trying to track

Hey, I took a picture of my morning meal prep today since I thought it would make it easier to do my tracking. And sure enough it did the trick. So far I've only eaten 750 Kcals for B, L & D so I will make some fresh applesauce to pour over a bowl of yogurt later.

Mid afternoon, one of the maintenance guys came in to tell us that last night the wind blew a tree down onto one of the campus buildings. Stormy, windy night again tonight - hope every one will be safe!

Maintenance happening everywhere!

weigh-in

My weigh-in was 132...by March it would be nice to be stable at 126 so I broke out the FitBit to do some tracking. I managed to burn more Kcals than I ate! Yes!

car snack

Trail mix is my latest weakness (?) and it's probably time to start paying attention to the portion size, kcals, digestibility, protein, fat - I'll know next time i weigh in. Maintenance seems like a constant balancing act.

Eating out

Yes I eat out - a lot!! This has got to be the hardest part of living a healthy lifestyle - at least here in America where food is served in HUGE portions and made from heavily processed and fat-saturated ingredients. This week I picked up a grocery store lunch, had dinner at a Lebanese restaurant with a friend and then today: lunch out with another friend. And I'm proud to say, I did pretty good….

When I haven't any groceries at home to make a decent lunch I will stop and pick up a ready made salad. The dressing is usually the killer for me since my fav is a vegetarian Santa Fe salad from QFC - jicama, corn, black beans, lettuce, some cheese.   It ends up being a simple "fast food" lunch that I can eat at my desk.

Next was dinner at Riyadh's - a simple little Lebanese place on lower SE Hawthorne - where a friend and I are regulars. We usually split a plate of chicken kebab mezza (2 skewers of charbroiled chicken breast served with hummus, tabboui, 2 falafels, and tahini sauce). Their pita bread is to die for - luckily it's not ginormous & we each get only one pita. The atmosphere here is laid back and relaxed, perfect for a mid week dinner with a close friend!

Then today lunch at another of my favs - the Doug Fir Lounge with another of my favorite people and her brand new adorable baby girl who actually took two little cat naps while we ate our lunch. I've had breakfast here a couple of times - perfect egg white omelets - but this was my first Doug Fir lunch. So I went with the server's recommendation - the Chopper Salad, a mix of chopped romaine lettuce, chick peas, tomatoes, kalamata olives, feta, chopped mint, peppers, red onion, parsley tossed with a red wine vinaigrette. How perfect is this!!!!! We were never rushed (!) so we spent 2 1/2 hours catching up, holding baby, taking photos, and sipping Stumptown coffee. A delightfully relaxing afternoon.

Will my weigh in reflex these outings? I seriously doubt it! Will my heart reflex the joy shared with close friends?  Absolutely!!!

Hasta la Pasta

Deb