On My Own

Mom went to El Paso. Leah is recovering from her vaca. I am working out and cooking healthy stuff on my own. Brian is helping me out a little. He likes my food. He was telling friends that he has no idea what to eat until I whip a bunch of ingredients together and plop it in front of him, haha. It's true. All I do is chop up veggies, saute them in either smart start or fat free Italian and throw them on a wheat wrap or some sugar-free wheat bread with fat free cheese. The only thing that changes is the type of veggie I use. And it always tastes lovely. I usually add a fat free pudding pack or 100 calorie snack pack on the side with a cup of skim milk. YUMMMM! Better than a cheese burger.

Today I did a Jillian cardio video, took my dogs for a bike ride, then jogged for 25 min (about 2 miles) in the neighborhood. I didn't get to do any strength training but I have the day off work tomorrow and so does Brian so I think we're gonna do the manly arm workout again. Yikes! I'm actually pretty excited.

I can't figure out what the hours for my tanning salon are for Spring Break but it's driving me nuts! I went to tan and they were randomly closed again today. So instead I stocked up on some things we were running low on in the fridge.

My landlord came by to check out our place today. I have been keeping everything dusted, swept and cloroxed for the last week in anticipation of her visit. She said it all looked great. It does. She also said I'm looking great and asked what I have been "doing." I love when people say I look nice and then ask "What's your secret?" Like theres a secret... theres NO secret. Just eat healthy, eat less, and work out every day even if for just 15 minutes. It's not like society has been keeping that from us... it's everywhere. And now a days people are making portion control easier and easier. I swear there is a 100 calorie pack of everything. I bought a 100 calorie pack of non salted almonds to use as an on the way home from work snack. Nice. I always eat too much nuts. I overestimate my servings. Thanks food packaging companies. Still, I'm trying to stick to fresh foods and I am NOT stopping including veggies every day in my meals.

Today: broccoli and red pepper wrap with turkey and fat free mozzarella cheese. DELISH.

Looking forward to tomorrows challenge. I hope I get through the night at CL and home alone without snacking. I'm my biggest temptation and should never be left alone with an entire of kitchen- healthy snacks or not. Yikes!

Good luck this weekend ladies. Mom- I still expect a weigh in :)