I'm a Train and I'm Back on Track

Oh holidays, how I love thee and also despise thee...

Easter was not so bad for me, I got in two workouts over the weekend and other than my two Easter meals, didn't do any snacking or anything. But because I gave my leash some slack, it was harder than I thought to reign myself back in. Monday there were treats at work and also Easter basket candy that I let myself have. Tuesday was similar, it wasn't until yesterday that I was able to 100% pull myself back in and eat completely within my points. That kind of annoys me but I'm also glad that it was only two days of silliness. Yesterday I was really good with fruit and yogurt breakfast, veggies and leftover Easter ham for lunch

 I had a banana for afternoon snack and then this amazing dinner I made. Ya'll know I'm a sucker for things in tortillas, especially my high fiber tortillas. I wanted to try these new chicken burgers I got from Trader Joe's. 

But I didn't want to just put it in a bun and call it a day, plus I didn't even have any buns! So I decided to use it for chicken tacos. I heated it up in a pan then sliced it for three tacos in my favorite shells that I warmed up in the microwave.

I cut up some green peppers and lettuce, with a little bit of feta tossed on and my delicious Trader Joe's spicy BBQ sauce 

I had a wonderful 10 Points Plus dinner. (sorry for the blurry picture- I forgot to turn my flash on!)

Did you loosen your reigns over Easter? Did you have any trouble pulling yourself back in? After I give myself a little permission to eat out of my norm I'm like a naughty toddler who doesn't want to get back into my routine. But now I am back on track, like a train ready to move full speed ahead.

Jelly Beans, Chocolate and Working Out

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! We had friends over Friday night and visited with family both Saturday and Sunday. This year, for the first time in my adult life, I hosted an Easter meal :) I feel like a big girl now! But not only was there pressure to host the meal, it was with the bf's family! So it was my first time hosting them for an event too. Luckily they are laid back, fun and so wonderful so everything went smooth. The food was great and my brown dogs only did a little begging. I also knew that I would be consuming foods (in moderation) that I don't normally consume, so I did my normal Saturday run for my C25K, which by the way now has running segments of 5 minutes!! I also woke up Sunday morning and got in a 45 minute run before I started cleaning and prepping food too. GO ME! Those two runs really gave me the energy I needed to get through the weekend and made me feel a little better eating some of the more rich foods that I did.

On Friday at work, someone had given everyone some Easter candy treats...this was a big dilemma for me because I didn't want to eat any of it...but then again it looks so yummy. So I decided I would eat only the white and pink beans because they are the only ones that taste good, and two of the four little chocolate eggs. That way I get a little taste but don't go overboard. The rest of the candy I threw away (sorry whoever gave me the candy!)

I had two Easter events to attend and I knew I wanted to eat the foods at the meal at my house, so at the first gathering we went to I tried to eat small portions and mostly the fruit, salad, and veggies. But there was a cheddar biscuit that happened too, so good.

For the dinner at my house, I was making green beans with toasted almonds, fresh cut up fruit, jello, and the most amazing and dangerously naughty potatoes I made this recipe at Christmas too and they are so easy and so so delicious. I have yet to find a person who does not love them. However, they are are rich and are obviously not a "health" food. So I make sure to monitor my portion with them. I also made them with reduced fat cheese, low fat sour cream and a little less bacon than it calls for. That made me feel like I tried a little to make them not as awful. So trust me, I know my plate here is NOT DIET FOOD. I am aware of that , but I feel that sometimes for events you can bend a little and eat things you don't normally eat all the time. I had only one plate of food, where in the past I might have had seconds or thirds, I had smaller portions of foods, and I didn't finish my dessert- I only had a little taste.

How was your Easter? 

Did you have to eat more than one meal?

How do you handle holidays?

Fresh and Fantastic Friday

I could not possibly be happier that the week is over today and that it's time to start the weekend. I'm really looking forward to seeing family over the weekend for Easter and then the fun continues all the way through next Monday when I put on my parka and snow pants and head to the MN Twins Home Opener...Brrr

Today I decided I wanted in on The Real Food Runner's Fresh Friday! I love seeing everyone's links and I figured it would be a great way to end a long hard week. 

The first thing that made my week fresh and fantastic was the above 40 degree weather we had here, the first time since DECEMBER! I took advantage by only wearing a hoodie while walking my brown dogs outside, the sunshine felt amazing!! Look how excited they are to get outside and go :)

The second fresh and fantastic part of my week was completing week 3 of my C25K. This week seemed scary to me because it varied from running 90 seconds to running 3 minutes at a time. But I totally did it!!! I finished last night and start week 4 on Saturday 

             Day 1                          Day 2                    Day 3            

The third thing on my list was my lunch yesterday. I went out to a mexican restaurant with some co-workers, something we try to do every few weeks and it was really nice to get out of the office, spend time with the girls and eat this amazing fajita salad with fresh salsa and guacamole dressing. It is not the prettiest thing I've ever seen but it was so tasty. It had three colors of peppers, some pinto beans, fajita chicken and I crushed up four chips on top. I will tell you how HARD it was for me to sit and sip my water the whole time everyone was eating chips and salsa and queso dip. But I knew I wanted to have a few chips on my salad and I tend to go crazy with unlimited chips and salsa, however I totally did it! I drank my water and talked and watched everyone else eat tons of chips that I knew I didn't need. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter weekend, whether it means something special to you or not, hopefully you have nice weather where you are and get to spend some time with your families.