Again

Yesterday (tuesday) we were back on our home schedule. We ate at home and did our usual insanity workout. As much as I love to eat out, it gets tiresome and is never as healthy (or as cheap) as eating at home. I like knowing exactly what’s in my food.

Yesterday morning was my usual banana nut muffin (a commenter asked if I make these and the answer is yes) 200 calories

Lunch was a boca burger with whole wheat bun, 1/2 t mayo, dark lettuce, and 1/2 oz. jalapeno cheese. 400 calories.

Dinner was a vegetable burrito: black beans, tomatoes with chili peppers, spinach, avocado. Used lots of cumin on this with a little sea salt on a spinach wrap. 570 calories (the wrap had 340)

snack: muffin with local/organic strawberries, 220 calories

Total calories for the day: 1,390

Exercise: 40 minutes of insanity workout (400-600 calories burned)

I went grocery shopping with a goal and budget in mind: all organic, as much local as possible and under $55 dollars. I spent about $48 on this:

1 pound local ground beef

2 organic avocados

bunch of organic/fair trade bananas

basket of local/organic strawberries

1 package organic/nitrate-free bacon

4 local/organic yams

2 lbs. organic basmati rice

1 package all natural spinach wraps (vegan)

1 bag local/organic spinach

1 bag local/organic lettuce

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Long Easter Weekend

Easter weekend travel went smoothly. My worst day of eating was Saturday, I just ate way too much and felt physically bad by the time I went to bed. Too many Terra chips and Mexican food. Friday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday have all been successful days. We even made a point to exercise in our hotel pool.

I made a special carrot cake for Easter using evaporated cane juice and agave nector for sweeteners. As well as natural whole wheat white flour and lots of crushed pineapples. It was delicious. Aside from the not-too-sweet icing, I couldn’t tell a difference between my cake and a sugar filled carrot cake.

I also brought asparagus and a salad to dinner. I think asparagus takes some time to get used to, but it’s a delicious and over looked vegetable. I’ve found that vegetables that I thought I didn’t like were ones that were just cooked poorly. The first time I had asparagus was in my college cafeteria, on the blue plate special. Never judge a vegetable that is on the blue plate special. Chances are they are from a can and have been cooked to slime.

Friday on our way to West Virginia we stopped at the Wal-Marts to get the oil changed and tires rotated. The only restaurant in walking distance was the Texas Roadhouse. We shared a roll and some peanuts. I had a grilled chicken salad for lunch.

I used the fork in the dressing method instead of pouring it all over the salad. I ended up only using about half of this container of dressing. I’m not gonna lie, I love this kind of salad with ranch dressing. Not the healthiest thing in the world, but way better than a hamburger and fries from one of these places.

That evening we had dinner with my parents as Taste of Asia.

There they are! I had one crab ragoon and half of an egg roll.

For dinner I shared maki rolls (california, spicy tuna and avacado) with josh. We each had a piece of salmon sushi.

My fortune:

Saturday morning I had breakfast at Cracker Barrel with my mom.

I had the one egg, one sausage breakfast.

For lunch I had Terra chips and dinner with Jasmine and Josh at the Mexican restaurant where I proceeded to eat way too much food!

Sunday morning I had breakfast at Suzie’s with Jasmine. A huge sausage and egg biscuit with unsweet tea.

Lunch/dinner was Easter dinner with ham, mashed potatoes, deviled eggs, asparagus, green beans, salad and carrot cake.

Monday morning we had breakfast at the Vietnamese place in South Charleston. My favorite meal ever.

My cute husband:

Made a stop at the local coffee shop for un-sweet tea (me) and coffee (josh).

Once we made it home we were both starving, so we headed out for our final restaurant meal in a long time.

10 tortilla chips and we shared the chicken fajita dinner.

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What is Enough?

Yesterday’s breakfast was a banana nut muffin and hardboiled egg. Two breakfast items that I have ready for grabbing and eating in the morning. I love having healthy prepared food on hand for mornings that I just want to eat and not cook (most mornings). I almost always wake up hungry and this is enough food to keep me full until lunch time.

I’m always reminding myself that I can be full and satisfied on less food. By default, I always want to eat more. I hope over time my default will be “enough”. But, I have to remember that this is something I deal with and act accordingly. For now, I will want more muffins, more eggs…more. I don’t need it, I’m not hungry, it’s just a habit I’ve gotten used to. total calories: 270

I think about eating out and how most plates are filled with enough food for four meals. In a lot of ways we are conditioned to want more food. I find that I am scared of hunger. I’ve been known to order food on a menu that I think will give me the most food. Have you ever done that?

This meal was enough.

And around noon I was hungry again. It’s okay to be hungry.

Repeat from yesterday: boca burger on whole wheat with jalapeno cheese, spinach and a little mayo: 413 calories. Asian pasta salad, about 125 calories. total: 538

Mid-afternoon snack: muffin: 200 calories

More cranberry tea throughout the day:

Dinner was delicious. And honestly I was famished by the time I got to cooking.

One of my favorite quick and healthy meals. Spinach salad with 1/2 boiled egg, tomato, feta and vinaigrette dressing. Sweet potatoes cooked in the microwave until tender, sliced 1/4-1/2 inch thick and fried in a little olive oil on the skillet. Sprinkled with sea salt, garlic and cayenne. About 1/3 C rice noodles with grilled pork marinated in fish sauce, lime juice, garlic and sucanat. Total calories: 550-600

Another late night snack of a muffin: 200 calories

Total calories for the day: 1,758-1,800

No exercise! Boo to us! We really should have exercised before dinner. By the time we had dinner in us all we wanted to do was veg out. I ended up falling asleep on the couch to The Stand. I can’t make this stuff up.

We’re celebrating Easter with my family this weekend. My plan is to exercise before we hit the road this morning and again over the weekend. I want to be as active as possible. I’m even thinking about going to the rec. center for raquet ball.

I’m planning to make a big salad for easter dinner and fill up half my plate with it. I’m also going to make a carrot cake with natural sugar, whole wheat flour and lots of fruit and vegetables. And finally, I am reminding myself to drink lots of water, take photos and be mindful.

What are your holiday eating plans?

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